To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain veterans with nonarticulating trailers in furnishing adaptive equipment to veterans.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 5447 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain veterans with nonarticulating trailers in fur- nishing adaptive equipment to veterans. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 17, 2019 Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. GALLEGO, and Mr. CASE) introduced the following bill; which was 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 certain veterans with nonarticulating trailers in furnishing adaptive equip- ment to veterans. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. PROVISION OF NONARTICULATING TRAILERS 3 AS ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT. 4 Section 3901(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 5 amended— 6 (1) by striking ‘‘and special’’ and inserting 7 ‘‘special’’; and 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:45 Dec 27, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5447.IH H5447 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 5447 IH (2) by striking ‘‘conveyance.’’ and inserting 1 ‘‘conveyance, and nonarticulating trailers solely de- 2 signed to transport powered wheelchairs, powered 3 scooters, or other similar mobility devices.’’. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:45 Dec 27, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5447.IH H5447 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS