[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 695 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 695

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of 
 appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly 
assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the 
    Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the 
 Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States 
               Paralympics, Inc., and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 10, 2013

Mr. Boozman (for himself and Mr. Begich) 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 extend the authorization of 
 appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly 
assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the 
    Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the 
 Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States 
               Paralympics, Inc., 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 Paralympic Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAYMENT OF A 
              MONTHLY ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE TO DISABLED VETERANS 
              TRAINING OR COMPETING FOR THE PARALYMPIC TEAM.

    Section 322(d)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``2013'' and inserting ``2018''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE TO 
              UNITED STATES PARALYMPICS, INC.

    Section 521A of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (g), by striking ``2013'' and inserting 
        ``2018''; and
            (2) in subsection (l), by striking ``2013'' and inserting 
        ``2018''.
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