,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bd1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,peters of ,california 7for        
himself1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 
,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,linda ,t4 ,snchez of    
,california1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,ms4      
,meng1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 
,rangel1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1   
,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 and   
,ms4 ,sinema7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on        
,veterans' ,affairs1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs and the ,secretary of
 ,housing and ,urban ,development to    
establish a grant pilot program to      
provide housing to elderly homeless     
veterans4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  

may be cited as the ,shelter ,our       
,servicemembers ,act4  #b4 ,elderly     
homeless veterans housing grant pilot   
program  7a7 ,establishment ,the        
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs and the
 ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban      
,development shall jointly establish a  
pilot program to award grants to        
nonprofit organizations to provide      
elderly homeless veterans with          
non-transitional housing4  7b7 ,eligible
 organization  7#a7 ,nonprofit          
organization ,the ,secretaries may award
 two grants under this section to       
nonprofit organizations that provide    
housing to homeless veterans or assist  
homeless veterans to find housing4  7#b7
 ,locations ,in selecting the nonprofit 
organizations under paragraph 7#a71 the 
,secretaries shall ensure that such     
organizations operate in separate       
geographical locations4  7#c7           
,application ,to be eligible for a grant
 under this section1 a nonprofit        
organization shall submit to the        

,secretaries an application at such     
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretaries may
 require4  7c7 ,number and amount of    
grant  7#a7 ,number ,the ,secretaries-- 
7,a7 may award two grants under this    
section2 and  7,b7 may not award more   
than one grant to a single nonprofit    
organization4  7#b7 ,amount ,a grant    
awarded under this section may not      
exceed #be1jjj1jjj4  7d7 ,use of grant  
7#a7 ,in general ,a nonprofit           
organization may use a grant awarded    
under this section to--  7,a7 purchase  
real property within a single           
geographical area to be used to provide 
up to #bjj eligible homeless veterans   
with non-transitional housing2 and  7,b7
 refurbish or renovate such property4   
7#b7 ,eligible homeless veterans ,a     
homeless veteran is eligible for housing
 provided pursuant to this section if   
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
determines that the homeless veteran--  
7,a7 has attained the age of #ee2  7,b7 

has--  7i7 been continuously homeless   
for a year or more2 or  7ii7 during the 
last three years1 had at least four     
separate1 distinct1 and sustained       
periods during which the veteran lived  
or resided on the streets1 in an        
emergency shelter for homeless persons1 
or a combination of both2 and  7,c7 has 
a condition that limits the veteran's   
ability to work or perform activities of
 daily living1 including conditions     
related to--  7i7 a diagnosable         
substance abuse disorder2  7ii7 a       
serious mental illness2  7iii7 a        
developmental disability2 or  7iv7 a    
chronic physical illness or disability4 
7e7 ,case management  7#a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall provide case management for       
elderly homeless veterans who receive   
housing assistance pursuant to this     
section4 ,the ,secretary shall maintain 
a sufficient number of caseworkers to   
ensure that the ratio of such homeless  
veterans to caseworkers does not exceed 

#be to #a4  7#b7 ,provision ,in carrying
 out paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary     
shall allow the non-profit organization 
awarded a grant under this section to   
provide the case management under       
paragraph 7#a7 if the non-profit        
organization elects to provide such case
 management4  7f7 ,report ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date on which  
the pilot grant program terminates      
pursuant to subsection 7i71 the         
,secretaries shall submit to the        
,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of   
the ,senate and ,house of               
,representatives a report on the pilot  
grant program that includes--  7#a7 the 
number of veterans served under the     
program2  7#b7 the types of services    
offered under the program to such       
veterans2  7#c7 the amount of money     
spent under the program on each such    
veteran2  7#d7 a recommendation as to   
the feasibility and advisability of     
continuing the program2 and  7#e7 any   
other information the ,secretaries      

consider appropriate4  7g7              
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretaries to carry out this section  
#ej1jjj1jjj4  7h7 ,homeless veteran     
defined ,in this section1 the term      
homeless veteran means a veteran who--  
7#a7 has attained the age of #ee2 and   
7#b7 is homeless 7as that term is       
defined in section #ajc7;a7 of the      
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacjb7;a7774  7i7  
,termination ,the pilot grant program   
established under subsection 7a7 shall  
terminate on the date that is two years 
after the date on which the ,secretaries
 award a grant under such subsection4