Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3768 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3768

To extend and modify the transportation grant program of the Department 
              of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 8 (legislative day, February 7), 2024

 Mr. Cramer (for himself and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To extend and modify the transportation grant program of the Department 
              of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Rural Veterans Access to 
Healthcare Services Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION GRANT PROGRAM OF 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 307 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services 
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-163; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
                following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(C) Tribal organizations.
                    ``(D) Native Hawaiian organizations.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``State veterans 
                service agency or veterans service organization 
                awarded'' and inserting ``recipient of'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (4); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
                new paragraphs:
            ``(2) Native hawaiian organization.--The term `Native 
        Hawaiian organization' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517).
            ``(3) Tribal organization.--The term `Tribal organization' 
        has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian 
        Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
        5304).''; and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``$3,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2010 through 2022'' and inserting ``such sums as 
        may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028''.
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