,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bige  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bh          
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #bb71       
#bjbc,mr4 ,moran 7= himself & ,mr4      
,te/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
improve paym5t & process+ ( paym5ts or  
all[ances = b5efici>y travel1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,road to ,access ,act (    
#bjbc4  #b4 ,improvem5ts relat+ to      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs b5efici>y 
travel  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aaa (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subsections3  7h7 ,! ,secret>y %all     
accept claims = reimbursem5t = exp5ses  
"u subsection 7a7 submitt$ to !         
,secret>y on or be=e ! date t is #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( eligible travel1 or  
su* lat] date z ! ,secret>y consid]s    
appropriate4  7i7 ,= ! fir/ in/ance (   

c>e a p]son receives at a ,dep>tm5t     
facility ea* ye> or t is au?oriz$ by !  
,dep>tm5t1 ! ,secret>y %all s5d ! vet]an
 writt5 outrea* provid+ in=mation on !  
paym5ts & all[ances available "u ?is    
section & enc\rag+ ! p]son to submit a  
claim = all[ance "u ?is section4 ,su*   
communication may also include in=mation
 ab\t programs describ$ 9 section       
#aaa;,a ( ?is title available ?r\gh     
facilities local to ! p]son4  7j7 ,= ea*
 claim ( a p]son = all[ance or          
reimbursem5t d5i$ "u ?is section1 !     
,secret>y %all in=m ! p]son reg>d+--    
7#a7 ! reason = ! d5ial2 &  7#b7 !      
options available to ! p]son =-- 7,a7   
resubmitt+ ! claim2 or  7,b7 appeal+ !  
d5ial4  7k7 7#a7 ,to ! ext5t            
practicable1 n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,road to ,access  
,act ( #bjbc1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a
 policy :]eby a vet]an describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b7 :o is eligible =          
reimbursem5t "u ?is section h mileage   
reimbursem5t claims submitt$ on _!      

behalf = review by ! ,dep>tm5t = any c>e
 provid$ at a facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t or 
by ! /aff ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,a vet]an
 describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is a vet]an--  
7,a7 ) a s]vice-connect$ disability rate
 at #ej p]c5t or m2  7,b7 ) a disability
 z def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,am]icans )   
,disabilities ,act ( #aiij 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #abajb72  7,c7 )\t reasonable 
access to ! ,b5efici>y ,travel ,self    
,s]vice ,sy/em1 or successor sy/em )    
simil> functions1 includ+ lack ( access 
to reliable mobile telephone or int]net 
s]vice or n 9 possession ( ! appropriate
 te*nology = access+ ! ,b5efici>y       
,travel ,self ,s]vice ,sy/em1 or        
successor sy/em2 or  7,d7 reliant ^u a  
c>egiv] or o!r res\rce to submit a claim
 on behalf ( ! vet]an due to a m5tal or 
physical limitation4  7l7 ,! ,secret>y  
%all-- 7#a7 all[ any p]son submitt+ a   
claim = all[ance or paym5t "u ?is       
section to submit ! claim 9 a pap] or   
o!r =mat t does n require access to     
te*nology devices1 mobile telephone     

s]vice1 or int]net s]vice2  7#b7 educate
 relevant /aff ( ! ,dep>tm5t reg>d+ ?is 
access requirem5t describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#a72 &  7#c7 provide reasonable &      
equitable access to ! alt]natives (f]$  
by p>agraph 7#a74  4  7b7 ,updates to   
c]ta9 te*nology sy/ems ,n lat] ?an two  
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all complete su* updates &             
modifications to te*nology sy/ems ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs z !       
,secret>y consid]s appropriate to c>ry  
out subsection 7k7 ( section #aaa ( su* 
title1 z add$ by subsection 7a7 ( ?is   
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