Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act

Bill: 117-s-444
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2021-02-25
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Disability assistance

Motor vehicles

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act or the AUTO for Veterans Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide (or assist in providing) an eligible veteran or service member with an additional automobile or other conveyance under the VA automobile allowance and adaptive equipment program. Currently, a veteran or service member with a specified service-connected disability or impairment may not receive more than one automobile or other conveyance under the program.</p> <p>The bill authorizes the additional benefit for such veterans and service members if 10 years have passed since the person last received such benefit.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 444 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act or the AUTO for Veterans Act . 2. Authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing additional vehicles adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons (a) In general Section 3903(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting paragraphs (2) and (3) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) The Secretary may provide or assist in providing an eligible person with an additional automobile or other conveyance under this chapter if 10 years have elapsed since the date on which the eligible person received the immediately previous such automobile, other conveyance, or assistance under this chapter. . (b) Effective date Paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of section 3903 of title 38, United States Code, shall apply with respect to the provision of an additional automobile or other conveyance that occurs on or after October 1, 2021.