Sec. 712. PROGRAM TO IMPROVE RETENTION OF HOUSING BY FORMERLY HOMELESS VETERANS AND VETERANS AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS
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## SEC. 712 PROGRAM TO IMPROVE RETENTION OF HOUSING BY FORMERLY HOMELESS VETERANS AND VETERANS AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS ###
(a)Program Required ####
(1)In general Subchapter II of chapter 20 is amended— #####
(A)**[**[38 U.S.C. 2014](/us/usc/t38/s2014)**]** by redesignating section 2013 as section 2014; and #####
(B)by inserting after section 2012 the following new section 2013: > > ## “§ 2013 Program to improve retention of housing by formerly homeless veterans and veterans at risk of becoming homeless > > **[**[38 U.S.C. 2013](/us/usc/t38/s2013)**]** > > > ### “(a) Program Required > > The Secretary shall carry out a program under which the Secretary shall provide case management services to improve the retention of housing by veterans who were previously homeless and are transitioning to permanent housing and veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless. > > > ### “(b) Grants > > > ####
(1)> > The Secretary shall carry out the program through the award of grants. > > > #### “(2) > > > #####
(A)> > In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to organizations that demonstrate a capability to provide case management services as described in subsection (a), particularly organizations that are successfully providing or have successfully provided transitional housing services using amounts provided by the Secretary under sections 2012 and 2061 of this title. > > > ##### “(B) > > In giving priority under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give extra priority to an organization described in such subparagraph that— > > > ###### “(i) > > voluntarily stops receiving amounts provided by the Secretary under sections 2012 and 2061 of this title; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > converts a facility that the organization used to provide transitional housing services into a facility that the organization uses to provide permanent housing that meets housing quality standards established under section 8(o)(8)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(8)(B)). > > > ##### “(C) > > In any case in which a facility, with respect to which a person received a grant for construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition under section 2011 of this title, is converted as described in subparagraph (B)(ii), such conversion shall be considered to have been carried out pursuant to the needs of the Department and such person shall not be considered in noncompliance with the terms of such grant by reason of such conversion.” > . ####
(2)Clerical Amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 2013 and inserting the following new items:" “2013. Program to improve retention of housing by formerly homeless veterans and veterans at risk of becoming homeless. “2014. Authorization of appropriations.” ". ###
(b)Regulations **[**[38 U.S.C. 2013 note](/us/usc/t38/s2013)**]** Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regulations to carry out section 2013 of such title, as added by subsection (a)(1)(B). ###
(c)Report ####
(1)In general Not later than June 1, 2020, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the program required by section 2013 of such title, as added by subsection (a)(1)(B). ####
(2)Contents The report submitted under paragraph
(1)shall include assessments of the following: #####
(A)The percentage of veterans who received case management services under the program who were able to retain permanent housing by the end of the program, disaggregated by each recipient of a grant under such section. #####
(B)The percentage of veterans who received case management services under the program who were not in permanent housing at the end of the program, disaggregated by housing status and reason for failing to retain permanent housing under the program. #####
(C)The use by veterans, who received case management services under the program, of housing assistance furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, including a comparison of the use of such assistance by such veterans before and after receiving such services. #####
(D)An assessment of the employment status of veterans who received case management services under the program, including a comparison of the employment status of such veterans before and after receiving such services.
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PROGRAM TO IMPROVE RETENTION OF HOUSING BY FORMERLY HOMELESS VETERANS AND VETERANS AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS
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