[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6188 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6188

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 
  the laws relating to default procedures for loans guaranteed by the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2010

 Mr. Walz (for himself and Mr. Boozman) 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 in 
  the laws relating to default procedures for loans guaranteed by the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.

    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 ``Veterans' Homelessness Prevention 
and Early Warning Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NOTICE AND RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS 
              FOR DEFAULTS IN PAYMENTS OF LOANS GUARANTEED BY THE 
              DEPARTMENT.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of section 
3732(a)(4)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting after 
        ``this subsection'' the following: ``and in no case later than 
        seven business days after receiving such notice''; and
            (2) insert after clause (ii) the following new clauses:
            ``(iii) notify a homelessness case manager of the 
        Department of the default; and
            ``(iv) ensure that the case manager develops a plan to 
        provide alternate housing for the veteran in the event that the 
        veteran loses the veteran's home.''; and
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than six months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to Congress a report on the Secretary's plan for carrying out 
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of section 3732 of 
title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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