cal year to carry out this subtitle will remain unused
for an unreasonable period of time.
‘‘(3) REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS.—Each recipient
provided assistance under this subtitle for a fiscal
year shall submit a report to the Secretary and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal year de-
scribing each facility and activity funded with such
assistance that is designed to serve primarily home-
less persons who are veterans, the location of the fa-
cility or activity, and the amount of such assistance
provided for the facility or activity.’’.
SEC. 6. SECTION 8 PROGRAM FOR SINGLE ROOM OCCU-
PANCY DWELLINGS.
(a) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Section 441(c) of the
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11401(c)) is amended by striking the period at the end
of the first sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘, while
ensuring compliance with the requirements under sub-
section (k). The Secretary, after consultation with the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish any criteria for
such competition necessary to ensure compliance with the
requirements under subsection (k).’’.
(b) VETERANS’ SHARE.—Section 441 of the Stewart
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(k) VETERANS’ SHARE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In allocating amounts to
applicants under this section, the Secretary shall en-
sure that not less than 20 percent of the amounts
made available for each fiscal year to carry out this
section are used for assistance designed to serve pri-
marily homeless persons who are veterans, which as-
sistance shall, to the extent possible, be integrated
and coordinated with services made available by the
Department of Veterans Affairs. Assistance shall be
considered to comply with the requirement under
preceding sentence only if the Secretary consults
with and obtains the concurrence of the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs in allocating the assistance.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may, with re-
spect to a fiscal year, waive the requirement under
paragraph (1) or reduce the percentage under such
paragraph if the Secretary determines (based on ap-
provable applications submitted for assistance under
this section), and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
concurs in the determination, that but for such waiv-
er or reduction amounts made available for such fis-
cal year to carry out this section will remain unused
for an unreasonable period of time.
‘‘(3) REPORTS
BY
RECIPIENTS.—Each appli-
cant that receives assistance under this section for
a fiscal year shall submit a report to the Secretary
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal
year describing each dwelling unit occupied by a
homeless person who is a veteran that is assisted
with such assistance, the location of the dwelling
unit, and the amount of such assistance provided for
the dwelling unit.’’.
SEC. 7. SHELTER PLUS CARE PROGRAM.
(a) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Section 455(a) of the
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11403d(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para-
graph (10); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(9) such factors as the Secretary, after con-
sultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
considers necessary to ensure compliance with the
requirements under subsection (d); and’’.
(b) VETERANS’ SHARE.—Section 455 of the Stewart
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) VETERANS’ SHARE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In providing assistance to
applicants under this subtitle, the Secretary shall en-
sure that not less than 20 percent of the amount
made available for each fiscal year to carry out this
subtitle is used for rental assistance designed to
serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans,
which assistance shall, to the extent possible, be in-
tegrated and coordinated with services made avail-
able by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Assist-
ance shall be considered to comply with the require-
ment under preceding sentence only if the Secretary
consults with and obtains the concurrence of the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs in providing the assist-
ance.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may, with re-
spect to a fiscal year, waive the requirement under
paragraph (1) or reduce the percentage under such
paragraph if the Secretary determines (based on ap-
provable applications submitted for assistance under
this subtitle), and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
concurs in the determination, that but for such waiv-
er or reduction amounts made available for such fis-
cal year to carry out this subtitle will remain unused
for an unreasonable period of time.
‘‘(3) REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS.—Each recipient
provided assistance under this subtitle for a fiscal
year shall submit a report to the Secretary and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal year de-
scribing assistance funded with such amounts that is
designed to serve primarily homeless persons who
are veterans, the location of the housing or activity
so assisted, and the amount of such assistance pro-
vided for the housing or activity.’’.
SEC. 8. RURAL HOMELESSNESS GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 491(c) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11408(c)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) VETERANS’ SHARE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In awarding grants
under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that not less than 20 per-
cent of the amount made available for the fiscal
year for such grants is used for eligible activi-
ties under subsection (b) designed to serve pri-
marily homeless persons who are veterans,
which activities shall, to the extent possible, be
integrated and coordinated with services made
available by the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. A grant shall be considered to comply
with the requirement under preceding sentence
only if the Secretary consults with and obtains
the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs in providing the grant.
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may,
with respect to a fiscal year, waive the require-
ment under subparagraph (A) or reduce the
percentage under such subparagraph if the Sec-
retary determines (based on approvable applica-
tions submitted for grants under this section),
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concurs
in the determination, that but for such waiver
or reduction amounts made available for such
fiscal year to carry out this section will remain
unused for an unreasonable period of time.
‘‘(C) REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS.—Each eli-
gible organization receiving a grant under this
section for a fiscal year shall submit a report to
the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs for such fiscal year describing assistance
funded with such amounts that is designed to
serve primarily homeless persons who are veter-