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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 1364 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide clarification regarding |
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| 6 | 6 | | the inclusion of medically necessary automobile adaptations in Depart- |
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| 7 | 7 | | ment of Veterans Affairs definition of ‘‘medical services’’. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | FEBRUARY14, 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. B |
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| 11 | 11 | | ARRETT(for himself and Ms. GOODLANDER) introduced the following |
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| 12 | 12 | | bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs |
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| 13 | 13 | | A BILL |
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| 14 | 14 | | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide clarifica- |
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| 15 | 15 | | tion regarding the inclusion of medically necessary auto- |
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| 16 | 16 | | mobile adaptations in Department of Veterans Affairs |
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| 17 | 17 | | definition of ‘‘medical services’’. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 19 | 19 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Automotive Support 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025’’ or 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | the ‘‘ASSIST Act of 2025’’. 6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Mar 11, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1364.IH H1364 |
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| 25 | 25 | | kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 |
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| 26 | 26 | | •HR 1364 IH |
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| 27 | 27 | | SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING INCLUSION OF MEDI-1 |
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| 28 | 28 | | CALLY NECESSARY AUTOMOBILE ADAPTA-2 |
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| 29 | 29 | | TIONS IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-3 |
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| 30 | 30 | | FAIRS DEFINITION OF ‘‘MEDICAL SERVICES’’. 4 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Section 1701(6)(I) of title 38, United States Code, 5 |
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| 32 | 32 | | is amended to read as follows: 6 |
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| 33 | 33 | | ‘‘(I) The provision of any medically necessary 7 |
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| 34 | 34 | | automobile adaptations, including— 8 |
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| 35 | 35 | | ‘‘(i) ramp and kneeling systems; 9 |
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| 36 | 36 | | ‘‘(ii) raised doors or lowered floors; 10 |
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| 37 | 37 | | ‘‘(iii) raised roofs; 11 |
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| 38 | 38 | | ‘‘(iv) air conditioning; 12 |
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| 39 | 39 | | ‘‘(v) mobility device lifts; 13 |
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| 40 | 40 | | ‘‘(vi) non-articulating trailers; 14 |
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| 41 | 41 | | ‘‘(vii) ingress or egress accessibility modi-15 |
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| 42 | 42 | | fications; and 16 |
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| 43 | 43 | | ‘‘(viii) wheelchair tiedowns.’’. 17 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Æ |
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