HF 636 (LSB 1184HZ (2) 87)

HOUSE FILE 636

BY  COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 438)
(SUCCESSOR TO HF 131)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to authorized expenditures from the veterans trust fund.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 35A.13, subsection 6, Code 2017, is amended by adding the following new paragraphs:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  n.  Rental housing assistance for veterans who meet the definition of homeless, as set out in 42 U.S.C. §11302, for payment of rental deposits and rental application fees and for reimbursement of costs associated with obtaining records needed for obtaining rental housing.
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  o.  Expenses related to survivor outreach activities supported by the department of public defense.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that moneys in the veterans trust fund may be expended, upon a majority vote of the state commission of veterans affairs, for rental housing assistance for homeless veterans for the payment of rental deposits, rental application fees, and costs associated with obtaining records needed to secure rental housing, and for expenses related to survivor outreach activities supported by the department of public defense.