To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the plan of the Secretary for Department of Veterans Affairs workforce reduction in fiscal year 2026.

SA 3466. Ms. DUCKWORTH proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3411
proposed by Ms. Collins 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; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title II of division A, 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.

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(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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