,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gadi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bj1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,riley of ,new ,york          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to eliminate the maximum authorizations 
of appropriations for certain benefits  
for homeless veterans administered by   
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs and
 to make permanent the authority of the 
,secretary to carry out certain programs
 for homeless veterans4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,veteran ,housing ,promise ,act4  #b4   
,elimination of maximum authorizations  
of appropriations for certain benefits  
for homeless veterans  7a7              
,comprehensive service programs ,section
 #bjaf of title #ch1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
#bjaf4 ,authorization of appropriations 
,there is authorized to be appropriated 

such sums as may be necessary to carry  
out this subchapter4  4  7b7 ,homeless  
veterans reintegration programs ,section
 #bjba7;i77#a7 of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,g71 by striking fiscal   
year #bjbd and each fiscal year         
thereafter and inserting each of fiscal 
years #bjbd through #bjbf2 and  7#b7 by 
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,h7 ,for fiscal year    
#bjbg and each subsequent fiscal year1  
such sums as may be necessary4  4  7c7  
,homeless women veterans and homeless   
veterans with children reintegration    
grant program ,section #bjba;,a7f7 is   
amended-- 7#a7 by striking section      
#a1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjaa through #bjbe and inserting       
section--2 and  7#b7 by adding at the   
end the following new paragraphs3  7#a7 
#a1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjaa through #bjbe2 and  7#b7 for      
fiscal year #bjbf and each subsequent   
fiscal year1 such sums as may be        

necessary4  4  7d7 ,financial assistance
 for supportive services for very       
low-,income veteran families in         
permanent housing ,section #bjdd7;e7 of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7e7        
,funding  ,from amounts appropriated to 
the ,department for ,medical ,services1 
there shall be available such sums as   
may be necessary to carry out           
subsections 7a71 7b71 and 7c74  4  7e7  
,grant program for homeless veterans    
with special needs  ,section #bjfa7;d7  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 by striking for each of  
fiscal years #bjjg through #bjbe1       
#e1jjj1jjj shall be available for each  
such fiscal year for the purposes of the
 program under this section4 and        
inserting amounts shall be available for
 the purposes of the program under this 
section as follows32 and  7#b7 by adding
 at the end the following new           
paragraphs3  7#a7 ,for each of fiscal   
years #bjjg through #bjbe1 #e1jjj1jjj4  

7#b7 ,for fiscal year #bjbf and each    
subsequent fiscal year1 such sums as may
 be necessary4  4  7f7  ,technical      
assistance grants for nonprofit         
community-,based groups  ,section       
#bjfd7;b7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking to 
carry out the program under this        
section4 and inserting to carry out the 
program under this section--2 and  7#b7 
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraphs3  7#a7 #a1jjj1jjj for each of
 fiscal years #bjjg through #bjab2 and  
7#b7 for fiscal year #bjbf and each     
subsequent fiscal year1 such sums as may
 be necessary4  4  #c4 ,permanent       
authority for certain programs for      
homeless veterans  7a7 ,general         
treatment for seriously mentally ill and
 homeless veterans ,section #bjca of    
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7a72 and     
7#b7 by striking subsection 7b74  7b7   
,additional services for seriously ill  
mentally ill and homeless veterans at   

certain locations ,section #bjcc of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking subsection 7d74  7c7
 ,housing assistance for homeless       
veterans ,section #bjda of title #ch1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking subsection 7c74  7d7 ,advisory 
,committee on ,homeless ,veterans       
,section #bjff of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
subsection 7d74  7e7  ,transfer of real 
property  ,section #haah7;a7 of title   
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking paragraph 7#e74