[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 167 (Tuesday, November 10, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S7932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2798. Mr. TESTER (for Mrs. Boxer) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 2763 proposed by Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mr. Tester, and 
Ms. Mikulski) 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; 
as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:
       Sec. 247.  Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title for ``medical services'', not more 
     than $5,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to assess the 
     feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to veterans 
     service agencies, veterans service organizations, and 
     nongovernmental organizations to provide furniture, household 
     items, and other assistance to formerly homeless veterans who 
     are moving into permanent housing to facilitate the 
     settlement of such veterans in such housing.
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