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Title II — Legal and supportive services

H.R. 2452 · 115th Congress · May 16, 2017 · Lineage

II Legal and supportive services

Sec. 201 Department of Veterans Affairs public-private partnership on legal services for women veterans

(a)
Partnership required— The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a partnership with at least one nongovernmental organization to provide legal services to women veterans.
(b)
Focus— The focus of the partnership established under subsection (a) shall be on the 10 highest unmet needs of women veterans as set forth in the most recently completed Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups for Veterans (CHALENG for Veterans) survey.

Sec. 202 Additional amount for Supportive Services for Veteran Families grant program to support organizations that have a focus on providing assistance to women veterans and their families

Section 2044(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
in subparagraph (E), by striking “2017” and inserting “2016”; and
(B)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(F) $340,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018.”

(2)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(4) Not less than $20,000,000 shall be available under paragraph (1)(F) for the provision of financial assistance under subsection (a) to organizations that have a focus on providing assistance to women veterans and their families.”