H.R. 1733

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1733 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1733 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2025 Ms. Perez (for herself, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Vasquez, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Golden of Maine, and Ms. Pettersen) introduced the following bill; which was 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. 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 ``Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act''. SEC. 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''. <all>