To make funds available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire Medical Center Directors and employees for other management and clinical positions with vacancies.

SA 4029. Mr. DURBIN 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; as follows:

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At the end of title II of division B, add the following:
Sec. 251.  Of the funds made available in this title for
fiscal year 2017 for medical support and compliance, not less
than $21,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to hire Medical Center Directors and
employees for other management and clinical positions that
are critical to the Department of Veterans Affairs in order
to fill vacancies in such positions.
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