[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5470 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5470
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve grants awarded by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for comprehensive service programs to
serve homeless veterans.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 30, 2021
Ms. Strickland 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 improve grants awarded by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for comprehensive service programs to
serve 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 ``Housing Opportunities to Mitigate
Expenses for Services for our Veterans Act of 2021'' or the ``HOMES for
our Veterans Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENTS OF GRANTS AWARDED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS FOR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS TO SERVE
HOMELESS VETERANS.
(a) Elimination of Matching Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Section 2011(c) of title 38, United States
Codes, is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(2).
(2) Applicability.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
shall apply with respect to any grant awarded under section
2011 of title 38, United States Code, on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(3) Determination of amount of grant.--On or after the date
that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may determine the maximum
amount of a grant under section 2011 of title 38, United States
Code, which shall be not less than 70 percent of the estimated
cost of the project concerned.
(4) Sunset.--Section 4201(b)(2) of the Johnny Isakson and
David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits
Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-315; 134 Stat. 5009; 38
U.S.C. 2011 note) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Subsection (c)(2)'' and inserting
the following:
``(A) In general.--Subsection (c)(2)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) Sunset.--Subparagraph (A) shall cease to be
effective on the date of the enactment of the HOMES for
our Veterans Act of 2021.''.
(b) Elimination of Property Disposition Requirements.--
(1) In general.--A recipient of a grant awarded under
section 2011 of title 38, United States Code, on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act for a project described in
subsection (b)(1) of such section shall not be subject to any
property disposition requirements relating to the grant under
subsection (c) or (f) of section 61.67 of title 38, Code of
Federal Regulations, section 200.311(c) of title 2, Code of
Federal Regulations, or successor regulations.
(2) Sunset.--Section 4201(b)(6) of the Johnny Isakson and
David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits
Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-315; 134 Stat. 5010; 38
U.S.C. 2011 note) is amended--
(A) by striking ``During'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) In general.--During''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) Sunset.--Subparagraph (A) shall cease to be
effective on the date of the enactment of the HOMES for
our Veterans Act of 2021.''.
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