116 HR 2398 IH: To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 and title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the HUD–VASH program, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit annual reports to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding homeless veterans, and for other purposes. U.S. House of Representatives 2019-04-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

116th CONGRESS1st Session

H. R. 2398

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 30, 2019

Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Heck, Mr. Case, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Norton, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Correa, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Cisneros) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 and title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the HUD–VASH program, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit annual reports to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding homeless veterans, and for other purposes.

Expansion of eligibility for HUD–VASH

(a)

HUD provisions

Section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(D)

Veteran defined

In this paragraph, the term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 2002(b) of title 38, United States Code.

(b)

VHA case managers

Subsection (b) of section 2003 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In the case of vouchers provided under the HUD–VASH program under section 8(o)(19) of such Act, for purposes of the preceding sentence, the term veteran shall have the meaning given such term in section 2002(b) of this title..

Annual reports

(a)

In general

Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the homelessness services provided under programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including services under HUD–VASH program under section 8(o)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)). (b)

Included information

Each such annual report shall include, with respect to the year preceding the submittal of the report, a statement of the number of eligible individuals who were furnished such homelessness services and the number of individuals furnished such services under each such program, disaggregated by the number of men who received such services and the number of women who received such services, and such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate