ENHANCEMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE FOR VETERANS.

SEC. 804. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE FOR VETERANS.(a) Increase in Amount of Allowance.—Subsection (a) of section 3902 is amended by striking “$11,000” and inserting “$18,900 (as adjusted from time to time under subsection (e))”.(b) Annual Adjustment.—Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(e) Effective on October 1 of each year (beginning in 2011), the Secretary shall increase the dollar amount in effect under 124 STAT. 2890 subsection (a) by a percentage equal to the percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (U.S. city average) increased during the 12-month period ending with the last month for which Consumer Price Index data is available. In the event that such Consumer Price Index does not increase during such period, the Secretary shall maintain the dollar amount in effect under subsection (a) during the previous fiscal year.”.(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2011.