,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ai1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,good5 ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
increase acc\ntability1 transp>5cy1 &   
local control ( gov]n+ bo>ds "u !       
,cont9uum ( ,c>e program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,emp[]+ ,local ,(ficials to
 ,combat ,homelessness ,act ( #bjbb4    
#b4 ,cont9uum ( c>e bo>d requirem5ts    
,section #dbf ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to      
,homeless ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #aachf7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+ new subsection3  7h7 ,cont9uum ( 
c>e bo>ds  7#a7 ,,hud requirem5ts ,to be
 eligible to act z a gov]n+ bo>d = a    
cont9uum ( c>e assi/$ "u ?is subtitle1 a
 cont9uum ( c>e bo>d %all comply ) su*  
requirem5ts z ! ,secret>y %all e/abli%  
to ensure ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,memb]%ip ,a   
cont9uum ( c>e bo>d %all h at all       

times-- 7i7 at lea/ "o memb] :o is !    
mayor or o!r *ief executive (fic] ( a   
unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t )9 !        
geographic area s]v$ by ! cont9uum (    
c>e2 &  7ii7 at lea/ "o memb] :o is a   
law en=cem5t (fic] ( a law en=cem5t     
ag5cy ^: jurisdiction includes any area 
)9 ! geographic area s]v$ by ! cont9uum 
( c>e4  7,b7 ,transp>5cy ,a cont9uum (  
c>e bo>d %all comply ) guidel9es1 t !   
,secret>y %all e/abli%1 t-- 7i7 provide 
requirem5ts & be/ practices guidance    
reg>d+ ! scor+ or aw>d+ grants &        
prev5t+1 monitor+1 & report+ conflicts (
 int]e/ among memb]s ( a cont9uum ( c>e 
bo>d2 &  7ii7 require ea* cont9uum ( c>e
 bo>d to submit to ! ,secret>y1 = ea*   
grant cycle1 ! scor+ crit]ia us$ 9 aw>d+
 grants4  7#b7 ,,gao requirem5ts ,!     
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all-- 7,a7 provide te*nical assi/ance  
to ! ,secret>y 9 e/abli%+ ! guidel9es "u
 p>agraph 7#a77;,b72 &  7,b7 conduct    
ov]sight ( grant am\nts di/ribut$       
pursuant to ?is subtitle = any cont9uum 

( c>e program t has be5 notifi$ by !    
,secret>y1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t1 
! ,comptroll] ,g5]al1 or any relevant   
,/ate ag5cy dur+ ! pa/ #cf mon?s ( a    
violation relat+ to ! use ( funds       
provid$ "u ?is subtitle1 to ensure use (
 su* grant am\nts 9 accordance ) ?is    
subtitle4  7i7 ,applicability ,?is      
subsection may n be con/ru$ to alt] or  
affect any o!r requirem5t e/abli%$ by ! 
,secret>y ) respect to cont9uum ( c>e   
bo>ds4  4