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-3802
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-06-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-08
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 1st Session H. R. 3802 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 8, 2021 Mr. Young (for himself, Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Pappas , Mrs. Rodgers of Washington , Mrs. Axne , Mrs. Radewagen , Mr. Stauber , and Ms. Herrell ) 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 .