,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ae1 #bjai,mr4 
,harder of ,california introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs to carry out a grant 
program for veterans to become          
appraisers for home loans under chapter 
#cg of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,stop ,discrimination      
,against ,veteran ,home ,buyers ,act4   
#b4 ,grant program for appraisers  7a7  
,grant program ,the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs shall carry out a    
two-year grant program for veterans to  
become ,,va home loan appraisers4 ,the  
grant program shall be known as the     
,veterans ,serving ,veterans ,appraiser 
,program4  7b7 ,eligible entities ,the  
,secretary may award a grant under      
subsection 7a7 to any of the following3 
7#a7 ,a congressionally chartered       

veterans service organization4  7#b7 ,a 
,state1 local1 or ,tribal veterans      
service agency4  7#c7 ,a nonprofit      
organization that has historically      
served veterans housing needs4  7#d7 ,a 
nonprofit entity that the ,secretary    
determines has a demonstrated history of
 community engagement4  7#e7 ,any other 
entity the ,secretary determines        
appropriate4  7c7 ,amount2 frequency ,a 
grant awarded under subsection 7a7 may  
not exceed #ejj1jjj4 ,the ,secretary may
 not award more than one grant to a     
single eligible entity4  7d7 ,use of    
funds ,an entity that is awarded a grant
 under subsection 7a7 shall use such    
grant to establish and carry out        
training programs for veterans to become
 ,,va home loan appraisers4  7e7        
,regulations ,the ,secretary shall      
prescribe regulations to carry out this 
section1 including with respect to the  
evaluation of applications for grants   
awarded under subsection 7a74 ,such     
evaluation shall prioritize eligible    

entities that will use the grant on     
programs to train veterans who will     
become ,,va home loan appraisers in the 
county in which the veteran resides4    
7f7 ,report ,not later than one year    
after the date on which the grant       
program under subsection 7a7 commences1 
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of
 the ,house of ,representatives a report
 on--  7#a7 the number of veterans      
participating in a training program to  
become a ,,va home loan appraiser       
pursuant to such grant program2 and     
7#b7 the types and locations of the     
entities that have been awarded a grant4
  7g7 ,,va home loan appraiser defined  
,in this section1 the term ,,va home    
loan appraiser means an appraiser       
described in section #cgca7;a77#c7 of   
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4