SENATE FILE 402

BY  COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1134)

(As Amended and Passed by the Senate 2011-03-10)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the injured veterans grant program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 35A.14, subsection 5, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  d.  A seriously injured veteran meeting all other requirements of this section may receive additional grants for subsequent, unrelated injuries that meet the requirements of this section. Any subsequent, unrelated injury shall be treated as if it were an initial injury for the purposes of determining eligibility or allotment.