,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aj1 #bjae
 ,mrs4 ,walorski 7for herself1 ,ms4     
,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1   
,mr4 ,duncan of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,barr1 
and ,mr4 ,curbelo of ,florida7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to make certain improvements in the     
provision of automobiles and adaptive   
equipment by the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,veterans
 ,mobility ,safety ,act of #bjae4  #b4  
,improvement of provision of automobiles
 and adaptive equipment by ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,automobiles 
and adaptive equipment ,section #cijc of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7
 by striking ,except and inserting 7#a7 
,except2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end 

the following new paragraph3  7#b7 ,the 
,secretary shall ensure that to the     
extent practicable an eligible person   
who is provided an automobile or other  
conveyance under this chapter is given  
the opportunity to make personal        
selections relating to such automobile  
or other conveyance4  2  7#b7 in        
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by striking       
,adaptive and inserting 7#a7 ,adaptive2 
and  7,b7 by adding at the end the      
following new paragraphs3  7#b7 ,for    
purposes of this subsection1 minimum    
standards shall include that--  7,a7 the
 provider of any adaptive equipment     
modification services1 including the    
repair1 maintenance1 or replacement of  
such equipment1 shall be certified in   
the provision of the modification       
service performed by--  7i7 a           
certification organization2 or  7ii7 the
 manufacturer of the adaptive equipment 
for which the modification services are 
performed2  7,b7 any individual         
performing such modification services on

 an automobile shall-- 7i7 be certified 
in the provision of the modification    
service performed by--  7,i7 a          
certification organization2 or  7,,ii7  
the manufacturer of the adaptive        
equipment for the modification services 
are performed2 or  7ii7 be licensed or  
certified by the ,state in which the    
modification service is performed if    
such service is within the scope of     
practice1 as determined by the ,state   
for the service2 and  7,c7 the provider 
of the automobile or adaptive equipment 
or the provider of the modification     
services for such automobile or adaptive
 equipment shall--  7i7 adhere to       
chapter #abf of title #db 7commonly     
known as the ,americans with            
,disabilities ,act of #aiij72 and  7ii7 
adhere to the make inoperative mandates 
of the ,national ,highway ,traffic      
,safety ,administration ,federal ,motor 
,vehicle ,safety ,standards prescribed  
pursuant to section #cjabb of title #di4
  7#c7 ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,the   

term certification organization means an
 organization that--  7i7 is recognized 
as being qualified by the ,secretary2   
7ii7 is a nonprofit organization2  7iii7
 is a national or international         
organization with an accreditation      
program for automotive adaptive         
equipment2 and  7iv7 has established    
standards for recordkeeping and to      
minimize the possibility of conflicts of
 interest as determined by the          
,secretary4  7,b7 ,the term modification
 services means structural modifications
 or the addition or installation of     
adaptive equipment intended to increase1
 maintain1 or improve the functional    
capacity of a disabled driver to safely 
drive or ride as a passenger4  4  7b7   
,rehabilitative services ,section #agah 
of such title is amended by adding at   
the end the following new subsection3   
7h7 ,in providing rehabilitative        
services under this chapter1 if the     
,secretary provides adaptive equipment1 
the ,secretary shall ensure that such   

equipment meets the minimum standards   
prescribed under section #cijc7;d77#b7  
of this title4  4  7c7 ,vocational      
rehabilitation ,section #cajd of such   
title is amended by adding at the end   
the following new subsection3  7c7 ,in  
providing a rehabilitation program under
 this chapter1 if the ,secretary        
provides adaptive equipment1 the        
,secretary shall ensure that such       
equipment meets the minimum standards   
prescribed under section #cijc7;d77#b7  
of this title4  4  7d7 ,deadline for    
regulations ,not later than one year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs shall prescribe regulations to 
carry out the amendments made by this   
section4