3.0.0 5448 2023-01-11T13:39:53Z 2023-01-11T13:39:53Z House HR 2018-04-10 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 10, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SOTO:H.R. 5448.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.[Page H3096]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2018-04-30T14:57:36Z Referred to 2018-04-10T16:02:30Z 2018-04-30 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Committee 2018-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2018-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 N P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2018-04-12 False C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 14 2018-04-12 False Agriculture and Food Disability and paralysis Health technology, devices, supplies Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Agriculture and Food 00 2018-04-10 Introduced in House 2018-12-17T23:15:25Z This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize and modify the Department of Agriculture Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities. (The program provides grants for programs to provide agricultural education and assistance directed at accommodating disability in farm operations for disabled individuals and family members engaged in farming and farm-related occupations.)

The bill modifies the program to specify that veterans are eligible for assistance under the program, including disabled veterans and family members who: (1) are engaged in farming and farm-related occupations, and (2) are pursuing new farming opportunities.

The bill also permits the grants to be used for programs that provide behavioral therapy programs to assist veterans with mental service-connected disabilities, such as post-traumatic stress disorder.

]]> To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide eligibility under the assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities to veterans with disabilities and their families. Display Title To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide eligibility under the assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities to veterans with disabilities and their families. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide eligibility under the assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities to veterans with disabilities and their families. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5448ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5448ih.xml 2018-04-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.