Creating a Reliable Environment for Veterans' Dependents Act

Bill: 113-s-1058
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2013-05-23
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Creating a Reliable Environment for Veterans' Dependents Act - Allows services for which a homeless veteran receives a grant under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to include furnishing care for a dependent.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1058 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23, 2013 Mr. Heller (for himself and Mrs. Murray ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Creating a Reliable Environment for Veterans' Dependents Act . 2. Authorization of per diem payments for furnishing care to dependents of certain homeless veterans Section 2012(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Services for which a recipient of a grant under section 2011 of this title (or an entity described in paragraph (1)) may receive per diem payments under this subsection may include furnishing care for a dependent of a homeless veteran who is under the care of such homeless veteran while such homeless veteran receives services from the grant recipient (or entity). .