Bill > HR9126

This bill, the DRIVE Act (Driver Reimbursement Increase for Veteran Equity Act), aims to improve the rate of payments provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for beneficiary travel. The key provisions are: (1) Requiring the VA Secretary to ensure the mileage rate for beneficiary travel is equal to or greater than the mileage reimbursement rate for the use of privately owned vehicles by government employees on official business, as prescribed by the General Services Administration. (2) Removing the previous statutory requirement that the beneficiary travel mileage rate be set at 41.5 cents per mile, allowing the VA to adjust the rate based on the government employee mileage reimbursement rate.