To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care.

Bill: 117-hr-9117
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-09-30
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-10-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill permanently extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to health care facilities.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9117 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2022 Mrs. Peltola introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care.

1. Permanent authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–163 ; 124 Stat. 1154; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by striking of fiscal years 2010 through 2022 and inserting fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010 .