117 S3094 IS: Reaching Every Homeless Veteran Act of 2021 U.S. Senate 2021-10-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 3094IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESOctober 27, 2021Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Marshall, and Ms. Hirono) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to improve homeless veterans reintegration programs, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Reaching Every Homeless Veteran Act of 2021.

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Grants for homeless veterans reintegration programs

(a)

Grants

Section 2021 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1)by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and (2)by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: (b)

Grants

(1)In awarding grants for purposes of conducting programs described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consider applications for fundable grants from entities in all States. (2)In each State in which no entity has been awarded a grant described in paragraph (1) as of the date of the enactment of the Reaching Every Homeless Veteran Act of 2021, the Secretary of Labor shall, in coordination with the Director of Veterans' Employment and Training in the State, organize and conduct an outreach and education program to ensure communities are aware of the programs conducted under this section and the benefits of the programs..(b)

Contents of biennial report to Congress

Subsection (e) of section 2021 of such title, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended—(1)by inserting (1) before Not less; and (2)by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: (2)The Secretary of Labor shall include in each report submitted under paragraph (1) the following: (A)An evaluation of services furnished to veterans under this section. (B)An analysis of the information collected under subsection (c).(C)An identification of— (i)the total number of applications for grants under this section that the Secretary received during the fiscal year preceding the date on which the report is submitted; and (ii)the number of such applications that were denied.(D)With respect to each State in which no entity was awarded a grant under this section during the fiscal year preceding the date on which the report is submitted—(i) an identification of the top five reasons why entities that applied for such a grant were not awarded the grant; and(ii)information regarding the specific criteria used to score the applications and an explanation of if, how, or why such criteria differed from the previous fiscal year..(c)

Conforming amendment

Section 2021A(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking section 2021(d) and inserting section 2021(e).