S.Amdt. 3016

SA 3016. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2976 submitted by Ms. Collins and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 3944, making appropriations for military construction,
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title II of division A, insert
the following:

SEC. 2__. REPORT ON COST OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
RETURN TO IN-OFFICE WORK POLICY.

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to
Congress a report that details--
(1) the costs incurred by the Department of Veterans
Affairs to carry out the Department's return to in-office
work policy, including past and projected costs associated
with obtaining additional office space and modifications to
existing space, provision of relocation incentives, and
transit subsidies and reimbursements;
(2) the number of staff commuting two or more hours each
way to comply with the Department's return to in-office work
policy; and
(3) the number of staff working in Federal facilities not
owned or leased by the Department as a result of the
Department's return to in-office work policy.
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