[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3014 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3014

 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

                             April 24, 2025

 Mrs. Ramirez (for herself and Mr. Kennedy of New York) 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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