A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel in connection with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.

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SenateMar 21, 2013IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.1284 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 21, 2013

Authorizes payment under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) beneficiary travel program of travel expenses in connection with medical examination, treatment, or care of a veteran with vision impairment, a spinal cord injury or disorder, or double or multiple amputations whose travel is in connection with care provided through a VA special disabilities rehabilitation program, if such care is provided: (1) on an inpatient basis, or (2) while a veteran is provided temporary lodging at a VA facility in order to make such care more accessible.

Requires a report from the Secretary to the congressional veterans committees on the travel program.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D–MT

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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May 9, 2013
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
Mar 21, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 21, 2013
Introduced in Senate

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HR 1284 · To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/633

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Discuss S.633, 113th Congress: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel in connection with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/633

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2013-03-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s633/BILLS-113s633is.htm

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Discuss S.633, 113th Congress: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel in connection with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/633

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2013-03-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s633/BILLS-113s633is.htm

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Discuss S.633, 113th Congress: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel in connection with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/633

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2013-03-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s633/BILLS-113s633is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:08:36Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.633 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.