[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1315 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1315

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide specially adaptive 
  housing assistance to certain disabled members of the Armed Forces 
       residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2007

 Ms. Herseth 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 provide specially adaptive 
  housing assistance to certain disabled members of the Armed Forces 
       residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROVISION OF SPECIALLY ADAPTIVE HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO 
              DISABLED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES RESIDING TEMPORARILY 
              IN HOUSING OWNED BY A FAMILY MEMBER.

    Section 2102A of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection (d):
    ``(c) Assistance for Members of the Armed Forces.--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 subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) of section 2101 of this title 
if such disability is the result of an injury incurred or disease 
contracted in or aggravated in the 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 subsection (a) to veterans 
eligible for assistance under that subsection and subject to the 
limitation under subsection (c).''.
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