United States Code
38 U.S.C. § 2061
Grant program for homeless veterans with special needs
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- HR 7149 Veteran Housing Promise Act Amends 2061(d) · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 5997 Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2025 Amends 2061(d)(1) · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Amends 2061(d)(1) · enacted · 119th Congress
- S 2882 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 Amends 2061(d) · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 5450 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 Amends 2061(d) · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 2853 VA Extenders Act of 2025 Amends 2061(d)(1) · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 5420 VA Extenders Act of 2025 Amends 2061(d)(1) · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 3676 Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2023 Amends 2061(d)(1) · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 6833 Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 Amends 2061(d)(1) · enacted · 117th Congress
- HR 2190 Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2021 Amends 2061(d)(1) · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 2223 Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2019 Amends 2061(d)(1) · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 4898 Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2018 Amends 2061(d)(1) · introduced · 115th Congress
- S 1759 Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2017 Amends 2061(d)(1) · introduced · 115th Congress
- HR 104 Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2017 Amends 2061(d)(1) · introduced · 115th Congress
The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.
(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”, the following shall be available for the purposes of the program under this section:
(A) For each of fiscal years 2007 through 2026, $5,000,000.
(B) For the period beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending on December 11, 2026, $986,302.
(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.
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