118 HR 4047 IH: Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-06-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4047IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 12, 2023Mr. Sorensen (for himself and Mr. Takano) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act.

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Increase in amount available to disabled veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services

(a)

Increase

Paragraph (2) of section 1717(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking $6,800 and inserting $10,000; and (2)in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking $2,000 and inserting $10,000. (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a veteran who first applies for benefits under section 1717(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c)

Applicability

A veteran who exhausts such veteran’s eligibility for benefits under section 1717(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, before the date of the enactment of this Act, is not entitled to additional benefits under such section by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a).

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Adjustment for inflation

Section 1717(a) of title 38, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (4)On an annual basis, the Secretary shall increase the dollar amount in effect under subsection (a)(2) by a percentage equal to the percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (United States city average) increased during the 12-month period ending with the last month for which Consumer Price Index data is available. In the event that such Consumer Price Index does not increase during such period, the Secretary shall maintain the dollar amount in effect under subsection (a)(2) during the previous fiscal year. .