United States HR 9706: CARE Act

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118TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION H. R. 9706
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report
to the Congress with respect to Federal homelessness programs, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. COSTA, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, and
Ms. LOFGREN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to
submit a report to the Congress with respect to Federal
homelessness programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Comprehensive Ac-4
countability and Responsibility to End homelessness Act’’ 5
or the ‘‘CARE Act’’. 6
SEC. 2. REPORT ON FEDERAL HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS. 7
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 8
of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General 9
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of the United States shall submit to the Congress a report 1
that assesses the effectiveness of each program adminis-2
tered by a Federal agency that assists homeless individ-3
uals, including— 4
(1) a cost-benefit analysis of each program that 5
includes— 6
(A) the number and demographics of 7
homeless individuals served; 8
(B) the services provided by each program; 9
(C) the amounts allocated to each program 10
by the agency each fiscal year and any amounts 11
allocated to such program that remain unused; 12
and 13
(D) the outcomes of homeless individuals 14
who participated in each program with respect 15
to— 16
(i) housing stability; 17
(ii) criminal justice involvement; 18
(iii) employment; and 19
(iv) healthcare access; 20
(2) a description of— 21
(A) the programs that provide the best 22
outcomes for the long-term housing stability of 23
homeless individuals served; 24
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(B) any weaknesses, inefficiencies, or areas 1
of concerns for each program; 2
(C) the most effective laws, regulations, 3
and guidance that reduce homelessness; and 4
(D) any challenges with respect to work-5
force shortages for any continuum of care or 6
any other homelessness service provider; and 7
(3) recommendations to improve— 8
(A) the performance, accountability, and 9
oversight of such programs; and 10
(B) existing data systems that any con-11
tinuum of care or any other homelessness serv-12
ice providers use to measure program outcomes. 13
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 14
(1) CONTINUUM OF CARE.—The term ‘‘con-15
tinuum of care’’ means a collaborative applicant es-16
tablished and operating for a geographic area for 17
purposes of the Continuum of Care Program under 18
subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Home-19
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.). 20
(2) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 21
agency’’ has the meaning given such term ‘‘agency’’ 22
in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. 23
(3) HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘home-24
less individual’’ has the meaning given such term in 25
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section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-1
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302). 2
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