To prevent the use of funds made available by this Act to modernize or realign facilities of the Veterans Health Administration in States in which the Department does not operate a full-service medical facility unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs certifies to Congress that such modernization or realignment will not result in a disruption or reduction of services for veterans.

SA 2955. Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 5895, making
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title II of division C, add the following:
Sec. 2__.  None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the
modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans
Health Administration in States in

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which the Department does not operate a full-service medical
facility pursuant to recommendations by the Asset and
Infrastructure Review Commission under the VA Asset and
Infrastructure Review Act of 2018 (subtitle A of title II of
Public Law 115-182) until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
submits to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate,
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives, and the Commission a report certifying that
such modernization or realignment will not result in a
disruption or reduction of services for veterans residing in
those States.
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