,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjag,mr4   
,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4
 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,ms4  
,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 
,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mrs4 ,torres1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 &
 ,mr4 ,mc,govern7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 to ent] into agreem5ts ) public &      
private entities to provide pro bono    
legal s]vices to homeless vet]ans &     
vet]ans at risk ( homelessness1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,legal ,s]vices = ,homeless
 ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,agreem5ts 
) public & private entities to provide  
legal s]vices to homeless vet]ans &     
vet]ans at risk ( homelessness  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,*apt] #bj ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]   

section #bjbb ! foll[+ new section3     
#bjbb;,a4 ,agreem5ts ) public & private 
entities to provide pro bono legal      
s]vices to homeless vet]ans & vet]ans at
 risk ( homelessness  7a7 ,agreem5ts    
au?oriz$ ,subject to ! availability (   
funds = t purpose1 ! ,secret>y may ent] 
into an agreem5t ) a public or private  
entity1 ?r\gh ! aw>d ( a grant or ! use 
( a contract1 to fund a portion ( legal 
s]vices describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7 
,pro bono legal s]vices ,legal s]vices  
describ$ 9 ?is subsection are provid$   
pro bono to a homeless vet]an or vet]an 
at risk ( homelessness1 includ+ !       
foll[+3  7#a7 ,legal s]vices relat$ to  
h\s+1 includ+ eviction def5se &         
repres5tation 9 l&lord-t5ant cases4     
7#b7 ,legal s]vices relat$ to family    
law1 includ+ assi/ance 9 c\rt proce$+s =
 *ild support1 divorce1 & e/ate plann+4 
7#c7 ,legal s]vices relat$ to income    
support1 includ+ assi/ance 9 obta9+     
public b5efits4  7#d7 ,legal s]vices    
relat$ to crim9al def5se1 includ+ def5se

 9 matt]s symptomatic ( homelessness1   
su* z out/&+ w>rants1 f9es1 & driv]'s   
lic5se revocation1 to r$uce recidivism1 
& facilitate ! ov]com+ ( re5try ob/acles
 9 employm5t or h\s+4  7c7 ,consultation
 ,9 develop+ & c>ry+ out agreem5ts "u   
?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all1 to !     
ext5t practicable1 consult ) appropriate
 public & private entities-- 7#a7 =     
assi/ance 9 id5tify+ & contact+         
organizations t (f] legal s]vices       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b72 &  7#b7 to   
coord9ate appropriate outrea*           
relation%ips ) su* organizations4  7d7  
,locations  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all      
ensure t1 to ! ext5t practicable1       
agreem5ts "u ?is section are made )     
entities equitably di/ribut$ across !   
geographic regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
includ+ rural communities1 tribal l&s ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,native ,am]icans1 &   
tribal organizations4  7#b7 ,9 ?is      
subsection1 ! t]ms ,native ,am]ican &   
tribal organization h ! mean+s giv5 su* 
t]ms 9 section #cgfe ( ?is title4  7e7  

,reports ,! ,secret>y may require an    
entity t ent]s into an agreem5t "u ?is  
section to submit to ! ,secret>y p]iodic
 reports on legal s]vices provid$       
pursuant to ! agreem5t4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical
 am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+
 ( *apt] #bj ( su* title is am5d$ by    
add+ aft] ! item relat+ to section #bjbb
 ! foll[+ new item3  #bjbb;,a4          
,agreem5ts ) public & private entities  
to provide pro bono legal s]vices to    
homeless vet]ans & vet]ans at risk (    
homelessness4  4