S.Amdt. 4021

SA 4021. 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.  Funds made available in this Act for purposes of
paying bonuses or relocation benefits to individuals in
Senior Executive positions (as defined in section 3132(a) of
title 5, United States Code) at the Department of Veterans
Affairs shall be used, in lieu of paying such bonuses or
benefits, to reduce the backlog of appeals of disability
claims under the laws administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs.
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