SEC. 104. READJUSTMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 
FOR OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND 
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM VETERANS. 
(a) PROVISION
OF READJUSTMENT COUNSELING 
AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.—Subchapter II of 
chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after section 1712B the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1712C. Provision of readjustment counseling and 
mental health services for veterans of Op-
eration Enduring Freedom or Operation 
Iraqi Freedom 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—(1) The Secretary shall 
carry out a program to provide peer outreach services, 
peer support services, and readjustment and mental health 
services to veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and 
Operation Iraqi Freedom, with special emphasis on vet-
erans who served in such operations while in the National 
Guard and the Reserves. 
‘‘(2) In carrying out the program required by para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall contract with community 
mental health centers and other qualified entities to pro-
vide the services described in that paragraph in areas the 
Secretary determines are not adequately served by health 
care facilities of the Department. Such contracts shall re-
quire each community health center or other entity— 
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‘‘(A) to the extent practicable, to employ vet-
erans trained under paragraph (3); 
‘‘(B) to the extent practicable, to use telehealth 
services for the provision of such services; 
‘‘(C) to participate in the training program 
under paragraph (4); 
‘‘(D) to comply with applicable protocols of the 
Department before incurring any liability on behalf 
of the Department for the provision of such the serv-
ices; 
‘‘(E) to submit annual reports to the Secretary 
containing, with respect to the program required by 
paragraph (1) and for the last full calendar year 
ending before the submission of such report— 
‘‘(i) the number of veterans served, vet-
erans diagnosed, and courses of treatment pro-
vided to veterans as part of the program re-
quired by paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) demographic information for such 
services, diagnoses, and courses of treatment; 
‘‘(F) to provide to the Secretary such clinical 
summary information as the Secretary may require 
for each veteran for whom the center or entity pro-
vides mental health services under the contract; and 
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‘‘(G) to meet such other requirements as the 
Secretary may require. 
‘‘(3) In carrying out the program required by para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall contract with a nonprofit 
mental health organization to carry out a program to train 
veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation 
Iraqi Freedom to provide peer outreach and peer support 
services. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall conduct a training program 
for clinicians of community mental health centers or other 
entities that have entered into contracts with the Sec-
retary under paragraph (2) to ensure that such clinicians 
are able to provide the services required by paragraph (1) 
in a manner that— 
‘‘(A) recognizes factors that are unique to the 
experience of veterans who served on active duty in 
Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring 
Freedom (including the combat and military training 
experiences of such veterans); and 
‘‘(B) utilizes best practices and technologies. 
‘‘(b) SUPPORT
AND ASSISTANCE
TO IMMEDIATE 
FAMILY MEMBERS.—(1) The Secretary shall establish a 
program to provide support and assistance to the imme-
diate family members of veterans of Operation Enduring 
Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Under the pro-
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gram, the Secretary shall provide to such a family mem-
ber— 
‘‘(A) educational materials, including edu-
cational materials designed for children, and classes 
on mental health issues, including signs and symp-
toms of post-traumatic stress disorder; and 
‘‘(B) individual counseling and mental health 
services, if requested, for a period not to exceed 
three years beginning on the date on which family 
member first seeks such services. 
‘‘(c) PILOT PROGRAM TO ASSIST RETURNING VET-
ERANS
AT RISK
OF NOT SEEKING MENTAL HEALTH 
SERVICES.—(1) The Secretary shall establish and carry 
out a pilot program to provide confidential readjustment 
counseling and mental health services to veterans de-
scribed in section 1710(e)(1)(D) of this title at facilities 
other than Department facilities. 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary shall issue to an eligible vet-
eran a non-currency form of payment medium that may 
be used to provide for full payment for up to three visits 
to any mental health provider on the list established under 
subparagraph (B). The veteran seeking such services, in 
consultation with a provider on such list, shall choose the 
location and time of such visits. 
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‘‘(B) The Secretary shall compile and maintain a list 
of mental health care providers who have entered into an 
agreement with the Secretary to accept the non-currency 
form of payment medium issued under subparagraph (A) 
as payment in full for up to three visits to the provider 
for mental health counseling. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program 
in at least four Veterans Integrated Service Networks, and 
may expand the program to include additional Veterans 
Integrated Service Networks, as the Secretary determines 
is appropriate. 
‘‘(4) The authority of the Secretary to carry out a 
pilot program under this subsection shall terminate on the 
date that is five years after the date of enactment of this 
section. 
‘‘(5) Not later than 90 days after the last day of any 
fiscal year during which the Secretary carries out the pilot 
program under this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on the pilot program 
for that fiscal year. Each such report shall include each 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the number of units of 
the non-currency form of payment medium issued by 
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the Secretary during the fiscal year covered by the 
report. 
‘‘(B) The list of providers maintained by the 
Secretary under paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(C) The amount expended to carry out the 
pilot program during that fiscal year. 
‘‘(D) Any recommendations of the Secretary to 
improve the pilot program. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, and annu-
ally thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the operation of the programs 
under this section during the preceding year, including in-
formation on the number of veterans receiving services, 
the types of services, and the cost of providing such serv-
ices as part of the program.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1712B the following new 
item: 
‘‘1712C. Provision of readjustment counseling and mental health services for 
veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi 
Freedom.’’. 
(c) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRED.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Vet-
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erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report containing the plan of the Secretary for imple-
menting section 1712C of title 38, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a). 
TITLE II—MATTERS RELATING 
TO HOMELESSNESS 
SEC. 201. STAFFING REQUIREMENTS FOR COORDINATION 
OF HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAMS. 
Section 2003 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) VHA STAFFING AT VISN LEVEL.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that at least one full-time employee of 
the Veterans Health Administration is assigned to oversee 
and coordinate homeless veterans programs at the office 
of each of the regional health delivery networks (referred 
to as Veterans Integrated Service Networks) of that Ad-
ministration.’’. 
SEC. 202. AVAILABILITY OF GRANT FUNDS TO SERVICE 
CENTERS FOR PERSONNEL. 
Section 2011 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i) AVAILABILITY OF GRANT FUNDS FOR SERVICE 
CENTER PERSONNEL.—A grant under this section for a 
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service center for homeless veterans may be used to pro-
vide funding for staff, as necessary, in order for the center 
to meet the service availability requirements of subsection 
(g)(1).’’. 
SEC. 203. IMPROVEMENT OF PAYMENTS FOR PROVIDING 
SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) IMPROVEMENT OF PAYMENTS.—Section 2012 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘per diem’’ and wherever it ap-
pears; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘daily cost of care’’ 
and inserting ‘‘annual cost of furnishing 
services’’; and 
(ii) by striking the second sentence; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall annually increase the rate 
of payment under subparagraph (A) to reflect anticipated 
changes in the cost of furnishing services and to take into 
account the cost of providing services in a particular geo-
graphic area. The Secretary may set a maximum amount 
payable to a grant recipient under this section.’’; 
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(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘other sources of income’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘the cost of services provided to the grant re-
cipient as the Secretary may require to assist 
the Secretary in making the determination 
under subparagraph (A)’’; 
(D) by striking subparagraph (D) and in-
serting the following new subparagraph (D): 
‘‘(D) In making the determination under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary may consider the availability of 
other sources of income, including payments to the grant 
recipient or eligible entity for furnishing services to home-
less veterans under programs other than under this sub-
chapter, payments or grants from other departments or 
agencies of the United States, from departments or agen-
cies of State or local governments, or from private entities 
or organizations.’’; and 
(E) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) Payments under this subsection to a grant re-
cipient or eligible entity may be used to match, or in com-
bination with, other payments or grants for which the re-
cipient or entity is eligible.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2). 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The section heading 
for such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2012. Payments for furnishing services to homeless 
veterans’’; 
(2) SUBSECTION
HEADING.—The heading for 
subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘PER DIEM’’. 
(3) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
2012 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘2012. Payments for furnishing services to homeless veterans.’’. 
SEC. 204. EMERGENCY GRANTS FOR REPLACEMENT OR RE-
PAIR OF HOMELESS VETERAN FACILITIES. 
(a) EMERGENCY GRANT AUTHORITY.—Subchapter II 
of chapter 20 of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating section 2013 as section 
2014; and 
(2) by inserting after section 2012 the following 
new section 2013: 
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‘‘§ 2013. Emergency grants for repair or replacement 
of homeless veteran facilities 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make an 
emergency grant to an eligible entity that provides care 
for homeless veterans for the purpose of repairing or re-
placing facilities used to provide such care, if such facili-
ties are damaged or destroyed by a disaster. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERIA AND REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary shall establish criteria and re-
quirements for grants under this section and shall publish 
such criteria and requirements in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘eligible entity’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2011(d) of this title. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘disaster’ means— 
‘‘(A) a major disaster or emergency de-
clared by the President under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); or 
‘‘(B) a disaster or emergency in which the 
National Disaster Medical System established 
pursuant to section 2811(b) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(b)) is 
activated by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services under paragraph (3)(A) of 
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that section or as otherwise authorized by 
law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 2013 and inserting after the 
item relating to section 2012 the following new items: 
‘‘2013. Emergency grants for repair or replacement of homeless veteran facili-
ties. 
‘‘2014. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
SEC. 205. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR 
PROGRAM OF REFERRAL AND COUNSELING 
SERVICES 
FOR 
AT-RISK 
VETERANS 
TRANSITIONING 
FROM 
CERTAIN 
INSTITU-
TIONS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 
2023 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘a demonstration program for the purpose of deter-
mining the costs and benefits of providing’’ and inserting 
‘‘a program of’’. 
(b) SCOPE OF PROGRAM.—Subsection (b) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘DEMONSTRATION’’ in the sub-
section heading; 
(2) by striking ‘‘demonstration’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘in at least six locations’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in at least 12 locations’’. 
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(c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (d) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘shall cease’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘shall cease on September 30, 
2011.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SCOPE OF PROGRAM.—Subsection (c)(1) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘demonstra-
tion’’. 
(2) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2023. Referral and counseling services: veterans at 
risk 
of 
homelessness 
who 
are 
transitioning from certain institutions’’. 
(3) SECTION HEADING.—Section 2022(f)(2)(C) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘demonstra-
tion’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 2023 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘2023. Referral and counseling services: veterans at risk of homelessness who 
are transitioning from certain institutions.’’. 
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SEC. 206. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON PREVENTING 
VETERANS 
AT-RISK 
OF 
HOMELESSNESS 
FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—Subchapter III of 
chapter 20 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘§ 2024. Demonstration program on preventing vet-
erans at-risk of homelessness from be-
coming homeless 
‘‘(a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Sec-
retary shall carry out a demonstration program for the 
purpose of— 
‘‘(1) identifying members of the Armed Forces 
on active duty who are at risk of becoming homeless 
after they are discharged or released from active 
duty; and 
‘‘(2) providing referral, counseling, and sup-
portive services, as appropriate, to help prevent such 
members, upon becoming veterans, from becoming 
homeless. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
carry out the demonstration program under subsection (a) 
in at least three geographic locations. 
‘‘(c) IDENTIFICATION CRITERIA.—In developing and 
implementing the criteria to identify members of the 
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Armed Forces, who upon becoming veterans, are at-risk 
of becoming homeless, the Secretary shall consult with the 
Secretary of Defense and such other officials and experts 
as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(d) CONTRACTS.—The Secretary may enter into 
contracts with entities or organizations that meet such re-
quirements as the Secretary may establish to provide the 
referral, counseling, and supportive services required 
under the demonstration program under subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Secretary 
under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 
2011. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2011 $2,000,000 to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2023 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2024. Demonstration program on preventing veterans at-risk of homelessness 
from becoming homeless.’’. 
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SEC. 207. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR DOMICILIARY 
SERVICES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS AND 
ENHANCEMENT 
OF 
CAPACITY 
OF 
DOMI-
CILIARY CARE PROGRAMS FOR FEMALE VET-
ERANS. 
Subsection (b) of section 2043 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) ENHANCEMENT OF CAPACITY OF DOMICILIARY 
CARE PROGRAMS FOR FEMALE VETERANS.—The Sec-
retary shall take appropriate actions to ensure that the 
domiciliary care programs of the Department are ade-
quate, with respect to capacity and safety, to meet the 
needs of veterans who are women.’’. 
SEC. 208. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PROVISION OF PERMANENT 
HOUSING FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Subchapter V of Chapter 20 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2044. Pilot program for provision of permanent 
housing for homeless veterans 
‘‘(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—To improve access to afford-
able permanent housing for homeless veterans, the Sec-
retary shall carry out a pilot program to— 
‘‘(1) make grants to public or nonprofit private 
entities for the purpose of acquiring and operating 
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single-room occupancy housing solely for the benefit 
of homeless veterans; and 
‘‘(2) provide rental assistance on behalf of 
homeless veterans to public or nonprofit private enti-
ties with established single-room occupancy facilities. 
‘‘(b) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Secretary 
to carry out a pilot program under this section shall termi-
nate on the date that is five years after the date of enact-
ment of this section. 
‘‘(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 
90 days after the end of the one-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this section, and annually 
thereafter until the termination of the Secretary’s author-
ity under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the 
committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a report on the pilot program during 
that period. Each such report shall include— 
‘‘(1) a description of the grants made during 
the period covered by the report including the loca-
tion of each facility receiving a grant; 
‘‘(2) a list of the public and nonprofit private 
entities seeking grants under the pilot program and 
the amount requested by each such entity; 
‘‘(3) the number of veterans receiving assist-
ance under the pilot program during the period cov-
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ered by the report and the total number of veterans 
who have received such assistance since the incep-
tion of the pilot program; and 
‘‘(4) the recommendations of the Secretary con-
cerning improvements to the pilot program and a de-
scription of the Secretary’s findings as to the effec-
tiveness of the pilot program in reducing homeless-
ness among veterans. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 and 
each subsequent fiscal year $10,000,000 to carry out this 
section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2043 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2044. Pilot program for provision of permanent housing for homeless vet-
erans.’’. 
SEC. 209. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERV-
ICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMI-
LIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to fa-
cilitate the provision of supportive services for very low- 
income veteran families in permanent housing. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter V of chapter 20 
of title 38, United States Code, as amended by sec-
tion 208, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2045. Financial assistance for supportive services 
for very low-income veteran families re-
siding in permanent housing 
‘‘(a) DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) The Secretary shall provide financial assistance to eli-
gible entities approved under this section to provide and 
coordinate the provision of the supportive services for very 
low-income veteran families residing in permanent hous-
ing. 
‘‘(2)(A) Financial assistance under this section shall 
consist of payments for each such family for which an ap-
proved eligible entity provides or coordinates the provision 
of supportive services. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall establish a formula for de-
termining the rate of payments provided to a very low- 
income veteran family receiving supportive services under 
this section. The rate shall be adjusted not less than once 
annually to reflect changes in the cost of living. In calcu-
lating the payment formula under this subparagraph, the 
Secretary may consider geographic cost of living variances, 
family size, and the cost of services provided. 
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‘‘(3) In providing financial assistance under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to an entity 
that provides or coordinates the provision of supportive 
services for very low-income veteran families who are 
transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent 
practicable, financial assistance under this subsection is 
equitably distributed across geographic regions, including 
rural communities and tribal lands. 
‘‘(5) Each entity receiving financial assistance under 
this section to provide supportive services to a very low- 
income veteran family shall notify the family that such 
services are being paid for, in whole or in part, by the 
Department. 
‘‘(6) The Secretary may require an entity receiving 
financial assistance under this section to submit a report 
to the Secretary describing the supportive services pro-
vided with such financial assistance. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) An eligible entity seeking financial assistance under 
subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary an application 
in such form, in such manner, and containing such com-
mitments and information as the Secretary determines to 
be necessary. 
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‘‘(2) An application submitted under paragraph (1) 
shall contain— 
‘‘(A) a description of the supportive services 
proposed to be provided by the eligible entity; 
‘‘(B) a description of the types of very low-in-
come veteran families proposed to be provided such 
services; 
‘‘(C) an estimate of the number of very low-in-
come veteran families proposed to be provided such 
services; 
‘‘(D) evidence of the experience of the eligible 
entity in providing supportive services to very low-in-
come veteran families; and 
‘‘(E) a description of the managerial capacity of 
the eligible entity to— 
‘‘(i) coordinate the provision of supportive 
services with the provision of permanent hous-
ing, by the eligible entity or by other organiza-
tions; 
‘‘(ii) continuously assess the needs of very 
low-income veteran families for supportive serv-
ices; 
‘‘(iii) coordinate the provision of supportive 
services with the services of the Department; 
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‘‘(iv) tailor supportive services to the needs 
of very low-income veteran families; and 
‘‘(v) continuously seek new sources of as-
sistance to ensure the long-term provision of 
supportive services to very low-income veteran 
families. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall establish criteria for the se-
lection of eligible entities to receive financial assistance 
under this section. 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—(1) The Secretary 
shall provide training and technical assistance to eligible 
entities that receive financial assistance under this section 
with respect to the planning, development, and provision 
of supportive services to very low-income veteran families 
occupying permanent housing. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may provide the training de-
scribed in paragraph (1) directly or through grants or con-
tracts with appropriate public or nonprofit private entities. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated, for each fiscal year, 
$25,000,000, to carry out this section, of which not more 
than $750,000 for each fiscal year may be used to provide 
technical assistance under subsection (c). 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘very low-income veteran family’ 
means a veteran family whose income does not ex-
ceed 50 percent of the median income for the area, 
as determined by the Secretary in accordance with 
this paragraph, except that— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary shall make appropriate 
adjustments to the income requirement under 
subparagraph (A) based on family size; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary may establish an in-
come ceiling higher or lower than 50 percent of 
the median income for an area if the Secretary 
determines that such variations are necessary 
because the area has unusually high or low con-
struction costs, fair market rents (as deter-
mined under section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f)), or 
family incomes. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘veteran family’ includes a vet-
eran who is a single person and a family in which 
the head of household or the spouse of the head of 
household is a veteran. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘consumer cooperative’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 202 of the 
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
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‘‘(A) a private nonprofit organization; or 
‘‘(B) a consumer cooperative. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘homeless’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 103 of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302)). 
‘‘(6) The term ‘permanent housing’ means com-
munity-based housing without a designated length of 
stay. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘private nonprofit organization’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) any incorporated private institution 
or foundation— 
‘‘(i) no part of the net earnings of 
which inures to the benefit of any member, 
founder, contributor, or individual; 
‘‘(ii) which has a governing board that 
is responsible for the operation of the sup-
portive services provided under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(iii) which is approved by the Sec-
retary as to financial responsibility; 
‘‘(B) a for-profit limited partnership, the 
sole general partner of which is an organization 
meeting the requirements of clauses (i), (ii), 
and (iii) of subparagraph (A); 
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‘‘(C) a corporation wholly owned and con-
trolled by an organization meeting the require-
ments of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subpara-
graph (A); and 
‘‘(D) a tribally designated housing entity 
(as defined in section 4 of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103)). 
‘‘(8) The term ‘supportive services’ means the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Services provided by an eligible entity 
or subcontractors that address the needs of very 
low-income veteran families occupying perma-
nent housing, including— 
‘‘(i) outreach services; 
‘‘(ii) health care services, including di-
agnosis, treatment, and counseling for 
mental health and substance abuse dis-
orders and for post-traumatic stress dis-
order, if such services are not readily avail-
able through the Department of Veterans 
Affairs medical center serving the geo-
graphic area in which the veteran family is 
housed; 
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‘‘(iii) habilitation and rehabilitation 
services; 
‘‘(iv) case management services; 
‘‘(v) daily living services; 
‘‘(vi) personal financial planning; 
‘‘(vii) transportation services; 
‘‘(viii) vocational counseling; 
‘‘(ix) employment and training; 
‘‘(x) educational services; 
‘‘(xi) assistance in obtaining veterans 
benefits and other public benefits, includ-
ing health care provided by the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(xii) assistance in obtaining income 
support; 
‘‘(xiii) assistance in obtaining health 
insurance; 
‘‘(xiv) fiduciary and representative 
payee services; 
‘‘(xv) legal services to assist the vet-
eran family with reconsiderations or ap-
peals of veterans and public benefit claim 
denials and to resolve outstanding war-
rants that interfere with the family’s abil-
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ity to obtain or retain housing or sup-
portive services; 
‘‘(xvi) child care; 
‘‘(xvii) housing counseling; 
‘‘(xviii) other services necessary for 
maintaining independent living; and 
‘‘(xix) coordination of services de-
scribed in this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) Services provided by an eligible entity 
or subcontractors, including services described 
in clauses (i) through (xix) of subparagraph 
(A), that are delivered to very low-income vet-
eran families who are homeless and who are 
scheduled to become residents of permanent 
housing within 90 days of the date on which the 
service is provided pending the location or de-
velopment of housing suitable for permanent 
housing. 
‘‘(C) Services provided by an eligible entity 
or subcontractors, including services described 
in clauses (i) through (xix) of subparagraph 
(A), for very low-income veteran families who 
have voluntarily chosen to seek other housing 
after a period of tenancy in permanent housing, 
that are provided, for a period of 90 days be-
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ginning on the date on which such a family 
exits permanent housing or until such a family 
commences receipt of other housing services 
adequate to meet the needs of the family, but 
only to the extent that services under this para-
graph are designed to support such a family in 
the choice to transition into housing that is re-
sponsive to the individual needs and preferences 
of the family.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter, as amended 
by section 208, is further amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 2044 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2045. Financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran 
families in permanent housing.’’. 
SEC. 210. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DENTAL CARE. 
Section 2062(b) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, for a period 
of 60 consecutive days,’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3). 
TITLE III—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 301. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
Title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in each of sections 1708(d), 7314(f), 
7320(j)(2), 7325(i)(2), and 7328(i)(2), by striking 
‘‘medical care account’’ and inserting ‘‘medical serv-
ices account’’; 
(2) in section 1710A— 
(A) by striking subsection (g); 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(d) 
through (i) as subsections (c) through (f), re-
spectively; and 
(C) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘(including a Resource Center des-
ignated under subsection (h)(3)(A) of this sec-
tion)’’; 
(3) in section 2065(b)(3), by striking ‘‘)’’; 
(4) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 36, by striking the item relating to section 
3684A and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘3684A. Procedures relating to computer matching program.’’; 
(5) in section 3684(a)(1), by striking ‘‘34,,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘34,’’; 
(6) in section 4110(c)(1), by striking ‘‘15’’ and 
inserting ‘‘16’’; 
(7) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 51, by striking the item relating to section 
5121 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘5121. Payment of certain accrued benefits upon death of a beneficiary.’’; 
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(8) in section 7458(b)(2), by striking ‘‘pro 
rated’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-rated’’; and 
(9) in section 8117(a)(1), by striking ‘‘such 
such’’ and inserting ‘‘such’’. 
Æ 
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