,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aehd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bh1  
#bjac,mr4 ,sanders introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide replacement automobiles for  
certain disabled veterans and members of
 the ,armed ,forces1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,replacement automobiles 
for certain disabled veterans and       
members of ,armed ,forces ,section #cijc
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by striking subsection 7a7 and 
inserting the following new subsection  
7a73  7a7 7#a7 ,subject to paragraph    
7#b7 and except as provided in paragraph
 7#c71 an eligible person entitled to   
receive an automobile or other          
conveyance under the provisions of this 
chapter is entitled-- 7,a7 to receive   
only one automobile or other conveyance 
under the provisions of this chapter2   

and  7,b7 to replace such automobile or 
other conveyance twice under the        
provisions of this chapter4  7#b7       
,except as provided in paragraph 7#c71  
the aggregate amount that the ,secretary
 may expend under subsection 7a7 of     
section #cijb of this title for an      
eligible person 7including amounts      
expended for replacement automobiles or 
other conveyances7 shall not exceed the 
amount set forth in such subsection 7as 
adjusted from time to time under        
subsection 7e7 of such section74  7#c7  
,the ,secretary may provide or assist in
 providing an eligible person with a    
replacement automobile or other         
conveyance under this chapter that is   
not subject to the limitations of       
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 and does not   
count against the eligible person's     
entitlement under this chapter if-- 7,a7
 the ,secretary receives satisfactory   
evidence that the automobile or other   
conveyance of the eligible person       
previously purchased with assistance    

under this chapter was destroyed-- 7i7  
as a result of a natural or other       
disaster1 as determined by the          
,secretary2 and  7ii7 through no fault  
of the eligible person2 and  7,b7 the   
eligible person does not otherwise      
receive from a property insurer         
compensation for the loss4  7#d7 ,no    
payment shall be made under this chapter
 for the repair or maintenance of an    
automobile or other conveyance4  4  #b4 
,codification of cost-of-living         
adjustment in amounts of assistance for 
providing automobiles for certain       
disabled veterans and members of the    
,armed ,forces ,section #cijb7;a7 of    
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking #ah1ijj and         
inserting #cj1jjj4