[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2795 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2795

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to set the rate of reimbursement under the beneficiary 
travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs at $0.21 per mile.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 2007

  Mr. Pearce 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 direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to set the rate of reimbursement under the beneficiary 
travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs at $0.21 per mile.

    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 ``Reasonable Rates for Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT RATE UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS BENEFICIARY TRAVEL PROGRAM.

    (a) Rate.--Section 111(g) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(5) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) 
and any other provision of this section, the rate of reimbursement 
under this section for travel by a privately owned motor automobile 
shall be $0.21 per mile.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to travel after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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