Sec. 11. Improving targeted data collection, funding, and coordination
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The Secretary shall— issue not less than 1 request for information on— improving data collection, including through the use of the Homeless Management Information System or other data systems, coordination and use of data between housing and homelessness providers and physical, mental, and behavioral health organizations, substance use treatment providers, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the criminal justice system for purposes of programs involved with providing services for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness; and the potential use and value of using artificial intelligence models for the purpose of improving program effectiveness and assessing the effectiveness of interventions for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness; consider providing incentives to improve data collection, enhance the use of the Homeless Management Information System, implement community information exchanges, and strengthen the coordination of data from physical, mental, and behavioral health organizations and the criminal justice system with housing and homelessness providers, in order to target resources for housing, outreach, homelessness prevention, and housing-related supportive services for homeless individuals, chronically homeless individuals, or those at risk of homelessness with significant criminal justice system or law enforcement interaction; coordinate with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs on data sharing to improve coordination between data for vouchers provided under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19) ), the Homeless Management Information System, and any other applicable homeless program supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and issue guidance to establish best practices and mechanisms to enable Homeless Management Information System data to be made available in a usable format for academic researchers using artificial intelligence models without including personally-identifying information and with appropriate risk-mitigation strategies in place, with the aim of improving the understanding and effectiveness of interventions for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
The Secretary may use unobligated funding to pilot demonstration projects or partnerships between the entities described in subsection (a)(2) for purposes of improving access to housing and support services necessary for gainful and permanent employment, which may include flexibility and waivers related to— program requirements under subtitles B and C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq. , 11381 et seq.); flexibility to serve individuals exiting an institution where they have resided for 120 days or less and who resided in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human habitation immediately before entering that institution; flexibility to serve individuals exiting an institution where they have resided and who otherwise lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; or flexibility to serve individuals exiting the criminal justice system.
Following a reasonable time after the conclusion of a demonstration project or partnership described in subsection (b), the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness shall issue a publicly available report summarizing those efforts and recommending best practices. The Secretary, in coordination with the Attorney General, shall issue guidance on best practices for improving targeted data collection, funding, and coordination relating to behavioral health and criminal justice system interaction with housing assistance and homelessness programs for the purpose of diverting people who are exiting institutions from entering homelessness.
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