,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ffgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,g>b>9o 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new
 ,york1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,ms4           
,malliotakis1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 & ,mr4 
,morelle7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry   
out a program to provide grants to c]ta9
 vet]an s]vice organizations affect$ by 
! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,vso ,support ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs program to
 provide grants = c]ta9 vet]ans s]vice  
organizations affect$ by ,,covid-#ai    
p&emic  7a7 ,grant program ,! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry out a     
program "u :i* ! ,secret>y %all make    
grants to eligible organizations to     
(fset co/s relat+ to ! ,,covid-#ai      
p&emic incurr$ dur+ ! cov]$ #bjbj p]iod4
  7b7 ,eligible organizations ,to be    

eligible to receive a grant "u !        
program1 an organization %all be a      
vet]ans s]vice organization t-- 7#a7 z a
 result ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 exp]i5c$
 a loss ( #ej p]c5t or great] gross     
rev5ue dur+ ! cov]$ #bjbj p]iod 7comp>$ 
to ! gross rev5ue collect$ dur+ ! cov]$ 
#bjai p]iod72 &  7#b7 submits to !      
,secret>y an application 9 su* =m1 at   
su* "t1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !     
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate1         
includ+-- 7,a7 in=mation demon/rat+ !   
loss specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 a
 plan = ! use ( su* grant4  7c7 ,use (  
grant am\nts ,a vet]ans s]vice          
organization t receives a grant "u ?is  
section may only use ! grant 9          
accordance ) ! plan ref]r$ to 9         
subsection 7b77#b77;,b7 = ! foll[+      
exp5ses ( ! organization3 7#a7 ,r5t4    
7#b7 ,utilities4  7#c7 ,s*$ul$ mortgage 
paym5ts4  7#d7 ,s*$ul$ debt paym5ts4    
7#e7 ,o!r ord9>y & necess>y bus9ess     
exp5ses1 includ+ ma9t5ance co/s1        
adm9i/rative co/s 7includ+ fees &       

lic5s+71 ,/ate & local taxes & fees1    
op]at+ leases1 & insurance paym5ts4  7d7
 ,am\nt ( grant ,a grant made to a      
vet]ans s]vice organization "u ! program
 %all be 9 an am\nt equal to ! aggregate
 co/ ( ! activities specifi$ 9 ! plan   
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7b77#b77;,b71    
except t any su* grant may n exce$      
#ej1jjj4  7e7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an  
#ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all prescribe        
regulations to c>ry out ! grant program4
  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,! t]m cov]$ #bjai p]iod means ! p]iod  
beg9n+ on ,april #a1 #bjai1 & end+ on   
,decemb] #ca1 #bjai4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ 
#bjbj p]iod means ! p]iod beg9n+ on     
,april #a1 #bjbj1 & end+ on ,decemb]    
#ca1 #bjbj4  7#c7 ,! t]m vet]ans s]vice 
organization means an organization t is 
*>t]$ "u "p ,b ( subtitle ,,ii ( title  
#cf1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & includes any
 local or area *apt]1 po/1 or o!r unit4 
7g7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry   

out ?is section #be1jjj1jjj1 to rema9   
available until exp5d$4