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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5470 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve grants awarded by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for comprehensive service programs to 
serve homeless veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 
Ms. STRICKLAND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve grants 
awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for com-
prehensive service programs to serve homeless veterans. 
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 ‘‘Housing Opportunities 
to Mitigate Expenses for Services for our Veterans Act 
of 2021’’ or the ‘‘HOMES for our Veterans Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENTS OF GRANTS AWARDED BY THE SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR COM-
PREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS TO SERVE 
HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2011(c) of title 38, 
United States Codes, is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2). 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any 
grant awarded under section 2011 of title 38, 
United States Code, on or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(3) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF GRANT.— 
On or after the date that is five years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs may determine the maximum amount 
of a grant under section 2011 of title 38, United 
States Code, which shall be not less than 70 percent 
of the estimated cost of the project concerned. 
(4) SUNSET.—Section 4201(b)(2) of the John-
ny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health 
Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public 
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Law 116–315; 134 Stat. 5009; 38 U.S.C. 2011 
note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Subsection (c)(2)’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (c)(2)’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) SUNSET.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
cease to be effective on the date of the enact-
ment of the HOMES for our Veterans Act of 
2021.’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF PROPERTY DISPOSITION RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A recipient of a grant 
awarded under section 2011 of title 38, United 
States Code, on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act for a project described in subsection 
(b)(1) of such section shall not be subject to any 
property disposition requirements relating to the 
grant under subsection (c) or (f) of section 61.67 of 
title 38, Code of Federal Regulations, section 
200.311(c) of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or successor regulations. 
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(2) SUNSET.—Section 4201(b)(6) of the John-
ny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health 
Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public 
Law 116–315; 134 Stat. 5010; 38 U.S.C. 2011 
note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘During’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) SUNSET.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
cease to be effective on the date of the enact-
ment of the HOMES for our Veterans Act of 
2021.’’. 
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