To provide an additional $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, to be used for readjustment counseling, related mental health services, and treatment and rehabilitative services for veterans with mental illness, post-traumatic stress disorder, or substance use disorder.

SA 2634. Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Schumer) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2020, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. TREATMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR VETERANS.

Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not
otherwise appropriated, and in addition to any amount
otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated $500,000,000
to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal years
2006 through 2010, to provide veterans suffering from mental
illness, post-traumatic stress disorder, or drug or alcohol
dependency with--
(1) readjustment counseling and related mental health
services under section 1712A of title 38, United States Code;
and
(2) treatment and rehabilitative services under section
1720A of such title.

SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF THE SCHEDULED PHASE OUT OF THE
LIMITATIONS ON PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS AND ITEMIZED
DEDUCTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS EARNING IN EXCESS OF
$1,000,000.

(a) Personal Exemptions.--Section 151(d)(3)(E) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new clause:
``(iii) Exception.--This subparagraph shall not apply with
respect to any individual whose adjusted gross income for the
taxable year exceeds $1,000,000 ($2,000,000 in the case of a
joint return).''.
(b) Itemized Deductions.--Section 68(f) of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Exception.--This subsection shall not apply with
respect to any individual whose adjusted gross income for the
taxable year exceeds $1,000,000 ($2,000,000 in the case of a
joint return).''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2005.
(d) Application of EGTRRA Sunset.--The amendments made by
this section shall be subject to title IX of the Economic
Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to the same
extent and in the same manner as the provision of such Act to
which such amendment relates.
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