[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1171 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1171


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 31, 2009

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the Homeless 
Veterans Reintegration Program for fiscal years 2010 through 2014, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Homeless Veterans Reintegration 
Program Reauthorization Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS 
              REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.

    Section 2021(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``2009'' and inserting ``2014''.

SEC. 3. HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN 
              REINTEGRATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Grant Program.--Chapter 20 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 2021 the following new section:
``Sec. 2021A. Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with 
              children reintegration grant program
    ``(a) Grants.--Subject to the availability of appropriations 
provided for such purpose, the Secretary of Labor shall make grants to 
program and facilities that the Secretary determines provide dedicated 
services for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with 
children.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Grants under this section shall be used to 
provide job training, counseling, placement services (including job 
readiness and literacy and skills training) and child care services to 
expedite the reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless 
veterans with children into the labor force.
    ``(c) Requirement To Monitor Expenditures of Funds.--(1) The 
Secretary of Labor shall collect such information as that Secretary 
considers appropriate to monitor and evaluate the distribution and 
expenditure of funds appropriated to carry out this section. The 
information shall include data with respect to the results or outcomes 
of the services provided to each homeless veteran under this section.
    ``(2) Information under paragraph (1) shall be furnished in such 
form and manner as the Secretary of Labor may specify.
    ``(d)  Administration Through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Veterans' Employment and Training.--The Secretary of Labor shall carry 
out this section through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' 
Employment and Training.
    ``(e) Biennial Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
include as part of the report required under section 2021(d) of this 
title an evaluation of the grant program under this section, which 
shall include an evaluation of services furnished to veterans under 
this section and an analysis of the information collected under 
subsection (c).
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--(1) In addition to any 
amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 2021 of this 
title, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
    ``(2) Funds appropriated to carry out this section shall remain 
available until expended. Funds obligated in any fiscal year to carry 
out this section may be expended in that fiscal year and the succeeding 
fiscal year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2021 the following new item:

``2021A. Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children 
                            reintegration grant program.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 30, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.