,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ba1 #bjac ,mr4   
,te/] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4     
,baucus1 ,mr4 ,begi*1 & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide = cov]age "u ! b5efici>y travel 
program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs ( c]ta9 disabl$ vet]ans =      
travel 9 connection ) c]ta9 special     
disabilities rehabilitation1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,cov]age "u ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs b5efici>y travel      
program ( travel 9 connection ) c]ta9   
special disabilities rehabilitation  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,section #aaa7;b77#a7 ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3 
7,g7 ,a vet]an ) vision impairm5t1 a    
vet]an ) a sp9al cord injury or disord]1
 or a vet]an ) d\ble or multiple        
amputations ^: travel is 9 connection ) 

c>e provid$ ?r\gh a special disabilities
 rehabilitation program ( ! ,dep>tm5t   
7includ+ programs provid$ by sp9al cord 
injury c5t]s1 bl9d rehabilitation c5t]s1
 & pro/hetics rehabilitation c5t]s7 if  
su* c>e is provid$--  7i7 on an 9-pati5t
 basis2 or  7ii7 dur+ a p]iod 9 :i* !   
,secret>y provides ! vet]an ) tempor>y  
lodg+ at a facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t to    
make su* c>e m accessible to ! vet]an4  
4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on ! b5efici>y 
travel program "u section #aaa ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by    
subsection 7a71 includ+--  7#a7 ! co/ ( 
! program2  7#b7 ! numb] ( vet]ans s]v$ 
by ! program2 &  7#c7 any o!r matt]s !  
,secret>y consid]s appropriate4  7c7    
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by ?is  
,act %all take effect on ! fir/ day ( ! 

fir/ fiscal ye> t beg9s aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4