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[H.R. 8297 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8297
To amend the HOME Investment Partnerships Act to establish a Project
Turnkey Program to leverage vacant hotels and motels for housing and
enhance shelter capacity nationally, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 8, 2024
Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Ramirez, Mrs. Watson
Coleman, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Tlaib, Ms.
Castor of Florida, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Jacobs, and Mr. Carson) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial
Services
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A BILL
To amend the HOME Investment Partnerships Act to establish a Project
Turnkey Program to leverage vacant hotels and motels for housing and
enhance shelter capacity nationally, 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 ``Project Turnkey Act''.
SEC. 2. PROJECT TURNKEY PROGRAM.
Subtitle E of the HOME Investment Partnerships Act (42 U.S.C.
12821) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 272. PROJECT TURNKEY PROGRAM.
``(a) In General.--There is established a Project Turnkey Program
through which the Secretary shall award amounts to eligible entities to
use for eligible activities.
``(b) Use of Amounts by Eligible Entities.--
``(1) Administrative and planning costs.--An eligible
entity that receives amounts under this section may use not
more than 15 percent of such amounts for administrative and
planning costs.
``(2) Operating expenses of other organizations.--
``(A) In general.--An eligible entity that receives
amounts under this section may use not more than 5
percent of such amounts to cover the operating expenses
of community housing development organizations and
nonprofit organizations carrying out activities
authorized under this section.
``(B) An eligible entity may only use amounts in
the manner described in subparagraph (A) if--
``(i) such funds are used to develop the
capacity of the community housing development
organization or nonprofit organization in the
jurisdiction or insular area to carry out
activities authorized under this section; and
``(ii) the community housing development
organization or nonprofit organization complies
with the limitation on assistance in section
234(b).
``(3) Contracting.--A grantee, when contracting with
service providers engaged directly in the provision of
supportive services as defined by section 578.53 of title 24,
Code of Federal Regulations shall, to the extent practicable,
enter into contracts in amounts that cover the actual total
program costs and administrative overhead to provide the
services contracted.
``(c) Subgrants.--Any eligible entity that is a public entity may
subgrant any amounts received under this section.
``(d) Supplement Not Supplant.--As a condition of receiving amounts
under this section, an eligible entity shall use such funds received
under this section only to supplement the level of State or local funds
that would, in the absence of the receipt of funds under this section,
be made available for activities described in this section.
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts
otherwise available under this Act, there is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000,000 annually.
``(f) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to
this section shall remain available until 2034.
``(g) Allocation of Amounts.--
``(1) Formula assistance.--Except as provided in paragraphs
(2) and (3), the Secretary shall allocate amounts appropriated
under this section to grantees that received allocations under
section 217 in fiscal year 2024.
``(2) Technical assistance.--$25,000,000 of any amounts
appropriated under this section may be provided by the
Secretary to be used to increase capacity building and
technical assistance available to grantees receiving amounts
under this section.
``(3) Administration.--Not more than $50,000,000 of any
amounts appropriated under this section may be used by the
Secretary to cover costs related to the administration and
implementation of this section.
``(4) Waivers and alternative requirements.--The Secretary
may waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 12701 et seq.) and titles I and IV of the McKinney-Vento
Homelessness Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq., 11360 et seq.) or
regulation for the administration of the amounts made available
under this section other than requirements related to fair
housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the
environment, upon a finding that the waiver or alternative
requirement is necessary to expedite or facilitate the use of
amounts made available under this section.
``(h) Special Rules.--The cost limits described in section 212(e),
the commitment requirements described in section 218(g), the matching
requirements described in section 220, and the set-aside for housing
developed, sponsored, or owned by community housing development
organizations required in section 231 shall not apply for any amounts
appropriated under this section.
``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Qualifying individual or family defined.--The term
`qualifying individual or family' means an individual or family
that is--
``(A) homeless, as such term defined in section
103(a) of the McKinney- Vento Homeless Assistance Act;
``(B) at-risk of homelessness, as defined in
section 401(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1);
``(C) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or
human trafficking, as such terms are defined by the
Secretary;
``(D) a homeless children or youth, as that term is
defined in section 725 of McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a); or
``(E) a youth experiencing homelessness as that
term is defined in section 38723 of the Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act (34 U.S.C. 11279).
``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
``(A) a State, city, county, regional government,
or territory government;
``(B) a public housing agency;
``(C) a project sponsor receiving amounts under the
Continuum of Care program under title IV of this Act,
or any combination of such entities;
``(D) a nonprofit that provides housing;
``(E) a Community Development Corporation; or
``(F) a Community Development Financial
Institution.
``(3) Eligible activity.--The term `eligible activity'
means--
``(A) rental assistance, including--
``(i) providing rent payment assistance;
``(ii) providing security deposit
assistance;
``(iii) providing utility deposits and
utility payments; and
``(B) any eligible use of investments described
under section 212(a);
``(C) supportive services as defined in section
578.53 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations
including--
``(i) activities listed in section 401(29)
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 11360(29));
``(ii) housing counseling; and
``(iii) homeless prevention services;
``(D) the acquisition, development, and operation
of non-congregate shelter units or affordable rental
housing;
``(E) the rehabilitation, retrofitting, and
conversion of newly acquired or vacant properties,
including motels, hotels, schools, hospitals, and
office buildings, for the purposes of providing
affordable housing or shelter;
``(F) the repair and expansion of shelters and
preservation of bed capacity; and
``(G) any other purpose as determined appropriate
by the Secretary.
``(4) Hotel.--The term `hotel' has the meaning given the
term in section 301(7)(A) of the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12181(7)(A)), that are no longer
affecting commerce (as such term is defined in such section
301).
``(5) Motel.--The term `motel' has the meaning given the
term in section 301(7)(A) of the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12181(7)(A)), that are no longer
affecting commerce (as such term is defined in such section
301).''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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