A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the copayment requirement for recipients of Department of Veterans Affairs payments or allowances for beneficiary travel, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-4565
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
Introduced: 2022-07-20
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill repeals the copayment requirement for individuals who receive Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) payments or allowances for beneficiary travel to or from a VA facility in connection with vocational rehabilitation, required counseling, or for the purpose of examination, treatment, or care.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4565 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2022 Mr. Boozman (for himself and Mr. Heinrich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the copayment requirement for recipients of Department of Veterans Affairs payments or allowances for beneficiary travel, and for other purposes.

1. Repeal of copayment requirement for recipients of Department of Veterans Affairs payments or allowances for beneficiary travel Section 111 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (c); (2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and (3) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and notwithstanding subsection (g)(2) of this section and inserting Notwithstanding subsection (f)(2) .