[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9948 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9948

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority 
 of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide transportation to and 
   from Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in connection with 
                vocational rehabilitation or counseling.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2024

Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Lieu) 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 make permanent the authority 
 of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide transportation to and 
   from Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in connection with 
                vocational rehabilitation or counseling.

    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 Earned Transportation Act'' 
or the ``Vets ETA''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO 
              PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS FACILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH VOCATIONAL 
              REHABILITATION OR COUNSELING.

    Section 111A(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(1) The Secretary'' and inserting ``The 
        Secretary''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2).
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