,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ihj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #b1 #bjai,mr4
 ,burr 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4
 ,cornyn1 and ,ms4 ,hirono7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to improve the provision of services for
 homeless veterans1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,homeless ,veterans 
,prevention ,act of #bjai4  #b4         
,authorization of per diem payments for 
furnishing care to dependents of certain
 homeless veterans ,subsection 7a7 of   
section #bjab of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#d7 ,services for which a recipient of 
a grant under section #bjaa of this     
title 7or an entity described in        
paragraph 7#a77 may receive per diem    
payments under this subsection may      

include furnishing care for a dependent 
of a homeless veteran who is under the  
care of such homeless veteran while such
 homeless veteran receives services from
 the grant recipient 7or entity74  4    
#c4 ,partnerships with public and       
private entities to provide legal       
services to homeless veterans and       
veterans at risk of homelessness  7a7   
,in general ,chapter #bj of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #bjbb the       
following new section3  #bjbb;,a4       
,partnerships with public and private   
entities to provide legal services to   
homeless veterans and veterans at risk  
of homelessness  7a7 ,partnerships      
authorized ,subject to the availability 
of funds for that purpose1 the          
,secretary shall enter into partnerships
 with public or private entities to fund
 a portion of the general legal services
 specified in subsection 7c7 that are   
provided by such entities to homeless   
veterans and veterans at risk of        

homelessness4  7b7 ,locations  7#a7 ,the
 ,secretary shall ensure that1 to the   
extent practicable1 partnerships under  
this section are made with entities     
equitably distributed across the        
geographic regions of the ,united       
,states1 including rural communities1   
tribal lands of the ,united ,states1    
,native ,americans1 and tribal          
organizations4  7#b7 ,in this           
subsection1 the terms ,native ,american 
and tribal organization have the        
meanings given such terms in section    
#cgfe of this title4  7c7 ,legal        
services ,legal services specified in   
this subsection include legal services  
provided by public or private entities  
that address the needs of homeless      
veterans and veterans at risk of        
homelessness as follows3 7#a7 ,legal    
services related to housing1 including  
eviction defense and representation in  
landlord-tenant cases and foreclosure   
proceedings4  7#b7 ,legal services      
related to family law1 including        

assistance in court proceedings for     
family reunification1 child support1    
divorce1 and estate planning4  7#c7     
,legal services related to income       
support1 including assistance in        
obtaining public benefits4  7#d7 ,legal 
services related to criminal defense1   
including defense in matters symptomatic
 of homelessness1 such as outstanding   
warrants1 fines1 and driver's license   
revocation1 to reduce recidivism and    
facilitate the overcoming of reentry    
obstacles in employment or housing4     
7#e7 ,such other legal services as the  
,secretary considers appropriate and    
necessary4  7d7 ,consultation ,in       
developing and carrying out partnerships
 under this section1 the ,secretary     
shall1 to the extent practicable1       
consult with public and private         
entities-- 7#a7 for assistance in       
identifying and contacting organizations
 described in subsection 7c72 and  7#b7 
to coordinate appropriate outreach      
relationships with such organizations4  

7e7 ,reports ,the ,secretary may require
 entities that have entered into        
partnerships under this section to      
submit to the ,secretary periodic       
reports on legal services provided to   
homeless veterans and veterans at risk  
of homelessness pursuant to such        
partnerships4  4  7b7 ,clerical         
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #bj of such title  
is amended by adding after the item     
relating to section #bjbb the following 
new item3  #bjbb;,a4 ,partnerships with 
public and private entities to provide  
legal services to homeless veterans and 
veterans at risk of homelessness4  4    
#d4 ,expansion of ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs authority to provide 
dental care to homeless veterans        
,subsection 7b7 of section #bjfb of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7b7        
,eligible veterans  7#a7 ,subsection 7a7
 applies to a veteran who-- 7,a7 is     
enrolled for care under section         

#agje7;a7 of this title2 and  7,b7 for a
 period of #fj consecutive days1 is     
receiving-- 7i7 assistance under section
 #h7o7 of the ,united ,states ,housing  
,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#adcg;f7o772 or  7ii7 care 7directly or 
by contract7 in any of the following    
settings3 7,i7 ,a domiciliary under     
section #agaj of this title4  7,,ii7 ,a 
therapeutic residence under section     
#bjcb of this title4  7,,iii7 ,community
 residential care coordinated by the    
,secretary under section #agcj of this  
title4  7,,iv7 ,a setting for which the 
,secretary provides funds for a grant   
and per diem provider4  7#b7 ,for       
purposes of paragraph 7#a71 in          
determining whether a veteran has       
received assistance or care for a period
 of #fj consecutive days1 the ,secretary
 may disregard breaks in the continuity 
of assistance or care for which the     
veteran is not responsible4  4  #e4     
,repeal of sunset on authority to carry 
out program of referral and counseling  

services for veterans at risk for       
homelessness who are transitioning from 
certain institutions ,section #bjbc of  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection   
7d72 and  7#b7 by redesignating         
subsection 7e7 as subsection 7d74  #f4  
,extension of authority for financial   
assistance for supportive services for  
very low-,income veteran families in    
permanent housing  7a7 ,in general      
,paragraph 7#a7 of section #bjdd7;e7 of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subparagraph3  7,h7       
#ejj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj4  4  
7b7 ,training entities for provision of 
supportive services ,paragraph 7#c7 of  
such section is amended by inserting and
 #bjbj after through #bjab4  #g4        
,requirement for ,comptroller ,general  
to study ,department of ,veterans       
,affairs homeless veterans programs  7a7
 ,in general ,not later than #bgj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 

,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the  
,united ,states shall complete a study  
of programs of the ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs that provide         
assistance to homeless veterans4  7b7   
,elements ,the study required by        
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,an assessment of       
whether programs described in subsection
 7a7 are meeting the needs of veterans  
who are eligible for assistance provided
 by such programs4  7#b7 ,a review of   
recent efforts of the ,secretary of     
,veterans ,affairs to improve the       
privacy1 safety1 and security of female 
veterans receiving assistance from such 
programs4  #h4 ,repeal of requirement   
for annual reports on assistance to     
homeless veterans  7a7 ,in general      
,section #bjfe of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is hereby repealed4  7b7 
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of chapter #bj
 of such title is amended by striking   
the item relating to section #bjfe4