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U.S. OVERNMENT
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Calendar No. 49
116TH CONGRESS SEAT REPORT
1st Session SENATE 116-21
TO PROVIDE FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS
OR AT-RISK INDIAN VETERANS, AND FOR OTHER PUR-
POSES
MARCH 28, 2019.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. HOEVEN, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 257]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill
(S. 257) to provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk In-
dian Veterans, and for other purposes, having considered the same,
reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends
that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The bill, S. 257, would improve case management services and
provide housing for eligible Native American veterans who are
homeless or at risk of homelessness by mandating federal agencies
to work cooperatively and ensure program accountability through
Congressional reporting.
BACKGROUND
Congress established the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD VASH) pro-
gram as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.1 The
program combines Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assist-
ance for homeless veterans with case management and clinical
services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
through Veterans Administration Medical Centers (VAMCs). Tribes
'Pub. L. No. 110-161, 121 Stat. 1884 (2007).
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