S.Amdt. 5160
What it does: Rewrites page 115, line 14 through page 117, line 23
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey (R-PA)What it changes
1 change to S. 3373
Rewrites page 115, line 14 through page 117, line 23
ReplacesRemoves page 115, line 14 through page 117, line 23.
Inserted: (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund amounts specified in paragraph (2) for investments in--
Inserted: (A) the delivery of veterans' health care associated with exposure to environmental hazards in the active military, naval, air, or space service in programs administered by the Under Secretary for Health;
Inserted: (B) any expenses incident to the delivery of veterans' health care and benefits associated with exposure to environmental hazards in the active military, naval, air, or space service, including administrative expenses, such as information technology and claims processing and appeals, and excluding leases as authorized or approved under section 8104 of this title; and
Inserted: (C) medical and other research relating to exposure to environmental hazards.
Inserted: (2) The amounts specified in this paragraph are not more than the following:
Inserted: (A) $1,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
Inserted: (B) $5,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
Inserted: (C) $7,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
Inserted: (D) $11,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
Inserted: (E) $13,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.
Inserted: (F) $15,900,000,000 for fiscal year 2028.
Inserted: (G) $17,900,000,000 for fiscal year 2029.
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Inserted: (H) $21,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2030.
Inserted: (I) $23,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2031.
Inserted: (d) Budget Scorekeeping.--(1) Immediately upon enactment of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, expenses authorized to be appropriated to the Fund in subsection (c) shall be estimated for fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent fiscal year through fiscal year 2031 and treated as budget authority that is considered to be direct spending--
Inserted: (A) in the baseline for purposes of section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907);
Inserted: (B) by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate and the Chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, for purposes of budget enforcement in the Senate and the House of Representatives;
Inserted: (C) under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), including in the reports required by section 308(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 639); and
Inserted: (D) for purposes of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 931 et seq.).
Inserted: (2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), amounts appropriated to the Fund for fiscal year 2023 through 2031, pursuant to subsection (c) shall be counted as direct spending under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) and any other Act.
Inserted: (B) Any amounts appropriated to the Fund for a fiscal year in excess of the amount specified under subsection (c)(2) for that fiscal year shall be scored as discretionary budget authority and outlays for any estimate of an appropriations Act.
Inserted: (3) Notwithstanding the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines and the accompanying list of programs and accounts set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217, and for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), the Fund shall be treated, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 and ending on September 30, 2031, as if it were an account designated as 'Appropriated Entitlements and Mandatories for Fiscal Year 1997' in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217.
Original wording
Beginning on page 115, strike line 14 and all that follows through page 117, line 23, and insert the following:
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SA 5160. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3373, to improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Beginning on page 115, strike line 14 and all that follows through page 117, line 23, and insert the following:
“(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund amounts specified in paragraph (2) for investments in--
“(A) the delivery of veterans' health care associated with exposure to environmental hazards in the active military, naval, air, or space service in programs administered by the Under Secretary for Health;
“(B) any expenses incident to the delivery of veterans' health care and benefits associated with exposure to environmental hazards in the active military, naval, air, or space service, including administrative expenses, such as information technology and claims processing and appeals, and excluding leases as authorized or approved under section 8104 of this title; and
“(C) medical and other research relating to exposure to environmental hazards.
“(2) The amounts specified in this paragraph are not more than the following:
“(A) $1,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
“(B) $5,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
“(C) $7,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
“(D) $11,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
“(E) $13,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.
“(F) $15,900,000,000 for fiscal year 2028.
“(G) $17,900,000,000 for fiscal year 2029.
“(H) $21,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2030.
“(I) $23,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2031.
“(d) Budget Scorekeeping.--(1) Immediately upon enactment of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, expenses authorized to be appropriated to the Fund in subsection (c) shall be estimated for fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent fiscal year through fiscal year 2031 and treated as budget authority that is considered to be direct spending--
“(A) in the baseline for purposes of section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907);
“(B) by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate and the Chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, for purposes of budget enforcement in the Senate and the House of Representatives;
“(C) under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), including in the reports required by section 308(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 639); and
“(D) for purposes of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 931 et seq.).
“(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), amounts appropriated to the Fund for fiscal year 2023 through 2031, pursuant to subsection (c) shall be counted as direct spending under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) and any other Act.
“(B) Any amounts appropriated to the Fund for a fiscal year in excess of the amount specified under subsection (c)(2) for that fiscal year shall be scored as discretionary budget authority and outlays for any estimate of an appropriations Act.
“(3) Notwithstanding the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines and the accompanying list of programs and accounts set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217, and for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), the Fund shall be treated, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 and ending on September 30, 2031, as if it were an account designated as ‘Appropriated Entitlements and Mandatories for Fiscal Year 1997' in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 25, 2022