[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 166 (Monday, November 9, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S7863]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2773. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2029, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 71, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
       Sec. 411. (a) Additional Amount to Facilitate Furnishing of 
     Legal Assistance to Veterans Unable to Afford Legal 
     Representation.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title III under the heading ``salaries and 
     expenses'' under the heading ``United States Court of Appeals 
     for Veterans Claims'' is hereby increased by $500,000.
       (b) Availability.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by title III under the heading ``salaries and 
     expenses'' under the heading ``United States Court of Appeals 
     for Veterans Claims'', as increased by subsection (a), 
     $500,000 shall be available for the provision of financial 
     assistance as described in and in accordance with the process 
     and reporting procedures set forth in the Dire Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers for Relief From the 
     Effects of Natural Disasters, for Other Urgent Needs, and for 
     Incremental Cost of ``Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm'' 
     Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-229) under the heading ``salaries 
     and expenses'' under the heading ``Court of Veterans 
     Appeals''. The amount available for financial assistance 
     under this subsection is in addition to any other amounts 
     available for such financial assistance under this Act.
       (c) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title II under the heading ``general 
     administration'' is hereby decreased by $500,000.
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