,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dheh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bc            
7legislative day1 ,octob] #ai71         
#bjbj,mrs4 ,loeffl] 7= h]self & ,mr4    
,r\nds7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & !     
,honor+ ,am]ica's ,vet]ans & ,c>+ =     
,camp ,lejeune ,families ,act ( #bjab1  
to make c]ta9 enhancem5ts to grants     
aw>d$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 & contracts betwe5 ! ,secret>y &       
entities t provide s]vices to homeless  
vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,r$uc+  
,vet]an ,homelessness ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4
 ,improvem5ts to grants aw>d$ by !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to        
entities t provide s]vices to homeless  
vet]ans  7a7 ,rates = p] diem paym5ts   
,section #bjab7;a77#b77;,b7 ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ 
clause 7i7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+ new clause 

7i73  7i7 7,i7 ,except z provid$ 9      
clause 7ii71 & subject to ! availability
 ( appropriations1 ! ,secret>y may adju/
 ! rate = su* p] diem paym5ts4  7,,ii7  
,any adju/m5t made "u ?is clause-- 7aa7 
may n result 9 a rate t-- 7,,aa7 is l[] 
?an ! rate 9 effect "u ?is p>agraph z 9 
effect imm$iately prec$+ ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ! ,r$uc+ ,vet]an             
,homelessness ,act ( #bjbj2 or 7,,bb7   
exce$s ! rate t is #aae p]c5t ( ! rate  
au?oriz$ = ,/ate homes = domicili>y c>e 
"u subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 ( section    
#agda ( ?is title1 z ! ,secret>y may    
increase f "t to "t "u subsection 7c7 ( 
t section2 &  7bb7 may be det]m9$ on !  
basis ( locality4  4  7b7 ,reimbursem5t 
= use ( homeless managem5t in=mation    
sy/em ,section #bjab7;a7 ( su* title is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+         
p>agraph3  7#d7 ,! ,secret>y may        
reimburse ! recipi5t ( a grant "u       
section #bjaa1 #bjac1 or #bjfa ( ?is    
title = fees *>g$ to t grant recipi5t = 
! use ( ! homeless managem5t in=mation  

sy/em describ$ 9 section #djb7;f7 ( !   
,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance   
,act 7,public ,law #ajj-gg2 #db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj;a7f77-- 7,a7 9 am\nts !
 ,secret>y det]m9es to be reasonable2 & 
7,b7 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t ! grant  
recipi5t is unable to obta9 in=mation   
conta9$ 9 su* sy/em ?r\gh o!r means & at
 no co/ to ! grant recipi5t4  4  #c4    
,contracts relat+ to case manag]s =     
homeless vet]ans 9 support$ h\s+ program
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #cjd ( ! ,honor+
 ,am]ica's ,vet]ans & ,c>+ = ,camp      
,lejeune ,families ,act ( #bjab 7,public
 ,law #aab-aed2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #bjda     
note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--
 7,a7 by ins]t+ 7#a7 be=e ,! ,secret>y2 
&  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new   
p>agraphs3  7#b7 7,a7 ,! director ( ea* 
cov]$ m$ical c5t] %all seek to ent] into
 "o or m contracts or agreem5ts describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,any contract or
 agreem5t ent]$ into "u subp>agraph 7,a7
 may require t ea* case manag] employ$  
by an eligible entity has cr$5tials     

equival5t to ! cr$5tials requir$ = a    
case manag] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs4  7,c7 7i7 ,! ,secret>y may    
waive ! requirem5t "u subp>agraph 7,a7 )
 respect to a cov]$ m$ical c5t] if !    
,secret>y det]m9es t fulfill+ su*       
requirem5t is infeasible4  7ii7 ,if !   
,secret>y grants a waiv] "u clause 7i71 
! ,secret>y %all1 n lat] ?an #ij days   
aft] grant+ ! waiv]1 submit to !        
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report conta9+-- 7,i7 an explanation ( !
 det]m9ation made "u clause 7i72  7,,ii7
 a plan to increase ! numb] ( case      
manag]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7,,iii7 a plan
 = ! cov]$ m$ical c5t] to increase use (
 h\s+ v\*]s allocat$ to t m$ical c5t] "u
 ! program describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74    
7,d7 ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m cov]$ m$ical
 c5t] means a m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
) respect to :i* ! ,secret>y det]m9es   
t-- 7i7 #ae p]c5t ( all h\s+ v\*]s      
allocat$ to t m$ical c5t] "u ! program  

describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 dur+ ! fiscal  
ye> prec$+ ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* su*       
det]m9ation 0 made 7 unus$ due to a lack
 ( case managem5t s]vices provid$ by !  
,secret>y2 &  7ii7 "o or m case manag]  
positions h be5 vacant = at lea/ n9e    
consecutive mon?s imm$iately prec$+ !   
date ( su* det]m9ation4  2 &  7#b7 9    
subsection 7b77#b7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] be=e
 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ 1 includ+   
because-- & ins]t+ a p]iod2 &  7,b7 by  
/rik+ subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 & 7,c74  
7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
?is section %all take effect on ! fir/  
day ( ! fir/ fiscal ye> t beg9s aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4