,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1 #bjba,mr4
 ,portman 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,warren1   
,mr4 ,durbin1 and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,under          
,secretary for ,health of the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs to    
provide certain information to medical  
center staff and homelessness service   
providers of the ,department regarding  
the coordinated entry processes for     
housing and services operated under the 
,continuum of ,care ,program of the     
,department of ,housing and ,urban      
,development1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,improving ,housing ,outcomes   
for ,veterans ,act of #bjba4  #b4       
,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  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,under ,secretary for      
,health of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs shall-- 7#a7 provide to staff  
of medical centers of the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs and homelessness    
service providers of the ,department 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 such     
staff and providers4  7b7 ,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 ,affairs1 
homelessness service providers of the   
,department1 and local partners         
7including local offices of the         
,department of ,housing and ,urban      
,development or public housing agencies1

 and private and public local community 
organizations7 on the centralized or    
coordinated assessment systems          
established and operated by ,continuums 
of ,care under section #egh4g7;a77#h7 of
 title #bd1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations1 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 of such      
programs by the ,homeless ,programs     
,office of the ,department2 and  7#b7   
how to obtain and provide feedback about
 performance measures4