H.R. 3504 — what changed
Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019
From Reported in House to Engrossed in House. 3 sections amended and 1 added between Reported in House and Engrossed in House.
Sec. 3 Increase in amounts of assistance provided
Increase of number of grants per veteran— Section 2102(d)(3) of such title is amended by striking “three” and inserting “six”.
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Increase in number of applications authorized to To be approved— Section 2101(a)(4) of such title is amended by striking “30 applications” and inserting “120 applications”.
Increase in maximum amount of assistance for adaptation to veteran’s residence— Section 2102(b)(2) of such title is amended by striking “$12,000” and inserting “$19,733”.
Increase in aggregate amount of assistance for acquisition of housing with special features— Section 2102(d)(1) of such title is amended by striking “$63,780” and inserting “$98,492”.
Increase in aggregate amount of assistance for adaptations to veterans’ residences— Section 2102(d)(2) of such title is amended by striking “$12,756” and inserting “$19,733”.
Effective date and application— The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2020. The amendments made by subsections (c) and (d) shall apply with respect to individuals who have not received the maximum amount of assistance under section 2101 of title 38, United States Code, before such date.
Sec. 4 Provision of additional amounts of specially adapted housing assistance for certain veterans
Section 2102 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(f)
“(1) Notwithstanding the aggregate amounts specified in subsection (d), a covered veteran may apply for and receive an additional amount of assistance under subsection (a) or (b) of section 2101 of this title in an amount that does not exceed half of the amount specified in subsection (d).
“(2) In this subsection, a covered veteran is a veteran who—
“(A) is described in section 2101(a)(2) of this title;
“(B) first receives assistance under this chapter on or after October 1, 2020;
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“(C) as of the date of the veteran’s application for assistance under paragraph (1), most recently received assistance under this chapter more than ten 10 years before such date; and
“(D) lives in a home that the Secretary determines does not have adaptations that are reasonably necessary because of the veteran’s disability.”
Sec. 6 Expansion of eligibility for Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased members of the Armed Forces
In general— Subsection (b) of section 3311 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (12); and
by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraphs (10) and (11):
“(10) An individual who is the child or spouse of a person who, on or after September 11, 2001, dies in line of duty while serving on duty other than active duty as a member of the Armed Forces.
“(11) An individual who is the child or spouse of a member of the Selected Reserve who dies on or after September 11, 2001—
“(A) from a service-connected disability; and
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“(B) not later than four 4 years after the date of the last discharge or release of that member from active duty or active duty for training.”
Applicability date— The amendments made by subsection (a) apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, commencing on or after August 1, 2020.
Conforming amendments—
Subsection (f) of such section is amended by striking “paragraph (9)” each place it appears and inserting “paragraphs (9), (10), and (11)”.
Section 3322 of such title is amended—
in subsection (e), by striking both “sections 3311(b)(9) and 3319” and inserting “section 3319 and paragraph (9), (10), or (11) of section 3311 of this title”;
in subsection (f), by striking “section 3311(b)(9)” and inserting “paragraph (9), (10), or (11) of section 3311 of this title”; and
in subsection (h)(2), by striking “either section 3311(b)(9) or chapter 35” and inserting “either chapter 35 or paragraph (9), (10), or (11) of section 3311”.
Sec. 10 Determination of budgetary effects
addedadded The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.