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1 change to H.R. 2861

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  1. Adds Sec. ____. (a) None of funds appropriated in this Act may be expended to take any action proposed under the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs until-- at the end of the bill

    Adds a section

    Inserted: Sec. ____. (a) None of funds appropriated in this Act may be expended to take any action proposed under the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs until--

    Inserted: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to Congress a written notification of the intent to take such action; and

    Inserted: (2) there has elapsed--

    Inserted: (A) a period of 60 days beginning on the date on which such notification is submitted; and

    Inserted: (B) a period of 30 days of continuous session of Congress beginning on the date on which such notification is submitted.

    Inserted: (b) For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(B)--

    Inserted: (1) the continuity of session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of Congress sine die;

    Inserted: (2) the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of any period of time in which Congress is in continuous session; and

    Inserted: (3) if either House of Congress is not in session on the date when a notification is submitted under subsection (a)(1), the counting of days shall begin as of the first day after such date that both Houses of Congress are in session.

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    At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following new section:

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At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following new section:

Sec. ____. (a) None of funds appropriated in this Act may be expended to take any action proposed under the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs until--

(1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to Congress a written notification of the intent to take such action; and

(2) there has elapsed--

(A) a period of 60 days beginning on the date on which such notification is submitted; and

(B) a period of 30 days of continuous session of Congress beginning on the date on which such notification is submitted.

(b) For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(B)--

(1) the continuity of session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of Congress sine die;

(2) the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of any period of time in which Congress is in continuous session; and

(3) if either House of Congress is not in session on the date when a notification is submitted under subsection (a)(1), the counting of days shall begin as of the first day after such date that both Houses of Congress are in session.

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House amendment offered

July 25, 2003

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House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A021) offered by Mr. Moore.(consideration: CR H7704; text: CR H7704)

July 25, 2003 • 4:32 PM

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Amendment (A021) offered by Mr. Moore. (consideration: CR H7704; text: CR H7704)

July 25, 2003 • 4:32 PM

Floor

By unanimous consent, the Moore amendment was withdrawn.

July 25, 2003 • 4:35 PM