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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act · Sec. 403

Sec. 403. AUTHORIZATION FOR SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO USE CERTAIN FUNDS FOR IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY IN ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS VETERANS

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## SEC. 403 AUTHORIZATION FOR SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO USE CERTAIN FUNDS FOR IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY IN ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS VETERANS **[**[38 U.S.C. 2001 note](/us/usc/t38/s2001)**]** ###
(a)Use of Funds During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the termination date specified in subsection (d), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may provide to a covered veteran, as the Secretary determines necessary— ####
(1)food, shelter, clothing, blankets, and hygiene items required for the safety and survival of the veteran; ####
(2)transportation required to support the stability and health of the veteran for appointments with service providers, the conduct of housing and employment searches, and the obtainment of food and supplies; and ####
(3)tablets, smartphones, disposable phones and other technology, and related service plans required to support the stability and health of the veteran through the maintenance of contact with service providers, prospective landlords, and family members. ###
(b)Homeless Veterans on Department of Veterans Affairs Land ####
(1)In general The Secretary may collaborate, to the extent practicable, with one or more organizations to manage the use of land of the Department of Veterans Affairs for homeless veterans for living and sleeping. ####
(2)Forms of collaboration Collaboration under paragraph
(1)may include the provision by either the Secretary or the head of the organization concerned of food services and security for property, buildings, and other facilities owned or controlled by the Department of Veterans Affairs. ###
(c)Report Required Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date specified in subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes, with respect to the period covered by such report— ####
(1)a statement, disaggregated by each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, of the amount of funds under this section— #####
(A)each such medical center requested from the Secretary; and #####
(B)to which the Secretary provided each such medical center; ####
(2)data, disaggregated by each such medical center, relating to how each such medical center used amounts provided by the Secretary under this section; ####
(3)the number of covered veterans to which the Secretary provided assistance under this section; ####
(4)the total amount of assistance the Secretary provided to covered veterans pursuant to subsection (a)(3) for communications equipment, broken down by the type of equipment provided; ####
(5)the total amount of assistance the Secretary provided covered veterans pursuant to subsection (a)(2) for ridesharing; ####
(6)the number of covered veterans who received such assistance; and ####
(7)a description, for each rideshare used by a covered veteran with such assistance, of the reasons such covered veteran used such rideshare. ####
(8)the number of covered veterans who lived or slept on Department land; ####
(9)the amount of funds used to make available Department land for covered veterans to live and sleep; ####
(10)the number of Department employees whose primary responsibilities involved providing services for covered veterans living or sleeping on Department land; ####
(11)the average length of time a covered veteran lived or slept on Department land, and ####
(12)the period of time the Secretary expects Department land will be made available for covered veterans to live and sleep. ###
(d)Termination Date The termination date specified in this subsection is September 30, 2027. ###
(e)Definitions In this section, the term “covered veteran” means— ####
(1)a homeless veteran, as such term is defined in section 2002 of title 38, United States Code; and ####
(2)a veteran participating in the program carried out under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)).
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Sec. 403
AUTHORIZATION FOR SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO USE CERTAIN FUNDS FOR IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY IN ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS VETERANS
U.S.C.§ 2001
U.S.C.§ 1437f
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