,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dijc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjbf,mr4   
,b>rasso 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 
,pet]s1 & ,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 &     
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve 
! po9t-9-"t c\nt conduct$ by ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,improvem5ts to po9t-9-"t
 c\nt  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section            
#dbg7;b77#c7 ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to       
,homeless ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #aachf;a7b77#c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by    
/rik+ ,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ ! foll[+3   
7,a7 ,limitation on scope ,! ,secret>y  
2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7,b7 ,annual po9t-9-"t c\nt  7i7        
,def9ition ,9 ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m    
annual po9t-9-"t c\nt means ! annual    
po9t-9-"t c\nt ( homeless individuals   
requir$ "u clause 7ii74  7ii7           
,requirem5t  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
%all require ea* recipi5t to p>ticipate 

9 an annual po9t-9-"t c\nt ( homeless   
individuals dur+ ! la/ #aj days ( ,april
 ( ea* ye> beg9n+ aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is subp>agraph4  7,,ii7 ,supplem5tal
 c\nts ,au?orization f ! ,secret>y %all 
n be requir$ 9 ord] = a recipi5t to     
conduct a supplem5tal po9t-9-"t c\nt (  
homeless individuals dur+ a diff]5t "t (
 ye> ?an ! annual c\nt describ$ 9       
subclause 7,i74  7iii7 ,use ( /&>diz$   
tools ,9 conduct+ ! annual po9t-9-"t    
c\nt1 a recipi5t %all use a             
community-wide homeless managem5t       
in=mation sy/em 7commonly kn[n z an     
,,hmis7 = cli5t-level data collection4  
7iv7 ,te*nical assi/ance & support =    
rural & res\rce-limit$ cont9uums ( c>e  
,! ,secret>y %all provide tra9+ 9 ,,hmis
 integration to rural or res\rce-limit$ 
recipi5ts = purposes ( conduct+ ! annual
 po9t-9-"t c\nt4  7v7 ,report+ &        
compliance  7,i7 ,cont9uum ( c>e /&>diz$
 ,,hmis report+ requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y
 %all e/abli% /&>diz$ ,,hmis report+    
requirem5ts = recipi5ts conduct+ !      

annual po9t-9-"t c\nt ) respect to !    
geographic scope & spatial analysis (   
un%elt]$ & %elt]$ populations4  7,,ii7  
,,hud report ,! ,secret>y %all submit an
 annual report to ,congress on-- 7aa7   
compliance by recipi5ts ) ! data        
collection1 ,,hmis report+1 & annual    
po9t-9-"t c\nt requirem5ts "u ?is       
subp>agraph2  7bb7 te*nical assi/ance & 
guidance provid$ by ! ,secret>y to      
recipi5ts to support implem5tation ( !  
requirem5ts describ$ 9 item 7aa72 &     
7cc7 improvem5ts 9 ! consi/5cy1         
accuracy1 & quality ( data collect$     
?r\gh ! annual po9t-9-"t c\nt4  7vi7    
,roll+ ,,hmis updates & midpo9t ,,hmis  
data  7,i7 ,,hmis updates ,a recipi5t   
%all ma9ta9 up-to-date ,,hmis data      
ye>-r\nd reg>d+ p>ticipation 9          
homelessness assi/ance projects fund$ by
 ! ,secret>y1 includ+ entries into &    
exits f em]g5cy %elt]s1 homeless /reet  
outrea* programs1 transitional h\s+1 &  
o!r eligible activities "u ?is subtitle4
  7,,ii7 ,midpo9t ,,hmis data ,a        

recipi5t %all collect & ma9ta9 ,,hmis   
data on un%elt]$ & %elt]$ homeless      
populations z ( ! midway po9t betwe5 ea*
 annual po9t-9-"t c\nt 79 ?is           
subp>agraph ref]r$ to z midpo9t ,,hmis  
data74  7,,iii7 ,purposes ,! purposes ( 
! midpo9t ,,hmis data collect$ "u       
subclause 7,,ii7 are to-- 7aa7 track    
seasonal or em]g+ tr5ds2  7bb7 in=m     
plann+ = programs c>ri$ out "u ?is      
subtitle2 &  7cc7 supplem5t1 b n        
replace1 ! annual po9t-9-"t c\nt4  7vii7
 ,guidance = rural & res\rce-limit$     
cont9uums ( c>e ,! ,secret>y %all       
provide guidance = rural or             
res\rce-limit$ recipi5ts reg>d+-- 7,i7  
/&>diz$ data collection me?odologies = !
 annual po9t-9-"t c\nt2  7,,ii7         
implem5tation & integration ( ,,hmis    
tools = mapp+ %elt]$ & un%elt]$         
populations2  7,,iii7 midpo9t ,,hmis    
data collection & spatial mapp+         
requirem5ts "u ?is subp>agraph2 &       
7,,iv7 /aff+1 tra9+1 & te*nology be/    
practices necess>y to comply ) !        

requirem5ts ( ?is subp>agraph4  7viii7  
,fund+ flexibility ,! ,secret>y may--   
7,i7 all[ a recipi5t to use assi/ance   
receiv$ "u subtitle ,b to support !     
tra9+ ( employees or volunte]s 9 ,,hmis 
integration2 &  7,,ii7 provide guidance 
on ensur+ t ! use ( assi/ance "u        
subclause 7,i7 does n disrupt s]vice    
deliv]y to homeless %elt]s4  4  7b7     
,,gao /udy  7#a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is      
subsection1 ! t]m ,cont9uum ( ,c>e means
 a recipi5t1 z t t]m is def9$ 9 section 
#dja ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless     
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj74 
7#b7 ,/udy ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all-- 7,a7 conduct a /udy ( ! annual   
po9t-9-"t c\nt conduct$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t 79 ?is      
subsection ref]r$ to z ! ,dep>tm5t71    
includ+ ! me?odology us$ by ! ,dep>tm5t2
 &  7,b7 submit to ,congress a report t 
conta9s-- 7i7 ! results ( ! /udy        
conduct$ "u subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7ii7 z 

appropriate1 recomm5dations on h[ to    
mod]nize ! annual po9t-9-"t c\nt 9 a way
 t leads to great] accuracy 9 c\nt+ !   
homeless1 includ+ h[ ! ,dep>tm5t c--    
7,i7 /&>dize collection me?odology      
across ,cont9uums ( ,c>e2 &  7,,ii7     
increase consi/5cy1 mod]nization1 &     
effici5cy ( data collection & report+   
processes ) respect to ! annual         
po9t-9-"t c\nt )9 ea* ,cont9uum ( ,c>e4