ment to facilitate making services and resources optimally
available to veterans.
‘‘(d) REVIEW OF PLAN.—The Secretary shall submit
the 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 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) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than two
years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the
Secretary’s plan under subsection (a), including goals and
time lines for implementation of the plan for particular fa-
cilities and service networks.
‘‘§ 2023. Demonstration program relating to referral
and counseling for veterans transitioning
from certain institutions 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 pro-
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, and in the case of counseling, shall in-
clude counseling with respect to job training and placement,
housing, health care, and such 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 the 60-day pe-
riod that precedes the date of release or discharge of the
eligible veteran under subsection (f)(1)(B), and counseling
services shall be furnished after such date.
‘‘(B) The Secretaries may 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 counseling required under the demonstration pro-
gram with entities or organizations that meet such require-
ments as the Secretaries may establish.
‘‘(4) In developing the demonstration program, the
Secretaries shall consult with officials of the Bureau of Pris-
ons, officials of penal institutions of States and political
subdivisions of States, and such other officials as the Secre-
taries determine appropriate.
‘‘(d) REPORT.—(1) Not later than two years after the
commencement of the demonstration program, the Secretary
(after consultation with the Secretary of Labor) shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate
and the House of Representatives a report on the program.
‘‘(2) The report under paragraph (1) shall include the
following:
‘‘(A) A description of the implementation and
operation of the program.
‘‘(B) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the pro-
gram.
‘‘(C) Recommendations, if any, regarding an ex-
tension of the program.
‘‘(e) DURATION.—The authority of the Secretaries to
provide counseling services under the demonstration pro-
gram shall cease on the date that is four years after the
date of the commencement of the demonstration program.
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘eligible veteran’ means a veteran
who—
‘‘(A) is a resident of a penal institution or
an institution that provides long-term care for
mental illness;
‘‘(B) is expected to be imminently released
or discharged (as the case may be) from the facil-
ity or institution; and
‘‘(C) is at risk for homelessness absent refer-
ral and counseling services provided under the
program (as determined under guidelines estab-
lished by the Secretaries).
‘‘(2) The term ‘imminent’ means, with respect to
a release or discharge under paragraph (1)(B), the
60-day period that ends on the date of such release or
discharge.
‘‘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 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 such program that is established as of the date of
the enactment of this section) to provide domiciliary serv-
ices 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
to encourage development by those facilities and providers
of programs targeted at meeting special needs within the
population of homeless veterans.
‘‘(b) SPECIAL NEEDS.—For purposes of this section,
homeless veterans with special needs include homeless vet-
erans who—
‘‘(1) are women;
‘‘(2) are 50 years of age or older;
‘‘(3) are substance abusers;
‘‘(4) are persons with post-traumatic stress dis-
order;
‘‘(5) are terminally ill;
‘‘(6) are chronically mentally ill; or
‘‘(7) have care of minor dependents or other fam-
ily members.
‘‘(c) FUNDING.—(1) From amounts appropriated to
the Department for ‘Medical Care’ for each of fiscal years
2003, 2004, and 2005, the amount of $10,000,000 shall be
available 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
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 who is—
‘‘(1) enrolled for care under section 1705(a) of
this title; and
‘‘(2) who is receiving care (directly or by con-
tract) 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 of Veterans Affairs under
section 1730 of this title.
‘‘(D) A setting for which the Secretary pro-
vides funds for a grant and per diem provider.
‘‘(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. Technical assistance grants for nonprofit
community-based groups
‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out
a program to make technical assistance grants to nonprofit
community-based groups with experience in providing as-
sistance 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 appro-
priated to the Secretary the amount of $750,000 for each
of fiscal years 2002 through 2005 to carry out the program
under this section.
‘‘§ 2064. 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 those programs.
‘‘(2) The cost to the Department of providing
such assistance under those programs.
‘‘(3) Any other information on those programs
and on the provision of such assistance that the Sec-
retary considers appropriate.
‘‘(4) The Secretary’s evaluation of the effective-
ness of the programs of the Department (including
residential work-therapy programs, programs com-
bining outreach, community-based residential treat-
ment, and case-management, and contract care pro-
grams for alcohol and drug-dependence or use disabil-
ities) in providing assistance to homeless veterans.
‘‘(5) 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.
‘‘(c) HEALTH CARE CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each re-
port under subsection (a) shall include the following with
respect to programs of the Department addressing health
care needs of homeless veterans:
‘‘(1) Information about expenditures, costs, and
workload under the program of the Department
known as the Health Care for Homeless Veterans pro-
gram (HCHV).
‘‘(2) Information about the veterans contacted
through that program.
‘‘(3) Information about processes under that pro-
gram.
‘‘(4) Information about program treatment out-
comes under that program.
‘‘(5) Information about supported housing pro-
grams.
‘‘(6) Information about the Department’s grant
and per diem provider program under subchapter II
of this chapter.
‘‘(7) Other information the Secretary considers
relevant in assessing the program.
‘‘§ 2065. Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans
‘‘(a)(1) There is established in the Department the Ad-
visory 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.
‘‘(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
members—
‘‘(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); and
‘‘(D) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment (or a representative of the Secretary).
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall determine the terms of service
and pay 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.