EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF HOMELESS VETERAN FOR PURPOSES OF BENEFITS UNDER THE LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

SEC. 701. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF HOMELESS VETERAN FOR PURPOSES OF BENEFITS UNDER THE LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. Section 2002 is amended—(1) by striking “In this chapter” and inserting “(a) In General.—In this chapter”;(2) by striking “in section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a))” and inserting “in subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302)”; and(3) by adding at the end the following:“(b) Veteran Defined.—(1) Notwithstanding section 101(2) of this title and except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of sections 2011, 2012, 2013, 2044, and 2061 of this title, the term ‘veteran’ means a person who served in the active military, 130 STAT. 1585 naval, or air service, regardless of length of service, and who was discharged or released therefrom.“(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘veteran’ excludes a person who—“(A) received a dishonorable discharge from the Armed Forces; or“(B) was discharged or dismissed from the Armed Forces by reason of the sentence of a general court-martial.”.