II 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3545 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve services for homeless 

veterans, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 20, 2006 

Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. BURR, and Mr. OBAMA) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve services 

for homeless veterans, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Comprehensive Home5 less Veterans Assistance and Prevention Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF NATIONAL GOAL TO END 

7 HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS. 

8 (a) REAFFIRMATION.—Congress reaffirms the na9 tional goal to end chronic homelessness among veterans 

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1 erans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001 (Public Law 

2 107–95; 115 Stat. 903). 

3 (b) REAFFIRMATION OF ENCOURAGEMENT OF COOP4 ERATIVE EFFORTS.—Congress reaffirms its encourage5 ment, as specified in the Homeless Veterans Comprehen6 sive Assistance Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–95; 115 

7 Stat. 903), that all departments and agencies of the Fed8 eral, State, and local governments, quasi-governmental or9 ganizations, private and public sector entities, including 

10 community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, 

11 and individuals, work cooperatively to end chronic home12 lessness among veterans. 

13 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE RESPONSE OF THE 

14 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THE NEEDS OF 

15 HOMELESS VETERANS. 

16 It is the sense of Congress that— 

17 (1) homelessness is a significant problem in the 

18 veterans community, and veterans are disproportion19 ately represented among homeless men; 

20 (2) while many effective programs assist home21 less veterans to become, once again, productive and 

22 self-sufficient members of their communities and so23 ciety, all the essential services, assistance, and sup24 port that homeless veterans require are not currently 

25 provided; 


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1 (3) federally funded programs for homeless vet2 erans should be held accountable for achieving clear3 ly defined results; 

4 (4) Federal efforts to assist homeless veterans 

5 should include prevention of homelessness; 

6 (5) Federal efforts regarding homeless veterans 

7 should be particularly vigorous where women vet8 erans have minor children in their care; 

9 (6) Federal agencies, particularly the Depart10 ment of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Labor, 

11 and the Department of Housing and Urban Develop12 ment, should cooperate more fully to address the 

13 problem of homelessness among veterans; and 

14 (7) the programs reauthorized by this Act pro15 vide important housing and services to homeless vet16 erans. 

17 SEC. 4. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS FOR 

18 COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR 

19 HOMELESS VETERANS. 

20 (a) PERMANENT AUTHORITY.—Section 2011(a) of 

21 title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) by striking paragraph (2); and 

23 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and 


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1 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

2 through (D) as paragraphs (1) through (4), re3 spectively. 

4 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The text 

5 of section 2013 of such title is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated, to carry out this 

7 subchapter, $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and each 

8 fiscal year thereafter.’’. 

9 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION 

10 FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL AND HOME11 LESS VETERANS. 

12 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR GENERAL

13 TREATMENT.—Section 2031(b) of title 38, United States 

14 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘2011’’. 

16 (b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ADDITIONAL

17 SERVICES.—Section 2033(d) of such title is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 

19 SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF 

20 PROPERTIES OBTAINED THROUGH FORE21 CLOSURE OF HOME MORTGAGES. 

22 Section 2041(c) of title 38, United States Code, is 

23 amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR GRANT PROGRAM 

2 FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL 

3 NEEDS. 

4 Section 2061(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 

5 is amended by striking ‘‘2003, 2004, and 2005, 

6 $5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘2007 through 2011, 

7 $7,000,000’’. 

8 SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR HOMELESS VETERAN 

9 SERVICE PROVIDER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 

10 PROGRAM. 

11 Subsection (b) of section 2064 of title 38, United 

12 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of 

15 fiscal years 2007 through 2012 to carry out the program 

16 under this section.’’. 

17 SEC. 9. ADDITIONAL ELEMENT IN ANNUAL REPORT ON AS18 SISTANCE TO HOMELESS VETERANS. 

19 Section 2065(b) of title 38, United States Code, is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para22 graph (6); and 

23 (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol24 lowing new paragraph (5): 

25 ‘‘(5) Information on the efforts of the Secretary 

26 to coordinate the delivery of housing and services to 


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1 homeless veterans with other Federal departments 

2 and agencies, including— 

3 ‘‘(A) the Department of Defense; 

4 ‘‘(B) the Department of Health and 

5 Human Services; 

6 ‘‘(C) the Department of Housing and 

7 Urban Development; 

8 ‘‘(D) the Department of Justice; 

9 ‘‘(E) the Department of Labor; 

10 ‘‘(F) the Interagency Council on Homeless11 ness; 

12 ‘‘(G) the Social Security Administration; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(H) any other Federal department or 

15 agency with which the Secretary coordinates the 

16 delivery of housing and services to homeless vet17 erans.’’. 

18 SEC. 10. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HOMELESS VETERANS. 

19 (a) ADDITIONAL EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—Sub20 section (a)(3) of section 2066 of title 38, United States 

21 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

22 subparagraphs: 

23 ‘‘(E) The Executive Director of the Interagency 

24 Council on Homelessness (or a representative of the 

25 Executive Director). 


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1 ‘‘(F) The Under Secretary for Health (or a rep2 resentative of the Under Secretary after consultation 

3 with the Director of the Office of Homeless Veterans 

4 Programs). 

5 ‘‘(G) The Under Secretary for Benefits (or a 

6 representative of the Under Secretary after consulta7 tion with the Director of the Office of Homeless Vet8 erans Programs).’’. 

9 (b) EXTENSION.—Subsection (d) of such section is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘September 30, 2011’’. 

12 SEC. 11. RENTAL ASSISTANCE VOUCHERS FOR VETERANS 

13 AFFAIRS SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM. 

14 (a) FUNDING FOR VOUCHERS.—Section 

15 (8)(o)(19)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

16 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)(B)) is amended to read as fol17 lows: 

18 ‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The amount specified in 

19 this subparagraph is— 

20 ‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2007, the amount 

21 necessary to provide 500 vouchers for rent22 al assistance under this subsection; 

23 ‘‘(ii) for fiscal year 2008, the amount 

24 necessary to provide 1,000 vouchers for 

25 rental assistance under this subsection; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) for fiscal year 2009, the amount 

2 necessary to provide 1,500 vouchers for 

3 rental assistance under this subsection; 

4 ‘‘(iv) for fiscal year 2010, the amount 

5 necessary to provide 2,000 vouchers for 

6 rental assistance under this subsection; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(v) for fiscal year 2011, the amount 

9 necessary to provide 2,500 vouchers for 

10 rental assistance under this subsection.’’. 

11 (b) ELIMINATION OF FUNDING THROUGH INCRE12 MENTAL ASSISTANCE.—Subparagraph (C) of section 

13 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (19 

14 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)(C)) is repealed. 

15 (c) STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF VOUCHERS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal years 2007 and 

17 2008, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall con18 duct a study of the effectiveness of the voucher pro19 gram under section (8)(o)(19)(B) of the United 

20 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

21 1437f(o)(19)(B)), as amended by subsection (a), in 

22 meeting the housing and case management needs of 

23 homeless veterans who— 

24 (A) have a chronic mental illnesses or 

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1 (B) are participating in continuing treat2 ment for such mental illness or substance use 

3 disorder as a condition of receipt of such rental 

4 assistance. 

5 (2) COMPARISON.—As part of the study re6 quired by paragraph (1) the Secretary shall compare 

7 the results of the program described in that para8 graph with other programs as follows: 

9 (A) Programs in which the Department of 

10 Veterans Affairs coordinates the delivery of 

11 housing and services to homeless veterans. 

12 (B) Programs for the provision of grants 

13 or per diem payments to providers of services 

14 that are designed to meet the needs of homeless 

15 veterans. 

16 (3) CRITERIA.—In conducting the comparison 

17 required by paragraph (2), the Secretary shall exam18 ine the following: 

19 (A) The satisfaction of veterans targeted 

20 by the programs described in paragraph (2). 

21 (B) The health status of such veterans. 

22 (C) For programs that address substance 

23 use disorders, the reduction in severity of such 

24 disorders in such veterans. 


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1 (D) The housing provided such veterans 

2 under such programs. 

3 (E) The degree to which such veterans are 

4 encouraged to productive activity by such pro5 grams. 

6 (4) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2009, 

7 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Vet8 erans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 

9 Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a 

10 report on the results of the study required by para11 graph (1). 

12 SEC. 12. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERV13 ICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMI14 LIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING. 

15 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to fa16 cilitate the provision of supportive services for very low17 income veteran families in permanent housing. 

18 (b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter V of chapter 20 

20 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by add21 ing at the end the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘§ 2044. Financial assistance for supportive services 

2 for very low-income veteran families in 

3 permanent housing 

4 ‘‘(a) DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 

5 (1) The Secretary shall provide financial assistance to eli6 gible entities approved under this section to provide and 

7 coordinate the provision of supportive services described 

8 in subsection (b) for very low-income veteran families oc9 cupying permanent housing. 

10 ‘‘(2) Financial assistance under this section shall con11 sist of per diem payments for each such family for which 

12 an approved eligible entity is providing or coordinating the 

13 provision of supportive services. 

14 ‘‘(3)(A) Subject to the availability of appropriations 

15 provided for such purpose, the Secretary shall provide to 

16 each family for which an approved eligible entity is pro17 viding or coordinating the provision of supportive services 

18 per diem payments in the amount of the daily cost of care 

19 estimated by such eligible entity (as adjusted by the Sec20 retary under subparagraph (C)). 

21 ‘‘(B) In no case may the amount of per diem paid 

22 under this paragraph exceed the rate of per diem author23 ized for State homes for domiciliary care under subsection 

24 (a)(1)(A) of section 1741 of this title, as adjusted by the 

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1 ‘‘(C) The Secretary may adjust the daily cost of care 

2 estimated by an eligible entity for purposes of this para3 graph to exclude other sources of income described in sub4 paragraph (E) that the eligible entity certifies to be cor5 rect. 

6 ‘‘(D) Each eligible entity shall provide to the Sec7 retary such information with respect to other sources of 

8 income as the Secretary may require to make the adjust9 ment under subparagraph (C). 

10 ‘‘(E) The other sources of income referred to in sub11 paragraphs (C) and (D) are payments to the eligible entity 

12 for furnishing services to homeless veterans under pro13 grams other than under this subchapter, including pay14 ments and grants from other departments and agencies 

15 of the Federal Government, from departments or agencies 

16 of State or local government, and from private entities or 

17 organizations. 

18 ‘‘(4) In providing financial assistance under para19 graph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to entities 

20 providing or coordinating the provision of supportive serv21 ices for very low-income veteran families who are 

22 transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing. 

23 ‘‘(5) The Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent 

24 practicable, financial assistance under this subsection is 


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1 equitably distributed across geographic regions, including 

2 rural communities and tribal lands. 

3 ‘‘(6) Each entity receiving financial assistance under 

4 this section to provide supportive services to a very low5 income veteran family shall notify that family that such 

6 services are being paid for, in whole or in part, by the 

7 Department. 

8 ‘‘(7) The Secretary may require entities receiving fi9 nancial assistance under this section to submit a report 

10 to the Secretary that describes the projects carried out 

11 with such financial assistance. 

12 ‘‘(b) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—The supportive serv13 ices referred to in subsection (a) are the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) Services provided by an eligible entity or 

15 subcontractors that address the needs of very low-in16 come veteran families occupying permanent housing, 

17 including— 

18 ‘‘(A) outreach services; 

19 ‘‘(B) health care services, including diag20 nosis, treatment, and counseling for mental 

21 health and substance abuse disorders and for 

22 post-traumatic stress disorder, if such services 

23 are not readily available through the Depart24 ment medical center serving the geographic 

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1 ‘‘(C) habilitation and rehabilitation serv2 ices; 

3 ‘‘(D) case management services; 

4 ‘‘(E) daily living services; 

5 ‘‘(F) personal financial planning; 

6 ‘‘(G) transportation services; 

7 ‘‘(H) vocational counseling; 

8 ‘‘(I) employment and training; 

9 ‘‘(J) educational services; 

10 ‘‘(K) assistance in obtaining veterans bene11 fits and other public benefits, including health 

12 care provided by the Department; 

13 ‘‘(L) assistance in obtaining income sup14 port; 

15 ‘‘(M) assistance in obtaining health insur16 ance; 

17 ‘‘(N) fiduciary and representative payee 

18 services; 

19 ‘‘(O) legal services to assist the veteran 

20 family with reconsiderations or appeals of vet21 erans and public benefit claim denials and to 

22 resolve outstanding warrants that interfere with 

23 the family’s ability to obtain or retain housing 

24 or supportive services; 

25 ‘‘(P) child care; 


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1 ‘‘(Q) housing counseling; 

2 ‘‘(R) other services necessary for maintain3 ing independent living; and 

4 ‘‘(S) coordination of services under this 

5 paragraph. 

6 ‘‘(2) Services described in paragraph (1) that 

7 are delivered to very low-income veteran families 

8 who are homeless and who are scheduled to become 

9 residents of permanent housing within 90 days 

10 pending the location or development of housing suit11 able for permanent housing. 

12 ‘‘(3) Services described in paragraph (1) for 

13 very low-income veteran families who have volun14 tarily chosen to seek other housing after a period of 

15 tenancy in permanent housing, that are provided, for 

16 a period of 90 days after such families exit perma17 nent housing or until such families commence re18 ceipt of other housing services adequate to meet 

19 their current needs, but only to the extent that serv20 ices under this paragraph are designed to support 

21 such families in their choice to transition into hous22 ing that is responsive to their individual needs and 

23 preferences. 

24 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 

25 (1) An eligible entity seeking financial assistance under 


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1 subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary 

2 in such form, in such manner, and containing such com3 mitments and information as the Secretary determines to 

4 be necessary to carry out this section. 

5 ‘‘(2) Each application submitted by an eligible entity 

6 under paragraph (1) shall contain— 

7 ‘‘(A) a description of the supportive services 

8 proposed to be provided by the eligible entity; 

9 ‘‘(B) a description of the types of very low-in10 come veteran families proposed to be provided such 

11 services; 

12 ‘‘(C) an estimate of the number of very low-in13 come veteran families proposed to be provided such 

14 services; 

15 ‘‘(D) evidence of the experience of the eligible 

16 entity in providing supportive services to very low-in17 come veteran families; and 

18 ‘‘(E) a description of the managerial capacity of 

19 the eligible entity to— 

20 ‘‘(i) coordinate the provision of supportive 

21 services with the provision of permanent hous22 ing, by the eligible entity or by other organiza23 tions; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) continuously assess the needs of very 

2 low-income veteran families for supportive serv3 ices; 

4 ‘‘(iii) coordinate the provision of supportive 

5 services with the services of the Department; 

6 ‘‘(iv) tailor supportive services to the needs 

7 of very low-income veteran families; and 

8 ‘‘(v) continuously seek new sources of as9 sistance to ensure the long-term provision of 

10 supportive services to very low-income veteran 

11 families. 

12 ‘‘(3) The Secretary shall establish criteria for the se13 lection of eligible entities to be provided financial assist14 ance under this section. 

15 ‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—(1) The Secretary 

16 shall provide training and technical assistance to partici17 pating eligible entities regarding the planning, develop18 ment, and provision of supportive services to very low-in19 come veteran families occupying permanent housing. 

20 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may provide the training de21 scribed in paragraph (1) directly or through grants or con22 tracts with appropriate public or nonprofit private entities. 

23 ‘‘(e) FUNDING.—(1) From amounts appropriated to 

24 the Department for Medical Care, there shall be available 

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1 ‘‘(A) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

2 ‘‘(B) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

3 ‘‘(C) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. 

4 ‘‘(2) Not more than $750,000 may be available under 

5 paragraph (1) in any fiscal year to provide technical as6 sistance under subsection (d). 

7 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 ‘‘(1) The term ‘consumer cooperative’ has the 

9 meaning given such term in section 202 of the 

10 Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q). 

11 ‘‘(2) The term ‘eligible entity’ means— 

12 ‘‘(A) a private nonprofit organization; or 

13 ‘‘(B) a consumer cooperative. 

14 ‘‘(3) The term ‘homeless’ has the meaning 

15 given that term in section 103 of the McKinney16 Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302). 

17 ‘‘(4) The term ‘permanent housing’ means com18 munity-based housing without a designated length of 

19 stay. 

20 ‘‘(5) The term ‘private nonprofit organization’ 

21 means any of the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) Any incorporated private institution 

23 or foundation— 


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1 ‘‘(i) no part of the net earnings of 

2 which inures to the benefit of any member, 

3 founder, contributor, or individual; 

4 ‘‘(ii) which has a governing board that 

5 is responsible for the operation of the sup6 portive services provided under this sec7 tion; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) which is approved by the Sec9 retary as to financial responsibility. 

10 ‘‘(B) A for-profit limited partnership, the 

11 sole general partner of which is an organization 

12 meeting the requirements of clauses (i), (ii), 

13 and (iii) of subparagraph (A). 

14 ‘‘(C) A corporation wholly owned and con15 trolled by an organization meeting the require16 ments of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subpara17 graph (A). 

18 ‘‘(D) A tribally designated housing entity 

19 (as defined in section 4 of the Native American 

20 Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 

21 of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103)). 

22 ‘‘(6)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 

23 the term ‘very low-income veteran family’ means a 

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1 mined by the Secretary in accordance with this para2 graph. 

3 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall make appropriate ad4 justments to the income requirement under subpara5 graph (A) based on family size. 

6 ‘‘(C) The Secretary may establish an income 

7 ceiling higher or lower than 50 percent of the me8 dian income for an area if the Secretary determines 

9 that such variations are necessary because the area 

10 has unusually high or low construction costs, fair 

11 market rents (as determined under section 8 of the 

12 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

13 1437f)), or family incomes. 

14 ‘‘(7) The term ‘veteran family’ includes a vet15 eran who is a single person and a family in which 

16 the head of household or the spouse of the head of 

17 household is a veteran.’’. 

18 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec19 tions at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is 

20 amended by inserting after the item relating to sec21 tion 2043 the following new item: 

‘‘2044. Financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran 

families in permanent housing.’’. 

22 (c) STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF PERMANENT

23 HOUSING PROGRAM.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal years 2007 and 

2 2008, the Secretary shall conduct a study of the ef3 fectiveness of the permanent housing program under 

4 section 2044 of title 38, United States Code, as 

5 amended by subsection (b), in meeting the needs of 

6 very low-income veteran families, as that term is de7 fined in that section. 

8 (2) COMPARISON.—In the study required by 

9 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall compare the re10 sults of the program referred to in that subsection 

11 with other programs of the Department of Veterans 

12 Affairs dedicated to the delivery of housing and serv13 ices to veterans. 

14 (3) CRITERIA.—In making the comparison re15 quired in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall examine 

16 the following: 

17 (A) The satisfaction of veterans targeted 

18 by the programs described in paragraph (2). 

19 (B) The health status of such veterans. 

20 (C) The housing provided such veterans 

21 under such programs. 

22 (D) The degree to which such veterans are 

23 encouraged to productive activity by such pro24 grams. 


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1 (4) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2009, 

2 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Vet3 erans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 

4 Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a 

5 report on the results of the study required by para6 graph (1). 

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