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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2061 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 9, 2019 

Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. YOUNG, and Mr. MURPHY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

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. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veteran Housing Op3 portunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 

4 2019’’. 

5 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HUD–VASH. 

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

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

8 1437f(o)(19)) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing new subparagraph: 

10 ‘‘(D) VETERAN DEFINED.—In this para11 graph, the term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given 

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

13 States Code.’’. 

14 (b) VHA CASE MANAGERS.—Subsection (b) of sec15 tion 2003 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 

17 and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

19 paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(2) In the case of vouchers provided under the 

21 HUD–VASH program under section 8(o)(19) of such Act, 

22 for purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘veteran’ shall 

23 have the meaning given such term in section 2002(b) of 

24 this title.’’. 

25 (c) ANNUAL REPORTS ON HOMELESSNESS SERVICES

26 PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 

2 once each year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

3 shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

4 of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Af5 fairs of the House of Representatives a report on the 

6 homelessness services provided under programs of 

7 the Department of Veterans Affairs, including serv8 ices under HUD–VASH program under section 

9 8(o)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

10 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)). 

11 (2) INCLUDED INFORMATION.—Each such an12 nual report shall include, with respect to the year 

13 preceding the submittal of the report, a statement of 

14 the number of eligible individuals who were fur15 nished such homelessness services and the number of 

16 individuals furnished such services under each such 

17 program, disaggregated by the number of men who 

18 received such services and the number of women 

19 who received such services, and such other informa20 tion as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

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