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Armed Forces, that Federal agency, or any other 
source under the jurisdiction of any such Federal 
agency or the Armed Forces, as appropriate, that 
the research entity or entities determine are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
(2) MECHANISM FOR ACCESS.—The Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, and 
the head of each Federal agency identified under 
section 632(b)(3)(E) shall jointly establish a mecha-
nism for access by the research entity or entities to 
records made available under paragraph (1). 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after commencing the conduct of research under this 
section, and not later than September 30 each year 
thereafter, each research entity with which the Sec-
retary has entered into an agreement under sub-
section (a) shall, in consultation with the Advisory 
Board, submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives a report on the functions 
of such entity under this section during the year 
preceding the submittal of the report. 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A summary of the research efforts that 
have been completed during the year preceding 
the submittal of the report and that are ongo-
ing as of the date of the submittal of the re-
port. 
(B) A description of any findings made 
during such year in carrying out such research 
efforts. 
(C) Recommendations for administrative 
or legislative action made by the Advisory 
Board based on such findings, which may in-
clude recommendations for further research 
under this section. 
(3) UPON REQUEST.—Upon the request of any 
organization exempt from taxation under section 
501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transmit to 
such organization a copy of a report received by the 
Secretary under paragraph (1). 
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TITLE VII—HOMELESSNESS 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Access of Homeless 
Veterans to Benefits 
SEC. 701. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF HOMELESS VET-
ERAN FOR PURPOSES OF BENEFITS UNDER 
THE LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 2002 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In this chapter’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In this chapter’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘in section 103(a) of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11302(a))’’ and inserting ‘‘in subsection (a) or (b) 
of section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) VETERAN DEFINED.—(1) Notwithstanding sec-
tion 101(2) of this title and except as provided in para-
graph (2), for purposes of sections 2011, 2012, 2013, 
2044, and 2061 of this title, the term ‘veteran’ means a 
person who served in the active military, naval, or air serv-
ice, regardless of length of service, and who was dis-
charged or released therefrom. 
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‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘vet-
eran’ excludes a person who— 
‘‘(A) received a dishonorable discharge from the 
Armed Forces; or 
‘‘(B) was discharged or dismissed from the 
Armed Forces by reason of the sentence of a general 
court-martial.’’. 
SEC. 702. AUTHORIZATION TO FURNISH CERTAIN BENEFITS 
TO HOMELESS VETERANS WITH DISCHARGES 
OR RELEASES UNDER OTHER THAN HONOR-
ABLE CONDITIONS. 
Section 5303(d) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘not apply to any war-risk in-
surance, Government (converted) or National Service 
Life Insurance policy.’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘not apply to the following: 
‘‘(1) Any war-risk insurance, Government (con-
verted) or National Service Life Insurance policy.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Benefits under section 2011, 2012, 2013, 
2044, or 2061 of this title (except for benefits for 
individuals discharged or dismissed from the Armed 
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Forces by reason of the sentence of a general court- 
martial).’’. 
SEC. 703. WAIVER OF MINIMUM PERIOD OF CONTINUOUS 
ACTIVE DUTY IN ARMED FORCES FOR CER-
TAIN BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 5303A(b)(3) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and 
(G) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (F): 
‘‘(F) to benefits under section 2011, 2012, 
2013, 2044, or 2061 of this title;’’. 
SEC. 704. TRAINING OF PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND GRANT RECIPI-
ENTS. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a 
program of training and education to ensure that the fol-
lowing persons are aware of and implement this title and 
the amendments made by this subtitle: 
(1) Personnel of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs who are supporting or administering a pro-
gram under chapter 20 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(2) Recipients of grants or other amounts for 
purposes of carrying out such a program. 
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SEC. 705. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
prescribe regulations, including such modifications to sec-
tion 3.12 of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
successor regulation), as the Secretary considers appro-
priate, to ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs 
is in full compliance with this title and the amendments 
made by this subtitle. 
SEC. 706. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This subtitle and the amendments made by this sub-
title shall apply to individuals seeking benefits under chap-
ter 20 of title 38, United States Code, before, on, and 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle B—Other Homelessness 
Matters 
SEC. 711. INCREASED PER DIEM PAYMENTS FOR TRANSI-
TIONAL 
HOUSING 
ASSISTANCE 
THAT 
BE-
COMES PERMANENT HOUSING FOR HOME-
LESS VETERANS. 
Section 2012(a)(2) is amended— 
(1) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(B) 
through (D) as subparagraphs (C) through (E), re-
spectively; 
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‘‘(ii) In the case of services furnished to a homeless 
veteran who is placed in housing that will become perma-
nent housing for the veteran upon termination of the fur-
nishing of such services to such veteran, the maximum 
rate of per diem authorized under this section is 150 per-
cent of the rate authorized for State homes for domiciliary 
care under subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 1741 of this 
title, as the Secretary may increase from time to time 
under subsection (c) of that section.’’. 
SEC. 712. PROGRAM TO IMPROVE RETENTION OF HOUSING 
BY FORMERLY HOMELESS VETERANS AND 
VETERANS AT RISK OF BECOMING HOME-
LESS. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 20 
is amended— 
(A) by redesignating section 2013 as sec-
tion 2014; and 
(B) by inserting after section 2012 the fol-
lowing new section 2013: 
‘‘§ 2013. Program to improve retention of housing by 
formerly homeless veterans and veterans 
at risk of becoming homeless 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
carry out a program under which the Secretary shall pro-
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vide case management services to improve the retention 
of housing by veterans who were previously homeless and 
are transitioning to permanent housing and veterans who 
are at risk of becoming homeless. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—(1) The Secretary shall carry out the 
program through the award of grants. 
‘‘(2)(A) In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall give priority to organizations that dem-
onstrate a capability to provide case management services 
as described in subsection (a), particularly organizations 
that are successfully providing or have successfully pro-
vided transitional housing services using amounts provided 
by the Secretary under sections 2012 and 2061 of this 
title. 
‘‘(B) In giving priority under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall give extra priority to an organization de-
scribed in such subparagraph that— 
‘‘(i) voluntarily stops receiving amounts pro-
vided by the Secretary under sections 2012 and 
2061 of this title; and 
‘‘(ii) converts a facility that the organization 
used to provide transitional housing services into a 
facility that the organization uses to provide perma-
nent housing that meets housing quality standards 
established under section 8(o)(8)(B) of the United 
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States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(8)(B)). 
‘‘(C) In any case in which a facility, with respect to 
which a person received a grant for construction, rehabili-
tation, or acquisition under section 2011 of this title, is 
converted as described in subparagraph (B)(ii), such con-
version shall be considered to have been carried out pursu-
ant to the needs of the Department and such person shall 
not be considered in noncompliance with the terms of such 
grant by reason of such conversion.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 2013 and in-
serting the following new items: 
‘‘2013. Program to improve retention of housing by formerly homeless veterans 
and veterans at risk of becoming homeless. 
‘‘2014. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall prescribe regulations to carry out sec-
tion 2013 of such title, as added by subsection (a)(1)(B). 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 
2020, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the program required by 
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section 2013 of such title, as added by subsection 
(a)(1)(B). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include assessments of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The percentage of veterans who re-
ceived case management services under the pro-
gram who were able to retain permanent hous-
ing by the end of the program, disaggregated 
by each recipient of a grant under such section. 
(B) The percentage of veterans who re-
ceived case management services under the pro-
gram who were not in permanent housing at 
the end of the program, disaggregated by hous-
ing status and reason for failing to retain per-
manent housing under the program. 
(C) The use by veterans, who received case 
management services under the program, of 
housing assistance furnished by the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, including a comparison of 
the use of such assistance by such veterans be-
fore and after receiving such services. 
(D) An assessment of the employment sta-
tus of veterans who received case management 
services under the program, including a com-
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parison of the employment status of such vet-
erans before and after receiving such services. 
SEC. 713. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER ON 
HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter VII of chapter 20 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2067. National Center on Homelessness Among Vet-
erans 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary shall establish 
and operate a center to carry out the functions described 
in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) The center established under paragraph (1) 
shall be known as the ‘National Center on Homelessness 
Among Veterans’. 
‘‘(3) To the degree practicable, the Secretary shall 
operate the center established under paragraph (1) inde-
pendently of the other programs of the Department that 
address homelessness among veterans. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The functions described in this 
subsection are as follows: 
‘‘(1) To carry out and promote research into 
the causes and contributing factors to veteran home-
lessness. 
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‘‘(2) To assess the effectiveness of programs of 
the Department to meet the needs of homeless vet-
erans. 
‘‘(3) To identify and disseminate best practices 
with regard to housing stabilization, income support, 
employment assistance, community partnerships, 
and such other matters as the Secretary considers 
appropriate with respect to addressing veteran 
homelessness. 
‘‘(4) To integrate evidence-based and best prac-
tices, policies, and programs into programs of the 
Department for homeless veterans and veterans at 
risk of homelessness and to ensure that the staff of 
the Department and community partners can imple-
ment such practices, policies, and programs. 
‘‘(5) To serve as a resource center for, and pro-
mote and seek to coordinate the exchange of infor-
mation regarding, all research and training activities 
carried out by the Department and by other Federal 
and non-Federal entities with respect to veteran 
homelessness.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter 20 is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 2066 the following 
new item: 
‘‘2067. National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans.’’. 
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SEC. 714. REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS TO ASSESS COMPREHENSIVE SERV-
ICE PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall— 
(1) assess and measure the capacity of pro-
grams for which entities receive grants under section 
2011 of title 38, United States Code, or per diem 
payments under section 2012 or 2061 of such title; 
and 
(2) assess such programs with respect to— 
(A) how well they achieve their stated 
goals at a national level; 
(B) placements in permanent housing; 
(C) placements in employment; and 
(D) increases in the regular income of par-
ticipants in the programs. 
(b) ASSESSMENT AT NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEV-
ELS.—In assessing and measuring under subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary shall develop and use tools to exam-
ine the capacity of programs described in such subsection 
at both the national and local level in order to assess the 
following: 
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(1) Whether sufficient capacity exists to meet 
the needs of homeless veterans in each geographic 
area. 
(2) Whether existing capacity meets the needs 
of the subpopulations of homeless veterans located in 
each geographic area. 
(3) The amount of capacity that recipients of 
grants under sections 2011 and 2061 and per diem 
payments under section 2012 of such title have to 
provide services for which the recipients are eligible 
to receive per diem under section 2012(a)(2)(B)(ii) 
of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 
711(6). 
(c) CONSIDERATION OF OTHER RESOURCES.—In as-
sessing and measuring programs under subsection (a)(1), 
the Secretary shall consider the availability to such pro-
grams of resources made available to such programs and 
to homeless veterans, including resources provided by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs and by entities other than 
the Department. 
(d) USE OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall use 
the information collected under this section as follows: 
(1) To set specific goals to ensure that pro-
grams described in subsection (a) are effectively 
serving the needs of homeless veterans. 
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(2) To assess whether programs described in 
subsection (a) are meeting goals set under para-
graph (1). 
(3) To inform funding allocations for programs 
described in subsection (a). 
(4) To improve the referral of homeless vet-
erans to programs described in subsection (a). 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the assessment required by subsection (a) is 
completed, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
on such assessment and such recommendations for legisla-
tive and administrative action as the Secretary may have 
to improve the programs and per diem payments described 
in subsection (a). 
SEC. 715. REPORT ON OUTREACH RELATING TO INCREAS-
ING THE AMOUNT OF HOUSING AVAILABLE 
TO VETERANS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
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resentatives a report describing and assessing the outreach 
conducted by the Secretary to realtors, landlords, property 
management companies, and developers to educate them 
about the housing needs of veterans and the benefits of 
having veterans as tenants. 
TITLE VIII—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 801. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CONSTRUC-
TION REFORMS. 
(a) APPLICATION OF INDUSTRY STANDARDS; ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 8103 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsections: 
‘‘(f) To the maximum extent practicable, the Sec-
retary shall use industry standards, standard designs, and 
best practices in carrying out the construction of medical 
facilities. 
‘‘(g) The Secretary shall ensure that each employee 
of the Department with responsibilities, as determined by 
the Secretary, relating to the infrastructure construction 
or alteration of medical facilities, including such construc-
tion or alteration carried out pursuant to contracts or 
agreements, undergoes a program of ongoing professional 
training and development. Such program shall be designed 
to ensure that employees maintain adequate expertise re-
lating to industry standards and best practices for the ac-
quisition of design and construction services. The Sec-
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retary may provide the program under this subsection di-
rectly or through a contract or agreement with a non-Fed-
eral entity or with a non-Department Federal entity.’’. 
(b) FORENSIC AUDITS OF CERTAIN PROJECTS.— 
Subsection (c) of section 8104 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not less than 30 days’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(1) Not less than 30 days’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) enter into a contract or agreement with an 
appropriate non-department Federal entity with the 
ability to conduct forensic audits on medical facility 
projects for the conduct of an external forensic audit 
of the expenditures relating to any major medical fa-
cility or super construction project for which the 
total expenditures exceed the amount requested in 
the initial budget request for the project submitted 
to Congress under section 1105 of title 31 by more 
than 25 percent; and 
‘‘(B) enter into a contract or agreement with an 
appropriate non-department Federal entity with the 
ability to conduct forensic audits on medical facility 
projects for the conduct of an external audit of the 
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medical center construction project in Aurora, Colo-
rado.’’. 
(c) USE OF AMOUNTS FROM BID SAVINGS.—Sub-
section (d)(2)(B) of such section is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as 
clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after clause (i) the following 
new clause (ii): 
‘‘(ii) If the major construction project that is 
the source of the bid savings is not complete— 
‘‘(I) the amount already obligated by the 
Department or available in the project reserve 
for such project; 
‘‘(II) the percentage of such project that 
has been completed; and 
‘‘(III) the amount available to the Depart-
ment to complete such project.’’; and 
(3) in clauses (iii) and (iv), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), strike ‘‘amounts’’ and inserting ‘‘bid 
savings amounts’’ both places it appears. 
(d) QUARTERLY REPORT ON SUPER CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At the end of subchapter I 
of chapter 81 add the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 8120. Quarterly report on super construction 
projects 
‘‘(a) QUARTERLY REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later 
than 30 days after the last day of each fiscal quarter the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
on the super construction projects carried out by the ap-
propriate non-Department Federal entity described in sec-
tion 8103(e)(1) of this title during such quarter. Each 
such report shall include, for each such project— 
‘‘(1) the budgetary and scheduling status of the 
project, as of the last day of the quarter covered by 
the report; and 
‘‘(2) the actual cost and schedule variances of 
the project, as of such day, compared to the planned 
cost and schedules for the project. 
‘‘(b) SUPER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘super construction project’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 8103(e)(3) of this 
title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end of the items relating to such 
subchapter the following new item: 
‘‘8120. Quarterly report on super construction projects.’’. 
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SEC. 802. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
Title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 735(a)(5), by striking ‘‘(Public 
Law 104–191)’’ and inserting ‘‘(Public Law 104– 
191; 42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note)’’. 
(2) In the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 17, by striking the items relating to sections 
1710D and 1710E and inserting the following new 
items: 
‘‘1710D. Traumatic brain injury: comprehensive program for long-term rehabili-
tation. 
‘‘1710E. Traumatic brain injury: use of non-Department facilities for rehabilita-
tion.’’. 
(3) In section 1710(e)(1)(F), by inserting a 
comma after ‘‘1953’’. 
(4) In section 7412(b), by striking ‘‘under para-
graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection (a)’’. 
Æ 
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