,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bi1       
#bjbd,ms4 ,caraveo introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize additional     
funds for the ,shelter and ,services    
,program of the ,federal ,emergency     
,management ,agency1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,humanitarian       
,emergency ,localized ,partnerships for 
,interior ,cities ,act or the ,,help for
 ,interior ,cities ,act 4  #b4          
,requirements for operation of ,shelter 
and ,services program  7a7              
,prioritization for hospitals1 clinics1 
and community health centers ,of the    
amount appropriated or otherwise made   
available for payments under the        
,shelter and ,services ,program under   
this ,act1 not less than #bj percent    
shall be prioritized for hospitals1     
clinics1 and community health centers4  

7b7 ,prioritization of interior cities  
,in carrying out the ,program1 the      
,director shall-- 7#a7 assess the amount
 of funding provided to interior cities 
as compared to border cities2  7#b7     
compile a list of interior cities that  
have not received as much funding under 
the ,program as border cities with a    
similar size and population2 and  7#c7  
prioritize consideration of providing   
funding authorized under this ,act to   
such interior cities4  #c4              
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out the ,program #a1djj1jjj1jjj1  
to remain available until expended4  #d4
 ,definitions ,in this ,act1 the        
following definitions apply3 7#a7       
,border city ,the term border city means
 a city that lies along a border of the 
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,director ,the   
term ,director means the ,director of   
the ,federal ,emergency ,management     
,agency4  7#c7 ,shelter and ,services   
,program2 ,program ,the term ,shelter   

and ,services ,program or ,program means
 the program operated by the ,director  
to provide funds to nonfederal entities 
that provide shelter and other eligible 
services to migrants encountered by and 
released from the custody of the        
,department of ,homeland ,security1 as  
well as funding to increase their       
temporary shelter capacity1 for which   
funds were transferred from the ,u4,s4  
,customs and ,border ,protection to the 
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
under the ,department of ,homeland      
,security ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc   
7division ,f of ,public ,law #aag-cbh74