I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5960 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize various programs 
providing for the needs of homeless veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mr. MICHAUD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize var-
ious programs providing for the needs of homeless vet-
erans, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2006’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Comprehensive service programs. 
Sec. 3. Treatment and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill and homeless vet-
erans. 
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Sec. 4. Extension of authority for transfer of properties obtained through fore-
closure of home mortgages. 
Sec. 5. Enhancement of capacity of domiciliary care programs for female vet-
erans. 
Sec. 6. Grant program for homeless veterans with special needs. 
Sec. 7.
Expansion of eligibility for dental care. 
Sec. 8. Authorization of appropriations for technical assistance grant program. 
Sec. 9. Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans. 
Sec. 10. Staffing requirements. 
Sec. 11. Emergency grants for replacement or repair of homeless veteran facili-
ties. 
Sec. 12. Supportive services grants for very low-income veterans residing in 
permanent housing. 
Sec. 13. Demonstration program on preventing veterans at-risk of homelessness 
from becoming homeless. 
Sec. 14. Permanent authority for program of referral and counseling services 
for at-risk veterans transitioning from certain institutions. 
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORITY.— 
Section 2011(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘expires on’’ and all that follows and 
inserting ‘‘expires on September 30, 2011.’’. 
(b) PER DIEM RATE FOR PAYMENTS UNDER HOME-
LESS PROVIDERS GRANT PROGRAM.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 2012(a) of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The rate for per diem payments under para-
graph (1) shall be not less than the rate in effect for per 
diem payments to State homes for domiciliary care under 
section 1741(a)(1)(A) of this title.’’. 
(c) PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.—Section 
2012 of such title is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM
PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS.—(1) 
The Secretary shall establish program performance stand-
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ards for grant recipients and entities that are eligible for 
payments under subsection (a). The Secretary shall apply 
those standards in evaluating program performance and 
outcomes. 
‘‘(2) The standards shall include a requirement that 
each grant recipient or eligible entity, as a condition of 
payments under subsection (a), document clinical activi-
ties and outcomes. 
‘‘(3) The program evaluation shall include a review 
of program performance and evaluation of data with each 
grant recipient or eligible entity.’’. 
(d) FINANCIAL INFORMATION.—Section 2012(a) of 
such title, as amended by subsection (b), is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) As condition of payments under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall require that each grant recipient or 
eligible entity receiving such payments shall provide to the 
Secretary such information as the Secretary considers nec-
essary to verify that such recipient is using the payments 
under subsection (a) for the provision of services for home-
less veterans.’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
HOMELESS PROGRAMS.—Section 2013 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
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‘‘(5) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2011.’’. 
(f) AVAILABILITY OF GRANT FUNDS.—Section 2011 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) AVAILABILITY OF GRANT FUNDS FOR SERVICE 
CENTER PERSONNEL.—A grant under this section for a 
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).’’. 
(g) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.— 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regula-
tions for the implementation of the amendments made by 
subsections (b), (c), (d), and (f) not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR SERIOUSLY 
MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF GENERAL TREATMENT AUTHOR-
IZATION.—Section 2031 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘may provide 
(directly’’ and inserting ‘‘shall provide (subject to 
the availability of appropriations and directly’’ ; and 
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES AUTHOR-
IZATION.—Section 2033(d) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2011’’. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF 
PROPERTIES 
OBTAINED 
THROUGH 
FORE-
CLOSURE OF HOME MORTGAGES. 
Section 2041(c) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2011’’. 
SEC. 5. ENHANCEMENT OF CAPACITY OF DOMICILIARY 
CARE PROGRAMS FOR FEMALE VETERANS. 
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 such steps as necessary to ensure that 
the domiciliary care programs of the Department are ade-
quate, with respect to capacity and with respect to safety, 
to meet the needs of veterans who are women.’’. 
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SEC. 6. GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH 
SPECIAL NEEDS. 
(a) INCLUSION OF VETERANS IN RURAL AREAS.— 
Subsection (b) of section 2061 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(3); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (4) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) residents of rural areas, as determined by 
the Secretary.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Medical Care’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Medical Services’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2003, 2004, 
and 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2007 
through 2011’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for the first 
three years of operation of the program under this 
section’’. 
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