,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aj1 #bjbe,ms4 
,dexter introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to expand eligibility for homelessness  
benefits under laws administered by the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,every   
,veteran ,housed ,act4  #b4 ,expansion  
of eligibility for homelessness benefits
 under laws administered by the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7   
,expansion ,section #bjjb of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by        
striking 7a7 ,in ,general4--2 and  7,b7 
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraphs3  7#c7 ,the term veteran     
includes a person who was discharged or 
released from a period of service as a  
member of the uniformed services--  7,a7

 under conditions other than-- 7i7      
dishonorable2 or  7ii7 by reason of the 
sentence of a general court-martial2 and
  7,b7 regardless of--  7i7 the length  
of such period of service2  7ii7 whether
 such member was a member of an active  
or reserve component of the uniformed   
services2  7iii7 whether such service   
was active duty2  7iv7 whether such     
person currently serves as a member of  
the uniformed services2 and  7v7 whether
 such person was discharged or released 
from another period of service under    
conditions described in clause 7i7 or   
7ii7 of subparagraph 7,a74  7#d7 ,the   
term uniformed services has the meaning 
given such term in section #aja of title
 #aj4  2 and  7#b7 by striking          
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,conforming        
amendments  7#a7 ,certain service deemed
 to be active service ,section #ajf7;b7 
of such title is amended1 in the matter 
following paragraph 7#c71 by inserting  
#bj1 after #ai14  7#b7 ,minimum         
active-duty service requirement ,section

 #ecjc;,a7b77#c77;,f7 of such title is  
amended by striking section #bjaa1      
#bjab1 #bjac1 #bjdd1 or #bjfa and       
inserting chapter #bj4