S.Amdt. 1174

SA 1174. Mr. TUBERVILLE submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr.
Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell,
Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr.
Leahy, and Mr. Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for
reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. 8___. ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE MEDICAL NEEDS OF
VETERANS RELATED TO COVID-19.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise made
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2023, to support the
medical needs of veterans related to COVID-19.
(b) Offset.--The amount appropriated by section 602 of the
Social Security Act, as added by section 9901 of this Act, is
hereby reduced by $5,000,000,000.
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