United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 38. VETERANS’ BENEFITS |
Part II. GENERAL BENEFITS |
Chapter 20. BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS |
SubChapter VII. OTHER PROVISIONS |
§ 2061. Grant program for homeless veterans with special needs
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(a) Establishment.— The Secretary shall carry out a program to make grants to health care facilities of the Department and to entities eligible for grants and per diem payments under sections 2011 and 2012 of this title in order to encourage development by those facilities and entities of programs for homeless veterans with special needs. (b) Homeless Veterans With Special Needs.— For purposes of this section, homeless veterans with special needs include homeless veterans who are— (1) women; (2) frail elderly; (3) terminally ill; (4) chronically mentally ill; or (5) individuals who have care of minor dependents. (c) Provision of Services to Dependents.— A recipient of a grant under subsection (a) may use amounts under the grant to provide services directly to a dependent of a homeless veteran with special needs who is under the care of such homeless veteran while such homeless veteran receives services from the grant recipient under this section. (d) Funding.— (1) From amounts appropriated to the Department for “Medical Services” for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2014, $5,000,000 shall be available for each such fiscal year for the purposes of the program under this section. (2) The Secretary shall ensure that funds for grants under this section are designated for the first three years of operation of the program under this section as a special purpose program for which funds are not allocated through the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation system.
Amendments
2013—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 113–37 substituted “2007 through 2014” for “2007 through 2013”.
2012—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–154, § 303(a), substituted “to entities eligible for grants and per diem payments under sections 2011 and 2012 of this title” for “to grant and per diem providers” and “by those facilities and entities” for “by those facilities and providers”.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 112–154, § 303(b)(1), struck out “, including women who have care of minor dependents” at end.
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 112–154, § 303(b)(2)–(4), added par. (5).
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 112–154, § 303(c), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 112–154, § 305(d), which directed amendment of subsec. (c)(1) by substituting “through 2013” for “through 2012”, was executed to subsec. (d)(1) to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the intervening amendment by Pub. L. 112–154, § 303(c)(1).
2011—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 112–37 substituted “2012” for “2011”.
2006—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 109–461 substituted “Medical Services” for “Medical Care” and “fiscal years 2007 through 2011” for “fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005”.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 113–37 effective
Miscellaneous
Pub. L. 107–95, § 7,