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S 3349 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Accounting and auditing Building construction Congressional oversight Department of Housing and Urban Development Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government studies and investigations Homelessness and emergency shelter Rural conditions and development Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act of 2012

Introduced: June 27, 2012 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 27, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4682-4683)
Jun 27, 2012
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act of 2012 - Allows grants made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) for homeless veterans' comprehensive services programs (outreach, rehabilitation, vocational counseling, and transitional housing assistance) to be used for the construction of new facilities. Prohibits the Secretary from denying applications for such grants solely on the basis that the grant entity proposes to use funding from other private or public sources, as long as such entity demonstrates that a private nonprofit organization will provide project oversight and site control. Requires the Secretary to: (1) study matters relating to the method used to make per diem payments to grant recipients, (2) develop more effective and efficient procedures for fiscal control and fund accounting by grant recipients, and (3) develop a more effective and efficient method for adequately reimbursing grant recipients for services furnished to homeless veterans.

Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Department of Housing and Development (HUD) a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs.

Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan to end homelessness among veterans. Requires the plan to include consideration of the circumstances and requirements unique to veterans located in rural areas.

What's happening now June 27, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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