[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3796 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3796

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve per diem grant 
        payments for organizations assisting homeless veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 13, 2009

  Mr. Filner 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 improve per diem grant 
        payments for organizations assisting homeless veterans.

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

SECTION 1. PER DIEM GRANT PAYMENTS.

    (a) Minimum Rate.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 2012(a)(2) of 
        title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2)(A) The rate for such per diem payments shall be an amount 
equal to the greater of--
            ``(i) the daily cost of care estimated by the grant 
        recipient or eligible entity, as adjusted by the Secretary 
        under subparagraph (B); or
            ``(ii) $60 per bed provided by the grant recipient or 
        eligible entity.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of such section 
        is amended by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting 
        ``subparagraph (A)(i)''.
    (b) Priority for Nonconforming Entities.--Section 2012 of such 
title is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(d) Priority for Nonconforming Entities.--(1) The Secretary shall 
ensure that 25 percent of funds available for per diem payments under 
this section shall be made available for per diem payments to the 
following grant recipients or eligible entities:
            ``(A) Grant recipients or eligible entities that--
                    ``(i) meet each of the transitional and supportive 
                services criteria prescribed by the Secretary pursuant 
                to subsection (a)(1); and
                    ``(ii) furnish services to homeless individuals, of 
                which less than 75 percent are veterans.
            ``(B) Grant recipients or eligible entities that--
                    ``(i) meet at least one, but not all, of the 
                transitional and supportive services criteria 
                prescribed by the Secretary pursuant to subsection 
                (a)(1); and
                    ``(ii) furnish services to homeless individuals, of 
                which not less than 75 percent are veterans.
            ``(C) Grant recipients or eligible entities that--
                    ``(i) meet at least one, but not all, of the 
                transitional and supportive services criteria 
                prescribed by the Secretary pursuant to subsection 
                (a)(1); and
                    ``(ii) furnish services to homeless individuals, of 
                which less than 75 percent are veterans.
    ``(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), in providing per diem 
payments under this subsection, the Secretary shall determine the rate 
of such per diem payments in accordance with the following order of 
priority:
            ``(A) Grant recipients or eligible entities described by 
        paragraph (1)(A).
            ``(B) Grant recipients or eligible entities described by 
        paragraph (1)(B).
            ``(C) Grant recipients or eligible entities described by 
        paragraph (1)(C).
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, an eligible entity includes 
an entity that is ineligible to receive a grant under section 2011 of 
this title, but whom the Secretary determines carries out the purposes 
described in that section.''.
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