,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ghd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,oss(f 7= himself & ,ms4 ,coll9s7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to exp& 
& modify ! grant program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs to provide innovative
 transportation options to vet]ans 9    
highly rural areas1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,rural ,vet]ans ,transportation to    
,c>e ,act4  #b4 ,expansion &            
modification ( transportation grant     
program ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
,section #cjg ( ! ,c>egiv]s & ,vet]ans  
,omnibus ,heal? ,s]vices ,act ( #bjaj   
7,public ,law #aaa-afc2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4   
#agaj note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! section 
head+1 by ins]t+ rural or be=e highly2  
7#b7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by ins]t+  
rural or be=e highly ea* place x appe>s2
  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by         
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,b7 z           

subp>agraph 7,c72  7ii7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subp>agraph 7,a7 ! foll[+ new           
subp>agraph 7,b73  7,b7 ,c\nty vet]ans  
s]vice organizations4  2 &  7iii7 by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3 
7,d7 ,tribal organizations4  2  7,c7 9  
p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ ,a ,/ate vet]ans
 s]vice ag5cy or vet]ans s]vice         
organization aw>d$ & ins]t+ ,a recipi5t 
(2 &  7,d7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#d7 &     
ins]t+ ! foll[+ new p>agraph 7#d73  7#d7
 ,maximum am\nt  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 ! am\nt ( a
 grant "u ?is section may n exce$       
#fj1jjj4  7,b7 ,additional am\nt to     
pur*ase a vehicle ,! am\nt ( a grant "u 
?is section to a recipi5t may be        
increas$ to an am\nt n to exce$ #hj1jjj 
if ! recipi5t is requir$ to pur*ase a   
vehicle to comply ) ! requirem5ts ( !   
,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq47 9 c>ry+  
out ?is section4  2  7#c7 9 subsection  
7c71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ !  
foll[+3  7#a7 ,rural2 highly rural ,!   

t]ms rural & highly rural h ! mean+s    
giv5 ^? t]ms "u ! ,rural-,urban ,commut+
 ,areas 7,,ruca7 cod+ sy/em ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  2 &  7#d7 9  
subsection 7d71 by /rik+ #c1jjj1jjj =   
ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjaj ?r\gh #bjbb &   
ins]t+ su* sums z may be necess>y4