[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5999 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5999

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the authority of the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide specially adapted housing 
                     assistance to blind veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2012

Mr. Braley of Iowa 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 improve the authority of the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide specially adapted housing 
                     assistance to blind veterans.

    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 ``Housing for Blinded Veterans Act''.

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 ``with 5/200'' and all that follows 
through the period and inserting the following: ``with central visual 
acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of standard 
correcting lenses (for purposes of this subparagraph, an eye which is 
accompanied by a limitation in the fields of vision such that the 
widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 
20 degrees shall be treated as having a central visual acuity of 20/200 
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.
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