Amend CSSB 1 in Article VII of the bill by adding the 
following appropriately numbered rider following the 
appropriations to the Department of Housing and Community Affairs:
	____.  Financial Assistance for Local Initiatives Regarding 
the Homeless.  It is the intent of the legislature that the 
Department of Housing and Community Affairs:
		(1)  use funds appropriated to the department under 
this Act to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions, 
housing finance corporations, for-profit corporations, and 
nonprofit organizations to support local initiatives regarding 
homeless individuals and families; and
		(2)  seek any federal funding available for the purpose 
of providing financial assistance described by Subdivision (1).