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This bill, the Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act, aims to expand and modify the grant program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in rural and highly rural areas. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Expanding the grant program to cover both rural and highly rural areas, as defined by the Rural-Urban Commuting Areas (RUCA) coding system of the Department of Agriculture. 2. Allowing county veterans service organizations and tribal organizations to be eligible for the grants, in addition to state veterans service agencies and veterans service organizations. 3. Increasing the maximum grant amount from $60,000 to $80,000 if the recipient needs to purchase a vehicle to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 4. Removing the specified funding amount of $3 million per fiscal year from 2010 to 2022 and instead providing for such sums as may be necessary to fund the program. The goal of the bill is to improve transportation access for veterans living in rural and highly rural areas, allowing them to more easily travel to their VA healthcare appointments and other essential services.

Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7654/all-info