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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9212 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9212
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reimburse veterans for the
cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 9, 2026
Mr. Alford (for himself, Mrs. Kim, and Mr. Neguse) 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 reimburse veterans for the
cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``VA Emergency Transportation Act''.
SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION TO A FEDERAL
FACILITY.
(a) In General.--Section 1725 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``emergency treatment'' and
inserting ``emergency services'';
(2) by striking ``the emergency treatment'' each place it
appears and inserting ``such emergency services'';
(3) by striking ``such treatment'' each place it appears
and inserting ``such emergency services'';
(4) by striking ``that treatment'' each place it appears
and inserting ``such emergency services'';
(5) by striking ``the treatment'' each place it appears and
inserting ``such emergency services'';
(6) by striking ``in a non-Department facility'' each place
it appears;
(7) by striking ``same treatment'' and inserting ``same
emergency services'';
(8) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``health care
provider that furnished the treatment'' and inserting
``provider that furnished such emergency services'';
(9) in subsections (a) through (d), as amended by the
preceding paragraphs, by striking ``emergency treatment'' each
place it appears and inserting ``emergency services'';
(10) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by striking ``(h)(2)(B) or
(h)(2)(C)'' and inserting ``(h)(4)(B) or (h)(4)(C)'';
(11) in subsection (f)--
(A) by striking ``treatment provided'' and
inserting ``emergency services furnished''; and
(B) by striking ``was provided'' and inserting
``was furnished'';
(12) in subsection (g), by striking ``for emergency
treatment'' and inserting ``for emergency services''; and
(13) in subsection (h)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (1), (2), and (3) as
paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
(B) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, insert ``in
a non-Department facility'' after ``services
furnished''; and
(C) by inserting before paragraph (3), as
redesignated, the following new paragraphs (1) and (2):
``(1) The term `emergency services' includes emergency
treatment and emergency transportation.
``(2) The term `emergency transportation' means
transportation of a veteran by ambulance or air ambulance by a
non-Department provider--
``(A) to a facility for emergency treatment; or
``(B) from a non-Department facility where such
veteran received emergency treatment--
``(i) to a Department or other Federal
facility; and
``(ii) at a time described in paragraph
(3)(C).''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Definition of emergency treatment.--Section 1728(c) of
such title is amended by striking ``1725(h)(1)'' and inserting
``1725(h)''.
(2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by striking
``emergency treatment'' and inserting ``emergency services''.
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