,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbij  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ac1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,cortez ,ma/o introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to modify ! au?ority ( !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to furni% 
improvem5ts & /ructural alt]ations z "p 
( home heal? s]vices = disabl$ vet]ans4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,autonomy = ,disabl$ ,vet]ans ,act4   
#b4 ,am5dm5ts to au?ority ( ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs to furni% improvem5ts 
& /ructural alt]ations z "p ( home heal?
 s]vices = disabl$ vet]ans  7a7         
,increase ,p>agraph 7#b7 ( subsection   
7a7 ( section #agag ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! matt] 
prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ 9 !  
case ( a vet]an be=e ! em da%2 &  7#b7  
by /rik+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 &     
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 :o fir/ appli$ = 
b5efits "u ?is p>agraph1 = a            

non-s]vice-connect$ condition1 be=e !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,autonomy =       
,disabl$ ,vet]ans ,act1 & ^: condition !
 ,secret>y det]m9es is s]vice-connect$  
aft] su* date1 #f1hjj2 or  7,b7 o!r ?an 
a vet]an describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 :o
 fir/ appli$ = b5efits "u ?is p>agraph  
on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !      
,autonomy = ,disabl$ ,vet]ans ,act1     
#i1jjj4  4  7b7 ,adju/m5t = inflation2  
cap on b5efits ,su* subsection is fur!r 
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7
 z p>agraph 7#e72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+1    
aft] p>agraph 7#b71 ! foll[+ new        
p>agraphs 7#c7 & 7#d73  7#c7 ,on ! fir/ 
day ( ea* fiscal ye>1 ! doll> am\nts 9  
effect "u p>agraph 7#b7 %all-- 7,a7     
increase by a p]c5tage equal to !       
p]c5tage by :i* ! resid5tial home co/ ( 
con/ruction index e/abli%$ "u section   
#bajb7;e77#c7 ( ?is title increas$ dur+ 
! previ\s fiscal ye>2 or  7,b7 if su*   
index did n increase dur+ su* previ\s   
fiscal ye>1 rema9 ! same4  7#d7 ,!      
,secret>y may n furni% m ?an ?ree       

improvem5ts or /ructural alt]ations "u  
p>agraph 7#b7 to a vet]an4  4  7c7 ,rule
 ( con/ruction ,a vet]an :o1 be=e ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 exhau/$ !     
eligibility ( su* vet]an = b5efits "u   
su* section1 %all n be entitl$ to       
additional b5efits "u su* section by    
reason ( ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4