[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2289]
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  SA 1656. Mr. RISCH 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 in division A, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. WAIVER OF DOMESTIC PROCUREMENT PREFERENCE WITH 
                   RESPECT TO CERTAIN STATE VETERANS HOME 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     waive under subsection (b) of section 70914 of the Build 
     America, Buy America Act (subtitle A of title IX of division 
     G of Public Law 117-58) the domestic content procurement 
     preference under such section with respect to a project for 
     the construction of State home facilities with respect to 
     which the application under section 8135 of title 38, United 
     States Code, for such project was submitted on or before 
     April 15, 2022, and included in the ``VA State Home 
     Construction Grants Priority List FY 2023'', dated June 1, 
     2023.
       (b) State Home Defined.--In this section, the term ``State 
     home'' has the meaning given that term in section 101(19) of 
     title 38, United States Code.
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