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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5337 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for supportive 

services for very low-income veteran families to include former members 

of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 21, 2022 

Mr. BOOKER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility 

for supportive services for very low-income veteran families to include former members of the reserve components 

of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR 

2 VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES TO 

3 INCLUDE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE RE4 SERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED 

5 FORCES. 

6 (a) EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Section 2044 of 

7 title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘vet9 eran’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘veteran 

12 families’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible families’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘veteran 

14 families’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible families’’; and 

15 (C) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘veteran 

16 family’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible family’’; 

17 (3) in subsection (b)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (i) in the matter preceding subpara20 graph (A), by striking ‘‘veteran families’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘eligible families’’; and 

22 (ii) in subparagraph (D)(vii), by strik23 ing ‘‘veteran family’’ and inserting ‘‘eligi24 ble family’’; 

25 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘veteran 

26 families’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible families’’; and 


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1 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘veteran 

2 families’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible families’’; 

3 (4) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘veteran 

4 families’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘eligi5 ble families’’; 

6 (5) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘veteran 

7 families’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible families’’; and 

8 (6) in subsection (f)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ‘‘vet10 eran family’’ each place it appears and inserting 

11 ‘‘eligible family’’; and 

12 (B) by striking paragraph (7) and insert13 ing the following: 

14 ‘‘(7) The term ‘eligible family’ includes— 

15 ‘‘(A) a veteran who is a single person; 

16 ‘‘(B) a family in which the head of house17 hold or the spouse of the head of household is 

18 a veteran; 

19 ‘‘(C) a former member of a reserve compo20 nent of the Armed Forces who has retired or 

21 separated from service after having served a 

22 term of enlistment and is a single person; and 

23 ‘‘(D) a family in which the head of house24 hold or spouse of the head of household is a 

25 former member of a reserve component of the 


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1 Armed Forces who has retired or separated 

2 from service after having served a term of en3 listment.’’. 

4 (b) FUNDING.—Subsection (e)(1) of such section is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following new subpara6 graph: 

7 ‘‘(I)(i) Such sums as may be available for such 

8 purposes for fiscal year 2023, of which $50,000,000 

9 shall be available to carry out subsections (a), (b), 

10 and (c) with respect to eligible families described in 

11 subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (f)(7). 

12 ‘‘(ii) Any amounts made available under clause 

13 (i) to carry out subsections (a), (b), and (c) with re14 spect to eligible families described in subparagraphs 

15 (C) and (D) of subsection (f)(7) that remain avail16 able after supportive services have been provided to 

17 such families under this section shall be available 

18 during fiscal year 2023 to carry out subsections (a), 

19 (b), and (c) with respect to eligible families de20 scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such sub21 section.’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STUDY ON FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY EXPE2 RIENCED BY MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE 

3 COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

4 (a) STUDY ON FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY.— 

5 Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 

6 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con7 gress a report detailing plans to establish a study to ana8 lyze food and housing insecurity experienced by members 

9 of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 

10 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after 

11 submitting the report required under subsection (a), and 

12 annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

13 to Congress a report including the findings of the study 

14 conducted pursuant to subsection (a). 

15 (c) RESERVE COMPONENT DEFINED.—In this sec16 tion, the term ‘‘reserve component’’ has the meaning given 

17 that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 

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