3.0.0 1775 2023-01-11T13:38:36Z 2023-01-11T13:38:36Z Senate S 2017-09-07 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-09-07T19:37:31Z Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2017 115 3720 HR 2017-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2017-09-07 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-09-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2017-09-07 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Rural conditions and development Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Transportation costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-09-07 Introduced in Senate 2018-08-10T21:10:17Z Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2017

This bill requires Vet Centers (centers for readjustment counseling and related mental health services for veterans) to be treated as Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities for purposes of payment of medical-related expenses or allowances for travel to or from a VA facility.

The bill makes permanent VA authority to transport individuals to and from VA facilities in connection with vocational rehabilitation or counseling or for examination, treatment, or care.

The Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 is amended to reauthorize through FY2020 grants to state veterans service organizations to assist veterans in highly rural areas to travel to VA medical centers.

The VA shall: (1) establish a national protocol to administer medical examinations for volunteer drivers to participate in the veterans transportation program, and (2) implement the protocol by first conducting a one-year pilot program. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on such program.

]]> Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2017 Display Title Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1775is/xml/BILLS-115s1775is.xml 2017-09-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.