,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ab1 #bjbc,mr4   
,sullivan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to reimburse ! co/ ( transportation by  
ambulance = highly rural vet]ans seek+  
c>e "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y1  
reg>dless ( :e!r su* vet]an qualifies = 
paym5ts or all[ances = b5efici>y travel4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,! ,rural ,vital ,em]g5cy           
,transportation ,s]vices 7,,vets7 ,act4 
#b4 ,reimbursem5t ( ambulance co/ = c>e 
= highly rural vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"u
 regulations prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs1 ! ,secret>y %all pay1
 or reimburse a highly rural vet]an =1 !
 co/ ( transport+ ! vet]an by ambulance1
 includ+ air ambulance1 to a provid] ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs or a     
non-,dep>tm5t provid] = c>e au?oriz$ "u 
! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y1 or = :i*

 subsequ5t paym5t or reimbursem5t is    
au?oriz$ "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !        
,secret>y1 reg>dless ( :e!r ! vet]an    
qualifies = paym5ts or all[ances =      
b5efici>y travel "u section #aaa ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,highly 
rural vet]an def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m
 highly rural vet]an means a vet]an :o  
is locat$ 9 an area rat$ z a #aj or     
high] "u ! rural-urban commut+ areas    
cod+ sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4