FLEXIBILITY IN ADDRESSING RURAL HOMELESSNESS.

SEC. 5707. FLEXIBILITY IN ADDRESSING RURAL HOMELESSNESS. Subsection (a) of section 423 of subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11383(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(13) Projects in rural areas that consist of one or more of the following activities: “(A) Payment of short-term emergency lodging, including in motels or shelters, directly or through vouchers. “(B) Repairs to units— “(i) in which homeless individuals and families will be housed; or “(ii) which are currently not fit for human habitation. “(C) Staff training, professional development, skill development, and staff retention activities.” .