EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

SEC. 304. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.(a) Expansion.—Subsection (a) of section 2041 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (1)—(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “or permanent housing” after “shelter”; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking “named in, or approved by the Secretary under, section 5902 of this title” and inserting “that is the recipient of a grant under section 2011, 2013, 2044, or 2061 of this title”; and (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “or tribal entity,” after “State”; and (2) in paragraph (3)(B)—(A) in clause (i)—(i) by inserting “or permanent housing” after “shelter”; (ii) by inserting “(I)” before “utilize”; (iii) by striking the comma and inserting “; or”; and136 STAT. 5471 (iv) by adding at the end the following new subclause:“(II) sell or rent the property directly to homeless veterans or veterans at risk of homelessness;” ; and (B) in each of clauses (ii) and (iii), by striking the comma and inserting a semicolon. (b) Extension.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking “September 30, 2017” and inserting “September 30, 2026”.