[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4393]
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  SA 1094. Mr. VANCE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1092 submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. 
Collins) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4366, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2024, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

        At the appropriate place in division A, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT 
                   OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO MODIFY OR REMOVE ANY 
                   DISPLAY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
                   MISSION STATEMENT.

       None of the amounts appropriated by this division or 
     otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs may be obligated or expended 
     to modify or remove any display of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs that bears the mission statement ``To fulfill 
     President Lincoln's promise `to care for him who shall have 
     borne the battle, for his widow, and his orphan' by serving 
     and honoring the men and women who are America's veterans.''.
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