‘‘(A) In the case of the initial grant, the 
period of payments shall be not less than three 
years and not more than five years. 
‘‘(B) In the case of a subsequent grant (re-
ferred to in this subsection as a ‘renewal 
grant’), the period of payments shall be not 
more than five years. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL APPROVAL; AVAILABILITY OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS; NUMBER OF GRANTS.—The provision 
of payments under an initial or renewal grant is sub-
ject to annual approval by the Secretary of the pay-
ments and to the availability of appropriations for 
the fiscal year involved to make the payments. This 
subsection may not be construed as establishing a 
limitation on the number of grants under subsection 
(a) that may be made to an entity. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING RE-
NEWAL GRANTS.—
‘‘(A) PRIORITY
IN
MAKING
GRANTS.—In 
making grants under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall give priority to renewal grants. 
‘‘(B) COMPLIANCE WITH MINIMUM STAND-
ARDS.—A renewal grant may be made by the 
Secretary only if the Secretary determines that 
the applicant involved has, in the project car-
ried out with the grant, maintained compliance 
with minimum standards for quality and suc-
cessful outcomes for housing retention, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) EVALUATION
OF
APPLICANTS.—In 
evaluating an applicant for a renewal grant, the 
Secretary shall consider such applicant in rela-
tion to other applicants for renewal grants, and 
not in relation to applicants for initial grants. 
‘‘(j) DATA COLLECTION; EVALUATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, as a 
condition of the receipt of grants under subsection 
(a), require grantees to provide data to the Sec-
retary regarding the projects carried out pursuant to 
such subsection, and may require evaluations of the 
projects. The purpose of such requirements shall be 
to assist the Secretary in—
‘‘(A) determining whether grantees are 
meeting the standards referred to in subsection 
(i)(3)(B); and 
‘‘(B) determining the extent to which indi-
viduals served by projects under subsection (a) 
are avoiding homelessness and achieving hous-
ing stability.
‘‘(2) CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER HOMELESS AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAMS.—In establishing requirements 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall develop and 
implement an approach that is practical, stream-
lined, and designed for consistency with the require-
ments of the homeless assistance programs adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment. 
‘‘(3) USE OF GRANT.—A grantee under sub-
section (a) may expend the grant to comply with re-
quirements established by the Secretary under para-
graph (1). For purposes of subsection (f), such ex-
penditures of the grant shall not be included in de-
termining the portion of the grant that has been ex-
pended for administrative expenses. 
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY
OF
GRANT
FOR
DIRECT 
SERVICES.—In order to maximize the proportion of 
grant funds that are available directly for the provi-
sion of services described in subsection (c), the Sec-
retary shall ensure that requirements under para-
graph (1) minimize the cost and burdens imposed on 
grantees by using a coordinated and streamlined 
methodology. Such methodology may rely on appro-
priate sampling techniques.
‘‘(k) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary, directly or through awards of grants or con-
tracts to public or nonprofit private entities, shall provide 
training and technical assistance regarding the planning, 
development, and provision of services in projects under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(l) BIENNIAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than two years after the date of the enactment of the Serv-
ices for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act, and bienni-
ally thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress 
a report on projects under subsection (a) that includes a 
summary of information received by the Secretary under 
subsection (j), and that describes the impact of the pro-
gram under subsection (a) as part of a comprehensive 
strategy for ending long term homelessness and improving 
outcomes for individuals with mental illness and substance 
abuse problems. 
‘‘(m) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘chronically homeless’ means an 
individual or family who—
‘‘(A) is currently homeless; 
‘‘(B) has been homeless continuously for at 
least one year or has been homeless on at least 
four separate occasions in the last three years; 
and