Homeless Veterans Services Protection Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2179
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2014-03-27
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Latest action: action_date: 2014-03-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Homeless Veterans Services Protection Act of 2014 - Renders the minimum continuous active duty service requirement for receiving veteran benefits inapplicable to benefits allowed to homeless veterans. </p> <p>Exempts benefits allowed to homeless veterans from the disqualification for veteran benefits resulting from a discharge or dismissal from the Armed Services under conditions other than honorable. </p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2179 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 27, 2014 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 waive the minimum period of continuous active duty in the Armed Forces for receipt of benefits for homeless veterans, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish benefits for homeless veterans to homeless veterans with discharges or releases from service in the Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeless Veterans Services Protection Act of 2014 . 2. Waiver of minimum period of continuous active duty in Armed Forces for benefits for homeless veterans Section 5303A(b)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph (F): (F) to benefits under chapter 20 of this title; . 3. Authorization to furnish benefits for homeless veterans to homeless veterans with discharges or releases under other than honorable conditions Section 5303(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking not apply to any war-risk insurance and inserting the following: “not apply to the following: (1) Any war-risk insurance ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Benefits under chapter 20 of this title. .