S.Amdt. 3027

SA 3027. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 3944, making appropriations for military
construction,

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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__. NOTICE AND HATCH ACT EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR
SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VISITS TO MEDICAL
FACILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) Notice Requirement for Official Site Visits.--
(1) In general.--Not later than the date that is 30 days
before the date on which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
visits a medical facility of the Department of Veterans
Affairs for official business of the Secretary and acting in
the Secretary's capacity as the Secretary, the Secretary
shall provide the appropriate individuals notice of the
intent of the Secretary to visit the facility.
(2) Appropriate individuals.--For purposes of paragraph
(1), the appropriate individuals are, with respect to a visit
to a medical facility of the Department--
(A) the head of the medical facility;
(B) the Senator of the State in which the medical facility
is located; and
(C) the Member of the House of Representatives of the
congressional district in which the medical facility is
located.
(b) Hatch Act Evaluation Before Site Visits.--The Secretary
may not visit a medical facility of the Department for any
reason without first obtaining an opinion from the General
Counsel of the Department as to whether that visit would
violate a requirement of subchapter III of chapter 73 of
title 5, United States Code (often referred to as the ``Hatch
Act'').
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