    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2025)]
    [Senate]
    [Page S1052]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      SA 157. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
    her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
    congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
    2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
    years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
    follows:

           At the end of title III, add the following:

         SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING
                       HOMELESS VETERANS ARE NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACTED
                       BY ANY CHANGES TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND
                       INCLUSION POLICIES.

           The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
         may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
         aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution,
         and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
         more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between
         the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to
         enhancing veterans services, including legislation that would
         ensure services and support provided through the Department
         of Veterans Affairs Grant and Per Diem, Supportive Services
         for Veteran Families, HUD-VASH, Health Care for Homeless
         Veterans, or other homelessness programs are not impacted,
         reduced, or restricted due to policies terminating diversity,
         equity, and inclusion policies related to hiring, funding,
         contracting, compliance, education, and provision of
         services, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
         those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
         increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
         years 2025 through 2034.
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