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‘‘(B) likely to cause an unpaid debt to be referred to the 
Treasury Offset Program; or 
‘‘(C) not in the best interest of the individual.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 5302A the following new item: 
‘‘5302B. Prohibition of debt arising from overpayment due to delay in processing.’’. 
(3) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pre-
scribe regulations to establish standards under section 
5302B(a)(2) of such title, as added by subsection (a), not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) PLAN FOR IMPROVED NOTIFICATION AND COMMUNICATION 
OF DEBTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and one year thereafter, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the House of representatives a briefing and submit 
to such committees a report on the improvement of the notifica-
tion of and communication with individuals who receive over-
payments made by the Secretary. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
include each of the following: 
(A) The plan of the Secretary to carry out each of 
the following: 
(i) The development and implementation of a 
mechanism by which individuals enrolled in the patient 
enrollment system under section 1705 of title 38, 
United States Code, may view their monthly patient 
medical statements electronically. 
(ii) The development and implementation of a 
mechanism by which individuals eligible for benefits 
under the laws administered by the Secretary may 
receive electronic correspondence relating to debt and 
overpayment information. 
(iii) The development and implementation of a 
mechanism by which individuals eligible for benefits 
under the laws administered by the Secretary may 
access information related to Department of Veterans 
Affairs debt electronically. 
(iv) The improvement and clarification of Depart-
ment communications relating to overpayments and 
debt collection, including letters and electronic cor-
respondence and including information relating to the 
most common reasons individuals eligible for benefits 
under the laws administered by the Secretary incur 
debts to the United States and the process for 
requesting a waiver of such debt. The Secretary shall 
develop such improvements and clarifications in con-
sultation with veterans service organizations, labor 
organizations that represent employees of the Depart-
ment, other relevant nongovernmental organizations, 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
(B) A description of the current efforts and plans for 
improving the accuracy of payments to individuals entitled
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to benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary, 
including specific data matching agreements. 
(C) A description of steps to be taken to improve the 
identification of underpayments to such individuals and 
to improve Department procedures and policies to ensure 
that such individuals who are underpaid receive adequate 
compensation payments. 
(D) A list of actions completed, implementation steps, 
and timetables for each requirement described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (C). 
(E) A description of any new legislative authority 
required to complete any such requirement. 
SEC. 253. PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
INTEREST AND ADMINISTRATIVE COST CHARGES FOR 
DEBTS RELATING TO CERTAIN BENEFITS PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5315(a)(1) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘other than a loan’’ and all that follows 
through the semicolon and inserting ‘‘other than—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) a loan, loan-guaranty, or loan-insurance program; 
‘‘(B) a disability compensation program; 
‘‘(C) a pension program; or 
‘‘(D) an educational assistance program.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall apply with respect to an indebtedness that occurs on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 254. EXTENSION OF WINDOW TO REQUEST RELIEF FROM 
RECOVERY OF DEBT ARISING UNDER LAWS ADMINIS-
TERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5302(a) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘180 days’’ and inserting ‘‘one year’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take effect on the 
date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 255. REFORMS RELATING TO RECOVERY BY DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS OF AMOUNTS OWED BY INDIVIDUALS 
TO THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) LIMITATION ON INDEBTEDNESS OFFSETS.—Subsection (a) of 
section 5314 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Subject to’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not make a deduction under paragraph 
(1) while the existence or amount of such indebtedness is disputed 
under section 5314A of this title.’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS FOR DISPUTE OF EXISTENCE OR 
AMOUNT OF INDEBTEDNESS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 53 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 5314 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 5314A. Dispute of indebtedness 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
that establish an administrative process for the dispute of the 
existence or amount of an indebtedness described in section
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5314(a)(1) of this title (without regard to whether the Secretary 
has made a deduction under such section regarding such indebted-
ness). 
‘‘(b) STANDARDS.—The process under subsection (a) shall be 
efficient, effective, and equitable. 
‘‘(c) TIMELINESS.—The Secretary shall ensure that each dispute 
under subsection (a) proceeds in accordance with standards for 
timeliness prescribed by the Secretary under this section. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not submit to any debt 
collector (as defined in section 803 of the Fair Debt Collection 
Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692a)) any dispute pending under this 
section. 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to modify the procedures for seeking review of a 
decision of the agency of original jurisdiction described in section 
5104C(a)(1) of this title.’’. 
(2) EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall carry out section 5314A of such title, 
as added by paragraph (1), by improving the administrative 
process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the dispute 
of the existing or amount of an indebtedness that was in 
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(3) 
IMPROVEMENTS
TO
DEPARTMENT
WEBSITE
AND 
NOTICES.—In carrying out paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— 
(A) improve the website of the Department; and 
(B) ensure that such website and written notices sent 
to a person about indebtedness described in section 5314(a) 
of title 38, United States Code, contain all information 
a person needs to dispute such an indebtedness, including 
a description of— 
(i) the specific actions the person will need to 
take in order to dispute the indebtedness; 
(ii) the documentation that will be required for 
the dispute; and 
(iii) how the documentation is to be submitted. 
(4) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 5314 the following new item: 
‘‘5314A. Dispute of indebtedness.’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO RECOVER DEBTS.—Section 
5302(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘There’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not seek to recover an indebtedness 
described in paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the 
cost to the Department to recover such indebtedness, as determined 
when the debt is established, would exceed the amount of the 
indebtedness.’’. 
TITLE III—HOMELESSNESS MATTERS 
SEC. 301. ADJUSTMENTS OF GRANTS AWARDED BY THE SECRETARY 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE 
PROGRAMS TO SERVE HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2011(c) of title 38, United States 
Codes, is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by paragraph 
(1) shall apply with respect to any grant awarded under section 
2011 of title 38, United States Code, on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF GRANT.—On or after 
the date that is five years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may determine 
the maximum amount of a grant under section 2011 of title 
38, United States Code, which shall be not less than 70 percent 
of the estimated cost of the project concerned. 
(4) SUNSET.—Section 4201(b)(2) of the Johnny Isakson and 
David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits 
Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315; 134 Stat. 5009; 
38 U.S.C. 2011 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Subsection (c)(2)’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c)(2)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(B) SUNSET.—Subparagraph (A) shall cease to be effec-
tive on the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell 
Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Bene-
fits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022.’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF PROPERTY DISPOSITION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of a grant awarded under 
section 2011 of title 38, United States Code, on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act for a project described in 
subsection (b)(1) of such section shall not be subject to any 
real property or equipment disposition requirements relating 
to the grant under section 61.67 of title 38, Code of Federal 
Regulations, sections 200.311(c) and 200.313(e) of title 2, Code 
of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations. 
(2) SUNSET.—Section 4201(b)(6) of the Johnny Isakson and 
David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits 
Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315; 134 Stat. 5010; 
38 U.S.C. 2011 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘During’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(B) SUNSET.—Subparagraph (A) shall cease to be effec-
tive on the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell 
Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Bene-
fits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022.’’. 
SEC. 302. MODIFICATIONS TO PROGRAM TO IMPROVE RETENTION OF 
HOUSING BY FORMERLY HOMELESS VETERANS AND VET-
ERANS AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. 
Section 2013 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
sections:
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‘‘(b) SERVICES.—Services provided under the program shall 
include services to assist veterans described in subsection (a) with 
navigating resources provided by the Federal Government and 
State, local, and Tribal governments. 
‘‘(c) STAFFING.—In geographic areas where individuals who 
meet the licensure and certification requirements to provide services 
under the program are in high demand as determined by the 
Secretary, such services may be provided through one or more 
individuals with a master’s degree in social work who are under-
going training to meet such requirements, if such individuals are 
under the supervision of an individual who meets such require-
ments.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (1), 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall require each recipient of a grant 
awarded under this subsection to submit to the Secretary a report 
that describes the services provided or coordinated with amounts 
under such grant.’’. 
SEC. 303. MODIFICATIONS TO HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2021 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2021. Homeless veterans reintegration programs 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropriations 
provided for such purpose, the Secretary of Labor shall conduct, 
directly or through grant or contract, such programs as that Sec-
retary determines appropriate to provide job training, counseling, 
and placement services (including job readiness and literacy and 
skills training) to expedite the reintegration into the labor force 
of— 
‘‘(1) homeless veterans, including— 
‘‘(A) veterans who were homeless but found housing 
during the 60-day period preceding the date on which the 
veteran begins to participate in a program under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) veterans who are at risk of homelessness during 
the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the 
veteran begins to participate in a program under this sec-
tion; 
‘‘(2) veterans participating in the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development-Department of Veterans Affairs sup-
ported housing program for which rental assistance is provided 
pursuant to section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) or the Tribal HUD-VA Sup-
portive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) program; 
‘‘(3) Indians who are veterans and receiving assistance 
under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); 
‘‘(4) veterans described in section 2023(d) of this title or 
any other veterans who are transitioning from being incarcer-
ated; and 
‘‘(5) veterans participating in the Department of Veterans 
Affairs rapid rehousing and prevention program authorized 
in section 2044 of this title.
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‘‘(b) GRANTS.—(1) In awarding grants for purposes of conducting 
programs described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable, consider applications for 
fundable grants from entities in all States. 
‘‘(2) In each State in which no entity has been awarded a 
grant described in paragraph (1) as of the date of the enactment 
of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial 
Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, the 
Secretary of Labor shall, in coordination with the Director of Vet-
erans’ Employment and Training in the State, organize and conduct 
an outreach and education program to ensure communities are 
aware of the programs conducted under this section and the benefits 
of the programs. 
‘‘(c) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—(1) The Secretary 
of Labor shall provide training and technical assistance to entities 
seeking a grant or contract under this section and recipients of 
a grant or contract under this section regarding the planning, 
development, and provision of services for which the grant or con-
tract is awarded, including before and during the grant application 
or contract award period. 
‘‘(2) The training and technical assistance provided under para-
graph (1) shall include outreach and assistance specifically designed 
for entities serving regions and populations underserved by the 
programs conducted under this section. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Labor may provide training and technical 
assistance under paragraph (1) directly or through grants or con-
tracts with such public or nonprofit private entities as that Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENT
TO MONITOR EXPENDITURES
OF FUNDS.— 
(1) The Secretary of Labor shall collect such information as that 
Secretary considers appropriate to monitor and evaluate the dis-
tribution and expenditure of funds appropriated to carry out this 
section. 
‘‘(2) Information collected under paragraph (1) shall include 
data with respect to the results or outcomes of the services provided 
to each homeless veteran under this section. 
‘‘(3) Information collected under paragraph (1) shall be fur-
nished in such form and manner as the Secretary of Labor may 
specify. 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION THROUGH ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR 
FOR VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT
AND TRAINING.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall carry out this section through the Assistant Secretary 
of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training. 
‘‘(f) PROVISION OF SERVICES TO VETERANS IN CERTAIN INSTITU-
TIONS.—(1) The Attorney General of the United States shall permit 
a recipient of a grant or contract under this section or section 
2023 of this title to provide services under this section or section 
2023 of this title to any veteran described in subsection (a)(4) 
who is residing in a penal institution under the jurisdiction of 
the Bureau of Prisons. 
‘‘(2) The recipient of a grant or contract under this section 
may provide to officials of an institution described in paragraph 
(1) information regarding the services provided to veterans under 
this section and section 2023 of this title during the 18-month 
period preceding the release or discharge of a veteran from the 
institution.
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‘‘(g) REPORT
ON SERVICES PROVIDED.—(1) The Secretary of 
Labor shall require each recipient of a grant or contract under 
this section to submit to that Secretary a report on the services 
provided and veterans served using grant or contract amounts 
not later than 90 days after the end of each program year, beginning 
with the program year the begins after the date of the enactment 
of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial 
Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022. 
‘‘(2) To the extent practicable, each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) disaggregate the number of veterans served by— 
‘‘(i) sex; 
‘‘(ii) age; 
‘‘(iii) race; 
‘‘(iv) ethnicity; 
‘‘(v) approximate era in which the veteran served in 
the Armed Forces; 
‘‘(vi) the highest level of education attained; 
‘‘(vii) the average period of time the veteran was 
unemployed or underemployed before receiving services 
under this section and while receiving such services; and 
‘‘(viii) housing status as of— 
‘‘(I) the date on which the veteran is first enrolled 
in services under this section; and 
‘‘(II) any subsequent date, if such data is available; 
and 
‘‘(B) include data on the number of veterans receiving serv-
ices under this section who are eligible for health care and 
benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(h) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—(1) Not less frequently than every 
two years, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to Congress a report 
on the programs conducted under this section. The Secretary of 
Labor shall include in the report the following: 
‘‘(A) An evaluation of services furnished to veterans under 
this section. 
‘‘(B) An analysis of the information collected under sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(C) An identification of— 
‘‘(i) the total number of applications for grants under 
this section that the Secretary of Labor received during 
the fiscal year preceding the date on which the report 
is submitted; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of such applications that were denied. 
‘‘(D) With respect to each State in which no entity was 
awarded a grant under this section during the fiscal year 
preceding the date on which the report is submitted— 
‘‘(i) an identification of the top five reasons why entities 
that applied for such a grant were not awarded the grant; 
and 
‘‘(ii) information regarding the specific criteria used 
to score the applications and an explanation of if, how, 
or why such criteria differed from the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 180 days after the end of the program 
year that begins after the date of the enactment of the Joseph 
Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Bene-
fits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, and not later 
than 120 days after the end of each program year thereafter,
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the Secretary of Labor shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives a report setting forth the following: 
‘‘(A) Data obtained from the reports submitted under sub-
section (g), disaggregated by geographic location. 
‘‘(B) The number of grants and contracts not awarded under 
this section due to insufficient funds. 
‘‘(C) The number of returning recipients of grants or con-
tracts that were and were not awarded grants or contracts 
under this section during the most recent application cycle. 
‘‘(D) The number of applications received from entities in 
States in which no entities received a grant or contract under 
this section. 
‘‘(E) The number of veterans who were admitted to a pro-
gram conducted under this section but not placed in a job 
following participation in such program, disaggregated by 
geographic location, age, sex, and race or ethnicity. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(1) There are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this section amounts as follows: 
‘‘(A) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002. 
‘‘(B) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2003. 
‘‘(C) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2004. 
‘‘(D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005. 
‘‘(E) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 
‘‘(F) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2023. 
‘‘(G) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year 
thereafter. 
‘‘(2) Funds appropriated to carry out this section shall remain 
available until expended. Funds obligated in any fiscal year to 
carry out this section may be expended in that fiscal year and 
the succeeding fiscal year.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2021A(e) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 2021(d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 2021(h)(1)’’. 
SEC. 304. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS VET-
ERANS. 
(a) EXPANSION.—Subsection (a) of section 2041 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
inserting ‘‘or permanent housing’’ after ‘‘shelter’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘named in, or 
approved by the Secretary under, section 5902 of this title’’ 
and inserting ‘‘that is the recipient of a grant under section 
2011, 2013, 2044, or 2061 of this title’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or tribal entity,’’ 
after ‘‘State’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or permanent housing’’ after 
‘‘shelter’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ before ‘‘utilize’’; 
(iii) by striking the comma and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and
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(iv) by adding at the end the following new sub-
clause: 
‘‘(II) sell or rent the property directly to homeless 
veterans or veterans at risk of homelessness;’’; and 
(B) in each of clauses (ii) and (iii), by striking the 
comma and inserting a semicolon. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2026’’. 
SEC. 305. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO CERTAIN ENTITIES. 
(a) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN 
PERMANENT HOUSING.—Section 2044(e) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and 
(2) by striking ‘‘(1) From amounts’’ and inserting ‘‘From 
amounts’’. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 20 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating section 2014 as section 2016; and 
(B) by inserting after section 2013 the following new 
sections 2014 and 2015: 
‘‘§ 2014. Training and technical assistance for recipients of 
certain financial assistance 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide training and 
technical assistance to recipients of grants under sections 2011 
and 2013 of this title and recipients of per diem payments under 
sections 2012 and 2061 of this title regarding the planning, develop-
ment, and provision of services for which the grant or payment 
is made. 
‘‘(b) PROVISION OF TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary may provide training and technical assistance under sub-
section (a) directly or through grants or contracts with such public 
or nonprofit private entities as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘§ 2015. Training and technical assistance for entities 
regarding services provided to veterans at risk of, 
experiencing, or transitioning out of homelessness 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide training and 
technical assistance to entities serving veterans at risk of, experi-
encing, or transitioning out of homelessness regarding— 
‘‘(1) the provision of such services to such veterans; and 
‘‘(2) the planning and development of such services. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary may coordinate the provi-
sion of training and technical assistance under subsection (a) with 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary 
of Labor. 
‘‘(c) ELEMENTS.—The training and technical assistance provided 
under subsection (a) shall include coordination and communication 
of best practices among all programs administered by the Veterans 
Health Administration directed at serving veterans at risk of, 
experiencing, or transitioning out of homelessness. 
‘‘(d) PROVISION OF TRAINING.—The Secretary may provide the 
training and technical assistance under subsection (a) directly or