,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ab1        
#bjag,mr4 ,pearce introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,appropriations1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs to submit to         
,congress annual reports on beneficiary 
travel1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,beneficiary ,travel ,act of #bjag4 
#b4 ,annual reports on beneficiary      
travel  7a7 ,annual report ,not later   
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 and on an annual
 basis thereafter1 the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs shall submit to the  
,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of   

the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,senate a report on payments or         
allowances made for beneficiary travel  
under section #aaa of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code4 ,each such report shall 
include1 with respect to the period     
covered by the report1 the following3   
7#a7 ,the total amount of such payments 
or allowances per ,state 7based on the  
destination of the travel74  7#b7 ,for  
each ,state1 whether the total amount   
identified under paragraph 7#a7 has been
 increased or decreased as compared to  
the total amount identified in the      
preceding report1 including the amount  
of such increase or decrease4  7b7 ,use 
of any savings ,if the ,secretary       
determines under subsection 7a77#b7 that
 the total amount of payments or        
allowances made for beneficiary travel  
under section #aaa of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 with respect to a ,state
 has decreased1 the ,secretary shall    
transfer an amount equal to the amount  
of the decrease from the account of the 

,department of ,veterans ,affairs from  
which such payments or allowances are   
made to the ,veterans ,choice ,fund     
established by section #hjb of the      
,veterans ,access1 ,choice1 and         
,accountability ,act of #bjad 7,public  
,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja      
note74  7c7 ,state defined ,in this     
section1 the term ,state has the meaning
 given that term in section #aja7bj7 of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4