I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2699 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal authority for adjustments 
to per diem payments to homeless veterans service centers for receipt 
of other sources of income, to extend authorities for certain programs 
to benefit homeless veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2007 
Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. WALZ of Min-
nesota, and Mr. ARCURI) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal authority 
for adjustments to per diem payments to homeless vet-
erans service centers for receipt of other sources of in-
come, to extend authorities for certain programs to ben-
efit homeless veterans, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO 
PER DIEM PAYMENTS TO HOMELESS VET-
ERANS SERVICE CENTERS FOR RECEIPT OF 
OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME. 
Section 2012(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
(D); and 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The rate’’ and inserting 
‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
rate’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘adjusted by the Secretary 
under subparagraph (B)’’; and 
(C) by designating the second sentence as 
subparagraph (B) and indenting the margin of 
such subparagraph, as so designated, two ems 
from the left margin. 
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON PREVENTING VET-
ERANS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS FROM BE-
COMING HOMELESS. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall carry out (subject to the availability 
of appropriations) a demonstration program for the pur-
pose of—
(1) identifying members of the Armed Forces 
on active duty who are at risk of becoming homeless 
after they are discharged or released from active 
duty; and 
(2) providing referral, counseling, and sup-
portive services, as appropriate, to help prevent such 
members, upon becoming veterans, from becoming 
homeless. 
(b) PROGRAM
LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
carry out the demonstration program in at least three lo-
cations. 
(c) IDENTIFICATION CRITERIA.—In developing and 
implementing the criteria to identify members of the 
Armed Forces, who upon becoming veterans, are at-risk 
of becoming homeless, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall consult with the Secretary of Defense and such other 
officials and experts as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(d) CONTRACTS.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may enter into contracts to provide the referral, coun-
seling, and supportive services required under the dem-
onstration program with entities or organizations that 
meet such requirements as the Secretary may establish. 
(e) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary under 
subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2011.
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for the pur-
pose of carrying out the provisions of this section. 
SEC. 3. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR 
PROGRAM OF REFERRAL AND COUNSELING 
SERVICES 
FOR 
AT-RISK 
VETERANS 
TRANSITIONING 
FROM 
CERTAIN 
INSTITU-
TIONS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 
2023 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘a demonstration program for the purpose of deter-
mining the costs and benefits of providing’’ and inserting 
‘‘a program of’’. 
(b) SCOPE OF PROGRAM.—Subsection (b) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘DEMONSTRATION’’ in the sub-
section heading; 
(2) by striking ‘‘demonstration’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘in at least six locations’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in at least 12 locations’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (d) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘shall cease’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘shall cease on September 30, 
2011.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘demonstration’’. 
(2) The heading of such section is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2023. Referral and counseling services: veterans at 
risk 
of 
homelessness 
who 
are 
transitioning from certain institutions’’. 
(3) Section 2022(f)(2)(C) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘demonstration’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 2023 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘2023. Referral and counseling services: veterans at risk of homelessness who 
are transitioning from certain institutions.’’. 
SEC. 4. AVAILABILITY OF GRANT FUNDS TO SERVICE CEN-
TERS FOR PERSONNEL. 
Section 2011 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i) AVAILABILITY OF GRANT FUNDS FOR SERVICE 
CENTER PERSONNEL.—A grant under this section for a 
service center for homeless veterans may be used to pro-
vide funding for staff as necessary in order for the center 
to meet the service availability requirements of subsection 
(g)(1).’’.
SEC. 5. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR DOMICILIARY SERV-
ICES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS AND EN-
HANCEMENT OF CAPACITY OF DOMICILIARY 
CARE PROGRAMS FOR FEMALE VETERANS. 
Subsection (b) of section 2043 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) ENHANCEMENT OF CAPACITY OF DOMICILIARY 
CARE PROGRAMS FOR FEMALE VETERANS.—The Sec-
retary shall take appropriate actions to ensure that the 
domiciliary care programs of the Department are ade-
quate, with respect to capacity and with respect to safety, 
to meet the needs of veterans who are women.’’. 
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