[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1048 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1048

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
assistance for certain disabled veterans for specially adapted housing 
                 and automobile and adaptive equipment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2003

 Mr. Brown of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Smith of 
  New Jersey, and Mr. Evans) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
assistance for certain disabled veterans for specially adapted housing 
                 and automobile and adaptive equipment.

    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 Veterans Adaptive Benefits 
Improvement Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN ASSISTANCE AMOUNT FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING.

    Section 2102 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection 
        (a), by striking ``$48,000'' and inserting ``$50,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``$9,250'' and 
        inserting ``$10,000''.

SEC. 3. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FOR AUTOMOBILE AND ADAPTIVE 
              EQUIPMENT FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS.

    Section 3902(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``$9,000'' and inserting ``$11,000''.
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