A bill to amend title III of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.) to reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program, and for other purposes.

Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to: (1) authorize appropriations for the Federal emergency management food and shelter program; and (2) require the participation of homeless individuals on local boards.

[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 1516 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1516

 To amend title III of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 
    (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.) to reauthorize the Federal Emergency 
      Management Food and Shelter Program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 5, 1999

 Mr. Thompson (for himself and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the following 
      bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                          Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title III of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 
    (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.) to reauthorize the Federal Emergency 
      Management Food and Shelter Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 322 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11352) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 322. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$125,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
and $135,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.''.

SEC. 2. NAME CHANGE TO NOMINATING ORGANIZATION.

    Section 301(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11331(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting 
the following:
            ``(5) United Jewish Communities.''.

SEC. 3. PARTICIPATION OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS ON LOCAL BOARDS.

    Section 316(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11346(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting 
the following:
            ``(6) guidelines requiring each local board to include in 
        their membership not less than 1 homeless individual, former 
        homeless individual, homeless advocate, or recipient of food or 
        shelter services, except that such guidelines may waive such 
        requirement for any board unable to meet such requirement if 
        the board otherwise consults with homeless individuals, former 
        homeless individuals, homeless advocates, or recipients of food 
        or shelter services.''.
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