Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act adds an annual inflation adjustment to the dollar amounts in 38 U.S.C. 1717(a)(2), the VA home improvements and structural alterations authority. On the first day of each fiscal year, the VA Secretary must increase the dollar amounts by the percentage increase in the residential home cost of construction index established under title 38 section 2102(e)(3) during the prior fiscal year. If that index does not increase, the Secretary must maintain the prior-year amount. The practical effect is to keep home modification support for disabled veterans from losing value as construction costs rise.
Who Benefits and How
Disabled veterans benefit because VA home modification dollar limits rise with residential construction costs. Veterans needing ramps or accessibility alterations benefit if grants keep pace with inflation in building materials and labor. Veterans service organizations benefit from a predictable annual adjustment formula to explain to claimants. Home accessibility contractors benefit if VA-supported projects remain financeable as construction costs rise.
Who Bears the Burden and How
VA benefits staff must update grant dollar amounts each fiscal year using the residential home cost of construction index. Federal taxpayers bear added costs when indexed grant limits increase. VA budget offices must account for indexed increases rather than flat statutory amounts. Construction index administrators must provide the data used to calculate annual adjustments.
Key Provisions
- Requires annual inflation adjustments for VA home improvement and structural alteration grant dollar amounts.
- Uses the residential home cost of construction index as the adjustment measure.
- Maintains the prior-year amount if the index does not increase.
- Protects disabled veterans' home modification support from construction-cost erosion.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Indexes VA home improvement and structural alteration grant dollar amounts for disabled veterans to the residential home cost of construction index, maintaining the amount when the index does not increase.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans, Disability, Housing
Primary Purpose
Indexes VA home improvement and structural alteration grant dollar amounts for disabled veterans to the residential home cost of construction index, maintaining the amount when the index does not increase.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Disabled veterans
- Veterans needing accessibility alterations
- Veterans service organizations
- Home accessibility contractors
Identified Costs
- VA benefits staff
- Federal taxpayers
- VA budget offices
- Construction index administrators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mr. Sorensen (for himself, Mr. Takano, and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced …
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Disabled veterans, Veterans needing accessibility alterations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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