,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ab1 #bjai,mr4  
,coll9s ( ,new ,york 7= himself & ,mr4  
,k+ ( ,new ,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 to c>ry out a pilot program to provide 
grants to vet]ans s]vice organizations =
 upgrad+ local *apt] facilities1 includ+
 te*nology at su* facilities1 9 rural   
areas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,r5ovate
 & ,enhance ,vet]ans ,meet+ ,halls &    
,po/s ,act ( #bjai or ! ,,revamp ,act ( 
#bjai4  #b4 ,grants to vet]ans s]vice   
organizations = facility rehabilitation 
& te*nology 9 rural areas  7a7 ,pilot   
program ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 %all c>ry out a pilot program to aw>d  
grants to eligible vet]ans s]vice       
organizations4  7b7 ,eligible activities
 & uses ,an eligible vet]ans s]vice     
organization may use a grant made "u ?is

 section only =-- 7#a7 repairs or       
rehabilitation ( a facility 9 a rural   
area ( an eligible vet]ans s]vice       
organization2 &  7#b7 acquir+ or upgrad+
 comput]s & te*nology = su* a facility4 
7c7 ,applications ,an application = a   
grant "u ?is section--  7#a7 %all be 9  
su* =m & submitt$ 9 accordance ) su*    
proc$ures z ! ,secret>y %all e/abli%2 & 
7#b7 %all include a plan = ! propos$    
repair1 rehabilitation1 or te*nology    
upgrad+ & acquisition activities to be  
conduct$ us+ ! grant am\nts4  7d7       
,selection crit]ia ,! ,secret>y %all    
select applications to receive grants "u
 ! pilot program pursuant to a          
competition & us+ crit]ia t include--   
7#a7 ! ext5t ( ne$ = su* grants2  7#b7 !
 quality ( ! plan propos$ = repair or   
rehabilitation ( ! facility involv$ or =
 acquir+ or upgrad+ comput]s & te*nology
 = su* a facility2  7#c7 ! capacity or  
pot5tial capacity ( ! applicant to      
successfully c>ry out ! plan2 &  7#d7   
o!r factors z ! ,secret>y det]m9es      

appropriate4  7e7 ,limitations  7#a7    
,am\nt ,an eligible vet]ans s]vice      
organization may n receive a grant "u   
?is section dur+ any fiscal ye> 9 an    
am\nt exce$+ ! less] (--  7,a7 !        
aggregate co/ ( ! propos$ activities &  
uses "u subsection 7b7 = :i* ! grant    
am\nts w be us$2 or  7,b7 #ge1jjj4  7#b7
 ,tim+ ,an eligible vet]ans s]vice      
organization t receives a grant "u ?is  
section = a fiscal ye> %all be          
ineligible = any grant "u ?is section = 
any ( ! succe$+ five fiscal ye>s4  7f7  
,prohibition ( new con/ruction or       
acquisition ,a grant "u ?is section may 
n be us$ = ! con/ruction or acquisition 
( a new facility4  7g7 ,regulations ,!  
,secret>y %all prescribe regulations    
necess>y to c>ry out ! pilot program n  
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7h7 ,au?orization 
( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out  
?is section--  7#a7 = fiscal ye> #bjbj1 
#e1jjj1jjj2 &  7#b7 = subsequ5t fiscal  

ye>s1 su* sums z may be necess>y to c>ry
 out ! pilot program4  7i7 ,def9ition ,=
 purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m eligible 
vet]ans s]vice organization means a     
local or area *apt]1 po/1 or o!r unit-- 
7#a7 ( any organization t is *>t]$ "u "p
 ,b ( subtitle ,,ii ( title #cf1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 & t has z among its prim>y
 purposes honor+1 promot+1 advocat+ =1  
provid+ s]vices =1 or provid+ assi/ance 
to vet]ans or any gr\p ( vet]ans1 z     
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7#b7 t is    
locat$ 9 a rural area1 z det]m9$ by !   
,secret>y4