[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6197 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6197

 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to 
  provide grants to certain surviving spouses of veterans to pay for 
                                housing.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 2023

  Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to 
  provide grants to certain surviving spouses of veterans to pay for 
                                housing.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO 
              CERTAIN SURVIVING SPOUSES OF VETERANS TO PAY FOR HOUSING.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
establish a program to provide grants to eligible surviving spouses to 
pay for housing.
    (b) Applications.--An eligible surviving spouse desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application in such 
form and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary 
determines appropriate.
    (c) Priority.--In making grants under this section, the Secretary 
shall give priority to eligible surviving spouses on the basis of need.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary $250,000,000 for fiscal years 2025 
through 2029 to carry out this section.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The terms ``dependency and indemnity compensation'' and 
        ``surviving spouse'' have the meanings given such terms in 
        section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``disabled veteran'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 3741 of such title.
            (3) The term ``eligible surviving spouse'' means a 
        surviving spouse--
                    (A) of a disabled veteran; and
                    (B) who is in receipt of dependency and indemnity 
                compensation.
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