[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 172 (Thursday, October 19, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5115]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1354. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Moran) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him 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, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR SECRETARY 
                   OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO REPORT CERTAIN 
                   INFORMATION REGARDING VETERANS.

       None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 5502 of title 
     38, United States Code, in any case arising out of the 
     administration by the Secretary of laws and benefits under 
     such title, to report a person who is deemed mentally 
     incapacitated, mentally incompetent, or to be experiencing an 
     extended loss of consciousness as a person who has been 
     adjudicated as a mental defective under subsection (d)(4) or 
     (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, 
     without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other 
     judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person 
     is a danger to himself or herself or others.

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