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[CITE: 42USC11313]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 119--HOMELESS ASSISTANCE
 
           SUBCHAPTER II--INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON THE HOMELESS
 
Sec. 11313. Functions


(a) Duties

    The Council shall--
        (1) review all Federal activities and programs to assist 
    homeless individuals;
        (2) take such actions as may be necessary to reduce duplication 
    among programs and activities by Federal agencies to assist homeless 
    individuals;
        (3) monitor, evaluate, and recommend improvements in programs 
    and activities to assist homeless individuals conducted by Federal 
    agencies, State and local governments, and private voluntary 
    organizations;
        (4) provide professional and technical assistance (by at least 
    2, but in no case more than 5, regional coordinators employed by the 
    Council, each having responsibility for interaction and coordination 
    of the activities of the Council within the 10 standard Federal 
    regions) to States, local governments, and other public and private 
    nonprofit organizations, in order to enable such governments and 
    organizations to--
            (A) interpret regulations and assist in the application 
        process for Federal assistance, including grants;
            (B) provide assistance on the ways in which Federal 
        programs, other than those authorized under this chapter, may 
        best be coordinated to complement the objectives of this 
        chapter;
            (C) develop recommendations and program ideas based on 
        regional specific issues in serving the homeless population; and
            (D) establish a schedule for biennial regional workshops to 
        be held by the Council in each of the 10 standard Federal 
        regions to further carry out and provide the assistance 
        described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) and other 
        appropriate assistance as necessary, of which--
                (i) not less than 5 such workshops shall be held by 
            September 30, 1989; and
                (ii) at least 1 such workshop shall be held in each of 
            the 10 Federal regions every 2 years, beginning on September 
            30, 1988;

        (5) collect and disseminate information relating to homeless 
    individuals;
        (6) prepare the annual reports required in subsection (c)(2) of 
    this section; and
        (7) prepare and distribute to States (including State contact 
    persons), local governments, and other public and private nonprofit 
    organizations, a bimonthly bulletin that describes the Federal 
    resources available to them to assist the homeless, including 
    current information regarding application deadlines and appropriate 
    persons to contact in each Federal agency providing the resources.

(b) Authority

    In carrying out subsection (a) of this section, the Council may--
        (1) arrange Federal, regional, State, and local conferences for 
    the purpose of developing and coordinating effective programs and 
    activities to assist homeless individuals; and
        (2) publish a newsletter concerning Federal, State, and local 
    programs that are effectively meeting the needs of homeless 
    individuals.

(c) Reports

    (1) Within 90 days after July 22, 1987, and annually thereafter, the 
head of each Federal agency that is a member of the Council shall 
prepare and transmit to the Congress and the Council a report that 
describes--
        (A) each program to assist homeless individuals administered by 
    such agency and the number of homeless individuals served by such 
    program;
        (B) impediments, including any statutory and regulatory 
    restrictions, to the use by homeless individuals of each such 
    program and to obtaining services or benefits under each such 
    program; and
        (C) efforts made by such agency to increase the opportunities 
    for homeless individuals to obtain shelter, food, and supportive 
    services.

    (2) The Council shall prepare and transmit to the President and the 
Congress an annual report that--
        (A) assesses the nature and extent of the problems relating to 
    homelessness and the needs of homeless individuals;
        (B) provides a comprehensive and detailed description of the 
    activities and accomplishments of the Federal Government in 
    resolving the problems and meeting the needs assessed pursuant to 
    subparagraph (A);
        (C) describes the accomplishments and activities of the Council, 
    in working with Federal, State, and local agencies and public and 
    private organizations in order to provide assistance to homeless 
    individuals;
        (D) assesses the level of Federal assistance necessary to 
    adequately resolve the problems and meet the needs assessed pursuant 
    to subparagraph (A); and
        (E) specifies any recommendations of the Council for appropriate 
    and necessary legislative and administrative actions to resolve such 
    problems and meet such needs.

(d) Notification of other Federal agencies

    If, in monitoring and evaluating programs and activities to assist 
homeless individuals conducted by other Federal agencies, the Council 
determines that any significant problem, abuse, or deficiency exists in 
the administration of the program or activity of any Federal agency, the 
Council shall submit a notice of the determination of the Council to the 
Inspector General of the Federal agency (or the head of the Federal 
agency, in the case of a Federal agency that has no Inspector General).

(e) Program timetables

    Not later than 90 days after November 7, 1988, the head of each 
Federal agency that is a member of the Council and responsible for 
administering a program under this chapter shall provide to the Council 
a timetable regarding program funding availability and application 
deadlines. The Council shall furnish such information to each State 
(including the State contact person).

(Pub. L. 100-77, title II, Sec. 203, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 487; Pub. 
L. 100-628, title II, Secs. 201-203, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3227, 
3228.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(4)(B) and (e), was in the 
original ``this Act'', meaning Pub. L. 100-77, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 
482, known as the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note 
set out under section 11301 of this title and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1988--Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 100-628, Sec. 202(1), substituted 
``(by at least 2, but in no case more than 5, regional coordinators 
employed by the Council, each having responsibility for interaction and 
coordination of the activities of the Council within the 10 standard 
Federal regions)'' for ``, through personnel employed by the Council in 
each of the 10 standard Federal regions,'' in introductory provisions.
    Subsec. (a)(4)(A) to (D). Pub. L. 100-628, Sec. 202(2), added 
subpars. (A) to (D) and struck out former subpars. (A) and (B) which 
read as follows:
    ``(A) effectively coordinate and maximize resources of existing 
programs and activities to assist homeless individuals; and
    ``(B) develop new and innovative programs and activities to assist 
homeless individuals;''.
    Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 100-628, Sec. 201, added par. (7).
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100-628, Sec. 203, added subsec. (e).


             Personnel From Federal Departments and Agencies

    Pub. L. 102-389, title III, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1608, provided 
in part: ``That the Council shall carry out its duties in the 10 
standard Federal regions under section 203(a)(4) of such Act [42 U.S.C. 
11313(a)(4)] only through detail, on a non-reimbursable basis, of 
employees of the departments and agencies represented on the Council 
pursuant to section 202(a) of such Act [42 U.S.C. 11312(a)].'' Similar 
provisions were contained in the following prior appropriations acts:
    Pub. L. 102-139, title III, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 769.
    Pub. L. 101-507, title III, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1377.
    Pub. L. 101-144, title III, Nov. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 861.
    Pub. L. 100-404, title I, Aug. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 1017.


                 Nonimplementation of Subsection (a)(4)

    Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(f) [title I], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 
1329-187, 1329-191, provided: ``That the provision in section 203(a)(4) 
of such Act [Pub. L. 100-77, 42 U.S.C. 11313(a)(4)] that relates to 
employment of personnel in the regions shall not be implemented.''

     Ex. Ord. No. 12848. Federal Plan To Break Cycle of Homelessness

    Ex. Ord. No. 12848, May 19, 1993, 58 F.R. 29517, provided:
    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States of America, including title II of the 
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
11311-11320), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and in 
order to provide for the streamlining and strengthening of the Nation's 
efforts to break the cycle of homelessness, it is hereby ordered as 
follows:
    Section 1. Federal member agencies acting through the Interagency 
Council on the Homeless, established under title II of the Stewart B. 
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.], shall 
develop a single coordinated Federal plan for breaking the cycle of 
existing homelessness and for preventing future homelessness.
    Sec. 2. The plan shall recommend Federal administrative and 
legislative initiatives necessary to carry out the plan and shall 
include a proposed schedule for implementing administrative initiatives 
and transmitting any necessary legislative proposals to the Congress. 
These initiatives and legislative proposals shall identify ways to 
streamline and consolidate, when appropriate, existing programs designed 
to assist homeless individuals and families.
    Sec. 3. The plan shall make recommendations on how current funding 
programs can be redirected, if necessary, to provide links between 
housing, support, and education services and to promote coordination and 
cooperation among grantees, local housing and support service providers, 
school districts, and advocates for homeless individuals and families. 
The plan shall also provide recommendations on ways to encourage and 
support creative approaches and cost-effective, local efforts to break 
the cycle of existing homelessness and prevent future homelessness, 
including tying current homeless assistance programs to permanent 
housing assistance, local housing affordability strategies, or 
employment opportunities.
    Sec. 4. To the extent practicable, the Council shall consult with 
representatives of State and local governments (including education 
agencies), nonprofit providers of services and housing for homeless 
individuals and families, advocates for homeless individuals and 
families, currently and formerly homeless individuals and families, and 
other interested parties.
    Sec. 5. The Council shall submit the plan to the President no later 
than 9 months after the date of this order.
                                                     William J. Clinton.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 11320 of this title.
