[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1022 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1022

  To authorize the appropriation of an additional $1,700,000,000 for 
             fiscal year 2000 for health care for veterans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 12, 1999

Mr. Dorgan (for himself, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Wellstone) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the appropriation of an additional $1,700,000,000 for 
             fiscal year 2000 for health care for veterans.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR 
              FISCAL YEAR 2000 FOR VETERANS MEDICAL CARE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Funding for medical care for veterans has not increased 
        in significant amount the past three fiscal years.
            (2) The needs of veterans for medical care currently 
        exceeds the capability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
        provide such care within current funding levels.
            (3) The veterans of the United States deserve the 
        appreciation and assistance of the American people.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 
2000, $1,700,000,000 for expenses of the Department (including the 
Veterans Health Administration) relating to the provision of medical 
care to beneficiaries of the Department.
    (c) Construction.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
subsection (b) is in addition to any other amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 
2000 for the expenses described in that subsection.
    (d) Designation as Emergency Spending.--The amount appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (b) is 
hereby designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985.
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