; and (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). 6. Extension of authority for financial assistance for supportive services for very low-Income veteran families in permanent housing (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 2044(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking 2017 and inserting 2016 ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (F): (F) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2017. . (b) Training entities for provision of supportive services Paragraph (3) of such section is amended by inserting and 2017 after through 2012 . 7. Requirement for Comptroller General to study Department of Veterans Affairs homeless veterans programs (a) In general Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete a study of programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs that provide assistance to homeless veterans. (b) Elements The study required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of whether programs described in subsection (a) are meeting the needs of veterans who are eligible for assistance provided by such programs. (2) A review of recent efforts of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the privacy, safety, and security of female veterans receiving assistance from such programs. 8. Repeal of requirement for annual reports on assistance to homeless veterans (a) In general Section 2065 of title 38, United States Code, is hereby repealed. (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2065.