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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4079 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require recipients of grants and 

other assistance from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the provision 

of housing and other services for homeless veterans to comply with 

codes relevant to operations and level of care provided, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 17, 2012 

Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself, Ms. WATERS, and Mrs. NAPOLITANO) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require recipients 

of grants and other assistance from the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs for the provision of housing and other 

services for homeless veterans to comply with codes relevant to operations and level of care provided, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Housing for 

5 Homeless Veterans Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONDITIONS ON THE AWARD OF GRANTS BY THE 

2 SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR THE 

3 PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SERVICES TO 

4 HOMELESS VETERANS. 

5 (a) CONDITION; PRIORITY IN ADMINISTRATION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 20 

7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by add8 ing at the end the following new section: 

9 ‘‘§ 2004. Condition on the award of grants and other 

10 assistance for the provision of housing or 

11 services to homeless veterans 

12 ‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not make a 

13 grant or provide other assistance to any entity for the pro14 vision of housing or services to homeless veterans under 

15 this chapter unless the entity submits to the Secretary a 

16 certification that the building where the entity proposes 

17 to provide such housing or services is in compliance with 

18 codes relevant to operations and level of care provided, in19 cluding the most current Life Safety Code and all applica20 ble State and local housing codes, licensing requirements, 

21 fire and safety requirements, and any other requirements 

22 in the jurisdiction in which the project is located regarding 

23 the condition of the structure and the operation of the 

24 supportive housing or service center. 

25 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY IN ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS.—In 

26 awarding grants and providing other assistance under this 


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1 chapter, the Secretary shall give priority to an entity seek2 ing a grant or assistance for a project that includes mak3 ing improvements to a building where the entity proposes 

4 to provide housing or services to homeless veterans to en5 sure that such building meets codes relevant to operations 

6 and level of care provided, as required under subsection 

7 (a).’’. 

8 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec9 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

10 by adding at the end of the items relating to such 

11 subchapter the following new item: 

‘‘2004. Condition on the award of grants and other assistance for the provision 

of housing or services to homeless veterans.’’. 

12 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

13 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an application 

14 for a grant or other assistance under chapter 20 of title 

15 38, United States Code, submitted on or after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act. 

17 (c) TREATMENT OF CURRENT RECIPIENTS.—In the 

18 case of the recipient of a grant or other assistance under 

19 chapter 20 of title 38, United States Code, that receives 

20 grant funds or other assistance provided by the Secretary 

21 of Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year during which this 

22 Act is enacted, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall re23 quire the recipient to submit the certification required 

24 under section 2004 of such title, as added by subsection 


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1 (a), by not later than two years after the date of the enact2 ment of this Act. If the recipient fails to submit such cer3 tification by such date, the Secretary may not make any 

4 additional payments or provide other assistance to the re5 cipient under such chapter until the recipient submits such 

6 certification. 

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