,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ae1 #bjbd,mrs4 
,peltola 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 & ,mr4
 ,hors=d7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% a grant
 program = ! transportation ( vet]ans :o
 reside 9 highly rural areas to m$ical  
facilities4  #a4 ,e/abli%m5t ( grant    
program = ! transportation ( vet]ans :o 
reside 9 highly rural areas to m$ical   
facilities  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,*apt] #a ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+1 aft] section #aaa;,a1 !     
foll[+ new section3  #aaa;,b4 ,grants = 
! transportation ( vet]ans :o reside 9  
highly rural areas to m$ical facilities 
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d  
grants to entities t provide            
transportation ( vet]ans :o reside 9    
highly rural areas to m$ical facilities4
  7b7 ,eligible entities ,! foll[+ may  
be aw>d$ a grant "u ?is section3 7#a7 ,a

 ,/ate vet]ans s]vice ag5cy4  7#b7 ,a   
vet]ans s]vice organization4  7c7 ,use (
 funds ,a grant "u ?is section may be   
us$ to-- 7#a7 assi/ a vet]an :o resides 
9 a highly rural area to travel to a    
m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 or  7#b7 
o!rwise assi/ 9 provid+ transportation 9
 connection ) ! provision ( heal? c>e to
 a vet]an :o resides 9 highly rural     
area4  7d7 ,maximum am\nt ,! am\nt ( a  
grant "u ?is section may n exce$        
#ej1jjj4  7e7 ,no mat*+ requirem5t ,an  
entity aw>d$ a grant "u ?is section %all
 n be requir$ to provide mat*+ funds z a
 condition = receiv+ su* grant4  7f7    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #c1jjj1jjj = 
ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjcj to  
c>ry out ?is section4  7g7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m highly rural
 area means an area locat$ 9-- 7,a7 a   
c\nty 9 :i* few] ?an sev5 individuals   
reside p] squ>e mile2 or  7,b7 ,guam1   
,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( !     
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 

,virg9 ,isl&s1 or ,pu]to ,rico 7n       
includ+ ! ,san ,juan ,c5sus ,designat$  
,place71 t ! ,secret>y det]m9es is n    
urban 9 "*4  7#b7 ,! t]m vet]ans s]vice 
organization means an organization      
recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y "u section     
#eijb ( ?is title4  4  7b7 ,table (     
sections ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+
 ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+1 aft] ! 
item relat+ to section #aaa;,a1 ! foll[+
 new item3  #aaa;,b4 ,grants = !        
transportation ( vet]ans :o reside 9    
highly rural areas to m$ical facilities4
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