Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits
Part II · Chapter 20 — Benefits for Homeless Veterans
§ 2021A. Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration grant program
Statutory text
Grants.—
Subject to the availability of appropriations provided for such purpose, the Secretary of Labor shall make grants to programs and facilities that the Secretary determines provide dedicated services for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children.
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 care services to expedite the reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children into the labor force.
Requirement To Monitor Expenditures of Funds.—
The Secretary of Labor shall collect such information as that Secretary 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 under this section.
Information under paragraph (1) shall be furnished in such form and manner as the Secretary of Labor may specify.
Administration Through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training.—
The Secretary of Labor shall carry out this section through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training.
Biennial Report to Congress.—
The Secretary of Labor shall include as part of the report required under section 2021(h)(1) of this title an evaluation of the grant program under this section, which shall include an evaluation of services furnished to veterans under this section and an analysis of the information collected under subsection (c).
Authorization of Appropriations.—
In addition to any amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 2021 of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2026; and
$197,261 for the period beginning on , and ending on .
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.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Veterans’ Benefits Act of 2010
Pub. L. 111–275 title II § 202(a) · 124 Stat. 2864
Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 2021A
Added Pub. L. 111–275, title II, § 202(a), Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2873
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 111–275, title II, § 202(a), Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2873Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Grant Program.— Chapter 20 is amended by inserting after section 2021 the following new section: “§ 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 of Labor shall make grants to programs and facilities that the Secretary determines provide dedicated services for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans 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 care services to expedite the reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children into the labor force. “(c) Requirement To Monitor Expenditures of Funds.— (1) The Secretary of Labor shall collect such information as that Secretary 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 under this section. “(2) Information under paragraph (1) shall be furnished in such form and manner as the Secretary of Labor may specify. “(d) Administration Through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training.— The Secretary of Labor shall carry out this section through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training. “(e) Biennial Report to Congress.— The Secretary of Labor shall include as part of the report required under section 2021(d) of this title an evaluation of the grant program under this section, which shall include an evaluation of services furnished to veterans under this section and an analysis of the information collected under subsection (c). “(f) Authorization of Appropriations.— (1) In addition to any amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 2021 of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015. “(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.” .Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015
Pub. L. 114–58 title III § 302 · 129 Stat. 530
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2021A(f)(1)
Pub. L. 114–58 substituted “2016” for “2015”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 114–58 substituted “2016” for “2015”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION PROGRAM. Section 2021A(f)(1) 38 USC 2021A. is amended by striking “2015” and inserting “2016”.Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016
Pub. L. 114–228 title III § 302 · 130 Stat. 935
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2021A(f)(1)
Pub. L. 114–228 substituted “2017” for “2016”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 114–228 substituted “2017” for “2016”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION PROGRAM. Section 2021A(f)(1) is amended by striking “2016” and inserting “2017”.Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2017
Pub. L. 115–62 title III § 302 · 131 Stat. 1159
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2021A(f)(1)
Pub. L. 115–62 substituted “2018” for “2017”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 115–62 substituted “2018” for “2017”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION PROGRAM. Section 2021A(f)(1) is amended by striking “2017” and inserting “2018”.Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–251 title I § 142 · 132 Stat. 3166
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2021A(f)(1)
Pub. L. 115–251 substituted “2020” for “2018”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 115–251 substituted “2020” for “2018”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 142. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION PROGRAM. Section 2021A(f)(1) is amended by striking “2018” and inserting “2020”.Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2020
Pub. L. 116–159 div. E title III § 5302 · 134 Stat. 709
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2021A(f)(1)
Pub. L. 116–159 substituted “2022” for “2020”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 116–159 substituted “2022” for “2020”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 5302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION GRANT PROGRAM. Section 2021A(f)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “2020” and inserting “2022”.Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023
Pub. L. 117–180 div. E title III § 302 · 136 Stat. 2114
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2021A(f)(1)
Pub. L. 117–180 substituted “2024” for “2022”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 117–180 substituted “2024” for “2022”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR A COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE TO ACCUMULATE EXCESS ANNUAL LEAVE. For purposes of annual leave accumulated in fiscal year 2022, the authority provided in section 2106 of division C of Public Law 116–159 (42 U.S.C. 210–1 note) shall apply to such leave by substituting “2022” for “2020” in subsections (a) and (d)(2).Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
Pub. L. 117–328 div. U title III § 303(b) · 136 Stat. 4459
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2021A(e)
Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “section 2021(h)(1)” for “section 2021(d)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “section 2021(h)(1)” for “section 2021(d)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 303. None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for the construction of facilities classified as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Office of Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements.Pub. L. 118–83 div. B title III § 323 · 138 Stat. 1540
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2021A(f)(1)
Pub. L. 118–83 substituted “2025” for “2024”
Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–83 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 118–83 substituted “2025” for “2024”.Pub. L. 119–37 div. G title III § 7301 · 139 Stat. 650
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2021A(f)(1)
Pub. L. 119–37 substituted “2026” for “2025”
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–37 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 119–37 substituted “2026” for “2025”.Effective date note
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.Pub. L. 119–103 div. D title III § 4301 · 140 Stat. 1007
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2021A(f)(1)
Pub. L. 119–103 substituted “to carry out this section—” for “to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2026.”
Added · 38 U.S.C. § 2021A(f)(1)
Pub. L. 119–103 added subpars. (A) and (B)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–103 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 119–103 substituted “to carry out this section—” for “to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2026.” and added subpars. (A) and (B).
8 of 12 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 4 unresolved
Editorial Notes
Amendments2015–2026 · 9 rounds
2026
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 119–103 substituted “to carry out this section—” for “to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2026.” and added subpars. (A) and (B).
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 , see section 7406 of Pub. L. 119–37, set out as a note under section 111A of this title.
Credits
2010–2026 · 11 acts
- 2010Added Pub. L. 111–275, title II, § 202(a), , 124 Stat. 2873
- 2015amended Pub. L. 114–58, title III, § 302, , 129 Stat. 534
- 2016Pub. L. 114–228, title III, § 302, , 130 Stat. 938
- 2017Pub. L. 115–62, title III, § 302, , 131 Stat. 1163
- 2018Pub. L. 115–251, title I, § 142, , 132 Stat. 3170
- 2020Pub. L. 116–159, div. E, title III, § 5302, , 134 Stat. 750
- 2022Pub. L. 117–180, div. E, title III, § 302, , 136 Stat. 2138
- 2022Pub. L. 117–328, div. U, title III, § 303(b), , 136 Stat. 5470
- 2024Pub. L. 118–83, div. B, title III, § 323, , 138 Stat. 1540
- 2025Pub. L. 119–37, div. G, title III, § 7301, , 139 Stat. 650
- 2026Pub. L. 119–103, div. D, title III, § 4301, , 140 Stat. 1007.
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(Added Pub. L. 111–275, title II, § 202(a), , 124 Stat. 2873; amended Pub. L. 114–58, title III, § 302, , 129 Stat. 534; Pub. L. 114–228, title III, § 302, , 130 Stat. 938; Pub. L. 115–62, title III, § 302, , 131 Stat. 1163; Pub. L. 115–251, title I, § 142, , 132 Stat. 3170; Pub. L. 116–159, div. E, title III, § 5302, , 134 Stat. 750; Pub. L. 117–180, div. E, title III, § 302, , 136 Stat. 2138; Pub. L. 117–328, div. U, title III, § 303(b), , 136 Stat. 5470; Pub. L. 118–83, div. B, title III, § 323, , 138 Stat. 1540; Pub. L. 119–37, div. G, title III, § 7301, , 139 Stat. 650; Pub. L. 119–103, div. D, title III, § 4301, , 140 Stat. 1007.)