[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5624 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5624

  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a 
report on the shallow subsidy program under the supportive services for 
           veteran families program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 19, 2021

  Ms. Jacobs of California (for herself and Ms. Mace) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a 
report on the shallow subsidy program under the supportive services for 
           veteran families program, 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 ``Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON SHALLOW SUBSIDY PROGRAM UNDER THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES 
              FOR VETERAN FAMILIES PROGRAM.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the last day of 
the fiscal year during which this Act is enacted, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of 
the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the program for 
providing rental subsidies under section 62.34(a)(8) of title 38, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) (in this section 
referred to as the ``program'').
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
each of the following:
            (1) The number of veterans and families served under the 
        program during the fiscal year during which this Act is 
        enacted, disaggregated, if such information is available, by--
                    (A) race and ethnicity;
                    (B) gender;
                    (C) geographic location; and
                    (D) age.
            (2) A description of support provided to special 
        populations under the program, including elderly veterans, 
        women veterans, children of veterans, disabled veterans, 
        veterans transitioning from certain institutions, and minority 
        veterans.
            (3) A description of the decision-making process of the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs regarding which locations would 
        be eligible for coverage under the program.
            (4) An assessment of whether increasing the payment rate 
        under the program is necessary.
            (5) An assessment of whether it is feasible and beneficial 
        to expand the program nationally.
            (6) An assessment of the efficacy of the increased payments 
        provided under the program based on increases in the number of 
        veterans served and the number of veterans transitioned into 
        permanent housing.
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