115th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants.
October 24, 2017
Mr. Coffman (for himself and Ms. Brownley of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Modification of calculation of amounts of per diem grants.
Section 2012(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by inserting “or (iii)” after “clause (ii)”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
“(iii) With respect to a homeless veteran who has care of a minor dependent while receiving services from the grant recipient or eligible entity, the daily cost of care shall be the sum of the daily cost of care determined under subparagraph (A) plus, for each such minor dependent, an amount that equals 50 percent of such daily cost of care.”.