H.R. 5861 (112th): To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant pilot program to provide housing to elderly homeless veterans.

Introduced:
May 30, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA51]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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This bill was introduced on May 30, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

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Introduced May 30, 2012
Referred to Committee May 30, 2012
Cosponsors
none
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House Financial Services

House Veterans' Affairs

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Last updated May 30, 2012.
5 pages

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5/30/2012--Introduced.
Directs the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to jointly establish a two-year pilot program of grants to nonprofit organizations to provide homeless veterans with non-transitional housing.
Authorizes the Secretaries to award two grants of up to $25 million each under the program.
Allows recipients to use such grant to:
(1) purchase real property to provide up to 200 homeless veterans with non-transitional housing, and
(2) refurbish or renovate such property.
Makes eligible for such housing veterans of at least 55 years of age who:
(1) have been continuously homeless for a year or more or, during the last three years, had at least four separate periods of living on the streets, in an emergency shelter, or a combination thereof; and
(2) have a condition that limits their ability to work or perform activities of daily living.
Directs the VA Secretary to provide case management for veterans receiving such assistance.

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