Andre Carson: “The Stuart Collick-Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act establishes as a national goal an end to…”

“The Stuart Collick-Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act establishes as a national goal an end to chronic homelessness among veterans and encourages all governmental and private agencies to work together to achieve this goal. It is the responsibility of the federal government to see to the needs of homeless veterans and the responsibility of federal agencies in meeting those needs. This bill does this by authorizing 10 new Domiciliary for Homeless Veterans programs; $285 million over four years for the Homeless Grant and Per Diem program; $250 million over five years for the Labor Department's Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program to expedite the reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force; and it earmarks $10 million over three years for medical care for homeless veterans with special needs, including older veterans, women, substance abusers and those with post-traumatic-stress disorder. I believe so strongly in this issue that I donated personal property to the cause.”