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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 551

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the rate of 
  reimbursement for motor vehicle travel under the beneficiary travel 
program of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be the same as the 
     rate for private vehicle reimbursement for Federal employees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2001

  Mr. Stupak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the rate of 
  reimbursement for motor vehicle travel under the beneficiary travel 
program of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be the same as the 
     rate for private vehicle reimbursement for Federal employees.

    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 ``Veterans Travel Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT RATE UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS BENEFICIARY TRAVEL PROGRAM.

    (a) Rate.--Section 111(g) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(5) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) 
and any other provision of this section, the rate of reimbursement 
under this section for travel by a privately owned motor automobile 
shall be the rate in effect under section 5704 of title 5.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to travel after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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