42 U.S.C. § 11320 — Encouragement of State involvement

(a) State^* contact persons Each State must designate an individual to serve as a State contact person for the purpose of receiving and disseminating information and communications received from the Council^*, including the bimonthly bulletin described in section 11313(a)(7) 1 of this title. (b) State interagency councils and lead agencies Each State is encouraged to establish a State interagency council on the homeless^* or designate a lead agency for the State for the purpose of assuming primary responsibility for coordinating and interacting with the Council and State and local agencies as necessary.