,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #baaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #i1 #bjag ,mr4
 ,da9es introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
modify ! treatm5t ( applications =      
projects to con/ruct new ,/ate homes1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]an ,/ate ,home
 ,grant ,backlog ,r$uction ,act ( #bjag4
  #b4 ,modification ( treatm5t (        
applications = projects to con/ruct new 
,/ate homes  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes 
! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! ,/ate home      
con/ruction grants priority li/ gr\p #a 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs =     
fiscal ye> #bjag conta9s #eg projects ) 
a cumulative co/ ( #fci1hje1jha4  7#b7  
,( ^? projects1 #ag are new con/ruction 
projects1 ) a cumulative co/ (          
#dde1dcj1hig4  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs has reque/$ betwe5    
#hj1jjj1jjj & #ij1jjj1jjj = con/ruction 

grants = ,/ate homes 9 ea* annual budget
 submission to ,congress = fiscal ye>s  
#bjac ?r\gh #bjah4  7#d7 ,recurr+ fund+ 
%ortfalls h creat$ a backlog ( out/&+   
,/ate home projects1 av]ag+ six ye>s f  
receipt ( ,/ate funds to obligation (   
,f$]al funds = new con/ruction projects4
  7b7 ,modification ( priority (        
projects  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,p>agraph 7#c7 (
 section #hace7;c7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by        
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 z   
clauses 7i7 & 7ii71 respectively2  7,b7 
by /rik+ ,9 accord+ & ins]t+ 7,a7 ,9    
accord+2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,b7 ,9 accord+
 priorities to projects "u p>agraph 7#b7
 ( ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all--   
7i7 prioritize grants = safety1         
r5ovation1 & b$ replacem5t us+ ! crit]ia
 describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71    
7,c71 7,e71 & 7,g7 ( su* p>agraph2 &    
7ii7 sep>ately prioritize grants =      
projects to con/ruct new ,/ate homes us+
 ! crit]ia describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a71

 7,c71 7,d71 7,f71 7,g71 & 7,h7 ( su*   
p>agraph4  4  7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts     
7,a7 ,li/ ( approv$ projects ,p>agraph  
7#d7 ( su* section is am5d$-- 7i7 by    
/rik+ 1 9 ! ord] ( _! priority1 & ins]t+
 = safety1 r5ovation1 & b$ replacem5t1 9
 ! ord] ( _! priority1 & a sep>ate li/ (
 approv$ projects 7includ+ projects t h 
be5 s conditionally approv$7 to con/ruct
 new ,/ate homes1 9 ! ord] ( _!         
priority12 &  7ii7 by /rik+ ! li/ ! fir/
 place 9 appe>s & ins]t+ ea* su* li/4   
7,b7 ,def]r$ applications ,p>agraph     
7#e77;,b7 ( su* section is am5d$ by add+
 be=e ! p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 on !   
priority li/ correspond+ ) ! project    
type to :i* ! def]r$ application        
relates4  7,c7 ,increase ( grant am\nt  
,p>agraph 7#g77;,a7 ( su* section is    
am5d$ by /rik+ li/ & ins]t+ li/s4  7c7  
,modification ( budget submission       
,beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjai1 ! ,presid5t 
%all include 9 ! budget submitt$ to     
,congress pursuant to section #aaje7;a7 
( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1       

reque/s = fund+ = projects to con/ruct  
new ,/ate homes t is sep>ate & di/9ct f 
reque/s = fund+ = projects relat+ to    
safety1 r5ovation1 & b$ replacem5t at   
,/ate homes4  7d7 ,plan ,to cle> backlog
 ( new con/ruction projects ,n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
%all submit to ,congress a plan to cle> 
! backlog ( projects to con/ruct new    
,/ate homes by ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbc4    
7e7 ,/ate home def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !  
t]m ,/ate home has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 
section #aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4