Title: Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2017
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2017
This bill extends through FY2018 authority for the following Department of Veterans Affairs programs:
The bill extends through December 31, 2018, authority for the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1759 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1759

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend authorities relating 
             to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 3, 2017

Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend authorities relating 
             to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Our Commitment to Ending 
Veteran Homelessness Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HOMELESS VETERANS.

    (a) Extension of Authority for Homeless Veterans Reintegration 
Programs.--Section 2021(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2018''.
    (b) Extension of Authority for Homeless Women Veterans and Homeless 
Veterans With Children Reintegration Program.--Section 2021A(f)(1) of 
such title is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2018''.
    (c) Extension of Authority To Provide Referral and Counseling 
Services for Certain Veterans at Risk of Homelessness.--Section 2023(d) 
of such title is amended by striking ``September 30, 2017'' and 
inserting ``September 30, 2018''.
    (d) Extension of Authority for Treatment and Rehabilitation 
Services for Seriously Mentally Ill and Homeless Veterans.--
            (1) General treatment.--Section 2031(b) of such title is 
        amended by striking ``September 30, 2017'' and inserting 
        ``September 30, 2018''.
            (2) Additional services at certain locations.--Section 
        2033(d) of such title is amended by striking ``September 30, 
        2017'' and inserting ``September 30, 2018''.
    (e) Extension of Authority To Provide Housing Assistance for 
Homeless Veterans.--Section 2041(c) of such title is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2017'' and inserting ``September 30, 2018''.
    (f) Extension of Authority To Provide Financial Assistance for 
Supportive Services for Very Low-Income Veteran Families in Permanent 
Housing.--Section 2044(e)(1)(E) of such title is amended by striking 
``2017'' and inserting ``2018''.
    (g) Extension of Authority for Grant Program for Homeless Veterans 
With Special Needs.--Section 2061(d)(1) of such title is amended by 
striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2018''.
    (h) Extension of Authority for the Advisory Committee on Homeless 
Veterans.--Section 2066(d) of such title is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2017'' and inserting ``December 31, 2018''.
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