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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2398 

To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 and title 38, United 

States Code, to expand eligibility for the HUD–VASH program, to direct 

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit annual reports to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 

regarding homeless veterans, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 30, 2019 

Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. HECK, Mr. CASE, Ms. 

SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. NORTON, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. CORREA, Mr. 

ROUDA, Mr. PAPPAS, and Mr. CISNEROS) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 and title 

38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the 

HUD–VASH program, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit annual reports to the Committees 

on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HUD–VASH. 

2 (a) HUD PROVISIONS.—Section 8(o)(19) of the 

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

4 1437f(o)(19)) is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new subparagraph: 

6 ‘‘(D) VETERAN DEFINED.—In this para7 graph, the term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given 

8 that term in section 2002(b) of title 38, United 

9 States Code.’’. 

10 (b) VHA CASE MANAGERS.—Subsection (b) of sec11 tion 2003 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 

12 adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the case of vouchers 

13 provided under the HUD–VASH program under section 

14 8(o)(19) of such Act, for purposes of the preceding sen15 tence, the term ‘veteran’ shall have the meaning given 

16 such term in section 2002(b) of this title.’’. 

17 SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once 

19 each year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 

20 to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 

21 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep22 resentatives a report on the homelessness services provided 

23 under programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

24 including services under HUD–VASH program under sec25 tion 8(o)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

26 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)). 


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1 (b) INCLUDED INFORMATION.—Each such annual re2 port shall include, with respect to the year preceding the 

3 submittal of the report, a statement of the number of eligi4 ble individuals who were furnished such homelessness 

5 services and the number of individuals furnished such 

6 services under each such program, disaggregated by the 

7 number of men who received such services and the number 

8 of women who received such services, and such other infor9 mation as the Secretary considers appropriate 

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