1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Delivering Essential Protection, Opportunity, and Security for Tenants Act or DEPOSIT Act . 2. Rental security deposit and moving cost assistance for housing choice voucher holders Section 8(q) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(q) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Supplements for security deposit and moving cost assistance (A) Security deposits The Secretary shall, to the extent amounts are provided in advance in appropriations Acts for assistance under this subparagraph, provide supplemental fees under this subsection to public housing agencies for the costs of providing, on behalf of families assisted under subsection (o), assistance to cover the costs of a reasonable security deposit for the assisted dwelling unit of such family. The agency shall require the owner to return any unused amounts of security deposit assistance upon the termination of such family’s tenancy and may make such returned amounts available only for assistance under this subparagraph. (B) Moving costs The Secretary may provide supplemental fees under this subsection to public housing agencies for the costs of providing, on behalf of families assisted under subsection (o), assistance to cover the reasonable costs of moving into a new assisted dwelling unit. (C) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary for assistance under subparagraphs (A) and (B). . 3. Rental security deposit assistance under HOME program (a) Eligible use Section 212(a) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12742(a) ) is amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: (4) Security deposit assistance A participating jurisdiction may use funds provided under this subtitle to provide loans or grants to very low- and low-income families for security deposits for rental of dwelling units, regardless of whether such family is provided tenant-based