I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2559 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 
the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating 
to homeless veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2011 
Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. RICH-
ARDSON, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. REYES, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 
ENGEL, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, and 
Mr. ROONEY) 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 laws administered by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs relating to 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, 
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TITLE I—HOMELESS VETERANS 
MATTERS 
SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Homeless He-
roes Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 102. ENHANCEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) ENHANCEMENT OF GRANTS.—Section 2011 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘expan-
sion, remodeling, or alteration of existing facilities, 
or acquisition of facilities,’’ and inserting ‘‘new con-
struction of facilities, expansion, remodeling, or al-
teration of existing facilities, or acquisition of facili-
ties’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘A 
grant’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) A grant’’; 
(B) in the second sentence of paragraph 
(1), as designated by subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘The amount’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) The amount’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary may not deny an appli-
cation from an entity that seeks a grant under this 
section to carry out a project described in subsection 
(b)(1)(A) solely on the basis that the entity proposes 
to use funding from other private or public sources, 
if the entity demonstrates that a private nonprofit 
organization will provide oversight and site control 
for the project. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘private 
nonprofit organization’ means the following: 
‘‘(i) An incorporated private institu-
tion, organization, or foundation— 
‘‘(I) that has received, or has 
temporary clearance to receive, tax-ex-
empt status under paragraph (2), (3), 
or (19) of section 501(c) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986; 
‘‘(II) for which no part of the net 
earnings of the institution, organiza-
tion, or foundation inures to the ben-
efit of any member, founder, or con-
tributor of the institution, organiza-
tion, or foundation; and 
‘‘(III) that the Secretary deter-
mines is financially responsible. 
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‘‘(ii) A for-profit limited partnership 
or limited liability company, the sole gen-
eral partner or manager of which is an or-
ganization that is described by subclauses 
(I) through (III) of clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) A corporation wholly owned and 
controlled by an organization that is de-
scribed by subclauses (I) through (III) of 
clause (i).’’. 
(b) GRANT AND PER DIEM PAYMENTS.— 
(1) STUDY AND DEVELOPMENT OF FISCAL CON-
TROLS AND PAYMENT METHOD.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— 
(A) complete a study of all matters relat-
ing to the method used by the Secretary to 
make per diem payments under section 2012(a) 
of title 38, United States Code; and 
(B) develop an improved method for ade-
quately reimbursing recipients of grants under 
section 2011 of such title for services furnished 
to homeless veterans. 
(2) CONSIDERATION.—In developing the meth-
od required by paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may 
consider payments and grants received by recipients 
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of grants described in such paragraph from other 
departments and agencies of Federal and local gov-
ernments and from private entities. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on— 
(A) the findings of the Secretary with re-
spect to the study required by subparagraph 
(A) of paragraph (1); 
(B) the method developed under subpara-
graph (B) of such paragraph; and 
(C) any recommendations of the Secretary 
for revising the method described in subpara-
graph (A) of such paragraph and any legislative 
action the Secretary considers necessary to im-
plement such method. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
2013 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘subchapter’’ 
and all that follows through the period and inserting the 
following: ‘‘subchapter amounts as follows: 
‘‘(1) $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2009. 
‘‘(2) $175,100,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
‘‘(3) $217,700,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
‘‘(4) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
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‘‘(5) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and 
each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
SEC. 103. MODIFICATION OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOME-
LESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 
(a) INCLUSION OF ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR COM-
PREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAM GRANTS AND PER DIEM 
PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS.— 
Subsection (a) of section 2061 of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘to grant and per diem pro-
viders’’ and inserting ‘‘to entities eligible for grants 
and per diem payments under sections 2011 and 
2012 of this title’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘by those facilities and pro-
viders’’ and inserting ‘‘by those facilities and enti-
ties’’. 
(b) INCLUSION
OF MALE HOMELESS VETERANS 
WITH MINOR DEPENDENTS.—Subsection (b) of such sec-
tion is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, including 
women who have care of minor dependents’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(5) individuals who have care of minor de-
pendents.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF PROVISION OF SERVICES TO 
DEPENDENTS.—Such section is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) PROVISION OF SERVICES TO DEPENDENTS.—A 
recipient of a grant under subsection (a) may use amounts 
under the grant to provide services directly to a dependent 
of a homeless veteran with special needs who is under the 
care of such homeless veteran while such homeless veteran 
receives services from the grant recipient under this sec-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 104. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR PROVISION 
OF TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION TO 
CERTAIN VETERANS TO INCLUDE PROVISION 
OF TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION TO 
HOMELESS VETERANS WHO ARE NOT SERI-
OUSLY MENTALLY ILL. 
Section 2031(a) of such title is amended in the mat-
ter before paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘, including’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and to’’. 
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SEC. 105. PLAN TO END VETERAN HOMELESSNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall submit to Congress a comprehensive 
plan to end homelessness among veterans. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of programs of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs and other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government that are de-
signed to prevent homelessness among veterans and 
assist veterans who are homeless. 
(2) An evaluation of whether and how coordina-
tion between the programs described in paragraph 
(1) would contribute to ending homelessness among 
veterans. 
(3) Recommendations for improving the pro-
grams described in paragraph (1), enhancing coordi-
nation between such programs, or eliminating pro-
grams that are no longer effective. 
(4) Recommendations for new programs to pre-
vent and end homelessness among veterans, includ-
ing an estimate of the cost of such programs. 
(5) A timeline for implementing the plan, in-
cluding milestones to track the implementation of 
the plan. 
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(6) Benchmarks to measure the effectiveness of 
the plan and the efforts of the Secretary to imple-
ment the plan. 
(7) Such other matters as the Secretary con-
siders necessary. 
(c) CONSIDERATION
OF VETERANS LOCATED
IN 
RURAL
AREAS.—The analysis, evaluation, and rec-
ommendations included in the report required by sub-
section (a) shall include consideration of the circumstances 
and requirements that are unique to veterans located in 
rural areas. 
SEC. 106. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES RELATING 
TO HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) HEALTH CARE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.— 
Section 2031(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2012’’. 
(b) CENTERS FOR PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE 
SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS.—Section 2033(d) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
(c) PROPERTY TRANSFERS FOR HOUSING ASSIST-
ANCE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.—Section 2041(c) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
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(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON HOMELESS VET-
ERANS.—Section 2066(d) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
30, 2013’’. 
SEC. 107. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 2021(e)(1) of such title is amended adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.’’. 
SEC. 108. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FI-
NANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
SUPPORTIVE 
SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN 
FAMILIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2044(e) of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of 
such subsection is further amended by striking ‘‘carry out 
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subsection (a), (b), and (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘carry out sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c)’’. 
SEC. 109. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS 
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 
Section 2061(c)(1) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’. 
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