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In accordance with VA’s statutory authority at 38 U.S.C. 111, VA provides beneficiary travel (BT) benefits to eligible Veterans and other eligible persons who need to travel in association with a Veteran’s examination, treatment, or care. VA would revise the implementing regulations at 38 CFR part 70 to implement the discretionary authority in 38 U.S.C. 111(b)(3)(C), as amended by Pub. L. 112-56, 112-154, and 114-58, which permits VA to pay the lesser of the actual charge for ambulance transportation or the amount determined by the fee schedule established under section 1834(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)), unless VA has entered into a contract for that transportation. Stated more plainly, VA would be able to pay the lesser of the actual charge for ambulance transportation or the amount determined by Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) fee schedules, unless VA has entered into a contract for ambulance transportation. Additionally, VA proposes to codify how it will pay vendors for two forms of non-emergent special mode of transportation services offered to veterans: wheelchair and stretcher van services.