‘‘§ 2067. Grant program for homelessness prevention 
‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations provided for such purpose, the Secretary 
shall carry out a program under which the Secretary shall 
make grants to public entities and private nonprofit orga-
nizations to provide assistance for covered veterans in ac-
cordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE PROVIDED.—The recipient of a 
grant under this section shall use the grant to— 
‘‘(1) make payments to an eligible veteran’s 
landlord, mortgage company, or utility company for 
amounts of rent or mortgage that are in arrears, se-
curity deposits for rental properties, or utility bills 
or arrears; and 
‘‘(2) ensure that at the onset of providing as-
sistance for a veteran under paragraph (1), the vet-
eran is in receipt of supportive services to further 
prevent homelessness, which may include job train-
ing, mental health and substance abuse treatment, 
and other services identified by the Secretary to ad-
dress the barriers that compromise the veteran’s 
self-sufficiency and well-being. This would help link 
the veterans to appropriate services within the VA, 
as well as other federal resources that are available 
through DOL and HUD. 
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‘‘(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible 
to receive a grant under this section, a public entity or 
private nonprofit organization shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application containing such information and as-
surances as the Secretary may require. Such application 
shall demonstrate that the entity or organization is capa-
ble of providing the assistance described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) DURATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The recipient of a 
grant under this section may not provide assistance under 
subsection (b) to any veteran for a duration of longer than 
three months. 
‘‘(e) COVERED VETERANS.—For the purposes of this 
section, the term ‘covered veteran’ means a veteran who 
is at risk of becoming homeless (as that term is defined 
in section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a))), as determined by the 
Secretary, and who— 
‘‘(1) is in imminent danger of eviction or fore-
closure; 
‘‘(2) demonstrates a compromised ability to 
make rental or mortgage payments based on income; 
and 
‘‘(3) meets such eligibility criteria as is estab-
lished by the recipient of a grant under this section. 
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‘‘(f) RECOVERY OF UNUSED GRANT FUNDS.—(1) If 
a grant recipient under this section does not provide as-
sistance in accordance with this section or ceases to pro-
vide the assistance for which the grant was made, the 
United States shall be entitled to recover from such recipi-
ent the total of all unused grant amounts made under this 
section to such recipient. 
‘‘(2) Any amount recovered by the United States 
under paragraph (1) may be obligated by the Secretary 
without fiscal year limitation to carry out provisions of 
this subchapter. 
‘‘(3) An amount may not be recovered under para-
graph (1) as an unused grant amount before the end of 
the three-year period beginning on the date on which the 
grant is made. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013 to carry out this 
section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2066 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2067. Grant program for homelessness prevention.’’. 
Æ 
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