Pub. L. 109-148, div. B, tit. I, ch. 7, sec. 706

Sec. 706. Notwithstanding 38 U.S.C. 3903(a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may provide or assist in providing an eligible person with a second automobile or other conveyance under the provisions of chapter 39 of title 38 United States Code, if the Secretary receives satisfactory evidence that the automobile or other conveyance previously purchased with assistance under such chapter was destroyed as a result of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005, and through no fault of the eligible person: Provided, That that person does not otherwise receive from a property insurer compensation for the loss. This authority expires on September 30, 2006: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.