Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation's Veterans Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1943
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2017-04-05
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Health technology, devices, supplies

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-09-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation's Veterans Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each wheelchair furnished to a veteran because of a service-connected disability restores the maximum achievable mobility and function in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation. The VA may furnish a wheelchair to a veteran because the wheelchair restores an ability that relates exclusively to participation in a recreational activity. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1943 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 5, 2017 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Grothman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each wheelchair, furnished to a veteran because of a service-connected disability, restores the maximum achievable mobility in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation’s Veterans Act of 2017 . 2. Wheelchairs for veterans with service-connected disabilities (a) Definition Section 1701 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11) The term wheelchair includes enhanced power wheelchairs, multi-environmental wheelchairs, track wheelchairs, stair-climbing wheelchairs, and other power-driven mobility devices. . (b) Enhanced wheelchairs Section 1712(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Dental and inserting (1) Dental ; (2) by striking section and inserting title ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The Secretary shall ensure that each wheelchair, furnished under this title to a veteran because of a service-connected disability, restores the maximum achievable mobility and function in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation. The Secretary may furnish a wheelchair to a veteran because the wheelchair restores an ability that relates exclusively to participation in a recreational activity. .