,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ab1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,sullivan introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,veterans     
,affairs to reimburse the cost of       
transportation by ambulance for highly  
rural veterans seeking care under the   
laws administered by the ,secretary1    
regardless of whether such veteran      
qualifies for payments or allowances for
 beneficiary travel4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,the     
,rural ,vital ,emergency ,transportation
 ,services 7,,vets7 ,act4  #b4          
,reimbursement of ambulance cost for    
care for highly rural veterans  7a7 ,in 
general ,under regulations prescribed by
 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1  
the ,secretary shall pay1 or reimburse a
 highly rural veteran for1 the cost of  
transporting the veteran by ambulance1  

including air ambulance1 to a provider  
of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 or a non-,department provider for care 
authorized under the laws administered  
by the ,secretary1 or for which         
subsequent payment or reimbursement is  
authorized under the laws administered  
by the ,secretary1 regardless of whether
 the veteran qualifies for payments or  
allowances for beneficiary travel under 
section #aaa of title #ch1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7b7 ,highly rural       
veteran defined ,in this section1 the   
term highly rural veteran means a       
veteran who is located in an area rated 
as a #aj or higher under the rural-urban
 commuting areas coding system of the   
,department of ,agriculture4