; (2) according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2016 point-in-time count, there were 549,928 people experiencing homelessness in the United States on any given night, including over 120,000 children; (3) homelessness in many communities has reached crisis proportions and some cities have declared that homelessness has reached a state of emergency; and (4) the Federal Government must renew its commitment to the national goals to end homelessness. 7102. Emergency relief funding Title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 491 ( 42 U.S.C. 11408 ; relating to rural housing stability grant program) as section 441; (2) by redesignating section 592 ( 42 U.S.C. 11408a ; relating to use of FMHA inventory for transitional housing for homeless persons and for turnkey housing) as section 442