[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9706 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9706

  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a 
 report to the Congress with respect to Federal homelessness programs, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 19, 2024

 Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, 
 and Ms. Lofgren) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a 
 report to the Congress with respect to Federal homelessness programs, 
                        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 ``Comprehensive Accountability and 
Responsibility to End homelessness Act'' or the ``CARE Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON FEDERAL HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the Congress a report that assesses the effectiveness of each 
program administered by a Federal agency that assists homeless 
individuals, including--
            (1) a cost-benefit analysis of each program that includes--
                    (A) the number and demographics of homeless 
                individuals served;
                    (B) the services provided by each program;
                    (C) the amounts allocated to each program by the 
                agency each fiscal year and any amounts allocated to 
                such program that remain unused; and
                    (D) the outcomes of homeless individuals who 
                participated in each program with respect to--
                            (i) housing stability;
                            (ii) criminal justice involvement;
                            (iii) employment; and
                            (iv) healthcare access;
            (2) a description of--
                    (A) the programs that provide the best outcomes for 
                the long-term housing stability of homeless individuals 
                served;
                    (B) any weaknesses, inefficiencies, or areas of 
                concerns for each program;
                    (C) the most effective laws, regulations, and 
                guidance that reduce homelessness; and
                    (D) any challenges with respect to workforce 
                shortages for any continuum of care or any other 
                homelessness service provider; and
            (3) recommendations to improve--
                    (A) the performance, accountability, and oversight 
                of such programs; and
                    (B) existing data systems that any continuum of 
                care or any other homelessness service providers use to 
                measure program outcomes.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Continuum of care.--The term ``continuum of care'' 
        means a collaborative applicant established and operating for a 
        geographic area for purposes of the Continuum of Care Program 
        under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.).
            (2) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the 
        meaning given such term ``agency'' in section 551 of title 5, 
        United States Code.
            (3) Homeless individual.--The term ``homeless individual'' 
        has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the McKinney-
        Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302).
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