; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The Secretary may not provide more than 12,000 per diem payments under this section in a fiscal year. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Reports required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the HOME Act of 2023, and not less frequently than twice each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the rate for per diem payments under this section that includes, for each Veterans Integrated Service Network of the Department, the following data: (1) The average rate for such a payment. (2) A list of locations where the rate for such a payment is within 10 percent of the maximum rate for such a payment authorized under this section. (3) The average length of stay by a veteran participating in a program described in section 2012(a) of this title. . 3. Authorization for Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use of certain funds for improved flexibility in assistance to homeless veterans (a) Use of funds The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out section 2011, 2012, 2031, or 2061 of title 38, United States Code, to provide to a covered veteran, as the Secretary determines necessary— (1) food, shelter, clothing, blankets, and hygiene items required for the safety and survival of the veteran; (2) transportation required to support the stability and health of the veteran for appointments with service providers, the conduct of housing searches, and the obtainment of food and supplies