,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fgfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjbj,mr4 ,t$
 ,lieu ( ,cali=nia introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to provide food to vet]ans "u ! grant & 
p] diem grant programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs dur+ c]ta9 public     
heal? em]g5cies4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,support+ ,at-risk 
,vet]ans 9 an ,em]g5cy ,act or ! ,,save 
,act4  #b4 ,g5]al support  7a7 ,use (   
funds ,dur+ a cov]$ public heal?        
em]g5cy1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 may use am\nts appropriat$ or o!rwise  
made available to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs to c>ry out sections #bjaa1   
#bjab1 & #bjfa ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide food to        
homeless vet]ans4  7b7 ,use ( p] diem   
paym5ts ,dur+ a cov]$ public heal?      
em]g5cy1 a recipi5t ( a grant or an     
eligible entity "u ! grant & p] diem    

program ( ! ,dep>tm5t 79 ?is subsection 
ref]r$ to z ! program7 may use p] diem  
paym5ts "u sections #bjab & #bjfa (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide food & basic supplies =-- 7#a7  
homeless vet]ans 9 ! program2 &  7#b7   
=m]ly homeless vet]ans 9 ! community :o 
exp]i5c$ homelessness dur+ ! "o-ye>     
p]iod end+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act4  7c7 cov]$ public heal? em]g5cy   
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ public
 heal? em]g5cy means-- 7#a7 a public    
heal? em]g5cy "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d    
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq472 or  
7#b7 an em]g5cy ) respect to ,,covid-#ai
 decl>$ by a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local    
au?ority4