[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3324 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3324

   To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to 
    nonprofit organizations for the construction of facilities for 
  temporary lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, or 
care of a veteran under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
                    Affairs, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 20, 2012

 Mr. Brown of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Burr) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to 
    nonprofit organizations for the construction of facilities for 
  temporary lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, or 
care of a veteran under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
                    Affairs, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Housing for Families of Ill and 
Injured Veterans Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO AWARD GRANTS FOR 
              CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES FOR TEMPORARY LODGING OF 
              VETERANS RECEIVING HEALTH CARE AT DEPARTMENT MEDICAL 
              CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1709. Grants for construction of temporary lodging
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award a grant to Fisher House 
Foundation, Inc. for the construction, furnishing, and decorating of a 
Fisher house for the provision of temporary lodging under section 
1708(a) of this title.
    ``(b) Gifts and Donations.--The Secretary may accept, use, and 
dispose of gifts or donations of services or property for purposes of 
awarding grants under subsection (a) or operating and maintaining a 
Fisher house for the provision of temporary lodging under section 
1708(a) of this title.
    ``(c) Fisher House Defined.--In this section, the term `Fisher 
house' has the meaning given the term in section 1708 of this title.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $4,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1708 the following new item:

``1709. Grants for construction of temporary lodging.''.
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