,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,ms4
 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas1   
,mr4 ,grimm1 ,mr4 ,h9ojosa1 ,mr4        
,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s (      
,florida1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,ms4 
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,mr4         
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,mi*aud1 ,ms4 ,p+ree ( 
,ma9e1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 & ,mr4 ,ru%7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a 
,,bill  ,to e/abli% ! position (        
,special ,assi/ant = ,vet]ans ,affairs 9
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban           
,developm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,homes = ,h]oes ,act ( #bjac4  #b4      
,special assi/ant = ,vet]ans ,affairs 9 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t
 ,section #d ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ &    
,urban ,developm5t ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#cecc7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new subsection3  7g7 ,special    

assi/ant = vet]ans affairs  7#a7        
,e/abli%m5t ,!re %all be 9 ! ,dep>tm5t a
 ,special ,assi/ant = ,vet]ans ,affairs1
 :o %all be a special assi/ant to !     
,secret>y & %all report directly to !   
,secret>y4  7#b7 ,appo9tm5t ,! ,special 
,assi/ant = ,vet]ans ,affairs %all be   
appo9t$ bas$ solely on m]it & %all be   
cov]$ "u ! provisions ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 gov]n+ appo9tm5ts 9 !    
competitive s]vice4  7#c7               
,responsibilities ,! ,special ,assi/ant 
= ,vet]ans ,affairs %all be responsible 
=--  7,a7 ensur+ vet]ans h fair access  
to h\s+ & homeless assi/ance "u ea*     
program ( ! ,dep>tm5t provid+ ei!r su*  
assi/ance2  7,b7 coord9at+ all programs 
& activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t relat+ to    
vet]ans2  7,c7 s]v+ z a liaison = !     
,dep>tm5t ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs1 includ+ e/abli%+ & ma9ta9+    
relation%ips ) ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs2  7,d7 s]v+ z a liaison = !    
,dep>tm5t1 & e/abli%+ & ma9ta9+         
relation%ips ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates          

,int]ag5cy ,c\ncil on ,homelessness &   
(ficials ( ,/ate1 local1 regional1 &    
nongov]nm5tal organizations conc]n$ )   
vet]ans2  7,e7 provid+ in=mation &      
advice reg>d+--  7i7 sponsor+ h\s+      
projects = vet]ans assi/$ "u programs   
adm9i/]$ by ! ,dep>tm5t2 or  7ii7 assi/+
 vet]ans 9 obta9+ h\s+ or homeless      
assi/ance "u programs adm9i/]$ by !     
,dep>tm5t2  7,f7 coord9at+ ) ! ,secret>y
 ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t & !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9 c>ry+   
out section #c ( ! ,homes = ,h]oes ,act 
( #bjac2 &  7,g7 c>ry+ out su* o!r      
duties z may be assign$ to ! ,special   
,assi/ant by ! ,secret>y or by law4  4  
#c4 ,annual supplem5tal report on       
vet]ans homelessness  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t &
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 9     
coord9ation ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,int]ag5cy
 ,c\ncil on ,homelessness1 %all submit  
annually to ! ,committees ( ! ,congress 
specifi$ 9 subsection 7b71 toge!r ) !   
annual reports requir$ by su*           

,secret>ies "u section #bjc7;c77#a7 ( ! 
,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacac7;c77#a771 a  
supplem5tal report t includes ! foll[+  
in=mation ) respect to ! prec$+ ye>3    
7#a7 ,! same in=mation1 = su* prec$+    
ye>1 t 0 includ$ ) respect to #bjaj 9 ! 
report by ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban  
,developm5t & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs entitl$ ,vet]ans ,homelessness3
 ,a ,supplem5tal ,report to ! #bjaj     
,annual ,homeless ,assessm5t ,report to 
,congress4  7#b7 ,in=mation reg>d+ !    
activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ &      
,urban ,developm5t relat+ to vet]ans    
dur+ su* prec$+ ye>1 z foll[s3  7,a7 ,! 
numb] ( vet]ans provid$ assi/ance "u !  
h\s+ *oice v\*] program = ,vet]ans      
,affairs support$ h\s+ 7,,va%7 "u       
section #h7o77#ai7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#adcg;f7o77#ai771 ! socioeconomic       
*>act]i/ics ( su* homeless vet]ans1 & ! 
numb]1 types1 & locations ( entities    
contract$ "u su* section to adm9i/] !   

v\*]s4  7,b7 ,a summ>y description ( !  
special consid]ations made = vet]ans "u 
public h\s+ ag5cy plans submitt$        
pursuant to section #e;,a ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #adcg;c-#a7 & "u compreh5sive h\s+     
af=dability /rategies submitt$ pursuant 
to section #aje ( ! ,cran/on-,gonzalez  
,national ,af=dable ,h\s+ ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #abgje74  7,c7 ,a description 
( ! activities ( ! ,special ,assi/ant = 
,vet]ans ,affairs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ 
& ,urban ,developm5t4  7,d7 ,a          
description ( ! ef=ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t & ! o!r      
memb]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,int]ag5cy     
,c\ncil on ,homelessness to coord9ate ! 
deliv]y ( h\s+ & s]vices to vet]ans4    
7,e7 ,! co/ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ &    
,urban ,developm5t ( adm9i/]+ ! programs
 & activities relat+ to vet]ans4  7,f7  
,any o!r in=mation t ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+
 & ,urban ,developm5t & ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs consid] relevant 9    
assess+ ! programs & activities ( !     

,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t  
relat+ to vet]ans4  7b7 ,committees ,!  
,committees ( ! ,congress specifi$ 9 ?is
 subsection are z foll[s3  7#a7 ,!      
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,! ,committee
 on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate4  7#c7
 ,! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !   
,s5ate4  7#d7 ,! ,committee on ,f9ancial
 ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  
7#e7 ,! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#f7 ,!  
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4