S.Amdt. 4020

SA 4020. Mrs. ERNST 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 for the procurement of artwork, including in new
construction by the Department of Veterans Affairs, until the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs notifies Congress that the
appointment backlog for veterans seeking primary care
appointments from the Department has been eliminated.
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