3.0.0 3349 2019-02-20T23:40:27Z 2019-02-24T03:40:05Z Senate S S 2012-06-27 112 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-06-27T21:21:07Z 2012-06-27 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. IntroReferral 2012-06-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4682-4683) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-06-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N Armed Forces and National Security Accounting and auditing Building construction Congressional oversight Department of Housing and Urban Development Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government studies and investigations Homelessness and emergency shelter Rural conditions and development Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Armed Forces and National Security 00 2012-06-27 Introduced in Senate 2012-10-12T18:29:22Z Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act of 2012 - Allows grants made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) for homeless veterans' comprehensive services programs (outreach, rehabilitation, vocational counseling, and transitional housing assistance) to be used for the construction of new facilities. Prohibits the Secretary from denying applications for such grants solely on the basis that the grant entity proposes to use funding from other private or public sources, as long as such entity demonstrates that a private nonprofit organization will provide project oversight and site control. Requires the Secretary to: (1) study matters relating to the method used to make per diem payments to grant recipients, (2) develop more effective and efficient procedures for fiscal control and fund accounting by grant recipients, and (3) develop a more effective and efficient method for adequately reimbursing grant recipients for services furnished to homeless veterans.

Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Department of Housing and Development (HUD) a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs.

Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan to end homelessness among veterans. Requires the plan to include consideration of the circumstances and requirements unique to veterans located in rural areas.

]]> Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act of 2012 Display Title Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-06-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3349is/xml/BILLS-112s3349is.xml 2012-06-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.