119-hr1042

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1042 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1042

 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

 February 6, 2025

 Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Salinas, Mr. 
 Garcia of California, Mrs. Ramirez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Amo, Ms. 
Jacobs, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Ansari, and Ms. Hoyle of Oregon) 
 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:

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SEC. 272. PROJECT TURNKEY PROGRAM.

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    (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.
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    (b) Use of Amounts by Eligible Entities.--
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    (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.
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    (2) Operating expenses of other organizations.--
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        (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.
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        (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
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            (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.
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            (c) Subgrants.--Any eligible entity that is a public entity may 
subgrant any amounts received under this section.
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            (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 2035.
 ``

    (g) Allocation of Amounts.--
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    (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 2025.
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    (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.
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    (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;
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        (B) at-risk of homelessness, as defined in 
 

section 401

    (1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360

    (1) ;
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            (C) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic 
 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or 
 human trafficking, as such terms are defined by the 
 Secretary;
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            (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).
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    (2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
 ``
        (A) a State, city, county, regional government, 
 or territory government;
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        (B) a public housing agency;
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            (C) a project sponsor receiving amounts under the 
 Continuum of Care program under title IV of this Act, 
 or any combination of such entities;
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            (D) a nonprofit that provides housing;
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        (E) a Community Development Corporation; or
 ``
        (F) a Community Development Financial 
 Institution.
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    (3) Eligible activity.--The term `eligible activity' 
 means--
 ``
        (A) rental assistance, including--
 ``
            (i) providing rent payment assistance;
 ``
            (ii) providing security deposit 
 assistance; and
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            (iii) providing utility deposits and 
 utility payments;
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        (B) any eligible use of investments described 
 under 

section 212

    (a) ;
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            (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) );
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            (ii) housing counseling; and
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            (iii) homeless prevention services;
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            (D) the acquisition, development, and operation 
 of non-congregate shelter units or affordable rental 
 housing;
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        (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;
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        (F) the repair and expansion of shelters and 
 preservation of bed capacity; and
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        (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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