[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 761 Introduced in House (IH)]






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.


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                    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

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                                 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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