[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2892]
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  SA 3971. 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 related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and 
for other purposes; 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 service-connected disability rated 
     as 30 percent or greater by the Department 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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