[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4180 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4180

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide reimbursement for 
members of the Armed Forces retired for a combat-related disability for 
  travel to military treatment facilities for medical care during the 
                 first two years after such retirement.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 2004

 Mr. Jones of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide reimbursement for 
members of the Armed Forces retired for a combat-related disability for 
  travel to military treatment facilities for medical care during the 
                 first two years after such retirement.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FOR MILITARY DISABILITY RETIREES.

    (a) Reimbursement Based on Department of Veterans Affairs 
Beneficiary Travel Rate.--Section 1074i of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Disability Retirees.--A member retired under chapter 61 of 
this title for a combat-related disability (as defined in section 
1413a(e) of this title) shall be provided reimbursement for the travel 
expenses of such member for travel, during the two-year period 
beginning on the date of the retirement of the member, to a military 
treatment facility for medical care. Reimbursement under this 
subsection shall, as nearly as practicable, be under the same terms and 
conditions, and shall be at the same rate, as apply to beneficiary 
travel reimbursement provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
under section 111 of title 38.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (c) of section 1074i of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
respect to members retired under chapter 61 of title 10, United States 
Code, on or after October 7, 2001.
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