I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 577 
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish 
a demonstration program to refer qualified participants within the Con-
tinuum of Care Program to Certified Community Behavioral Health 
Clinics for certain treatment, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2025 
Mr. CALVERT (for himself and Mr. VALADAO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to establish a demonstration program to refer qualified 
participants within the Continuum of Care Program to 
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics for cer-
tain treatment, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Treatment and Home-
lessness Housing Integration Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. INTEGRATION OF TREATMENT PLANS FOR HOME-
LESS INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development shall establish a dem-
onstration program to award not more than 10 grants to 
eligible entities to refer qualified participants to a Cer-
tified Community Behavioral Health Clinic for behavioral 
health, mental health, and substance use disorder treat-
ment. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an entity shall be a Continuum of Care 
that is located— 
(1) in 1 of the 5 States with the highest num-
ber of homeless individuals per capita, as determined 
by the Secretary; and 
(2) within 50 miles of a Certified Community 
Behavioral Health Clinic. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the ter-
mination of the demonstration program, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Congress a report that includes— 
(1) performance measures of the demonstration 
program; and 
(2) the number of qualified participants served 
by the demonstration program that receive disability 
insurance benefits under title II of the Social Secu-
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rity Act or supplemental security income benefits 
under title XVI of such Act. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary $50,000,000 for fiscal 
years 2025 through 2029 to carry out this section. 
(2) SET–ASIDE.—Of amounts made available 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may set aside 10 
percent of such amounts to— 
(A) provide technical assistance to eligible 
entities; and 
(B) complete the report described in sub-
section (c). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONTINUUM
OF
CARE.—The term ‘‘Con-
tinuum of Care’’ means a collaborative applicant es-
tablished and operating for a geographic area for 
purposes of the Continuum of Care Program under 
subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.). 
(2) 
CERTIFIED
COMMUNITY
BEHAVIORAL 
HEALTH CLINIC.—The term ‘‘Certified Community 
Behavioral Health Clinic’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d). 
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(3) 
QUALIFIED
PARTICIPANT.—The 
term 
‘‘qualified participant’’ means an individual that— 
(A) receives supportive housing through 
the Continuum of Care Program under subtitle 
C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.); 
(B) has qualified for supportive housing 
through receipt of disability insurance benefits 
under title II of the Social Security Act or sup-
plemental security income benefits under title 
XVI of such Act; or 
(C) is considered a homeless individual 
with a disability, as defined in section 401 of 
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11360). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
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