[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 25 (Saturday, February 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S832]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1598. Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Hirono, Ms. 
Warren, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Welch, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Durbin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1388 proposed by Mrs. 
Murray (for herself and Mr. Schumer) to the bill H.R. 815, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to 
the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency 
treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        On page 51, strike lines 10 through 16, and insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 614. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this division and division B of this Act 
     and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
     State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made 
     available for a contribution, grant, or other payment to the 
     United Nations Relief and Works Agency in Gaza, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       (b) Certification.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the limitation 
     on assistance under subsection (a) shall no longer apply if 
     the President certifies that--
       (A) the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight 
     Services has completed an investigation into allegations of 
     wrongdoing by certain United Nations Relief and Works Agency 
     employees; and
       (B) the United Nations has taken appropriate remedial 
     action.
       (2) Notification.--Upon making a certification under 
     paragraph (1), the President shall promptly notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees in writing.
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