DEFINITION OF HOMELESSNESS.

SEC. 1003. DEFINITION OF HOMELESSNESS.(a) In General.—Section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) is amended—(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d); and(2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:“(a) In General.—For purposes of this Act, the terms ‘homeless’, ‘homeless individual’, and ‘homeless person’ means—“(1) an individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence;123 STAT. 1665“(2) an individual or family with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or camping ground;“(3) an individual or family living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including hotels and motels paid for by Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, and transitional housing);“(4) an individual who resided in a shelter or place not meant for human habitation and who is exiting an institution where he or she temporarily resided;“(5) an individual or family who—“(A) will imminently lose their housing, including housing they own, rent, or live in without paying rent, are sharing with others, and rooms in hotels or motels not paid for by Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, as evidenced by—“(i) a court order resulting from an eviction action that notifies the individual or family that they must leave within 14 days;“(ii) the individual or family having a primary nighttime residence that is a room in a hotel or motel and where they lack the resources necessary to reside there for more than 14 days; or“(iii) credible evidence indicating that the owner or renter of the housing will not allow the individual or family to stay for more than 14 days, and any oral statement from an individual or family seeking homeless assistance that is found to be credible shall be considered credible evidence for purposes of this clause;“(B) has no subsequent residence identified; and“(C) lacks the resources or support networks needed to obtain other permanent housing; and“(6) unaccompanied youth and homeless families with children and youth defined as homeless under other Federal statutes who—“(A) have experienced a long term period without living independently in permanent housing,“(B) have experienced persistent instability as measured by frequent moves over such period, and“(C) can be expected to continue in such status for an extended period of time because of chronic disabilities, chronic physical health or mental health conditions, substance addiction, histories of domestic violence or childhood abuse, the presence of a child or youth with a disability, or multiple barriers to employment.“(b) Domestic Violence and Other Dangerous or Life-Threatening Conditions.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary shall consider to be homeless any individual or family who is fleeing, or is attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions in the individual’s or family’s 123 STAT. 1666 current housing situation, including where the health and safety of children are jeopardized, and who have no other residence and lack the resources or support networks to obtain other permanent housing.”.(b) Regulations.—Not later than the expiration of the 6-month period beginning upon the date of the enactment of this division, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue regulations that provide sufficient guidance to recipients of funds under title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to allow uniform and consistent implementation of the requirements of section 103 of such Act, as amended by subsection (a) of this section. This subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this division.(c) Clarification of Effect on Other Laws.—This section and the amendments made by this section to section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) may not be construed to affect, alter, limit, annul, or supersede any other provision of Federal law providing a definition of “homeless”, “homeless individual”, or “homeless person” for purposes other than such Act, except to the extent that such provision refers to such section 103 or the definition provided in such section 103.