[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1048 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1048
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of
assistance for certain disabled veterans for specially adapted housing
and automobile and adaptive equipment.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 4, 2003
Mr. Brown of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Smith of
New Jersey, and Mr. Evans) 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 increase the amount of
assistance for certain disabled veterans for specially adapted housing
and automobile and adaptive equipment.
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 ``Disabled Veterans Adaptive Benefits
Improvement Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN ASSISTANCE AMOUNT FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING.
Section 2102 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection
(a), by striking ``$48,000'' and inserting ``$50,000''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``$9,250'' and
inserting ``$10,000''.
SEC. 3. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FOR AUTOMOBILE AND ADAPTIVE
EQUIPMENT FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS.
Section 3902(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``$9,000'' and inserting ``$11,000''.
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