,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bg1     
#bjai,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and ,ms4  
,sinema7 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 for           
improvements to the specially adapted   
housing program of the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,paul ,benne        
,specially ,adaptive ,housing           
,improvement ,act of #bjai4  #b4        
,priority in award of specially adapted 
housing grants to seriously ill veterans
  7a7 ,in general ,section #baja of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7d7 ,priority
 for seriously ill veterans  7#a7 ,in   
providing assistance under this section1
 the ,secretary shall give priority to  

seriously ill veterans4  7#b7 ,in this  
section1 the term seriously ill veteran 
shall have the meaning given such term  
by the ,secretary4  4  7b7 ,definition  
of seriously ill veteran  7#a7 ,in      
general ,by not later than #ij days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs shall--  7,a7 determine the    
meaning of the term seriously ill       
veteran for purposes of subsection 7d7  
of section #baja of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a72 and  7,b7 submit to the ,committees
 on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate  
and the ,committee on ,veterans'        
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives the meaning of such    
term as so determined4  7#b7            
,applicability ,the definition of       
seriously ill veteran as determined     
under paragraph 7#a7 shall apply for    
purposes of such subsection 7d7         
beginning on the date that is #cj days  
after the date on which the ,secretary  

submits to the ,committees on ,veterans'
 ,affairs of the ,senate and ,house of  
,representatives the definition of such 
term as so determined4  7c7 ,effective  
date ,the amendment made by subsection  
7a7 shall take effect on ,october #a1   
#bjbj1 and apply with respect to        
assistance provided on or after that    
date4  #c4 ,increase in amounts of      
assistance provided  7a7 ,increase in   
number of grants per veteran ,section   
#bajb7;d77#c7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
three and inserting six4  7b7 ,increase 
in number of applications authorized ,to
 be approved ,section #baja7;a77#d7 of  
such title is amended by striking #cj   
applications and inserting #abj         
applications4  7c7 ,increase in maximum 
amount of assistance for adaptation to  
veteran's residence ,section            
#bajb7;b77#b7 of such title is amended  
by striking #ab1jjj and inserting       
#ai1gcc4  7d7 ,increase in aggregate    
amount of assistance for acquisition of 

housing with special features ,section  
#bajb7;d77#a7 of such title is amended  
by striking #fc1ghj and inserting       
#ih1dib4  7e7 ,increase in aggregate    
amount of assistance for adaptations to 
veterans' residences ,section           
#bajb7;d77#b7 of such title is amended  
by striking #ab1gef and inserting       
#ai1gcc4  7f7 ,effective date and       
application ,the amendments made by this
 section shall take effect on ,october  
#a1 #bjbj4 ,the amendments made by      
subsections 7c7 and 7d7 shall apply with
 respect to individuals who have not    
received the maximum amount of          
assistance under section #baja of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 before such 
date4  #d4 ,provision of additional     
amounts of specially adapted housing    
assistance for certain veterans ,section
 #bajb of such title is amended by      
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7 7#a7 ,notwithstanding  
the aggregate amounts specified in      
subsection 7d71 a covered veteran may   

apply for and receive an additional     
amount of assistance under subsection   
7a7 or 7b7 of section #baja of this     
title in an amount that does not exceed 
half of the amount specified in         
subsection 7d74  7#b7 ,in this          
subsection1 a covered veteran is a      
veteran who-- 7,a7 is described in      
section #baja7;a77#b7 of this title2    
7,b7 first receives assistance under    
this chapter on or after ,october #a1   
#bjbj2  7,c7 as of the date of the      
veteran's application for assistance    
under paragraph 7#a71 most recently     
received assistance under this chapter  
more than ten years before such date2   
and  7,d7 lives in a home that the      
,secretary determines does not have     
adaptations that are reasonably         
necessary because of the veteran's      
disability4  4