[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5360 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5360

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the standard of visual 
     acuity required for eligibility for specially adapted housing 
       assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2010

   Ms. Herseth Sandlin (for herself and Mr. Boozman) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the standard of visual 
     acuity required for eligibility for 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 ``Blinded Veterans Adaptive Housing 
Improvement Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF STANDARD OF VISUAL ACUITY REQUIRED FOR 
              ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
              PROVIDED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2101(b)(2)(A) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``5/200 visual acuity or less'' and 
inserting ``20/200 best corrected visual acuity or less or a peripheral 
field of 20 degrees or less''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to specially adapted housing assistance provided on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>