II 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1237 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the grant program for 

homeless veterans with special needs to include male homeless veterans 

with minor dependents and to establish a grant program for reintegration 

of homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 11, 2009 

Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. JOHNSON, and Mr. REED ) 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 the grant 

program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male homeless veterans with minor dependents and 

to establish a grant program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children, 

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 ‘‘Homeless Women Vet5 erans and Homeless Veterans with Children Act of 2009’’. 


smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS
2 

•S 1237 IS

1 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS 

2 VETERANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 

3 (a) INCLUSION UNDER GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOME4 LESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OF ENTITIES EL5 IGIBLE FOR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAM GRANTS

6 AND PER DIEM PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES TO HOMELESS

7 VETERANS.—Subsection (a) of section 2061 of title 38, 

8 United States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘to grant and per diem pro10 viders’’ and inserting ‘‘to entities eligible for grants 

11 and per diem payments under sections 2011 and 

12 2012 of this title’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘by those facilities and pro14 viders’’ and inserting ‘‘by those facilities and enti15 ties’’. 

16 (b) INCLUSION OF MALE HOMELESS VETERANS

17 WITH MINOR DEPENDENTS.—Subsection (b) of such sec18 tion is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, including 

20 women who have care of minor dependents’’; 

21 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’; 

22 (3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

23 the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

24 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

25 paragraph: 


smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS
3 

•S 1237 IS

1 ‘‘(5) veterans who have care of minor depend2 ents.’’. 

3 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF PROVISION OF SERVICES TO

4 DEPENDENTS.—Such section is further amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub6 section (d); and 

7 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol8 lowing new subsection (c): 

9 ‘‘(c) PROVISION OF SERVICES TO DEPENDENTS.—A 

10 recipient of a grant under subsection (a) may use such 

11 grant to provide services directly to a dependent of a 

12 homeless veteran with special needs described in sub13 section (b) who is under the care of such homeless veteran 

14 while such homeless veteran receives services from the 

15 grant recipient under this section.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM FOR REINTEGRATION OF HOME17 LESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS 

18 VETERANS WITH CHILDREN. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 20 of title 38, United 

20 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2021 

21 the following new section: 


smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS
4 

•S 1237 IS

1 ‘‘§ 2021A. Grant program for reintegration of home2 less women veterans and homeless vet3 erans with children 

4 ‘‘(a) GRANTS.—Subject to the availability of appro5 priations provided for such purpose, the Secretary of 

6 Labor shall award grants to eligible programs and facili7 ties to provide the services described in subsection (c) to 

8 expedite the reintegration into the labor force of the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(1) Homeless women veterans. 

11 ‘‘(2) Homeless veterans with children. 

12 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES.—An eli13 gible program or facility for purposes of this section is 

14 a program or facility that provides dedicated services for 

15 homeless women veterans or homeless veterans with chil16 dren. 

17 ‘‘(c) SERVICES.—The services described in this sub18 section are the following: 

19 ‘‘(1) Job training. 

20 ‘‘(2) Counseling. 

21 ‘‘(3) Job placement services, including job read22 iness, literacy, and skills training. 

23 ‘‘(4) Child care. 

24 ‘‘(d) MONITORING OF USE OF FUNDS.—The Sec25 retary of Labor shall monitor and evaluate the use of 

26 amounts granted under this section. In monitoring and 


smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS
5 

•S 1237 IS

1 evaluating the use of such amounts, the Secretary shall 

2 collect from grantees such information as the Secretary 

3 considers appropriate, including data on the results or out4 comes of the services provided to each homeless veteran 

5 under this section. 

6 ‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION THROUGH ASSISTANT SEC7 RETARY FOR VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.— 

8 The Secretary of Labor shall carry out this section 

9 through the Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employ10 ment and Training. 

11 ‘‘(f) BIENNIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Sec12 retary of Labor shall include as part of the report required 

13 by section 2021(d) of this title an evaluation of the grant 

14 program under this section. The information included in 

15 such report under this subsection shall include— 

16 ‘‘(1) an evaluation of services furnished to vet17 erans under this section; and 

18 ‘‘(2) an analysis of the information collected 

19 under subsection (d). 

20 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(1) 

21 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 

22 section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 

23 2014. 


smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS
6 

•S 1237 IS

1 ‘‘(2) The amount authorized to be appropriated by 

2 paragraph (1) is in addition to any amounts authorized 

3 to be appropriated by section 2021(e) of this title. 

4 ‘‘(3) Funds appropriated to carry out this section 

5 shall remain available until expended. Funds obligated in 

6 any fiscal year to carry out this section may be expended 

7 in that fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal year.’’. 

8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

9 at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is amended 

10 by inserting after the item relating to section 2021 the 

11 following new item: 

‘‘2021A. Grant program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and 

homeless veterans with children.’’. 

Æ 


smartinez on PROD1PC64 with BILLS