,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aa1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,ohio 7for       
himself and ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york7  
introduced the following bill2 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 program1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,improving     
,housing ,outcomes for ,veterans ,act of
 #bjbj4  #b4 ,department of ,veterans   
,affairs sharing of information related 
to ,department of ,housing and ,urban   
,development ,coordinated ,entry program
  7a7 ,in general ,the ,under ,secretary
 for ,health of the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs shall-- 7#a7 provide 

to ,department of ,veterans ,affairs    
medical center staff and homelessness   
service providers the information       
described in subsection 7b72 and  7#b7  
ensure that such information1 and other 
resources the ,under ,secretary         
determines are appropriate1 are         
accessible to ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs medical center staff and       
homelessness service providers4  7b7    
,information described ,the information 
described in this subsection is         
information related to best practices   
with respect to the collaboration       
between ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs medical centers1 homelessness  
service providers1 and other local      
partners 7including local ,department of
 ,housing and ,urban ,development       
offices or public housing agencies7 on  
activities under the ,coordinated ,entry
 program of the ,department of ,housing 
and ,urban ,development1 including      
making referrals and sharing data1 as   
the ,under ,secretary determines        

appropriate4  #c4 ,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-- 7#a7 the measurement of     
performance by the ,homeless ,program   
,office of the ,department2 and  7#b7   
how to obtain and provide feedback about
 performance measures4