S.Amdt. 2773

SA 2773. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 2029, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 71, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
Sec. 411. (a) Additional Amount to Facilitate Furnishing of
Legal Assistance to Veterans Unable to Afford Legal
Representation.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title III under the heading ``salaries and
expenses'' under the heading ``United States Court of Appeals
for Veterans Claims'' is hereby increased by $500,000.
(b) Availability.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise
made available by title III under the heading ``salaries and
expenses'' under the heading ``United States Court of Appeals
for Veterans Claims'', as increased by subsection (a),
$500,000 shall be available for the provision of financial
assistance as described in and in accordance with the process
and reporting procedures set forth in the Dire Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers for Relief From the
Effects of Natural Disasters, for Other Urgent Needs, and for
Incremental Cost of ``Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm''
Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-229) under the heading ``salaries
and expenses'' under the heading ``Court of Veterans
Appeals''. The amount available for financial assistance
under this subsection is in addition to any other amounts
available for such financial assistance under this Act.
(c) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title II under the heading ``general
administration'' is hereby decreased by $500,000.
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