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    38 USC CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS

-HEAD-
                CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS            


-MISC1-
        SUBCHAPTER I - PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS; ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS    
    Sec.                                                     
    2001.       Purpose.                                              
    2002.       Definitions.                                          
    2003.       Staffing requirements.                                

              SUBCHAPTER II - COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS          
    2011.       Grants.                                               
    2012.       Per diem payments.                                    
    2013.       Authorization of appropriations.                      

                  SUBCHAPTER III - TRAINING AND OUTREACH              
    2021.       Homeless veterans reintegration programs.             
    2022.       Coordination of outreach services for veterans at risk
                 of homelessness.                                     
    2023.       Demonstration program of referral and counseling for
                 veterans transitioning from certain institutions who
                 are at risk for homelessness.                        

    SUBCHAPTER IV - TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY
                         ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS
    2031.       General treatment.                                    
    2032.       Therapeutic housing.                                  
    2033.       Additional services at certain locations.             
    2034.       Coordination with other agencies and organizations.   

                     SUBCHAPTER V - HOUSING ASSISTANCE                 
    2041.       Housing assistance for homeless veterans.             
    2042.       Supported housing for veterans participating in
                 compensated work therapies.                          
    2043.       Domiciliary care programs.                            

    SUBCHAPTER VI - LOAN GUARANTEE FOR MULTIFAMILY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
    2051.       General authority.                                    
    2052.       Requirements.                                         
    2053.       Default.                                              
    2054.       Audit.                                                

                     SUBCHAPTER VII - OTHER PROVISIONS                 
    2061.       Grant program for homeless veterans with special
                 needs.                                               
    2062.       Dental care.                                          
    2063.       Employment assistance.                                
    2064.       Technical assistance grants for nonprofit
                 community-based groups.                              
    2065.       Annual report on assistance to homeless veterans.     
    2066.       Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.              

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    38 USC SUBCHAPTER I - PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS;
           ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS                          01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER I - PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS; ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

-HEAD-
        SUBCHAPTER I - PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS; ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS    

-End-



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    38 USC Sec. 2001                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER I - PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS; ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2001. Purpose

-STATUTE-
      The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the special needs
    of homeless veterans.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 905.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2001 was renumbered section 4101 of this title.
      Another prior section 2001, Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72
    Stat. 1217, related to compensation for veterans under agreements
    with States, prior to repeal by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 87-675.

             NATIONAL GOAL TO END HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS         
      Pub. L. 109-461, title VII, Sec. 701, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat.
    3439, provided that:
      "(a) Reaffirmation. - Congress reaffirms the national goal to end
    chronic homelessness among veterans within a decade of the
    enactment of the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of
    2001 (Public Law 107-95; 115 Stat. 903) [Dec. 21, 2001].
      "(b) Reaffirmation of Encouragement of Cooperative Efforts. -
    Congress reaffirms its encouragement, as specified in the Homeless
    Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-95;
    115 Stat. 903), that all departments and agencies of the Federal,
    State, and local governments, quasi-governmental organizations,
    private and public sector entities, including community-based
    organizations, faith-based organizations, and individuals, work
    cooperatively to end chronic homelessness among veterans."
      Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 3, Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 903, provided
    that:
      "(a) National Goal. - Congress hereby declares it to be a
    national goal to end chronic homelessness among veterans within a
    decade of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 21, 2001].
      "(b) Cooperative Efforts Encouraged. - Congress hereby encourages
    all departments and agencies of Federal, State, and local
    governments, quasi-governmental organizations, private and public
    sector entities, including community-based organizations, faith-
    based organizations, and individuals to work cooperatively to end
    chronic homelessness among veterans within a decade."

    SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS VETERANS AND
                  THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FEDERAL AGENCIES
      Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 4, Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 904, provided
    that: "It is the sense of the Congress that - 
        "(1) homelessness is a significant problem in the veterans
      community and veterans are disproportionately represented among
      homeless men;
        "(2) while many effective programs assist homeless veterans to
      again become productive and self-sufficient members of society,
      current resources provided to such programs and other activities
      that assist homeless veterans are inadequate to provide all
      needed essential services, assistance, and support to homeless
      veterans;
        "(3) the most effective programs for the assistance of homeless
      veterans should be identified and expanded;
        "(4) federally funded programs for homeless veterans should be
      held accountable for achieving clearly defined results;
        "(5) Federal efforts to assist homeless veterans should include
      prevention of homelessness; and
        "(6) Federal agencies, particularly the Department of Veterans
      Affairs, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the
      Department of Labor, should cooperate more fully to address the
      problem of homelessness among veterans."

             EVALUATION CENTERS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAMS         
      Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 6(a), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 919, provided
    that: "The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall support the
    continuation within the Department of Veterans Affairs of at least
    one center for evaluation to monitor the structure, process, and
    outcome of programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs that
    address homeless veterans."

-CROSS-
                       DEFINITIONS IN PUB. L. 107-95                   
      Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 2, Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 903, provided
    that: "For purposes of this Act [see Short Title of 2001 Amendments
    note set out under section 101 of this title]:
        "(1) The term 'homeless veteran' has the meaning given such
      term in section 2002 of title 38, United States Code, as added by
      section 5(a)(1).
        "(2) The term 'grant and per diem provider' means an entity in
      receipt of a grant under section 2011 or 2012 of title 38, United
      States Code, as so added."

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    38 USC Sec. 2002                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER I - PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS; ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2002. Definitions

-STATUTE-
      In this chapter:
        (1) The term "homeless veteran" means a veteran who is homeless
      (as that term is defined in section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento
      Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a))).
        (2) The term "grant and per diem provider" means an entity in
      receipt of a grant under section 2011 or 2012 of this title.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 905;
    amended Pub. L. 109-444, Sec. 8(a)(3), Dec. 21, 2006, 120 Stat.
    3313; Pub. L. 109-461, title X, Secs. 1004(a)(3), 1006(b), Dec. 22,
    2006, 120 Stat. 3465, 3468.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2002 was renumbered section 4102 of this title.
      Another prior section 2002, Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72
    Stat. 1217, related to compensation for veterans in absence of
    agreements with States, prior to repeal by section 1(a) of Pub. L.
    87-675.
      A prior section 2002A was renumbered section 4102A of this title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Par. (1). Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 1006(b), provided that as
    of the enactment of Pub. L. 109-461, the amendments made by Pub. L.
    109-444 were deemed for all purposes not to have taken effect and
    that Pub. L. 109-444 ceased to be in effect. See Amendment notes
    below and section 1006(b) of Pub. L. 109-461, set out as a
    Coordination of Provisions With Pub. L. 109-444 note under section
    101 of this title.
      Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 1004(a)(3), inserted closing parenthesis
    before period at end.
      Pub. L. 109-444, which inserted closing parenthesis before period
    at end, was terminated by Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 1006(b). See
    Amendment notes above.

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    38 USC Sec. 2003                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER I - PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS; ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2003. Staffing requirements

-STATUTE-
      (a) VBA Staffing at Regional Offices. - The Secretary shall
    ensure that there is at least one full-time employee assigned to
    oversee and coordinate homeless veterans programs at each of the 20
    Veterans Benefits Administration regional offices that the
    Secretary determines have the largest homeless veteran populations
    within the regions of the Administration. The programs covered by
    such oversight and coordination include the following:
        (1) Housing programs administered by the Secretary under this
      title or any other provision of law.
        (2) Compensation, pension, vocational rehabilitation, and
      education benefits programs administered by the Secretary under
      this title or any other provision of law.
        (3) The housing program for veterans supported by the
      Department of Housing and Urban Development.
        (4) The homeless veterans reintegration program of the
      Department of Labor under section 2021 of this title.
        (5) The programs under section 2033 of this title.
        (6) The assessments required by section 2034 of this title.
        (7) Such other programs relating to homeless veterans as may be
      specified by the Secretary.

      (b) VHA Case Managers. - The Secretary shall ensure that the
    number of case managers in the Veterans Health Administration is
    sufficient to assure that every veteran who is provided a housing
    voucher through section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of
    1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is assigned to, and is seen as needed by,
    a case manager.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 905.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2003 was renumbered section 4103 of this title.
      Another prior section 2003, Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72
    Stat. 1218, related to payments to the States equal to payments
    made by them in accordance with an agreement under chapter 41 of
    this title, prior to repeal by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 87-675.
      Prior sections 2003A and 2004 were renumbered sections 4103A and
    4104 of this title, respectively.
      Another prior section 2004, Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72
    Stat. 1219, related to information necessary to determine a
    veteran's entitlement to compensation and which all Federal
    departments and agencies were required to make available to State
    agencies or to the Secretary, prior to repeal by section 1(a) of
    Pub. L. 87-675.
      Prior sections 2004A and 2005 were renumbered sections 4104A and
    4105 of this title, respectively.
      Another prior section 2005, Pub. L. 85-837, Sept. 2, 1958, 72
    Stat. 1219, related to penalties for making false statements or
    representations, or for knowledgeable failure to disclose material
    facts in order to obtain or increase payments under chapter 41 of
    this title, prior to repeal by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 87-675.
      Prior section 2006 was renumbered section 4106 of this title.
      Another prior section 2006, Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72
    Stat. 1219, authorized the Secretary to make rules and regulations
    necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 41 of this title,
    and required him to consult with representatives of the State
    unemployment compensation agencies before prescribing any rules
    which could affect the performance of such agencies, prior to
    repeal by Pub. L. 87-675, Sec. 1(a), Sept. 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 558.
      Prior section 2007 was renumbered section 4107 of this title.
      Another prior section 2007, Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72
    Stat. 1220; Pub. L. 86-70, Sec. 29(b), June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 148;
    Pub. L. 86-624, Sec. 25(c), July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 418, defined
    "Korean conflict veterans", "unemployment compensation", and
    "State", prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87-675, Sec. 1(a), Sept. 19,
    1962, 76 Stat. 558.
      Prior section 2008 was renumbered section 4108 of this title.
      Another prior section 2008, Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72
    Stat. 1220, enumerated provisions which forbade duplication of
    benefits, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87-675, Sec. 1(a), Sept. 19,
    1962, 76 Stat. 558.
      Prior section 2009 was renumbered section 4109 of this title.
      Another prior section 2009, Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72
    Stat. 1221, provided termination dates for the payment of benefits
    under chapter 41 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87-675,
    Sec. 1(a), Sept. 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 558.
      Prior section 2010 was renumbered section 4110 of this title.
      Another prior section 2010 was renumbered section 4101 of this
    title.
      Prior section 2010A was renumbered section 4110A of this title.

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    38 USC SUBCHAPTER II - COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS       01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER II - COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS

-HEAD-
              SUBCHAPTER II - COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS          

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    38 USC Sec. 2011                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER II - COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2011. Grants

-STATUTE-
      (a) Authority To Make Grants. - Subject to the availability of
    appropriations provided for such purpose, the Secretary shall make
    grants to assist eligible entities in establishing programs to
    furnish, and expanding or modifying existing programs for
    furnishing, the following to homeless veterans:
        (1) Outreach.
        (2) Rehabilitative services.
        (3) Vocational counseling and training.
        (4) Transitional housing assistance.

      (b) Criteria for Grants. - The Secretary shall establish criteria
    and requirements for grants under this section, including criteria
    for entities eligible to receive grants, and shall publish such
    criteria and requirements in the Federal Register. The criteria
    established under this subsection shall include the following:
        (1) Specification as to the kinds of projects for which grants
      are available, which shall include - 
          (A) expansion, remodeling, or alteration of existing
        buildings, or acquisition of facilities, for use as service
        centers, transitional housing, or other facilities to serve
        homeless veterans; and
          (B) procurement of vans for use in outreach to and
        transportation for homeless veterans for purposes of a program
        referred to in subsection (a).

        (2) Specification as to the number of projects for which grants
      are available.
        (3) Criteria for staffing for the provision of services under a
      project for which grants are made.
        (4) Provisions to ensure that grants under this section - 
          (A) shall not result in duplication of ongoing services; and
          (B) to the maximum extent practicable, shall reflect
        appropriate geographic dispersion and an appropriate balance
        between urban and other locations.

        (5) Provisions to ensure that an entity receiving a grant shall
      meet fire and safety requirements established by the Secretary,
      which shall include - 
          (A) such State and local requirements that may apply; and
          (B) fire and safety requirements applicable under the Life
        Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Association or such
        other comparable fire and safety requirements as the Secretary
        may specify.

        (6) Specification as to the means by which an entity receiving
      a grant may contribute in-kind services to the start-up costs of
      a project for which a grant is sought and the methodology for
      assigning a cost to that contribution for purposes of subsection
      (c).

      (c) Funding Limitations. - A grant under this section may not be
    used to support operational costs. The amount of a grant under this
    section may not exceed 65 percent of the estimated cost of the
    project concerned.
      (d) Eligible Entities. - The Secretary may make a grant under
    this section to an entity applying for such a grant only if the
    applicant for the grant - 
        (1) is a public or nonprofit private entity with the capacity
      (as determined by the Secretary) to effectively administer a
      grant under this section;
        (2) demonstrates that adequate financial support will be
      available to carry out the project for which the grant is sought
      consistent with the plans, specifications, and schedule submitted
      by the applicant; and
        (3) agrees to meet the applicable criteria and requirements
      established under subsections (b) and (g) and has, as determined
      by the Secretary, the capacity to meet such criteria and
      requirements.

      (e) Application Requirement. - An entity seeking a grant for a
    project under this section shall submit to the Secretary an
    application for the grant. The application shall set forth the
    following:
        (1) The amount of the grant sought for the project.
        (2) A description of the site for the project.
        (3) Plans, specifications, and the schedule for implementation
      of the project in accordance with criteria and requirements
      prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (b).
        (4) Reasonable assurance that upon completion of the work for
      which the grant is sought, the project will become operational
      and the facilities will be used principally to provide to
      veterans the services for which the project was designed, and
      that not more than 25 percent of the services provided under the
      project will be provided to individuals who are not veterans.

      (f) Program Requirements. - The Secretary may not make a grant
    for a project to an applicant under this section unless the
    applicant in the application for the grant agrees to each of the
    following requirements:
        (1) To provide the services for which the grant is made at
      locations accessible to homeless veterans.
        (2) To maintain referral networks for homeless veterans for
      establishing eligibility for assistance and obtaining services,
      under available entitlement and assistance programs, and to aid
      such veterans in establishing eligibility for and obtaining such
      services.
        (3) To ensure the confidentiality of records maintained on
      homeless veterans receiving services through the project.
        (4) To establish such procedures for fiscal control and fund
      accounting as may be necessary to ensure proper disbursement and
      accounting with respect to the grant and to such payments as may
      be made under section 2012 of this title.
        (5) To seek to employ homeless veterans and formerly homeless
      veterans in positions created for purposes of the grant for which
      those veterans are qualified.

      (g) Service Center Requirements. - In addition to criteria and
    requirements established under subsection (b), in the case of an
    application for a grant under this section for a service center for
    homeless veterans, the Secretary shall require each of the
    following:
        (1) That such center provide services to homeless veterans
      during such hours as the Secretary may specify and be open to
      such veterans on an as-needed, unscheduled basis.
        (2) That space at such center be made available, as mutually
      agreeable, for use by staff of the Department of Veterans
      Affairs, the Department of Labor, and other appropriate agencies
      and organizations in assisting homeless veterans served by such
      center.
        (3) That such center be equipped and staffed to provide or to
      assist in providing health care, mental health services, hygiene
      facilities, benefits and employment counseling, meals,
      transportation assistance, and such other services as the
      Secretary determines necessary.
        (4) That such center be equipped and staffed to provide, or to
      assist in providing, job training, counseling, and placement
      services (including job readiness and literacy and skills
      training), as well as any outreach and case management services
      that may be necessary to carry out this paragraph.

      (h) Recovery of Unused Grant Funds. - (1) If a grant recipient
    under this section does not establish a program in accordance with
    this section or ceases to furnish services under such a program for
    which the grant was made, the United States shall be entitled to
    recover from such recipient the total of all unused grant amounts
    made under this section to such recipient in connection with such
    program.
      (2) Any amount recovered by the United States under paragraph (1)
    may be obligated by the Secretary without fiscal year limitation to
    carry out provisions of this subchapter.
      (3) An amount may not be recovered under paragraph (1) as an
    unused grant amount before the end of the three-year period
    beginning on the date on which the grant is made.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 906;
    amended Pub. L. 109-444, Secs. 2(b), 8(a)(4), Dec. 21, 2006, 120
    Stat. 3304, 3313; Pub. L. 109-461, title VII, Sec. 703(a), title X,
    Secs. 1004(a)(4), 1006(b), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3440, 3465,
    3468.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2011 was renumbered section 4211 of this title.
      Another prior section 2011 was renumbered section 4102 of this
    title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 1006(b), provided that
    as of the enactment of Pub. L. 109-461, the amendments made by Pub.
    L. 109-444 were deemed for all purposes not to have taken effect
    and that Pub. L. 109-444 ceased to be in effect. See Amendment
    notes below and section 1006(b) of Pub. L. 109-461, set out as a
    Coordination of Provisions With Pub. L. 109-444 note under section
    101 of this title.
      Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 1004(a)(4), which directed insertion of a
    period at end of subpar. (C) of par. (1), was executed to par. (3)
    to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the redesignation of
    par. (1)(C) as (3) by Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 703(a). See below.
      Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 703(a), struck out par. (1) designation
    before "Subject", redesignated subpars. (A) to (D) of former par.
    (1) as pars. (1) to (4), respectively, and struck out former par.
    (2), which read as follows: "The authority of the Secretary to make
    grants under this section expires on September 30, 2005."
      Pub. L. 109-444, Sec. 8(a)(4), which inserted period at end of
    subpar. (C) of par. (1), was terminated by Pub. L. 109-461, Sec.
    1006(b). See Amendment notes above.
      Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 109-444, Sec. 2(b), which substituted
    "September 30, 2007" for "September 30, 2005", was terminated by
    Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 1006(b). See Amendment notes above.

                         CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY                     
      Pub. L. 109-114, title II, Sec. 230, Nov. 30, 2005, 119 Stat.
    2393, provided that: "The authority provided by section 2011 of
    title 38, United States Code, shall continue in effect through
    September 30, 2006."

-End-



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    38 USC Sec. 2012                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER II - COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2012. Per diem payments

-STATUTE-
      (a) Per Diem Payments for Furnishing Services to Homeless
    Veterans. - (1) Subject to the availability of appropriations
    provided for such purpose, the Secretary, pursuant to such criteria
    as the Secretary shall prescribe, shall provide to a recipient of a
    grant under section 2011 of this title (or an entity eligible to
    receive a grant under that section which after November 10, 1992,
    establishes a program that the Secretary determines carries out the
    purposes described in that section) per diem payments for services
    furnished to any homeless veteran - 
        (A) whom the Secretary has referred to the grant recipient (or
      entity eligible for such a grant); or
        (B) for whom the Secretary has authorized the provision of
      services.

      (2)(A) The rate for such per diem payments shall be the daily
    cost of care estimated by the grant recipient or eligible entity
    adjusted by the Secretary under subparagraph (B). In no case may
    the rate determined under this paragraph exceed the rate authorized
    for State homes for domiciliary care under subsection (a)(1)(A) of
    section 1741 of this title, as the Secretary may increase from time
    to time under subsection (c) of that section.
      (B) The Secretary shall adjust the rate estimated by the grant
    recipient or eligible entity under subparagraph (A) to exclude
    other sources of income described in subparagraph (D) that the
    grant recipient or eligible entity certifies to be correct.
      (C) Each grant recipient or eligible entity shall provide to the
    Secretary such information with respect to other sources of income
    as the Secretary may require to make the adjustment under
    subparagraph (B).
      (D) The other sources of income referred to in subparagraphs (B)
    and (C) are payments to the grant recipient or eligible entity for
    furnishing services to homeless veterans under programs other than
    under this subchapter, including payments and grants from other
    departments and agencies of the United States, from departments or
    agencies of State or local government, and from private entities or
    organizations.
      (3) In a case in which the Secretary has authorized the provision
    of services, per diem payments under paragraph (1) may be paid
    retroactively for services provided not more than three days before
    the authorization was provided.
      (b) Inspections. - The Secretary may inspect any facility of a
    grant recipient or entity eligible for payments under subsection
    (a) at such times as the Secretary considers necessary. No per diem
    payment may be provided to a grant recipient or eligible entity
    under this section unless the facilities of the grant recipient or
    eligible entity meet such standards as the Secretary shall
    prescribe.
      (c) Life Safety Code. - (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2),
    a per diem payment may not be provided under this section to a
    grant recipient or eligible entity unless the facilities of the
    grant recipient or eligible entity, as the case may be, meet
    applicable fire and safety requirements under the Life Safety Code
    of the National Fire Protection Association or such other
    comparable fire and safety requirements as the Secretary may
    specify.
      (2) During the five-year period beginning on the date of the
    enactment of this section, paragraph (1) shall not apply to an
    entity that received a grant under section 3 of the Homeless
    Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-
    590; 38 U.S.C. 7721 note) (!1) before that date if the entity
    meets fire and safety requirements established by the Secretary.

      (3) From amounts available for purposes of this section, not less
    than $5,000,000 shall be used only for grants to assist entities
    covered by paragraph (2) in meeting the Life Safety Code of the
    National Fire Protection Association or such other comparable fire
    and safety requirements as the Secretary may specify.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 908.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsec.
    (c)(2), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 107-95, which was
    approved Dec. 21, 2001.
      Section 3 of the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs
    Act of 1992, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), is section 3 of Pub. L.
    102-590, Nov. 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 5136, which was set out in a note
    under former section 7721 of this title, which note was repealed
    and restated in sections 2011 and 2012 of this title by Pub. L. 107-
    95, Sec. 5(a)(1), (e)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 906, 918.
    Section 7721 of this title was repealed by Pub. L. 109-233, title
    IV, Sec. 402(c), June 15, 2006, 120 Stat. 411.


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2012 was renumbered section 4212 of this title.
      Another prior section 2012 was renumbered section 4103 of this
    title.

-FOOTNOTE-
    (!1) See References in Text note below.


-End-



-CITE-
    38 USC Sec. 2013                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER II - COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2013. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
      There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
    subchapter $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year
    thereafter.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 909;
    amended Pub. L. 108-422, title I, Sec. 101, Nov. 30, 2004, 118
    Stat. 2380; Pub. L. 109-461, title VII, Sec. 703(b), Dec. 22, 2006,
    120 Stat. 3440.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2013 was renumbered section 4213 of this title.
      Another prior section 2013 was renumbered section 4104 of this
    title.
      A prior section 2014 was renumbered section 4214 of this title.
      Another prior section 2014 was renumbered section 4105 of this
    title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Pub. L. 109-461 amended text generally. Prior to
    amendment, text read as follows: "There are authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this subchapter amounts as follows:
        "(1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
        "(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
        "(3) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
        "(4) $99,000,000 for fiscal year 2005."
      2004 - Par. (4). Pub. L. 108-422 substituted "$99,000,000" for
    "$75,000,000".

-End-


-CITE-
    38 USC SUBCHAPTER III - TRAINING AND OUTREACH               01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER III - TRAINING AND OUTREACH

-HEAD-
                  SUBCHAPTER III - TRAINING AND OUTREACH              

-End-



-CITE-
    38 USC Sec. 2021                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER III - TRAINING AND OUTREACH

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2021. Homeless veterans reintegration programs

-STATUTE-
      (a) In General. - Subject to the availability of appropriations
    provided for such purpose, the Secretary of Labor shall conduct,
    directly or through grant or contract, such programs as the
    Secretary determines appropriate to provide job training,
    counseling, and placement services (including job readiness and
    literacy and skills training) to expedite the reintegration of
    homeless veterans into the labor force.
      (b) Requirement To Monitor Expenditures of Funds. - (1) The
    Secretary of Labor shall collect such information as that Secretary
    considers appropriate to monitor and evaluate the distribution and
    expenditure of funds appropriated to carry out this section. The
    information shall include data with respect to the results or
    outcomes of the services provided to each homeless veteran under
    this section.
      (2) Information under paragraph (1) shall be furnished in such
    form and manner as the Secretary of Labor may specify.
      (c) Administration Through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for
    Veterans' Employment and Training. - The Secretary of Labor shall
    carry out this section through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for
    Veterans' Employment and Training.
      (d) Biennial Report to Congress. - Not less than every two years,
    the Secretary of Labor shall submit to Congress a report on the
    programs conducted under this section. The Secretary of Labor shall
    include in the report an evaluation of services furnished to
    veterans under this section and an analysis of the information
    collected under subsection (b).
      (e) Authorization of Appropriations. - (1) There are authorized
    to be appropriated to carry out this section amounts as follows:
        (A) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
        (B) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
        (C) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
        (D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
        (E) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
        (F) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009.

      (2) Funds appropriated to carry out this section shall remain
    available until expended. Funds obligated in any fiscal year to
    carry out this section may be expended in that fiscal year and the
    succeeding fiscal year.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 909;
    amended Pub. L. 109-233, title II, Sec. 203, June 15, 2006, 120
    Stat. 404.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2021 was renumbered section 4301 of this title
    and subsequently omitted in the general amendment of chapter 43 of
    this title by Pub. L. 103-353, Sec. 2(a), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat.
    3150.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (e)(1)(F). Pub. L. 109-233 added subpar. (F).

-End-



-CITE-
    38 USC Sec. 2022                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER III - TRAINING AND OUTREACH

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2022. Coordination of outreach services for veterans at risk
      of homelessness

-STATUTE-
      (a) Outreach Plan. - The Secretary, acting through the Under
    Secretary for Health, shall provide for appropriate officials of
    the Mental Health Service and the Readjustment Counseling Service
    of the Veterans Health Administration to develop a coordinated plan
    for joint outreach by the two Services to veterans at risk of
    homelessness, including particularly veterans who are being
    discharged or released from institutions after inpatient
    psychiatric care, substance abuse treatment, or imprisonment.
      (b) Matters To Be Included. - The outreach plan under subsection
    (a) shall include the following:
        (1) Strategies to identify and collaborate with non-Department
      entities used by veterans who have not traditionally used
      Department services to further outreach efforts.
        (2) Strategies to ensure that mentoring programs, recovery
      support groups, and other appropriate support networks are
      optimally available to veterans.
        (3) Appropriate programs or referrals to family support
      programs.
        (4) Means to increase access to case management services.
        (5) Plans for making additional employment services accessible
      to veterans.
        (6) Appropriate referral sources for mental health and
      substance abuse services.

      (c) Cooperative Relationships. - The outreach plan under
    subsection (a) shall identify strategies for the Department to
    enter into formal cooperative relationships with entities outside
    the Department to facilitate making services and resources
    optimally available to veterans.
      (d) Review of Plan. - The Secretary shall submit the outreach
    plan under subsection (a) to the Advisory Committee on Homeless
    Veterans for its review and consultation.
      (e) Outreach Program. - (1) The Secretary shall carry out an
    outreach program to provide information to homeless veterans and
    veterans at risk of homelessness. The program shall include at a
    minimum - 
        (A) provision of information about benefits available to
      eligible veterans from the Department; and
        (B) contact information for local Department facilities,
      including medical facilities, regional offices, and veterans
      centers.

      (2) In developing and carrying out the program under paragraph
    (1), the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, consult with
    appropriate public and private organizations, including the Bureau
    of Prisons, State social service agencies, the Department of
    Defense, and mental health, veterans, and homeless advocates - 
        (A) for assistance in identifying and contacting veterans who
      are homeless or at risk of homelessness;
        (B) to coordinate appropriate outreach activities with those
      organizations; and
        (C) to coordinate services provided to veterans with services
      provided by those organizations.

      (f) Reports. - (1) Not later than October 1, 2002, the Secretary
    shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate
    and House of Representatives an initial report that contains an
    evaluation of outreach activities carried out by the Secretary with
    respect to homeless veterans, including outreach regarding clinical
    issues and other benefits administered under this title. The
    Secretary shall conduct the evaluation in consultation with the
    Under Secretary for Benefits, the Department of Veterans Affairs
    central office official responsible for the administration of the
    Readjustment Counseling Service, the Director of Homeless Veterans
    Programs, and the Department of Veterans Affairs central office
    official responsible for the administration of the Mental Health
    Strategic Health Care Group.
      (2) Not later than December 31, 2005, the Secretary shall submit
    to the committees referred to in paragraph (1) an interim report on
    outreach activities carried out by the Secretary with respect to
    homeless veterans. The report shall include the following:
        (A) The Secretary's outreach plan under subsection (a),
      including goals and time lines for implementation of the plan for
      particular facilities and service networks.
        (B) A description of the implementation and operation of the
      outreach program under subsection (e).
        (C) A description of the implementation and operation of the
      demonstration program under section 2023 of this title.

      (3) Not later than July 1, 2007, the Secretary shall submit to
    the committees referred to in paragraph (1) a final report on
    outreach activities carried out by the Secretary with respect to
    homeless veterans. The report shall include the following:
        (A) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the outreach plan
      under subsection (a).
        (B) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the outreach program
      under subsection (e).
        (C) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the demonstration
      program under section 2023 of this title.
        (D) Recommendations, if any, regarding an extension or
      modification of such outreach plan, such outreach program, and
      such demonstration program.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 910.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 2022 was renumbered section 4302 of this title
    and subsequently omitted in the general amendment of chapter 43 of
    this title by Pub. L. 103-353, Sec. 2(a), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat.
    3150.

-End-



-CITE-
    38 USC Sec. 2023                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER III - TRAINING AND OUTREACH

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2023. Demonstration program of referral and counseling for
      veterans transitioning from certain institutions who are at risk
      for homelessness

-STATUTE-
      (a) Program Authority. - The Secretary and the Secretary of Labor
    (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Secretaries")
    shall carry out a demonstration program for the purpose of
    determining the costs and benefits of providing referral and
    counseling services to eligible veterans with respect to benefits
    and services available to such veterans under this title and under
    State law.
      (b) Location of Demonstration Program. - The demonstration
    program shall be carried out in at least six locations. One
    location shall be a penal institution under the jurisdiction of the
    Bureau of Prisons.
      (c) Scope of Program. - (1) To the extent practicable, the
    demonstration program shall provide both referral and counseling
    services, and in the case of counseling services, shall include
    counseling with respect to job training and placement (including
    job readiness), housing, health care, and other benefits to assist
    the eligible veteran in the transition from institutional living.
      (2)(A) To the extent that referral or counseling services are
    provided at a location under the program, referral services shall
    be provided in person during such period of time that the
    Secretaries may specify that precedes the date of release or
    discharge of the eligible veteran, and counseling services shall be
    furnished after such date.
      (B) The Secretaries may, as part of the program, furnish to
    officials of penal institutions outreach information with respect
    to referral and counseling services for presentation to veterans in
    the custody of such officials during the 18-month period that
    precedes such date of release or discharge.
      (3) The Secretaries may enter into contracts to carry out the
    referral and counseling services required under the program with
    entities or organizations that meet such requirements as the
    Secretaries may establish.
      (4) In developing the program, the Secretaries shall consult with
    officials of the Bureau of Prisons, officials of penal institutions
    of States and political subdivisions of States, and such other
    officials as the Secretaries determine appropriate.
      (d) Duration. - The authority of the Secretaries to provide
    referral and counseling services under the demonstration program
    shall cease on the date that is four years after the date of the
    commencement of the program.
      (e) Definition. - In this section, the term "eligible veteran"
    means a veteran who - 
        (1) is a resident of a penal institution or an institution that
      provides long-term care for mental illness; and
        (2) is at risk for homelessness absent referral and counseling
      services provided under the demonstration program (as determined
      under guidelines established by the Secretaries).

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 912.)


-MISC1-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      Prior sections 2023 to 2027 were renumbered sections 4303 to 4307
    of this title, respectively, and subsequently omitted in the
    general amendment of chapter 43 of this title by Pub. L. 103-353,
    Sec. 2(a), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3150.

-End-


-CITE-
    38 USC SUBCHAPTER IV - TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR
           SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS    01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER IV - TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY
                     ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS 

-HEAD-
    SUBCHAPTER IV - TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY
                         ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2001 - Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(b)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat.
    918, redesignated subchapter VII of chapter 17 of this title as
    this subchapter.

-End-



-CITE-
    38 USC Sec. 2031                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER IV - TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY
                     ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS 

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2031. General treatment

-STATUTE-
      (a) In providing care and services under section 1710 of this
    title to veterans suffering from serious mental illness, including
    veterans who are homeless, the Secretary may provide (directly or
    in conjunction with a governmental or other entity) - 
        (1) outreach services;
        (2) care, treatment, and rehabilitative services (directly or
      by contract in community-based treatment facilities, including
      halfway houses); and
        (3) therapeutic transitional housing assistance under section
      2032 of this title, in conjunction with work therapy under
      subsection (a) or (b) of section 1718 of this title and
      outpatient care.

      (b) The authority of the Secretary under subsection (a) expires
    on December 31, 2011.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-114, title II, Sec. 202(a), Nov. 21, 1997, 111
    Stat. 2284, Sec. 1771; renumbered Sec. 2031 and amended Pub. L. 107-
    95, Sec. 5(b), (f), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 918; Pub. L. 109-444,
    Sec. 2(c), Dec. 21, 2006, 120 Stat. 3304; Pub. L. 109-461, title
    VII, Sec. 704(a), title X, Sec. 1006(b), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat.
    3440, 3468.)


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 1006(b), provided that
    as of the enactment of Pub. L. 109-461, the amendments made by Pub.
    L. 109-444 were deemed for all purposes not to have taken effect
    and that Pub. L. 109-444 ceased to be in effect. See Amendment
    notes below and section 1006(b) of Pub. L. 109-461, set out as a
    Coordination of Provisions With Pub. L. 109-444 note under section
    101 of this title.
      Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 704(a), substituted "December 31, 2011" for
    "December 31, 2006".
      Pub. L. 109-444, which substituted "December 31, 2007" for
    "December 31, 2006", was terminated by Pub. L. 109-461, Sec.
    1006(b). See Amendment notes above.
      2001 - Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(b)(1), renumbered section 1771 of
    this title as this section.
      Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(b)(2), substituted
    "section 2032 of this title" for "section 1772 of this title".
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(f), substituted "December 31,
    2006" for "December 31, 2001".

-End-



-CITE-
    38 USC Sec. 2032                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER IV - TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY
                     ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS 

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2032. Therapeutic housing

-STATUTE-
      (a) The Secretary, in connection with the conduct of compensated
    work therapy programs, may operate residences and facilities as
    therapeutic housing.
      (b) The Secretary may use such procurement procedures for the
    purchase, lease, or other acquisition of residential housing for
    purposes of this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to
    expedite the opening and operation of transitional housing and to
    protect the interests of the United States.
      (c) A residence or other facility may be operated as transitional
    housing for veterans described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
    1710(a) of this title under the following conditions:
        (1) Only veterans described in those paragraphs and a house
      manager may reside in the residence or facility.
        (2) Each resident, other than the house manager, shall be
      required to make payments that contribute to covering the
      expenses of board and the operational costs of the residence or
      facility for the period of residence in such housing.
        (3) In order to foster the therapeutic and rehabilitative
      objectives of such housing (A) residents shall be prohibited from
      using alcohol or any controlled substance or item, (B) any
      resident violating that prohibition may be expelled from the
      residence or facility, and (C) each resident shall agree to
      undergo drug testing or such other measures as the Secretary
      shall prescribe to ensure compliance with that prohibition.
        (4) In the establishment and operation of housing under this
      section, the Secretary shall consult with appropriate
      representatives of the community in which the housing is
      established and shall comply with zoning requirements, building
      permit requirements, and other similar requirements applicable to
      other real property used for similar purposes in the community.
        (5) The residence or facility shall meet State and community
      fire and safety requirements applicable to other real property
      used for similar purposes in the community in which the
      transitional housing is located, but fire and safety requirements
      applicable to buildings of the Federal Government shall not apply
      to such property.

      (d) The Secretary shall prescribe the qualifications for house
    managers for transitional housing units operated under this
    section. The Secretary may provide for free room and subsistence
    for a house manager in addition to, or instead of payment of, a fee
    for the services provided by the manager.
      (e)(1) The Secretary may operate as transitional housing under
    this section - 
        (A) any suitable residential property acquired by the Secretary
      as the result of a default on a loan made, guaranteed, or insured
      under chapter 37 of this title;
        (B) any suitable space in a facility under the jurisdiction of
      the Secretary that is no longer being used (i) to provide acute
      hospital care, or (ii) as housing for medical center employees;
      and
        (C) any other suitable residential property purchased, leased,
      or otherwise acquired by the Secretary.

      (2) In the case of any property referred to in paragraph (1)(A),
    the Secretary shall - 
        (A) transfer administrative jurisdiction over such property
      within the Department from the Veterans Benefits Administration
      to the Veterans Health Administration; and
        (B) transfer from the General Post Fund to the Loan Guaranty
      Revolving Fund under chapter 37 of this title an amount (not to
      exceed the amount the Secretary paid for the property)
      representing the amount the Secretary considers could be obtained
      by sale of such property to a nonprofit organization or a State
      for use as a shelter for homeless veterans.

      (3) In the case of any residential property obtained by the
    Secretary from the Department of Housing and Urban Development
    under this section, the amount paid by the Secretary to that
    Department for that property may not exceed the amount that the
    Secretary of Housing and Urban Development would charge for the
    sale of that property to a nonprofit organization or a State for
    use as a shelter for homeless persons. Funds for such charge shall
    be derived from the General Post Fund.
      (f) The Secretary shall prescribe - 
        (1) a procedure for establishing reasonable payment rates for
      persons residing in transitional housing; and
        (2) appropriate limits on the period for which such persons may
      reside in transitional housing.

      (g) The Secretary may dispose of any property acquired for the
    purpose of this section. The proceeds of any such disposal shall be
    credited to the General Post Fund.
      (h) Funds received by the Department under this section shall be
    deposited in the General Post Fund. The Secretary may distribute
    out of the fund such amounts as necessary for the acquisition,
    management, maintenance, and disposition of real property for the
    purpose of carrying out such program. The Secretary shall manage
    the operation of this section so as to ensure that expenditures
    under this subsection for any fiscal year shall not exceed by more
    than $500,000 proceeds credited to the General Post Fund under this
    section. The operation of the program and funds received shall be
    separately accounted for, and shall be stated in the documents
    accompanying the President's budget for each fiscal year.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-114, title II, Sec. 202(a), Nov. 21, 1997, 111
    Stat. 2284, Sec. 1772; renumbered Sec. 2032, Pub. L. 107-95, Sec.
    5(b)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 918.)


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2001 - Pub. L. 107-95 renumbered section 1772 of this title as
    this section.

-End-



-CITE-
    38 USC Sec. 2033                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER IV - TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY
                     ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS 

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2033. Additional services at certain locations

-STATUTE-
      (a) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary
    shall operate a program under this section to expand and improve
    the provision of benefits and services by the Department to
    homeless veterans.
      (b) The program shall include the establishment of sites under
    the jurisdiction of the Secretary to be centers for the provision
    of comprehensive services to homeless veterans. The services to be
    provided at each site shall include a comprehensive and coordinated
    array of those specialized services which may be provided under
    existing law. The Secretary shall carry out the program under this
    section in sites in at least each of the 20 largest metropolitan
    statistical areas.
      (c) The program shall include the services of such employees of
    the Veterans Benefits Administration as the Secretary determines
    appropriate at sites under the jurisdiction of the Secretary at
    which services are provided to homeless veterans.
      (d) The program under this section shall terminate on December
    31, 2011.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-114, title II, Sec. 202(a), Nov. 21, 1997, 111
    Stat. 2286, Sec. 1773; renumbered Sec. 2033 and amended Pub. L. 107-
    95, Secs. 5(b)(1), (f), 8(b), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 918, 919;
    Pub. L. 109-444, Sec. 2(d), Dec. 21, 2006, 120 Stat. 3304; Pub. L.
    109-461, title VII, Sec. 704(b), title X, Sec. 1006(b), Dec. 22,
    2006, 120 Stat. 3440, 3468.)


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 1006(b), provided that
    as of the enactment of Pub. L. 109-461, the amendments made by Pub.
    L. 109-444 were deemed for all purposes not to have taken effect
    and that Pub. L. 109-444 ceased to be in effect. See Amendment
    notes below and section 1006(b) of Pub. L. 109-461, set out as a
    Coordination of Provisions With Pub. L. 109-444 note under section
    101 of this title.
      Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 704(b), substituted "December 31, 2011" for
    "December 31, 2006".
      Pub. L. 109-444, which substituted "December 31, 2007" for
    "December 31, 2006", was terminated by Pub. L. 109-461, Sec.
    1006(b). See Amendment notes above.
      2001 - Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(b)(1), renumbered section 1773 of
    this title as this section.
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 8(b), struck out "not fewer
    than eight programs (in addition to any existing programs providing
    similar services) at" after "establishment of" and inserted at end
    "The Secretary shall carry out the program under this section in
    sites in at least each of the 20 largest metropolitan statistical
    areas."
      Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(f), substituted "December 31,
    2006" for "December 31, 2001".

-End-



-CITE-
    38 USC Sec. 2034                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER IV - TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY
                     ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS 

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2034. Coordination with other agencies and organizations

-STATUTE-
      (a) In assisting homeless veterans, the Secretary shall
    coordinate with, and may provide services authorized under this
    title in conjunction with, State and local governments, other
    appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and
    nongovernmental organizations.
      (b)(1) The Secretary shall require the director of each medical
    center or the director of each regional benefits office to make an
    annual assessment of the needs of homeless veterans living within
    the area served by the medical center or regional office, as the
    case may be.
      (2) Each such assessment shall be made in coordination with
    representatives of State and local governments, other appropriate
    departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and
    nongovernmental organizations that have experience working with
    homeless persons in that area.
      (3) Each such assessment shall identify the needs of homeless
    veterans with respect to the following:
        (A) Health care.
        (B) Education and training.
        (C) Employment.
        (D) Shelter.
        (E) Counseling.
        (F) Outreach services.

      (4) Each assessment shall also indicate the extent to which the
    needs referred to in paragraph (3) are being met adequately by the
    programs of the Department, of other departments and agencies of
    the Federal Government, of State and local governments, and of
    nongovernmental organizations.
      (5) Each assessment shall be carried out in accordance with
    uniform procedures and guidelines prescribed by the Secretary.
      (6) The Secretary shall review each annual assessment under this
    subsection and shall consolidate the findings and conclusions of
    each such assessment into the next annual report submitted to
    Congress under section 2065 of this title.
      (c) In furtherance of subsection (a), the Secretary shall require
    the director of each medical center and the director of each
    regional benefits office, in coordination with representatives of
    State and local governments, other Federal officials, and
    nongovernmental organizations that have experience working with
    homeless persons in the areas served by such facility or office, to
    - 
        (1) develop a list of all public and private programs that
      provide assistance to homeless persons or homeless veterans in
      the area concerned, together with a description of the services
      offered by those programs;
        (2) seek to encourage the development by the representatives of
      such entities, in coordination with the director, of a plan to
      coordinate among such public and private programs the provision
      of services to homeless veterans;
        (3) take appropriate action to meet, to the maximum extent
      practicable through existing programs and available resources,
      the needs of homeless veterans that are identified in the
      assessment conducted under subsection (b); and
        (4) attempt to inform homeless veterans whose needs the
      director cannot meet under paragraph (3) of the services
      available to such veterans within the area served by such center
      or office.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-114, title II, Sec. 202(a), Nov. 21, 1997, 111
    Stat. 2286, Sec. 1774; renumbered Sec. 2034 and amended Pub. L. 107-
    95, Secs. 5(b)(1), 6(b), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 918, 919.)


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2001 - Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(b)(1), renumbered section 1774 of
    this title as this section.
      Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 6(b)(1), inserted "annual"
    after "to make an".
      Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 6(b)(2), added par. (6).

-End-


-CITE-
    38 USC SUBCHAPTER V - HOUSING ASSISTANCE                    01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER V - HOUSING ASSISTANCE

-HEAD-
                     SUBCHAPTER V - HOUSING ASSISTANCE                 

-End-



-CITE-
    38 USC Sec. 2041                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER V - HOUSING ASSISTANCE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2041. Housing assistance for homeless veterans

-STATUTE-
      (a)(1) To assist homeless veterans and their families in
    acquiring shelter, the Secretary may enter into agreements
    described in paragraph (2) with - 
        (A) nonprofit organizations, with preference being given to any
      organization named in, or approved by the Secretary under,
      section 5902 of this title; or
        (B) any State or any political subdivision thereof.

      (2) To carry out paragraph (1), the Secretary may enter into
    agreements to sell, lease, lease with an option to purchase, or
    donate real property, and improvements thereon, acquired by the
    Secretary as the result of a default on a loan made, insured, or
    guaranteed under this chapter. Such sale or lease or donation shall
    be for such consideration as the Secretary determines is in the
    best interests of homeless veterans and the Federal Government.
      (3) The Secretary may enter into an agreement under paragraph (1)
    of this subsection only if - 
        (A) the Secretary determines that such an action will not
      adversely affect the ability of the Department - 
          (i) to fulfill its statutory missions with respect to the
        Department loan guaranty program and the short- and long-term
        solvency of the Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund
        established under section 3722 of this title; or
          (ii) to carry out other functions and administer other
        programs authorized by law;

        (B) the entity to which the property is sold, leased, or
      donated agrees to - 
          (i) utilize the property solely as a shelter primarily for
        homeless veterans and their families,
          (ii) comply with all zoning laws relating to the property,
          (iii) make no use of the property that is not compatible with
        the area where the property is located, and
          (iv) take such other actions as the Secretary determines are
        necessary or appropriate in the best interests of homeless
        veterans and the Federal Government; and

        (C) the Secretary determines that there is no significant
      likelihood of the property being sold for a price sufficient to
      reduce the liability of the Department or the veteran who
      defaulted on the loan.

      (4) The term of any lease under this subsection may not exceed
    three years.
      (5) An approved entity that leases a property from the Secretary
    under this section shall be responsible for the payment of any
    taxes, utilities, liability insurance, and other maintenance
    charges or similar charges that apply to the property.
      (6) Any agreement, deed, or other instrument executed by the
    Secretary under this subsection shall be on such terms and
    conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate and
    necessary to carry out the purpose of such agreement.
      (b)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may make
    loans to organizations described in paragraph (1)(A) of subsection
    (a) to finance the purchase of property by such organizations under
    such subsection.
      (2) In making a loan under this subsection, the Secretary - 
        (A) shall establish credit standards to be used for this
      purpose;
        (B) may, pursuant to section 3733(a)(6) of this title, provide
      that the loan will bear interest at a rate below the rate that
      prevails for similar loans in the market in which the loan is
      made; and
        (C) may waive the collection of a fee under section 3729 of
      this title in any case in which the Secretary determines that
      such a waiver would be appropriate.

      (c) The Secretary may not enter into agreements under subsection
    (a) after December 31, 2011.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 102-54, Sec. 9(a), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 272,
    Sec. 1835; renumbered Sec. 3735, Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), Aug. 6,
    1991, 105 Stat. 406; amended Pub. L. 102-590, Secs. 8, 9, Nov. 10,
    1992, 106 Stat. 5140; Pub. L. 103-446, title XII, Sec. 1201(d)(13),
    Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4684; Pub. L. 104-110, title I, Sec.
    101(h), Feb. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 768; Pub. L. 105-114, title II,
    Sec. 203(a), Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2288; Pub. L. 105-368, title
    VI, Sec. 602(e)(1)(G), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3347; Pub. L. 106-
    117, title IX, Sec. 902, Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1587; renumbered
    Sec. 2041, Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(c), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 918;
    Pub. L. 108-170, title IV, Sec. 404, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2063;
    Pub. L. 109-444, Sec. 8(a)(5), Dec. 21, 2006, 120 Stat. 3313; Pub.
    L. 109-461, title VII, Sec. 705, title X, Secs. 1004(a)(5),
    1006(b), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3440, 3465, 3468.)


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (a)(3)(A)(i). Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 1006(b),
    provided that as of the enactment of Pub. L. 109-461, the
    amendments made by Pub. L. 109-444 were deemed for all purposes not
    to have taken effect and that Pub. L. 109-444 ceased to be in
    effect. See Amendment notes below and section 1006(b) of Pub. L.
    109-461, set out as a Coordination of Provisions With Pub. L. 109-
    444 note under section 101 of this title.
      Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 1004(a)(5), substituted "established under
    section 3722 of this title" for "under this chapter".
      Pub. L. 109-444, which substituted "established under section
    3722 of this title" for "under this chapter", was terminated by
    Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 1006(b). See Amendment notes above.
      Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 705, substituted "December 31,
    2011" for "December 31, 2008".
      2003 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108-170 substituted "December 31,
    2008" for "December 31, 2003".
      2001 - Pub. L. 107-95 renumbered section 3735 of this title as
    this section.
      1999 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106-117 substituted "December 31,
    2003" for "December 31, 1999".
      1998 - Subsec. (a)(3)(A)(i). Pub. L. 105-368 substituted
    "Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund" for "Loan Guaranty
    Revolving Fund and the Guaranty and Indemnity Fund".
      1997 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-114 substituted "December 31,
    1999" for "December 31, 1997".
      1996 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-110 substituted "December 31,
    1997" for "December 31, 1995".
      1994 - Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 103-446 substituted "section
    5902" for "section 3402".
      1992 - Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102-590, Sec. 8(a)(1), inserted ",
    lease, lease with an option to purchase, or donate" after "sell"
    and "or lease or donation" after "sale".
      Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 102-590, Sec. 8(a)(2), inserted ",
    leased, or donated" after "sold" in introductory provisions.
      Subsec. (a)(4) to (6). Pub. L. 102-590, Sec. 8(a)(3), (4), added
    pars. (4) and (5) and redesignated former par. (4) as (6).
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-590, Sec. 9(a)(2), added subsec. (b).
    Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).
      Pub. L. 102-590, Sec. 8(b), substituted "December 31, 1995" for
    "September 30, 1993".
      Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-590, Sec. 9(a)(1), redesignated subsec.
    (b) as (c).
      1991 - Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 1835 of this title as
    this section.

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 105-368 effective Oct. 1, 1998, see section
    602(f) of Pub. L. 105-368, set out as a note under section 2106 of
    this title.

        RATIFICATION OF ACTIONS DURING PERIOD OF EXPIRED AUTHORITY    
      Any action taken by Secretary of Veterans Affairs before Feb. 13,
    1996, under provision of law amended by title I of Pub. L. 104-110
    that was taken during period beginning on date on which authority
    of Secretary under such provision of law expired and ending on Feb.
    13, 1996, considered to have same force and effect as if such
    amendment had been in effect at time of that action, see section
    103 of Pub. L. 104-110, set out as a note under section 1710 of
    this title.

-End-



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    38 USC Sec. 2042                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER V - HOUSING ASSISTANCE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2042. Supported housing for veterans participating in
      compensated work therapies

-STATUTE-
      The Secretary may authorize homeless veterans in the compensated
    work therapy program to be provided housing through the therapeutic
    residence program under section 2032 of this title or through grant
    and per diem providers under subchapter II of this chapter.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 913.)

-End-



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    38 USC Sec. 2043                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER V - HOUSING ASSISTANCE

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2043. Domiciliary care programs

-STATUTE-
      (a) Authority. - The Secretary may establish up to 10 programs
    under section 1710(b) of this title (in addition to any program
    that is established as of the date of the enactment of this
    section) to provide domiciliary services under such section to
    homeless veterans.
      (b) Authorization of Appropriations. - There are authorized to be
    appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years
    2003 and 2004 to establish the programs referred to in subsection
    (a).

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 913.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsec.
    (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 107-95, which was approved
    Dec. 21, 2001.

-End-


-CITE-
    38 USC SUBCHAPTER VI - LOAN GUARANTEE FOR MULTIFAMILY
           TRANSITIONAL HOUSING                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER VI - LOAN GUARANTEE FOR MULTIFAMILY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

-HEAD-
    SUBCHAPTER VI - LOAN GUARANTEE FOR MULTIFAMILY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2001 - Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(d)(1), (2)(A), Dec. 21, 2001, 115
    Stat. 918, redesignated subchapter VI of chapter 37 of this title
    as this subchapter and struck out "FOR HOMELESS VETERANS" after
    "HOUSING" in subchapter heading.

-End-



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    38 USC Sec. 2051                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER VI - LOAN GUARANTEE FOR MULTIFAMILY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2051. General authority

-STATUTE-
      (a) The Secretary may guarantee the full or partial repayment of
    a loan that meets the requirements of this subchapter.
      (b)(1) Not more than 15 loans may be guaranteed under subsection
    (a), of which not more than five such loans may be guaranteed
    during the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of
    this subchapter.
      (2) A guarantee of a loan under subsection (a) shall be in an
    amount that is not less than the amount necessary to sell the loan
    in a commercial market.
      (3) Not more than an aggregate amount of $100,000,000 in loans
    may be guaranteed under subsection (a).
      (c) A loan may not be guaranteed under this subchapter unless,
    before closing such loan, the Secretary has approved the loan.
      (d)(1) The Secretary shall enter into contracts with a qualified
    nonprofit organization, or other qualified organization, that has
    experience in underwriting transitional housing projects to obtain
    advice in carrying out this subchapter, including advice on the
    terms and conditions necessary for a loan that meets the
    requirements of section 2052 of this title.
      (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a nonprofit organization is an
    organization that is described in paragraph (3) or (4) of
    subsection (c) of section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
    and is exempt from tax under subsection (a) of such section.
      (e) The Secretary may carry out this subchapter in advance of the
    issuance of regulations for such purpose.
      (f) The Secretary may guarantee loans under this subchapter
    notwithstanding any requirement for prior appropriations for such
    purpose under any provision of law.
      (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a multifamily
    transitional housing project that is funded by a loan guaranteed
    under this subchapter may accept uncompensated voluntary services
    performed by any eligible entity (as that term is defined in
    section 2011(d) of this title) in connection with the construction,
    alteration, or repair of such project.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-368, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Nov. 11, 1998, 112
    Stat. 3342, Sec. 3772; renumbered Sec. 2051 and amended Pub. L. 107-
    95, Sec. 5(d)(1), (2)(B), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 918; Pub. L.
    108-454, title IV, Sec. 402(a), Dec. 10, 2004, 118 Stat. 3615.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The date of the enactment of this subchapter, referred to in
    subsec. (b)(1), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 105-368, which
    was approved Nov. 11, 1998.
      Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in
    subsec. (d)(2), is classified to section 501 of Title 26, Internal
    Revenue Code.


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2004 - Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 108-454 added subsec. (g).
      2001 - Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(d)(1), renumbered section 3772 of
    this title as this section.
      Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(d)(2)(B), substituted
    "section 2052 of this title" for "section 3773 of this title".

                              EFFECTIVE DATE                          
      Subchapter effective Oct. 1, 1998, see section 602(f) of Pub. L.
    105-368, set out as an Effective Date of 1998 Amendment note under
    section 2106 of this title.

-End-



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    38 USC Sec. 2052                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER VI - LOAN GUARANTEE FOR MULTIFAMILY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2052. Requirements

-STATUTE-
      (a) A loan referred to in section 2051 of this title meets the
    requirements of this subchapter if each of the following
    requirements is met:
        (1) The loan - 
          (A) is for - 
            (i) construction of, rehabilitation of, or acquisition of
          land for a multifamily transitional housing project described
          in subsection (b), or more than one of such purposes; or
            (ii) refinancing of an existing loan for such a project;
          and

          (B) may also include additional reasonable amounts for - 
            (i) financing acquisition of furniture, equipment,
          supplies, or materials for the project; or
            (ii) in the case of a loan made for purposes of
          subparagraph (A)(i), supplying the organization carrying out
          the project with working capital relative to the project.

        (2) The loan is made in connection with funding or the
      provision of substantial property or services for such project by
      either a State or local government or a nongovernmental entity,
      or both.
        (3) The maximum loan amount does not exceed the lesser of - 
          (A) that amount generally approved (utilizing prudent
        underwriting principles) in the consideration and approval of
        projects of similar nature and risk so as to assure repayment
        of the loan obligation; and
          (B) 90 percent of the total cost of the project.

        (4) The loan is of sound value, taking into account the
      creditworthiness of the entity (and the individual members of the
      entity) applying for such loan.
        (5) The loan is secured.
        (6) The loan is subject to such terms and conditions as the
      Secretary determines are reasonable, taking into account other
      housing projects with similarities in size, location, population,
      and services provided.

      (b) For purposes of this subchapter, a multifamily transitional
    housing project referred to in subsection (a)(1) is a project that -
     
        (1) provides transitional housing to homeless veterans, which
      housing may be single room occupancy (as defined in section 8(n)
      of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f (n)));
        (2) provides supportive services and counselling services
      (including job counselling) at the project site with the goal of
      making such veterans self-sufficient;
        (3) requires that each such veteran seek to obtain and maintain
      employment;
        (4) charges a reasonable fee for occupying a unit in such
      housing; and
        (5) maintains strict guidelines regarding sobriety as a
      condition of occupying such unit.

      (c) Such a project - 
        (1) may include space for neighborhood retail services, other
      commercial activities, or job training programs; and
        (2) may provide transitional housing to veterans who are not
      homeless and to homeless individuals who are not veterans if - 
          (A) at the time of taking occupancy by any such veteran or
        homeless individual, the transitional housing needs of homeless
        veterans in the project area have been met;
          (B) the housing needs of any such veteran or homeless
        individual can be met in a manner that is compatible with the
        manner in which the needs of homeless veterans are met under
        paragraph (1); and
          (C) the provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection
        (b) are met.

      (d) In determining whether to guarantee a loan under this
    subchapter, the Secretary shall consider - 
        (1) the availability of Department of Veterans Affairs medical
      services to residents of the multifamily transitional housing
      project; and
        (2) the extent to which needs of homeless veterans are met in a
      community, as assessed under section 107 of Public Law 102-405.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-368, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Nov. 11, 1998, 112
    Stat. 3343, Sec. 3773; renumbered Sec. 2052 and amended Pub. L. 107-
    95, Sec. 5(d)(1), (2)(C), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 918; Pub. L.
    108-454, title IV, Sec. 402(b), Dec. 10, 2004, 118 Stat. 3616.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      Section 107 of Public Law 102-405, referred to in subsec. (d)(2),
    is set out as a note under section 527 of this title.


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2004 - Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 108-454 substituted "services,
    other commercial activities," for "services".
      2001 - Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(d)(1), renumbered section 3773 of
    this title as this section.
      Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(d)(2)(C), substituted
    "section 2051 of this title" for "section 3772 of this title" in
    introductory provisions.

-End-



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    38 USC Sec. 2053                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER VI - LOAN GUARANTEE FOR MULTIFAMILY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2053. Default

-STATUTE-
      (a) The Secretary shall take such steps as may be necessary to
    obtain repayment on any loan that is in default and that is
    guaranteed under this subchapter.
      (b) Upon default of a loan guaranteed under this subchapter and
    terminated pursuant to State law, a lender may file a claim under
    the guarantee for an amount not to exceed the lesser of - 
        (1) the maximum guarantee; or
        (2) the difference between - 
          (A) the total outstanding obligation on the loan, including
        principal, interest, and expenses authorized by the loan
        documents, through the date of the public sale (as authorized
        under such documents and State law); and
          (B) the amount realized at such sale.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-368, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Nov. 11, 1998, 112
    Stat. 3344, Sec. 3774; renumbered Sec. 2053, Pub. L. 107-95, Sec.
    5(d)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 918.)


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2001 - Pub. L. 107-95 renumbered section 3774 of this title as
    this section.

-End-



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    38 USC Sec. 2054                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER VI - LOAN GUARANTEE FOR MULTIFAMILY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2054. Audit

-STATUTE-
      (a) During each of the first 3 years of operation of a
    multifamily transitional housing project with respect to which a
    loan is guaranteed under this subchapter, there shall be an annual,
    independent audit of such operation. Such audit shall include a
    detailed statement of the operations, activities, and
    accomplishments of such project during the year covered by such
    audit. The party responsible for obtaining such audit (and paying
    the costs therefor) shall be determined before the Secretary issues
    a guarantee under this subchapter.
      (b) After the first three years of operation of such a
    multifamily transitional housing project, the Secretary may provide
    for periodic audits of the project.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-368, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Nov. 11, 1998, 112
    Stat. 3345, Sec. 3775; amended Pub. L. 106-117, title VII, Sec.
    712, Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1584; renumbered Sec. 2054, Pub. L.
    107-95, Sec. 5(d)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 918.)


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2001 - Pub. L. 107-95 renumbered section 3775 of this title as
    this section.
      1999 - Pub. L. 106-117 designated existing provisions as subsec.
    (a) and added subsec. (b).

-End-


-CITE-
    38 USC SUBCHAPTER VII - OTHER PROVISIONS                    01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER VII - OTHER PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
                     SUBCHAPTER VII - OTHER PROVISIONS                 

-End-



-CITE-
    38 USC Sec. 2061                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER VII - OTHER PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2061. Grant program for homeless veterans with special needs

-STATUTE-
      (a) Establishment. - The Secretary shall carry out a program to
    make grants to health care facilities of the Department and to
    grant and per diem providers in order to encourage development by
    those facilities and providers of programs for homeless veterans
    with special needs.
      (b) Homeless Veterans With Special Needs. - For purposes of this
    section, homeless veterans with special needs include homeless
    veterans who are - 
        (1) women, including women who have care of minor dependents;
        (2) frail elderly;
        (3) terminally ill; or
        (4) chronically mentally ill.

      (c) Funding. - (1) From amounts appropriated to the Department
    for "Medical Services" for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011,
    $5,000,000 shall be available for each such fiscal year for the
    purposes of the program under this section.
      (2) The Secretary shall ensure that funds for grants under this
    section are designated for the first three years of operation of
    the program under this section as a special purpose program for
    which funds are not allocated through the Veterans Equitable
    Resource Allocation system.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 913;
    amended Pub. L. 109-461, title VII, Sec. 706, Dec. 22, 2006, 120
    Stat. 3440.)


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 109-461 substituted "Medical
    Services" for "Medical Care" and "fiscal years 2007 through 2011"
    for "fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005".

       STUDY OF OUTCOME EFFECTIVENESS OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS
                        VETERANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
      Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 7, Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 919, required
    the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study of the
    effectiveness during fiscal year 2002 through fiscal year 2004 of
    the grant program under this section in meeting the needs of
    homeless veterans with special needs and to submit to Congress a
    report on the study not later than Mar. 31, 2005.

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-CITE-
    38 USC Sec. 2062                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER VII - OTHER PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2062. Dental care

-STATUTE-
      (a) In General. - For purposes of section 1712(a)(1)(H) of this
    title, outpatient dental services and treatment of a dental
    condition or disability of a veteran described in subsection (b)
    shall be considered to be medically necessary, subject to
    subsection (c), if - 
        (1) the dental services and treatment are necessary for the
      veteran to successfully gain or regain employment;
        (2) the dental services and treatment are necessary to
      alleviate pain; or
        (3) the dental services and treatment are necessary for
      treatment of moderate, severe, or severe and complicated gingival
      and periodontal pathology.

      (b) Eligible Veterans. - Subsection (a) applies to a veteran - 
        (1) who is enrolled for care under section 1705(a) of this
      title; and
        (2) who, for a period of 60 consecutive days, is receiving care
      (directly or by contract) in any of the following settings:
          (A) A domiciliary under section 1710 of this title.
          (B) A therapeutic residence under section 2032 of this title.
          (C) Community residential care coordinated by the Secretary
        under section 1730 of this title.
          (D) A setting for which the Secretary provides funds for a
        grant and per diem provider.

        (3) For purposes of paragraph (2), in determining whether a
      veteran has received treatment for a period of 60 consecutive
      days, the Secretary may disregard breaks in the continuity of
      treatment for which the veteran is not responsible.

      (c) Limitation. - Dental benefits provided by reason of this
    section shall be a one-time course of dental care provided in the
    same manner as the dental benefits provided to a newly discharged
    veteran.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 913.)

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    38 USC Sec. 2063                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER VII - OTHER PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2063. Employment assistance

-STATUTE-
      The Secretary may authorize homeless veterans receiving care
    through vocational rehabilitation programs to participate in the
    compensated work therapy program under section 1718 of this title.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 914.)

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    38 USC Sec. 2064                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER VII - OTHER PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2064. Technical assistance grants for nonprofit community-
      based groups

-STATUTE-
      (a) Grant Program. - The Secretary shall carry out a program to
    make grants to entities or organizations with expertise in
    preparing grant applications. Under the program, the entities or
    organizations receiving grants shall provide technical assistance
    to nonprofit community-based groups with experience in providing
    assistance to homeless veterans in order to assist such groups in
    applying for grants under this chapter and other grants relating to
    addressing problems of homeless veterans.
      (b) Authorization of Appropriations. - There are authorized to be
    appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012
    to carry out the program under this section.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 914;
    amended Pub. L. 109-461, title VII, Sec. 707, Dec. 22, 2006, 120
    Stat. 3440.)


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109-461 amended heading and text of
    subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
    "There is authorized to be appropriated $750,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2002 through 2005 to carry out the program under this
    section."

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-CITE-
    38 USC Sec. 2065                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER VII - OTHER PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2065. Annual report on assistance to homeless veterans

-STATUTE-
      (a) Annual Report. - Not later than June 15 of each year, the
    Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of
    the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the activities
    of the Department during the calendar year preceding the report
    under programs of the Department under this chapter and other
    programs of the Department for the provision of assistance to
    homeless veterans.
      (b) General Contents of Report. - Each report under subsection
    (a) shall include the following:
        (1) The number of homeless veterans provided assistance under
      the programs referred to in subsection (a).
        (2) The cost to the Department of providing such assistance
      under those programs.
        (3) The Secretary's evaluation of the effectiveness of the
      programs of the Department in providing assistance to homeless
      veterans, including - 
          (A) residential work-therapy programs;
          (B) programs combining outreach, community-based residential
        treatment, and case-management; and
          (C) contract care programs for alcohol and drug-dependence or
        use disabilities).(!1)


        (4) The Secretary's evaluation of the effectiveness of programs
      established by recipients of grants under section 2011 of this
      title and a description of the experience of those recipients in
      applying for and receiving grants from the Secretary of Housing
      and Urban Development to serve primarily homeless persons who are
      veterans.
        (5) Information on the efforts of the Secretary to coordinate
      the delivery of housing and services to homeless veterans with
      other Federal departments and agencies, including - 
          (A) the Department of Defense;
          (B) the Department of Health and Human Services;
          (C) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
          (D) the Department of Justice;
          (E) the Department of Labor;
          (F) the Interagency Council on Homelessness;
          (G) the Social Security Administration; and
          (H) any other Federal department or agency with which the
        Secretary coordinates the delivery of housing and services to
        homeless veterans.

        (6) Any other information on those programs and on the
      provision of such assistance that the Secretary considers
      appropriate.

      (c) Health Care Contents of Report. - Each report under
    subsection (a) shall include, with respect to programs of the
    Department addressing health care needs of homeless veterans, the
    following:
        (1) Information about expenditures, costs, and workload under
      the program of the Department known as the Health Care for
      Homeless Veterans program (HCHV).
        (2) Information about the veterans contacted through that
      program.
        (3) Information about program treatment outcomes under that
      program.
        (4) Information about supported housing programs.
        (5) Information about the Department's grant and per diem
      provider program under subchapter II of this chapter.
        (6) The findings and conclusions of the assessments of the
      medical needs of homeless veterans conducted under section
      2034(b) of this title.
        (7) Other information the Secretary considers relevant in
      assessing those programs.

      (d) Benefits Content of Report. - Each report under subsection
    (a) shall include, with respect to programs and activities of the
    Veterans Benefits Administration in processing of claims for
    benefits of homeless veterans during the preceding year, the
    following:
        (1) Information on costs, expenditures, and workload of
      Veterans Benefits Administration claims evaluators in processing
      claims for benefits of homeless veterans.
        (2) Information on the filing of claims for benefits by
      homeless veterans.
        (3) Information on efforts undertaken to expedite the
      processing of claims for benefits of homeless veterans.
        (4) Other information that the Secretary considers relevant in
      assessing the programs and activities.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 914;
    amended Pub. L. 108-170, title IV, Sec. 405(b), Dec. 6, 2003, 117
    Stat. 2063; Pub. L. 109-461, title VII, Sec. 708, Dec. 22, 2006,
    120 Stat. 3440.)


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (b)(5), (6). Pub. L. 109-461 added par. (5) and
    redesignated former par. (5) as (6).
      2003 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108-170 substituted "June 15 of each
    year" for "April 15 of each year".

-FOOTNOTE-               

    (!1) So in original. There is no opening parenthesis.


-End-



-CITE-
    38 USC Sec. 2066                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
    PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
    CHAPTER 20 - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
    SUBCHAPTER VII - OTHER PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 2066. Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans

-STATUTE-
      (a) Establishment. - (1) There is established in the Department
    the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans (hereinafter in this
    section referred to as the "Committee").
      (2) The Committee shall consist of not more than 15 members
    appointed by the Secretary from among the following:
        (A) Veterans service organizations.
        (B) Advocates of homeless veterans and other homeless
      individuals.
        (C) Community-based providers of services to homeless
      individuals.
        (D) Previously homeless veterans.
        (E) State veterans affairs officials.
        (F) Experts in the treatment of individuals with mental
      illness.
        (G) Experts in the treatment of substance use disorders.
        (H) Experts in the development of permanent housing
      alternatives for lower income populations.
        (I) Experts in vocational rehabilitation.
        (J) Such other organizations or groups as the Secretary
      considers appropriate.

      (3) The Committee shall include, as ex officio members, the
    following:
        (A) The Secretary of Labor (or a representative of the
      Secretary selected after consultation with the Assistant
      Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment).
        (B) The Secretary of Defense (or a representative of the
      Secretary).
        (C) The Secretary of Health and Human Services (or a
      representative of the Secretary).
        (D) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (or a
      representative of the Secretary).
        (E) The Executive Director of the Interagency Council on
      Homelessness (or a representative of the Executive Director).
        (F) The Under Secretary for Health (or a representative of the
      Under Secretary after consultation with the Director of the
      Office of Homeless Veterans Programs).
        (G) The Under Secretary for Benefits (or a representative of
      the Under Secretary after consultation with the Director of the
      Office of Homeless Veterans Programs).

      (4)(A) The Secretary shall determine the terms of service and
    allowances of the members of the Committee, except that a term of
    service may not exceed three years. The Secretary may reappoint any
    member for additional terms of service.
      (B) Members of the Committee shall serve without pay. Members may
    receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence
    for travel in connection with their duties as members of the
    Committee.
      (b) Duties. - (1) The Secretary shall consult with and seek the
    advice of the Committee on a regular basis with respect to the
    provision by the Department of benefits and services to homeless
    veterans.
      (2) In providing advice to the Secretary under this subsection,
    the Committee shall - 
        (A) assemble and review information relating to the needs of
      homeless veterans;
        (B) provide an on-going assessment of the effectiveness of the
      policies, organizational structures, and services of the
      Department in assisting homeless veterans; and
        (C) provide on-going advice on the most appropriate means of
      providing assistance to homeless veterans.

      (3) The Committee shall - 
        (A) review the continuum of services provided by the Department
      directly or by contract in order to define cross-cutting issues
      and to improve coordination of all services with the Department
      that are involved in addressing the special needs of homeless
      veterans;
        (B) identify (through the annual assessments under section 2034
      of this title and other available resources) gaps in programs of
      the Department in serving homeless veterans, including
      identification of geographic areas with unmet needs, and provide
      recommendations to address those gaps;
        (C) identify gaps in existing information systems on homeless
      veterans, both within and outside the Department, and provide
      recommendations about redressing problems in data collection;
        (D) identify barriers under existing laws and policies to
      effective coordination by the Department with other Federal
      agencies and with State and local agencies addressing homeless
      populations;
        (E) identify opportunities for increased liaison by the
      Department with nongovernmental organizations and individual
      groups providing services to homeless populations;
        (F) with appropriate officials of the Department designated by
      the Secretary, participate with the Interagency Council on the
      Homeless under title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
      Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.);
        (G) recommend appropriate funding levels for specialized
      programs for homeless veterans provided or funded by the
      Department;
        (H) recommend appropriate placement options for veterans who,
      because of advanced age, frailty, or severe mental illness, may
      not be appropriate candidates for vocational rehabilitation or
      independent living; and
        (I) perform such other functions as the Secretary may direct.

      (c) Reports. - (1) Not later than March 31 of each year, the
    Committee shall submit to the Secretary a report on the programs
    and activities of the Department that relate to homeless veterans.
    Each such report shall include - 
        (A) an assessment of the needs of homeless veterans;
        (B) a review of the programs and activities of the Department
      designed to meet such needs;
        (C) a review of the activities of the Committee; and
        (D) such recommendations (including recommendations for
      administrative and legislative action) as the Committee considers
      appropriate.

      (2) Not later than 90 days after the receipt of a report under
    paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit to the Committees on
    Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a copy
    of the report, together with any comments and recommendations
    concerning the report that the Secretary considers appropriate.
      (3) The Committee may also submit to the Secretary such other
    reports and recommendations as the Committee considers appropriate.
      (4) The Secretary shall submit with each annual report submitted
    to the Congress pursuant to section 529 of this title a summary of
    all reports and recommendations of the Committee submitted to the
    Secretary since the previous annual report of the Secretary
    submitted pursuant to that section.
      (d) Termination. - The Committee shall cease to exist December
    30, 2011.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 916;
    amended Pub. L. 109-444, Sec. 2(e), Dec. 21, 2006, 120 Stat. 3304;
    Pub. L. 109-461, title VII, Sec. 709, title X, Sec. 1006(b), Dec.
    22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3441, 3468.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, referred to in
    subsec. (b)(3)(F), is Pub. L. 100-77, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 482,
    as amended. Title II of the Act is classified generally to
    subchapter II (Sec. 11311 et seq.) of chapter 119 of Title 42, The
    Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act
    to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 11301 of
    Title 42 and Tables.


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (a)(3)(E) to (G). Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 709(a),
    added subpars. (E) to (G).
      Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 1006(b), provided that as of
    the enactment of Pub. L. 109-461, the amendments made by Pub. L.
    109-444 were deemed for all purposes not to have taken effect and
    that Pub. L. 109-444 ceased to be in effect. See Amendment notes
    below and section 1006(b) of Pub. L. 109-461, set out as a
    Coordination of Provisions With Pub. L. 109-444 note under section
    101 of this title.
      Pub. L. 109-461, Sec. 709(b), substituted "December 30, 2011" for
    "December 31, 2006".
      Pub. L. 109-444, which substituted "December 31, 2007" for
    "December 31, 2006", was terminated by Pub. L. 109-461, Sec.
    1006(b). See Amendment notes above.

-CHANGE-
                              CHANGE OF NAME                          
      Interagency Council on the Homeless changed to United States
    Interagency Council on Homelessness by Pub. L. 108-199, div. G,
    title II, Sec. 216, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 394.

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