pacity of local homeless service providers to docu-
ment episodes of homelessness and the challenges of 
engaging individuals and families who have been 
chronically homeless, to verify that an individual or 
family is chronically homeless. 
‘‘(3) The applicant participates in a local, re-
gional, or statewide homeless management informa-
tion system. 
‘‘(j) DURATION OF INITIAL AND RENEWAL GRANTS; 
ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
RENEWAL 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 
and (3), the period during which payments are made 
to a grantee under subsection (a) shall be in accord-
ance with the following: 
‘‘(A) In the case of the initial grant, the 
period of payments shall be 5 years. 
‘‘(B) In the case of a subsequent grant (re-
ferred to in this subsection as a ‘renewal 
grant’), the period of payments shall not be 
more than 5 years. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL APPROVAL; AVAILABILITY OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS; NUMBER OF GRANTS.—The provision 
of payments under an initial or renewal grant is sub-
ject to annual approval by the Secretary of the pay-
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ments and to the availability of appropriations for 
the fiscal year involved to make the payments. This 
subsection may not be construed as establishing a 
limitation on the number of grants under subsection 
(a) that may be made to an entity. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING RE-
NEWAL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) COMPLIANCE WITH MINIMUM STAND-
ARDS.—A renewal grant may be made by the 
Secretary only if the Secretary determines that 
the applicant involved has, in the project car-
ried out with the grant, maintained compliance 
with minimum standards for quality and suc-
cessful outcomes for housing retention, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The maximum amount of 
a renewal grant under this subsection for an 
applicant shall not exceed an amount equal to 
75 percent of the amount of Federal funds pro-
vided to the applicant in the final year of the 
initial grant period. 
‘‘(k) STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES AND RE-
PORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, as a 
condition of the receipt of grants under subsection 
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(a), require grantees to provide data regarding the 
performance outcomes of the projects carried out 
under the grants. Consistent with the requirements 
and procedures established by the Secretary, each 
grantee shall measure and report specific perform-
ance outcomes related to the long-term goals of in-
creasing stability within the community for individ-
uals and families who have been chronically home-
less, and decreasing the recurrence of periods of 
homelessness. 
‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.—The perform-
ance outcomes described under paragraph (1) shall 
include, with respect to individuals and families who 
have been chronically homeless— 
‘‘(A) improvements in housing stability; 
‘‘(B) improvements in employment and 
education; 
‘‘(C) reductions in problems related to sub-
stance use disorders; 
‘‘(D) reductions in problems related to 
mental health disorders; and 
‘‘(E) other areas as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION AND CONSISTENCY WITH 
OTHER HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.— 
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‘‘(A) PROCEDURES.—In establishing stra-
tegic performance outcomes and reporting re-
quirements under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall develop and implement procedures that 
minimize the costs and burdens to grantees and 
program participants, and that are practical, 
streamlined, and designed for consistency with 
the requirements of the homeless assistance 
programs administered by the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development. 
‘‘(B) APPLICANT
COORDINATION.—Appli-
cants under this section shall coordinate with 
community stakeholders, including participants 
in the local homeless management information 
system, concerning the development of systems 
to measure performance outcomes and with the 
Secretary for assistance with data collection 
and measurements activities. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—A grantee shall submit an an-
nual report to the Secretary that— 
‘‘(A) identifies the grantee’s progress to-
ward achieving its strategic performance out-
comes; and 
‘‘(B) describes other activities conducted 
by the grantee to increase the participation, 
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housing stability, and other improvements in 
outcomes for individuals and families who have 
been chronically homeless. 
‘‘(l) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary, directly or through awards of grants or con-
tracts to public or nonprofit private entities, shall provide 
training and technical assistance regarding the planning, 
development, and provision of services in projects under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(m) BIENNIAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Serv-
ices for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act, and bienni-
ally thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report on projects under 
subsection (a) that— 
‘‘(1) includes a summary of information re-
ceived by the Secretary under subsection (k); 
‘‘(2) describes how the services provided under 
each such project are coordinated with State and 
local social service programs and homelessness as-
sistance programs, and services provided by the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs and other relevant 
Federal agencies; and 
‘‘(3) includes an evaluation of the manner in 
which funds are used under such projects, and the 
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