[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4050]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2967. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby 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__. CONSTRUCTION OR LEASE OF DENTAL CLINICS OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     construct or lease a dental clinic of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs in any State that does not have a facility 
     of the Department that offers on-site dental services.
       (b) Facility of the Department Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``facility of the Department'' has the meaning given 
     the term ``facilities of the Department'' in section 1701 of 
     title 38, United States Code.
       (c) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--No new amounts are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section.
       (2) Use of existing amounts.--Not less than $5,000,000 and 
     not more than $10,000,000 of the amounts appropriated to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs under this Act for 
     construction shall be used to carry out this section.
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