[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 592 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 592

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the mileage rate 
offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs through their Beneficiary 
   Travel program for health-related travel, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 1, 2023

Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Welch) 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 increase the mileage rate 
offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs through their Beneficiary 
   Travel program for health-related travel, 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 ``Driver Reimbursement Increase for 
Veteran Equity Act of 2023'' or the ``DRIVE Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENTS OR ALLOWANCES BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR 
              BENEFICIARY TRAVEL.

    (a) Minimum Payment Amount.--Subsection (g) of section 111 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) The Secretary shall ensure that the mileage rate described in 
subsection (a) is equal to or greater than the mileage reimbursement 
rate for the use of privately owned vehicles by Government employees on 
official business (when no Government vehicle is available), as 
prescribed by the Administrator of General Services under section 
5707(b) of title 5.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(at a rate of 41.5 
        cents per mile)'' and inserting ``(at a rate determined in 
        accordance with subsection (g))''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``and notwithstanding 
        subsection (g)(2) of this section''.
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