S.Amdt. 3949

SA 3949. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3896 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mr.
Reed, and Mr. Tester) to the bill H.R. 2577, making appropriations for
the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development,
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:

At the end of title II of division B, add the following:
Sec. 251.  None of the funds made available in this title
may be used to pay bonuses to employees within the Veterans
Health Administration until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
certifies to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives that individuals eligible for health care
from the Department of Veterans Affairs are allowed to choose
the medical facility of the Department at which to receive
care.
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