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[H.R. 1170 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  Union Calendar No. 53
111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1170

                          [Report No. 111-109]

  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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2009

Mr. Boozman (for himself and Mr. Buyer) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

                              May 14, 2009

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY 
              GRANT PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Chapter 21 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 2108. Specially adapted housing assistive technology 
              grant program</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
program to make grants to encourage the development of new assistive 
technologies for specially adapted housing.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Application.--A person seeking a grant under the 
program under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application 
for the grant in such form and manner as the Secretary shall specify 
for purposes of the program.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Grant Funds.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Amount.--The amount of each grant awarded 
        under the program under this section shall be an amount of not 
        more than $200,000 per year.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Time of award.--The Secretary shall award a 
        grant under the program under this section not later than 
        October 1 of each year in which the Secretary carries out the 
        program.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Use of Funds.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--A person awarded a grant under 
        the program under this section shall use amounts under the 
        grant to develop assistive technologies for use in specially 
        adapted housing.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Patents.--If a person awarded a grant under 
        the program 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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 the program under this section in 
the preceding year, including--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the name of the grant recipient;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the amount of the grant; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) the goal of the grant.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``2108. Specially adapted housing assistive technology grant 
                            program.''.

</DELETED>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.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 53

111th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1170

                          [Report No. 111-109]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 14, 2009

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed