,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #i1 #bjbb,mrs4  
,*]filus-,mc,cormick 7= h]self & ,ms4   
,wilson ( ,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
p]man5tly au?orize ! use ( c]ta9 funds  
to improve flexibility 9 ! provision (  
assi/ance to homeless vet]ans1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,re/ore ,vet]ans ,dignity  
,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,au?orization ( use (
 c]ta9 funds = improv$ flexibility 9    
assi/ance to homeless vet]ans ,subtitle 
,,vii ( *apt] #bj ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new section 7& con=m+ ! table (
 sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt]       
accord+ly73  #bjfh4 ,flexibility 9      
provision ( assi/ance to homeless       
vet]ans  7a7 ,use ( funds ,! ,secret>y (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs may use am\nts       
appropriat$ or o!rwise made available to

 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry
 out section #bjaa1 #bjab1 #bjca1 or    
#bjfa ( ?is *apt] to provide to homeless
 vet]ans & vet]ans p>ticipat+ 9 !       
program c>ri$ out "u section #h7o77#ai7 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77#ai771 z !    
,secret>y det]m9es necess>y1 ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,assi/ance requir$ = ! safety &    
survival ( ! vet]an 7su* z food1 %elt]1 
clo?+1 blankets1 & hygi5e items74  7#b7 
,transportation requir$ to support !    
/ability & heal? ( ! vet]an 7su* z      
transportation = appo9tm5ts ) s]vice    
provid]s1 ! conduct ( h\s+ se>*es1 & !  
obta9m5t ( food & supplies74  7#c7      
,communications equipm5t & s]vices 7su* 
z tablets1 sm>tphones1 disposable       
phones1 & relat$ s]vice plans7 requir$  
to support ! /ability & heal? ( ! vet]an
 7su* z ?r\gh ! ma9t5ance ( contact )   
s]vice provid]s1 prospective l&lords1 & 
family memb]s74  7#d7 ,su* o!r assi/ance
 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es necess>y4  7b7  
,homeless vet]ans on ,dep>tm5t l&  7#a7 

,! ,secret>y may collaborate1 to ! ext5t
 practicable1 ) "o or m organizations to
 manage ! use ( l& ( ! ,dep>tm5t =      
homeless vet]ans = liv+ & sleep+4  7#b7 
,collaboration "u p>agraph 7#a7 may     
include ! provision by ei!r ! ,secret>y 
or ! head ( ! organization conc]n$ (    
food s]vices & security = prop]ty1      
build+s1 & o!r facilities own$ or       
controll$ by ! ,dep>tm5t4  4