[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7186 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7186
To provide for the integration of participant treatment within the
Continuum of Care Program with Certified Community Behavioral Health
Clinics, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 1, 2024
Mr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. Issa, Mr. Valadao, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer,
Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr. Williams of New York) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To provide for the integration of participant treatment within the
Continuum of Care Program with Certified Community Behavioral Health
Clinics, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Treatment and Homelessness Housing
Integration Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. ADDITION OF TREATMENT.
Section 425 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11385) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``and behavioral health,
mental health, substance use disorder treatment'' after
``supportive services''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Behavioral Health, Mental Health, and Substance Use Disorder
Treatment.--
``(1) In general.--Behavioral health, mental health, and
substance use disorder treatment shall, to the degree
practicable, be provided to qualified program participants and
may include--
``(A) crisis behavioral health services;
``(B) screening, assessment, and diagnosis;
``(C) outpatient mental health and substance use
services;
``(D) targeted case management services;
``(E) psychiatric rehabilitation services;
``(F) in the case of veterans, intensive,
community-based mental healthcare; and
``(G) other treatments provided through a Certified
Community Behavioral Health Clinic program.
``(2) Qualified participant defined.--In this subsection,
the term `qualified participant' means an individual or family
member that--
``(A) receives supportive housing, including Rapid
Re-Housing, Permanent Supportive Housing, or any other
type of housing assistance through the Continuum of
Care Program;
``(B) has qualified for supportive housing through
receipt of Supplemental Security Income or Social
Security Disability Income benefits; or
``(C) is considered a homeless individual with a
disability as defined in section 401.''.
SEC. 3. INTEGRATION OF TREATMENT.
Section 426 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11386) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Integration of Treatment.--Each recipient or project sponsor
shall, to the degree practicable, with respect to each homeless
individual or homeless family residing in a project that provides
supportive housing, integrate treatment for qualified participants with
a regional Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic to provide
behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder treatment for
such individual or family if--
``(1) there is a Certified Community Behavioral Health
Clinic within 50 miles of the project and such clinic serves
participants of the Continuum of Care Program; and
``(2) the participant qualified to reside in the project
through the receipt of benefits paid through the Supplemental
Security Income program or the Social Security Disability
Insurance program.''.
SEC. 4. ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS.
Section 428 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11386) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Set-Aside for Integration With Certified Community Behavioral
Health Clinics.--
``(1) In general.--Not less than 2 percent of the amounts
made available to carry out this subtitle each year shall be
used to facilitate integration with Certified Community
Behavioral Health Clinics with respect to behavioral health,
mental health, substance use disorder treatment for individuals
and families who qualify for supportive housing through
Supplemental Security Income or the Social Security Disability
Insurance program.
``(2) Incentives.--
``(A) In general.--Out the amounts set aside in
paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide bonuses or
other incentives to projects located in areas where
there are high numbers of homeless individuals, as
reported in the most recent point in time count for the
region in which the project is located.
``(B) Amount.--
``(i) In general.--With respect to the
bonuses and incentives described in
subparagraph (A), the Secretary may provide
$500,000 or more for each 1,000 homeless
individuals in the area in which the project is
located.
``(ii) Caps.--Notwithstanding clause (i),
the Secretary may not provide--
``(I) more than $2,000,000 to any 1
project; or
``(II) more than $5,000,000 in the
aggregate to projects in a single
region.''.
SEC. 5. EXEMPTION.
Section 425(e) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11385(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Exemption.--The requirements described in this
subsection may not be applied if the application for assistance
under this subtitle that includes the provision of outpatient
health services also describes a plan to provide such services
through a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic.''.
SEC. 6. REPORT.
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, not later 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every year there
after for 5 years, submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate a report that describes the progress the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development has made with respect to
implementing the amendments made under this Act.
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