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‘‘(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 cen-
ters.
‘‘(2) In developing and carrying out the program under para-
graph (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 serv-
ices 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 Sec-
retary 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 respon-
sible 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
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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.
‘‘§ 2023. Demonstration program of referral and counseling
for veterans transitioning from certain institu-
tions who are at risk for homelessness
‘‘(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 deter-
mining 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 demonstra-
tion 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 coun-
seling 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—
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‘‘(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 coun-
seling services provided under the demonstration program (as
determined under guidelines established by the Secretaries).
‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—HOUSING ASSISTANCE
‘‘§ 2042. Supported housing for veterans participating in com-
pensated work therapies
‘‘The Secretary may authorize homeless veterans in the com-
pensated 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.
‘‘§ 2043. Domiciliary care programs
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may establish up to 10 pro-
grams 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 vet-
erans.
‘‘(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).
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VII—OTHER PROVISIONS
‘‘§ 2061. Grant program for homeless veterans with special
needs
‘‘(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 home-
less 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 Depart-
ment for ‘Medical Care’ for each of fiscal years 2003, 2004, and
2005, $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.
‘‘§ 2062. Dental care
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 1712(a)(1)(H) of this
title, outpatient dental services and treatment of a dental condition
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or disability of a veteran described in subsection (b) shall be consid-
ered 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 gin-
gival 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 treat-
ment 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.
‘‘§ 2063. Employment assistance
‘‘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.
‘‘§ 2064. Technical assistance grants for nonprofit commu-
nity-based groups
‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out a program
to make grants to entities or organizations with expertise in pre-
paring 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) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appropriated $750,000
for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005 to carry out the program
under this section.
‘‘§ 2065. Annual report on assistance to homeless veterans
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than April 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
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programs of the Department for the provision of assistance to
homeless veterans.
‘‘(b) GENERAL CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report under sub-
section (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 assist-
ance 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).
‘‘(4) The Secretary’s evaluation of the effectiveness of pro-
grams established by recipients of grants under section 2011
of this title and a description of the experience of those recipi-
ents in applying for and receiving grants from the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development to serve primarily homeless
persons who are veterans.
‘‘(5) Any other information on those programs and on the
provision of such assistance that the Secretary considers appro-
priate.
‘‘(c) HEALTH CARE CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report under
subsection (a) shall include, with respect to programs of the Depart-
ment addressing health care needs of homeless veterans, the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(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 sub-
section (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 proc-
essing 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 proc-
essing of claims for benefits of homeless veterans.
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‘‘(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 sec-
tion 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 home-
less 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 indi-
vidual 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 Depart-
ment 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 con-
siders 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 recommenda-
tions 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 sub-
mitted to the Congress pursuant to section 529 of this title a
summary of all reports and recommendations of the Committee
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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 31, 2006.’’.
(2) The tables of chapters before part I and at the beginning
of part II are each amended by inserting after the item relating
to chapter 19 the following new item:
‘‘20. Benefits for Homeless Veterans .................................................................... 2001’’.
(b) HEALTH CARE.—(1) Subchapter VII of chapter 17 is trans-
ferred to chapter 20 (as added by subsection (a)), inserted after
section 2023 (as so added), and redesignated as subchapter IV,
and sections 1771, 1772, 1773, and 1774 therein are redesignated
as sections 2031, 2032, 2033, and 2034, respectively.
(2) Subsection (a)(3) of section 2031, as so transferred and
redesignated, is amended by striking ‘‘section 1772 of this title’’
and inserting ‘‘section 2032 of this title’’.
(c) HOUSING
ASSISTANCE.—Section 3735 is transferred to
chapter 20 (as added by subsection (a)), inserted after the heading
for subchapter V, and redesignated as section 2041.
(d) MULTIFAMILY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.—(1) Subchapter VI
of chapter 37 (other than section 3771) is transferred to chapter
20 (as added by subsection (a)) and inserted after section 2043
(as so added), and sections 3772, 3773, 3774, and 3775 therein
are redesignated as sections 2051, 2052, 2053, and 2054, respec-
tively.
(2) Such subchapter is amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FOR HOMELESS VET-
ERANS’’;
(B) in subsection (d)(1) of section 2051, as so transferred
and redesignated, by striking ‘‘section 3773 of this title’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 2052 of this title’’; and
(C) in subsection (a) of section 2052, as so transferred
and redesignated, by striking ‘‘section 3772 of this title’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 2051 of this title’’.
(3) Section 3771 is repealed.
(e) REPEAL OF CODIFIED PROVISIONS.—The following provisions
of law are repealed:
(1) Sections 3, 4, and 12 of the Homeless Veterans Com-
prehensive Service Programs Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–
590; 38 U.S.C. 7721 note).
(2) Section 1001 of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–446; 38 U.S.C. 7721 note).
(3) Section 4111.
(4) Section 738 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 11448).
(f) EXTENSION
OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES.—Subsection (b) of
section 2031, as redesignated by subsection (b)(1), and subsection
(d) of section 2033, as so redesignated, are amended by striking
‘‘December 31, 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’.
(g) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 17 is amended by striking the item relating
to subchapter VII and the items relating to sections 1771, 1772,
1773, and 1774.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 37 is
amended—
(A) by striking the item relating to section 3735; and
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(B) by striking the item relating to subchapter VI and
the items relating to sections 3771, 3772, 3773, 3774, and
3775.
(3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 4111.
SEC. 6. EVALUATION CENTERS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAMS.
(a) EVALUATION CENTERS.—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.
(b) ANNUAL PROGRAM ASSESSMENT.—Section 2034(b), as trans-
ferred and redesignated by section 5(b)(1), is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘annual’’ in paragraph (1) after ‘‘to make
an’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(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.’’.
SEC. 7. STUDY OF OUTCOME EFFECTIVENESS OF GRANT PROGRAM
FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct
a study of the effectiveness during fiscal year 2002 through fiscal
year 2004 of the grant program under section 2061 of title 38,
United States Code, as added by section 5(a), in meeting the needs
of homeless veterans with special needs (as specified in that section).
As part of the study, the Secretary shall compare the results of
programs carried out under that section, in terms of veterans’
satisfaction, health status, reduction in addiction severity, housing,
and encouragement of productive activity, with results for similar
veterans in programs of the Department or of grant and per diem
providers that are designed to meet the general needs of homeless
veterans.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2005, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate
and House of Representatives a report setting forth the results
of the study under subsection (a).
SEC. 8. EXPANSION OF OTHER PROGRAMS.
(a) ACCESS
TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.—Section 1706 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) The Secretary shall ensure that each primary care health
care facility of the Department develops and carries out a plan
to provide mental health services, either through referral or direct
provision of services, to veterans who require such services.’’.
(b) COMPREHENSIVE
HOMELESS
SERVICES
PROGRAM.—Sub-
section (b) of section 2033, as transferred and redesignated by
section 5(b)(1), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘not fewer’’ in the first sentence and all
that follows through ‘‘services) at’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The
Secretary shall carry out the program under this section in
sites in at least each of the 20 largest metropolitan statistical
areas.’’.
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(c) ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES.—Section
1720A is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall ensure that each medical center
of the Department develops and carries out a plan to provide
treatment for substance use disorders, either through referral or
direct provision of services, to veterans who require such treatment.
‘‘(2) Each plan under paragraph (1) shall make available clini-
cally proven substance abuse treatment methods, including opioid
substitution therapy, to veterans with respect to whom a qualified
medical professional has determined such treatment methods to
be appropriate.’’.
SEC. 9. COORDINATION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.
(a) 
DISABLED
VETERANS’ 
OUTREACH
PROGRAM.—Section
4103A(c) is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(11) Coordination of employment services with training
assistance provided to veterans by entities receiving funds
under section 2021 of this title.’’.
(b) LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVES.—Section
4104(b) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (11);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12)
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(13) coordinate employment services with training assist-
ance provided to veterans by entities receiving funds under
section 2021 of this title.’’.
SEC. 10. USE OF REAL PROPERTY.
(a) LIMITATION ON DECLARING PROPERTY EXCESS TO THE NEEDS
OF THE DEPARTMENT.—Section 8122(d) is amended by inserting
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘and is not suitable
for use for the provision of services to homeless veterans by the
Department or by another entity under an enhanced-use lease
of such property under section 8162 of this title’’.
(b) 
WAIVER
OF
COMPETITIVE
SELECTION
PROCESS
FOR
ENHANCED-USE LEASES FOR PROPERTIES USED TO SERVE HOMELESS
VETERANS.—Section 8162(b)(1) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(b)(1)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) In the case of a property that the Secretary determines
is appropriate for use as a facility to furnish services to homeless
veterans under chapter 20 of this title, the Secretary may enter
into an enhanced-use lease with a provider of homeless services
without regard to the selection procedures required under subpara-
graph (A).’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection
(b) shall apply to leases entered into on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 11. MEETINGS OF INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESS.
Section 202(c) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 11312(c)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet at the call of its Chair-
person or a majority of its members, but not less often than
annually.’’.
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SEC. 12. RENTAL ASSISTANCE VOUCHERS FOR HUD VETERANS
AFFAIRS SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM.
Section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(19) RENTAL VOUCHERS FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORTED
HOUSING PROGRAM.—
‘‘(A) SET ASIDE.—Subject to subparagraph (C), the Sec-
retary shall set aside, from amounts made available for
rental assistance under this subsection, the amounts speci-
fied in subparagraph (B) for use only for providing such
assistance through a supported housing program adminis-
tered in conjunction with the Department of Veterans
Affairs. Such program shall provide rental assistance on
behalf of homeless veterans who have chronic mental ill-
nesses or chronic substance use disorders, shall require
agreement of the veteran to continued treatment for such
mental illness or substance use disorder as a condition
of receipt of such rental assistance, and shall ensure such
treatment and appropriate case management for each vet-
eran receiving such rental assistance.
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The amount specified in this subpara-
graph is—
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2003, the amount necessary
to provide 500 vouchers for rental assistance under
this subsection;
‘‘(ii) for fiscal year 2004, the amount necessary
to provide 1,000 vouchers for rental assistance under
this subsection;
‘‘(iii) for fiscal year 2005, the amount necessary
to provide 1,500 vouchers for rental assistance under
this subsection; and
‘‘(iv) for fiscal year 2006, the amount necessary
to provide 2,000 vouchers for rental assistance under
this subsection.
‘‘(C) FUNDING
THROUGH
INCREMENTAL
ASSISTANCE.—
In any fiscal year, to the extent that this paragraph
requires the Secretary to set aside rental assistance
amounts for use under this paragraph in an amount that
exceeds the amount set aside in the preceding fiscal year,
such requirement shall be effective only to such extent