,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eii  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ac1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,wel* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4  
,cortez ,ma/o1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mrs4      
,%ahe51 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 & ,mr4  
,book]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      
increase ! mileage rate (f]$ by !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ?r\gh _!  
,b5efici>y ,travel program = heal?      
relat$ travel1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,driv] ,reimbursem5t ,increase = ,vet]an
 ,equity ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,drive ,act 
( #bjbe4  #b4 ,paym5ts or all[ances by  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs =         
b5efici>y travel  7a7 ,m9imum paym5t    
am\nt ,subsection 7g7 ( section #aaa (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 to read z foll[s3  7g7 ,! ,secret>y    
%all ensure t ! mileage rate describ$ 9 
subsection 7a7 is equal to or great] ?an

 ! mileage reimbursem5t rate = ! use (  
privately own$ vehicles by ,gov]nm5t    
employees on (ficial bus9ess 7:5 no     
,gov]nm5t vehicle is available71 z      
prescrib$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al    
,s]vices "u section #egjg7;b7 ( title   
#e4  4  7b7 ,timely process+ ( all[ances
 ,subsection 7b7 ( su* section is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3 
7#e7 ,if1 ) respect to any fiscal ye>1 !
 ,secret>y ex]cises ! au?ority "u ?is   
section to make any paym5ts1 ! ,secret>y
 %all take su* actions z may be necess>y
 to ensure t an all[ance bas$ on mileage
 paid "u subsection 7a7 is paid n lat]  
?an #ij days aft] ! date on :i* a reque/
 = su* all[ance is prop]ly submitt$ to !
 ,secret>y 9 accordance ) su*           
regulations z may be prescrib$ by !     
,secret>y4  4  7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,su*
 section is fur!r am5d$-- 7#a7 9        
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ 7at a rate (   
#da4e c5ts p] mile7 & ins]t+ 7at a rate 
det]m9$ 9 accordance ) subsection 7g772 
&  7#b7 9 subsection 7b77#a71 by /rik+ &

 not)/&+ subsection 7g77#b7 ( ?is       
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