[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3531 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3531

     To appropriate $430,000,000 for medical care for veterans and 
$70,000,000 to improve the security for personal data of veterans held 
     by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 16, 2006

  Mrs. Murray introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
     To appropriate $430,000,000 for medical care for veterans and 
$70,000,000 to improve the security for personal data of veterans held 
     by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sum 
is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2006, namely:

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                     Veterans Health Administration

                            medical services

    For an additional amount for ``Medical Services'', $430,000,000: 
Provided, That of the amount under this heading, $168,000,000 shall be 
available to address the needs of servicemembers in need of mental 
health care, including post-traumatic stress disorder: Provided 
further, That of the amount under this heading, $80,000,000 shall be 
available for the provision of readjustment counseling under section 
1712A of title 38, United States Code (commonly referred to as ``Vet 
Centers''): Provided further, That of the amount under this heading 
$182,000,000 shall be available to meet current and pending care and 
treatment requirements: Provided further, That the amount under this 
heading shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006.

                      Departmental Administration

                       general operating expenses

    For an additional amount for ``General Operating Expenses'' for 
necessary expenses to improve the security for personal data of 
veterans held by the Department of Veterans Affairs and to provide 
remedial assistance to veterans who have had personal data stolen from 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, $70,000,000: Provided, That the 
amount under this heading shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 
Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006.
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