Sec. 113. Grants for converting structures for use as emergency shelters and housing for homeless persons and families

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In this section: The term continuum of care means a collaborative applicant established and operating for a geographic area for purposes of the Continuum of Care Program under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq. ). The term emergency housing means housing that is provided on a short-term and temporary basis to address emergency situations. Such term does not include transitional or permanent housing, as those terms are defined in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 ).

The terms emergency shelter , private nonprofit organization , and State have the meanings given those terms in section 321 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11351 ). The term homeless has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11302 ). The terms permanent housing , supportive services , and transitional housing have the meanings given those terms in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 ).

The Secretary shall carry out a program under this section to make grants to States and continua of care for distribution to units of local government and private nonprofit organizations to assist in carrying out conversions of structures for use as emergency, temporary, and transitional housing and emergency shelters for homeless persons and families. Amounts from a grant under this section shall be used only in connection with the conversion of hotels, motels, or vacant, blighted, or unused residential properties for use as housing or shelter as provided in subsection (b), including for— the acquisition (by purchase or lease), rehabilitation, renovation, or other conversion of such structures; operating costs in connection with use of such structures as housing or shelters; and providing supportive services, homelessness prevention services, and housing counseling services in connection with the converted housing or shelter.

The Secretary shall provide for States and continua of care to apply for grants under this section and shall select States and continua of care to receive such grants based on a competition that takes into account— the level of housing instability in the jurisdiction of the applicant and the need— for emergency, transitional, or permanent housing or emergency shelters for homeless persons and families; to address safety and public health needs of such persons and families; and for supportive services for such persons and families; and the effectiveness of the proposed method of distribution of grant amounts to units of local government and private nonprofit organizations in addressing such needs.

All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction, alteration, or repair work on a project assisted in whole or in part by funding made available under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar projects in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act ).

With respect to the labor standards specified in this paragraph, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code. The following requirements apply with respect to the conversion of any property using amounts provided to an entity described in subsection

(b)(in this paragraph referred to as an eligible recipient ) under this section: Eligible recipients shall ensure that, with respect to the construction of any property, not less than 15 percent of the total labor hours of the construction, alteration, or rehabilitation work (including such work performed by any contractor or subcontractor) with respect to such unit shall, subject to subparagraph (B), be performed by qualified apprentices. The requirement under subparagraph

(A)shall be subject to any applicable requirements for apprentice-to-journeyworker ratios of the Secretary of Labor or the applicable State apprenticeship agency. Each eligible recipient, contractor, or subcontractor who employs 4 or more individuals to perform construction, alteration, or repair work with respect to the construction of a property shall employ 1 or more qualified apprentices to perform such work. An eligible recipient shall not be treated as failing to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph if such eligible recipient— satisfies the requirements described in clause (ii); or with respect to an eligible recipient who is not described in subclause

(I)and does not satisfy the requirements of subparagraph

(A)with respect to such housing unit, such eligible recipient pays a penalty to the Secretary of Labor in an amount equal to the product of— $50; multiplied by the total labor hours for which the requirement subparagraph

(A)was not satisfied with respect to the construction, alteration, or repair work on such housing unit. For purposes of clause (i), an eligible recipient shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements under this paragraph with respect to a property if such eligible recipient has requested qualified apprentices from a registered apprenticeship program, and— such request has been denied, as long as such denial is not the result of a refusal by the eligible recipient or any contractors or subcontractors engaged in the performance of construction, alteration, or repair work with respect to such property to comply with the established standards and requirements of the registered apprenticeship program; or the registered apprenticeship program fails to respond to such request within 5 business days after the date on which such registered apprenticeship program received such request. In this paragraph: The term labor hours — means the total number of hours devoted to the performance of construction, alteration, or repair work by any individual employed by the eligible recipient or by any contractor or subcontractor; and excludes any hours worked by— foremen; superintendents; owners; or persons employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity (within the meaning of those terms in part 541 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations). The term qualified apprentice means an individual who— is employed by the eligible recipient or by any contractor or subcontractor; and is participating in a registered apprenticeship program. The term registered apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act ; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq. ). The Secretary shall require each recipient of a grant under this section to submit a report to the Secretary, not later than 1 year after the award of the grant, detailing how grant amounts were used and describing the effect of that use on the level of homelessness in the jurisdiction of the recipient. There is authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

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