S.Amdt. 105

SA 105. Mr. TESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 3, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2018 through 2026; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 4__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
EXTEND THE CHOICE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS WITHOUT ADDRESSING PROBLEMS
WITH THE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATION OF THE
PROGRAM.

It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any
bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between
the Houses, or conference report that extends the sunset date
of the Choice Program under section 101 of the Veterans,
Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law
113-146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) unless the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs certifies that problems relating to the
third party administration of the program have been addressed
or the legislation extending the sunset includes provisions
addressing such problems.
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