S.Amdt. 3881

SA 3881. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms. Warren) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr.
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

Subtitle __--Improvement of Housing Outcomes for Veterans

SEC. __. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SHARING OF
INFORMATION RELATING TO COORDINATED ENTRY
PROCESSES FOR HOUSING AND SERVICES OPERATED
UNDER DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Under Secretary for Health of the
Department of Veterans Affairs shall--
(1) provide to staff of medical centers of the Department
of Veterans Affairs and homelessness service providers of the
Department the information described in subsection (b); and
(2) ensure that such information, and other resources the
Under Secretary determines are appropriate, are accessible to
such staff and providers.
(b) Information Described.--The information described in
this subsection is information related to best practices with
respect to the collaboration between medical centers of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, homelessness service
providers of the Department, and local partners (including
local offices of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development or public housing agencies, and private and
public local community organizations) on the centralized or
coordinated assessment systems established and operated by
Continuums of Care under section 578.7(a)(8) of title 24,
Code of Federal Regulations, including making referrals and
sharing data, as the Under Secretary determines appropriate.

SEC. __. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNICATION WITH
EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBLE FOR HOMELESSNESS
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

The Under Secretary for Health of the Department of
Veterans Affairs shall clearly communicate with employees of
the Department of Veterans Affairs whose responsibilities are
related to homelessness assistance programs regarding--
(1) the measurement of performance of such programs by the
Homeless Programs Office of the Department; and
(2) how to obtain and provide feedback about performance
measures.

SEC. __. SYSTEM FOR SHARING AND REPORTING DATA.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall work
together to develop a system for effectively sharing and
reporting data between the community-wide homeless management
information system described in section 402(f)(3) of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11360a(f)(3)) and the Homeless Operations Management and
Evaluation System of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) Deadline.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall ensure that
the system developed under subsection (a) is operational not
later than three years after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. __. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REGARDING SERVICES
PROVIDED TO VETERANS AT RISK OF, EXPERIENCING,
OR TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
provide training and technical assistance to entities serving
veterans at risk of, experiencing, or transitioning out of
homelessness regarding--
(1) the provision of such services to such veterans; and
(2) the planning and development of such services.
(b) Coordination.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
coordinate the provision of training and technical assistance
under subsection (a) with the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development and the Secretary of Labor.
(c) Elements.--The training and technical assistance
provided under subsection (a) shall include coordination and
communication of best practices among all programs
administered by the Veterans Health Administration directed
at serving veterans at risk of, experiencing, or
transitioning out of homelessness.
(d) Provision of Training.--The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs may provide the training and technical assistance
under subsection (a) directly or through grants or contracts
with such public or nonprofit private entities as the
Secretary considers appropriate.
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