[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 994 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 994

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 27, 2007

Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Salazar) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and 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.--
            (1) Elimination.--Section 111 of title 38, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking subsection (c).
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (b) of such section 
        is amended by striking ``Except as provided in subsection (c) 
        of this section and notwithstanding'' and inserting 
        ``Notwithstanding''.
    (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.''.
            (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) Amounts for payments under this section shall be derived from 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department 
specifically for such payments.''.
    (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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