PUBLIC LAW 107-95 – DEC. 21, 2001

HOMELESS VETERANS COMPREHENSIVE

ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2001

SUMMARY

• Authorizes $1 billion to aid homeless veterans and prevent veterans from becoming homeless.
• Authorizes 2,000 additional section 8 HUD low-income housing vouchers for homeless veterans.
• Authorizes 10 new Domiciliaries for Homeless Veterans programs.
• Authorizes $285 million for the Homeless Grant and Per Diem Program.
• Authorizes $250 million for the Department of Labor’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP).
• Requires VA to provide technical assistance to nonprofit community-based organizations seeking federal funding for homeless programs.
• Requires the VA to provide mental health programs wherever primary care is provided.
• Earmarks $10 million for medical care for homeless veterans with special needs, including older veterans, women and substance abusers.