Veterans Housing and Employment Improvement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3665
Sponsor: Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3]
Introduced: 2005-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Architecture and the disabled
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Government lending
Home repair and improvement
Housing and Community Development
Housing for the disabled
Housing subsidies
Indian housing
Iraq compilation
Married people
Minorities
Mortgages
Native Americans
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' disability compensation
Veterans' loans

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: 
Veterans Housing Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assist, as specified, certain disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member in acquiring adaptations necessitated by such disability.
 
Makes permanent (currently, a pilot program prohibiting loans after December 31, 2008) a Department of Veterans Affairs program to make direct housing loans to Native American veterans. Extends eligibility for such loans to a non-Native American veteran who is the spouse of a Native American.

action_date: 2005-11-01
text: 
Veterans Housing and Employment Improvement Act of 2005 - 
Title I: Housing Assistance - 
(Sec. 101) Amends federal veterans' benefits provisions to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to assist certain disabled veterans who are residing temporarily in housing owned by the veteran's family member in acquiring adaptations necessitated by such disability. Provides assistance limits. Terminates such assistance five years after the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to provide for the coordination of adapted housing assistance programs administered by the Under Secretary for Health and the Under Secretary for Benefits within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs the Comptroller General to submit to Congress an interim and final report on implementation of the assistance program.
 
(Sec. 102) Makes permanent (currently, a pilot program prohibiting loans after December 31, 2008) a Department program to make direct housing loans to Native American veterans. Requires information concerning the cost and number of such loans to be included in certain annual reports of the Secretary and the Veterans Benefits Administration.
 
(Sec. 103) Extends eligibility for such loans to a non-Native American veteran who is the spouse of a Native American.
 

Title II: Employment Assistance Programs - 
(Sec. 201) Amends the Jobs for Veterans Act to: (1) extend through December 31, 2008, the operation of the President's National Hire Veterans Committee; (2) provide additional funding to cover such extension; and (3) extend required reports concerning Committee activities.
 
(Sec. 202) Directs the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training to furnish information to employers with respect to the training and skills of veterans and disabled veterans, and the advantages of hiring such veterans. Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) develop a plan for the transition to such Assistant Secretary of certain duties and functions of the National Hire Veterans Committee; and (2) submit such plan to the congressional veterans' committees.
 
(Sec. 203) Renames the Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment and Training the Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach. Adds employer outreach activities to the duties of the Advisory Committee. Modifies Advisory Committee membership. Reinstates (with modifications) annual Advisory Committee reporting requirements.
 

Title III: Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program - 
(Sec. 301) Reauthorizes appropriations for the homeless veterans reintegration program (to expedite the reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force) for FY2007-FY2009.
 

Title IV: Technical, Clarifying, and Clerical Amendments - 
(Sec. 401) Makes: (1) technical, clarifying, and clerical amendments concerning new traumatic injury protection coverage for veterans under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Program; and (2) technical and clerical amendments to various other federal veterans' benefits provisions.

action_date: 2005-11-10
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 1, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Veterans Housing and Employment Improvement Act of 2005 - 
Title I: Housing Assistance - 
(Sec. 101) Amends federal veterans' benefits provisions to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to assist certain disabled veterans who are residing temporarily in housing owned by the veteran's family member in acquiring adaptations necessitated by such disability. Provides assistance limits. Terminates such assistance five years after the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to provide for the coordination of adapted housing assistance programs administered by the Under Secretary for Health and the Under Secretary for Benefits within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs the Comptroller General to submit to Congress an interim and final report on implementation of the assistance program.
 
(Sec. 102) Makes permanent (currently, a pilot program prohibiting loans after December 31, 2008) a Department program to make direct housing loans to Native American veterans. Requires information concerning the cost and number of such loans to be included in certain annual reports of the Secretary and the Veterans Benefits Administration.
 
(Sec. 103) Extends eligibility for such loans to a non-Native American veteran who is the spouse of a Native American.
 

Title II: Employment Assistance Programs - 
(Sec. 201) Amends the Jobs for Veterans Act to: (1) extend through December 31, 2008, the operation of the President's National Hire Veterans Committee; (2) provide additional funding to cover such extension; and (3) extend required reports concerning Committee activities.
 
(Sec. 202) Directs the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training to furnish information to employers with respect to the training and skills of veterans and disabled veterans, and the advantages of hiring such veterans. Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) develop a plan for the transition to such Assistant Secretary of certain duties and functions of the National Hire Veterans Committee; and (2) submit such plan to the congressional veterans' committees.
 
(Sec. 203) Renames the Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment and Training the Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach. Adds employer outreach activities to the duties of the Advisory Committee. Modifies Advisory Committee membership. Reinstates (with modifications) annual Advisory Committee reporting requirements.
 

Title III: Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program - 
(Sec. 301) Reauthorizes appropriations for the homeless veterans reintegration program (to expedite the reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force) for FY2007-FY2009.
 

Title IV: Technical, Clarifying, and Clerical Amendments - 
(Sec. 401) Makes: (1) technical, clarifying, and clerical amendments concerning new traumatic injury protection coverage for veterans under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Program; and (2) technical and clerical amendments to various other federal veterans' benefits provisions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 11/9/2005 H10074-10078)
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 11/9/2005 H10074-10078)
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10151)
action_date: 2005-11-09
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2005-11-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3665.
action_date: 2005-11-09
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10074-10081)
action_date: 2005-11-09
text: Mr. Boozman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2005-11-01
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 144.
action_date: 2005-11-01
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 109-263.
action_date: 2005-11-01
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 109-263.
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Provisions of H.R. 3279 Incorporated in This Measure, Title III.
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Provisions of H.R. 1773 Incorporated in This Measure, Title I, Section 102.
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Provisions of H.R. 419 Incorporated in This Measure, Title II.
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Provisions of H.R.1773 Incorporated in This Measure, Sections 3 and 4.
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: Introduced in House