[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5848 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5848
To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the amount of minimum
allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from
Homelessness Program.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 22, 2010
Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Davis of Kentucky) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the amount of minimum
allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from
Homelessness Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MINIMUM ALLOTMENTS UNDER THE PROJECTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN
TRANSITION FROM HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM.
Section 524 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290cc-24)
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 524. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF ALLOTMENT.
``(a) Determination Under Formula.--Subject to subsection (b), the
allotment required in section 521 for a State for a fiscal year is the
product of--
``(1) an amount equal to the amount appropriated under
section 535 for the fiscal year; and
``(2) a percentage equal to the quotient of--
``(A) an amount equal to the population living in
urbanized areas of the State involved, as indicated by
the most recent data collected by the Bureau of the
Census; and
``(B) an amount equal to the population living in
urbanized areas of the United States, as indicated by
the sum of the respective amounts determined for the
States under subparagraph (A).
``(b) Minimum Allotment.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the allotment
for a State under section 521 for a fiscal year shall, at a
minimum, be the greater of--
``(A) the amount the State received under section
521 in fiscal year 2009; and
``(B) $750,000 for each of the several States, the
District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, and $100,000 for each of Guam, the Virgin
Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
``(2) Condition.--If the funds appropriated in any fiscal
year under section 535 are insufficient to ensure that States
receive a minimum allotment in accordance with paragraph (1),
then--
``(A) no State shall receive less than the amount
they received in fiscal year 2009; and
``(B) any funds remaining after amounts are
provided under subparagraph (A) shall be used to meet
the requirement of paragraph (1)(B), to the maximum
extent possible.''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 535 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290cc-35) is amended by striking ``$75,000,000
for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2003'' and inserting
``$150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 521 of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 290cc-21) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 1991
through 1994'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2011 through 2015''.
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