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Union Calendar No. 258 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4810 

[Report No. 111–449] 

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 

MARCH 22, 2010 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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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. 


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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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE APPRO7 PRIATED FOR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE 

8 PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 

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

10 amended— 

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

12 ‘‘fiscal year 2010’’; and 

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

14 ‘‘$200,000,000’’. 

15 SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENT OF PAYMENTS FOR PROVIDING 

16 SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS. 

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

18 title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

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

20 (2) in subsection (a)(2)— 

21 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

23 and inserting ‘‘annual cost of furnishing 

24 services’’; and 

25 (ii) by striking the second sentence; 


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1 (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in2 serting the following new subparagraph (B): 

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

4 payment under subparagraph (A) to reflect anticipated 

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

6 account the cost of providing services in a particular geo7 graphic area. The Secretary may set a maximum amount 

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

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

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

11 through the period at the end and inserting 

12 ‘‘the cost of services provided by the grant re13 cipient as the Secretary may require to assist 

14 the Secretary in making the determination 

15 under subparagraph (A)’’; 

16 (D) by striking subparagraph (D) and in17 serting the following new subparagraph (D): 

18 ‘‘(D) In making the determination under subpara19 graph (A), the Secretary may consider the availability of 

20 other sources of income, including payments to the grant 

21 recipient or eligible entity for furnishing services to home22 less veterans under programs other than under this sub23 chapter, payments or grants from other departments or 

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1 cies of State or local governments, or from private entities 

2 or organizations.’’; and 

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

4 subparagraph: 

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

6 this subsection to each grant recipient on an annual basis 

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

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

9 annual amount authorized for such recipient. Upon the ex10 piration of a calendar quarter, each grant recipient shall 

11 provide to the Secretary a statement of the amount spent 

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

13 amount spent is less than the amount provided for that 

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

15 the amount spent by a grant recipient for such purpose 

16 for a calendar quarter exceeds the amount provided to the 

17 recipient for that quarter, the Secretary shall make an ad18 ditional payment to the recipient in an amount equal to 

19 the amount by which the amount so spent exceeded the 

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

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

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

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

24 and inserting the following new paragraph (3): 


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1 ‘‘(3) Payments under this subsection to a grant re2 cipient or eligible entity may be used to match, or in com3 bination with, other payments or grants for which the re4 cipient or entity is eligible.’’; and 

5 (4) in subsection (c)— 

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

7 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

8 paragraph (2). 

9 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

10 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The section heading 

11 for such section is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘§ 2012. Payments for furnishing services to homeless 

13 veterans’’. 

14 (2) SUBSECTION HEADING.—The heading for 

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

16 ‘‘PER DIEM’’. 

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

18 at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is 

19 amended by striking the item relating to section 

20 2012 and inserting the following new item: 

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

21 SEC. 4. SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM OUTREACH. 

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

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

24 subchapter III the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘§ 2024. Supported housing program outreach 

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

3 shall ensure that each medical center of the Department 

4 that provides treatment and services under the supported 

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

6 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) em7 ploys or provides (through coordination with a public 

8 housing agency, homeless service provider, or other appro9 priate organization) one or more specialists, which may 

10 include peer specialists who were formerly homeless vet11 erans, for handling housing issues in conjunction with the 

12 program under this subsection. 

13 ‘‘(2) Such specialists shall conduct outreach to land14 lords to encourage and facilitate participation in the sup15 portive housing program, mediate disputes between vet16 erans receiving assistance under such program and land17 lords, establish and maintain a list of dwelling units avail18 able for rental with assistance under such program, and 

19 carry out other appropriate activities. 

20 ‘‘(b) HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND RAPID RE21 HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall coordinate 

22 with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

23 to provide assistance to homeless veterans in accessing the 

24 Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program 

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1 posits for rental dwelling units, and advance payments of 

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

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

4 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

5 at the end of the items relating to subchapter III the fol6 lowing new item: 

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

7 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DE8 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROGRAM 

9 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR 

10 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-IN11 COME VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMANENT 

12 HOUSING. 

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

14 amended— 

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

16 following new subparagraphs: 

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

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

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

20 year.’’; and 

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

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

23 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)’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 258 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4810 

[Report No. 111–449] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make 

by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. homeless veterans under the laws administered certain improvements in the services provided for 

MARCH 22, 2010 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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