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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2829 

To establish a grant program administered under an agreement among the 

Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human 

Services, and Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the U.S. Interagency 

Council on Homelessness, to address the goal of ending chronic homelessness through coordinated provision of housing, health care, mental health 

and substance abuse treatment, and supportive and other services, including assistance in accessing non-homeless specific benefits and services, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 

Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mrs. DOLE) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To establish a grant program administered under an agreement among the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, and Veterans 

Affairs, in consultation with the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, to address the goal of ending chronic homelessness through coordinated provision of housing, 

health care, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and supportive and other services, including assistance in accessing non-homeless specific benefits and services, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Samaritan Initiative 

5 Act of 2004’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SAMARITAN INITIATIVE. 

7 Title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

8 Act (42 U.S.C. 11136 et seq.) is amended by adding at 

9 the end the following: 

10 ‘‘Subtitle H—Samaritan Initiative 

11 ‘‘SEC. 495. PURPOSE. 

12 ‘‘The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize competi13 tive grants for coordinated comprehensive housing, treat14 ment, and support services to chronically homeless per15 sons— 

16 ‘‘(1) to reduce the prevalence of chronic home17 lessness; 

18 ‘‘(2) to support promising strategies to move 

19 chronically homeless persons in urban and rural 

20 communities from the streets to safe, permanent 

21 housing; 

22 ‘‘(3) to provide for integrated systems of serv23 ices to improve the effectiveness of programs serving 

24 chronically homeless persons; 
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1 ‘‘(4) to promote self-sufficiency and recovery 

2 among chronically homeless persons; and 

3 ‘‘(5) to encourage programs serving chronically 

4 homeless persons to promote access to Federal, 

5 State, and local non-homeless specific programs of 

6 assistance for which such persons are eligible. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 495A. DEFINITIONS. 

8 ‘‘For purposes of this subtitle, the following defini9 tions shall apply: 

10 ‘‘(1) CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PERSON.—The 

11 term ‘chronically homeless person’ means an unac12 companied individual with a disabling condition 

13 who— 

14 ‘‘(A) has been sleeping in 1 or more places 

15 not meant for human habitation, or in 1 or 

16 more emergency homeless shelters, for longer 

17 than 1 year; or 

18 ‘‘(B) has had 4 or more periods of home19 lessness that, in total, have lasted more than 3 

20 years. 

21 ‘‘(2) DISABLING CONDITION.—The term ‘dis22 abling condition’ means a diagnosable substance use 

23 disorder, serious mental illness, developmental dis24 ability, or chronic physical illness or disability, in25 cluding the co-occurrence of 2 or more of such con-
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1 ditions, that limits the ability of an individual to 

2 work or perform one or more activities of daily liv3 ing. 

4 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en5 tity’ means a State, unit of general local govern6 ment, public housing agency, local workforce invest7 ment board, or private nonprofit organization, in8 cluding a faith-based or community-based organiza9 tion. 

10 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE VETERAN.—The term ‘eligible 

11 veteran’ means a person who served in the active 

12 United States military, naval, or air service, and 

13 who was discharged or released under conditions 

14 other than dishonorable. 

15 ‘‘(5) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

16 SYSTEM.—The term ‘homeless management informa17 tion system’ shall mean a computerized data collec18 tion application maintained by an eligible entity, 

19 that— 

20 ‘‘(A) enumerates the homeless population 

21 within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity and 

22 the number of homeless individuals that re23 ceived services from the eligible entity; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) compiles information on the charac2 teristics and service needs of homeless individ3 uals. 

4 ‘‘(6) HOMELESSNESS.—The term ‘homeless5 ness’ means sleeping in a place not meant for 

6 human habitation or in an emergency homeless shel7 ter. 

8 ‘‘(7) INTERAGENCY IMPLEMENTATION AND

9 MONITORING TEAM.—The term ‘interagency imple10 mentation and monitoring team’ means the inter11 agency implementation and monitoring team estab12 lished under section 495B(d). 

13 ‘‘(8) PARTICIPATING FEDERAL AGENCY.—The 

14 term ‘participating Federal agency’ means the De15 partments of Housing and Urban Development, 

16 Health and Human Services, and Veterans Affairs, 

17 or any other Federal agency that may receive appro18 priations for purposes of participating under the 

19 provisions of this subtitle. 

20 ‘‘(9) PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 

21 The term ‘private nonprofit organization’ means a 

22 private organization— 

23 ‘‘(A) no part of the net earnings of which 

24 inures to the benefit of any member, founder, 

25 contributor, or individual; 
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1 ‘‘(B) that has a voluntary board; and 

2 ‘‘(C) that has an accounting system or a 

3 designated fiscal agent in accordance with re4 quirements established by the participating 

5 Federal agencies. 

6 ‘‘(10) PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY.—The term 

7 ‘public housing agency’ has the same meaning as in 

8 section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act of 

9 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(6)). 

10 ‘‘(11) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means any 

11 State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 

12 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is13 lands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mar14 iana Islands, or any agency or instrumentality there15 of that is established pursuant to legislation and 

16 designated by the chief executive officer to act on 

17 behalf of the State with regard to provisions of this 

18 subtitle. 

19 ‘‘(12) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERN20 MENT.—The term ‘unit of general local government’ 

21 means— 

22 ‘‘(A) a city, town, township, county, parish, 

23 village, or other general purpose political sub24 division of a State; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) any agency or instrumentality thereof 

2 that is established pursuant to legislation and 

3 designated by the chief executive officer to act 

4 on behalf of the jurisdiction with regard to pro5 visions of this subtitle. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 495B. GRANT AUTHORITY AND ADMINISTRATION. 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The participating Federal agen8 cies shall enter into a cooperative agreement to make and 

9 administer competitive grants to eligible entities, including 

10 faith-based and community-based organizations, in ac11 cordance with the provisions of this subtitle for the pur12 pose of providing treatment and support services that are 

13 coordinated with the provision of housing for chronically 

14 homeless persons. 

15 ‘‘(b) DELEGATIONS.—No provision of this subtitle 

16 shall limit the ability of the participating Federal agencies 

17 to delegate, assign, or share administrative responsibilities 

18 as the participating Federal agencies may determine to be 

19 necessary or appropriate. 

20 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION AMONG PARTICIPATING FED21 ERAL AGENCIES.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban 

22 Development shall coordinate with the participating Fed23 eral agencies to implement and administer the grant pro24 gram established under this subtitle. 
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1 ‘‘(d) INTERAGENCY IMPLEMENTATION AND MONI2 TORING TEAM.—The participating Federal agencies shall 

3 establish an interagency implementation and monitoring 

4 team to review and conduct oversight of the award of 

5 grants, and the use of grant funds awarded under this 

6 subtitle. Each participating Federal agency shall appoint 

7 appropriate designees to serve on the interagency imple8 mentation and monitoring team. 

9 ‘‘(e) COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this sub11 title, the interagency implementation and monitoring 

12 team shall, as appropriate and to the extent feasible, 

13 establish uniform or coordinated requirements, 

14 standards, procedures, and timetables with respect 

15 to— 

16 ‘‘(A) application procedures and grant re17 quirements, including those providing for— 

18 ‘‘(i) a single consolidated application 

19 form; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) a single timetable, location, and 

21 procedure for filing of a consolidated appli22 cation; 

23 ‘‘(B) criteria for the award of grants; 
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1 ‘‘(C) a coordinated process for review and 

2 the approval or denial of the consolidated appli3 cation; 

4 ‘‘(D) the establishment of performance 

5 standards and measures of performance out6 comes, including— 

7 ‘‘(i) the requirement that the Sec8 retary of Housing and Urban Development 

9 attempt to quantify the reduction in chron10 ic homelessness; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) the requirement that, where ap12 plicable, the grantees utilize a homeless 

13 management information system; 

14 ‘‘(E) oversight, including monitoring, au15 dits, and evaluations of grantees, and require16 ments for annual reports by grantees; and 

17 ‘‘(F) such other factors that the inter18 agency implementation and monitoring team 

19 determines are necessary or appropriate. 

20 ‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The interagency im22 plementation and monitoring team shall estab23 lish such performance standards, performance 

24 measures, and annual reporting requirements, 
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1 and make such performance reviews and audits 

2 as may be necessary or appropriate— 

3 ‘‘(i) to determine whether a grantee 

4 has carried out its activities in a timely 

5 manner and in accordance with the appli6 cable requirements of this subtitle; 

7 ‘‘(ii) to assess the effectiveness of a 

8 grantee in accomplishing the objectives of 

9 this subtitle; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) for other purposes as the inter11 agency implementation and monitoring 

12 team determines significant with respect to 

13 the performance assessment of a grantee. 

14 ‘‘(B) PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND

15 STAFF.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

16 provide program monitoring and evaluation 

17 services and staff to participating Federal agen18 cies. In such cases, participating Federal agen19 cies may reimburse the Department of Veterans 

20 Affairs for the cost of such staff and services. 

21 ‘‘(f) PROVISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE

22 TO GRANTS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grantee under this sub24 title shall establish and operate a system of assist25 ance to chronically homeless persons that identifies 
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1 such persons and provides them access to affordable 

2 permanent housing that is coordinated with appro3 priate treatment and support. 

4 ‘‘(2) REQUIRED GRANTEE ACTIVITIES.—A 

5 grantee under this subtitle shall carry out, directly 

6 or through arrangements with a network of other 

7 entities, activities relating to the housing, treatment, 

8 and support of homeless persons, which may include 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) HOUSING ACTIVITIES.—Eligible ac11 tivities specified in section 495C(a) that ensure 

12 the placement of chronically homeless persons 

13 in safe, affordable, permanent housing. 

14 ‘‘(B) TREATMENT AND SUPPORT ACTIVI15 TIES.—Eligible activities specified in section 

16 495D(a) to address the multiple physical 

17 health, mental health, and substance abuse 

18 treatment needs of chronically homeless persons 

19 who are eligible for or residents in housing 

20 under section 495C(a). 

21 ‘‘(C) SERVICE COORDINATION.—Activities, 

22 including those coordinated with local planning 

23 bodies, that promote the access of eligible 

24 chronically homeless persons to a range of serv25 ices that contribute to self-sufficiency, recovery, 
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1 employment, stability in housing, and access to 

2 health care. 

3 ‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATION.—Administrative 

4 and planning activities, including the develop5 ment and implementation of comprehensive 

6 plans for housing and services at the grantee 

7 level with costs not to exceed 6 percent of total 

8 costs of carrying out the program under this 

9 subtitle. 

10 ‘‘(E) OTHER SERVICES.—Such services 

11 and activities as the participating Federal agen12 cies may find necessary and appropriate. 

13 ‘‘(3) CRITERIA FOR GRANT AWARD.—In award14 ing grants under this subtitle, the participating Fed15 eral agencies shall consider— 

16 ‘‘(A) the extent to which the applicant 

17 demonstrates an understanding of the unique 

18 characteristics of chronically homeless persons; 

19 ‘‘(B) the adequacy of the approach of the 

20 applicant in addressing the needs of the chron21 ically homeless; 

22 ‘‘(C) the capacity of the applicant to carry 

23 out and sustain required activities; 

24 ‘‘(D) where services are to be provided 

25 through a network of entities, the adequacy of 
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1 the qualifications of such entities, and the stat2 ed willingness of such entities, to collaborate 

3 and participate in carrying out proposed activi4 ties; 

5 ‘‘(E) the extent to which the applicant has 

6 been involved in Federal, State, or local non7 homeless specific programs of assistance that 

8 could provide additional assistance to eligible 

9 chronically homeless persons; 

10 ‘‘(F) the commitment and the dem11 onstrated ability of the applicant to achieve the 

12 reduction in the number of chronically homeless 

13 persons; and 

14 ‘‘(G) such additional factors as the partici15 pating Federal agencies may determine signifi16 cant or necessary with respect to the potential 

17 success of the applicant in carrying out the pur18 poses of this subtitle. 

19 ‘‘(4) INITIAL TERM OF GRANT.—Notwith20 standing any other provision of law, each grant 

21 awarded under this section shall be for an initial 

22 term of 3 years. 

23 ‘‘(5) GRANT RENEWAL.—Upon the expiration of 

24 a grant under this section, the participating Federal 

25 agencies may award, on a competitive basis, a re-
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1 newal grant under this subtitle for an additional 3- 

2 year term, subject to the continued qualification of 

3 the grantee for the grant as determined by the par4 ticipating Federal agencies. The amount of a re5 newal grant under this paragraph may be up to 50 

6 percent of the cost of the activities to be carried out 

7 by the grantee. 

8 ‘‘(6) FEDERAL MATCHING.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this 

10 subtitle shall be available to pay the Federal 

11 share of the costs incurred by the grantee for 

12 activities under this subtitle. 

13 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL SHARE.—For purposes of 

14 subparagraph (A), the Federal share shall be— 

15 ‘‘(i) 75 percent of the cost of the pro16 gram for the first year of the grant; 

17 ‘‘(ii) 75 percent for the second year of 

18 the grant; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) 50 percent for each succeeding 

20 year, including each year of a renewal 

21 grant term under paragraph (5). 

22 ‘‘(C) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non23 Federal share of costs incurred by the grantee 

24 may be in cash or in-kind, as appropriate. 
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1 ‘‘(7) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—The partici2 pating Federal agencies shall ensure that consider3 ation is given to geographic distribution (such as 

4 urban and rural areas) in the awarding of grants 

5 under subsection (a). 

6 ‘‘(8) DISCLOSURE.—Section 12(a) of the De7 partment of Housing and Urban Development Act 

8 (42 U.S.C. 3537a(a)) shall not apply to this subtitle. 

9 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 2005.—There are authorized 

11 to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle 

12 $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, of which— 

13 ‘‘(A) $50,000,000 is authorized to be ap14 propriated to the Department of Housing and 

15 Urban Development; 

16 ‘‘(B) $10,000,000 is authorized to be ap17 propriated to the Department of Health and 

18 Human Services; and 

19 ‘‘(C) Not more than $10,000,000 is au20 thorized from the amounts to be appropriated 

21 to the Department of Veterans Affairs for 

22 treatment of homeless veterans under medical 

23 care to carry out section 495D. 

24 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2006, 2007, AND 2008.— 

25 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
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1 this subtitle such sums as may be necessary for each 

2 of fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008. 

3 ‘‘(h) AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE FUNDS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of carrying 

5 out this subtitle, and in accordance with the agree6 ment under subsection (a), the participating Federal 

7 agencies are authorized to transfer to the Secretary 

8 of Housing and Urban Development funds appro9 priated for use under this subtitle, and the Secretary 

10 of Housing and Urban Development may receive 

11 such funds. 

12 ‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Notwith13 standing subsection (g), in the event that funds are 

14 not appropriated for use in accordance with this 

15 subtitle to one or more participating Federal agen16 cies in any fiscal year, paragraph (1) shall not be 

17 construed to require a participating Federal agency 

18 that has been provided with budget authority pursu19 ant to subsection (g) in a fiscal year to use such 

20 budget authority to fund grants for activities that 

21 are not in accordance with the primary mission of 

22 such participating Federal agency. 

23 ‘‘(i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT.—In ad24 dition to funds otherwise provided for agency administra25 tive costs, not more than 2 percent of amounts appro-
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1 priated for the activities under this subtitle may be used 

2 by the participating Federal agencies for administrative 

3 costs, including costs associated with— 

4 ‘‘(1) providing technical assistance to applicants 

5 and grantees; and 

6 ‘‘(2) providing support and assistance in select7 ing and assessing projects to carry out this subtitle, 

8 including any preparation necessary for such selec9 tion and assessment. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 495C. HOUSING ACTIVITIES. 

11 ‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES.—Subject to 

12 section 495B, a grant under this subtitle shall be used 

13 for activities in support of permanent housing for chron14 ically homeless persons, including the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) PROVISION OF HOUSING.— 

16 ‘‘(A) ACQUISITION.—The acquisition of oc17 cupancy-ready real property. 

18 ‘‘(B) REHABILITATION.—The minor reha19 bilitation of real property for housing. 

20 ‘‘(C) OPERATING COSTS.—The costs of op21 erating a housing project, including salaries and 

22 benefits, maintenance, insurance, utilities, re23 placement reserve accounts, and furnishings. 
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1 ‘‘(D) LEASING.—Leasing of an existing 

2 structure or structures, or portions thereof to 

3 provide housing. 

4 ‘‘(E) HOUSING COUNSELING.—The costs 

5 of counseling and advice services with respect to 

6 property maintenance, financial management, 

7 and other such matters as may be appropriate 

8 to assist chronically homeless persons in obtain9 ing housing. 

10 ‘‘(2) RENTAL ASSISTANCE.—Project-based or 

11 tenant-based rental assistance for chronically home12 less persons, which assistance shall be provided to 

13 the extent practicable, and administered in the man14 ner provided under the rules and regulations gov15 erning the provision of assistance under section 8 of 

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

17 1437f). 

18 ‘‘(3) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Such other activities 

19 as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop20 ment determines to be appropriate. 

21 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR HOUSING AC22 TIVITIES.— 

23 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING REAL PROP24 ERTY.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) USE RESTRICTION.—Each grantee 

2 under this subtitle shall ensure that permanent 

3 housing for chronically homeless persons that 

4 are acquired or rehabilitated with grant 

5 amounts under this subtitle is used for such 

6 persons for not less than 10 years. 

7 ‘‘(B) HOUSING QUALITY.—Each grantee 

8 under this subtitle shall ensure that housing as9 sisted with grant amounts provided under this 

10 subtitle is decent, safe, and sanitary, and com11 plies with all applicable State and local housing 

12 codes, building codes, and licensing require13 ments in the jurisdiction in which the housing 

14 is located. 

15 ‘‘(C) PREVENTION OF UNDUE BENEFIT.— 

16 Subject to section 495B(e), the Secretary of 

17 Housing and Urban Development may prescribe 

18 such terms and conditions as the Secretary con19 siders necessary to prevent grantees from un20 duly benefiting from the sale or other disposi21 tion of projects, other than a sale or other dis22 position resulting in the use of a project for the 

23 direct benefit of chronically homeless persons. 

24 ‘‘(2) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

25 SYSTEM.—Each grantee shall be required to provide 
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1 such information to the appropriate administrator of 

2 the local homeless management information system, 

3 as is necessary for the implementation and operation 

4 of homeless management information systems. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 495D. TREATMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES. 

6 ‘‘Subject to section 495B, a grant under this subtitle 

7 shall be used to provide treatment and support services, 

8 which may include the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES.—Primary 

10 health services, including the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) PHYSICIAN AND OTHER SERVICES.— 

12 Health services related to family medicine, in13 ternal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, or gyne14 cology that are furnished by physicians and 

15 where appropriate, physicians’ assistants, nurse 

16 practitioners, or nurse midwives. 

17 ‘‘(B) DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES.—Diagnostic 

18 laboratory and radiological services. 

19 ‘‘(C) PREVENTIVE SERVICES.—Preventive 

20 health services. 

21 ‘‘(D) EMERGENCY SERVICES.—Emergency 

22 medical services. 

23 ‘‘(E) ACCESS TO PHARMACEUTICAL SERV24 ICES.—Access to pharmaceutical services. 
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1 ‘‘(2) ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE SERVICES.— 

2 Services or activities designed to prevent, deter, re3 duce, or eliminate substance abuse or addictive be4 haviors, including a comprehensive range of personal 

5 and family counseling methods, early interventions, 

6 methadone treatment for opiate abusers, or detoxi7 fication for alcohol and other drug abusers, and 

8 treatment services such as intake and assessment, 

9 behavioral therapy and counseling, clinical and case 

10 management, pharmacotherapies, and self-help and 

11 peer support activities. 

12 ‘‘(3) MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERV13 ICES.—Mental health and counseling services, in14 cluding services and activities that apply therapeutic 

15 processes to personal, family, or situational problems 

16 in order to bring about a positive resolution of the 

17 problem or improved individual functioning or cir18 cumstances, including crisis interventions, individual 

19 supportive therapy, and prescription of psychotropic 

20 medications or explanations about the use and man21 agement of medications. 

22 ‘‘(4) OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT.—Outreach 

23 services including extending services or help to 

24 homeless persons to develop a relationship of trust 
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1 and engage such persons into appropriate service 

2 programs. 

3 ‘‘(5) INFORMATION AND REFERRAL.—Services 

4 or activities designed to provide information about 

5 services and assistance provided through public and 

6 private programs, including Federal, State and local 

7 non-homeless targeted programs that provide or fi8 nancially support the provision of medical, social, 

9 educational, or other related services, and a brief as10 sessment of client needs to facilitate appropriate re11 ferrals. 

12 ‘‘(6) CASE MANAGEMENT.—Case management 

13 services and activities, including the arrangement, 

14 coordination, monitoring, and delivery of services to 

15 meet the needs of individuals who are homeless, in16 cluding individual service plan development, coun17 seling, monitoring, securing and coordinating serv18 ices. 

19 ‘‘(7) OTHER SERVICES.—Such other services as 

20 the Secretary of Health and Human Services deter21 mines appropriate. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 495E. VETERANS’ BENEFITS. 

23 ‘‘Subject to section 495B, the Secretary of Veterans 

24 Affairs is authorized to provide eligible veterans with case 

25 management services. 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 495F. AUTHORITY OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES TO 

2 PARTICIPATE UNDER THIS SUBTITLE. 

3 ‘‘Federal agencies other than the participating Fed4 eral agencies may participate in the grant program estab5 lished under this subtitle to the extent that funds are ap6 propriated for such purpose to each agency.’’. 

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