,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #a1 #bjbj,ms4   
,wat]s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize       
em]g5cy r5tal v\*] assi/ance1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,em]g5cy ,h\s+ ,v\*] ,act (
 #bjbj4  #b4 ,em]g5cy r5tal assi/ance   
v\*] program  7a7 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ &    
,urban ,developm5t 79 ?is section ref]r$
 to z ! ,secret>y71 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj =   
fiscal ye> #bjbj1 to rema9 available    
until exp5d$1 =-- 7#a7 #bjj1jjj         
increm5tal em]g5cy v\*]s "u subsection  
7b72  7#b7 r5ewals ( ! v\*]s "u         
subsection 7b72 &  7#c7 fees = ! co/s ( 
adm9i/]+ v\*]s "u subsection 7b74  7b7  
,em]g5cy v\*]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y %all provide em]g5cy r5tal    
assi/ance v\*]s "u ?is subsection1 :i*  
%all be t5ant-bas$ r5tal assi/ance "u   

section #h7o7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+   
,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o774
  7#b7 ,selection ( families  7,a7      
,m&atory pref]5ces ,ea* public h\s+     
ag5cy adm9i/]+ assi/ance "u ?is section 
%all provide pref]5ce = su* assi/ance to
 eligible families t are-- 7i7 homeless 
7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #ajc7;a7 (
 ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacjb7;a772  7ii7 
at risk ( homelessness 7z su* t]m is    
def9$ 9 section #dja ( !                
,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj772 or  7iii7 
flee+1 or attempt+ to flee1 dome/ic     
viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 sexual assault1  
or /alk+4  7,b7 ,allocation ,9 allocat+ 
am\nts made available "u ?is section1 ! 
,secret>y %all-- 7i7 n lat] ?an #fj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1   
allocate at lea/ #ej p]c5t ( su* am\nts 
to public h\s+ ag5cies 9 accordance ) a 
=mula t consid]s-- 7,i7 ! capability (  
public h\s+ ag5cies to promptly use     
em]g5cy v\*]s provid$ "u ?is section2 & 

7,,ii7 ! ne$ = em]g5cy v\*]s provid$ "u 
?is section 9 ! geographical area1 bas$ 
on factors det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1      
includ+ risk ( transmission (           
coronavirus1 high numb]s or rates (     
%elt]$ & un%elt]$ homelessness1 &       
economic & h\s+ m>ket conditions2  7ii7 
allocate rema9+ am\nts 9 accordance ) a 
=mula t consid]s-- 7,i7 ! crit]ia "u    
clause 7i7 & ! success ( a public h\s+  
ag5cy 9 promptly utiliz+ v\*]s aw>d$ "u 
clause 7i72 &  7,,ii7 ! capability ( !  
public h\s+ ag5cy to create & manage    
/ructur$ p>tn]%ips ) s]vice provid]s = !
 deliv]y ( appropriate community-bas$   
s]vices2 &  7iii7 designate ! numb] (   
v\*]s "u ?is section t ea* public h\s+  
ag5cy t is aw>d$ funds "u ?is section is
 au?oriz$ to adm9i/]4  7,c7 ,election n 
to adm9i/] ,if a public h\s+ ag5cy      
elects n to adm9i/] am\nts "u ?is       
section1 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d su*      
am\nts to o!r public h\s+ ag5cies       
accord+ to ! crit]ia 9 subp>agraph 7,b74
  7,d7 ,failure to use v\*]s promptly   

,if a public h\s+ ag5cy fails to issue  
all ( its au?oriz$ v\*]s "u ?is section 
on behalf ( eligible families )9 a      
reasonable p]iod ( "t z det]m9$ by !    
,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y %all reallocate  
any unissu$ v\*]s & associat$ funds to  
o!rs public h\s+ ag5cies accord+ to !   
crit]ia "u subp>agraph 7,b77ii74  7#c7  
,waiv]s & alt]native requirem5ts ,any   
waiv] or alt]native requirem5t t !      
,secret>y makes available to all public 
h\s+ ag5cies 9 connection ) assi/ance   
made available "u ! head+ ,t5ant-,bas$  
,r5tal ,assi/ance 9 title ,,xii (       
division ,b ( ! ,,c>es ,act 7,public    
,law #aaf-acf2 #acd ,/at4 #fja7 %all    
apply to assi/ance "u ?is section until 
! expiration ( su* waiv] or alt]native  
requirem5t4  7#d7 ,t]m9ation ( v\*]s ^u 
turnov]  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a public h\s+   
ag5cy may n reissue any v\*]s made      
available "u ?is section :5 assi/ance = 
! family initially assi/$ is t]m9at$4   
7,b7 ,reallocation ,^u t]m9ation (      
assi/ance = "o or m families assi/$ by a

 public h\s+ ag5cy "u ?is section1 !    
,secret>y %all reallocate am\nts t are  
no long] ne$$ by su* public h\s+ ag5cy =
 assi/ance "u ?is section to ano!r      
public h\s+ ag5cy = ! r5ewal ( v\*]s    
previ\sly au?oriz$ "u ?is section4