Homeless Veterans with Children Act of 2014

Homeless Veterans with Children Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide per diem payments to eligible entities that assist homeless veterans to furnish care for dependents of such veterans.

Conditions the receipt of a VA grant for a program to assist an eligible entity in providing services to homeless veterans on the recipient agreeing to meet the physical, privacy, safety, and security needs of such veterans.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4140 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4140

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to provide per diem payments to eligible entities for 
  furnishing care to dependents of certain homeless veterans, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2014

   Mrs. Negrete McLeod (for herself and Ms. Brownley of California) 
 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 authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to provide per diem payments to eligible entities for 
  furnishing care to dependents of certain homeless veterans, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Homeless Veterans with Children Act 
of 2014''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF PER DIEM PAYMENTS FOR FURNISHING CARE TO 
              DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN HOMELESS VETERANS.

    Subsection (a) of section 2012 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) The Secretary may also provide per diem payments under this 
subsection to a grant recipient or eligible entity to furnish care for 
a dependent of a homeless veteran who is under the care of such 
homeless veteran while such homeless veteran receives services from the 
grant recipient or eligible entity.''.

SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENTS TO GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE 
              PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

    (a) Modification of Authority To Provide Capital Improvement Grants 
for Programs That Assist Homeless Veterans.--Subsection (a) of section 
2011 of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in the matter before 
paragraph (1)--
            (1) by striking ``or modifying'' and inserting ``, 
        modifying, or maintaining''; and
            (2) by inserting ``privately, safely, and securely,'' 
        before ``the following''.
    (b) Requirement That Recipients of Grants Meet Physical Privacy, 
Safety, and Security Needs of Homeless Veterans.--Subsection (f) of 
such section is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(6) To meet the physical privacy, safety, and security 
        needs of homeless veterans receiving services through the 
        project.''.
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