[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 18, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4021. Mrs. ERNST 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division B, add the following:
       Sec. 251.  Funds made available in this Act for purposes of 
     paying bonuses or relocation benefits to individuals in 
     Senior Executive positions (as defined in section 3132(a) of 
     title 5, United States Code) at the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs shall be used, in lieu of paying such bonuses or 
     benefits, to reduce the backlog of appeals of disability 
     claims under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs.
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