House File 475 H-1163 Amend House File 475 as follows: 1 1. Page 1, line 3, after < d. > by inserting < (1) > 2 2. Page 1, after line 8 by inserting: 3 < (2) Grants for veterans suffering subsequent, 4 unrelated injuries after September 11, 2001, but 5 prior to the effective date of this Act, shall be 6 payable, upon a showing that the veteran would have 7 been eligible for payment had the subsequent, unrelated 8 injury occurred on or after the effective date of this 9 Act. 10 Sec. ___. Section 35A.14, Code 2011, is amended by 11 adding the following new subsection: 12 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. The department may appear 13 before the executive council and request funds to meet 14 the funding needs of the grant program under this 15 section if funds are made available to the executive 16 council for this purpose. > 17 3. Page 1, after line 8 by inserting: 18 < Sec. ___. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT AND RETROACTIVE 19 APPLICABILITY. This Act, being deemed of immediate 20 importance, takes effect upon enactment and applies 21 retroactively to September 11, 2001, for veterans 22 suffering a subsequent, unrelated injury after that 23 date. > 24 4. Title page, line 1, after < program > by inserting 25 < and including effective date and retroactive 26 applicability provisions > 27 5. By renumbering as necessary. 28 ______________________________ SHAW of Pocahontas -1- HF475.1008 (4) 84 aw/sc 1/ 1 #1. #2. #3. #4. #5.