[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1753 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1753

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase assistance for 
 disabled veterans who are temporarily residing in housing owned by a 
                 family member, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 5, 2009

  Mr. Sanders introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase assistance for 
 disabled veterans who are temporarily residing in housing owned by a 
                 family member, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Disabled Veteran Caregiver Housing 
Assistance Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED VETERANS RESIDING IN HOUSING 
              OWNED BY A FAMILY MEMBER.

    (a) In General.--Section 2102A of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$14,000'' and 
                inserting ``$28,000''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$2,000'' and 
                inserting ``$5,000'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
        subsection (e):
    ``(e) Adjustment.--(1) Effective on October 1 of each year 
(beginning in 2010), the Secretary shall increase the amounts described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) in accordance with this 
subsection.
    ``(2) The increase in amounts under paragraph (1) to take effect on 
October 1 of a year shall be by an amount of such amounts equal to the 
percentage by which--
            ``(A) the residential home cost-of-construction index for 
        the preceding calendar year; exceeds
            ``(B) the residential home cost-of-construction index for 
        the year preceding the year described in subparagraph (A).
    ``(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the Secretary shall use 
the residential home cost-of-construction index established under 
section 2102(e)(3) of this title.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with 
respect to payments made in accordance with section 2102A of title 38, 
United States Code, on or after that date.
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