Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “State Veterans Homes Relief Act of 2021”.
State Veterans Homes Relief Act of 2021
A BILL
To appropriate amounts to the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund State home construction projects that have been approved before the date of the enactment of this Act.
Sec. 2 Appropriation of amounts to Department of Veterans Affairs for State home relief
In general— There is appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000 to fund projects on the grant program priority list for construction of State homes under subchapter III of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, that are approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs before the date of the enactment of this Act.
Supplement, not supplant— The amount appropriated by subsection (a) shall supplement and not supplant amounts appropriated or otherwise made available before the date of the enactment of this Act for the purposes described in such subsection.
Availability of amounts—
In general— The amount appropriated by subsection (a) shall remain available until December 31, 2021.
Remainder to Treasury— Any amounts appropriated by subsection (a) that are available after December 31, 2021, shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.
State home defined— In this section, the term State home has the meaning given that term in section 101(19) of title 38, United States Code.
Sec. 3 Emergency designation
In general— The amounts provided under this Act are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
Designation in senate— In the Senate, this Act is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.