To improve the bill.

SA 72. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 870, to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States
Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM REORGANIZATION.

(a) Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board.--
(1) In general.--Section 301 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Members.--
``(1) In general.--The National Board shall consist of--
``(A) the Director;
``(B) 2 members appointed by the Director in accordance
with paragraph (2);
``(C) 1 member appointed by the Secretary of Homeland
Security;
``(D) 1 member appointed by the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development;
``(E) 1 member appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture;
and
``(F) 1 member appointed by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget.
``(2) Application for membership.--
``(A) In general.--In appointing the members described in
paragraph (1)(B), the Director shall select from applications
of individuals seeking to serve as a member on the National
Board.
``(B) Criteria.--In selecting applications of individuals
under subparagraph (A), the Director shall select the 2 most
qualified individuals who--
``(i) have not less than 10 years of experience working on
public policy relating to housing and homelessness; and
``(ii) are not from the same geographic region of the
United States.
``(3) Conflicts of interest.--An individual may not serve
as a member of the National Board if, during the 5-year
period preceding the first day of service on the National
Board, the individual was an employee of an organization, or
an affiliate of an organization, that, during the preceding 5
fiscal years, received funding under this title.
``(4) Revolving door.--During the 2-year period following
the final day of service of an individual as a member of the
National Board, the individual may not serve as an employee
of an organization, or an affiliate of an organization, that,
during a fiscal year during which the individual served as a
member of the National Board, received funding under this
title.
``(5) Term limit.--An individual may not serve as a member
of the National Board for a period of more than 2 years.'';
and
(B) by striking subsection (e).
(2) Current national board members.--With respect to an
individual serving as a member of the Emergency Food and
Shelter Program National Board established under section 301
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11331) as of the date of enactment of this Act, for the
purpose of section 301(b)(5) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act of that Act, as amended by this Act, the
individual shall be deemed to have begun service on the Board
on the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Local Boards.--Section 302 of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11332) is amended by
striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``(a) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--Each locality designated by the National
Board shall constitute a local board for the purpose of
determining how program funds allotted to the locality will
be distributed. The local board shall consist, to the extent
practicable, of--
``(A) agencies of State and local governments that serve
functions similar to the functions of the Department of
Homeland Security, the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, the Department of Agriculture, and the Office of
Management and Budget;
``(B) the mayor or other appropriate heads of government;
and
``(C) representatives of nonprofit organizations that aid
individuals and families who are experiencing, or are at risk
of experiencing, hunger or homelessness.
``(2) Program funds for reservations.--Each local board
administering program funds for a locality within which is
located a reservation (as such term is defined in section 3
of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452), or a
portion thereof, shall include a board member who is a member
of an Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section 102(a)
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5302(a)). The chairperson of the local board shall be
elected by a majority of the members of the local board.
Local boards are encouraged to expand participation of other
private nonprofit organizations on the local board.''.
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