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38 U.S.C. § 2034 — Coordination with other agencies and organizations
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**(a)** In assisting homeless veterans, the Secretary shall coordinate with, and may provide services authorized under this title in conjunction with, State and local governments, other appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and nongovernmental organizations.
**(b)**
(1) The Secretary shall require the director of each medical center or the director of each regional benefits office to make an annual assessment of the needs of homeless veterans living within the area served by the medical center or regional office, as the case may be.
(2) Each such assessment shall be made in coordination with representatives of State and local governments, other appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and nongovernmental organizations that have experience working with homeless persons in that area.
(3) Each such assessment shall identify the needs of homeless veterans with respect to the following:
(A) Health care.
(B) Education and training.
(C) Employment.
(D) Shelter.
(E) Counseling.
(F) Outreach services.
(4) Each assessment shall also indicate the extent to which the needs referred to in paragraph (3) are being met adequately by the programs of the Department, of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, of State and local governments, and of nongovernmental organizations.
(5) Each assessment shall be carried out in accordance with uniform procedures and guidelines prescribed by the Secretary.
(6) The Secretary shall review each annual assessment under this subsection and shall consolidate the findings and conclusions of each such assessment into the next annual report submitted to Congress under [section 2065 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-
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**(a)** In assisting homeless veterans, the Secretary shall coordinate with, and may provide services authorized under this title in conjunction with, State and local governments, other appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and nongovernmental organizations.
**(b)**
(1) The Secretary shall require the director of each medical center or the director of each regional benefits office to make an annual assessment of the needs of homeless veterans living within the area served by the medical center or regional office, as the case may be.
(2) Each such assessment shall be made in coordination with representatives of State and local governments, other appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and nongovernmental organizations that have experience working with homeless persons in that area.
(3) Each such assessment shall identify the needs of homeless veterans with respect to the following:
(A) Health care.
(B) Education and training.
(C) Employment.
(D) Shelter.
(E) Counseling.
(F) Outreach services.
(4) Each assessment shall also indicate the extent to which the needs referred to in paragraph (3) are being met adequately by the programs of the Department, of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, of State and local governments, and of nongovernmental organizations.
(5) Each assessment shall be carried out in accordance with uniform procedures and guidelines prescribed by the Secretary.
(6) The Secretary shall review each annual assessment under this subsection and shall consolidate the findings and conclusions of each such assessment into the next annual report submitted to Congress under [section 2065 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section2065&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c)** In furtherance of subsection (a), the Secretary shall require the director of each medical center and the director of each regional benefits office, in coordination with representatives of State and local governments, other Federal officials, and nongovernmental organizations that have experience working with homeless persons in the areas served by such facility or office, to—
(1) develop a list of all public and private programs that provide assistance to homeless persons or homeless veterans in the area concerned, together with a description of the services offered by those programs;
(2) seek to encourage the development by the representatives of such entities, in coordination with the director, of a plan to coordinate among such public and private programs the provision of services to homeless veterans;
(3) take appropriate action to meet, to the maximum extent practicable through existing programs and available resources, the needs of homeless veterans that are identified in the assessment conducted under subsection (b); and
(4) attempt to inform homeless veterans whose needs the director cannot meet under paragraph (3) of the services available to such veterans within the area served by such center or office.
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**(a) Annual Report.—** Not later than June 15 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the activities of the Department during the calendar year preceding the report under programs of the Department under this chapter and other programs of the Department for the provision of assistance to homeless veterans.
**(b) General Contents of Report.—** Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) The number of homeless veterans provided assistance under the programs referred to in subsection (a).
(2) The cost to the Department of providing such assistance under those programs.
(3) The Secretary’s evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs of the Department in providing assistance to homeless veterans, including—
(A) residential work-therapy programs;
(B) programs combining outreach, community-based residential treatment, and case-management; and
(C) contract care programs for alcohol and drug-dependence or use disabilities.
(4) The Secretary’s evaluation of the effectiveness of programs established by recipients of grants under [section 2011 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section2011&num=0&edition=prelim) and a description of the experience of those recipients in applying for and receiving grants from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to serve primarily homeless persons who are veterans.
(5) Information on the efforts of the Secretary to coordinate the delivery of housing and services to homeless veterans with other Federal departments and agencies, including—
(A) the Department of Defense;
(B) the Department of Health and Human Services;
(C) the Department of Housing and
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**(a) VBA Staffing at Regional Offices.—** The Secretary shall ensure that there is at least one full-time employee assigned to oversee and coordinate homeless veterans programs at each of the 20 Veterans Benefits Administration regional offices that the Secretary determines have the largest homeless veteran populations within the regions of the Administration. The programs covered by such oversight and coordination include the following:
(1) Housing programs administered by the Secretary under this title or any other provision of law.
(2) Compensation, pension, vocational rehabilitation, and education benefits programs administered by the Secretary under this title or any other provision of law.
(3) The housing program for veterans supported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(4) The homeless veterans reintegration program of the Department of Labor under [section 2021 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section2021&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) The programs under [section 2033 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section2033&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) The assessments required by [section 2034 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section2034&num=0&edition=prelim).
(7) Such other programs relating to homeless veterans as may be specified by the Secretary.
**(b) VHA Case Managers.—** The Secretary shall ensure that the number of case managers in the Veterans Health Administration is sufficient to assure that every veteran who is provided a housing voucher through section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ([42 U.S.C. 1437f](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section
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**(a) Establishment.—**
(1) There is established in the Department the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Committee”).
(2) The Committee shall consist of not more than 15 members appointed by the Secretary from among the following:
(A) Veterans service organizations.
(B) Advocates of homeless veterans and other homeless individuals.
(C) Community-based providers of services to homeless individuals.
(D) Previously homeless veterans.
(E) State veterans affairs officials.
(F) Experts in the treatment of individuals with mental illness.
(G) Experts in the treatment of substance use disorders.
(H) Experts in the development of permanent housing alternatives for lower income populations.
(I) Experts in vocational rehabilitation.
(J) Such other organizations or groups as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(3) The Committee shall include, as ex officio members, the following:
(A) The Secretary of Labor (or a representative of the Secretary selected after consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment).
(B) The Secretary of Defense (or a representative of the Secretary).
(C) The Secretary of Health and Human Services (or a representative of the Secretary).
(D) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (or a representative of the Secretary).
(E) The Executive Director of the Interagency Council on Homelessness (or a representative of the Executive Director).
(F) The Under Secretary for Health (or a representative of the Under Secretary after consultation with the Director of the Office of Homeless Veterans Programs).
(G) The Under Secretary for Benefits (or a representative of the Under Secretary after consultation with the Director of th
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 2041
2001—Pub. L. 107–95, § 5(b)(1), renumbered section 1773
of this title as this section.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–95, § 8(b), struck out ‘‘not
fewer than eight programs (in addition to any existing
programs providing similar services) at’’ after ‘‘estab-
lishment of’’ and inserted at end ‘‘The Secretary shall
carry out the program under this section in sites in at
least each of the 20 largest metropolitan statistical
areas.’’
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–95, § 5(f), substituted ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2006’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2001’’.
§ 2034. Coordination with other agencies and or-
ganizations
(a) In assisting homeless veterans, the Sec-
retary shall coordinate with, and may provide
services authorized under this title in conjunc-
tion with, State and local governments, other
appropriate departments and agencies of the
Federal Government, and nongovernmental or-
ganizations.
(b)(1) The Secretary shall require the director
of each medical center or the director of each re-
gional benefits office to make an annual assess-
ment of the needs of homeless veterans living
within the area served by the medical center or
regional office, as the case may be.
(2) Each such assessment shall be made in co-
ordination with representatives of State and
local governments, other appropriate depart-
ments and agencies of the Federal Government,
and nongovernmental organizations that have
experience working with homeless persons in
that area.
(3) Each such assessment shall identify the
needs of homeless veterans with respect to the
following:
(A) Health care.
(B) Education and training.
(C) Employment.
(D) Shelter.
(E) Counseling.
(F) Outreach services.
(4) Each assessment shall also indicate the ex-
tent to which the needs ref
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