[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 491 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 491

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust the rate of per diem 
payments provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to grantees that 
                 provide services to homeless veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2023

 Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Ms. Tenney, Ms. Jacobs, and Mr. 
  Garbarino) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust the rate of per diem 
payments provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to grantees that 
                 provide services to homeless veterans.

    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 ``Return Home to Housing Act''.

SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO RATE OF PER DIEM PAYMENTS PROVIDED BY THE 
              SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR SERVICES FURNISHED TO 
              HOMELESS VETERANS.

    Section 2012(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in clause (i)--
                    (A) in subclause (I), by inserting ``, including in 
                response to an emergency'' after ``appropriate''; and
                    (B) in subclause (II)(aa)(BB), by striking ``115'' 
                and inserting ``200''; and
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``150'' and inserting 
        ``200''.
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