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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6307 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a pilot program to 
build tiny homes for homeless veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2021 
Mr. KILMER (for himself and Ms. MACE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a pilot 
program to build tiny homes for 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tiny Homes for Home-
less Veterans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON TINY HOMES FOR HOMELESS 
VETERANS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) In 2009, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
announced a plan to end veteran homelessness by 
the end of fiscal year 2015. 
(2) While the Department of Veterans Affairs 
did not reach such goal, the Department continues 
to focus on reducing the number of veterans experi-
encing homelessness. 
(3) As of January 2020, the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development estimated there to 
be 37,252 homeless veterans. 
(4) At the start of January 2020, 21 out of 
every 10,000 veterans in the United States were ex-
periencing homelessness. 
(5) Veterans constitute about six percent of the 
population of the United States but eight percent of 
the country’s homeless population. 
(6) The leading causes of homelessness among 
veterans are post-traumatic stress disorder, social 
isolation, unemployment, and substance abuse. 
(7) Individual transitional housing units im-
prove personal safety for veterans and reduce risks 
associated with close quarters living in a shelter. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subchapter VII of chap-
ter 20 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2068. Pilot program on tiny homes for homeless 
veterans. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a pilot program (in this section referred to as the ‘Pro-
gram’) to make grants to facilitate the creation of five vil-
lages of tiny homes— 
‘‘(1) across the United States with associated 
supportive services to allow veterans to build and 
live in the homes, maintain social connections with 
each other, learn skills, and receive critical coun-
seling; and 
‘‘(2) to build the homes such that the homes 
are energy efficient with low carbon footprints. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—(1) The Secretary may 
award a grant under the Program to any entity eligible 
for grants and per diem payments under sections 2011 
and 2012 of this title, including— 
‘‘(A) a non-profit organization described in sec-
tion 501(c)(3) or section 501(c)(19) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986; and 
‘‘(B) a State or local government. 
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‘‘(2) To be eligible for a grant under the Program, 
an entity specified in paragraph (1) shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and 
containing such information as the Secretary determines 
appropriate, including the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the long-term goals and 
objectives for the proposed project. 
‘‘(B) A description of the village that the entity 
intends to build under the grant. 
‘‘(C) A list of all supportive services that the 
entity intends to provide under the grant. 
‘‘(D) The number of veterans that the village 
will be capable of housing at any given time. 
‘‘(E) A description of factors that an entity will 
use to screen veterans who will build and reside in 
the housing. 
‘‘(F) A description of how the entity will evalu-
ate the performance of such entity under the grant. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE USES.—A recipient of a grant award-
ed under the Program shall use grant funds for the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Construction of the village. 
‘‘(2) Supportive job skills services, including— 
‘‘(A) reading and comprehending blue-
prints; 
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‘‘(B) preparing foundation, framing, and 
exterior siding; 
‘‘(C) learning general tiny home design 
concepts; 
‘‘(D) installing finish woods, windows, 
doors, trim, baseboards, and stairs; 
‘‘(E) creating custom multifunctional fur-
niture specifically designed for tiny home living; 
and 
‘‘(F) cooking skills. 
‘‘(3) Supportive counseling services, located in 
the village or in the local community with transpor-
tation to the community provided to the veterans, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) case management services (pursuant 
to section 2022 of this title); 
‘‘(B) financial management; 
‘‘(C) counseling for addiction issues; 
‘‘(D) educational opportunities; 
‘‘(E) anger management; and 
‘‘(F) career and employment resources. 
‘‘(4) Any other use the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
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‘‘(d) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall publish a Notice 
of Funding Opportunity on the internet website 
Grants.gov, or such successor website, for the Program. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under the Pro-
gram, the Secretary shall give priority to an entity speci-
fied in subsection (c) that proposes to carry out the project 
facilitated with grant funds to create LEED-certified 
units. 
‘‘(f) REPORTING.—(1) During each year beginning in 
the second year after being awarded a grant, each grantee 
shall submit to the Department a report on the activities 
of the grantee under the Program during the calendar 
year preceding the report, including the following: 
‘‘(A) The degree to which the grantee made 
progress toward meeting the long-term goals and ob-
jectives described in the application of the grantee 
and the performance by the grantee of the covered 
benchmarks described in the application. 
‘‘(B) The demographic data of veterans partici-
pating in the Program. 
‘‘(C) The details regarding the progress of such 
veterans toward achieving the ability to maintain 
housing and live independently, increasing skill levels 
and income, and obtaining greater self-determina-
tion. 
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‘‘(D) Any other matter the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
‘‘(2) During the fourth year of the Program, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
and Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report comparing the outcomes of grantees 
under the Program to the outcomes of grantees under 
other grant and per diem payment programs that do not 
contain individual homes and a community center with 
supportive services, including the following: 
‘‘(A) The average amount of time a veteran 
stayed in a tiny home. 
‘‘(B) The percentage of veterans who exit the 
village to permanent housing. 
‘‘(C) The percentage of veterans who exit the 
village with competitive employment. 
‘‘(D) The percentage of veterans who have a 
negative exit from the village. 
‘‘(E) Any other matter the Secretary deter-
minates appropriate. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
for grant and per diem payments for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2027, $10,000,000 may be used to carry 
out the program. 
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‘‘(h) SUNSET.—The Secretary may not award a grant 
under the Program after the day that is six years after 
the date of the enactment of the Tiny Homes for Homeless 
Veterans Act. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘community center’ means a 
building of approximately 2,000 square feet where 
the veterans can gather for socialization and to re-
ceive supportive services. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘cross-laminated timber’ means a 
thermally modified wood product that is mildew-, 
rot-, and bug-resistant. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘negative exit’, with respect to a 
veteran participating in the Program, means an in-
stance under which a veteran leaves the Program be-
cause such veteran violated the rules of the Program 
(excluding exits because of threatened or actual vio-
lence to self or others), failed to comply with the re-
quirements of the Program, or left the Program 
without consulting staff. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘State’ means each State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, each com-
monwealth, territory or possession of the United 
States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
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