[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S219]
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  SA 104. Mr. TESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 3, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2018 through 2026; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of title IV, add the following:

     SEC. 4__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD 
                   WEAKEN THE ABILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS TO DIRECTLY FURNISH HEALTH 
                   CARE TO VETERANS.

       It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any 
     bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between 
     the Houses, or conference report that authorizes funding for 
     non-Department of Veterans Affairs-provided care, funded by 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs, which would reduce the 
     availability of services directly provided by the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, including primary health care, mental 
     health care, rural health care, and prosthetic care.
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