117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and extend Department of Veterans Affairs assistance for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
April 8, 2021
Mr. Mann (for himself, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Herrell, Ms. Ross, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Strickland, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Soto, Ms. Bush, and Mr. Kilmer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and extend Department of Veterans Affairs assistance for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Affordable Housing for Homeless Veterans Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. Expansion and extension of Department of Veterans Affairs assistance for homeless veterans.
(a) Expansion.—Subsection (a) of section 2041 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “or permanent housing” after “shelter”;
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking “named in, or approved by the Secretary under, section 5902 of this title” and inserting “that is the recipient of a grant under section 2011, 2013, 2044, or 2061 of this title”; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “, tribal entity,” after “State”; and
(A) in clause (i), by inserting “or to sell or rent the property directly to homeless veterans or veterans at-risk of homelessness” after “families”; and
(B) in each of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), by striking the comma and inserting a semicolon.
(b) Extension.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking “September 30, 2017” and inserting “September 30, 2025”.