S 996
109th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Access to health care
Disabled
Health
Transportation and Public Works
Travel costs
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' medical care
Veterans Road to Health Care Act of 2005
Introduced: May 11, 2005
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To President
Became law
May 11, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 11, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4939)
May 11, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Veterans Road to Health Care Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay the travel expenses of a veteran whose travel is in connection with treatment or care for a non-service-connected disability at a non-Department of Veterans Affairs facility if the treatment or care: (1) is provided upon the recommendation of Department medical personnel; and (2) is not available at the Department facility at which the recommendation is made.
Requires the Secretary, in calculating travel expenses under the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program, to utilize the current Federal mileage reimbursement rates for the use on official business of privately owned vehicles.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1