,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #i1 #bjba,ms4    
,wat]s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide em]g5cy
 r5tal assi/ance v\*]s to respond to !  
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,em]g5cy ,h\s+ ,v\*] ,act ( #bjba4    
#b4 ,em]g5cy r5tal assi/ance v\*]       
program  7a7 ,appropriation ,9 addition 
to am\nts o!rwise made available1 out ( 
any money 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise       
appropriat$1 !re is appropriat$ = an    
additional am\nt to ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ 
& ,urban ,developm5t 79 ?is section     
ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y71 #e1jjj1jjj1jjj
 = fiscal ye> #bjba1 to rema9 available 
?r\gh fiscal ye> #bjcj1 =-- 7#a7        
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 7b7 & o!r  
eligible exp5ses def9$ by notice to     

prev5t1 prep>e1 & respond to coronavirus
 to facilitate ! leas+ ( ! em]g5cy      
v\*]s1 su* z security deposit assi/ance 
& o!r co/s relat$ to ret5tion & support 
( p>ticipat+ own]s2 &2  7#d7 adju/m5ts 9
 ! cal5d> ye> #bjba section #h r5ewal   
fund+ allocation1 includ+ ma9/ream      
v\*]s1 = public h\s+ ag5cies t exp]i5ce 
a significant increase 9 v\*] p]-unit   
co/s due to extraord9>y circum/ances or 
t1 despite tak+ reasonable co/ sav+s    
measures1 w\ld o!rwise be requir$ to    
t]m9ate r5tal assi/ance = families z a  
result ( insuffici5t fund+4  7b7        
,em]g5cy v\*]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y %all provide em]g5cy r5tal    
assi/ance v\*]s "u subsection 7a71 :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 ,qualify+ individuals or families
 def9$ ,= ! purposes ( ?is section1     
qualify+ individuals or families are ^? 
:o are-- 7,a7 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  7,b7  
at risk ( homelessness 7z su* t]m is    
def9$ 9 section #dja7a7 ( !             
,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj7a7772  7,c7  
flee+1 or attempt+ to flee1 dome/ic     
viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 sexual assault1  
/alk+1 or human traffick+2 or  7,d7     
rec5tly homeless1 z det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y1 & = :om provid+ r5tal        
assi/ance w prev5t ! family's           
homelessness or hav+ high risk ( h\s+   
in/ability4  7#c7 ,allocation ,public   
h\s+ ag5cies %all be notifi$ ( ! numb] (
 em]g5cy v\*]s allocat$ to ! ag5cy n    
lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 9 accordance ) a   
=mula t includes public h\s+ ag5cy      
capacity & ensures geographic div]sity1 
includ+ ) respect to rural areas1 among 
public h\s+ ag5cies adm9i/]+ ! ,h\s+    
,*oice ,v\*] program4  7#d7 ,t]ms &     
conditions  7,a7 ,election to adm9i/] ,!
 ,secret>y %all e/abli% a proc$ure =    

public h\s+ ag5cies to accept or decl9e 
! em]g5cy v\*]s allocat$ to ! ag5cy 9   
accordance ) ! =mula "u subp>agraph     
7#c74  7,b7 ,failure to use v\*]s       
promptly ,if a public h\s+ ag5cy fails  
to lease its au?oriz$ v\*]s "u          
subsection 7b7 on behalf ( eligible     
families )9 a reasonable p]iod ( "t1 !  
,secret>y may revoke & r$i/ribute any   
unleas$ v\*]s & associat$ funds1 includ+
 adm9i/rative fees & co/s ref]r$ to 9   
subsection 7a77#c71 to o!r public h\s+  
ag5cies accord+ to ! =mula "u p>agraph  
7#c74  7#e7 ,waiv]s & alt]native        
requirem5ts ,any provision ( any /atute 
or regulation us$ to adm9i/] ! am\nts   
made available "u ?is section 7except = 
requirem5ts relat$ to fair h\s+1        
nondiscrim9ation1 labor /&>ds1 & !      
environm5t71 %all be waiv$ ^u a f9d+ t  
any su* waiv]s or alt]native requirem5ts
 are necess>y to exp$ite or facilitate !
 use ( am\nts made available 9 ?is      
section4  7#f7 ,t]m9ation ( v\*]s ^u    
turnov] ,aft] ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbc1 a   

public h\s+ ag5cy may n reissue any     
v\*]s made available "u ?is section :5  
assi/ance = ! family assi/$ ends4  7c7  
,te*nical assi/ance & o!r co/s ,!       
,secret>y may use n m #bj1jjj1jjj ( !   
am\nts made available "u ?is section = !
 co/s to ! ,secret>y ( adm9i/]+ &       
ov]see+ ! implem5tation ( ?is section & 
! ,h\s+ ,*oice ,v\*] program g5]ally1   
includ+ in=mation te*nology1 f9ancial   
report+1 & o!r co/s4 ,( ! am\nts set    
aside "u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y may
 use n m ?an #aj1jjj1jjj1 )\t           
competition1 to make new aw>ds or       
increase prior aw>ds to exi/+ te*nical  
assi/ance provid]s to provide an        
imm$iate increase 9 capacity build+ &   
te*nical assi/ance to public h\s+       
ag5cies4  7d7 ,implem5tation ,!         
provisions ( ?is section may be         
implem5t$ by notice4