Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020
This bill modifies certain Department of Veterans Affairs programs and services for homeless veterans, including by increasing the per diem rate for grant recipients that provide services to homeless veterans.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8275 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8275
To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Honoring America's
Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012, to make
certain enhancements to grants and agreements between the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs and entities that provide services to homeless
veterans.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 16, 2020
Mr. McCarthy (for himself, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. David P. Roe of
Tennessee, Mr. Banks, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Steube, Mr. Bost, Mr. Dunn, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Meuser, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Cook, and Mrs.
Radewagen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on
Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Honoring America's
Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012, to make
certain enhancements to grants and agreements between the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs and entities that provide services to homeless
veterans.
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 ``Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of
2020''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS AND ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO
HOMELESS VETERANS.
Section 2012(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
``(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the rate determined under
this paragraph shall be the higher of--
``(I) 125 percent of the rate authorized for State homes
for domiciliary care under subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 1741
of this title, as the Secretary may increase from time to time
under subsection (c) of that section; or
``(II) regulations prescribed by the Secretary that
determine such rate based on locality.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new clause (iii):
``(iii) The Secretary may reimburse the recipient of a grant under
section 2011, 2012, 2013, or 2061 of this title for fees charged to
that grant recipient for the use of the homeless management information
system described in section 402 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (Public Law 100-77; 42 U.S.C. 11630a)--
``(I) in amounts the Secretary determines to be reasonable;
and
``(II) if the Secretary determines that the grant recipient
is unable to obtain information contained in such system
through other means and at no cost to the grant recipient.''.
SEC. 3. CONTRACTING FOR HUD-VASH CASE MANAGERS.
(a) In General.--Section 304 of the Honoring America's Veterans and
Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-154; 38
U.S.C. 2041 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary'';
and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the director of a
covered medical center shall seek to enter into a contract or agreement
described in paragraph (1).
``(B) A contract or agreement under subparagraph (A) may require
that a case manager employed by an eligible entity have credentials
equivalent to those of a case manager of the Department.
``(C) The Secretary may waive the requirement under subparagraph
(A) if the Secretary determines that fulfilling such requirement is
infeasible. If the Secretary grants such a waiver, the Secretary shall
submit, not later than 90 days after granting such waiver, to the
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of
Representatives, a report containing--
``(i) an explanation of that determination;
``(ii) a plan to increase the number of case managers of
the Department; and
``(iii) a plan for the covered medical center to increase
use of such vouchers.
``(D) In this paragraph, the term `covered medical center' means a
medical center of the Department that the Secretary determines--
``(i) had more than 15 percent of all vouchers allocated to
that medical center under the program described in paragraph
(1) through the fiscal year preceding such determination go
unused due to a lack of case management services provided by
the Secretary; and
``(ii) has a case manager position that has been vacant for
at least nine consecutive months immediately preceding the date
of such determination.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by
striking ``, including because--'' and inserting a
period; and
(B) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the first day of the first fiscal year to begin on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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