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‘‘(2) A list of locations where the rate for such 
a payment is within 10 percent of the maximum rate 
for such a payment authorized under this section. 
‘‘(3) The average length of stay by a veteran 
participating in a program described in section 
2012(a) of this title.’’. 
(b) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs may carry out the amendments made by 
subsection (a) through interim guidance in advance of the 
issuance of regulations for such purpose. 
(c) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 
30, 2025, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives a strategic plan for the 
provision of grants and per diem payments for serv-
ices furnished to homeless veterans under sections 
2011 and 2012 of title 38, United States Code. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A method for administering grant 
funding equitably without using the rate au-
thorized for State homes for domiciliary care 
under subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 1741 of 
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title 38, United States Code, as the Secretary 
may increase from time to time under sub-
section (c) of that section, that takes into ac-
count— 
(i) the wide variety of services fur-
nished by grant recipients and eligible enti-
ties under sections 2011 and 2012 of title 
38, United States Code; 
(ii) varying costs of living across dif-
ferent geographic locations; 
(iii) varying availability of affordable 
housing in different geographic locations; 
(iv) circumstances of housing insecu-
rity in rural and Tribal communities; 
(v) veterans with significant medical 
care needs; and 
(vi) the changing dynamic of the vet-
eran population nationwide. 
(B) A plan and timeline for implementa-
tion of the method included under subpara-
graph (A). 
(C) An estimate of increased costs or sav-
ings per year under the plan. 
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(D) An overview of the different grants 
that will be available once the plan is imple-
mented. 
SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION FOR SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS TO USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR IM-
PROVED FLEXIBILITY IN ASSISTANCE TO 
HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) USE OF FUNDS.—During the period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the 
termination date specified in subsection (d), the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs may provide to a covered veteran, as 
the Secretary determines necessary— 
(1) food, shelter, clothing, blankets, and hy-
giene items required for the safety and survival of 
the veteran; 
(2) transportation required to support the sta-
bility and health of the veteran for appointments 
with service providers, the conduct of housing and 
employment searches, and the obtainment of food 
and supplies; and 
(3) tablets, smartphones, disposable phones and 
other technology, and related service plans required 
to support the stability and health of the veteran 
through the maintenance of contact with service pro-
viders, prospective landlords, and family members. 
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(b) HOMELESS VETERANS ON DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may collabo-
rate, to the extent practicable, with one or more or-
ganizations to manage the use of land of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for homeless veterans for 
living and sleeping. 
(2) FORMS OF COLLABORATION.—Collaboration 
under paragraph (1) may include the provision by ei-
ther the Secretary or the head of the organization 
concerned of food services and security for property, 
buildings, and other facilities owned or controlled by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than six months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter until the date specified in subsection (d), the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes, 
with respect to the period covered by such report— 
(1) a statement, disaggregated by each medical 
center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, of the 
amount of funds under this section— 
(A) each such medical center requested 
from the Secretary; and 
(B) to which the Secretary provided each 
such medical center; 
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(2) data, disaggregated by each such medical 
center, relating to how each such medical center 
used amounts provided by the Secretary under this 
section; 
(3) the number of covered veterans to which the 
Secretary provided assistance under this section; 
(4) the total amount of assistance the Secretary 
provided to covered veterans pursuant to subsection 
(a)(3) for communications equipment, broken down 
by the type of equipment provided; 
(5) the total amount of assistance the Secretary 
provided covered veterans pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2) for ridesharing; 
(6) the number of covered veterans who re-
ceived such assistance; and 
(7) a description, for each rideshare used by a 
covered veteran with such assistance, of the reasons 
such covered veteran used such rideshare. 
(8) the number of covered veterans who lived or 
slept on Department land; 
(9) the amount of funds used to make available 
Department land for covered veterans to live and 
sleep; 
(10) the number of Department employees 
whose primary responsibilities involved providing 
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services for covered veterans living or sleeping on 
Department land; 
(11) the average length of time a covered vet-
eran lived or slept on Department land, and 
(12) the period of time the Secretary expects 
Department land will be made available for covered 
veterans to live and sleep. 
(d) TERMINATION DATE.—The termination date 
specified in this subsection is September 30, 2027. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
veteran’’ means— 
(1) a homeless veteran, as such term is defined 
in section 2002 of title 38, United States Code; and 
(2) a veteran participating in the program car-
ried out under section 8(o)(19) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)). 
SEC. 404. ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
TELEHEALTH SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle VII of chapter 20 of title 
38, United States Code is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2069. Access to telehealth services 
‘‘To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure 
that veterans participating in or receiving services from 
a program under this chapter have access to telehealth 
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services to which such veterans are eligible under the laws 
administered by the Secretary, including by ensuring that 
telehealth capabilities are available to— 
‘‘(1) such veterans; 
‘‘(2) case managers of the Department of pro-
grams for homeless veterans authorized under this 
chapter; and 
‘‘(3) community-based service providers for 
homeless veterans receiving funds from the Depart-
ment through grants or contracts.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 20 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘2069. Access to telehealth services.’’. 
TITLE V—OVERSIGHT AND 
INVESTIGATIONS MATTERS 
SEC. 501. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEE 
TRAINING REGARDING OFFICE OF INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL. 
(a) TRAINING.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall require each employee of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs who begins employment with the Department on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act to receive 
training that the Inspector General of the Department 
shall develop on the reporting of wrongdoing to, respond-
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ing to requests from, and the duty of cooperating with 
the Office of Inspector General of the Department. 
(b) TIMING
OF TRAINING.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall require each employee of 
the Department covered under such subsection to undergo 
the training required by such subsection not later than 
one year after the date on which the employee begins em-
ployment with the Department. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—Training developed and required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Definition of the role, responsibilities, and 
legal authority of the Inspector General of the De-
partment and the duties of employees of the Depart-
ment for engaging with the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral. 
(2) Identification of Federal whistleblower pro-
tection rights, including the right to report fraud, 
waste, abuse, and other wrongdoing to Congress. 
(3) Identification of the circumstances and 
mechanisms for reporting fraud, waste, abuse, and 
other wrongdoing to the Inspector General, including 
making confidential complaints to the Inspector 
General. 
(4) Identification of the prohibitions and rem-
edies that help to protect employees of the Depart-
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ment from retaliation when reporting wrongdoing to 
the Inspector General. 
(5) Recognition of opportunities to engage with 
staff of the Office of Inspector General to improve 
programs, operations, and services of the Depart-
ment. 
(6) Notification of the authority of the Inspec-
tor General to subpoena the attendance and testi-
mony of witnesses, including former employees of 
the Department, as necessary to carry out the duties 
of the Office of Inspector General under section 312 
of title 38, United States Code. 
(d) DESIGN AND UPDATE.—The Inspector General of 
the Department shall design, and update as the Inspector 
General considers appropriate, the training developed and 
required by subsection (a). 
(e) SYSTEM.—The Secretary shall provide, via the 
talent management system of the Department, or suc-
cessor system, the training developed and required under 
subsection (a). 
(f) RELATION
TO CERTAIN TRAINING.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that training developed and required 
under subsection (a) is separate and distinct from training 
provided under section 733 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
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(g) NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the Inspector General is afforded the oppor-
tunity, not less frequently than twice each year and more 
frequently if the Inspector General considers appropriate 
under extraordinary circumstances, to use the electronic 
mail system of the Department to notify all authorized 
users of such system of the following: 
(1) The roles and responsibilities of the employ-
ees of the Department when engaging with the Of-
fice of Inspector General. 
(2) The availability of training provided under 
subsection (a). 
(3) How to access training provided under sub-
section (a). 
(4) Information about how to contact the Office 
of Inspector General, including a link to any 
website-based reporting form of the Office. 
SEC. 502. ANNUAL REVIEW OF SECURITY AT COVERED FA-
CILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) ANNUAL SURVEY.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there-
after for each of the following five fiscal years, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Direc-
tor of the Office of Security and Law Enforcement of the 
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Department of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct a survey 
of the covered employees at each covered facility to collect 
information regarding security. Each annual survey shall 
include questions about— 
(1) the type and frequency of criminal activity 
experienced at the covered facility during the fiscal 
year which most recently concluded including wheth-
er or not the criminal activity was related to resi-
dents at the facility or campus such as those in a 
residential rehabilitation treatment program or en-
hanced-use lease facility; 
(2) the number of vacancies and number of 
days vacant for Department police officers at the 
covered facility at the time of the survey delineated 
by recruitment status and stage; 
(3) the availability and adequacy of covered 
equipment; 
(4) the availability and adequacy of resources, 
classes, or other time set aside for training Depart-
ment police officers who work at each covered facil-
ity about any skill or tactic related to law enforce-
ment, including the proper use of force, firearms 
qualifications and training, procedures for respond-
ing to an active threat, and any other training re-
quired for Department police officers; 
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