To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide eligibility under the assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities to veterans with disabilities and their families.

Bill: 115-hr-5448
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2018-04-10
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Health technology, devices, supplies

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2018-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-04-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize and modify the Department of Agriculture Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities. (The program provides grants for programs to provide agricultural education and assistance directed at accommodating disability in farm operations for disabled individuals and family members engaged in farming and farm-related occupations.) </p> <p>The bill modifies the program to specify that veterans are eligible for assistance under the program, including disabled veterans and family members who: (1) are engaged in farming and farm-related occupations, and (2) are pursuing new farming opportunities. </p> <p>The bill also permits the grants to be used for programs that provide behavioral therapy programs to assist veterans with mental service-connected disabilities, such as post-traumatic stress disorder. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5448 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2018 Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide eligibility under the assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities to veterans with disabilities and their families.

1. Veteran eligiblity for assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities Section 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5933 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking for individuals and inserting the following: for— (A) individuals (including veterans) ; (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (B) veterans with disabilities who are pursuing new farming opportunities and their families. ; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking serving individuals and inserting the following: serving— (A) individuals (including veterans) ; (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; (iii) by adding at the end the following: (B) veterans with disabilities, and their families, who are pursuing new farming opportunities. ; (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) by striking to individuals and inserting the following: to— (i) individuals (including veterans) ; (II) by inserting and after the semicolon; and (III) by adding at the end the following new clause: (ii) veterans with disabilities who are pursuing new farming opportunities; ; (ii) in subparagraph (B)— (I) by striking to accommodate individuals and inserting the following: to accommodate— (i) individuals (including veterans) ; (II) by inserting and after the semicolon; and (III) by adding at the end the following new clause: (ii) veterans with disabilities who are pursuing farming, farm living and farm-related tasks; ; and (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting (including mental health providers) after professionals ; (iv) in subparagraph (D)— (I) by inserting (including mental health providers) after health care providers ; (II) by striking to individuals and inserting the following: to— (i) individuals (including veterans) ; and (III) by adding at the end the following new clause: (ii) veterans with disabilities, and their families, who are pursuing new farming opportunities; and ; and (IV) by striking and at the end; and (v) in subparagraph (E)— (I) by inserting (including veterans) after farmers with disabilities ; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (vi) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) provide behavioral therapy programs that would assist veterans with mental service-connected disabilities, such as post-traumatic stress disorder. ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting (including veterans) after individuals ; and (B) by inserting or, in the case of veterans with disabilities, who are pursuing new farming opportunities before the period at the end; (3) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term disability has the meaning given such term in section 3(1) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12102(1) ). (2) The term veteran has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. .