1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing our Military Veterans Effectively Act of 2023 or the HOME Act of 2023 . 2. Per diem payments provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for services furnished to homeless veterans Section 2012 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2)(B)— (i) in clause (i)(II)(aa)(BB), by striking 115 percent and inserting 133 percent ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (iii) During each of fiscal years 2024 through 2026, the Secretary may waive the maximum rate for per diem payments under clause (i)(II)(aa)(BB) or (ii) and, subject to the availability of appropriations, provide such payments at a rate that does not exceed 200 percent of the rate authorized for State homes for domiciliary care under subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 1741 of this title, as the Secretary may increase from time to time under subsection (c) of that section if the Secretary notifies Congress of such waiver. (iv) The Secretary may not, pursuant to clause (iii), waive the maximum rate described in such clause for more than 50 percent of all grant recipients and eligible entities in a fiscal year. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The Secretary may not provide more than 12,000 per diem payments under this section in a fiscal year.