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New Laws affecting benefits for Veterans. Cola, SGLI, Concurrent Receipt, VA budget appropriations, adaptive housing, and etc.
Updated August 4, 2006 off of my Congressman's' website (Congressman John Boozman AR).
http://www.house.gov/htbin/crsprodget?/RL3...ozman.house.gov
Just a few things of interest in these new Veterans’ Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of
2006 (P.L. 109-233)..
- authorize grants of $2,000 to $14,000 to adapt homes of relatives who are providing temporary housing for disabled veterans;
- allow disabled veterans more flexibility in the use of grants up to $50,000 for the purpose of adapting their own home;
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