#aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#agca  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 to waive the     
minimum period of continuous active duty
 in the ,armed ,forces for receipt of   
certain benefits for homeless veterans1 
to authorize the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs to furnish such benefits to   
homeless veterans with discharges or    
releases from service in the ,armed     
,forces with other than dishonorable    
conditions1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,homeless ,veterans ,services      
,protection ,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,waiver 
of minimum period of continuous active  
duty in ,armed ,forces for certain      
benefits for homeless veterans ,section 
#ecjc;,a7b77#c7 of title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subparagraphs 7,f7 and    
7,g7 as subparagraphs 7,g7 and 7,h71    
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subparagraph 7,e7 the following   
new subparagraph 7,f73  7,f7 to benefits

 under section #bjaa1 #bjab1 #bjac1     
#bjdd1 or #bjfa of this title2  4  #c4  
,authorization to furnish certain       
benefits to homeless veterans with      
discharges or releases under other than 
honorable conditions ,section #ecjc7;d7 
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 by striking not apply to 
any war-risk insurance and inserting the
 following3 8not apply to the following3
  7#a7 ,any war-risk insurance  2 and   
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#b7 ,benefits under    
section #bjaa1 #bjab1 #bjac1 #bjdd1 or  
#bjfa of this title 7except for benefits
 for individuals discharged or dismissed
 from the ,armed ,forces by reason of   
the sentence of a general               
court-martial74  4  #d4 ,modification of
 definition of veteran for purposes of  
providing certain benefits to homeless  
veterans ,section #bjjb of title #ch1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by striking ,in this chapter and       
inserting 7a7 ,in general4--,in this    

chapter2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7b7 ,veteran defined    
7#a7 ,notwithstanding section #aja7b7 of
 this title and except as provided in   
paragraph 7#b71 for purposes of sections
 #bjaa1 #bjab1 #bjac1 #bjdd1 and #bjfa  
of this title1 the term veteran means a 
person who served in the active         
military1 naval1 or air service1        
regardless of length of service1 and who
 was discharged or released therefrom4  
7#b7 ,for purposes of paragraph 7#a71   
the term veteran excludes a person who--
 7,a7 received a dishonorable discharge 
from the ,armed ,forces2 or  7,b7 was   
discharged or dismissed from the ,armed 
,forces by reason of the sentence of a  
general court-martial4  4  #e4 ,training
 of personnel of the ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs and grant recipients 
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall conduct a program of training and 
education to ensure that the following  
persons are aware of and implement this 
,act and the amendments made by this    

,act3 7#a7 ,personnel of the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs who are          
supporting or administering a program   
under chapter #bj of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,recipients of     
grants or other amounts for purposes of 
carrying out such a program4  #f4       
,authorization of per diem payments for 
furnishing care to dependents of certain
 homeless veterans ,section #bjab7;a7 of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#d7 ,services
 for which a recipient of a grant under 
section #bjaa of this title 7or an      
entity described in paragraph 7#a77 may 
receive per diem payments under this    
subsection may include furnishing 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 7or entity74  4  #g4          
,regulations ,not later than #bgj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 

,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs shall prescribe regulations1   
including such modifications to section 
#c4ab of title #ch1 ,code of ,federal   
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation71 as the ,secretary considers
 appropriate1 to ensure that the        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs is in 
full compliance with this ,act and the  
amendments made by this ,act4  #h4      
,effective date ,this ,act and the      
amendments made by this ,act shall apply
 to individuals seeking benefits under  
chapter #bj of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 before1 on1 and after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act4    
,passed the ,senate ,october #bi1       
#bjae4,secretary