H.R. 9212

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9212 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9212

To amend title 38, United States Code, to reimburse veterans for the 
cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 9, 2026

Mr. Alford (for himself, Mrs. Kim, and Mr. Neguse) 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 reimburse veterans for the 
cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility, 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 ``VA Emergency Transportation Act''.

SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION TO A FEDERAL 
FACILITY.

(a) In General.--Section 1725 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``emergency treatment'' and 
inserting ``emergency services'';
(2) by striking ``the emergency treatment'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``such emergency services'';
(3) by striking ``such treatment'' each place it appears 
and inserting ``such emergency services'';
(4) by striking ``that treatment'' each place it appears 
and inserting ``such emergency services'';
(5) by striking ``the treatment'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``such emergency services'';
(6) by striking ``in a non-Department facility'' each place 
it appears;
(7) by striking ``same treatment'' and inserting ``same 
emergency services'';
(8) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``health care 
provider that furnished the treatment'' and inserting 
``provider that furnished such emergency services'';
(9) in subsections (a) through (d), as amended by the 
preceding paragraphs, by striking ``emergency treatment'' each 
place it appears and inserting ``emergency services'';
(10) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by striking ``(h)(2)(B) or 
(h)(2)(C)'' and inserting ``(h)(4)(B) or (h)(4)(C)'';
(11) in subsection (f)--
(A) by striking ``treatment provided'' and 
inserting ``emergency services furnished''; and
(B) by striking ``was provided'' and inserting 
``was furnished'';
(12) in subsection (g), by striking ``for emergency 
treatment'' and inserting ``for emergency services''; and
(13) in subsection (h)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (1), (2), and (3) as 
paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
(B) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, insert ``in 
a non-Department facility'' after ``services 
furnished''; and
(C) by inserting before paragraph (3), as 
redesignated, the following new paragraphs (1) and (2):
``(1) The term `emergency services' includes emergency 
treatment and emergency transportation.
``(2) The term `emergency transportation' means 
transportation of a veteran by ambulance or air ambulance by a 
non-Department provider--
``(A) to a facility for emergency treatment; or
``(B) from a non-Department facility where such 
veteran received emergency treatment--
``(i) to a Department or other Federal 
facility; and
``(ii) at a time described in paragraph 
(3)(C).''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Definition of emergency treatment.--Section 1728(c) of 
such title is amended by striking ``1725(h)(1)'' and inserting 
``1725(h)''.
(2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by striking 
``emergency treatment'' and inserting ``emergency services''.
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