Sec. 5130. Annual report on housing assistance to veterans

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Not later than December 31 of each year, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit a report on the activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development relating to veterans during such year to the following: The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate. The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. The Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives. The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Each report required under subsection

(a)shall include the following information with respect to the year for which the report is submitted: 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) ), the socioeconomic characteristics and racial characteristics of such homeless veterans, and the number, types, and locations of entities contracted under such section to administer the vouchers. The number of homeless veterans provided assistance under the Tribal HUD–VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD–VASH) authorized by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113–235; 128 Stat. 2733), the socioeconomic characteristics and racial characteristics of such homeless veterans, and the number, types, and locations of entities contracted under such section to administer the vouchers. A summary description of the special considerations 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 affordability strategies submitted pursuant to section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12705 ). A description of the activities of the Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs. A description of the efforts of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to coordinate the delivery of housing and services to veterans with other Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Interagency Council on Homelessness. The cost to the Department of Housing and Urban Development of administering the programs and activities relating to veterans. Any other information that the Secretary considers relevant in assessing the programs and activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development relating to veterans. For the first report submitted pursuant to subsection

(a)and every fifth report thereafter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall— conduct an assessment of the housing needs of very low-income veteran families (as such term is defined in paragraph 5); and shall include in each such report findings regarding such assessment. Each assessment under this subsection shall include— conducting a survey of, and direct interviews with, a representative sample of very low-income veteran families (as such term is defined in paragraph 5) to determine past and current— socioeconomic characteristics of such veteran families; barriers to such veteran families obtaining safe, quality, and affordable housing; levels of homelessness among such veteran families; and levels and circumstances of, and barriers to, receipt by such veteran families of rental housing and homeownership assistance; and such other information that the Secretary determines, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and national nongovernmental organizations concerned with veterans, homelessness, and very low-income housing, may be useful to the assessment. 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 nongovernmental organization determined by the Secretary to have appropriate expertise in quantitative and qualitative social science research. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to be available until expended to carry out this subsection, $1,000,000. The term very low-income veteran family means a veteran family whose income does not exceed 50 percent of the median income for the area, as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and larger families, except that the Secretary may establish an income ceiling higher or lower than 50 percent of the median for the area on the basis of the Secretary’s findings that such variations are necessary because of prevailing levels of construction costs or fair market rents (as determined under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f )).

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