[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR226.3]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
        CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 226_SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 226.3  Policy.

    (a) By Memorandum for the Secretaries of the Military Departments 
from the Secretary of Defense dated October 29, 1984, and entitled: 
``Shelter for the Homeless'', the Secretary of Defense stated it is 
Department of Defense policy that shelters for the homeless may be 
established on military installations.
    (b) The Secretary of a Military Department, or designee, may make 
military installations under his or her jurisdiction available for the 
furnishing of shelter to persons without adequate shelter in accordance 
with 10 U.S.C. 2546 and this part if he or she, or designee, determines 
that such shelter will not interfere with military preparedness or 
ongoing military functions.
    (c) The Secretary of a Military Department, after determining that a 
shelter for the homeless may be established on a military installation, 
shall ensure that the plans for the shelter be developed in cooperation 
with appropriate State or local governmental entities and charitable 
organizations. The State or local government entity, either separately 
or in conjunction with the charitable organization, shall be responsible 
for operating and staffing any shelter established under the Shelter for 
the Homeless Program.
    (d) Services that may be provided by a Military Department incident 
to the furnishing of shelter under 10 U.S.C. 2546 are the following:
    (1) Utilities.
    (2) Bedding.
    (3) Security.
    (4) Transportation.
    (5) Renovation of facilities.
    (6) Minor repairs undertaken specifically to make suitable space 
available for shelter to be provided in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2546 
and this part.
    (7) Property liability insurance.
    (e) The Military Departments should be especially sensitive to 
establishing shelters in the following areas:
    (1) Family housing areas,
    (2) Troop billeting areas,
    (3) Service facilities such as commissaries, exchanges, dining 
facilities, hospitals, clinics, recreation centers, etc.,
    (4) Safety arcs formed by firing ranges and impact areas,
    (5) Frequently used training areas.
    (f) Shelters for the homeless shall normally be established in only 
those facilities where the homeless will have exclusive use at all 
times. Shelters for the homeless shall normally not be established in 
facilities ``shared'' with military functions.
    (g) In addition to providing shelter and incidental services, 
Department of Defense Components may provide bedding for support of 
shelters for the homeless that are located on other than Department of 
Defense real property. Bedding may be provided without reimbursement, 
but may only be provided to the extent that the provision of such 
bedding will not interfere with military requirements.
    (h) Individuals or entities interested in establishing shelters on 
military installations shall:
    (1) Submit a request to the Installation Commander where the shelter 
is desired, and
    (2) Provide, at a minimum, the following data: The name and address 
of the organization that will operate the

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shelter, the name and address of the affiliated state or local 
governmental entity, numbers of people to be served, type of program, 
hours of operation, special needs of the people to be served, incidental 
services required, estimated date when the services are requested, 
estimate of when services will no longer be necessary, and what security 
provisions are to be provided (physical security).