,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjac ,mr4 
,mc,kinley 7for himself and ,mrs4       
,napolitano7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to require recipients of 
per diem payments from the ,secretary of
 ,veterans ,affairs for the provision of
 services for homeless veterans to      
comply with codes relevant to operations
 and level of care provided1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,safe ,housing 
for ,homeless ,veterans ,act4  #b4      
,conditions on the award of per diem    
payments by the ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs for the provision of housing or
 services to homeless veterans  7a7     
,condition  7#a7 ,in general ,paragraph 
7#a7 of section #bjab7;c7 of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  7#a7 ,except as       

provided in paragraph 7#b71 a per diem  
payment may not be provided under this  
section to a grant recipient or eligible
 entity unless the entity submits to the
 ,secretary an annual certification1    
approved or verified by the authority   
having jurisdiction or a qualified third
 party1 that the building where the     
entity provides such housing or services
 is in compliance with codes relevant to
 the operations and level of care       
provided1 including applicable          
provisions of the most recently         
published version of the ,life ,safety  
,code or ,international ,building ,code 
and ,international ,fire ,code 7or such 
versions of such codes that have been   
adopted as ,state or local codes by the 
jurisdiction in which the project is    
located71 licensing requirements1 fire  
and safety requirements1 and any other  
requirements in the jurisdiction in     
which the project is located regarding  
the condition of the structure and the  
operation of the supportive housing or  

service center4  4  7#b7 ,effective date
 ,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7  
shall apply with respect to an          
application for a per diem payment under
 section #bjab of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 submitted on or after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act4    
7b7 ,annual report ,section #bjfe7;b7 of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraph 7#f7 as paragraph 7#g72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#e7  
the following new paragraph 7#f73  7#f7 
,the ,secretary's evaluation of the     
safety and accessibility of facilities  
used to provide programs established by 
grant recipients or eligible entities   
under section #bjaa and #bjab of this   
title1 including the number of such     
grant recipients or eligible entities   
who have submitted a certification under
 section #bjab7;c77#a74  4  7c7         
,treatment of current recipients ,in the
 case of the recipient of a per diem    
payment under section #bjab of title    

#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 that        
receives such a payment during the year 
in which this ,act is enacted1 the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
require the recipient to submit the     
certification required under section    
#bjab7;c77#a7 of such title1 as amended 
by subsection 7a77#a71 by not later than
 two years after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act4 ,if the         
recipient fails to submit such          
certification by such date1 the         
,secretary may not make any additional  
per diem payments to the recipient under
 such section #bjab until the recipient 
submits such certification4