[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1333]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1152. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Stabenow, 
Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. 
Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

        Beginning on page 288, strike line 14 and all that follows 
     through page 289, line 22, and insert the following:
       (f) Limitation.--Not more than 35,000 eligible veterans may 
     receive retraining assistance under this section.
       (g) Termination.--No retraining assistance may be paid 
     under this section after the date that is 21 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (h) Funding.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
     there is appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $770,000,000 to remain available 
     until expended, to carry out this section.

     SEC. 8007. PROHIBITION ON COPAYMENTS AND COST SHARING FOR 
                   VETERANS DURING EMERGENCY RELATING TO COVID-19.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs--
       (1) shall provide for any copayment or other cost sharing 
     with respect to health care under the laws administered by 
     the Secretary received by a veteran during the period 
     specified in subsection (b); and
       (2) shall reimburse any veteran who paid a copayment or 
     other cost sharing for health care under the laws 
     administered by the Secretary received by a veteran during 
     such period the amount paid by the veteran.
       (b) Period Specified.--The period specified in this 
     subsection is the period beginning on April 6, 2020, and 
     ending on September 30, 2021.
       (c) Funding.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
     there is appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $614,000,000,
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