[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 288 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 288

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under 
the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of 
 certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities 
                rehabilitation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2015

   Ms. Brownley of California (for herself, Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. 
    Meeks) 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 provide for coverage under 
the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of 
 certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities 
                rehabilitation, 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 Medical Access Act''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BENEFICIARY 
              TRAVEL PROGRAM OF CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS FOR TRAVEL 
              FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL DISABILITIES REHABILITATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 111(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(G) A veteran with vision impairment, a veteran with a 
        spinal cord injury or disorder, or a veteran with double or 
        multiple amputations whose travel is in connection with care 
        provided through a special disabilities rehabilitation program 
        of the Department (including spinal cord injury center 
        programs, blind rehabilitation center programs, and prosthetics 
        rehabilitation center programs) if such care is provided--
                    ``(i) on an in-patient basis; or
                    ``(ii) during a period in which the Secretary 
                provides the veteran with temporary lodging at a 
                facility of the Department to make such care more 
                accessible to the veteran.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a report on the beneficiary travel program under section 
111 of title 38, United States Code, including--
            (1) the cost of the program;
            (2) the number of veterans served by the program; and
            (3) any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.
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