H.R. 95 — Referred from Senate

IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 95 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 16, 2019Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeless Veteran Families Act. 2. Modification of calculation of amounts of per diem grants Section 2012(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (i), by inserting or (iii) after clause (ii); and (2) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) With respect to a homeless veteran who has care of a minor dependent while receiving services from the grant recipient or eligible entity, the daily cost of care shall be the sum of the daily cost of care determined under subparagraph (A) plus, for each such minor dependent, an amount that equals 50 percent of such daily cost of care. . Passed the House of Representatives October 15, 2019.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk