Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, subject to appropriations, to carry out a program of grants to public entities and private nonprofit organizations to: (1) make payments for up to three months to a covered veteran's landlord, mortgage company, or utility company for amounts of rent or mortgage that are in arrears, security deposits for rental properties, or utility bills or arrears; and (2) ensure that, when the payments begin, the veteran is in receipt of supportive services to further prevent homelessness. Allows those services to include job training, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and other services identified by the Secretary.
Defines "covered veteran" as a veteran who is at risk of becoming homeless and who: (1) is in imminent danger of eviction or foreclosure; and (2) demonstrates a compromised ability to make rental or mortgage payments based on income.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3073 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3073
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs establish a grant program to provide assistance to
veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2009
Mr. Nye (for himself and Mr. Hunter) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs establish a grant program to provide assistance to
veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS AT RISK OF
BECOMING HOMELESS.
(a) Establishment.--Subchapter VII of chapter 20 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``Sec. 2067. Grant program for homelessness prevention
``(a) Grant Program.--Subject to the availability of appropriations
provided for such purpose, the Secretary shall carry out a program
under which the Secretary shall make grants to public entities and
private nonprofit organizations to provide assistance for covered
veterans in accordance with this section.
``(b) Assistance Provided.--The recipient of a grant under this
section shall use the grant to--
``(1) make payments to an eligible veteran's landlord,
mortgage company, or utility company for amounts of rent or
mortgage that are in arrears, security deposits for rental
properties, or utility bills or arrears; and
``(2) ensure that at the onset of providing assistance for
a veteran under paragraph (1), the veteran is in receipt of
supportive services to further prevent homelessness, which may
include job training, mental health and substance abuse
treatment, and other services identified by the Secretary to
address the barriers that compromise the veteran's self-
sufficiency and well-being. This would help link the veterans
to appropriate services within the VA, as well as other federal
resources that are available through DOL and HUD.
``(c) Application Requirements.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under this section, a public entity or private nonprofit organization
shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such
information and assurances as the Secretary may require. Such
application shall demonstrate that the entity or organization is
capable of providing the assistance described in subsection (b).
``(d) Duration of Assistance.--The recipient of a grant under this
section may not provide assistance under subsection (b) to any veteran
for a duration of longer than three months.
``(e) Covered Veterans.--For the purposes of this section, the term
`covered veteran' means a veteran who is at risk of becoming homeless
(as that term is defined in section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a))), as determined by the
Secretary, and who--
``(1) is in imminent danger of eviction or foreclosure;
``(2) demonstrates a compromised ability to make rental or
mortgage payments based on income; and
``(3) meets such eligibility criteria as is established by
the recipient of a grant under this section.
``(f) Recovery of Unused Grant Funds.--(1) If a grant recipient
under this section does not provide assistance in accordance with this
section or ceases to provide the assistance for which the grant was
made, the United States shall be entitled to recover from such
recipient the total of all unused grant amounts made under this section
to such recipient.
``(2) Any amount recovered by the United States under paragraph (1)
may be obligated by the Secretary without fiscal year limitation to
carry out provisions of this subchapter.
``(3) An amount may not be recovered under paragraph (1) as an
unused grant amount before the end of the three-year period beginning
on the date on which the grant is made.
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013
to carry out this section.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
2066 the following new item:
``2067. Grant program for homelessness prevention.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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