H.R. 4140 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4140 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2014 Mrs. Negrete McLeod (for herself and Ms. Brownley of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide per diem payments to eligible entities for furnishing care to dependents of certain homeless veterans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeless Veterans with Children Act of 2014. 2. Authorization of per diem payments for furnishing care to dependents of certain homeless veterans Subsection (a) of section 2012 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The Secretary may also provide per diem payments under this subsection to a grant recipient or eligible entity to furnish care for a dependent of a homeless veteran who is under the care of such homeless veteran while such homeless veteran receives services from the grant recipient or eligible entity. . 3. Improvements to grant program for comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (a) Modification of authority To provide capital improvement grants for programs that assist homeless veterans Subsection (a) of section 2011 of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in the matter before paragraph (1)— (1) by striking or modifying and inserting , modifying, or maintaining; and (2) by inserting privately, safely, and securely, before the following. (b) Requirement that recipients of grants meet physical privacy, safety, and security needs of homeless veterans Subsection (f) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) To meet the physical privacy, safety, and security needs of homeless veterans receiving services through the project. .