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 PUBLIC LAW 107-95—DEC. 21, 2001 115 STAT. 911 "(6) Appropriate referral sources for mental health and substance abuse services. "(c) COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS. — The outreach plan under subsection (a) shall identify strategies for the Department to enter into formal cooperative relationships with entities outside the Department to facilitate making services and resources optimally available to veterans. "(d) REVIEW OF PLAN.— The Secretary shall submit the outreach plan under subsection (a) to the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans for its review and consultation. "(e) OUTREACH PROGRAM. — (1) The Secretary shall carry out an outreach program to provide information to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness. The program shall include at a minimum— "(A) provision of information about benefits available to eligible veterans from the Department; and "(B) contact information for local Department facilities, including medical facilities, regional offices, and veterans centers. "(2) In developing and carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, consult with appropriate public and private organizations, including the Bureau of Prisons, State social service agencies, the Department of Defense, and mental health, veterans, and homeless advocates— "(A) for assistance in identifying and contacting veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; "(B) to coordinate appropriate outreach activities with those organizations; and "(C) to coordinate services provided to veterans with services provided by those organizations. "(f) REPORTS.—^1) Not later than October 1, 2002, the Secretary Deadlines. shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives an initial report that contains an evaluation of outreach activities carried out by the Secretary with respect to homeless veterans, including outreach regarding clinical issues and other benefits administered under this title. The Secretary shall conduct the evaluation in consultation with the Under Secretary for Benefits, the Department of Veterans Affairs central office official responsible for the administration of the Readjustment Counseling Service, the Director of Homeless Veterans Programs, and the Department of Veterans Affairs central office official responsible for the administration of the Mental Health Strategic Health Care Group. "(2) Not later than December 31, 2005, the Secretary shall submit to the committees referred to in paragraph (1) an interim report on outreach activities carried out by the Secretary with respect to homeless veterans. The report shall include the following: "(A) The Secretary's outreach plan under subsection (a), including goals and time lines for implementation of the plan for particular facilities and service networks. "(B) A description of the implementation and operation of the outreach program under subsection (e). "(C) A description of the implementation and operation of the demonstration program under section 2023 of this title. "(3) Not later than July 1, 2007, the Secretary shall submit to the committees referred to in paragraph (1) a final report on

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