Sec. 402. PER DIEM PAYMENTS PROVIDED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR SERVICES FURNISHED TO HOMELESS VETERANS
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## SEC. 402 PER DIEM PAYMENTS PROVIDED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR SERVICES FURNISHED TO HOMELESS VETERANS ###
(a)In General Section 2012 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)in paragraph (2)(B)— ######
(i)in clause (i)(II)(aa)(BB), by striking “115 percent” and inserting “115 percent (or, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Housing our Military Veterans Effectively Act of 2024 and ending on September 30, 2027, 133 percent)”; and ######
(ii)by adding at the end the following: > > ###### “(iii) > > For each of fiscal years 2025 through 2027, the Secretary may waive the maximum rate for per diem payments under clause (i)(II)(aa)(BB) or
(ii)and, subject to the availability of appropriations, provide such payments at a rate that does not exceed 200 percent of the rate authorized for State homes for domiciliary care under subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 1741 of this title, as the Secretary may increase from time to time under subsection
(c)of that section, if the Secretary notifies Congress of such waiver. > > > ###### “(iv) > > The Secretary may not, pursuant to clause (iii), waive the maximum rate described in such clause for more than 50 percent of all grant recipients and eligible entities for a fiscal year.” > ; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(4) > > The Secretary may not provide more than 12,000 per diem payments under this section for a fiscal year.” > ; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(f) Reports Required > > Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the HOME Act of 2024, and not less frequently than twice each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the rate for per diem payments under this section that includes, for each Veterans Integrated Service Network of the Department, the following data: > > > #### “(1) > > The average rate for such a payment. > > > #### “(2) > > A list of locations where the rate for such a payment is within 10 percent of the maximum rate for such a payment authorized under this section. > > > #### “(3) > > The average length of stay by a veteran participating in a program described in section 2012(a) of this title.” > . ###
(b)Regulatory Authority **[**[38 U.S.C. 2012 note](/us/usc/t38/s2012)**]** The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the amendments made by subsection
(a)through interim guidance in advance of the issuance of regulations for such purpose. ###
(c)Strategic Plan ####
(1)In general Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a strategic plan for the provision of grants and per diem payments for services furnished to homeless veterans under sections 2011 and 2012 of title 38, United States Code. ####
(2)Elements The plan required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: #####
(A)A method for administering grant funding equitably without using the rate authorized for State homes for domiciliary care under subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 1741 of title 38, United States Code, as the Secretary may increase from time to time under subsection
(c)of that section, that takes into account— ######
(i)the wide variety of services furnished by grant recipients and eligible entities under sections 2011 and 2012 of title 38, United States Code; ######
(ii)varying costs of living across different geographic locations; ######
(iii)varying availability of affordable housing in different geographic locations; ######
(iv)circumstances of housing insecurity in rural and Tribal communities; ######
(v)veterans with significant medical care needs; and ######
(vi)the changing dynamic of the veteran population nationwide. #####
(B)A plan and timeline for implementation of the method included under subparagraph (A). #####
(C)An estimate of increased costs or savings per year under the plan. #####
(D)An overview of the different grants that will be available once the plan is implemented.
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PER DIEM PAYMENTS PROVIDED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR SERVICES FURNISHED TO HOMELESS VETERANS
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