--- kind: "section" citation: "38 U.S.C. § 2021A" title: "38" title_heading: "Veterans’ Benefits" number: "2021A" heading: "Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration grant program" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/38/2021A" units: - "Part II — General Benefits" - "Chapter 20 — Benefits for Homeless Veterans" - "Subchapter III — Training and Outreach" --- # §2021A. Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration grant program - (a) **Grants.—** Subject to the availability of appropriations provided for such purpose, the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) of Labor shall make grants to programs and facilities that the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) determines provide dedicated services for homeless women [veterans](/usc/38/1101.md?p=1) and [homeless veterans](/usc/38/2002.md?p=a-1) with children. - (b) **Use of Funds.—** Grants under this section shall be used to provide job training, counseling, placement services (including job readiness and literacy and skills training) and [child](/usc/38/1831.md?p=1) care services to expedite the reintegration of homeless women [veterans](/usc/38/1101.md?p=1) and [homeless veterans](/usc/38/2002.md?p=a-1) with children into the labor force. - (c) **Requirement To Monitor Expenditures of Funds.—** - (1) The [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) of Labor shall collect such information as that [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) considers appropriate to monitor and evaluate the distribution and expenditure of funds appropriated to carry out this section. The information shall include data with respect to the results or outcomes of the services provided to each [homeless veteran](/usc/38/2002.md?p=a-1) under this section. - (2) Information under [paragraph (1)](#c-1) shall be furnished in such form and manner as the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) of Labor may specify. - (d) **Administration Through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training.—** The [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) of Labor shall carry out this section through the Assistant [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) of Labor for [Veterans](/usc/38/1101.md?p=1)’ Employment and Training. - (e) **Biennial Report to Congress.—** The [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) of Labor shall include as part of the report required under [section 2021(h)(1) of this title](/usc/38/2021.md?p=h-1) an evaluation of the grant program under this section, which shall include an evaluation of services furnished to [veterans](/usc/38/1101.md?p=1) under this section and an analysis of the information collected under [subsection (c)](#c). - (f) **Authorization of Appropriations.—** - (1) In addition to any amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out [section 2021 of this title](/usc/38/2021.md), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2026. - (2) Funds appropriated to carry out this section shall remain available until expended. Funds obligated in any fiscal year to carry out this section may be expended in that fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal year. ## Source credit (Added Pub. L. 111–275, title II, § 202(a), Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2873; amended Pub. L. 114–58, title III, § 302, Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 534; Pub. L. 114–228, title III, § 302, Sept. 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 938; Pub. L. 115–62, title III, § 302, Sept. 29, 2017, 131 Stat. 1163; Pub. L. 115–251, title I, § 142, Sept. 29, 2018, 132 Stat. 3170; Pub. L. 116–159, div. E, title III, § 5302, Oct. 1, 2020, 134 Stat. 750; Pub. L. 117–180, div. E, title III, § 302, Sept. 30, 2022, 136 Stat. 2138; Pub. L. 117–328, div. U, title III, § 303(b), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5470; Pub. L. 118–83, div. B, title III, § 323, Sept. 26, 2024, 138 Stat. 1540; Pub. L. 119–37, div. G, title III, § 7301, Nov. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 650.) ## Notes ### Editorial Notes ### Amendments 2025—Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 119–37 substituted “2026” for “2025”. 2024—Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 118–83 substituted “2025” for “2024”. 2022—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “section 2021(h)(1)” for “section 2021(d)”. Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 117–180 substituted “2024” for “2022”. 2020—Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 116–159 substituted “2022” for “2020”. 2018—Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 115–251 substituted “2020” for “2018”. 2017—Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 115–62 substituted “2018” for “2017”. 2016—Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 114–228 substituted “2017” for “2016”. 2015—Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 114–58 substituted “2016” for “2015”. ### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ### Effective Date of 2025 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L. 119–37 effective as if enacted on Sept. 30, 2025, see section 7406 of Pub. L. 119–37, set out as a note under section 111A of this title.