To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to entities that furnish services to homeless veterans.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10148 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10148

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the authority of the 
 Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to entities that furnish 
                     services to homeless veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2024

Mrs. Ramirez (for herself and Mr. Levin) 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 expand the authority of the 
 Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to entities that furnish 
                     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. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS TO ENTITIES THAT ASSIST HOMELESS 
              VETERANS: EXPANSION; CRITERIA.

    (a) Expansion.--Section 2011 of title 38, United States Code is 
amended, in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs:
            ``(5) Assistance in obtaining any benefit under laws 
        administered by the Secretary for which the veteran may be 
        eligible.
            ``(6) Assistance in obtaining and coordinating other 
        benefits--
                    ``(A) under Federal, State, or local law; or
                    ``(B) from a private nonprofit organization or 
                consumer cooperative, as such terms are defined in 
                section 2044 of this title.''.
    (b) Criteria.--Such section is further amended, in subsection 
(b)(1)(A), by inserting ``(including conversion of units to permanent 
housing)'' after ``alteration of existing facilities''.
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