S.Amdt. 3024

SA 3024. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her 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, insert the following:

SEC. 2__. REPORT ON PLAN OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO
REDUCE WORKFORCE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the current plan
of the Secretary to reduce the workforce of the Department of
Veterans Affairs in fiscal year 2026.
(b) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) The analysis used by the Secretary to determine what,
if any, workforce reductions are necessary to provide timely
care and benefits for Veterans and why.
(2) How that analysis ensures that wait times will not be
adversely affected by such reductions, but rather, assisted.
(c) Lessons Learned.--The Secretary shall ensure that
analyses submitted pursuant to subsection (b) incorporate
lessons learned from terminations and reinstatements
occurring in fiscal year 2025.
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