§ 3903.
(a)
(1)
Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), no eligible person shall be entitled to receive more than one automobile or other conveyance under the provisions of this chapter, and no payment shall be made under this chapter for the repair, maintenance, or replacement of an automobile or other conveyance.
(2)
The Secretary may provide or assist in providing an eligible person with a second automobile or other conveyance under this chapter if—
(A)
the Secretary receives satisfactory evidence that the automobile or other conveyance previously purchased with assistance under this chapter was destroyed—
(i)
as a result of a natural or other disaster, as determined by the Secretary; and
(ii)
through no fault of the eligible person; and
(B)
the eligible person does not otherwise receive from a property insurer compensation for the loss.
(3)
The Secretary may provide or assist in providing an eligible person with an additional automobile or other conveyance under this chapter—
(A)
if more than 30 years have elapsed since the eligible person most recently received an automobile or other conveyance under this chapter; or
(B)
beginning on the day that is 10 years after date
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So in original. Probably should be preceded by “the”.
of the enactment of the Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022, if more than 10 years have elapsed since the eligible person most recently received an automobile or other conveyance under this chapter.
(e)
(1)
The Secretary shall provide, directly or by contract, for the conduct of special driver training courses at every hospital and, where appropriate, at regional offices and other medical facilities, of the Department to instruct such eligible person to operate the type of automobile or other conveyance such person wishes to obtain with assistance under this chapter, and may make such courses available to any veteran, eligible for care under chapter 17 of this title or member of the Armed Forces, who is determined by the Secretary to need the special training provided in such courses even though such veteran or member is not eligible for the assistance provided under this chapter.
(2)
The Secretary is authorized to obtain insurance on automobiles and other conveyances used in conducting the special driver training courses provided under this subsection and to obtain, at Government expense, personal liability and property damage insurance for all persons taking such courses without regard to whether such persons are taking the course on an in-patient or out-patient basis.
(3)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may obtain, by purchase, lease, gift, or otherwise, any automobile, motor vehicle, or other conveyance deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection, and may sell, assign, transfer, or convey any such automobile, vehicle, or conveyance to which the Department obtains title for such price and upon such terms as the Secretary deems appropriate; and any proceeds received from any such disposition shall be credited to the applicable Department appropriation.
(Added [Pub. L. 91–666, § 2(a)], Jan. 11, 1971, [84 Stat. 2000], § 1903; amended [Pub. L. 93–538, § 4(a)], (b), Dec. 22, 1974, [88 Stat. 1736], 1737; [Pub. L. 94–581, title I, § 108], Oct. 21, 1976, [90 Stat. 2847]; [Pub. L. 97–66, title III, § 303], Oct. 17, 1981, [95 Stat. 1030]; [Pub. L. 98–543, title III, § 305(b)], Oct. 24, 1984, [98 Stat. 2748]; renumbered § 3903 and amended [Pub. L. 102–83], §§ 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, [105 Stat. 404–406]; [Pub. L. 106–117, title VIII, § 804], Nov. 30, 1999, [113 Stat. 1586]; [Pub. L. 112–154, title VII, § 701(e)], Aug. 6, 2012, [126 Stat. 1204]; [Pub. L. 114–256, § 2], Dec. 14, 2016, [130 Stat. 1345]; [Pub. L. 117–333, § 21], Jan. 5, 2023, [136 Stat. 6138].)