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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Dependable Employment and Living Improvements for 
Veterans Economic Recovery Act’’ or the ‘‘DELIVER 
Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS 
Sec. 101. Flexibility for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in caring for home-
less veterans during a covered public health emergency. 
Sec. 102. Expansion of eligibility for HUD–VASH. 
Sec. 103. Legal services for homeless veterans and veterans at risk for home-
lessness. 
Sec. 104. Gap analysis of Department of Veterans Affairs Programs that pro-
vide assistance to women veterans who are homeless. 
Sec. 105. Improvements to grants and agreements between the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs and entities that provide services to homeless 
veterans. 
Sec. 106. Repeal of sunset on authority to carry out program of referral and 
counseling services for veterans at risk for homelessness who 
are transitioning from certain institutions. 
Sec. 107. Coordination of case management services for veterans receiving 
housing vouchers under Tribal HUD-VASH program. 
Sec. 108. Contracting for HUD-VASH case managers. 
Sec. 109. Report on HUD-VASH staffing, training, and data systems. 
TITLE II—RETRAINING ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS 
Sec. 201. COVID–19 Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program. 
Sec. 202. Access for the Secretaries of Labor and Veterans Affairs to the Fed-
eral directory of new hires. 
Sec. 203. Expansion of eligible class of providers of high technology programs 
of education for veterans. 
Sec. 204. Pilot program for off-base transition training for veterans and 
spouses. 
Sec. 205. Grants for provision of transition assistance to members of the 
Armed Forces after separation, retirement, or discharge. 
Sec. 206. One-year independent assessment of the effectiveness of Transition 
Assistance Program. 
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Sec. 207. Longitudinal study on changes to TAP. 
Sec. 208. Department of Veterans Affairs loan fees. 
TITLE I—ASSISTANCE FOR 
HOMELESS VETERANS 
SEC. 101. FLEXIBILITY FOR THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS IN CARING FOR HOMELESS VET-
ERANS DURING A COVERED PUBLIC HEALTH 
EMERGENCY. 
(a) GENERAL SUPPORT.— 
(1) USE OF FUNDS.—During a covered public 
health emergency, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may use amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
carry out sections 2011, 2012, 2031, and 2061 of 
title 38, United States Code, to provide to homeless 
veterans and veterans participating in the program 
carried out under section 8(o)(19) of the United 
States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(19)) (commonly referred to as ‘‘HUD– 
VASH’’), as the Secretary determines is needed, the 
following: 
(A) Assistance required for safety and sur-
vival (such as food, shelter, clothing, blankets, 
and hygiene items). 
(B) Transportation required to support 
stability and health (such as for appointments 
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with service providers, conducting housing 
searches, and obtaining food and supplies). 
(C) Communications equipment and serv-
ices (such as tablets, smartphones, disposable 
phones, and related service plans) required to 
support stability and health (such as maintain-
ing contact with service providers, prospective 
landlords, and family). 
(D) Such other assistance as the Secretary 
determines is needed. 
(2) HOMELESS VETERANS ON LAND OF THE 
DEPARTMENT.— 
(A) COLLABORATION.—During a covered 
public health emergency, to the extent possible, 
the Secretary may collaborate with one or more 
organizations to manage use of land of the De-
partment for homeless veterans for living and 
sleeping. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—Collaboration under sub-
paragraph (A) may include the provision by ei-
ther the Secretary or the organization of food 
services and security for property, buildings, 
and other facilities owned or controlled by the 
Department. 
(b) GRANT AND PER DIEM PROGRAM.— 
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(1) LIMITS
ON
RATES
FOR
PER
DIEM
PAY-
MENTS.—Section 20013(b) of the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 
116–136) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), as so redesignated, by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ be-
fore ‘‘In the case’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) If the Secretary waives any limit on grant 
amounts or rates for per diem payments under paragraph 
(1), notwithstanding section 2012(a)(2)(B) of such title, 
the maximum rate for per diem payments described in 
paragraph (1)(B) shall be three times the rate authorized 
for State homes for domiciliary care under section 1741 
of such title.’’. 
(2) USE OF PER DIEM PAYMENTS.—During a 
covered public health emergency, a recipient of a 
grant or an eligible entity under the grant and per 
diem program of the Department (in this subsection 
referred to as the ‘‘program’’) may use per diem 
payments under sections 2012 and 2061 of title 38, 
United States Code, to provide assistance required 
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for safety and survival (such as food, shelter, cloth-
ing, blankets, and hygiene items) for— 
(A) homeless veterans; and 
(B) formerly homeless veterans residing in 
a facility operated wholly or in part by such a 
recipient or eligible entity receiving per diem 
payments under section 2012 of such title. 
(3) ADDITIONAL TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—During a covered pub-
lic health emergency, under the program, the 
Secretary may provide amounts for additional 
transitional housing beds to facilitate access to 
housing and services provided to homeless vet-
erans. 
(B) NOTICE; COMPETITION; PERIOD
OF 
PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary may provide 
amounts under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) without notice or competition; and 
(ii) for a period of performance deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(4) INSPECTIONS AND LIFE SAFETY CODE RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—During a covered pub-
lic health emergency, the Secretary may waive 
any requirement under subsection (b) or (c) of 
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