Title II — Legal and supportive services

S. 514 · 116th Congress · Feb 14, 2019 · 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), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(F) $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022.”

(2)

by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

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

Sec. 203 Gap analysis of Department of Veterans Affairs programs that provide assistance to women veterans who are homeless

(a)

In general— The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall complete an analysis of programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs that provide assistance to women veterans who are homeless or precariously housed to identify the areas in which such programs are failing to meet the needs of such women.

(b)

Report— Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 analysis completed under subsection (a).

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Feb 14, 2019viewing Reported in Senate Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Warren, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Ms. McSally, Mr. Markey, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. King, Ms. Smith, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Moran, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Coons, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Jones, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Bennet) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs See what changed
Feb 14, 2019 Introduced in Senate Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Warren, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Title II — Legal and supportive services

II Legal and supportive services

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

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

Sec. 203 Gap analysis of Department of Veterans Affairs programs that provide assistance to women veterans who are homeless

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