Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act

Summary

Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act - Encourages all Federal, State, and local departments and agencies and other entities and individuals to work toward the national goal of ending homelessness among veterans within a decade. Establishes within the Department of Veterans Affairs the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) support the continuation within the Department of at least one center to monitor the structure, process, and outcome of Department programs addressing homeless veterans; and (2) assign veterans receiving specified services provided in, or sponsored or coordinated by, the Department as being within the "complex care" category. Directs the Secretary to: (1) make grants to Department health care facilities and to grant and per diem providers for the development of programs targeted at meeting certain special needs of homeless veterans; (2) require certain officials to initiate a plan for joint outreach to veterans at risk of homelessness; (3) carry out two treatment trials in integrated mental health services delivery; (4) ensure that each Department primary care facility has a mental health treatment capacity; (5) carry out a program of transitional assistance grants to eligible homeless veterans; and (6) make technical assistance grants to aid nonprofit community-based groups in applying for homeless program grants. Extends through FY 2006 the homeless veterans reintegration program.

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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 15 November 2001

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• Engrossed in Senate (PDF)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 15 November 2001

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 15 November 2001

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 11 October 2001

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 11 October 2001

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 11 October 2001

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 April 2001

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 April 2001

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 6 April 2001

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