S.Amdt. 2967

SA 2967. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby 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__. CONSTRUCTION OR LEASE OF DENTAL CLINICS OF
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
construct or lease a dental clinic of the Department of
Veterans Affairs in any State that does not have a facility
of the Department that offers on-site dental services.
(b) Facility of the Department Defined.--In this section,
the term ``facility of the Department'' has the meaning given
the term ``facilities of the Department'' in section 1701 of
title 38, United States Code.
(c) Funding.--
(1) In general.--No new amounts are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section.
(2) Use of existing amounts.--Not less than $5,000,000 and
not more than $10,000,000 of the amounts appropriated to the
Department of Veterans Affairs under this Act for
construction shall be used to carry out this section.
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