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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4810 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 

the services provided for homeless veterans under the laws administered 

by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 10, 2010 

Mr. FILNER (for himself, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. BROWN of 

South Carolina, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. 

HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. HALL of New York, Mrs. HALVORSON, Mr. 

PERRIELLO, Mr. TEAGUE, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. WALZ, 

and Mr. ADLER of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 

improvements in the services provided for homeless veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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 ‘‘End Veteran Home5 lessness Act of 2010’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE APPRO2 PRIATED FOR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE 

3 PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 

4 Section 2013 of title 38, United States Code, is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2007’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘fiscal year 2010’’; and 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘$150,000,000’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘$200,000,000’’. 

10 SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENT OF PAYMENTS FOR PROVIDING 

11 SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS. 

12 (a) IMPROVEMENT OF PAYMENTS.—Section 2012 of 

13 title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘per diem’’ wherever it appears; 

15 (2) in subsection (a)(2)— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘daily cost of care’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘annual cost of furnishing 

19 services’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking the second sentence; 

21 (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in22 serting the following new subparagraph (B): 

23 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall annually adjust the rate of 

24 payment under subparagraph (A) to reflect anticipated 

25 changes in the cost of furnishing services and to take into 

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1 graphic area. The Secretary may set a maximum amount 

2 payable to a grant recipient under this section.’’; 

3 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

4 ‘‘other sources of income’’ and all that follows 

5 through the period at the end and inserting 

6 ‘‘the cost of services provided by the grant re7 cipient as the Secretary may require to assist 

8 the Secretary in making the determination 

9 under subparagraph (A)’’; 

10 (D) by striking subparagraph (D) and in11 serting the following new subparagraph (D): 

12 ‘‘(D) In making the determination under subpara13 graph (A), the Secretary may consider the availability of 

14 other sources of income, including payments to the grant 

15 recipient or eligible entity for furnishing services to home16 less veterans under programs other than under this sub17 chapter, payments or grants from other departments or 

18 agencies of the United States, from departments or agen19 cies of State or local governments, or from private entities 

20 or organizations.’’; and 

21 (E) by adding at the end the following new 

22 subparagraph: 

23 ‘‘(E) The Secretary shall authorize payments under 

24 this subsection to each grant recipient on an annual basis 

25 but shall make a payment to each grant recipient for each 


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1 calendar quarter in an amount equal to a portion of the 

2 annual amount authorized for such recipient. Upon the ex3 piration of a calendar quarter, each grant recipient shall 

4 provide to the Secretary a statement of the amount spent 

5 by the recipient during that calendar quarter, and if the 

6 amount spent is less than the amount provided for that 

7 calendar quarter, repay to the Secretary the balance. If 

8 the amount spent by a grant recipient for such purpose 

9 for a calendar quarter exceeds the amount provided to the 

10 recipient for that quarter, the Secretary shall make an ad11 ditional payment to the recipient in an amount equal to 

12 the amount by which the amount so spent exceeded the 

13 amount so provided, as long as the total amount provided 

14 to such recipient in a calendar year does not exceed the 

15 amount of the annual payment for that recipient.’’; 

16 (3) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3) 

17 and inserting the following new paragraph (3): 

18 ‘‘(3) Payments under this subsection to a grant re19 cipient or eligible entity may be used to match, or in com20 bination with, other payments or grants for which the re21 cipient or entity is eligible.’’; and 

22 (4) in subsection (c)— 

23 (A) by striking paragraph (2); and 

24 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

25 paragraph (2). 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

2 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The section heading 

3 for such section is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘§ 2012. Payments for furnishing services to homeless 

5 veterans’’. 

6 (2) SUBSECTION HEADING.—The heading for 

7 subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘PER DIEM’’. 

9 (3) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 

10 at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is 

11 amended by striking the item relating to section 

12 2012 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘2012. Payments for furnishing services to homeless veterans.’’. 

13 SEC. 4. SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM OUTREACH. 

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

15 States Code, is further amended by adding at the end of 

16 subchapter III the following new section: 

17 ‘‘§ 2024. Supported housing program outreach 

18 ‘‘(a) LANDLORD OUTREACH.—(1) The Secretary 

19 shall ensure that each medical center of the Department 

20 that provides treatment and services under the supported 

21 housing program under section 8(o)(19) of the United 

22 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) em23 ploys or provides (through coordination with a public 

24 housing agency, homeless service provider, or other appro25 priate organization) one or more specialists, which may 


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1 include peer specialists who were formerly homeless vet2 erans, for handling housing issues in conjunction with the 

3 program under this subsection. 

4 ‘‘(2) Such specialists shall conduct outreach to land5 lords to encourage and facilitate participation in the sup6 portive housing program, mediate disputes between vet7 erans receiving assistance under such program and land8 lords, establish and maintain a list of dwelling units avail9 able for rental with assistance under such program, and 

10 carry out other appropriate activities. 

11 ‘‘(b) HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND RAPID RE12 HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall coordinate 

13 with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

14 to provide assistance to homeless veterans in accessing the 

15 Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program 

16 administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban De17 velopment for assistance for basic essentials, security de18 posits for rental dwelling units, and advance payments of 

19 the first month’s rent for such units.’’. 

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

21 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

22 at the end of the items relating to subchapter III the fol23 lowing new item: 

‘‘2024. Supported housing program outreach.’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DE2 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROGRAM 

3 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR 

4 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-IN5 COME VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMANENT 

6 HOUSING. 

7 Section 2044(e) of title 38, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

10 following new subparagraphs: 

11 ‘‘(D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 

12 ‘‘(E) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2013. 

13 ‘‘(F) $100,000,000 for each subsequent fiscal 

14 year.’’; and 

15 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘each of the 

16 fiscal year 2009 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘each 

17 fiscal year’’. 

18 SEC. 6. PROMOTION OF AWARENESS OF DEPARTMENT OF 

19 VETERANS AFFAIRS PROGRAMS TO ASSIST 

20 HOMELESS VETERANS AMONG HOMELESS 

21 WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VET22 ERANS WITH CHILDREN. 

23 Section 532 of title 38, United States Code, is 

24 amended by inserting after ‘‘homeless veterans’’ the fol25 lowing: ‘‘(with a special emphasis on promoting awareness 


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1 of such assistance among homeless women veterans and 

2 homeless veterans with children)’’. 

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