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115th Congress > House > Vote 606
Clerk session vote number: 607
Sponsor: ARRINGTON, Jodey Cook (R-TX)
Description: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish assistance for adaptations of residences of veterans in rehabilitation programs under chapter 31 of such title, and for other purposes
Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
(Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to assist a veteran with a service-connected disability who is in the vocational rehabilitation and employment program to acquire necessary residential adaptations.
The aggregate amount of assistance available to a veteran may not exceed $77,307. The VA may waive this limitation if necessary
for a veteran's rehabilitation program.
The VA shall: (1) increase assistance annually, and (2) beginning on October 1, 2019, submit a biennial report on the use of such waiver authority.
Such assistance may not be provided if it would result in a duplication of benefits.
The VA is not required to provide mortgage life insurance to an individual under the age of 70 with a service-connected disability who receives adaptive residential assistance under this bill.
Bill titles: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish assistance for adaptations of residences of veterans in rehabilitation programs under chapter 31 of such title, and for other purposes.
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