S.Amdt. 1143

SA 1143. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Padilla, and Mr.
Brown) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA
1092 submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. Collins) and
intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations
for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place under the heading ``General
Provisions--Department of Housing and Urban Development'' in
title II of division C, insert the following:
Sec. __.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available
under the heading ``Homeless Assistance Grants'' under this
title, there is appropriated $290,000,000, for an additional
amount for fiscal year 2024, to remain available until
expended, for making payments under subtitle B of title IV of
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371
et seq.):  Provided, That such amount is designated by
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 951(b)(2)(A)(i)).
Sec. __. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise made
available under this Act, there is appropriated
$3,500,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2024,
to remain available until September 30, 2033, for--
(1) new incremental emergency vouchers under section 3202
of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (42 U.S.C. 1437f
note; Public Law 117-2);
(2) renewals of new incremental vouchers authorized under
paragraph (1);
(3) fees for the costs of administering vouchers under
paragraph (1) and other eligible expenses defined by notice
to prevent, prepare, and respond to the coronavirus to
facilitate the leasing of the emergency vouchers, such as
security deposit assistance and other costs related to
retention and support of participating owners; and
(4) adjustments in the calendar year 2024 renewal funding
allocation for assistance under section 8 of the United
States- Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) , including
mainstream vouchers, for public housing agencies that
experience a significant increase in voucher per-unit costs
due to extraordinary circumstances or that, despite taking
reasonable cost savings measures, would otherwise be required
to terminate rental assistance for families as a result of
insufficient funding.
(b) The amount appropriated under subsection (a) is
designated by Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
951(b)(2)(A)(i)).
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