S.Amdt. 5624

SA 5624. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title
II of S. Con. Res. 33.; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end, add the following:

TITLE III--REALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 301. REALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR U.S. CUSTOMS AND
BORDER PROTECTION AND U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT TO PROVIDE TAX-FREE BONUSES
TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DISABLED
VETERANS.

(a) Bonuses for Members of the Armed Forces and Disabled
Veterans.--
(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Defense
for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, $30,000,000,000 to provide a one-time
bonus to--
(A) each member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty
or full-time National Guard duty as of the date of the
enactment of this Act; and
(B) each veteran with a disability rated as not less than
10 percent disabling by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(2) Tax-free status.--A bonus paid under paragraph (1)
shall not be considered income for purposes of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Active duty; full-time national guard duty.--The terms
``active duty'' and ``full-time National Guard duty'' have
the meanings given those terms in section 101(d) of title 10,
United States Code.
(B) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given
that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
(b) Reduction in Appropriations.--
(1) U.S. customs and border protection.--The amount
appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection--
(A) by section 101 is reduced by $7,500,000,000; and
(B) by section 201 is reduced by $7,500,000,000.
(2) U.S. immigration and customs enforcement.--The amount
appropriated to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement--
(A) by section 102 is reduced by $7,500,000,000; and
(B) by section 202 is reduced by $7,500,000,000.
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