1. Short title This Act may be cited as the The Southern Border Communities Relief Act of 2019 . 2. Funding for humanitarian relief at the border (a) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for the emergency food and shelter program under title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), for use only under subsection (b) of this section, $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023. (b) Use Any amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a)— (1) shall be used only for providing assistance to aliens released from the custody of the Department of Homeland Security; (2) notwithstanding sections 315 and 316(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11345 , 11346(b)), shall be disbursed by the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board not later than 60 days after the date on which such amounts become available; (3) shall be distributed by the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board only to jurisdictions or local recipient organizations serving communities that have experienced a significant influx of such aliens; (4) may be used to reimburse such jurisdictions or local recipient organizations for costs incurred in providing services to such aliens on or after July 1, 2019