38 U.S.C. § 2067 — National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans
submitted 10 years ago by Pub. L. 114-315 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 230 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary must establish and operate the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans. The center researches veteran homelessness, evaluates Department programs, identifies and spreads best practices, helps implement them, and coordinates information about related research and training.
(a) In General. (1) The Secretary* must establish and operate a center to perform the functions in subsection (b). (2) It is called the “National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans.” (3) As far as practicable, the Secretary must operate it independently from the Department’s other programs addressing veteran* homelessness. (b) Functions. The center must: (1) conduct and promote research into the causes and contributing factors of veteran homelessness; (2) assess how effective Department* programs are in meeting homeless veterans’ needs; (3) identify and share best practices involving housing stabilization, income support, employment assistance, community partnerships, and other matters the Secretary considers appropriate for addressing veteran homelessness; (4) incorporate evidence-based and best practices, policies, and programs into Department programs for homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness, and ensure Department staff and community partners can use them; and (5) serve as a resource center and promote and seek to coordinate information exchange about all Department and other Federal and non-Federal research and training concerning veteran homelessness.
The Secretary* shall establish and operate a center to carry out the functions described in subsection (b).
The center established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the “National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans”.
To the degree practicable, the Secretary shall operate the center established under paragraph (1) independently of the other programs of the Department* that address homelessness among veterans.
The functions described in this subsection are as follows:
To carry out and promote research into the causes and contributing factors to veteran* homelessness.
To assess the effectiveness of programs of the Department to meet the needs of homeless veterans.
To identify and disseminate best practices with regard to housing stabilization, income support, employment assistance, community partnerships, and such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate with respect to addressing veteran homelessness.
To integrate evidence-based and best practices, policies, and programs into programs of the Department for homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness and to ensure that the staff of the Department and community partners can implement such practices, policies, and programs.
To serve as a resource center for, and promote and seek to coordinate the exchange of information regarding, all research and training activities carried out by the Department and by other Federal and non-Federal entities with respect to veteran homelessness.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 114–315, title VII, § 713(a), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1588.)
- 2016Enacted · Pub. L. 114-315 · 130 Stat. 1588
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