1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act . 2. Authority for changes to Department of Veterans Affairs rate of payment or reimbursement provided for transportation of veterans and other eligible individuals on special modes of transportation (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not change the rate of payment or reimbursement provided for the transportation of a veteran or other eligible individual on a special mode of transportation, as in effect on January 1, 2023, unless— (1) such change would increase the rate of such payment or reimbursement; or (2) before the effective date of such change, the Secretary— (A) conducts a thorough review and analysis of— (i) the economic effect of the change on the Department of Veterans Affairs; (ii) the economic effect of the change on the industry associated with the special mode of transportation that would be affected by the change; and (iii) the effect of the change on access to care for veterans; (B) develops a formal process to ensure that any change made to such rate does not reduce the access to care for veterans