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42 U.S. Code § 11313. Functions
(a) DutiesThe Council shall—
(1)
not later than 12 months after May 20, 2009, develop, make available for public comment, and submit to the President and to Congress a National Strategic Plan to End Homelessness, and shall update such plan annually;
(2)
review all Federal activities and programs to assist homeless individuals;
(3)
take such actions as may be necessary to reduce duplication among programs and activities by Federal agencies to assist homeless individuals;
(4)
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;
(5) provide professional and technical assistance (by not less than 5, but in no case more than 10, 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;