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38 U.S.C. § 2101

Acquisition and adaptation of housing: eligible veterans

United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective

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38 U.S.C. § 2101, Acquisition and adaptation of housing: eligible veterans, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473028
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A veteran is described in this paragraph if the veteran— The criteria described in this subparagraph are as follows: The permanent and total disability is due to the loss or loss of use of one lower extremity together with— The criterion described in this subparagraph is that the disability— The regulations prescribed under subsection (d) shall require that assistance under paragraph (1) may be provided to a veteran only if the Secretary finds that— Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary shall assist any disabled veteran described in paragraph (2) (other than a veteran who is eligible for assistance under subsection (a))— A veteran is described in this paragraph if the veteran is entitled to compensation under chapter 11 of this title for a service-connected disability that meets any of the following criteria: Assistance under paragraph (1) may be provided only to a veteran who the Secretary determines—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 95-117(H.R. 1862)1977-10-03
    Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Act of 1977
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-385(H.R. 7511)1980-10-07
    An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide cost-of-living increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and in the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children of veterans, to provide for limited grants for special home adaptations for certain severely disabled veterans, to provide for Veterans' Administration guaranties for loans to refinance certain existing veterans' home loans and to increase the maximum loan guaranties for home loans made to veterans, and to provide for the confidentiality of certain Veterans' Administration medical quality assurance records; and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-576(H.R. 5299)1986-10-28
    Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health Care Authorization Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-83(H.R. 2525)1991-08-06
    Department of Veterans Affairs Codification Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-183(H.R. 2297)2003-12-16
    Veterans Benefits Act of 2003
    House: 399–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-454(S. 2486)2004-12-10
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-233(S. 1235)2006-06-15
    Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006
    House: 372–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-289(H.R. 3221)2008-07-30
    Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-154(H.R. 1627)2012-08-06
    Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012
    House: 380–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 113-37(H.R. 1412)2013-09-30
    Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2013
    House: 402–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 113-175(H.R. 5404)2014-09-26
    Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-58(S. 2082)2015-09-30
    Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015
    House: 423–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-228(H.R. 5985)2016-09-29
    Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016
    House: no recorded tallySenate: 89–0
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-62(H.R. 3819)2017-09-29
    Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2017
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-251(S. 3479)2018-09-29
    Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2018
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-154(H.R. 3504)2020-08-08
    Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally