,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #a1 #bjbc    
,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself and ,mr4    
,welch7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to increase the mileage  
rate offered by the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs through their        
,beneficiary ,travel program for        
health-related travel1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,driver             
,reimbursement ,increase for ,veteran   
,equity ,act of #bjbc or the ,,drive    
,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,payments or        
allowances by ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs for beneficiary travel  7a7    
,minimum payment amount ,subsection 7g7 
of section #aaa of title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  7g7 ,the ,secretary shall     
ensure that the mileage rate described  

in subsection 7a7 is equal to or greater
 than the mileage reimbursement rate for
 the use of privately owned vehicles by 
,government employees on official       
business 7when no ,government vehicle is
 available71 as prescribed by the       
,administrator of ,general ,services    
under section #egjg7;b7 of title #e4  4 
7b7 ,conforming amendments ,such section
 is further amended--  7#a7 in          
subsection 7a71 by striking 7at a rate  
of #da4e cents per mile7 and inserting  
7at a rate determined in accordance with
 subsection 7g772 and  7#b7 in          
subsection 7b77#a71 by striking and     
notwithstanding subsection 7g77#b7 of   
this section4