1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; allowing the commissioner of veterans affairs to direct agency 
1.3 	resources to veterans' initiatives; requiring reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2024, section 196.22, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 196.22, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 6.Support for veterans' initiatives; report.  The commissioner may direct 
1.9 	nonmonetary agency resources, as available, to support initiatives relating to veterans' food 
1.10 	insecurity, homelessness, and suicide prevention. By October 15 of each year, the 
1.11 	commissioner must submit a report to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority 
1.12 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over veterans affairs that provides 
1.13 	information on the resources expended and the critical issues that were supported during 
1.14 	the previous year.