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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3848 
To make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs relating to homelessness, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2023 
Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER (for herself and Mr. BOST) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To make certain improvements in the laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to homeless-
ness, 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 ‘‘Housing our Military 
Veterans Effectively Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘HOME Act of 
2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. PER DIEM PAYMENTS PROVIDED BY THE SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR SERV-
ICES FURNISHED TO HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2012 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) in clause (i)(II)(aa)(BB)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘115 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘133 percent’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, plus a per-
centage increase to such rate equal to 
the percentage determined under sec-
tion 3564(a) of this title’’ after ‘‘of 
that section’’; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘150’’ 
and inserting ‘‘140’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) Subject to clause (iv), the Secretary may waive 
the maximum rate for per diem payments under clause 
(i)(II)(aa)(BB) or (ii) and provide such payments at a rate 
that does not exceed 200 percent of the rate authorized 
for State homes for domiciliary care under subsection 
(a)(1)(A) of section 1741 of this title, as the Secretary 
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may increase from time to time under subsection (c) of 
that section, if the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) determines that the grant recipient or eligi-
ble entity furnishes services to homeless veterans 
in— 
‘‘(aa) a rural or highly rural area; 
‘‘(bb) an area with a high rate of suicide 
among veterans; or 
‘‘(cc) an area with a high rate of homeless-
ness among veterans; and 
‘‘(II) notifies Congress of the need for such 
waiver. 
‘‘(iv) The Secretary may not, pursuant to clause (iii), 
waive the maximum rate described in such clause for more 
than 10 percent of all grant recipients and eligible entities 
in a fiscal year.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary may not provide more than 
10,500 payments under this section in a fiscal year.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of the HOME Act of 2023, 
and not less frequently than twice each year thereafter, 
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the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives a report on the rate 
for per diem payments under this section that includes, 
for each Veterans Integrated Service Network of the De-
partment, the following data: 
‘‘(1) The average rate for such a payment. 
‘‘(2) A list of locations where the rate for such 
a payment is within 10 percent of the maximum rate 
for such a payment authorized under this section. 
‘‘(3) The average length of stay by a veteran 
participating in a program described in section 
2011(a) of this title.’’. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO 
CERTAIN LEASES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
WEST 
LOS 
ANGELES 
CAMPUS. 
Section 2 of West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 
(Public Law 114–226) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (h)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘that is not in compliance 
with such laws’’ both places it appears; 
(B) by striking ‘‘certifies’’ and inserting 
‘‘submits’’; and 
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(C) by striking ‘‘that all recommendations 
included in the audit report or evaluation have 
been implemented’’ and inserting ‘‘notice in 
writing of whether the Secretary concurred or 
did not concur with each recommendation in-
cluded in the audit report or evaluation and, in 
the case of any nonconcurrence, the reasons for 
such nonconcurrence’’; and 
(2) by adding the following new subsection: 
‘‘(n) 
CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding 
section 
1302 of title 40, United States Code, section 8122 of title 
38, United States Code, or any other provision of law, con-
sideration for a lease made pursuant to this Act may in-
clude consideration other than money.’’. 
SEC. 4. TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION FOR SECRETARY OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS TO USE OF CERTAIN 
FUNDS FOR IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY IN AS-
SISTANCE TO HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs may use amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry 
out section 2011, 2012, 2031, or 2061 of title 38, United 
States Code, to provide to a covered veteran, as the Sec-
retary determines necessary— 
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(1) assistance required for the safety and sur-
vival of the veteran (such as food, shelter, clothing, 
blankets, and hygiene items); 
(2) transportation required to support the sta-
bility and health of the veteran (such as transpor-
tation for appointments with service providers, the 
conduct of housing searches, and the obtainment of 
food and supplies); 
(3) communications equipment and services 
(such as tablets, smartphones, disposable phones, 
and related service plans) required to support the 
stability and health of the veteran (such as through 
the maintenance of contact with service providers, 
prospective landlords, and family members); and 
(4) such other assistance as the Secretary de-
termines necessary. 
(b) HOMELESS VETERANS ON DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may collabo-
rate, to the extent practicable, with one or more or-
ganizations to manage the use of land of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for homeless veterans for 
living and sleeping. 
(2) FORMS OF COLLABORATION.—Collaboration 
under paragraph (1) may include the provision by ei-
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ther the Secretary or the head of the organization 
concerned of food services and security for property, 
buildings, and other facilities owned or controlled by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report that includes, with re-
spect to the period covered by such report— 
(1) a statement, disaggregated by each medical 
center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, of the 
amount of funds under this section— 
(A) each such medical center requested 
from the Secretary; and 
(B) to which the Secretary provided each 
such medical center; 
(2) data, disaggregated by each such medical 
center, relating to how each such medical center 
used amounts provided by the Secretary under this 
section; 
(3) the number of covered veterans to which the 
Secretary provided assistance under this section; 
(4) the total amount of assistance the Secretary 
provided to covered veterans pursuant to subsection 
(a)(3) for communications equipment, broken down 
by the type of equipment provided; 
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(5) the total amount of assistance the Secretary 
provided covered veterans pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2) for ridesharing; 
(6) the number of covered veterans who re-
ceived such assistance; and 
(7) a description, for each rideshare used by a 
covered veteran with such assistance, of the reasons 
such covered veteran used such rideshare. 
(d) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall 
terminate on September 30, 2024. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
veteran’’ means— 
(1) a homeless veteran; and 
(2) a veteran participating in the program car-
ried out under section 8(o)(19) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)). 
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