Deliver for Veterans Act

The bill would amend federal law governing VA benefits for disabled veterans in two ways. First, it would expand the VA's authority to pay for adaptive vehicles — automobiles or other conveyances adapted for operation by a disabled individual — by adding delivery and shipping costs to the already-authorized payment of the full purchase price. Under current law, delivery costs are not included in the covered amount, meaning veterans may bear those expenses themselves.

Second, the bill would extend a separate limitation on pension payments under 38 U.S.C. § 5503(d)(7) by four months, pushing the sunset date from November 30, 2031, to March 31, 2032. The bill does not change the dollar cap on adaptive vehicle assistance or alter the underlying eligibility criteria for either program.

Disabled veterans and active-duty service members who are eligible for the VA's adaptive vehicle benefit — typically those with service-connected loss or loss of use of limbs or other qualifying disabilities. The pension payment limitation extension affects veterans receiving certain VA pension benefits subject to the 38 U.S.C. § 5503(d)(7) cap.

Veterans who order an adapted vehicle may currently have to pay delivery or shipping costs out of pocket, even though the VA covers the vehicle's purchase price. Adding delivery costs to the VA's covered payment removes that financial gap for eligible disabled veterans. The pension extension is a narrower technical change, preserving existing payment rules for a few additional months.

The VA would implement the delivery-cost change by updating its payment procedures for adaptive vehicle benefit claims to include shipping and delivery charges alongside the purchase price. No new rulemaking process is specified; the amendment is self-executing upon enactment. The pension limitation extension is similarly self-executing, requiring only an administrative update to the applicable deadline.