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 Ill STAT. 2284 PUBLIC LAW 105-114—NOV. 21, 1997 "(A) a description and analysis of the pool, including income demographics; "(B) a description and assessment of the impediments, if any, to full participation in the pilot program of the Native American veterans in the pool; and "(C) the impact of low-cost housing programs operated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other Federal or State agencies on the demand for direct loans under this section. "(5) The Secretary's recommendations, if any, for additional legislation regarding the pilot program.". SEC. 202. TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR SERIOUSLY MEN- TALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS. (a) CODIFICATION AND REVISION OF PROGRAMS. — Chapter 17 is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter: " SUBCHAPTER VII—TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETER- ANS "§ 1771. General treatment "(a) In providing care and services under section 1710 of this title to veterans suffering from serious mental illness, including veterans who are homeless, the Secretary may provide (directly or in conjunction with a governmental or other entity)— "(1) outreach services; "(2) care, treatment, and rehabilitative services (directly or by contract in community-based treatment facilities, including halfway houses); and "(3) therapeutic transitional housing assistance under section 1772 of this title, in conjunction with work therapy under subsection (a) or (b) of section 1718 of this title and outpatient care. Expiration date. "(b) The authority of the Secretary under subsection (a) expires on December 31, 2001. "§ 1772. Therapeutic housing "(a) The Secretary, in connection with the conduct of compensated work therapy programs, may operate residences and facilities as therapeutic housing, "(b) The Secretary may use such procurement procedures for the purchase, lease, or other acquisition of residential housing for purposes of this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to expedite the opening and operation of transitional housing and to protect the interests of the United States. "(c) A residence or other facility may be operated as transitional housing for veterans described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1710(a) of this title under the following conditions: "(1) Only veterans described in those paragraphs and a house manager may reside in the residence or facility. "(2) Each resident, other than the house manager, shall be required to make payments that contribute to covering the expenses of board and the operational costs of the residence or facility for the period of residence in such housing. "(3) In order to foster the therapeutic and rehabilitative objectives of such housing (A) residents shall be prohibited

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