(a)
(b)
(1) women;
(2) frail elderly;
(3) terminally ill;
(4) chronically mentally ill; or
(5) individuals who have care of minor dependents.
(c)
(d)
(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.
(Added Pub. L. 107–95, §5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 913; amended Pub. L. 109–461, title VII, §706, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3440; Pub. L. 112–37, §13, Oct. 5, 2011, 125 Stat. 397; Pub. L. 112–154, title III, §§303, 305(d), Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1184, 1188; Pub. L. 113–37, §2(f)(3), Sept. 30, 2013, 127 Stat. 524; Pub. L. 113–175, title II, §207, Sept. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 1904; Pub. L. 114–58, title III, §305, Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 534; Pub. L. 114–228, title III, §306, Sept. 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 939; Pub. L. 115–62, title III, §305, Sept. 29, 2017, 131 Stat. 1163; Pub. L. 115–251, title I, §146, Sept. 29, 2018, 132 Stat. 3170; Pub. L. 116–159, div. E, title III, §5306, Oct. 1, 2020, 134 Stat. 751; Pub. L. 117–180, div. E, title III, §305, Sept. 30, 2022, 136 Stat. 2138.)
2022—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 117–180 substituted "2024" for "2022".
2020—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 116–159 substituted "2022" for "2020".
2018—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 115–251 substituted "2020" for "2019".
2017—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 115–62 substituted "2019" for "2017".
2016—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 114–228 substituted "2017" for "2016".
2015—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 114–58 substituted "2016" for "2015".
2014—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 113–175 substituted "2015" for "2014".
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".
Amendment by Pub. L. 113–37 effective Oct. 1, 2013, see section 4(a) of Pub. L. 113–37, set out as a note under section 322 of this title.
Pub. L. 117–328, div. U, title III, §310, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5473, provided that:
"(a)
"(1) veterans who are homeless;
"(2) veterans who were previously homeless and are transitioning to permanent housing; and
"(3) veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless.
"(b)
"(c)
"(1)
"(2)
"(3)
"(4)
"(A)
"(B)
"(i) in rural communities;
"(ii) on Tribal lands; and
"(iii) in areas where there is a significant population of veterans aged 55 years old and older.
"(5)
"(d)
"(1) shall use grant amounts for the hiring of appropriately qualified medical staff to care for veterans described in subsection (a) who require assistance with activities of daily living or need consistent medical attention and monitoring; and
"(2) may use such amounts for supplies, administrative support, and infrastructure needs associated with the duties of such staff and the needs of such veterans.
"(e)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) coordinate with the Secretary with respect to the provision of clinical services to eligible individuals or any other provisions of the law regarding the delivery of health care by the Secretary;
"(B) inform each veteran who receives assistance under this section from the entity of the ability of the veteran to apply for enrollment in the patient enrollment system of the Department under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code; and
"(C) if such a veteran wishes to so enroll, inform the veteran of a point of contact at the Department who can assist the veteran in such enrollment.
"(f)
"(g)
"(h)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) geographic location;
"(B) sex;
"(C) age;
"(D) race and ethnicity;
"(E) whether or not a veteran received health care from the Department during the two-year period preceding the date on which the veteran began participating in the program;
"(F) the number of veterans who transitioned into permanent housing as a result of participation in the program;
"(G) with respect to veterans who did not transition into permanent housing as a result of participation in the program, the main reasons for not so transitioning;
"(H) discharge status; and
"(I) eligibility for health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs."
Pub. L. 107–95, §7, Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 919, required the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study of the effectiveness during fiscal year 2002 through fiscal year 2004 of the grant program under this section in meeting the needs of homeless veterans with special needs and to submit to Congress a report on the study not later than Mar. 31, 2005.