S.Amdt. 1656

SA 1656. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him 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 appropriate place in division A, insert the
following:

SEC. ___. WAIVER OF DOMESTIC PROCUREMENT PREFERENCE WITH
RESPECT TO CERTAIN STATE VETERANS HOME
PROJECTS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
waive under subsection (b) of section 70914 of the Build
America, Buy America Act (subtitle A of title IX of division
G of Public Law 117-58) the domestic content procurement
preference under such section with respect to a project for
the construction of State home facilities with respect to
which the application under section 8135 of title 38, United
States Code, for such project was submitted on or before
April 15, 2022, and included in the ``VA State Home
Construction Grants Priority List FY 2023'', dated June 1,
2023.
(b) State Home Defined.--In this section, the term ``State
home'' has the meaning given that term in section 101(19) of
title 38, United States Code.
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