12 2 STA T .4 1 36PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 3 87—O CT. 10 , 2008 an a re a sp e cif ie dbyth e S ecretary f o rp u rposes of this section , as deter m ined by the Secretary in accordance w ith this para -g raph .‘ ‘ (B)T he Secretary sha l lma k e appropriate ad j ustments to the income re q uirement under subparagraph ( A ) based on family si z e. ‘‘( C ) The Secretary may establish an income ceiling higher or lower than 50 percent of the median income for an area if the Secretary determines that such v ariations are necessary because the area has unusually high or low construction costs, fair market rents (as determined under section 8 of the U nited States H ousing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f)), or family incomes. ‘‘(7) The term ‘veteran family ’ includes a veteran who is a single person and a family in which the head of household or the spouse of the head of household is a veteran.’’. (2) C LERICA LA M E ND MEN T . — The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 20 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2043 the following new item
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‘ 204 4 .Fina n c ia l a s sis t anc efor s up porti v e services for ver y lo w- inco m e veteran fami- lies in permanent h ousin g . ’ ’. (c) ST U D YOFE FFECTI V ENE S SOF P ERMANENT HOUSIN G PRO- GRAM.— (1) I N GENERAL.— F or fiscal years 2009 and 2010, the Sec- retary shall conduct a study of the effectiveness of the perma- nent housing program under section 2044 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (b), in meeting the needs of very low-income veteran families, as that term is defined in that section. (2) COM P ARISON.—In the study required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall compare the results of the program referred to in that subsection with other programs of the D epartment of V eterans Affairs dedicated to the delivery of housing and services to veterans. (3) CRITERIA.—In making the comparison required in para- graph (2), the Secretary shall e x amine the following: (A) The satisfaction of veterans targeted by the pro- grams described in paragraph (2). (B) The health status of such veterans. (C) The housing provided such veterans under such programs. (D) The degree to which such veterans are encouraged to productive activity by such programs. (4) R EPORT.— N ot later than M arch 31, 2011, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study required by paragraph (1).
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