S.Amdt. 157

SA 157. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of title III, add the following:

SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING
HOMELESS VETERANS ARE NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACTED
BY ANY CHANGES TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND
INCLUSION POLICIES.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution,
and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between
the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to
enhancing veterans services, including legislation that would
ensure services and support provided through the Department
of Veterans Affairs Grant and Per Diem, Supportive Services
for Veteran Families, HUD-VASH, Health Care for Homeless
Veterans, or other homelessness programs are not impacted,
reduced, or restricted due to policies terminating diversity,
equity, and inclusion policies related to hiring, funding,
contracting, compliance, education, and provision of
services, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
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