[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6287 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6287

    To amend title 38, United States Code, to 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

                             June 17, 2008

  Mr. Souder (for himself and Mr. Ellsworth) 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 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 ``Veterans Travel Equity Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS BENEFICIARY TRAVEL PROGRAM.

    (a) Determination of Mileage Reimbursement Rate.--Subsection (g)(1) 
of section 111 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(g)(1) In determining the amount of any allowance 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.''.
    (b) Elimination of Income Eligibility and Service-Connected 
Disability Rating Requirements.--Section 111 of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Effective beginning on the 90th day following the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary may not impose any income 
or pension eligibility requirement, or require any service connected 
disability rating, for a veteran to be eligible for an allowance or 
reimbursement under this section and shall eliminate any such 
requirements in effect before such 90th day.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to travel expenses incurred after the expiration of 
the 90-day period that begins on the date of enactment of this Act.
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