[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4025 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4025

To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the deductible and 
 change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate under 
    the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of 
               Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 2005

 Mr. Barrow (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Jones of North 
Carolina, Mr. Evans, Ms. Herseth, and Mr. Brown of Ohio) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the deductible and 
 change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate under 
    the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of 
               Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disabled Veterans Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS BENEFICIARY TRAVEL PROGRAM.

    (a) Elimination of Deductible.--Subsection (c) of section 111 of 
title 38, United States Code, is repealed.
    (b) Determination of Mileage Reimbursement Rate.--
            (1) Determination.--Paragraph (1) of subsection (g) of such 
        section is amended to read as follows:
    ``(1) In determining the amount of allowances or reimbursement to 
be paid under this section, the Secretary shall use the mileage 
reimbursement rates for the use of privately owned vehicles by 
Government employees on official business, as prescribed by the 
Administrator of General Services under section 5707(b) of title 5, 
United States Code.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (g) of such section 
        is further amended by striking paragraphs (3) and (4).
    (c) Source of Funds.--Such section is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Funds for payments made under this section shall be 
appropriated separately from other amounts appropriated for the 
Department.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply 
with respect to travel expenses incurred after the expiration of the 
90-day period that begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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