,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1          
#bjai,mrs4 ,beatty 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 &   
,mr4 ,turn]7 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 p>tn]%ips ) public &      
private entities to provide legal       
s]vices to homeless vet]ans & vet]ans at
 risk ( homelessness4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,homeless     
,vet]ans ,legal ,s]vices ,act4  #b4     
,p>tn]%ips ) 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 ,p>tn]%ips ) public &       
private entities to provide legal       
s]vices to homeless vet]ans & vet]ans at

 risk ( homelessness  7a7 ,p>tn]%ips    
au?oriz$ ,subject to ! availability (   
funds = su* purpose1 ! ,secret>y %all   
ent] into p>tn]%ips ) public or private 
entities to fund a portion ( ! g5]al    
legal s]vices specifi$ 9 subsection 7c7 
t are provid$ by su* entities to        
homeless vet]ans & vet]ans at risk (    
homelessness4  7b7 ,locations ,!        
,secret>y %all ensure t1 to ! ext5t     
practicable1 p>tn]%ips "u ?is section   
are made ) entities equitably di/ribut$ 
across ! geographic regions ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 includ+ rural communities &     
tribal l&s4  7c7 ,legal s]vices ,legal  
s]vices specifi$ 9 ?is subsection       
include legal s]vices provid$ by public 
or private entities t address ! ne$s (  
homeless vet]ans & vet]ans at risk (    
homelessness z foll[s3 7#a7 ,legal      
s]vices relat$ to h\s+1 includ+ eviction
 def5se1 repres5tation 9 l&lord-t5ant   
cases1 & repres5tation 9 =eclosure      
cases4  7#b7 ,legal s]vices relat$ to   
family law1 includ+ assi/ance 9 c\rt    

proce$+s = *ild support1 divorce1 e/ate 
plann+1 & family reconciliation4  7#c7  
,legal s]vices relat$ 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$uce recidivism &       
facilitate ! ov]com+ ( re5try ob/acles 9
 employm5t or h\s+4  7#e7 ,su* o!r legal
 s]vices z ! ,secret>y det]m9es         
appropriate4  7d7 ,consultation ,9      
develop+ & c>ry+ out p>tn]%ips "u ?is   
section1 ! ,secret>y %all1 to ! ext5t   
practicable-- 7#a7 consult ) vet]ans    
s]vice organizations & o!r appropriate  
organizations2 &  7#b7 coord9ate        
appropriate outrea* relation%ips ) su*  
organizations4  7e7 ,reports ,!         
,secret>y may require entities t h ent]$
 into p>tn]%ips "u ?is section to submit
 to ! ,secret>y p]iodic reports on legal
 s]vices provid$ to homeless vet]ans &  
vet]ans :o are at risk ( homelessness   

pursuant to su* p>tn]%ips4  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 ,p>tn]%ips ) public & private 
entities to provide legal s]vices to    
homeless vet]ans & vet]ans at risk (    
homelessness4  4