,i #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fgbd ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,may #e1 #bjbj,ms4 ,pressley 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,wat]s1 ,ms4 ,om>1 & ,ms4 ,norton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ,a ,,bill ,to au?orize em]g5cy homeless assi/ance grants "u ! ,em]g5cy ,solutions ,grants program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t = response to ! public heal? em]g5cy relat+ to coronavirus1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,public ,heal? ,em]g5cy ,%elt] ,act ( #bjbj4 #b4 ,em]g5cy homeless assi/ance 7a7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ "u ! ,em]g5cy ,solutions ,grants program "u subtitle ,b ( title ,,iv ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacga et seq47 #aa1ejj1jjj1jjj = grants "u su* subtitle 9 accordance ) ?is section to respond to ne$s aris+ f ! public heal? em]g5cy relat+ to ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai74 7b7 ,=mula ,not)/&+ sections #dac & #dad ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacgb1 #aacgc71 ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 %all allocate am\nts made available pursuant to subsection 7a7 9 accordance ) a =mula to be e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y t takes into consid]ation ! foll[+ factors3 7#a7 ,risk ( transmission ( coronavirus 9 a jurisdiction4 7#b7 ,:e!r a jurisdiction has a high numb] or rate ( %elt]$ & un%elt]$ homeless individuals & families4 7#c7 ,economic & h\s+ m>ket conditions 9 a jurisdiction4 7c7 ,eligible activities ,9 addition to eligible activities "u section #dae7;a7 ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacgd7;a771 am\nts made available pursuant to subsection 7a7 may also be us$ = co/s ( ! foll[+ activities3 7#a7 ,provid+ tra9+ on infecti\s disease prev5tion & mitigation4 7#b7 ,provid+ haz>d pay1 includ+ = "t work$ be=e ! effectiv5ess ( ?is clause1 = /aff work+ directly to prev5t & mitigate ! spread ( coronavirus or ,,covid-#ai among p exp]i5c+ or at risk ( homelessness4 7#c7 ,reimbursem5t ( co/s = eligible activities 7includ+ activities describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph7 relat+ to prev5t+1 prep>+ =1 or respond+ to ! coronavirus or ,,covid-#ai t 7 accru$ be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,use ( su* am\nts = activities describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph %all n be consid]$ use = adm9i/rative purposes = purposes ( section #dah ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacgg74 7d7 ,inapplicability ( procurem5t /&>ds ,to ! ext5t am\nts made available pursuant to subsection 7a7 are us$ to procure goods & s]vices relat+ to activities to prev5t1 prep>e =1 or respond to ! coronavirus or ,,covid-#ai1 ! /&>ds & requirem5ts reg>d+ procurem5t t are o!rwise applicable %all n apply4 7e7 ,inapplicability ( habitability & environm5tal review /&>ds ,any ,f$]al /&>ds & requirem5ts reg>d+ habitability & environm5tal review %all n apply ) respect to any em]g5cy %elt] t is assi/$ ) am\nts made available pursuant to subsection 7a7 & has be5 det]m9$ by a ,/ate or local heal? (ficial1 9 accordance ) su* requirem5ts z ! ,secret>y %all e/abli%1 to be necess>y to prev5t & mitigate ! spread ( coronavirus or ,,covid-#ai1 su* %elt]s4 7f7 ,inapplicability ( cap on em]g5cy %elt] activities ,subsection 7b7 ( section #dae ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance ,act %all n apply to any am\nts made available pursuant to subsection 7a77#a7 ( ?is section4 7g7 ,initial allocation ( assi/ance ,section #dag7;b7 ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacgf7;b77 %all be appli$ ) respect to am\nts made available pursuant to subsection 7a7 by sub/itut+ #cj-;day = #fj-;day4 7h7 ,waiv]s & alt]native requirem5ts 7#a7 ,au?ority ,9 adm9i/]+ am\nts made available pursuant to subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y may waive1 or specify alt]native requirem5ts =1 any provision ( any /atute or regulation 7except = any requirem5ts relat$ to fair h\s+1 nondiscrim9ation1 labor /&>ds1 & ! environm5t7 t ! ,secret>y adm9i/]s 9 connection ) ! obligation or use by ! recipi5t ( su* am\nts1 if ! ,secret>y f9ds t good cause exi/s = ! waiv] or alt]native requirem5t & su* waiv] or alt]native requirem5t is consi/5t ) ! purposes describ$ 9 ?is subsection4 7#b7 ,effectiv5ess2 applicability ,any su* waiv]s %all be deem$ to be effective z ( ! date a ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t began prep>+ = coronavirus & %all apply to ! use ( am\nts made available pursuant to subsection 7a7 & am\nts provid$ 9 prior appropriation ,acts = fiscal ye> #bjbj "u ! head+ ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t--,community ,plann+ & ,developm5t--,community ,developm5t ,fund & us$ by recipi5ts = ! purposes describ$ 9 ?is subsection4 7#c7 ,notification ,! ,secret>y %all notify ! public ?r\gh ! ,f$]al ,regi/] or o!r appropriate means #e days be=e ! effective date ( any su* waiv] or alt]native requirem5t1 & any su* public notice may be provid$ on ! int]net at ! appropriate ,gov]nm5t website or ?r\gh o!r electronic m$ia1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4 7#d7 ,exemption ,! use ( am\nts made available pursuant to subsection 7a7 %all n be subject to ! consultation1 citiz5 p>ticipation1 or mat* requirem5ts t o!rwise apply to ! ,em]g5cy ,solutions ,grants program1 except t a recipi5t %all publi% h[ x has & w utilize its allocation at a m9imum on ! int]net at ! appropriate ,gov]nm5t website or ?r\gh o!r electronic m$ia4 7i7 ,inapplicability ( mat*+ requirem5t ,subsection 7a7 ( section #daf ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacge7;a77 %all n apply to any am\nts made available pursuant to subsection 7a7 ( ?is section4 7j7 ,prohibition on pr]equisites ,none ( ! funds au?oriz$ "u ?is section may be us$ to require p exp]i5c+ homelessness to receive treatm5t or p]=m any o!r pr]equisite activities z a condition = receiv+ %elt]1 h\s+1 or o!r s]vices4