[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 455 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 455

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the 
   Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, 
 counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 2013

  Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Moran) 
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 authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the 
   Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, 
 counseling, examination, treatment, and care, 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. TRANSPORTATION OF INDIVIDUALS TO AND FROM FACILITIES OF 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 111 the following new section:
``Sec. 111A. Transportation of individuals to and from Department 
              facilities
    ``(a) Transportation by Secretary.--The Secretary may transport any 
person to or from a Department facility or other place in connection 
with vocational rehabilitation, counseling required by the Secretary 
pursuant to chapter 34 or 35 of this title, or for the purpose of 
examination, treatment, or care.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (h) of section 111 of such 
title is--
            (1) transferred to section 111A of such title, as added by 
        subsection (a);
            (2) redesignated as subsection (b);
            (3) inserted after subsection (a) of such section; and
            (4) amended by inserting ``Transportation by Third-
        Parties.--'' before ``The Secretary''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 1 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 111 the following new item:

``111A. Transportation of individuals to and from Department 
                            facilities.''.
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