[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1187]
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  SA 395. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him 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. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO RELATING 
                   TO PREVENTING THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS FROM REDUCING THE WORKFORCE BELOW 
                   LEVELS NEEDED TO STAFF AND PROVIDE SERVICES 
                   THROUGH NEW OR REMODELED FACILITIES OR 
                   SERVICES.

       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 
     preventing the Department of Veterans Affairs from reducing 
     the workforce positions in each administration below levels 
     needed to appropriately staff, open, and provide services 
     through new or re-opening facilities and service lines, 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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