Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2014 - Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to redefine "homeless," "homeless individual," or "homeless person."
Modifies requirements relating to an individual or family who will imminently lose their housing, including housing they own, rent, or live in without paying rent.
Revises criteria for unaccompanied youth and homeless families with children and youth defined as homeless under other federal statutes to require that they:
Requires the information provided to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from a collaborative applicant about project sponsors in a community-wide homeless management information system (HMIS) to be made publicly available on HUD's website in aggregate, non-personally identifying reports, and updated at least annually.
Prohibits the Secretary, in awarding grants for continuum of care programs, from considering or prioritizing the specific homeless populations intended to be served by the applicant if the applicant demonstrates that the project: (1) would meet the priorities identified in the applicant's plan, and (2) is cost-effective in meeting the overall goals and objectives identified in that plan.
Repeals certain requirements regarding collaborative applicants.
Modifies requirements for selection criteria for the award of grants through a national competition between geographic areas.
Requires annual reports to Congress on housing assistance for the homeless to include data: (1) required to be made publicly available in the HMIS report, and (2) on programs funded under other specified federal statutes.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2653 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2653
To amend the definition of ``homeless person'' under the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act to include certain homeless children and youth,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 24, 2014
Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Begich) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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A BILL
To amend the definition of ``homeless person'' under the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act to include certain homeless children and youth,
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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeless Children and Youth Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT.
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 103--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (5)(A)--
(I) by striking ``are sharing'' and
all that follows through ``charitable
organizations,'';
(II) by striking ``14 days'' each
place that term appears and inserting
``30 days'';
(III) in clause (i), by inserting
``or'' after the semicolon;
(IV) by striking clause (ii); and
(V) by redesignating clause (iii)
as clause (ii); and
(ii) by amending paragraph (6) to read as
follows:
``(6) unaccompanied youth and homeless families with
children and youth defined as homeless under other Federal
statutes who--
``(A) are certified as homeless by the director or
designee of a director of a program funded under any
other Federal statute; or
``(B) have been certified by a director or designee
of a director of a program funded under this Act or a
director or designee of a director of a public housing
agency as lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate
nighttime residence, which shall include--
``(i) temporarily sharing the housing of
another person due to loss of housing, economic
hardship, or other similar reason; or
``(ii) living in a room in a motel or
hotel.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Other Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) the term `other Federal statute' has the meaning
given that term in section 401; and
``(2) the term `public housing agency' means an agency
described in section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(6)).'';
(2) in section 401--
(A) in paragraph (1)(C)--
(i) by striking clause (iv); and
(ii) by redesignating clauses (v), (vi),
and (vii) as clauses (iv), (v), and (vi);
(B) in paragraph (7)--
(i) by striking ``Federal statute other
than this subtitle'' and inserting ``other
Federal statute''; and
(ii) by inserting ``of'' before ``this
Act'';
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through (33)
as paragraphs (15) through (34), respectively; and
(D) by adding after paragraph (13) the following:
``(14) Other federal statute.--The term `other Federal
statute' includes--
``(A) the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.
5701 et seq.);
``(B) the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.);
``(C) subtitle N of the Violence Against Women Act
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043e et seq.);
``(D) section 330(h) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(h));
``(E) section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
(42 U.S.C. 1786);
``(F) the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001 et seq.); and
``(G) subtitle B of title VII of this Act.'';
(3) by inserting after section 408 the following:
``SEC. 409. AVAILABILITY OF HMIS REPORT.
``(a) In General.--The information provided to the Secretary under
section 402(f)(3) shall be made publically available on the Internet
website of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in
aggregate, non-personally identifying reports.
``(b) Required Data.--Each report made publically available under
subsection (a) shall be updated on at least an annual basis and shall
include--
``(1) a cumulative count of the number of individuals and
families experiencing homelessness;
``(2) a cumulative assessment of the patterns of assistance
provided under subtitles B and C for the each geographic area
involved; and
``(3) a count of the number of individuals and families
experiencing homelessness that are documented through the HMIS
by each collaborative applicant.'';
(4) in section 422--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and
inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Restriction.--In awarding grants under paragraph (1),
the Secretary may not consider or prioritize the specific
homeless populations intended to be served by the applicant if
the applicant demonstrates that the project--
``(A) would meet the priorities identified in the
plan submitted under section 427(b)(1)(B); and
``(B) is cost-effective in meeting the overall
goals and objectives identified in that plan.''; and
(B) by striking subsection (j);
(5) in section 424(d), by striking paragraph (5);
(6) in section 427(b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) in clause (vi), by adding
``and'' at the end;
(II) in clause (vii), by striking
``and'' at the end; and
(III) by striking clause (viii);
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) in clause (iii), by adding
``and'' at the end;
(II) in clause (iv)(VI), by
striking ``and'' at the end; and
(III) by striking clause (v);
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by adding
``and'' at the end;
(iv) by striking subparagraph (F); and
(v) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as
subparagraph (F); and
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and
(7) by amending section 433 to read as follows:
``SEC. 433. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual
report, which shall--
``(1) summarize the activities carried out under this
subtitle and set forth the findings, conclusions, and
recommendations of the Secretary as a result of the activities;
and
``(2) include, for the year preceding the date on which the
report is submitted--
``(A) data required to be made publically available
in the report under section 409; and
``(B) data on programs funded under any other
Federal statute, as such term is defined in section
401.
``(b) Timing.--A report under subsection (a) shall be submitted not
later than 4 months after the end of each fiscal year.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4905)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4905-4906)
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