(a) Authority to Make Grants.—
The Secretary shall make grants to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing.
(b) Application.—
A person or entity seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application for the grant in such form and manner as the Secretary shall specify.
(c) Grant Funds.—
(d) Use of Funds.—
The recipient of a grant under this section shall use the grant to develop assistive technologies for use in specially adapted housing.
(e) Report.—Not later than March 1 of each fiscal year following a fiscal year in which the Secretary makes a grant, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing information related to each grant awarded under this section during the preceding fiscal year, including—
(f) Funding.—
From amounts appropriated to the Department for readjustment benefits for each fiscal year for which the Secretary is authorized to make a grant under this section, $1,000,000 shall be available for that fiscal year for the purposes of the program under this section.
(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.)