,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fdgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #d1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,sal9as 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,norton7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to     
,homeless ,assi/ance ,act ) respect to !
 eligible activities "u ! ,cont9uum (   
,c>e ,program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,h\s+ to ,homes ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4      
,expansion ( eligible activities "u     
,cont9uum ( ,c>e ,program2 report  7a7  
,am5dm5ts ,! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless 
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacja et
 seq47 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 section #dja1 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#cf7       
,furniture bank ,! t]m furniture bank   
means a regi/]$ *>ity1 nonpr(it         
organization1 or social ent]prise t     
provides h\sehold furni%+s to           
individuals & families :o are 9 ne$1    
includ+ homeless individuals & families1
 at little to no co/ to su* individuals 

& families4  2 &  7#b7 9 section #dbc-- 
7,a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7i7 by         
r$esignat+ ! second p>agraph 7#ac7      
7relat+ to projects 9 rural areas7 z    
p>agraph 7#ad72 &  7ii7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7#ae7 ,paym5t to a furniture
 bank = ! co/s ( provid+ h\sehold       
furni%+s1 includ+ deliv]y1 in/allation1 
& assembly1 = individuals & families    
:o-- 7,a7 are curr5tly homeless2  7,b7 7
 homeless 9 ! prior six mon?s & are     
curr5tly resid+ 9 p]man5t h\s+2 or  7,c7
 7 homeless & are curr5tly resid+ 9     
p]man5t supportive h\s+4  2 &  7,b7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7 ,own]%ip ( 
h\sehold furni%+s ,) respect to         
subsection 7a77#ae71 any h\sehold       
furni%+s provid$ to an individual or    
family %all become ! sole prop]ty ( su* 
individual or family4  4  7b7 ,report   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !     
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t  
%all submit to ! ,congress a report on !
 impact ( paym5ts to furniture banks = !

 co/s ( deliv]y1 in/allation1 & assembly
 ( h\sehold furni%+s = homeless         
individuals & families1 z describ$ 9    
section #dbc7;a77#ae7 ( !               
,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aachc7;a77#ae774   
7#b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection--    
7,a7 ! t]m furniture bank has ! mean+   
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #dja ( !         
,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj72 &  7,b7 !  
t]m homeless has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 
section #ajc7;a7 ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to   
,homeless ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #aacjb7;a774  7c7 ,report on furniture 
pov]ty  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #c    
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t %all      
publi% a report on furniture pov]ty 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates on a website ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t1 t        
includes an assessm5t (-- 7,a7 ! numb] (
 ,am]icans curr5tly exp]i5c+ pov]ty dur+
 su* ye>2  7,b7 ! impact t furniture    

pov]ty has on ! likelihood t homeless   
individuals & families w re5t]          
homelessness2 &  7,c7 ! impact ( paym5ts
 to furniture banks "u section          
#dbc7;a77#ae7 ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to      
,homeless ,assi/ance ,act on ! numb] (  
,am]icans exp]i5c+ furniture pov]ty4    
7#b7 ,def9ition ( furniture pov]ty ,!   
t]m furniture pov]ty means ! inability  
to access1 af=d1 or ma9ta9 h\sehold     
furniture & goods t are ess5tial = a    
functional1 safe1 & heal?y home4  7d7   
,repeal ,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by  
?is ,act are repeal$ on ! date t is #e  
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4