S.Amdt. 3018

SA 3018. 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. ___.  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 describing--
(1) clinical trials facilitated by or funded by the
Department of Veterans Affairs that have been cancelled,
suspended, or disrupted since January 20, 2025;
(2) the number of veterans estimated to participate in or
enrolled in each trial cancelled, suspended, or disrupted
since January 20, 2025;
(3) clinical trials cancelled, suspended, or disrupted
since January 20, 2025, due to researchers participating in
the deferred resignation program or voluntary early
retirement authority program of the Department or being
terminated;
(4) staff terminated or suspended due to the cancellation,
suspension, or disruption of a clinical trial since January
20, 2025; and
(5) costs incurred by the Department due to the
cancellation, suspension, or disruption of a clinical trial
since January 20, 2025, including costs associated with the
restarting of suspended or disrupted trials.

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