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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2735 

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

the comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 4, 2009 

Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself and Mr. NYE) 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 to the comprehensive service programs for 

homeless veterans. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. AVAILABILITY OF GRANT FUNDS TO SERVICE 

4 CENTERS FOR PERSONNEL. 

5 Section 2011 of title 38, United States Code, is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new sub7 section: 

8 ‘‘(i) AVAILABILITY OF GRANT FUNDS FOR SERVICE

9 CENTER PERSONNEL.—A grant under this section for a 

10 service center for homeless veterans may be used to proVerDate Nov 24 2008 02:46 Jun 06, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2735.IH H2735

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1 vide funding for staff, as necessary, in order for the center 

2 to meet the service availability requirements of subsection 

3 (g)(1).’’. 

4 SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF PAYMENTS FOR PROVIDING 

5 SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS. 

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

7 title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘per diem’’ and wherever it ap9 pears; 

10 (2) in subsection (a)(2)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

13 and inserting ‘‘annual cost of furnishing 

14 services’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking the second sentence; 

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

18 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall annually increase the rate 

19 of payment under subparagraph (A) to reflect anticipated 

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

21 account the cost of providing services in a particular geo22 graphic area. The Secretary may set a maximum amount 

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

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

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


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1 through the period at the end and inserting 

2 ‘‘the cost of services provided to the grant re3 cipient as the Secretary may require to assist 

4 the Secretary in making the determination 

5 under subparagraph (A)’’; 

6 (D) by striking subparagraph (D) and in7 serting the following new subparagraph (D): 

8 ‘‘(D) In making the determination under subpara9 graph (A), the Secretary may consider the availability of 

10 other sources of income, including payments to the grant 

11 recipient or eligible entity for furnishing services to home12 less veterans under programs other than under this sub13 chapter, payments or grants from other departments or 

14 agencies of the United States, from departments or agen15 cies of State or local governments, or from private entities 

16 or organizations.’’; and 

17 (E) by striking paragraph (3) and insert18 ing the following new paragraph (3): 

19 ‘‘(3) Payments under this subsection to a grant re20 cipient or eligible entity may be used to match, or in com21 bination with, other payments or grants for which the re22 cipient or entity is eligible.’’; and 

23 (3) in subsection (c)— 

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


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1 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

2 paragraph (2). 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

4 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The section heading 

5 for such section is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘§ 2012. Payments for furnishing services to homeless 

7 veterans’’. 

8 (2) SUBSECTION HEADING.—The heading for 

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

10 ‘‘PER DIEM’’. 

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

12 at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is 

13 amended by striking the item relating to section 

14 2012 and inserting the following new item: 

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

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