S. 784

111 S784 IS: Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-27
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 784  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 27, 2025   Mr. Ossoff  (for himself and  Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To expand and modify the grant program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act  .
2.
Expansion and modification of transportation grant program of Department of Veterans Affairs
Section 307 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–163 ;  38 U.S.C. 1710  note) is amended—
(1)
in the section heading, by inserting
rural or   before
highly  ;
(2)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
by inserting  rural or  before  highly  each place it appears;
(B)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
(ii)
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B):
(B)
County veterans service organizations.
 ; and
(iii)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(D)
Tribal organizations.
 ;
(C)
in paragraph (3), by striking  A State veterans service agency or veterans service organization awarded  and inserting  A recipient of ; and
(D)
by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following new paragraph (4):
(4)
Maximum amount
(A)
In general
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amount of a grant under this section may not exceed $60,000.
(B)
Additional amount to purchase a vehicle
The amount of a grant under this section to a recipient may be increased to an amount not to exceed $80,000 if the recipient is required to purchase a vehicle to comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. ) in carrying out this section.
 ;
(3)
in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
(1)
Rural; highly rural
The terms  rural  and  highly rural  have the meanings given those terms under the Rural-Urban Commuting Areas (RUCA) coding system of the Department of Agriculture.
 ; and
(4)
in subsection (d), by striking  $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2022  and inserting  such sums as may be necessary .