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‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(1) There
are authorized 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.
‘‘(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.
‘‘§ 2022. Coordination of outreach services for vet-
erans at risk of homelessness
‘‘(a) OUTREACH PLAN.—The Secretary, acting through
the Under Secretary for Health, shall provide for appro-
priate officials of the Mental Health Service and the Read-
justment Counseling Service of the Veterans Health Admin-
istration to develop a coordinated plan for joint outreach
by the two Services to veterans at risk of homelessness, in-
cluding particularly veterans who are being discharged or
released from institutions after inpatient psychiatric care,
substance abuse treatment, or imprisonment.
‘‘(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The outreach plan
under subsection (a) shall include the following:
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‘‘(1) Strategies to identify and collaborate with
non-Department entities used by veterans who have
not traditionally used Department services to further
outreach efforts.
‘‘(2) Strategies to ensure that mentoring pro-
grams, recovery support groups, and other appro-
priate support networks are optimally available to
veterans.
‘‘(3) Appropriate programs or referrals to family
support programs.
‘‘(4) Means to increase access to case manage-
ment services.
‘‘(5) Plans for making additional employment
services accessible to veterans.
‘‘(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 Com-
mittee on Homeless Veterans for its review and consulta-
tion.
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‘‘(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 centers.
‘‘(2) In developing and carrying out the program
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, consult with appropriate public and private organi-
zations, including the Bureau of Prisons, State social serv-
ice 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 activi-
ties with those organizations; and
‘‘(C) to coordinate services provided to veterans
with services 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 ini-
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tial report that contains an evaluation of outreach activities
carried out by the Secretary with respect to homeless vet-
erans, including outreach regarding clinical issues and
other benefits administered under this title. The Secretary
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 Home-
less Veterans Programs, and the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs central office official responsible for the administra-
tion 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 sub-
section (a), including goals and time lines for imple-
mentation of the plan for particular facilities and
service networks.
‘‘(B) A description of the implementation and
operation of the outreach program under subsection
(e).
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‘‘(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 outreach activities carried out by the Sec-
retary with respect to homeless veterans. The report shall
include the following:
‘‘(A) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the out-
reach plan under subsection (a).
‘‘(B) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the out-
reach 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 ex-
tension or modification of such outreach plan, such
outreach program, and such demonstration program.
‘‘§ 2023. Demonstration program of referral and coun-
seling for veterans transitioning from cer-
tain institutions who are at risk for home-
lessness
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The Secretary and the
Secretary of Labor (hereinafter in this section referred to
as the ‘Secretaries’) shall carry out a demonstration pro-
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gram for the purpose of determining the costs and benefits
of providing referral and counseling services to eligible vet-
erans with respect to benefits and services available to such
veterans under this title and under State law.
‘‘(b) LOCATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—The
demonstration 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 prac-
ticable, the demonstration program shall provide both refer-
ral and counseling services, and in the case of counseling
services, shall include counseling with respect to job train-
ing 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 serv-
ices 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, fur-
nish to officials of penal institutions outreach information
with respect to referral and counseling services for presen-
tation to veterans in the custody of such officials during
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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 re-
quirements 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 dem-
onstration 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—
‘‘(1) is a resident of a penal institution or an in-
stitution that provides long-term care for mental ill-
ness; and
‘‘(2) is at risk for homelessness absent referral
and counseling services provided under the dem-
onstration program (as determined under guidelines
established by the Secretaries).
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—HOUSING ASSISTANCE
‘‘§ 2042. Supported housing for veterans participating
in compensated work therapies
‘‘The Secretary may authorize homeless veterans in the
compensated 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 programs under section 1710(b) of this title (in addition
to any program that is established as of the date of the en-
actment of this section) to provide domiciliary services
under such section to homeless veterans.
‘‘(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 estab-
lish 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
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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 homeless 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 Department 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 or disability of a veteran
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described in subsection (b) shall be considered to be medi-
cally necessary, subject to subsection (c), if—
‘‘(1) the dental services and treatment are nec-
essary for the veteran to successfully gain or regain
employment;
‘‘(2) the dental services and treatment are nec-
essary to alleviate pain; or
‘‘(3) the dental services and treatment are nec-
essary for treatment of moderate, severe, or severe and
complicated gingival 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 coordi-
nated by the Secretary under section 1730 of this
title.
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‘‘(D) A setting for which the Secretary pro-
vides 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 treatment for which the veteran is not re-
sponsible.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Dental benefits provided by reason
of this section shall be a one-time course of dental care pro-
vided in the same manner as the dental benefits provided
to a newly discharged veteran.
‘‘§ 2063. Employment assistance
‘‘The Secretary may authorize homeless veterans re-
ceiving 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
community-based groups
‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out
a program to make grants to entities or organizations with
expertise in preparing grant applications. Under the pro-
gram, 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
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grants under this chapter and other grants relating to ad-
dressing problems of homeless veterans.
‘‘(b) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $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 vet-
erans
‘‘(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 Representa-
tives 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 programs of
the Department for the provision of assistance to homeless
veterans.
‘‘(b) GENERAL CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report
under subsection (a) shall include the following:
‘‘(1) The number of homeless veterans provided
assistance under the programs referred to in sub-
section (a).
‘‘(2) The cost to the Department of providing
such assistance under those programs.
‘‘(3) The Secretary’s evaluation of the effective-
ness of the programs of the Department in providing
assistance to homeless veterans, including—
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‘‘(A) residential work-therapy programs;
‘‘(B) programs combining outreach, commu-
nity-based residential treatment, and case-man-
agement; and
‘‘(C) contract care programs for alcohol and
drug-dependence or use disabilities).
‘‘(4) The Secretary’s evaluation of the effective-
ness of programs established by recipients of grants
under section 2011 of this title and a description of
the experience of those recipients in applying for and
receiving grants from the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development to serve primarily homeless per-
sons who are veterans.
‘‘(5) Any other information on those programs
and on the provision of such assistance that the Sec-
retary considers appropriate.
‘‘(c) HEALTH CARE CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each re-
port under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to pro-
grams of the Department addressing health care needs of
homeless veterans, the following:
‘‘(1) Information about expenditures, costs, and
workload under the program of the Department
known as the Health Care for Homeless Veterans pro-
gram (HCHV).
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‘‘(2) Information about the veterans contacted
through that program.
‘‘(3) Information about program treatment out-
comes under that program.
‘‘(4) Information about supported housing pro-
grams.
‘‘(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 assess-
ments of the medical needs of homeless veterans con-
ducted 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 subsection (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 processing claims for benefits of home-
less veterans.
‘‘(2) Information on the filing of claims for bene-
fits by homeless veterans.
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‘‘(3) Information on efforts undertaken to expe-
dite the processing of claims for benefits of homeless
veterans.
‘‘(4) Other information that the Secretary con-
siders relevant in assessing the programs and activi-
ties.
‘‘§ 2066. Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) There is established in the
Department the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘Committee’).
‘‘(2) The Committee shall consist of not more than 15
members appointed by the Secretary from among the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(A) Veterans service organizations.
‘‘(B) Advocates of homeless veterans and other
homeless individuals.
‘‘(C) Community-based providers of services to
homeless individuals.
‘‘(D) Previously homeless veterans.
‘‘(E) State veterans affairs officials.
‘‘(F) Experts in the treatment of individuals
with mental illness.
‘‘(G) Experts in the treatment of substance use
disorders.
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‘‘(H) Experts in the development of permanent
housing alternatives for lower income populations.
‘‘(I) Experts in vocational rehabilitation.
‘‘(J) Such other organizations or groups as the
Secretary considers appropriate.
‘‘(3) The Committee shall include, as ex officio mem-
bers, the following:
‘‘(A) The Secretary of Labor (or a representative
of the Secretary selected after consultation with the
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employ-
ment).
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense (or a representa-
tive of the Secretary).
‘‘(C) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices (or a representative of the Secretary).
‘‘(D) The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment (or a representative of the Secretary).
‘‘(4)(A) The Secretary shall determine the terms of
service and allowances of the members of the Committee,
except that a term of service may not exceed three years.
The Secretary may reappoint any member for additional
terms of service.
‘‘(B) Members of the Committee shall serve without
pay. Members may receive travel expenses, including per
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diem in lieu of subsistence for travel in connection with
their duties as members of the Committee.
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—(1) The Secretary shall consult with
and seek the advice of the Committee on a regular basis
with respect to the provision by the Department of benefits
and services to homeless veterans.
‘‘(2) In providing advice to the Secretary under this
subsection, the Committee shall—
‘‘(A) assemble and review information relating
to the needs of homeless veterans;
‘‘(B) provide an on-going assessment of the effec-
tiveness of the policies, organizational structures, and
services of the Department in assisting homeless vet-
erans; and
‘‘(C) provide on-going advice on the most appro-
priate means of providing assistance to homeless vet-
erans.
‘‘(3) The Committee shall—
‘‘(A) review the continuum of services provided
by the Department directly or by contract in order to
define cross-cutting issues and to improve coordina-
tion of all services with the Department that are in-
volved in addressing the special needs of homeless vet-
erans;
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‘‘(B) identify (through the annual assessments
under section 2034 of this title and other available re-
sources) gaps in programs of the Department in serv-
ing homeless veterans, including identification of geo-
graphic areas with unmet needs, and provide rec-
ommendations to address those gaps;
‘‘(C) identify gaps in existing information sys-
tems on homeless 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 organiza-
tions and individual groups providing services to
homeless populations;
‘‘(F) with appropriate officials of the Depart-
ment 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.);
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‘‘(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 can-
didates for vocational rehabilitation or independent
living; and
‘‘(I) perform such other functions as the Sec-
retary 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 re-
late to homeless veterans. Each such report shall include—
‘‘(A) an assessment of the needs of homeless vet-
erans;
‘‘(B) a review of the programs and activities of
the Department designed to meet such needs;
‘‘(C) a review of the activities of the Committee;
and
‘‘(D) such recommendations (including rec-
ommendations for administrative and legislative ac-
tion) as the Committee considers appropriate.
‘‘(2) Not later than 90 days after the receipt of a report
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit to the
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Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House
of Representatives a copy of the report, together with any
comments and recommendations 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 re-
port submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 529 of
this title a summary of all reports and recommendations
of the Committee submitted to the Secretary since the pre-
vious 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 be-
ginning 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 transferred 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.
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(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 trans-
ferred to chapter 20 (as added by subsection (a)), inserted
after the heading for subchapter V, and redesignated as sec-
tion 2041.
(d) MULTIFAMILY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.—(1) Sub-
chapter VI of chapter 37 (other than section 3771) is trans-
ferred to chapter 20 (as added by subsection (a)) and in-
serted after section 2043 (as so added), and sections 3772,
3773, 3774, and 3775 therein are redesignated as sections
2051, 2052, 2053, and 2054, respectively.
(2) Such subchapter is amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FOR HOME-
LESS VETERANS’’;
(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 trans-
ferred and redesignated, by striking ‘‘section 3772 of
this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2051 of this title’’.
(3) Section 3771 is repealed.
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(e) REPEAL OF CODIFIED PROVISIONS.—The following
provisions of law are repealed:
(1) Sections 3, 4, and 12 of the Homeless Vet-
erans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992
(Public Law 102–590; 38 U.S.C. 7721 note).
(2) Section 1001 of the Veterans’ Benefits Im-
provements 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.—Sub-
section (b) of section 2031, as redesignated by subsection
(b)(1), and subsection (d) of section 2033, as so redesig-
nated, 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 Vet-
erans Affairs shall support the continuation within the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs of at least one center for eval-
uation to monitor the structure, process, and outcome of
programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs that ad-
dress homeless veterans.
(b) 
ANNUAL
PROGRAM
ASSESSMENT.—Section
2034(b), as transferred 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 para-
graph:
‘‘(6) The Secretary shall review each annual assess-
ment under this subsection and shall consolidate the find-
ings and conclusions of each such assessment into the next
annual report submitted to Congress under section 2065 of
this title.’’.
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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 simi-
lar 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 Sec-
retary 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
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out a plan to provide mental health services, either through
referral or direct provision of services, to veterans who re-
quire such services.’’.
(b) COMPREHENSIVE
HOMELESS
SERVICES
PRO-
GRAM.—Subsection (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 sen-
tence: ‘‘The Secretary shall carry out the program
under this section in sites in at least each of the 20
largest metropolitan statistical areas.’’.
(c) ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERV-
ICES.—Section 1720A is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(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 avail-
able clinically proven substance abuse treatment methods,
including opioid substitution therapy, to veterans with re-
spect to whom a qualified medical professional has deter-
mined such treatment methods to be appropriate.’’.
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SEC. 9. COORDINATION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.
(a) DISABLED VETERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM.—
Section 4103A(c) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(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 REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—Section 4104(b) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(11);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (12) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(13) coordinate employment services with train-
ing assistance provided to veterans by entities receiv-
ing 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 fol-
lowing: ‘‘and is not suitable for use for the provision of serv-
ices to homeless veterans by the Department or by another
entity under an enhanced-use lease of such property under
section 8162 of this title’’.
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(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 deter-
mines is appropriate for use as a facility to furnish services
to homeless veterans under chapter 20 of this title, the Sec-
retary may enter into an enhanced-use lease with a pro-
vider of homeless services without regard to the selection
procedures required under subparagraph (A).’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (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 HOME-
LESS.
Section 202(c) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11312(c)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(c) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet at the call
of its Chairperson or a majority of its members, but not
less often than annually.’’.
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SEC. 12. RENTAL ASSISTANCE VOUCHERS FOR HUD VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORTED HOUSING PRO-
GRAM.
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
AF-
FAIRS SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM.—
‘‘(A) SET ASIDE.—Subject to subparagraph
(C), the Secretary shall set aside, from amounts
made available for rental assistance under this
subsection, the amounts specified in subpara-
graph (B) for use only for providing such assist-
ance through a supported housing program ad-
ministered in conjunction with the Department
of Veterans Affairs. Such program shall provide
rental assistance on behalf of homeless veterans
who have chronic mental illnesses or chronic sub-
stance use disorders, shall require agreement of
the veteran to continued treatment for such men-
tal illness or substance use disorder as a condi-
tion of receipt of such rental assistance, and
shall ensure such treatment and appropriate case
management for each veteran receiving such
rental assistance.
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‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The amount specified in
this subparagraph 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 AS-
SISTANCE.—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 or in such amounts as are or have been
provided in appropriation Acts for such fiscal
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year for incremental rental assistance under this
subsection.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.