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 98 STAT. 2748

PUBLIC LAW 98-543—OCT. 24, 1984

totally disabled by reason of being 65 years of age or older or becoming unemployable after age 65. PARTICIPATION IN THERAPEUTIC OR REHABILITATIVE ACTIVITIES 38 USC 618.

SEC. 303. Section 618 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(f) Neither a veteran's participation in an activity carried out under this section nor a veteran's receipt of remuneration as a result of such participation may be considered as a basis for the denial or discontinuance of a rating of total disability for purposes of compensation or pension based on the veteran's inability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of disability.". SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE

38 USC 802.

Effective date. 38 USC 802 note.

SEC. 304. (a) Section 802 is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking out "$32,500" and inserting in lieu thereof "$35,500"; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking out "$5,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$6,000". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 1985. AUTOMOBILE AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE

38 USC 1902. 38 USC 1903.

Effective date. 38 USC 1903 note. 38 USC 1901 et seq.

SEC 305. (a) Section 1902(a) is amended by striking out "$4,400" and inserting in lieu thereof "$5,000". (b) Subsection (c) of section 1903 is amended to read as follows: "(c)(l) An eligible person shall not be entitled to adaptive equipment under this chapter for more than two automobiles or other conveyances at any one time or (except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection) during any four-year period. "(2) In a case in which the four-year limitation in paragraph (1) of this subsection precludes an eligible person from being entitled to adaptive equipment under this chapter, if the Administrator determines that, due to circumstances beyond the control of such person, one of the automobiles or other conveyances for which adaptive equipment was provided to such person during the applicable fouryear period is no longer available for the use of such person, the Administrator may provide adaptive equipment to such person for an additional automobile or other conveyance during such period. Provision of adaptive equipment under this paragraph is within the discretion of the Administrator. Any action to provide adaptive equipment under this paragraph shall be made pursuant to regulations which the Administrator shall prescribe.". (c)(1) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 1985. (2) In the case of a person who during the four-year period ending on December 31, 1984, was provided adaptive equipment under chapter 39 of title 38, United States Code, for an automobile or other conveyance and who has such automobile or other conveyance available for use on the date of the enactment of this Act, the first four-year period applicable to such person under subsection (c) of section 1903 of such title (as amended by subsection (a)) shall begin on the most recent date before January 1, 1985, on which such person was provided such equipment.

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