[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1807 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1807

  To extend the authorization of appropriations to the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs for purposes of awarding grants to veterans service 
     organizations for the transportation of highly rural veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2019

  Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To extend the authorization of appropriations to the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs for purposes of awarding grants to veterans service 
     organizations for the transportation of highly rural veterans.

    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 ``Highly Rural Veteran Transportation 
Program Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS TO VETERANS SERVICE 
              ORGANIZATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF HIGHLY RURAL 
              VETERANS.

    Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health 
Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-163; 124 Stat. 1154; 38 U.S.C. 
1710 note), as most recently amended by section 107 of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
251; 132 Stat. 3168), is amended by striking ``2020'' and inserting 
``2021''.
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