SEC. 7. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DENTAL CARE. 
Section 2062(b) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, for a period 
of 60 consecutive days,’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. 
Subsection (b) of section 2064 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out the programs 
under this section.’’. 
SEC. 9. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2066 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (a)(3) 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) The Executive Director (or a representa-
tive of the Executive Director) of the Interagency 
Council on Homelessness established under section 
201 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11311). 
‘‘(F) The Under Secretary for Health (or a rep-
resentative of the Under Secretary designated after 
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consultation with the Director of the Office of 
Homeless Veterans Programs). 
‘‘(G) The Under Secretary for Benefits (or a 
representative of the Under Secretary designated 
after consultation with the Director of the Office of 
Homeless Veterans Programs).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2011’’. 
SEC. 10. STAFFING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 2003 of title 38, United States Code, by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) VHA STAFFING AT VISN LEVEL.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that there is at least one full-time em-
ployee of the Veterans Health Administration assigned to 
oversee and coordinate homeless veterans programs at the 
office of each of the regional health delivery networks, re-
ferred to as Veterans Integrated Service Networks, of that 
Administration.’’. 
SEC. 11. EMERGENCY GRANTS FOR REPLACEMENT OR RE-
PAIR OF HOMELESS VETERAN FACILITIES. 
(a) EMERGENCY GRANT AUTHORITY.—Subchapter II 
of chapter 20 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 2014. Emergency grants for repair or replacement 
of homeless veteran facilities 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make emer-
gency grants to eligible entities providing care for home-
less veterans for the purpose of repairing or replacing fa-
cilities used for the provision of such care that are dam-
aged or destroyed by a disaster. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term 
‘eligible entity’ has the meaning given that term in section 
2011(d) of this title. 
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERIA AND REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary shall establish criteria and re-
quirements for grants under this section and shall publish 
such criteria and requirements in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(d) DISASTER.—In this section, the term ‘disaster’ 
means any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, 
wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, vol-
canic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, drought, 
fire, explosion, or other catastrophe in any part of the 
United States which causes, or which may cause, substan-
tial damage or injury to civilian property or persons.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 2013 the 
following new item: 
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‘‘2014. Emergency grants for repair or replacement of homeless veteran facili-
ties.’’. 
SEC. 12. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES GRANTS FOR VERY LOW- 
INCOME VETERANS RESIDING IN PERMA-
NENT HOUSING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
Subchapter V of chapter 20 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 2044. Financial assistance for supportive services 
for very low-income veteran families re-
siding in permanent housing 
‘‘(a) DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) The Secretary shall provide financial assistance to eli-
gible entities approved under this section to provide and 
coordinate the provision of the supportive services for very 
low-income veteran families residing in permanent hous-
ing. 
‘‘(2)(A) Financial assistance under this section shall 
consist of payments for each such family for which an ap-
proved eligible entity provides or coordinates the provision 
of supportive services. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall establish a formula for de-
termining the rate of payments provided to a very low- 
income veteran family receiving supportive services under 
this section. The rate shall be adjusted not less than once 
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annually to reflect changes in the cost of living. In calcu-
lating the payment formula under this subparagraph, the 
Secretary may consider geographic cost of living variances, 
family size, and the cost of services provided. 
‘‘(3) In providing financial assistance under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to an entity 
that provides or coordinates the provision of supportive 
services for very low-income veteran families who are 
transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall ensure that, to the max-
imum extent practicable, financial assistance under this 
subsection is equitably distributed across geographic re-
gions, including rural communities and tribal lands. 
‘‘(5) Each entity receiving financial assistance under 
this section to provide supportive services to a very low- 
income veteran family shall notify the family that such 
services are being paid for, in whole or in part, by the 
Department. 
‘‘(6) The Secretary may require an entity receiving 
financial assistance under this section to submit a report 
to the Secretary describing the supportive services pro-
vided with such financial assistance. 
‘‘(7) In selecting entities to receive financial assist-
ance under this section, the Secretary shall consult with 
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the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) An eligible entity seeking financial assistance under 
subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary an application 
in such form, in such manner, and containing such com-
mitments and information as the Secretary determines to 
be necessary. 
‘‘(2) An application submitted under paragraph (1) 
shall contain the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the supportive services 
proposed to be provided by the eligible entity. 
‘‘(B) A description of the types of very low-in-
come veteran families proposed to be provided such 
services. 
‘‘(C) An estimate of the number of very low-in-
come veteran families proposed to be provided such 
services. 
‘‘(D) Evidence of the experience of the eligible 
entity in providing supportive services to very low-in-
come veteran families. 
‘‘(E) A description of the managerial capacity 
of the eligible entity to— 
‘‘(i) coordinate the provision of supportive 
services with the provision of permanent hous-
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ing, by the eligible entity or by other organiza-
tions; 
‘‘(ii) continuously assess the needs of very 
low-income veteran families for supportive serv-
ices; 
‘‘(iii) coordinate the provision of supportive 
services with the services of the Department; 
‘‘(iv) tailor supportive services to the needs 
of very low-income veteran families; and 
‘‘(v) continuously seek new sources of as-
sistance to ensure the long-term provision of 
supportive services to very low-income veteran 
families. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall establish criteria for the se-
lection of eligible entities to receive financial assistance 
under this section. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall establish performance 
standards for eligible entities who receive financial assist-
ance under this subsection and evaluate eligible entities 
who receive financial assistance under this subsection as 
to their performance and outcomes. 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—(1) The Secretary 
shall provide training and technical assistance to eligible 
entities that receive financial assistance under this section 
with respect to the planning, development, and provision 
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of supportive services to very low-income veteran families 
occupying permanent housing. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may provide the training de-
scribed in paragraph (1) directly or through grants or con-
tracts with appropriate public or nonprofit private entities. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Of the amounts available each fiscal 
year to the Department for Medical Services for veterans, 
$25,000,000 shall be available in each such fiscal year to 
carry out the provisions of this section, of which not more 
than $750,000 may be used to provide technical assistance 
under subsection (c). 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘very low-income veteran family’ 
means a veteran family whose income does not ex-
ceed 50 percent of the median income for the area, 
as determined by the Secretary, except that— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary shall make appropriate 
adjustments to the income requirement under 
subparagraph (A) based on family size; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary may establish an in-
come ceiling higher or lower than 50 percent of 
the median income for an area if the Secretary 
determines that such variations are necessary 
because the area has unusually high or low con-
struction costs, fair market rents (as deter-
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mined under section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f)), or 
family incomes. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘veteran family’ includes— 
‘‘(A) a veteran who is a single person; and 
‘‘(B) a family in which the head of house-
hold or the spouse of the head of household is 
a veteran. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘consumer cooperative’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 202 of the 
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a private nonprofit organization; or 
‘‘(B) a consumer cooperative. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘homeless’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 103 of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302)). 
‘‘(6) The term ‘permanent housing’ means com-
munity-based housing without a designated length of 
stay. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘private nonprofit organization’ 
means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) Any incorporated private institution 
or foundation— 
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‘‘(i) no part of the net earnings of 
which inures to the benefit of any member, 
founder, contributor, or individual; 
‘‘(ii) that has a governing board that 
is responsible for the operation of the sup-
portive services provided under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(iii) that is approved by the Sec-
retary as to financial responsibility. 
‘‘(B) A for-profit limited partnership, the 
sole general partner of which is an organization 
meeting the requirements of clauses (i), (ii), 
and (iii) of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) A corporation wholly owned and con-
trolled by an organization meeting the require-
ments of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(D) A tribally designated housing entity 
(as defined in section 4 of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103)). 
‘‘(8) The term ‘supportive services’ means the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Services provided by an eligible entity 
or subcontractors that address the needs of very 
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low-income veteran families occupying perma-
nent housing, including— 
‘‘(i) outreach services; 
‘‘(ii) health care services, including di-
agnosis, treatment, and counseling for 
mental health and substance abuse dis-
orders and for post-traumatic stress dis-
order, if such services are not readily avail-
able through the Department medical cen-
ter serving the geographic area in which 
the veteran family is housed; 
‘‘(iii) habilitation and rehabilitation 
services; 
‘‘(iv) case management services; 
‘‘(v) daily living services; 
‘‘(vi) personal financial planning; 
‘‘(vii) transportation services; 
‘‘(viii) vocational counseling; 
‘‘(ix) employment and training; 
‘‘(x) educational services; 
‘‘(xi) assistance in obtaining veterans 
benefits and other public benefits, includ-
ing health care provided by the Depart-
ment; 
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‘‘(xii) assistance in obtaining income 
support; 
‘‘(xiii) assistance in obtaining health 
insurance; 
‘‘(xiv) fiduciary and representative 
payee services; 
‘‘(xv) legal services to assist the vet-
eran family with reconsiderations or ap-
peals of veterans and public benefit claim 
denials and to resolve outstanding war-
rants that interfere with the family’s abil-
ity to obtain or retain housing or sup-
portive services; 
‘‘(xvi) child care; 
‘‘(xvii) housing counseling; 
‘‘(xviii) other services necessary for 
maintaining independent living; 
‘‘(xix) coordination of services de-
scribed in this paragraph; and 
‘‘(xx) other such services as the Sec-
retary determines are necessary to serve 
the purposes of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) Services provided by an eligible entity 
or subcontractors, including services described 
in clauses (i) through (xx) of subparagraph (A), 
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that are delivered to very low-income veteran 
families who are homeless and who are sched-
uled to become residents of permanent housing 
within 90 days of the date on which the service 
is provided pending the location or development 
of housing suitable for permanent housing. 
‘‘(C) Services provided by an eligible entity 
or subcontractors, including services described 
in clauses (i) through (xx) of subparagraph (A), 
for very low-income veteran families who have 
voluntarily chosen to seek other housing after a 
period of tenancy in permanent housing, that 
are provided, for a period of 90 days beginning 
on the date on which such a family exits perma-
nent housing or until such a family commences 
receipt of other housing services adequate to 
meet the needs of the family, but only to the ex-
tent that services under this paragraph are de-
signed to support such a family in the choice to 
transition into housing that is responsive to the 
individual needs and preferences of the fam-
ily.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
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after the item relating to section 2043 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2044. Financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran 
families in permanent housing.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.— 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regula-
tions for the implementation section 2044 of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later 
than nine months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 13. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON PREVENTING VET-
ERANS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS FROM BE-
COMING HOMELESS. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out (subject to 
the availability of appropriations) a demonstration pro-
gram for the purpose of— 
(1) identifying members of the Armed Forces 
on active duty who are at risk of becoming homeless 
after they are discharged or released from active 
duty; and 
(2) providing referral, counseling, and sup-
portive services, as appropriate, to help prevent such 
members, upon becoming veterans, from becoming 
homeless. 
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(b) PROGRAM
LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
carry out the demonstration program in at least three lo-
cations. 
(c) IDENTIFICATION CRITERIA.—In developing and 
implementing the criteria to identify veterans who are at- 
risk of becoming homeless, the Secretary shall consult with 
the Interagency Council on Homelessness established 
under section 201 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311) and such other officials 
and experts as the Secretary determine appropriate. 
(d) CONTRACTS.—The Secretary may enter into con-
tracts to provide the referral, counseling, and supportive 
services required under the demonstration program with 
entities or organizations that meet such requirements as 
the Secretaries may establish. 
(e) EXPIRATION.—The authority of the Secretary 
under subsection (a) expires on September 30, 2011. 
SEC. 14. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM OF RE-
FERRAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR 
AT-RISK VETERANS TRANSITIONING FROM 
CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 
2023 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘a demonstration program for the purpose of deter-
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mining the costs and benefits of providing’’ and inserting 
‘‘a program of’’. 
(b) SCOPE OF PROGRAM.—Subsection (b) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘DEMONSTRATION’’ in the sub-
section heading; 
(2) by striking ‘‘demonstration’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘in at least six locations’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in at least 12 locations’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (d) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘shall cease’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘shall cease on September 30, 
2011.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘demonstration’’. 
(2) The heading of such section is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2023. Referral and counseling services: veterans at 
risk 
of 
homelessness 
who 
are 
transitioning from certain institutions’’. 
(3) The item relating to such section in the 
table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘2023. Referral and counseling services: veterans at risk of homelessness who 
are transitioning from certain institutions.’’. 
Æ 
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