Bill Summary
This legislation aims to amend the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 in order to change the eligibility requirements for entities working with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide case management services to homeless veterans in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's supported housing program. The specific change would allow these entities to provide case management services to veterans in different locations, rather than just in the specific area where the services will be provided. This would allow for more flexibility in providing suitable housing for homeless veterans in different areas across the country.
Possible Impacts
1. Homeless veterans may have access to case management services in more locations nationwide, making it easier for them to find suitable housing in different areas.
2. Entities collaborating with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may have to meet certain eligibility requirements, potentially limiting the number of organizations that can provide services to homeless veterans.
3. The Department of Housing and Urban Development may have to allocate more resources to support the increased demand for housing assistance for homeless veterans.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6677 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6677
To amend the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune
Families Act of 2012 to modify the eligibility requirements for
entities collaborating with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
provide case management services to homeless veterans under the
Veterans Affairs supported housing program of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 9, 2022
Ms. Jacobs of California (for herself and Ms. Mace) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune
Families Act of 2012 to modify the eligibility requirements for
entities collaborating with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
provide case management services to homeless veterans under the
Veterans Affairs supported housing program of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTITIES
COLLABORATING WITH THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO
PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT-
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM.
Section 304(c)(2) of the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for
Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-154; 38 U.S.C. 2041
note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E) as
subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
subparagraph (B):
``(B) providing case management services to
veterans for obtaining suitable housing at varying
locations nationwide or in the area or areas similar to
where the services will be provided under the relevant
contract or agreement;''.
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