,,iib  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,h4 ,r4 #chd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of  
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1 #bjac
 ,received2 read twice and referred to  
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs  ,,an ,,act  ,to    
transfer the position of ,special       
,assistant for ,veterans ,affairs in the
 ,department of ,housing and ,urban     
,development to the ,office of the      
,secretary1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,homes for ,heroes ,act of #bjac4  
#b4 ,special assistant for ,veterans    
,affairs in the ,department of ,housing 
and ,urban ,development  7a7 ,transfer  
of position to ,office of the ,secretary
 ,section #d of the ,department of      
,housing and ,urban ,development ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cecc7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7h7 ,special assistant for 
veterans affairs  7#a7 ,position ,there 
shall be in the ,office of the          
,secretary a ,special ,assistant for    

,veterans ,affairs1 who shall report    
directly to the ,secretary4  7#b7       
,appointment ,the ,special ,assistant   
for ,veterans ,affairs shall be         
appointed based solely on merit and     
shall be covered under the provisions of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1       
governing appointments in the           
competitive service4  7#c7              
,responsibilities ,the ,special         
,assistant for ,veterans ,affairs shall 
be responsible for--  7,a7 ensuring     
veterans have fair access to housing and
 homeless assistance under each program 
of the ,department providing either such
 assistance2  7,b7 coordinating all     
programs and activities of the          
,department relating to veterans2  7,c7 
serving as a liaison for the ,department
 with the ,department of ,veterans      
,affairs1 including establishing and    
maintaining relationships with the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs2  7,d7 
serving as a liaison for the            
,department1 and establishing and       

maintaining relationships with the      
,united ,states ,interagency ,council on
 ,homelessness and officials of ,state1 
local1 regional1 and nongovernmental    
organizations concerned with veterans2  
7,e7 providing information and advice   
regarding--  7i7 sponsoring housing     
projects for veterans assisted under    
programs administered by the            
,department2 or  7ii7 assisting veterans
 in obtaining housing or homeless       
assistance under programs administered  
by the ,department2  7,f7 coordinating  
with the ,secretary of ,housing and     
,urban ,development and the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs in carrying out   
section #c of the ,homes for ,heroes    
,act of #bjac2 and  7,g7 carrying out   
such other duties as may be assigned to 
the ,special ,assistant by the          
,secretary or by law4  4  7b7 ,transfer 
of position in ,office of ,deputy       
,assistant ,secretary for ,special      
,needs ,on the date that the initial    
,special ,assistant for ,veterans       

,affairs is appointed pursuant to       
section #d7;h77#b7 of the ,department of
 ,housing and ,urban ,development ,act1 
as added by subsection 7a7 of this      
section1 the position of ,special       
,assistant for ,veterans ,programs in   
the ,office of the ,deputy ,assistant   
,secretary for ,special ,needs of the   
,department of ,housing and ,urban      
,development shall be terminated4  #c4  
,annual supplemental report on veterans 
homelessness  7a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development and the ,secretary of      
,veterans ,affairs1 in coordination with
 the ,united ,states ,interagency       
,council on ,homelessness1 shall submit 
annually to the ,committees of the      
,congress specified in subsection 7b71  
together with the annual reports        
required by such ,secretaries under     
section #bjc7;c77#a7 of the             
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacac7;c77#a771 a  
supplemental report that includes the   

following information with respect to   
the preceding year3  7#a7 ,the same     
information1 for such preceding year1   
that was included with respect to #bjaj 
in the report by the ,secretary of      
,housing and ,urban ,development and the
 ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs       
entitled ,veterans ,homelessness3 ,a    
,supplemental ,report to the #bjaj      
,annual ,homeless ,assessment ,report to
 ,congress4  7#b7 ,information regarding
 the activities of the ,department of   
,housing and ,urban ,development        
relating to veterans during such        
preceding year1 as follows3  7,a7 ,the  
number of veterans provided assistance  
under the housing choice voucher program
 for ,veterans ,affairs supported       
housing 7,,vash7 under section          
#h7o77#ai7 of the ,united ,states       
,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#adcg;f7o77#ai771 the socioeconomic     
characteristics of such homeless        
veterans1 and the number1 types1 and    
locations of entities contracted under  

such section to administer the vouchers4
  7,b7 ,a summary description of the    
special considerations made for veterans
 under public housing agency plans      
submitted pursuant to section #e;,a of  
the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of    
#aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;c-#a7 and    
under comprehensive housing             
affordability strategies submitted      
pursuant to section #aje of the         
,cranston-,gonzalez ,national           
,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #abgje74  7,c7 ,a description of the   
activities of the ,special ,assistant   
for ,veterans ,affairs of the           
,department of ,housing and ,urban      
,development4  7,d7 ,a description of   
the efforts of the ,department of       
,housing and ,urban ,development and the
 other members of the ,united ,states   
,interagency ,council on ,homelessness  
to coordinate the delivery of housing   
and services to veterans4  7,e7 ,the    
cost to the ,department of ,housing and 
,urban ,development of administering the

 programs and activities relating to    
veterans4  7,f7 ,any other information  
that the ,secretary of ,housing and     
,urban ,development and the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs consider relevant 
in assessing the programs and activities
 of the ,department of ,housing and     
,urban ,development relating to         
veterans4  7b7 ,committees ,the         
,committees of the ,congress specified  
in this subsection are as follows3  7#a7
 ,the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 
and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4     
7#b7 ,the ,committee on ,veterans'      
,affairs of the ,senate4  7#c7 ,the     
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate4  7#d7 ,the ,committee on       
,financial ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives4  7#e7 ,the ,committee 
on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of 
,representatives4  7#f7 ,the ,committee 
on ,appropriations of the ,house of     
,representatives4  ,passed the ,house of
 ,representatives ,may #ae1 #bjac4      
,karen ,l4 ,haas1 ,clerk4