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38 U.S.C. § 111A — Transportation of individuals to and from Department facilities

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38 U.S.C. § 111A — Transportation of individuals to and from Department facilities

**(a) Transportation by Secretary.—** (1) The Secretary may transport any person to or from a Department facility or other place in connection with vocational rehabilitation, counseling required by the Secretary pursuant to chapter 34 or 35 of this title, or for the purpose of examination, treatment, or care. (2) The authority granted by paragraph (1) shall expire on September 30, 2026. **(b) Transportation by Third-parties.—** (1) The Secretary, in consultation and coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and appropriate representatives of veterans’ service organizations, shall take all appropriate steps to facilitate the establishment and maintenance of a program under which such organizations, or individuals who are volunteering their services to the Department, would take responsibility for the transportation, without reimbursement from the Department, to Department facilities of veterans (primarily those residing in areas which are geographically accessible to such facilities) who seek services or benefits from the Department under chapter 17 or other provisions of this title. (2) (A) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, the Secretary shall develop and establish a national protocol for the administration of medical examinations for volunteer drivers to participate in the program described in paragraph (1). (B) In developing the protocol required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consult with such persons as the Secretary determines have an interest in the program described in paragraph (1). (C) (i) The Secretary shall implement the protocol by first conducting a one-year pilot program using the protocol. (

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**(a) Transportation by Secretary.—** (1) The Secretary may transport any person to or from a Department facility or other place in connection with vocational rehabilitation, counseling required by the Secretary pursuant to chapter 34 or 35 of this title, or for the purpose of examination, treatment, or care. (2) The authority granted by paragraph (1) shall expire on September 30, 2026. **(b) Transportation by Third-parties.—** (1) The Secretary, in consultation and coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and appropriate representatives of veterans’ service organizations, shall take all appropriate steps to facilitate the establishment and maintenance of a program under which such organizations, or individuals who are volunteering their services to the Department, would take responsibility for the transportation, without reimbursement from the Department, to Department facilities of veterans (primarily those residing in areas which are geographically accessible to such facilities) who seek services or benefits from the Department under chapter 17 or other provisions of this title. (2) (A) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, the Secretary shall develop and establish a national protocol for the administration of medical examinations for volunteer drivers to participate in the program described in paragraph (1). (B) In developing the protocol required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consult with such persons as the Secretary determines have an interest in the program described in paragraph (1). (C) (i) The Secretary shall implement the protocol by first conducting a one-year pilot program using the protocol. (ii) After conducting the pilot program required by clause (i), the Secretary shall assess the pilot program and make such changes to the protocol as the Secretary considers appropriate. (iii) After making changes to the protocol under clause (ii), the Secretary shall implement the protocol in phases during the course of one year.

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38 U.S.C. § 111 — Payments or allowances for beneficiary travel

**(a)** Under regulations prescribed by the President pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Secretary may pay the actual necessary expense of travel (including lodging and subsistence), or in lieu thereof an allowance based upon mileage (at a rate of 41.5 cents per mile), of any person to or from a Department facility or other place in connection with vocational rehabilitation, counseling required by the Secretary pursuant to chapter 34 or 35 of this title, or for the purpose of examination, treatment, or care. Actual necessary expense of travel includes the reasonable costs of airfare if travel by air is the only practical way to reach a Department facility. In addition to the mileage allowance authorized by this section, there may be allowed reimbursement for the actual cost of ferry fares, and bridge, road, and tunnel tolls. **(b)** (1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and notwithstanding subsection (g)(2) of this section or any other provision of law, if, with respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary exercises the authority under this section to make any payments, the Secretary shall make the payments provided for in this section to or for the following persons for travel during such fiscal year for examination, treatment, or care for which the person is eligible: (A) A veteran or other person whose travel is in connection with treatment or care for a service-connected disability. (B) A veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more. (C) A veteran receiving pension under [section 1521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1521&num=0&edition=prelim). (D) A veteran (i) who is not traveling by air and whose annual income (as determined under [secti

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38 U.S.C. § 111A — Transportation of individuals to and from

Page 46 TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS § 111A igible veterans, dependents, or survivors, for which re- imbursement is authorized under title 38, United States Code, pursuant to the terms and conditions of section 111 of such title, unless such provision is expressly made applicable to the travel of such veterans, depend- ents, or survivors.’’ Executive Documents EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10810 Ex. Ord. No. 10810, Apr. 22, 1959, 24 F.R. 3179, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 10881, July 6, 1960, 25 F.R. 6414, which prescribed regulations governing allowances, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11142, Feb. 12, 1964, 29 F.R. 2479. EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11142 Ex. Ord. No. 11142, Feb. 12, 1964, 29 F.R. 2479, which prescribed regulations governing allowances, was su- perseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11302, Sept. 6, 1966, 31 F.R. 11741, set out below. EX. ORD. NO. 11302. REGULATIONS GOVERNING ALLOWANCES Ex. Ord. No. 11302, Sept. 6, 1966, 31 F.R. 11741, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 11429, Sept. 9, 1968, 33 F.R. 12817; Ex. Ord. No. 11609, July 22, 1971, 36 F.R. 13747, pro- vided: By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 111 of Title 38 of the United States Code, as amended by the Act of June 18, 1966 (Public Law 89–455), it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs may authorize or approve the payment of the actual necessary expenses of travel, including lodging and sub- sistence, of any claimant or beneficiary of the Vet- erans’ Administration traveling to or from a Veterans’ Administration facility, or other place, in connection with vocational rehabilitation or counseling, or for the purpose of examination, treatment, or care. The Ad- ministrator may authorize or approve such payment to the claimant or beneficiary, or, in his discr

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