,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjid  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bg1 #bjba,mr4 
,moran 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,man*91 ,mr4    
,sullivan1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 
& ,ms4 ,hirono7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to improve homeless       
vet]ans re9tegration programs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,rea*+ ,e ,homeless ,vet]an
 ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,grants = homeless  
vet]ans re9tegration programs  7a7      
,grants ,section #bjba ( title #ch1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
r$esignat+ subsections 7b7 ?r\gh 7e7 z  
subsections 7c7 ?r\gh 7f71 respectively2
 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7a7 !
 foll[+ new subsection3  7b7 ,grants    
7#a7 ,9 aw>d+ grants = purposes (       
conduct+ programs describ$ 9 subsection 
7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all1 to !    
maximum ext5t practicable1 consid]      

applications = fundable grants f        
entities 9 all ,/ates4  7#b7 ,9 ea*     
,/ate 9 :i* no entity has be5 aw>d$ a   
grant describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 z ( !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,rea*+ ,e         
,homeless ,vet]an ,act ( #bjba1 !       
,secret>y ( ,labor %all1 9 coord9ation )
 ! ,director ( ,vet]ans' ,employm5t &   
,tra9+ 9 ! ,/ate1 organize & conduct an 
outrea* & education program to ensure   
communities are aw>e ( ! programs       
conduct$ "u ?is section & ! b5efits ( ! 
programs4  4  7b7 ,cont5ts ( bi5nial    
report to ,congress ,subsection 7e7 (   
section #bjba ( su* title1 z r$esignat$ 
by subsection 7a77#a71 is am5d$-- 7#a7  
by ins]t+ 7#a7 be=e ,n less2 &  7#b7 by 
/rik+ ! second s5t5ce & ins]t+ ! foll[+3
  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all       
include 9 ea* report submitt$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,an        
evaluation ( s]vices furni%$ to vet]ans 
"u ?is section4  7,b7 ,an analysis ( !  
in=mation collect$ "u subsection 7c74   
7,c7 ,an id5tification (-- 7i7 ! total  

numb] ( applications = grants "u ?is    
section t ! ,secret>y receiv$ dur+ !    
fiscal ye> prec$+ ! date on :i* ! report
 is submitt$2 &  7ii7 ! numb] ( su*     
applications t 7 d5i$4  7,d7 ,) respect 
to ea* ,/ate 9 :i* no entity 0 aw>d$ a  
grant "u ?is section dur+ ! fiscal ye>  
prec$+ ! date on :i* ! report is        
submitt$-- 7i7 an id5tification ( ! top 
five reasons :y entities t appli$ = su* 
a grant 7 n aw>d$ ! grant2 &  7ii7      
in=mation reg>d+ ! specific crit]ia us$ 
to score ! applications & an explanation
 ( if1 h[1 or :y su* crit]ia diff]$ f ! 
previ\s fiscal ye>4  4  7c7 ,con=m+     
am5dm5t ,section #bjba;,a7e7 ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ section #bjba7;d7 & ins]t+ section
 #bjba7;e74