[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4319 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4319

     To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain 
    improvements in the laws relating to specially adapted housing 
       assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 15, 2009

 Mr. Moran of Kansas 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 for certain 
    improvements in the laws relating to specially adapted housing 
       assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

    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 ``Specially Adapted Housing Assistance 
Enhancement Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR 
              VETERANS RESIDING TEMPORARILY IN HOUSING OWNED BY A 
              FAMILY MEMBER.

    (a) Treatment of Certain Limitations.--Notwithstanding subsection 
(d) of section 2102 of title 38, United States Code, a grant under 
section 2102A of such title shall not count toward the dollar amount 
limitations specified in that subsection.
    (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall apply only to a grant made 
during fiscal year 2011.

SEC. 3. NATURE OF CERTAIN DISABILITIES PROVIDING FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR 
              SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS.

    (a) Definition of Loss of Use.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 21 of title 38, United States 
        Code, is amended by inserting before section 2101 the following 
        new section:
``Sec. 2100. Definition
    ``For purposes of this chapter, the term `loss of use' with respect 
to an individual's extremity means any loss of use for which the 
individual is entitled to receive compensation under chapter 11 of this 
title.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting before the 
        item relating to section 2101 the following new item:

``2100. Definition.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to assistance provided on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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