BILL NUMBER: SB 421INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senators Denham (Chair), Cedillo, Correa, Maldonado, Negrete McLeod, Wiggins, and Wyland) FEBRUARY 26, 2009 An act to amend Section 986.2 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 421, as introduced, Committee on Veterans Affairs. Veterans' benefits: Veterans' Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943. The Veterans' Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943, administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, provides veterans with the opportunity to acquire farms and homes. Existing law provides that when a veteran has been authorized by the department to select a farm or home, the veteran shall submit the selection to the department, as provided. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 986.2 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read: 986.2. When a veteran has been authorized by the department to select a farm or home, he or she shall submit his or her selection in such form as the department prescribes.