,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dafd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #b1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,ms4  
,smith7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
authorize emergency housing voucher     
assistance1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,emergency ,housing ,voucher ,act  
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,emergency housing       
voucher program  7a7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary of    
,housing and ,urban ,development 7in    
this section referred to as the         
,secretary71 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal 
year #bjbj1 to remain available until   
expended1 for-- 7#a7 #bjj1jjj           
incremental emergency housing vouchers  
under subsection 7b72  7#b7 renewals of 
emergency housing vouchers under        
subsection 7b72 and  7#c7 fees for the  

costs of administering emergency housing
 vouchers under subsection 7b74  7b7    
,emergency housing vouchers  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary shall provide   
emergency housing vouchers under this   
subsection1 which shall be tenant-based 
rental assistance under section #h7o7   
the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of    
#aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o774  7#b7 
,selection of families  7,a7            
,preferences for emergency housing      
vouchers ,each public housing agency    
administering assistance under this     
section shall provide preference for    
such assistance to eligible families    
that are-- 7i7 homeless 7as such term is
 defined in section #ajc7;a7 of the     
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacjb7;a772  7ii7  
at risk of homelessness 7as such term is
 defined in section #dja of the         
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj72 or  7iii7  
fleeing1 or attempting to flee1 domestic
 violence1 dating violence1 sexual      

assault1 or stalking4  7,b7 ,allocation 
,in allocating amounts made available   
under this section1 the ,secretary      
shall-- 7i7 not later than #fj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 allocate at least #ej percent of  
such amounts to public housing agencies 
in accordance with a formula that       
considers-- 7,i7 the capability of      
public housing agencies to promptly use 
emergency housing vouchers provided     
under this section2 and  7,,ii7 the need
 for emergency housing vouchers provided
 under this section in the geographical 
area1 based on factors determined by the
 ,secretary1 including risk of          
transmission of ,coronavirus            
7,,covid-#ai71 high numbers or rates of 
sheltered and unsheltered homelessness1 
and economic and housing market         
conditions2  7ii7 allocate remaining    
amounts in accordance with a formula    
that considers-- 7,i7 the criteria under
 clause 7i7 and the success of a public 
housing agency in promptly utilizing    

emergency housing vouchers awarded under
 clause 7i72 and  7,,ii7 the capability 
of the public housing agency to create  
and manage structured partnerships with 
service providers for the delivery of   
appropriate community-based services2   
and  7iii7 designate the number of      
emergency housing vouchers under this   
section that each public housing agency 
that is awarded funds under this section
 is authorized to administer4  7,c7     
,election not to administer ,if a public
 housing agency elects not to administer
 amounts under this section1 the        
,secretary shall award such amounts to  
other public housing agencies according 
to the criteria in subparagraph 7,b74   
7,d7 ,failure to use vouchers promptly  
,if a public housing agency fails to    
issue all of its authorized emergency   
housing vouchers under this section on  
behalf of eligible families within a    
reasonable period of time as determined 
by the ,secretary1 the ,secretary shall 
reallocate any unissued emergency       

housing vouchers and associated funds to
 others public housing agencies         
according to the criteria under         
subparagraph 7,b77ii74  7#c7 ,waivers   
and alternative requirements ,any waiver
 or alternative requirement that the    
,secretary makes available to all public
 housing agencies in connection with    
assistance made available under the     
heading ,tenant-,based ,rental          
,assistance in title ,,xii of division  
,b of the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law    
#aaf-acf2 #acd ,stat4 #fja7 shall apply 
to assistance under this section until  
the expiration of such waiver or        
alternative requirement4  7#d7          
,termination of vouchers upon turnover  
7,a7 ,in general ,a public housing      
agency may not reissue any emergency    
housing vouchers made available under   
this section when assistance for the    
family initially assisted is terminated4
  7,b7 ,reallocation ,upon termination  
of assistance for one or more families  
assisted by a public housing agency     

under this section1 the ,secretary shall
 reallocate amounts that are no longer  
needed by such public housing agency for
 assistance under this section to       
another public housing agency for the   
renewal of emergency housing vouchers   
previously authorized under this        
section4  7c7 ,definition ,in this      
section1 the term public housing agency 
has the meaning given the term in       
section #c7;b77#f7 of the ,united       
,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b77#f774