[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 119 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3661]
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  SA 2218. Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Young, and Mr. Murphy) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. __. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HUD-VASH.

       (a) HUD Provisions.--Section 8(o)(19) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Veteran defined.--In this paragraph, the term 
     `veteran' has the meaning given that term in section 2002(b) 
     of title 38, United States Code.''.
       (b) VHA Case Managers.--Subsection (b) of section 2003 of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) In the case of vouchers provided under the HUD-VASH 
     program under section 8(o)(19) of such Act, for purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `veteran' shall have the meaning 
     given such term in section 2002(b) of this title.''.
       (c) Annual Reports on Homelessness Services Provided by 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.--
       (1) In general.--Not less frequently than once each year, 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the homelessness services 
     provided under programs of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, including services under the HUD-VASH program under 
     section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)).
       (2) Included information.--Each such annual report shall 
     include, with respect to the year preceding the submittal of 
     the report, a statement of the number of eligible individuals 
     who were furnished such homelessness services and the number 
     of individuals furnished such services under each such 
     program, disaggregated by the number of men who received such 
     services and the number of women who received such services, 
     and such other information as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate
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