,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bife  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #d1 #bjba ,mr4  
,carbajal 7for himself and ,mr4         
,la,malfa7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,housing and ,urban ,development to     
establish a grant program to provide    
amounts to eligible entities for costs  
associated with the establishment and   
operation of a safe parking program1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,naomi   
,schwartz ,safe ,parking ,program ,act  
of #bjba 4  #b4 ,safe parking program   
grants  7a7 ,in general ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this section1 the          
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development shall establish a grant    
program to provide amounts to eligible  
entities for costs associated with the  
establishment and operation of new or   

existing safe parking program4  7b7     
,grant term ,if the ,secretary awards a 
grant to an eligible entity under       
subsection 7a71 such grant shall be for 
a term of #e years4  7c7 ,amount  7#a7  
,in general ,an eligible entity awarded 
a grant under this section shall receive
 an equal amount of money in each of the
 #e years of the term of the grant4     
7#b7 ,cap ,no eligible entity may       
receive an amount under this section    
that exceeds #e1jjj1jjj4  7d7           
,applications  7#a7 ,in general ,to be  
eligible to receive a grant under       
subsection 7a71 an eligible entity shall
 submit an application to the ,secretary
 at such time1 in such manner1 and      
containing such information as the      
,secretary may require1 including a     
description of how any amounts awarded  
to the eligible entity will be used4    
7#b7 ,multiple locations ,an eligible   
entity may1 in such application1 propose
 to establish or continue operating safe
 parking program as multiple locations4 

7#c7 ,priority ,the ,secretary shall    
give priority to applications from      
eligible entities that serve homeless   
persons in underserved areas1 as such   
term is defined in section #ha4b of     
title #bd1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations4  7e7 ,use of funds ,except
 as provided by subsection 7f71 any     
eligible entity that is awarded an      
amount under this section shall use such
 amount for costs associated with-- 7#a7
 establishing and operating a safe      
parking program2  7#b7 providing        
permanent rehousing assistance to       
families using the safe parking program2
  7#c7 employing staff who maintain the 
safety and health of participants and   
monitor program or shelter compliance2  
7#d7 establishing and maintaining the   
operation of hygiene facilities and     
restrooms for homeless persons2  7#e7   
maintaining the vehicles of homeless    
persons using a safe parking program and
 providing gas for such persons to use  
their vehicles to drive to places that  

will help them obtain or maintain       
housing1 including to work1 to schools1 
to medical appointments1 and to search  
for home2 or  7#f7 entering data and    
information into the ,department of     
,housing and ,urban ,development's      
,homeless ,management ,information      
,system4  7f7 ,alternative use of funds 
,if a eligible entity determines that a 
safe parking program is no longer       
necessary1 such eligible entity may1    
after approval from the ,secretary of   
,housing and ,urban ,development use any
 amounts provided under this section for
 activities that are eligible for the   
use of emergency solutions grant program
 amounts under section #dae of the      
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act4  7g7 ,rehousing and case          
management services ,any homeless person
 who makes use of a safe parking program
 established or operated using amounts  
awarded under this section is not       
required to accept case management or   
rehousing services offered as part of   

such program4  7h7 ,definitions  7#a7   
,eligible entity ,the term eligible     
entity means--  7,a7 a unit of general  
purpose local government2  7,b7 an      
,indian tribe or its tribally designated
 housing entity as such terms are       
defined in section #d of the ,native    
,american ,housing ,assistance and      
,self-,determination ,act of #aiif2     
7,c7 a non-profit organization that     
provides services to homeless persons2  
or  7,d7 a collaborative applicant or   
other organization or entity funded     
under the ,continuum of ,care program   
under subtitle ,c of title ,,iv of the  
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacha et seq474    
7#b7 ,essential service ,the term       
essential service as the meaning given  
the term in section #efg4ajb of title   
#bd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4    
7#c7 ,homeless person ,the term homeless
 person has the meaning given the term  
in section #ajc of the ,mc,kinney-,vento
 ,homeless ,assistance ,act4  7#d7 ,safe

 parking program ,the term safe parking 
program means a program that-- 7,a7     
provides homeless persons living in     
vehicles1 including motor homes1 with a 
safe place to park their vehicles       
overnight to facilitate a transition to 
more stable housing2 and  7,b7 provides 
re-housing services and essential       
services4  7#e7 ,secretary ,the term    
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,housing and ,urban ,development4  7#f7 
,state ,the term ,state means each of   
the several ,states1 the ,district of   
,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto 
,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1     
,american ,samoa1 the ,northern ,mariana
 ,islands1 the ,trust ,territory of the 
,pacific ,islands1 and any other        
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states4  7i7 ,report to ,congress ,the 
,secretary shall1 not later than #ahj   
days after the end of the second fiscal 
year and after the end of the fifth     
fiscal year following the date of the   
enactment of this section1 submit to the

 ,congress a report on the impact of    
grants awarded under this section1      
including1 to the extent determinable1  
any data about--  7#a7 the number of    
homeless persons living in vehicles in  
the geographic region in which the      
eligible entity operates in each of the 
#g previous years2  7#b7 the            
demographics and number of homeless     
persons who choose to participate in a  
safe parking program2 and  7#c7 the     
number of homeless persons who choose to
 participate in a safe parking program  
who exit into permanent housing4  7j7   
,authorization of ,appropriations ,there
 is authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this ,act #be1jjj1jjj for each
 of the first #e fiscal years beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this 
section4  7k7 ,termination of grant     
program ,the ,secretary may not award   
any grant under this section after the  
date that is final day of the fifth     
fiscal year beginning afer the date of  
the enactment of this section4