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Union Calendar No. 53 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1170 
[Report No. 111–109] 
To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant 
program to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for 
specially adapted housing. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2009 
Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. BUYER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
MAY 14, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to 
establish a grant program to encourage the development 
of new assistive technologies for specially adapted hous-
ing. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION
1.
SPECIALLY
ADAPTED
HOUSING
ASSISTIVE 
TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 2108.
Specially
adapted
housing
assistive
tech-
nology grant program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a program to make grants to encourage the develop-
ment of new assistive technologies for specially adapted 
housing. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—A person seeking a grant under 
the program under this section shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application for the grant in such form and man-
ner as the Secretary shall specify for purposes of the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(c) GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) AMOUNT.—The amount of each grant 
awarded under the program under this section shall 
be an amount of not more than $200,000 per year. 
‘‘(2) TIME
OF
AWARD.—The Secretary shall 
award a grant under the program under this section 
not later than October 1 of each year in which the 
Secretary carries out the program. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person awarded a grant 
under the program under this section shall use 
amounts under the grant to develop assistive tech-
nologies for use in specially adapted housing. 
‘‘(2) PATENTS.—If a person awarded a grant 
under the program under this section is awarded a 
patent related to assistive technology developed with 
amounts under the grant, the Secretary shall retain 
not less than a 30 percent interest in such patent. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than March 1 of each year, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing 
information related to each grant awarded under the pro-
gram under this section in the preceding year, including— 
‘‘(1) the name of the grant recipient; 
‘‘(2) the amount of the grant; and 
‘‘(3) the goal of the grant. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—From amounts appropriated to the 
Department for Medical Services for each fiscal year, 
$2,000,000 shall be available for each such fiscal year for 
the purposes of the program under this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 21 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘2108. Specially adapted housing assistive technology grant program.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTIVE 
TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2108. Specially adapted housing assistive tech-
nology grant program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall make 
grants to encourage the development of new assistive tech-
nologies for specially adapted housing. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—A person seeking a grant under 
this section shall submit to the Secretary an application 
for the grant in such form and manner as the Secretary 
shall specify. 
‘‘(c) GRANT FUNDS.—(1) The amount of each grant 
awarded under this section shall be an amount of not more 
than $200,000 per year. 
‘‘(2) For each year in which the Secretary makes a 
grant under this section, the Secretary shall make the grant 
by not later than October 1 of that year. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—(1) The recipient of a grant 
under this section shall use the grant to develop assistive 
technologies for use in specially adapted housing. 
‘‘(2) If the recipient of a grant under this section is 
awarded a patent related to assistive technology developed 
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with amounts under the grant, the Secretary shall retain 
not less than a 30 percent interest in such patent. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than March 1 of each year, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing 
information related to each grant awarded under this sec-
tion during the preceding calendar year, including— 
‘‘(1) the name of the grant recipient; 
‘‘(2) the amount of the grant; and 
‘‘(3) the goal of the grant. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—From amounts appropriated to the 
Department for Medical Services for each fiscal year, 
$2,000,000 shall be available for each such fiscal year for 
the purposes of the program under this section. 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—The authority to make a grant 
under this section shall terminate on the date that is five 
years after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘2108. Specially adapted housing assistive technology grant program.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary 
shall implement the grant program under section 2108 of 
title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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