[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2886-S2887]
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SA 3952. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3896 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mr.
Reed, and Mr. Tester) to the bill H.R. 2577, making appropriations for
the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development,
and
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related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title II of division B, add the following:
SEC. 251. MONTHLY ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE FOR DISABLED VETERANS
COMPETING ON OLYMPIC TEAMS.
Section 322(d)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``allowance to a veteran'' and inserting
the following: ``allowance to--
``(A) a veteran'';
(2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (1), by
striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(B) a veteran with a disability, as determined by the
Secretary, who is selected by the United States Olympic
Committee for the United States Olympic Team for any month in
which the veteran is competing in any event sanctioned by the
National Governing Bodies of the United States Olympic
Sports.''.
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