[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1223-S1224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 662. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 
                   STRENGTHENING THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS WORKFORCE.

       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

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     pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint 
     resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, 
     motions, or conference reports relating to strengthening the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs workforce, including 
     legislation that would prevent implementation of the ``Fork 
     in the Road'' memorandum, prohibit reclassification of 
     employees to Schedule F, diminish civil service protections, 
     or remove oversight and inspector general accountability 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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