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38 U.S.C. § 2109 — Specially adapted housing destroyed or damaged by natural disasters
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**(a) In General.—** Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 2102 and 2102A of this title, the Secretary may provide assistance to a veteran whose home was previously adapted with assistance of a grant under this chapter in the event the adapted home which was being used and occupied by the veteran was destroyed or substantially damaged in a natural or other disaster, as determined by the Secretary.
**(b) Use of Funds.—** Subject to subsection (c), assistance provided under subsection (a) shall—
(1) be available to acquire a suitable housing unit with special fixtures or moveable facilities made necessary by the veteran’s disability, and necessary land therefor;
(2) be available to a veteran to the same extent as if the veteran had not previously received assistance under this chapter; and
(3) not be deducted from the maximum uses or from the maximum amount of assistance available under this chapter.
**(c) Limitations.—** The amount of the assistance provided under subsection (a) may not exceed the lesser of—
(1) the reasonable cost, as determined by the Secretary, of repairing or replacing the damaged or destroyed home in excess of the available insurance coverage on such home; or
(2) the maximum amount of assistance to which the veteran would have been entitled under sections 2101(a), 2101(b), and 2102A of this title had the veteran not obtained previous assistance under this chapter.
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**(a) In General.—** Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 2102 and 2102A of this title, the Secretary may provide assistance to a veteran whose home was previously adapted with assistance of a grant under this chapter in the event the adapted home which was being used and occupied by the veteran was destroyed or substantially damaged in a natural or other disaster, as determined by the Secretary.
**(b) Use of Funds.—** Subject to subsection (c), assistance provided under subsection (a) shall—
(1) be available to acquire a suitable housing unit with special fixtures or moveable facilities made necessary by the veteran’s disability, and necessary land therefor;
(2) be available to a veteran to the same extent as if the veteran had not previously received assistance under this chapter; and
(3) not be deducted from the maximum uses or from the maximum amount of assistance available under this chapter.
**(c) Limitations.—** The amount of the assistance provided under subsection (a) may not exceed the lesser of—
(1) the reasonable cost, as determined by the Secretary, of repairing or replacing the damaged or destroyed home in excess of the available insurance coverage on such home; or
(2) the maximum amount of assistance to which the veteran would have been entitled under sections 2101(a), 2101(b), and 2102A of this title had the veteran not obtained previous assistance under this chapter.
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**(a)**
(1) Except in the case of a veteran who makes an election under subsection (f) of this section and subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this subsection, each veteran shall be paid a subsistence allowance in accordance with this section during a period determined by the Secretary to be a period of such veteran’s participation under this chapter in a rehabilitation program.
(2)
(A) In any case in which the Secretary determines, at the conclusion of such veteran’s pursuit of a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter, that such veteran has been rehabilitated to the point of employability, such veteran shall be paid a subsistence allowance, as prescribed in this section for full-time training for the type of program that the veteran was pursuing, for two months while satisfactorily following a program of employment services provided under [section 3104(a)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3104/a/5&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) In any case in which the Secretary determines that a veteran described in subparagraph (A) has been displaced as the result of a natural or other disaster while being paid a subsistence allowance under that subparagraph, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may extend the payment of a subsistence allowance under such subparagraph for up to an additional two months while the veteran is satisfactorily following a program of employment services described in such subparagraph.
(3) A subsistence allowance may not be paid under this chapter to a veteran for any period during which such veteran is being provided with an initial evaluation under [section 3106(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3106/
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**(a)** The Secretary may, under contracts with entities described in subsection (f) of this section, or through facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, which possess a demonstrated capability to conduct programs of independent living services for severely handicapped persons, provide, under regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, programs of independent living services and assistance under this chapter, in various geographic regions of the United States, to veterans described in subsection (b) of this section.
**(b)** A program of independent living services and assistance may be made available under this section only to a veteran who has a serious employment handicap resulting in substantial part from a service-connected disability described in [section 3102(1)(A)(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3102/1/A/i&num=0&edition=prelim) and with respect to whom it is determined under section 3106(d) or (e) of this title that the achievement of a vocational goal currently is not reasonably feasible.
**(c)** The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent feasible, include among those veterans who are provided with programs of independent living services and assistance under this section substantial numbers of veterans described in subsection (b) of this section who are receiving long-term care in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and nursing homes and in nursing homes with which the Secretary contracts for the provision of care to veterans.
**(d)** A program of independent living services and assistance for a veteran shall consist of such services described in [section 3104(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3104/a&num=0&edition=prelim
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**(a)**
(1)
(A) Any loan to a veteran eligible for benefits under this chapter, if made for any of the purposes specified in [section 3710 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3710&num=0&edition=prelim) and in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, is automatically guaranteed by the United States in an amount not to exceed the lesser of—
(i)
(I) in the case of any loan of not more than $45,000, 50 percent of the loan;
(II) in the case of any loan of more than $45,000, but not more than $56,250, $22,500;
(III) except as provided in subclause (IV) of this clause, in the case of any loan of more than $56,250, the lesser of $36,000 or 40 percent of the loan; or
(IV) in the case of any loan of more than $144,000 for a purpose specified in clause (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), or (8) of [section 3710(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3710/a&num=0&edition=prelim), 25 percent of the loan; or
(ii) the maximum amount of guaranty entitlement available to the veteran as specified in subparagraph (B) or (C).
(B) With respect to loans described in subclauses (I), (II), or (III) of subparagraph (A)(i), the maximum amount of guaranty entitlement available to a veteran for purposes specified in [section 3710 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3710&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be $36,000, reduced by the amount of entitlement previously used by the veteran under this chapter and not restored as a result of the exclusion in [section 3702(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3702/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(C)
(i) W
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**(a)**
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), no eligible person shall be entitled to receive more than one automobile or other conveyance under the provisions of this chapter, and no payment shall be made under this chapter for the repair, maintenance, or replacement of an automobile or other conveyance.
(2) The Secretary may provide or assist in providing an eligible person with a second automobile or other conveyance under this chapter if—
(A) the Secretary receives satisfactory evidence that the automobile or other conveyance previously purchased with assistance under this chapter was destroyed—
(i) as a result of a natural or other disaster, as determined by the Secretary; and
(ii) through no fault of the eligible person; and
(B) the eligible person does not otherwise receive from a property insurer compensation for the loss.
(3) The Secretary may provide or assist in providing an eligible person with an additional automobile or other conveyance under this chapter—
(A) if more than 30 years have elapsed since the eligible person most recently received an automobile or other conveyance under this chapter; or
(B) beginning on the day that is 10 years after date 11 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “the”. of the enactment of the Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022, if more than 10 years have elapsed since the eligible person most recently received an automobile or other conveyance under this chapter.
**(b)**
(1) Except as provided in subsection (d) of [section 3902 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3902&num=0&edition=prelim), no eligible person shall be provided an automobile or other conveyance under this chapter until it is established to the
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 2109
for the purposes of the program under this sec-
tion.
(g) DURATION.—The authority to make a grant
under this section shall begin on October 1, 2011,
and shall terminate on September 30, 2025.
(Added Pub. L. 111–275, title II, § 203(a), Oct. 13,
2010, 124 Stat. 2874; amended Pub. L. 114–228, title
IV, § 409, Sept. 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 940; Pub. L.
115–62, title IV, § 408, Sept. 29, 2017, 131 Stat. 1164;
Pub. L. 115–251, title I, § 122, Sept. 29, 2018, 132
Stat. 3169; Pub. L. 116–159, div. E, title II, § 5201,
Oct. 1, 2020, 134 Stat. 749; Pub. L. 117–180, div. E,
title II, § 205, Sept. 30, 2022, 136 Stat. 2138; Pub. L.
118–83, div. B, title III, § 322, Sept. 26, 2024, 138
Stat. 1540.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2024—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 118–83 substituted ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2025’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2024’’.
2022—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 117–180 substituted ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2022’’.
2020—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 116–159 substituted ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2022’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2020’’.
2018—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 115–251 substituted ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2020’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2018’’.
2017—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 115–62 substituted ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2018’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2017’’.
2016—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 114–228 substituted ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2017’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2016’’.
§ 2109. Specially adapted housing destroyed or
damaged by natural disasters
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the provi-
sions of sections 2102 and 2102A of this title, the
Secretary may provide assistance to a veteran
whose home was previously adapted with assist-
ance of a grant under this chapter in the event
the adapted home which was being used and oc-
cupied by the veteran was destroyed or substan-
tially damaged
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