Definitions

In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; (B) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; (C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and (D) the Committee on Finance of the Senate. (2) Certified community development financial institution The term certified community development financial institution means a community development financial institution, as defined in section 103 of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702), certified by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund under section 1805.201 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations. (3) Council The term Council means the National Youth Economic Advisory Council. (4) Database The term database means the database created under section 4(b)(1). (5) Fair market rent The term fair market rent means the applicable fair market rental established pursuant to section 8(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)). (6) Historically marginalized communities The term historically marginalized communities includes low-income communities and minority religious, racial, and ethnic groups. (7) Homeless The term homeless has the meaning given that term in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) and includes homeless children and youths as defined in section 725 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a). (8) Low-income geographic area The term low-income geographic area has the meaning given that term in section 351 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 689). (9) Payment-receiving group The term payment-receiving group means the group designated to receive cash payments pursuant to section 4(c)(3). (10) Pilot program The term pilot program means the Youth Homelessness Guaranteed Income Pilot Program. (11) Program payment The term program payment means a payment made under section 4(c)(3). (12) Racial and ethnic minority group The term racial and ethnic minority group has the meaning given the term in section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–6(g)). (13) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (14) Socially disadvantaged group The term socially disadvantaged group means a group whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic, or gender prejudice because of their identity as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities.