[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 761 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 761
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of
Veterans' Affairs to provide adapted housing assistance to disabled
members of the Armed Forces who remain on active duty pending medical
separation.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2003
Mr. Evans (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Renzi, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Reyes, Mr.
Michaud, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Langevin, and Mr. Sanders)
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 provide adapted housing assistance to disabled
members of the Armed Forces who remain on active duty pending medical
separation.
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 Servicemembers Adapted
Housing Assistance Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN
DISABLED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO REMAIN ON ACTIVE
DUTY.
Section 2101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(c)(1) The Secretary may provide assistance under subsection (a)
to a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who is suffering
from a disability described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of that
subsection if such disability is the result of an injury incurred or
disease contracted in or aggravated in line of duty in the active
military, naval, or air service. Such assistance shall be provided to
the same extent as assistance is provided under that subsection to
veterans eligible for assistance under that subsection and subject to
the requirements of the second sentence of that subsection.
``(2) The Secretary may provide assistance under subsection (b) to
a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who is suffering
from a disability described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1)
of that subsection if such disability is the result of an injury
incurred or disease contracted in or aggravated in line of duty in the
active military, naval, or air service. Such assistance shall be
provided to the same extent as assistance is provided under such
subsection to veterans eligible for assistance under that subsection
and subject to the requirements of paragraph (2) of that subsection.''.
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