; and (II) the State shall be required to meet the benchmarks described in clause (ii) not later than 180 days after the date on which the quarterly unemployment rate descends beneath 6 percent. (G) Administrative needs of HUD (i) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to the Secretary for the administrative needs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and regional offices of the Department in carrying out the voucher program under this paragraph. (ii) Prohibition None of the funds made available under this subparagraph may be used to provide raises or bonuses to any employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in an amount that is more than 10 percent of the annual gross salary of the employee. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment Effective on December 29, 2024, paragraph (22) of section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o) ), as added by subsection (a), is redesignated as paragraph (23) and shall appear after paragraph (22), as added by section 601(a)(2)(B) of division AA of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 ( Public Law 117–328 ). 112. Land acquisition and construction (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term at risk of homelessness has the meaning given the term in section 401(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 ), except that 50 percent shall be substituted for 30 percent in subparagraph (A) of that section; (2) the terms extremely low-income and very low-income have the meanings given those terms in section 1303 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 4502 ); (3) the term homeless means an individual or family who is— (A) living in a place not meant for human habitation or in an emergency shelter; (B) living in transitional housing for homeless persons and was homeless before entering transitional housing or an emergency shelter; (C) fleeing domestic violence