,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfgd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ai1 #bjad ,ms4 
,brownley of ,california 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,jones7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to improve the specially 
adapted housing assistance program for  
individuals with terminal illnesses1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,guarantee ,housing for ,terminally ,ill
 ,veterans ,act4  #b4 ,specially adapted
 housing assistance for individuals with
 terminal illnesses  7a7 ,individuals   
with terminal illnesses ,chapter #ba of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #baaj4          
,specially adapted housing assistance   
for individuals with terminal illnesses 
7a7 ,priority ,in providing assistance  
under this chapter 7not including       

section #bajh71 the ,secretary shall    
give priority to an individual who is-- 
7#a7 eligible for such assistance2 and  
7#b7 diagnosed with a terminal illness4 
7b7 ,reimbursement  7#a7 ,if a veteran  
diagnosed with a terminal illness is    
eligible for assistance under subsection
 7a7 or 7b7 of section #baja of this    
title or section #bajb;,a and applies   
for1 and has not yet received1 such     
assistance1 the ,secretary shall        
reimburse the veteran for costs relating
 to specially adapted housing if--  7,a7
 such costs are for acquisitions or     
adaptions that the veteran is eligible  
for under such assistance2  7,b7 the    
veteran paid such costs after applying  
for such assistance2 and  7,c7 such     
reimbursement does not exceed the amount
 of such assistance for which the       
veteran is eligible1 in accordance with 
section #bajb4  7#b7 ,a reimbursement by
 the ,secretary under paragraph 7#a7    
shall be treated as a grant for         
assistance under this chapter4  4  7b7  

,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by adding after the  
item relating to section #baji the      
following3  #baaj4 ,specially adapted   
housing assistance for individuals with 
terminal illnesses4  4