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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6672 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to 

provide grants to certain veteran service organizations affected by the 

COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2022 

Mr. GARBARINO (for himself, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. 

MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mr. MORELLE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 

a program to provide grants to certain veteran service 

organizations affected by the COVID–19 pandemic, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘VSO Support Act of 

5 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROGRAM TO 

2 PROVIDE GRANTS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS 

3 SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AFFECTED BY 

4 COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 

5 (a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Veterans 

6 Affairs shall carry out a program under which the Sec7 retary shall make grants to eligible organizations to offset 

8 costs relating to the COVID–19 pandemic incurred during 

9 the covered 2020 period. 

10 (b) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—To be eligible to re11 ceive a grant under the program, an organization shall be 

12 a veterans service organization that— 

13 (1) as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic, ex14 perienced a loss of 50 percent or greater gross rev15 enue during the covered 2020 period (compared to 

16 the gross revenue collected during the covered 2019 

17 period); and 

18 (2) submits to the Secretary an application in 

19 such form, at such time, and containing such infor20 mation as the Secretary determines appropriate, in21 cluding— 

22 (A) information demonstrating the loss 

23 specified in paragraph (1); and 

24 (B) a plan for the use of such grant. 

25 (c) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—A veterans service 

26 organization that receives a grant under this section may 


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1 only use the grant in accordance with the plan referred 

2 to in subsection (b)(2)(B) for the following expenses of 

3 the organization: 

4 (1) Rent. 

5 (2) Utilities. 

6 (3) Scheduled mortgage payments. 

7 (4) Scheduled debt payments. 

8 (5) Other ordinary and necessary business ex9 penses, including maintenance costs, administrative 

10 costs (including fees and licensing), State and local 

11 taxes and fees, operating leases, and insurance pay12 ments. 

13 (d) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—A grant made to a vet14 erans service organization under the program shall be in 

15 an amount equal to the aggregate cost of the activities 

16 specified in the plan referred to in subsection (b)(2)(B), 

17 except that any such grant may not exceed $50,000. 

18 (e) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pre20 scribe regulations to carry out the grant program. 

21 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) The term ‘‘covered 2019 period’’ means the 

23 period beginning on April 1, 2019, and ending on 

24 December 31, 2019. 


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1 (2) The term ‘‘covered 2020 period’’ means the 

2 period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on 

3 December 31, 2020. 

4 (3) The term ‘‘veterans service organization’’ 

5 means an organization that is chartered under part 

6 B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, and 

7 includes any local or area chapter, post, or other 

8 unit. 

9 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

10 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

11 $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

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