,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hbg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,cramer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,king1 and  
,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,veterans'        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to extend and     
modify the transportation grant program 
of the ,department of ,veterans         
,affairs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,supporting ,rural ,veterans ,access
 to ,healthcare ,services ,act4  #b4    
,extension 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 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#b71 by adding at the end the
 following new subparagraphs3  7,c7     
,tribal organizations4  7,d7 ,native    

,hawaiian organizations4  2  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#c71 by striking ,state      
veterans service agency or veterans     
service organization awarded and        
inserting recipient of2 and  7,c7 by    
amending paragraph 7#d7 to read as      
follows3  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      
#ej1jjj4  7,b7 ,additional amount ,in   
the case of a county that has more than 
five communities that are off the road  
system1 the amount of a grant awarded   
with respect to that county under this  
section may be increased by an amount   
not to exceed #ej percent of the amount 
specified in subparagraph 7,a74  2  7#b7
 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by            
redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as         
paragraph 7#d72 and  7,b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#a7 the following new  
paragraphs3  7#b7 ,native ,hawaiian     
organization ,the term ,native ,hawaiian
 organization has the meaning given that

 term in section #fbjg of the           
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #geag74    
7#c7 ,tribal organization ,the term     
,tribal organization has the meaning    
given that term in section #d of the    
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  2 and  7#c7 in       
subsection 7d71 by striking #c1jjj1jjj  
for each of fiscal years #bjaj through  
#bjbb and inserting such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years #bjbe
 through #bjbi4