[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2735 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2735

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to 
       the comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2009

Mr. Rodriguez (for himself and Mr. Nye) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to 
       the comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans.

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

SECTION 1. AVAILABILITY OF GRANT FUNDS TO SERVICE CENTERS FOR 
              PERSONNEL.

    Section 2011 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Availability of Grant Funds for Service Center Personnel.--A 
grant under this section for a service center for homeless veterans may 
be used to provide funding for staff, as necessary, in order for the 
center to meet the service availability requirements of subsection 
(g)(1).''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF PAYMENTS FOR PROVIDING SERVICES TO HOMELESS 
              VETERANS.

    (a) Improvement of Payments.--Section 2012 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``per diem'' and wherever it appears;
            (2) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``daily cost of care'' and 
                        inserting ``annual cost of furnishing 
                        services''; and
                            (ii) by striking the second sentence;
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
                following new subparagraph (B):
    ``(B) The Secretary shall annually increase the rate of payment 
under subparagraph (A) to reflect anticipated changes in the cost of 
furnishing services and to take into account the cost of providing 
services in a particular geographic area. The Secretary may set a 
maximum amount payable to a grant recipient under this section.'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``other 
                sources of income'' and all that follows through the 
                period at the end and inserting ``the cost of services 
                provided to the grant recipient as the Secretary may 
                require to assist the Secretary in making the 
                determination under subparagraph (A)'';
                    (D) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
                following new subparagraph (D):
    ``(D) In making the determination under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary may consider the availability of other sources of income, 
including payments to the grant recipient or eligible entity for 
furnishing services to homeless veterans under programs other than 
under this subchapter, payments or grants from other departments or 
agencies of the United States, from departments or agencies of State or 
local governments, or from private entities or organizations.''; and
                    (E) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
                following new paragraph (3):
    ``(3) Payments under this subsection to a grant recipient or 
eligible entity may be used to match, or in combination with, other 
payments or grants for which the recipient or entity is eligible.''; 
and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (2).
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The section heading for such section 
        is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2012. Payments for furnishing services to homeless veterans''.
            (2) Subsection heading.--The heading for subsection (a) of 
        such section is amended by striking ``Per Diem''.
            (3) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 20 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 2012 and inserting the following 
        new item:

``2012. Payments for furnishing services to homeless veterans.''.
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