[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1170 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1170


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 20, 2009

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
      grant program to encourage the development of new assistive 
              technologies for specially adapted housing.

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

SECTION 1. SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY GRANT 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2108. Specially adapted housing assistive technology grant 
              program
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall make grants to encourage 
the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted 
housing.
    ``(b) Application.--A person seeking a grant under this section 
shall submit to the Secretary an application for the grant in such form 
and manner as the Secretary shall specify.
    ``(c) Grant Funds.--(1) The amount of each grant awarded under this 
section shall be an amount of not more than $200,000 per year.
    ``(2) For each year in which the Secretary makes a grant under this 
section, the Secretary shall make the grant by not later than October 1 
of that year.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--(1) The recipient of a grant under this 
section shall use the grant to develop assistive technologies for use 
in specially adapted housing.
    ``(2) If the recipient of a grant under this section is awarded a 
patent related to assistive technology developed with amounts under the 
grant, the Secretary shall retain not less than a 30 percent interest 
in such patent.
    ``(e) Report.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report containing information related to 
each grant awarded under this section during the preceding calendar 
year, including--
            ``(1) the name of the grant recipient;
            ``(2) the amount of the grant; and
            ``(3) the goal of the grant.
    ``(f) Funding.--From amounts appropriated to the Department for 
Medical Services for each fiscal year, $2,000,000 shall be available 
for each such fiscal year for the purposes of the program under this 
section.
    ``(g) Termination.--The authority to make a grant under this 
section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date 
of the enactment of this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``2108. Specially adapted housing assistive technology grant 
                            program.''.
    (c) Deadline for Implementation.--The Secretary shall implement the 
grant program under section 2108 of title 38, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a), by not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.