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Input: SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS,
AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS VETERANS MOVING INTO
PERMANENT HOUSING.

(a) Pilot Program Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and
advisability of awarding grants to eligible entities to provide
furniture, household items, and other assistance to covered
veterans moving into permanent housing to facilitate the
settlement of such covered veterans in such housing.
(2) Eligible entities.--For purposes of the pilot program,
an eligible entity is any of the following:
(A) A veterans service agency.
(B) A veterans service organization.
(C) A nongovernmental organization that--
(i) is described in paragraph (3), (4), or
(19) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under
section 501(a) of such code; and
(ii) has an established history of
providing assistance to veterans or the
homeless.
(3) Covered veterans.--For purposes of the pilot program, a
covered veteran is any of the following:
(A) A formerly homeless veteran who is receiving
housing, clinical services, and case management
assistance under section 8(o)(19) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)).
(B) A veteran who is receiving--
(i) assistance from, or is the beneficiary
of a service furnished by, a program that is in
receipt of a grant under section 2011 of title
38, United States Code; or
(ii) services for which per diem payment is
received under section 2012 of such title.
(C) A veteran who is--
(i) a beneficiary of the outreach program
carried out under section 2022(e) of such
title; or
(ii) in receipt of referral or counseling
services from the program carried out under
section 2023 of such title.
(D) A veteran who is receiving a service or
assistance under section 2031 of such title.
(E) A veteran who is residing in therapeutic
housing operated under section 2032 of such title.
(F) A veteran who is receiving domiciliary services
under section 2043 of such title or domiciliary care
under section 1710(b) of such title.
(G) A veteran who is receiving supportive services
under section 2044 of such title.
(4) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot
program during the three-year period beginning on the date of
the commencement of the pilot program.
(b) Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot
program through the award of grants to eligible entities for
the provision of furniture and other household items as
described in subsection (a)(1).
(2) Maximum amount.--The amount of a grant awarded under
the pilot program shall not exceed $500,000.
(c) Selection of Grant Recipients.--
(1) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a grant under
the pilot program shall submit to the Secretary an application
therefor in such form and in such manner as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(2) Selection priority.--
(A) Communities with greatest need.--Subject to
subparagraph (B), in accordance with regulations the
Secretary shall prescribe, the Secretary shall give
priority in the awarding of grants under the pilot
program to eligible entities who serve communities
which the Secretary determines have the greatest need
of homeless services.
(B) Geographic distribution.--The Secretary may
give priority in the awarding of grants under the pilot
program to achieve a fair distribution, as determined
by the Secretary, among eligible entities serving
covered veterans in different geographic regions,
including in rural communities and tribal lands.
(d) Use of Grant Funds.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), each
eligible entity receiving a grant under the pilot program shall
use the grant--
(A) to coordinate with the Secretary to facilitate
distribution of furniture and other household items to
covered veterans moving into permanent housing;
(B) to purchase, or otherwise obtain via donation,
furniture and household items for use by such covered
veterans;
(C) to distribute such furniture and household
items to such covered veterans; and
(D) to pay for background checks, provide security
deposits, provide funds for utilities, and provide
moving expenses for such covered veterans that are
necessary for the settlement of such covered veterans
in such housing.
(2) Maximum amount of assistance.--A recipient of a grant
awarded under the pilot program may not expend more than $2,500
of the amount of the grant awarded for the provision to a
single covered veteran of assistance under the pilot program.
(3) Memorandums of understanding.--In the case of an
eligible entity receiving a grant under the pilot program that
entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary
before the date of the enactment of this Act that provides for
the provision of furniture and other household items to covered
veterans as described in subsection (a) without Federal
compensation, the eligible entity may use the grant in
accordance with the provisions of such memorandum of
understanding in lieu of paragraph (1).
(4) Full use of funds.--
(A) In general.--A recipient of a grant awarded
under the pilot program shall use the full amount of
the grant by not later than one year after the date on
which the Secretary awards such grant.
(B) Recovery.--The Secretary may recover from a
recipient of a grant awarded under this section all of
the unused amounts of the grant if all of the amounts
of the grant are not used--
(i) pursuant to paragraph (1) and
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; or
(ii) in a case described in paragraph (3),
pursuant to an applicable memorandum of
understanding.
(e) Outreach.--The Secretary shall conduct outreach, including
under chapter 63 of title 38, United States Code, to inform covered
veterans about their eligibility to receive household items, furniture,
and other assistance under the pilot program.
(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for--
(1) evaluating an application by an eligible entity for a
grant under the pilot program; and
(2) otherwise administering the pilot program.
(g) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than the date that is 90 days
after the last day of the pilot program, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report on the pilot program.
(2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of the pilot program.
(B) The findings of the Secretary with respect to
the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to
eligible entities as described in subsection (a)(1).
(C) Such recommendations as the Secretary may have
for legislative or administrative action to facilitate
the settlement of covered veterans into permanent
housing.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $5,000,000 for
each year of the pilot program.
(i) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Outreach.--The term ''outreach'' has the meaning given
such term in section 6301(b)(1) of title 38, United States
Code.
(2) Veterans service agency.--The term ''veterans service
agency'' means a unit of a State government, or a political
subdivision thereof, that has primary responsibility for
programs and activities of such government or subdivision
related to veterans benefits.
(3) Veterans service organization.--The term ''veterans
service organization'' means any organization recognized by the
Secretary for the representation of veterans under section 5902
of title 38, United States Code.
Output:
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to veterans service agencies, veterans service organizations, and nongovernmental tax-exempt organizations with experience assisting veterans or the homeless to provide veterans who are receiving specified VA homeless benefits with furniture, household items, and other assistance to facilitate their settlement into permanent housing. Requires the Secretary to: (1) give grant priority to applicants who serve communities that have the greatest need of homeless services, and (2) inform veterans of their eligibility to receive benefits under the pilot program. Caps the amount of each grant and the amount of each grant that a grantee may use to provide benefits to an individual veteran.