[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3640 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3640

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to assist blind veterans who have not lost use of a 
  leg in acquiring specially adapted housing, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2019

 Mrs. Luria (for herself and Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee) 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 authorize the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to assist blind veterans who have not lost use of a 
  leg in acquiring specially adapted housing, 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 ``Housing Access for Blind Veterans 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ASSIST BLIND 
              VETERANS WHO HAVE NOT LOST USE OF A LEG IN ACQUIRING 
              SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING.

    Section 2101(a)(2)(B)(ii) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 
        ``due to--'' and inserting ``due to blindness in both eyes, 
        having central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better 
        eye with the use of a standard correcting lens. For the 
        purposes of this clause, an eye with 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 
        considered as having a central visual acuity of 20/200 or 
        less.''; and
            (2) by striking subclauses (I) and (II).
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