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(4) The Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(5) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(6) The Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(7) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following information with re-
spect to the year for which the report is submitted: 
(1) The number of very low-income veteran 
families provided assistance under the program of 
supportive housing for very low-income veteran fami-
lies under section 3, the socioeconomic characteris-
tics of such families, the types of assistance provided 
such families, and the number, types, and locations 
of owners of housing assisted under such section. 
(2) The number of homeless veterans provided 
assistance under the program of housing choice 
vouchers for homeless veterans under section 
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) (as amended by section 4), 
the socioeconomic characteristics of such homeless 
veterans, and the number, types, and locations of en-
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tities contracted under such section to administer 
the vouchers. 
(3) A summary description of the special con-
siderations made for veterans under public housing 
agency plans submitted pursuant to section 5A of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437c–1) and under comprehensive housing afford-
ability strategies submitted pursuant to section 105 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Hous-
ing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705). 
(4) A description of the technical assistance 
provided to organizations pursuant to grants under 
section 7. 
(5) A description of the activities of the Special 
Assistant for Veterans Affairs. 
(6) A description of the efforts of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development to coordi-
nate the delivery of housing and services to veterans 
with other Federal departments and agencies, in-
cluding the Department of Defense, Department of 
Justice, Department of Labor, Department of 
Health and Human Services, Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, Interagency Council on Homelessness, 
and the Social Security Administration. 
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(7) The cost to the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development of administering the programs 
and activities relating to veterans. 
(8) Any other information that the Secretary 
considers relevant in assessing the programs and ac-
tivities of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development relating to veterans. 
(c) ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING NEEDS OF VERY LOW- 
INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the first report sub-
mitted pursuant to subsection (a) and every fifth re-
port thereafter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall— 
(A) conduct an assessment of the housing 
needs of very low-income veteran families (as 
such term is defined in section 3); and 
(B) shall include in each such report find-
ings regarding such assessment. 
(2) CONTENT.—Each assessment under this 
subsection shall include— 
(A) conducting a survey of, and direct 
interviews with, a representative sample of very 
low-income veteran families (as such term is de-
fined in section 3) to determine past and cur-
rent— 
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(i) socioeconomic characteristics of 
such veteran families; 
(ii) barriers to such veteran families 
obtaining safe, quality, and affordable 
housing; 
(iii) levels of homelessness among 
such veteran families; and 
(iv) levels and circumstances of, and 
barriers to, receipt by such veteran families 
of rental housing and homeownership as-
sistance; and 
(B) such other information that the Sec-
retary determines, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs and national non-
governmental organizations concerned with vet-
erans, homelessness, and very low-income hous-
ing, may be useful to the assessment. 
(3) CONDUCT.—If the Secretary contracts with 
an entity other than the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development to conduct the assessment 
under this subsection, such entity shall be a non-
governmental organization determined by the Sec-
retary to have appropriate expertise in quantitative 
and qualitative social science research. 
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(4) FUNDING.—Of any amounts made available 
pursuant to section 501 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1701z–1) for 
programs of research, studies, testing, or demonstra-
tion relating to the mission or programs of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development for 
any fiscal year in which an assessment under this 
subsection is required pursuant to paragraph (1) of 
this subsection, $1,000,000 shall be available until 
expended for costs of the assessment under this sub-
section. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 16, 2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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