GRANT ASSISTANCE.

SEC. 1201. GRANT ASSISTANCE. Subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.) is amended—(1) by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the following:“Subtitle B—Emergency Solutions Grants Program”;(2) by striking section 417 (42 U.S.C. 11377);(3) by redesignating sections 413 through 416 (42 U.S.C. 11373–6) as sections 414 through 417, respectively; and(4) by striking section 412 (42 U.S.C. 11372) and inserting the following:“SEC. 412. GRANT ASSISTANCE. “The Secretary shall make grants to States and local governments (and to private nonprofit organizations providing assistance to persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, in the case of grants made with reallocated amounts) for the purpose of carrying out activities described in section 415. “SEC. 413. AMOUNT AND ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE.“(a) In General.—Of the amount made available to carry out this subtitle and subtitle C for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 123 STAT. 1679 allocate nationally 20 percent of such amount for activities described in section 415. The Secretary shall be required to certify that such allocation will not adversely affect the renewal of existing projects under this subtitle and subtitle C for those individuals or families who are homeless.“(b) Allocation.—An entity that receives a grant under section 412, and serves an area that includes 1 or more geographic areas (or portions of such areas) served by collaborative applicants that submit applications under subtitle C, shall allocate the funds made available through the grant to carry out activities described in section 415, in consultation with the collaborative applicants.” ; and(5) in section 414(b) (42 U.S.C. 11373(b)), as so redesignated by paragraph (3) of this section, by striking “amounts appropriated” and all that follows through “for any” and inserting “amounts appropriated under section 408 and made available to carry out this subtitle for any”.