Treatment and Homelessness Housing Integration Act of 2024

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish a demonstration program to award not more than 10 grants to eligible entities to refer qualified participants to a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic for behavioral health, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment.

To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity shall be a Continuum of Care that is located—

(1) in 1 of the 5 States with the highest number of homeless individuals per capita, as determined by the Secretary; and

(2) within 50 miles of a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic.

Not later than 180 days after the termination of the demonstration program, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report that includes—

(1) performance measures of the demonstration program; and

(2) the number of qualified participants served by the demonstration program that receive disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act or supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of such Act.

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to carry out this section.

Of amounts made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary may set aside 10 percent of such amounts to—

(A) provide technical assistance to eligible entities; and

(B) complete the report described in subsection (c).

In this section:

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.).

The term Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic has the meaning given the term in section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d).

The term qualified participant means an individual that—

(A) receives supportive housing through 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.);

(B) has qualified for supportive housing through receipt of disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act or supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of such Act; or

(C) is considered a homeless individual with a disability, as defined in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360).

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.