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A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure veterans may obtain a physical copy of a form for reimbursement of certain travel expenses by mail or at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure veterans may obtain a physical copy of a form for reimbursement of certain travel expenses by mail or at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure veterans can obtain physical copies of VA Form 10-3452, which is used to claim reimbursement for certain travel expenses related to VA medical care. Veterans would be able to obtain the form either by mail upon request or directly at VA medical facilities. The bill requires VA medical facilities to accept the completed form in person or by mail, evaluate it, and process any associated reimbursement claims.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
9 cosponsors
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME)
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA)
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS)
Actions (2)
- Mar 3, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Mar 3, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 3, 2025
Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Risch, Mr. Wicker, Mr. King, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure veterans may obtain a physical copy of a form for reimbursement of certain travel expenses by mail or at medical facilities 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. REQUIREMENT FOR SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO VETERANS PHYSICAL COPIES OF FORM FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN TRAVEL EXPENSES.
(a) In General.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regulations to ensure that—
(1) a veteran may, for the purposes of submitting a claim for the reimbursement of expenses for travel under section 111 of title 38, United States Code—
(A) obtain a physical copy of the covered form—
(i) by mail, upon the request of such veteran; or
(ii) at any medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(B) submit the covered form to any such medical facility in person or by mail; and
(2) any such medical facility to which a veteran submits the covered form—
(A) evaluates such covered form; and
(B) processes any claim associated with such covered form, if applicable.
(b) Covered Form Defined.—In this section, the term “covered form” means Department of Veterans Affairs Form 10-3452 (or any successor document). <all>
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