,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bg1  
#bjba,mr4 ,moran 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,manchin1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mrs4 ,capito1
 ,mr4 ,marshall1 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 homeless      
veterans reintegration programs1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,reaching     
,every ,homeless ,veteran ,act of #bjba4
  #b4 ,grants for homeless veterans     
reintegration programs  7a7 ,grants     
,section #bjba of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subsections 7b7 through   
7e7 as subsections 7c7 through 7f71     
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subsection 7a7 the following new  
subsection3  7b7 ,grants  7#a7 ,in      
awarding grants for purposes of         

conducting programs described in        
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,labor
 shall1 to the maximum extent           
practicable1 consider applications for  
fundable grants from entities in all    
,states4  7#b7 ,in each ,state in which 
no entity has been awarded a grant      
described in paragraph 7#a7 as of the   
date of the enactment of the ,reaching  
,every ,homeless ,veteran ,act of #bjba1
 the ,secretary of ,labor shall1 in     
coordination with the ,director of      
,veterans' ,employment and ,training in 
the ,state1 organize and conduct an     
outreach and education program to ensure
 communities are aware of the programs  
conducted under this section and the    
benefits of the programs4  4  7b7       
,contents of biennial report to         
,congress ,subsection 7e7 of section    
#bjba of such title1 as redesignated by 
subsection 7a77#a71 is amended-- 7#a7 by
 inserting 7#a7 before ,not less2 and   
7#b7 by striking the second sentence and
 inserting the following3  7#b7 ,the    

,secretary of ,labor shall include in   
each report submitted under paragraph   
7#a7 the following3 7,a7 ,an evaluation 
of services furnished to veterans under 
this section4  7,b7 ,an analysis of the 
information collected under subsection  
7c74  7,c7 ,an identification of-- 7i7  
the total number of applications for    
grants under this section that the      
,secretary received during the fiscal   
year preceding the date on which the    
report is submitted2 and  7ii7 the      
number of such applications that were   
denied4  7,d7 ,with respect to each     
,state in which no entity was awarded a 
grant under this section during the     
fiscal year preceding the date on which 
the report is submitted-- 7i7 an        
identification of the top five reasons  
why entities that applied for such a    
grant were not awarded the grant2 and   
7ii7 information regarding the specific 
criteria used to score the applications 
and an explanation of if1 how1 or why   
such criteria differed from the previous

 fiscal year4  4  7c7 ,conforming       
amendment ,section #bjba;,a7e7 of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking section #bjba7;d7 and       
inserting section #bjba7;e74