CRUISE Act (HR 7083)

119 HR 7083 IH: Centralized Reimbursement for Upgraded Innovative Service Equipment Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-01-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7083 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2026 Mr. Barrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for making payments to automobile sellers for automobiles purchased for certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Centralized Reimbursement for Upgraded Innovative Service Equipment Act or the CRUISE Act . 2. Improvements to process for making payments to automobile sellers for automobiles purchased for certain disabled veterans (a) Timeliness of payments Section 3902 of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (a)— (1) by inserting (1) before The Secretary ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The Secretary shall— (A) make payments under this section in compliance with section 3903(a) of title 31; and (B) in the case of any payment under this section that is not processed within 30 days, the Secretary shall publish the number of days required to process the payment. . (b) Centralization of process for making payments Such section is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) (1) The Secretary shall ensure that the process for making payments to sellers under this section is centralized within the Central Office of the Department. (2) The Secretary shall develop a process to accurately track and resolve payments due to sellers under this section that have been outstanding for longer than 90 days. .