,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ghd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,ossoff 7for himself and ,ms4 
,collins7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to expand and modify the    
grant program of the ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs to provide innovative
 transportation options to veterans in  
highly rural areas1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,rural ,veterans    
,transportation to ,care ,act4  #b4     
,expansion and modification of          
transportation grant program of         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,section #cjg of the ,caregivers and    
,veterans ,omnibus ,health ,services    
,act of #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-afc2   
#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agaj note7 is amended--  
7#a7 in the section heading1 by         
inserting rural or before highly2  7#b7 
in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by inserting   

rural or before highly each place it    
appears2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7  
by redesignating subparagraph 7,b7 as   
subparagraph 7,c72  7ii7 by inserting   
after subparagraph 7,a7 the following   
new subparagraph 7,b73  7,b7 ,county    
veterans service organizations4  2 and  
7iii7 by adding at the end the following
 new subparagraph3  7,d7 ,tribal        
organizations4  2  7,c7 in paragraph    
7#c71 by striking ,a ,state veterans    
service agency or veterans service      
organization awarded and inserting ,a   
recipient of2 and  7,d7 by striking     
paragraph 7#d7 and inserting the        
following new paragraph 7#d73  7#d7     
,maximum amount  7,a7 ,in general       
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,b71 the amount of a grant under this  
section may not exceed #fj1jjj4  7,b7   
,additional amount to purchase a vehicle
 ,the amount of a grant under this      
section to a recipient may be increased 
to an amount not to exceed #hj1jjj if   
the recipient is required to purchase a 

vehicle to comply with the requirements 
of the ,americans with ,disabilities    
,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et  
seq47 in carrying out this section4  2  
7#c7 in subsection 7c71 by striking     
paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the        
following3  7#a7 ,rural2 highly rural   
,the terms rural and highly rural have  
the meanings given those terms under the
 ,rural-,urban ,commuting ,areas        
7,,ruca7 coding system of the           
,department of ,agriculture4  2 and     
7#d7 in subsection 7d71 by striking     
#c1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjaj through #bjbb and inserting such  
sums as may be necessary4