I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4810 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 
the services provided for homeless veterans under the laws administered 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2010 
Mr. FILNER (for himself, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. BROWN of 
South Carolina, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. 
HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. HALL of New York, Mrs. HALVORSON, Mr. 
PERRIELLO, Mr. TEAGUE, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. WALZ, 
and Mr. ADLER of New Jersey) 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 in the services provided for homeless vet-
erans under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘End Veteran Home-
lessness Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE APPRO-
PRIATED 
FOR 
COMPREHENSIVE 
SERVICE 
PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2013 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2010’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$150,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$200,000,000’’. 
SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENT OF PAYMENTS FOR PROVIDING 
SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) IMPROVEMENT OF PAYMENTS.—Section 2012 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘per diem’’ wherever it appears; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘daily cost of care’’ 
and inserting ‘‘annual cost of furnishing 
services’’; and 
(ii) by striking the second sentence; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall annually adjust the rate of 
payment under subparagraph (A) to reflect anticipated 
changes in the cost of furnishing services and to take into 
account the cost of providing services in a particular geo-
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graphic area. The Secretary may set a maximum amount 
payable to a grant recipient under this section.’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘other sources of income’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘the cost of services provided by the grant re-
cipient as the Secretary may require to assist 
the Secretary in making the determination 
under subparagraph (A)’’; 
(D) by striking subparagraph (D) and in-
serting the following new subparagraph (D): 
‘‘(D) In making the determination under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary may consider the availability of 
other sources of income, including payments to the grant 
recipient or eligible entity for furnishing services to home-
less veterans under programs other than under this sub-
chapter, payments or grants from other departments or 
agencies of the United States, from departments or agen-
cies of State or local governments, or from private entities 
or organizations.’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) The Secretary shall authorize payments under 
this subsection to each grant recipient on an annual basis 
but shall make a payment to each grant recipient for each 
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calendar quarter in an amount equal to a portion of the 
annual amount authorized for such recipient. Upon the ex-
piration of a calendar quarter, each grant recipient shall 
provide to the Secretary a statement of the amount spent 
by the recipient during that calendar quarter, and if the 
amount spent is less than the amount provided for that 
calendar quarter, repay to the Secretary the balance. If 
the amount spent by a grant recipient for such purpose 
for a calendar quarter exceeds the amount provided to the 
recipient for that quarter, the Secretary shall make an ad-
ditional payment to the recipient in an amount equal to 
the amount by which the amount so spent exceeded the 
amount so provided, as long as the total amount provided 
to such recipient in a calendar year does not exceed the 
amount of the annual payment for that recipient.’’; 
(3) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3) 
and inserting the following new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) Payments under this subsection to a grant re-
cipient or eligible entity may be used to match, or in com-
bination with, other payments or grants for which the re-
cipient or entity is eligible.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2). 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The section heading 
for such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2012. Payments for furnishing services to homeless 
veterans’’. 
(2) SUBSECTION
HEADING.—The heading for 
subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘PER DIEM’’. 
(3) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
2012 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘2012. Payments for furnishing services to homeless veterans.’’. 
SEC. 4. SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM OUTREACH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 20 of title 38, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end of 
subchapter III the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2024. Supported housing program outreach 
‘‘(a) LANDLORD OUTREACH.—(1) The Secretary 
shall ensure that each medical center of the Department 
that provides treatment and services under the supported 
housing program under section 8(o)(19) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) em-
ploys or provides (through coordination with a public 
housing agency, homeless service provider, or other appro-
priate organization) one or more specialists, which may 
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include peer specialists who were formerly homeless vet-
erans, for handling housing issues in conjunction with the 
program under this subsection. 
‘‘(2) Such specialists shall conduct outreach to land-
lords to encourage and facilitate participation in the sup-
portive housing program, mediate disputes between vet-
erans receiving assistance under such program and land-
lords, establish and maintain a list of dwelling units avail-
able for rental with assistance under such program, and 
carry out other appropriate activities. 
‘‘(b) HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND RAPID RE- 
HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to provide assistance to homeless veterans in accessing the 
Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program 
administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment for assistance for basic essentials, security de-
posits for rental dwelling units, and advance payments of 
the first month’s rent for such units.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end of the items relating to subchapter III the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘2024. Supported housing program outreach.’’. 
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SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROGRAM 
TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-IN-
COME VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMANENT 
HOUSING. 
Section 2044(e) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
‘‘(E) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2013. 
‘‘(F) $100,000,000 for each subsequent fiscal 
year.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘each of the 
fiscal year 2009 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 6. PROMOTION OF AWARENESS OF DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS PROGRAMS TO ASSIST 
HOMELESS VETERANS AMONG HOMELESS 
WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VET-
ERANS WITH CHILDREN. 
Section 532 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘homeless veterans’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(with a special emphasis on promoting awareness 
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of such assistance among homeless women veterans and 
homeless veterans with children)’’. 
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