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prevention of homelessness among the Nation’s veterans: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall work in coordi-
nation with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
Department of Labor to select a limited number of urban 
and rural sites in which to carry out this demonstration: 
Provided further, That in selecting sites, the Secretary 
shall evaluate the rate of homelessness among veterans in 
the area, and the experience of the grantees in coordi-
nating with Department of Veterans Affairs and the De-
partment of Labor to enable veterans to access main-
stream programs: Provided further, That of the sites se-
lected, up to three shall have a high number of service 
members separating from the military and transitioning 
into civilian life: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
also select up to four sites located in rural areas to evalu-
ate how to effectively serve veterans in rural areas, many 
of whom may have been part of the National Guard, may 
have limited access to the Department of Veterans Affairs 
medical centers, and may have dependent family members: 
Provided further, That funding made available under this 
demonstration shall be available for housing and appro-
priate services to prevent veterans and their families from 
becoming homeless or reduce the length of time veterans 
and their families are homeless: Provided further, That of 
the amounts made available under this heading, not to ex-
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ceed $750,000 may be available for an evaluation of this 
demonstration: Provided further, That not less than 30 
percent of funds made available, excluding amounts pro-
vided for renewals under the shelter plus care program, 
shall be used for permanent housing for individuals and 
families: Provided further, That all funds awarded for 
services shall be matched by not less than 25 percent in 
funding by each grantee: Provided further, That for all 
match requirements applicable to funds made available 
under this heading for this fiscal year and prior years, 
a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source of 
match funds other funds administered by the Secretary 
and other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a spe-
cific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such 
funds: Provided further, That the Secretary shall renew 
on an annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to 
contracts funded under the shelter plus care program if 
the program is determined to be needed under the applica-
ble continuum of care and meets appropriate program re-
quirements and financial standards, as determined by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That all awards of assistance 
under this heading shall be required to coordinate and in-
tegrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, 
social services, and employment programs for which home-
less populations may be eligible, including Medicaid, State 
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Children’s Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assist-
ance for Needy Families, Food Stamps, and services fund-
ing through the Mental Health and Substance Abuse 
Block Grant, Workforce Investment Act, and the Welfare- 
to-Work grant program: Provided further, That up to 
$8,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be available for the national homeless data analysis 
project and technical assistance: Provided further, That of 
the total amount made available under this heading, not 
to exceed $2,675,000 may be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund: Provided further, That $3,000,000 of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to 
conduct research on homeless issues, including homeless 
prevention and youth homelessness: Provided further, That 
all balances for Shelter Plus Care renewals previously 
funded from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal account and 
transferred to this account shall be available, if recap-
tured, for Shelter Plus Care renewals in fiscal year 2009: 
Provided further, That this heading in the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 
2008 is amended by inserting the following new proviso 
after the third proviso: ‘‘Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may renew grants made under this demonstration 
program and may treat such original grants and any such 
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