[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 18, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S6552]
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  SA 1211. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 71, establishing the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2019 through 2027; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       Strike section 3010 and insert the following:

     SEC. 3010. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SERVICEMEMBERS 
                   AND VETERANS.

       The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
     may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 
     aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, 
     and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or 
     more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or 
     conference reports relating to--
       (1) eligibility for both military retired pay and veterans' 
     disability compensation (concurrent receipt);
       (2) the reduction or elimination of the offset between 
     Survivor Benefit Plan annuities and Veterans' Dependency and 
     Indemnity Compensation;
       (3) the improvement of disability benefits or the process 
     of evaluating and adjudicating benefit claims for members of 
     the Armed Forces or veterans;
       (4) the infrastructure needs of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, including constructing or leasing space, to include 
     leases of major medical facilities, and maintenance of 
     Department facilities;
       (5) supporting the transition of members of the Armed 
     Forces to the civilian workforce, including by expanding or 
     improving education, job training, and workforce development 
     benefits, or other programs for members of the Armed Forces 
     or veterans, which may include streamlining the process 
     associated with Federal and State credentialing requirements;
       (6) improving access to and reducing wait times for 
     Department of Veterans Affairs health care, including through 
     hiring medical providers, fully staffing emergency 
     departments, and improving the quality of such care;
       (7) reforming and improving authorities of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs to provide health care through non-
     Department facilities or providers and equally investing in 
     improvements and expansions to the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs health care system; or
       (8) providing or improving specialty services, including 
     mental health care, homeless services, gender specific health 
     care, fertility treatment, and support for caregivers;
     by the amounts provided in such legislation for those 
     purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase 
     the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal 
     years 2018 through 2022 or the period of the total of fiscal 
     years 2018 through 2027.
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