[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 820 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 820

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the automobile 
       assistance allowance for veterans, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 2, 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 enhance the automobile 
       assistance allowance for veterans, 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 ``Veterans Mobility Enhancement Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE FOR VETERANS.

    (a) Increase in Amount of Allowance.--Subsection (a) of section 
3902 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``$11,000'' and inserting ``$22,500 (as adjusted from time to time 
under subsection (e))''.
    (b) Annual Adjustment.--Such section is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e)(1) Effective on October 1 of each year (beginning in 2010), 
the Secretary shall increase the dollar amount in effect under 
subsection (a) to an amount equal to 80 percent of the average retail 
cost of new automobiles for the preceding calendar year.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall establish the method for determining the 
average retail cost of new automobiles for purposes of this subsection. 
The Secretary may use data developed in the private sector if the 
Secretary determines the data is appropriate for purposes of this 
subsection.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2009.
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