S.Amdt. 1130

SA 1130. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1092 submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms.
Collins) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4366, making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2024, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of title II of division A, add the following:

SEC. 261. REPORT ON RIDESHARING PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report containing the following:
(1) An analysis of available data on the impact on homeless
veterans from ending the expanded use of the ridesharing
program of the Department of Veterans Affairs that took place
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2) An estimate of the cost to reinstate the expanded use
of the program described in paragraph (1) and an
identification of any logistical issues associated with doing
so.
(b) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In
this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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