I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5697 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2023 Mr. Bilirakis (for himself and Mr. Pappas ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 certain form by mail or at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Requirement for Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available to veterans physical copies of covered 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; and (B) submit the covered form at any such medical facility; and (2) any such medical facility to which a veteran submits the covered form— (A) evaluates such covered form; and (B) processes such 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).