Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act

The Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act (H.R. 936) was designed to establish a national goal of ending homelessness among veterans within ten years. The bill would expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) capacity to provide specialized mental health services, transitional housing grants, and technical assistance to community-based organizations that support veterans. For citizens and veterans, this legislation would mean increased local access to primary care facilities with integrated mental health treatment and more robust outreach programs to prevent veterans from falling into homelessness. Additionally, it would create an advisory committee to oversee these programs and extend funding for job training and reintegration services through 2006.