[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4046-S4047]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2955. Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:
       Sec. 2__.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the 
     modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans 
     Health Administration in States in

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     which the Department does not operate a full-service medical 
     facility pursuant to recommendations by the Asset and 
     Infrastructure Review Commission under the VA Asset and 
     Infrastructure Review Act of 2018 (subtitle A of title II of 
     Public Law 115-182) until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     submits to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Commission a report certifying that 
     such modernization or realignment will not result in a 
     disruption or reduction of services for veterans residing in 
     those States.
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