[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3308 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3308

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the furnishing of 
 benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have dependents, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 2012

  Mr. Heller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the furnishing of 
 benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have dependents, 
                        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. IMPROVEMENTS TO BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WHO ARE WOMEN 
              OR HAVE DEPENDENTS.

    (a) Authorization of Per Diem Payments for Furnishing Care to 
Dependents of Certain Homeless Veterans.--Section 2012(a) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(4) Services for which a recipient of a grant under section 2011 
of this title (or an entity described in paragraph (1)) may receive per 
diem payments under this subsection may include furnishing care for a 
dependent of a homeless veteran who is under the care of such homeless 
veteran while such homeless veteran receives services from the grant 
recipient (or entity).''.
    (b) Minimum Expenditures on Grant Program for Homeless Veterans 
With Special Needs, Including Women Veterans.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2061(c) of such title is amended 
        by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) The Secretary shall ensure that the total amount of grants 
awarded under subsection (a) in a year is not less than the amount that 
is 15 percent of the total amount of grants awarded under section 2011 
of this title in that year.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (1) of such section is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``for `Medical Services' for each'' 
                and inserting the following: ``for `Medical Services'--
            ``(A) for each'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), as designated by 
                subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
            ``(B) for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
        such sums as may be necessary for the purposes of the program 
        under this section.''.
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