AUTO for Veterans Act

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 444 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 25, 2021 Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BLUNT, and Ms. HASSAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing Uniform 4 Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act’’ or the 5 ‘‘AUTO for Veterans Act’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:33 Mar 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S444.IS S444 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 444 IS SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF- 1 FAIRS TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN PROVIDING 2 ADDITIONAL VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR OPER- 3 ATION BY DISABLED INDIVIDUALS TO CER- 4 TAIN ELIGIBLE PERSONS. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3903(a) of title 38, 6 United States Code, is amended— 7 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 8 (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 9 (2) by adding at the end the following new 10 paragraph: 11 ‘‘(3) The Secretary may provide or assist in providing 12 an eligible person with an additional automobile or other 13 conveyance under this chapter if 10 years have elapsed 14 since the date on which the eligible person received the 15 immediately previous such automobile, other conveyance, 16 or assistance under this chapter.’’. 17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (3) of subsection 18 (a) of section 3903 of title 38, United States Code, shall 19 apply with respect to the provision of an additional auto- 20 mobile or other conveyance that occurs on or after October 21 1, 2021. 22 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:33 Mar 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S444.IS S444 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS