Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73
§2043 Domiciliary care programs
Title 38 › Part PART II— - GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter CHAPTER 20— - BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - HOUSING ASSISTANCE › § 2043
Summary
The Secretary can create up to 10 new programs under section 1710(b) to provide domiciliary services (residential care) to homeless veterans, in addition to any programs already in place when this was passed. The Secretary must make sure the Department’s domiciliary care programs have enough space and are safe to meet the needs of women veterans.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §2043
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(a)The Secretary may establish up to 10 programs under section 1710(b) of this title (in addition to any program that is established as of the date of the enactment of this section) to provide domiciliary services under such section to homeless veterans.
(b)The Secretary shall take appropriate actions to ensure that the domiciliary care programs of the Department are adequate, with respect to capacity and with respect to safety, to meet the needs of veterans who are women.
Legislative History
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The date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 107–95, which was approved Dec. 21, 2001.
Amendments
2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–387 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004 to establish the programs referred to in subsection (a).”
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38 U.S.C. § 2043
Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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