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Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish improvements and structural alterations as part of home health services for disabled veterans.
Summary
This act increases the maximum amount the Department of Veterans Affairs can spend on home improvements and structural alterations for disabled veterans. Veterans who first apply for these benefits after the act's enactment can receive up to $10,000, while those who previously applied and were later determined to have service-connected disabilities can receive up to $6,800. The bill requires the dollar amounts to be adjusted annually based on changes in home construction costs. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is limited to furnishing no more than three improvements or structural alterations per veteran under this program.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
Actions (2)
- May 7, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- May 7, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 7, 2025
Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish improvements and structural alterations as part of home health services for disabled veterans.
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 “Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO FURNISH IMPROVEMENTS AND STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS AS PART OF HOME HEALTH SERVICES FOR DISABLED VETERANS.
(a) Increase.—Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section 1717 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “in the case of a veteran” before the em dash; and
(2) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:
“(A) who first applied for benefits under this paragraph for a non-service-connected disability before the date of the enactment of the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act and whose disability the Secretary determines is service-connected after such date, $6,800; or
“(B) who first applied for benefits under this paragraph on or after the date of the enactment of the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act, $10,000.”.
(b) Adjustment for Inflation; Cap on Benefits.—Such subsection is further amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraphs:
“(3) On the first day of each fiscal year, the dollar amounts in effect under paragraph (2) shall—
“(A) increase by a percentage equal to the percentage by which the residential home cost of construction index established under section 2102(e)(3) of this title increased during the previous fiscal year; or
“(B) if such index did not increase during such previous fiscal year, remain the same.
“(4) The Secretary may not furnish more than three improvements or structural alterations under paragraph (2) to a veteran.”.
(c) Rule of Construction.—A veteran who, before the date of the enactment of this Act, exhausted the eligibility of such veteran for benefits under section 1717 of title 38, United States Code, shall not be entitled to additional benefits under such section by reason of the amendments made by this Act. <all>
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