108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 761
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary
of Veterans' Affairs to provide adapted housing assistance to disabled members
of the Armed Forces who remain on active duty pending medical separation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2003
Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. FILNER,
Mr. RENZI, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. REYES, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. JACKSON-LEE
of Texas, Mr. LANGEVIN, and Mr. SANDERS) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary
of Veterans' Affairs to provide adapted housing assistance to disabled members
of the Armed Forces who remain on active duty pending medical separation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Disabled Servicemembers Adapted Housing Assistance
Act of 2003'.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN DISABLED
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY.
Section 2101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
`(c)(1) The Secretary may provide assistance under subsection (a) to a member
of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who is suffering from a disability
described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of that subsection if such disability
is the result of an injury incurred or disease contracted in or aggravated
in line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service. Such assistance
shall be provided to the same extent as assistance is provided under that
subsection to veterans eligible for assistance under that subsection and subject
to the requirements of the second sentence of that subsection.
`(2) The Secretary may provide assistance under subsection (b) to a member
of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who is suffering from a disability
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of that subsection if
such disability is the result of an injury incurred or disease contracted
in or aggravated in line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service.
Such assistance shall be provided to the same extent as assistance is provided
under such subsection to veterans eligible for assistance under that subsection
and subject to the requirements of paragraph (2) of that subsection.'.
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