,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ac1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,valadao introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to require the ,secretary
 of ,veterans ,affairs to provide       
certain assessments of veterans needing 
homeless program services1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,improving ,mental  
,health ,care and ,coordination for     
,homeless ,veterans ,act4  #b4          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
assessment of veterans needing homeless 
program services  7a7 ,in general       
,subchapter ,,vii of chapter #bj of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #bjgj4          
,assessment of veterans needing homeless
 program services  7a7 ,assessments     
required ,not later than three days     

after the date on which an employee of  
the homeless program of the ,department 
identifies a veteran as needing homeless
 program services1 the employee shall   
conduct an assessment of the veteran    
that shall include-- 7#a7 an assessment 
of the physical and mental health needs 
of the veteran2  7#b7 a plan to address 
the immediate and long-term mental and  
physical needs of the veteran2 and  7#c7
 an identification of appropriate       
housing in which to place the veteran4  
7b7 ,inclusion in ,,ehr ,a homeless     
program employee who conducts an        
assessment under subsection 7a7 shall   
ensure that-- 7#a7 the information      
collected as part of the assessment is  
consistent with the information included
 in the electronic health record of the 
veteran2 and  7#b7 personally           
identifiable information is collected   
and maintained in accordance with the   
policies of the ,department and the     
,veterans ,health ,administration1      
,federal law1 and ethical practices4    

7c7 ,implementation monitoring ,the     
,director of the ,homeless ,program     
,office shall ensure that appropriate   
homeless program employees monitor the  
implementation of the plans developed   
pursuant to subsection 7a77#b7 to ensure
 that veterans who are homeless and     
at-risk for homelessness and who have   
mental health issues are getting the    
appropriate level and scope of services 
needed to address their immediate and   
long-term care and support needs4  4    
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #bjfi the  
following new item3  #bjgj4 ,assessment 
of veterans needing homeless program    
services4  4