[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 474 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 474


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 19, 2015

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a five-year 
   extension to the homeless veterans reintegration programs and to 
  provide clarification regarding eligibility for services under such 
                               programs.

    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 ``Homeless Veterans' Reintegration 
Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION 
              PROGRAMS.

    Section 2021(e)(F) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2020''.

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES UNDER HOMELESS 
              VETERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.

    Subsection (a) of section 2021 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor 
force.'' and inserting the following:
    ``reintegration into the labor force of--
            ``(1) homeless veterans;
            ``(2) veterans participating in the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs supported housing program for which rental assistance 
        provided pursuant to section 8(o)(19) of the United States 
        Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)); and
            ``(3) veterans who are transitioning from being 
        incarcerated.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

                               By Robert F. Reeves,

                                                          Deputy Clerk.