To require a report on any Department of Veterans Affairs budget shortfall totaling 2 percent or more of the Department's total discretionary funding budget for a fiscal year.
What it does: Adds Sec. 222. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall immediately submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on any Department of Veterans Affairs budget shortfall totaling 2 percent or more of the Department's total discretionary funding budget for a fiscal year on page 93, between lines 20 and 21
Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO)Adds Sec. 222. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall immediately submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on any Department of Veterans Affairs budget shortfall totaling 2 percent or more of the Department's total discretionary funding budget for a fiscal year on page 93, between lines 20 and 21
Adds a sectionPrinted pageInserted: Sec. 222. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall immediately submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on any Department of Veterans Affairs budget shortfall totaling 2 percent or more of the Department's total discretionary funding budget for a fiscal year.
Inserted: (b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a comprehensive plan to improve long-term budget planning and actuarial forecasting at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Original wording
On page 93, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
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On page 93, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
Sec. 222. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall immediately submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on any Department of Veterans Affairs budget shortfall totaling 2 percent or more of the Department's total discretionary funding budget for a fiscal year.
(b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a comprehensive plan to improve long-term budget planning and actuarial forecasting at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 22, 2005
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Senate amendment submitted
September 22, 2005
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1867 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
September 22, 2005
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1867 proposed by Senator Hutchison for Senator Salazar.
September 22, 2005
Amendment SA 1867 proposed by Senator Hutchison for Senator Salazar. (consideration: CR S10356-10357; text: CR S10356) To require a report on any Department of Veterans Affairs budget shortfall totaling 2 percent or more of the Department's total discretionary funding budget for a fiscal year.
September 22, 2005
Amendment SA 1867 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
September 22, 2005