Sec. 714. REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ASSESS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
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## SEC. 714 REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ASSESS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS **[**[38 U.S.C. 2011 note](/us/usc/t38/s2011)**]** ###
(a)In General Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— ####
(1)assess and measure the capacity of programs for which entities receive grants under section 2011 of title 38, United States Code, or per diem payments under section 2012 or 2061 of such title; and ####
(2)assess such programs with respect to— #####
(A)how well they achieve their stated goals at a national level; #####
(B)placements in permanent housing; #####
(C)placements in employment; and #####
(D)increases in the regular income of participants in the programs. ###
(b)Assessment at National and Local Levels In assessing and measuring under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall develop and use tools to examine the capacity of programs described in such subsection at both the national and local level in order to assess the following: ####
(1)Whether sufficient capacity exists to meet the needs of homeless veterans in each geographic area. ####
(2)Whether existing capacity meets the needs of the subpopulations of homeless veterans located in each geographic area. ####
(3)The amount of capacity that recipients of grants under sections 2011 and 2061 and per diem payments under section 2012 of such title have to provide services for which the recipients are eligible to receive per diem under section 2012(a)(2)(B)(ii) of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 711(6). ###
(c)Consideration of Other Resources In assessing and measuring programs under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall consider the availability to such programs of resources made available to such programs and to homeless veterans, including resources provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and by entities other than the Department. ###
(d)Use of Information The Secretary shall use the information collected under this section as follows: ####
(1)To set specific goals to ensure that programs described in subsection
(a)are effectively serving the needs of homeless veterans. ####
(2)To assess whether programs described in subsection
(a)are meeting goals set under paragraph (1). ####
(3)To inform funding allocations for programs described in subsection (a). ####
(4)To improve the referral of homeless veterans to programs described in subsection (a). ###
(e)Report Not later than 180 days after the date on which the assessment required by subsection
(a)is completed, 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 such assessment and such recommendations for legislative and administrative action as the Secretary may have to improve the programs and per diem payments described in subsection (a).
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REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ASSESS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
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