Veterans Rural Recovery and Opioid Accountability Act

This bill would expand Department of Veterans Affairs access to evidence-based substance-use treatment for veterans in rural and underserved communities through mobile clinics, telehealth, transportation assistance, and grants to qualified local providers. It would require the VA to improve coordination with community treatment programs and peer-recovery organizations, while directing the Department of Justice and relevant federal agencies to strengthen reporting on opioid manufacturing and distribution practices, pursue violations of federal law, and deposit civil penalties and settlements into a fund supporting veterans’ addiction treatment and long-term recovery services.