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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 876
To direct the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans
Affairs to provide certain information to Department of Veterans Affairs
medical center staff and homelessness service providers regarding the
Coordinated Entry program, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio (for himself, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. JOYCE of
Ohio, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Under Secretary for Health of the Department
of Veterans Affairs to provide certain information to
Department of Veterans Affairs medical center staff and
homelessness service providers regarding the Coordinated
Entry program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Housing
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Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SHARING OF
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INFORMATION RELATED TO DEPARTMENT OF
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HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CO-
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ORDINATED ENTRY PROGRAM.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Health
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of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall—
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(1) provide to Department of Veterans Affairs
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medical center staff and homelessness service pro-
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viders the information described in subsection (b);
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and
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(2) ensure that such information, and other re-
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sources the Under Secretary determines are appro-
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priate, are accessible to Department of Veterans Af-
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fairs medical center staff and homelessness service
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providers.
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(b) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The information de-
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scribed in this subsection is information related to best
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practices with respect to the collaboration between Depart-
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ment of Veterans Affairs medical centers, homelessness
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service providers, and other local partners (including local
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Department of Housing and Urban Development offices
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or public housing agencies) on activities under the Coordi-
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nated Entry program of the Department of Housing and
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Urban Development, including making referrals and shar-
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ing data, as the Under Secretary determines appropriate.
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SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNICA-
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TION WITH EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBLE FOR
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HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
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The Under Secretary for Health of the Department
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of Veterans Affairs shall clearly communicate with em-
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ployees of the Department of Veterans Affairs whose re-
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sponsibilities are related to homelessness assistance pro-
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grams regarding—
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(1) the measurement of performance by the
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Homeless Program Office of the Department; and
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(2) how to obtain and provide feedback about
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performance measures.
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