S.Amdt. 4002

SA 4002. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mrs. Clinton) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3983 proposed by Mr.
Reid to the bill H.R. 5140, to provide economic stimulus through
recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment,
and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in the appropriations section,
insert the following:
(__) For an additional amount for community health centers
under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254b), $148,000,000.
(__) For an additional amount for the weatherization
assistance program of the Department of Energy, $500,000,000.
(__) For an additional amount to carry out title X of the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
140; 121 Stat. 1748) and amendments made by that title,
$125,000,000.
At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING
BENEFITS FOR DISABLED VETERANS.

(a) In General.--Section 2102 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``$10,000'' and
inserting ``$12,000''; and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting
``$60,000''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting
``$12,000''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall be effective during the period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2008.
(c) Revival.--Effective on October 1, 2008, the provisions
of subsection (b)(2) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
(d) of such section 2102, as such provisions were in effect
on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, are
hereby revived.

SEC. ___. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN ASSISTANCE FOR PROVIDING
AUTOMOBILES OR OTHER CONVEYANCES TO CERTAIN
DISABLED VETERANS.

(a) In General.--Section 3902(a) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``$11,000'' and inserting
``$22,484''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall be effective during the period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2008.
(c) Revival.--Effective on October 1, 2008, the provisions
of such section 3902(a), as such provisions were in effect on
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, are
hereby revived.
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