,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bf1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,tester 7for himself and ,mrs4    
,murray7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to make permanent the    
authority of the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs to transport individuals to   
and from facilities of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs in connection with
 rehabilitation1 counseling1            
examination1 treatment1 and care1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,rural   
,veterans ,travel ,enhancement ,act of  
#bjae4  #b4 ,making permanent authority 
for ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to 
transport individuals to and from       
facilities of ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs ,section #aaa;,a7a7 of title   
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#b72 and  

7#b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking     
7#a74  #c4 ,treatment of ,vet ,centers  
as ,department of ,veterans ,affairs    
facilities for purposes of payments or  
allowances for beneficiary travel  7a7  
,in general ,section #aaa of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7h7 7#a7 ,vet ,centers     
shall be treated as ,department         
facilities for purposes of providing    
payment of actual expenses of travel or 
allowance for travel to or from a       
,department facility under this section4
  7#b7 ,in this subsection1 the term    
,vet ,center means a center for         
readjustment counseling and related     
mental health services for veterans     
under section #agab;,a of this title4  4
  7b7 ,applicability ,section #aaa7;h7  
of such title1 as added by subsection   
7a71 shall apply with respect to travel 
occurring on or after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4  #d4            
,reauthorization of grants for veterans 

service organizations for transportation
 of highly rural veterans ,section      
#cjg7;d7 of the ,caregivers and         
,veterans ,omnibus ,health ,services    
,act of #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-afc2   
#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agaj note7 is amended by 
striking through #bjad and inserting    
through #bjbj4