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38 U.S.C. 3902: Assistance for providing automobile and adaptive equipment

Created in 1971 by Public Law 91-666. Changed by 11 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 38 U.S.C. 3903.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Veterans Affairs (1).

This Congress

  • H.R. 9237 Take Care of America’s Veterans Act · introduced · would change (a)

How it got here

2010

  • Pub. L. 111–275, §804(a), substituted "$18,900 (as adjusted from time to time under subsection (e))" for "$11,000". (Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 111–275, §804(b), added subsec. (e). (Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010) Law text · (e)

2003

  • Pub. L. 108–183 substituted "$11,000" for "$9,000". (Veterans Benefits Act of 2003) Law text · (a)

2001

  • Pub. L. 107–103 substituted "$9,000" for '$8,000". (Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001) Law text · (a)

1998

  • Pub. L. 105–178 substituted "$8,000" for "$5,500". (Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century) Law text · (a)

1992

  • Pub. L. 102–405 substituted "Under Secretary for Health" for "Chief Medical Director". · (b)

1991

  • Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 1902 of this title as this section.
  • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing. · (a), (b)
  • Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "3903" for "1903". · (b)
  • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" in two places. · (b)
  • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing. · (c), (d)

1988

  • Pub. L. 100–322 substituted "$5,500" for "$5,000". · (a)

1984

  • Pub. L. 98–543 substituted "$5,000" for "$4,400". · (a)

1981

  • Pub. L. 97–66, §§301, 303, substituted "which the Administrator shall prescribe" for "which he shall prescribe" and "$4,400" for "$3,800". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 97–66, §§302, 303, designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted "which the Administrator shall prescribe" for "which he shall prescribe" and "such person's" for "his" in two places, and added par. (2). · (b)
  • Pub. L. 97–66, §303, substituted "which the Administrator shall prescribe" for "which he shall prescribe". · (c)

1978

  • Pub. L. 95–479 substituted "$3,800" for "$3,300". · (a)

1974

  • Pub. L. 93–538, §3(1), (2), substituted "automobile or other conveyance (including all State, local, and other taxes) or $3,300" for "automobile or other conveyance or $2,800". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 93–538, §3(3), substituted "person may previously or subsequently have acquired" for "person may subsequently have acquired". · (c)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.