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- (a) Deputy Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, and General Counsel6 changes
- (b) Federal Housing Commissioner3 changes
- (c) Director of Urban Program Coordination; designation; powers and duties; studies of urban and community problems and recommendations for administration of Federal programs affecting such problems
- (d) Assistant to Secretary; designation; duty to provide information and advice to nonprofit project sponsors2 changes
- (e) Special Assistant for Indian and Alaska Native Programs; report to Congress3 changes
- (f) Federal Housing Administration Comptroller1 change
- (g) Office of Housing Counseling1 change
- (h) Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs1 change
- (i) Office of Disaster Management and Resiliency1 change
(h)
(2)The Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be appointed based solely on merit and shall be covered under the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service.
(3)The Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be responsible for—
(A)ensuring veterans have fair access to housing and homeless assistance under each program of the Department providing either such assistance;
(B)coordinating all programs and activities of the Department relating to veterans;
(C)serving as a liaison for the Department with the Department of Veterans Affairs, including establishing and maintaining relationships with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
(D)serving as a liaison for the Department, and establishing and maintaining relationships with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness and officials of State, local, regional, and nongovernmental organizations concerned with veterans;
(E)providing information and advice regarding—
(i)sponsoring housing projects for veterans assisted under programs administered by the Department; or
(ii)assisting veterans in obtaining housing or homeless assistance under programs administered by the Department;
(G)collaborating with the Department of Veterans Affairs on making joint recommendations to the Congress, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on how to better coordinate and improve services to veterans under both Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Veteran Affairs veterans housing programs, including ways to improve the Independent Living Program of the Department of Veteran Affairs; and
(H)carrying out such other duties as may be assigned to the Special Assistant by the Secretary or by law.
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