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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 645 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to permanently authorize the use 

of certain funds to improve flexibility in the provision of assistance 

to homeless veterans, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 31, 2023 

Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK (for herself, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. CASE, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. 

KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. NORTON, and Ms. BROWNLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to permanently authorize the use of certain funds to improve flexibility 

in the provision of assistance to homeless veterans, 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 ‘‘Healthy Foundations 

5 for Homeless Veterans Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR 

2 IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY IN ASSISTANCE TO 

3 HOMELESS VETERANS. 

4 Subtitle VII of chapter 20 of title 38, United States 

5 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

6 section (and conforming the table of sections at the begin7 ning of such chapter accordingly): 

8 ‘‘§ 2068. Flexibility in provision of assistance to home9 less veterans 

10 ‘‘(a) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Veterans Af11 fairs may use amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

12 available to the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry 

13 out section 2011, 2012, 2031, or 2061 of this chapter to 

14 provide to homeless veterans and veterans participating in 

15 the program carried out under section 8(o)(19) of the 

16 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

17 1437f(o)(19)), as the Secretary determines necessary, the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(1) Assistance required for the safety and sur20 vival of the veteran (such as food, shelter, clothing, 

21 blankets, and hygiene items). 

22 ‘‘(2) Transportation required to support the 

23 stability and health of the veteran (such as transpor24 tation for appointments with service providers, the 

25 conduct of housing searches, and the obtainment of 

26 food and supplies). 


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1 ‘‘(3) Communications equipment and services 

2 (such as tablets, smartphones, disposable phones, 

3 and related service plans) required to support the 

4 stability and health of the veteran (such as through 

5 the maintenance of contact with service providers, 

6 prospective landlords, and family members). 

7 ‘‘(4) Such other assistance as the Secretary de8 termines necessary. 

9 ‘‘(b) HOMELESS VETERANS ON DEPARTMENT

10 LAND.—(1) The Secretary may collaborate, to the extent 

11 practicable, with one or more organizations to manage the 

12 use of land of the Department for homeless veterans for 

13 living and sleeping. 

14 ‘‘(2) Collaboration under paragraph (1) may include 

15 the provision by either the Secretary or the head of the 

16 organization concerned of food services and security for 

17 property, buildings, and other facilities owned or con18 trolled by the Department.’’. 

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