Streamlining documentation requirements

(a) Assessment Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Secretary and the appropriate congressional committees a report that assesses— (1) the documentation requirements (beyond photo identification) for determining eligibility and resource prioritization for homelessness assistance programs of the Department; (2) the influence of those documentation requirements on housing access and resource access; and (3) recommendations for reducing documentation barriers to homelessness assistance programs of the Department and evaluating the opportunity to incorporate the use of State-issued, existing forms of digital identification that States have provided all of their residents and are not specific to people experiencing homelessness. (b) Evaluation The Secretary shall— (1) evaluate the assessment required under subsection (a); (2) publish a request for information from continuums of care and public housing agencies about the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a); and (3) submit to the appropriate congressional committees ongoing reports on the impact of waivers provided in August 2023, and any similar, subsequent waivers, to modify admissions to the housing choice voucher program under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) and expedite assistance to homeless individuals.