S.Amdt. 3022

SA 3022. Mr. MERKLEY 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. ___.  For grants to assist States to acquire or
construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and
to remodel, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home,
and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing
care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137
of title 38, United States Code, $1,300,000,000, to remain
available until expended:  Provided, That, each amount
provided by this section is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and
to legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget
enforcement in the House of Representatives.
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