IIB 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4810 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 23 (legislative day, MARCH 19), 2010 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘End Veteran Home3 lessness Act of 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE APPRO5 PRIATED FOR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE 

6 PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 

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

8 amended— 

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

10 ‘‘fiscal year 2010’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘$200,000,000’’. 

13 SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENT OF PAYMENTS FOR PROVIDING 

14 SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS. 

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

16 title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

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

18 (2) in subsection (a)(2)— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

21 and inserting ‘‘annual cost of furnishing 

22 services’’; and 

23 (ii) by striking the second sentence; 

24 (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in25 serting the following new subparagraph (B): 


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

2 payment under subparagraph (A) to reflect anticipated 

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

4 account the cost of providing services in a particular geo5 graphic area. The Secretary may set a maximum amount 

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

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

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

9 through the period at the end and inserting 

10 ‘‘the cost of services provided by the grant re11 cipient as the Secretary may require to assist 

12 the Secretary in making the determination 

13 under subparagraph (A)’’; 

14 (D) by striking subparagraph (D) and in15 serting the following new subparagraph (D): 

16 ‘‘(D) In making the determination under subpara17 graph (A), the Secretary may consider the availability of 

18 other sources of income, including payments to the grant 

19 recipient or eligible entity for furnishing services to home20 less veterans under programs other than under this sub21 chapter, payments or grants from other departments or 

22 agencies of the United States, from departments or agen23 cies of State or local governments, or from private entities 

24 or organizations.’’; and 


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

2 subparagraph: 

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

4 this subsection to each grant recipient on an annual basis 

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

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

7 annual amount authorized for such recipient. Upon the ex8 piration of a calendar quarter, each grant recipient shall 

9 provide to the Secretary a statement of the amount spent 

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

11 amount spent is less than the amount provided for that 

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

13 the amount spent by a grant recipient for such purpose 

14 for a calendar quarter exceeds the amount provided to the 

15 recipient for that quarter, the Secretary shall make an ad16 ditional payment to the recipient in an amount equal to 

17 the amount by which the amount so spent exceeded the 

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

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

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

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

22 and inserting the following new paragraph (3): 

23 ‘‘(3) Payments under this subsection to a grant re24 cipient or eligible entity may be used to match, or in comVerDate Nov 24 2008 01:37 Mar 24, 2010 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4810.RFS H4810

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1 bination with, other payments or grants for which the re2 cipient or entity is eligible.’’; and 

3 (4) in subsection (c)— 

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

5 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

6 paragraph (2). 

7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

8 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The section heading 

9 for such section is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘§ 2012. Payments for furnishing services to homeless 

11 veterans’’. 

12 (2) SUBSECTION HEADING.—The heading for 

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

14 ‘‘PER DIEM’’. 

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

16 at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is 

17 amended by striking the item relating to section 

18 2012 and inserting the following new item: 

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

19 SEC. 4. SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM OUTREACH. 

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

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

22 subchapter III the following new section: 

23 ‘‘§ 2024. Supported housing program outreach 

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

25 shall ensure that each medical center of the Department 


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1 that provides treatment and services under the supported 

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

3 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) em4 ploys or provides (through coordination with a public 

5 housing agency, homeless service provider, or other appro6 priate organization) one or more specialists, which may 

7 include peer specialists who were formerly homeless vet8 erans, for handling housing issues in conjunction with the 

9 program under this subsection. 

10 ‘‘(2) Such specialists shall conduct outreach to land11 lords to encourage and facilitate participation in the sup12 portive housing program, mediate disputes between vet13 erans receiving assistance under such program and land14 lords, establish and maintain a list of dwelling units avail15 able for rental with assistance under such program, and 

16 carry out other appropriate activities. 

17 ‘‘(b) HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND RAPID RE18 HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall coordinate 

19 with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

20 to provide assistance to homeless veterans in accessing the 

21 Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program 

22 administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban De23 velopment for assistance for basic essentials, security de24 posits for rental dwelling units, and advance payments of 

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


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

2 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

3 at the end of the items relating to subchapter III the fol4 lowing new item: 

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

5 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DE6 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROGRAM 

7 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR 

8 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-IN9 COME VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMANENT 

10 HOUSING. 

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

12 amended— 

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

14 following new subparagraphs: 

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

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

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

18 year.’’; and 

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

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

21 fiscal year’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. PROMOTION OF AWARENESS OF DEPARTMENT OF 

2 VETERANS AFFAIRS PROGRAMS TO ASSIST 

3 HOMELESS VETERANS AMONG HOMELESS 

4 WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VET5 ERANS WITH CHILDREN. 

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

7 amended by inserting after ‘‘homeless veterans’’ the fol8 lowing: ‘‘(with a special emphasis on promoting awareness 

9 of such assistance among homeless women veterans and 

10 homeless veterans with children)’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 22, 

2010. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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