Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2016 2016-07-14 Introduced in Senate Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2016

This bill extends through FY2017 authority for the following Department of Veterans Affairs programs:

  • homeless veterans reintegration programs;
  • the homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration program;
  • referral and counseling services for certain veterans at risk of homelessness;
  • treatment and rehabilitation services for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans, including a program to provide homeless veterans with benefits and services at certain locations;
  • housing assistance for homeless veterans;
  • financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing; and
  • the grant program for homeless veterans with special needs.

Extends through December 31, 2017, authority for the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.

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