Sec. 2. Funding for humanitarian relief at the border
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There is authorized to be appropriated for the emergency food and shelter program under title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), for use only under subsection
(b)of this section, $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023. Any amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a)— shall be used only for providing assistance to aliens released from the custody of the Department of Homeland Security; notwithstanding sections 315 and 316(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11345 , 11346(b)), shall be disbursed by the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board not later than 60 days after the date on which such amounts become available; shall be distributed by the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board only to jurisdictions or local recipient organizations serving communities that have experienced a significant influx of such aliens; may be used to reimburse such jurisdictions or local recipient organizations for costs incurred in providing services to such aliens on or after July 1, 2019; and shall be distributed by the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board in accordance with the findings in the report described in subsection (d). Not later than 24 hours after the publication of a notice of funding opportunity for amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate of such publication. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regarding the disbursement under the Emergency Food and Shelter Program of amounts appropriated by Public Law 116–26 . Such report shall include— an examination of whether projected costs and administrative costs, such as costs related to staffing, transportation, and applying for Federal funding, should be included in primary reimbursement eligibility for future disbursements; an analysis of whether jurisdictions and local recipient organizations were reimbursed to the greatest extent practicable; identification of challenges jurisdictions and local recipient organizations faced during the application process; and recommendations on how to improve the reimbursement process to maximize full compensation.
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- Pub. L. 116-26
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