1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Homeless Veterans Assistance
Improvement Act of 2012
.
(b)The table of
contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Requirement that recipients of grants from Department
of Veterans Affairs for comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans
meet physical privacy, safety, and security needs of such veterans.
Sec. 3. Modification of authority of Department of Veterans
Affairs to provide capital improvement grants for comprehensive service
programs that assist homeless veterans.
Sec. 4. Funding for furnishing legal services to very
low-income veteran families in permanent housing.
Sec. 5. Modifications to requirements relating to per diem
payments for services furnished to homeless veterans.
Sec. 6. Authorization of grants by Department of Veterans
Affairs to centers that provide services to homeless veterans for operational
expenses.
Sec. 7. Expansion of Department of Veterans Affairs authority
to provide dental care to homeless veterans.
Sec. 8. Extensions of authorities and programs affecting
homeless veterans.
2.Requirement that
recipients of grants from Department of Veterans Affairs for comprehensive
service programs for homeless veterans meet physical privacy, safety, and
security needs of such veteransSection 2011(f) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(6)To meet the
physical privacy, safety, and security needs of homeless veterans receiving
services through the
project.
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3.Modification of
authority of Department of Veterans Affairs to provide capital improvement
grants for comprehensive service programs that assist homeless
veteransSection 2011(a) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended, in the matter before paragraph (1),
by inserting and maintaining
after in
establishing
.
4.Funding for
furnishing legal services to very low-income veteran families in permanent
housingSection 2044(e) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(2)by inserting
after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):
(2)Of amounts made available under paragraph
(1), not less than one percent shall be available for the furnishing of
services described in subsection
(b)(1)(D)(vii).
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5.Modifications to
requirements relating to per diem payments for services furnished to homeless
veterans
(a)Authorization
of per diem payments for furnishing care to dependents of certain homeless
veteransSection 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).
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(b)Provision of
funds for per diem payments for nonconforming entities
(1)Section 2012(d)(1) of such title is amended, in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking may make
and
inserting shall make
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(2)Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary to implement the amendment made by paragraph (1).
6.Authorization of
grants by Department of Veterans Affairs to centers that provide services to
homeless veterans for operational expenses
(a)Subchapter II of chapter 20 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2012 the following new
section:
2012A.Service
center operational grants
(a)Subject to the
availability of appropriations provided for such purpose, the Secretary may
award to a recipient of a grant under section 2011 of this title for the
establishment of a service center described in subsection (g) of such section a
grant for the operational expenses of such service center not otherwise covered
by the receipt of per diem payments under section 2012 of this section.
(b)The aggregate amount of all grants awarded
under subsection (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed
$500,000.
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(b)The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2012 the following
new item:
2012A. Service center
operational
grants.
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(c)The
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promulgate regulations to carry out section
2012A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
7.Expansion of
Department of Veterans Affairs authority to provide dental care to homeless
veteransSubsection (b) of
section 2062 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
(a)(1)Subsection (a) applies
to a veteran who—
(A)is enrolled for care under section
1705(a) of this title; and
(B)for a period of 60 consecutive days,
is receiving—
(i)assistance under section 8(o) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)); or
(ii)care (directly or by contract) in
any of the following settings:
(I)A domiciliary under section 1710 of this
title.
(II)A therapeutic residence under section
2032 of this title.
(III)Community residential care coordinated
by the Secretary under section 1730 of this title.
(IV)A setting for which the Secretary
provides funds for a grant and per diem provider.
(2)For purposes of paragraph (1), in
determining whether a veteran has received assistance or care for a period of
60 consecutive days, the Secretary may disregard breaks in the continuity of
assistance or care for which the veteran is not
responsible.
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8.Extensions of
authorities and programs affecting homeless veterans
(a)Comprehensive
service programsSection 2013 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following new
paragraphs:
(5)$250,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.
(6)$150,000,000 for
fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal
year.
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(b)Homeless
veterans reintegration programsSection 2021(e)(1)(F) of such
title is amended by striking 2012
and inserting
2013
.
(c)Outreach, care,
treatment, rehabilitation, and therapeutic transitional housing for veterans
suffering from serious mental illnessSection 2031(b) of such
title is amended by striking December 31, 2012
and inserting
December 31, 2014
.
(d)Program To
expand and improve provision of benefits and services by Department of Veterans
Affairs to homeless veteransSection 2033(d) of such title is
amended by striking December 31, 2012
and inserting
December 31, 2014
.
(e)Housing
assistance for homeless veteransSection 2041(c) of such title is
amended by striking December 31, 2012
and inserting
December 31, 2013
.
(f)Financial
assistance for supportive services for very low-Income veteran families in
permanent housingSection 2044(e)(1) of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(E)$300,000,000 for fiscal year
2013.
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(g)Grant program
for homeless veterans with special needsSection 2061(c)(1) of
such title is amended by striking through 2012
and inserting
through 2015
.
(h)Advisory
Committee on Homeless VeteransSection 2066(d) of such title is
amended by striking December 31, 2012
and inserting
December 31, 2014
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