Title: Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2017
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2017
This bill extends through FY2022 the Department of Labor's: (1) homeless veterans reintegration programs, and (2) homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration grant program.
Currently, the homeless veterans reintegration programs provide job training, counseling, and placement services to expedite the reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force. The bill expands eligibility for the programs to include: (1) veterans participating in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Supportive Housing Program, (2) Native American veterans receiving assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996, (3) veterans who are transitioning from being incarcerated, and (4) veterans participating in the VA's Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1473 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1473

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a five-year 
   extension to the homeless veterans reintegration programs and to 
  provide clarification regarding eligibility for services under such 
                               programs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 29, 2017

Mr. Boozman (for himself and Mr. Tester) 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 provide for a five-year 
   extension to the homeless veterans reintegration programs and to 
  provide clarification regarding eligibility for services under such 
                               programs.

    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 ``Homeless Veterans' Reintegration 
Programs Reauthorization Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOMELESS 
              VETERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Five-Year Extension of Homeless Veterans Reintegration 
Programs.--Section 2021(e)(F) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2022''.
    (b) Five-Year Extension of Homeless Women Veterans and Homeless 
Veterans With Children Reintegration Grant Program.--Section 
2021A(f)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting 
``2022''.
    (c) Clarification of Eligibility for Services Under Homeless 
Veterans Reintegration Programs.--Section 2021(a) of such title is 
amended by striking ``reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor 
force.'' and inserting the following: ``reintegration into the labor 
force of--
            ``(1) homeless veterans;
            ``(2) veterans participating in the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs supported housing program for which rental assistance 
        is provided pursuant to section 8(o)(19) of the United States 
        Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19));
            ``(3) Indians who are veterans and receiving assistance 
        under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self 
        Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.);
            ``(4) veterans who are transitioning from being 
        incarcerated; and
            ``(5) veterans participating in the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs rapid rehousing and prevention program authorized in 
        section 2044 of this title.''.
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