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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="3743" measure-id="id113hr3743" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-12-12" update-date="2014-01-07">
<title>HAVEN Act</title>
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<action-date>2013-12-12</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Housing Assistance for Veterans Act of 2013 or HAVEN Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations that primarily serve veterans or low-income individuals. Requires such grants to be used to rehabilitate and modify the primary residence of disabled or low-income veterans (at a specified limited or no cost to such veterans). Limits grant amounts to $1 million per organization. Requires the Secretary to direct the oversight of grant fund use. Requires a minimum of 50% matching funds by participating organizations.</p> <p>Requires the Inspector General of HUD to review and report to the Chairmen of specified congressional committees on: (1) the use of appropriated funds by HUD and by grantees under the pilot program, and (2) oversight and accountability of such grantees.</p>]]></summary-text>
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