,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dffc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4 
,garbarino 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,torres of
 ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1 ,mr4    
,moskowitz1 ,mr4 ,la,lota1 ,mr4 ,davis  
of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,ms4 
,craig1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 and ,mr4     
,neguse7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs to make grants to veterans     
service organizations for facility and  
technology improvements1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,saving ,vet ,halls 
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs grants for veterans  
service organization facility and       
technology improvements  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs  
may make grants to eligible veterans    
service organizations for the purpose of
 facility and technology improvements4  

7b7 ,use of funds ,a veterans service   
organization that receives a grant under
 this section shall use the grant for-- 
7#a7 repairing or rehabilitating a      
facility of the veterans service        
organization2 or  7#b7 acquiring or     
upgrading technology for such a         
facility4  7c7 ,eligibility ,to be      
eligible to receive a grant under this  
section1 a veterans service organization
 shall submit to the ,secretary an      
application that contains--  7#a7 a plan
 for the repair1 rehabilitation1 or     
technology upgrading and acquisition    
activities the veterans service         
organization proposes to carry out using
 the grant2 and  7#b7 such other        
information and assurances as the       
,secretary may require4  7d7 ,selection 
of recipients ,in selecting recipients  
of grant under this section1 the        
,secretary shall take into              
consideration-- 7#a7 the extent of the  
need of a veterans service organization 
for a grant2  7#b7 the quality of the   

plan the organization submitted under   
subsection 7c77#a72  7#c7 the capacity  
or potential capacity of the            
organization to successfully carry out  
the plan2 and  7#d7 such other factors  
as the ,secretary determines            
appropriate4  7e7 ,limitations  7#a7    
,amount of grant ,the amount of a grant 
under this section made to any veterans 
service organization for any fiscal year
 may not exceed the greater of the      
following amounts3  7,a7 ,the amount of 
the total cost of carrying out the plan 
of the organization submitted under     
subsection 7c77#a74  7,b7 #ge1jjj4  7#b7
 ,frequency ,a veterans service         
organization that receives a grant under
 this section for a fiscal year shall be
 ineligible for any grant under this    
section for any of the succeeding five  
fiscal years4  7#c7 ,use ,a grant under 
this section may not be used for the    
construction or acquisition of a new    
facility4  7f7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there is authorized to  

be appropriated to the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs #aj1jjj1jjj to carry 
out this section4 ,amounts appropriated 
pursuant to such authorization of       
appropriation shall remain available    
until expended without fiscal year      
limitation4  7g7 ,veterans service      
organization ,in this section1 the term 
veterans service organization--  7#a7   
means an organization that is chartered 
under part ,b of subtitle ,,ii of title 
#cf1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7#b7   
includes any local or area chapter1     
post1 or other unit of such an          
organization4