[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 4020. 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.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used for the procurement of artwork, including in new 
     construction by the Department of Veterans Affairs, until the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs notifies Congress that the 
     appointment backlog for veterans seeking primary care 
     appointments from the Department has been eliminated.
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