[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1784]
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  SA 1277. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Ms. Rosen) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1968, making 
further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2025, 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. ___. (a) No funds made available under this Act may be 
     used for any removal, demotion, or suspension of a veteran, 
     military spouse, caregiver, survivor, or member of a reserve 
     component who is serving in a position in the civil service.
       (b) In this section--
       (1) the term ``caregiver'' means an adult family member or 
     other individual who has a significant relationship with, and 
     who provides a broad range of assistance to, a wounded, ill, 
     injured, or disabled member of the armed forces or veteran or 
     a dependent of such a member or veteran with a chronic or 
     other health condition, disability, or functional limitation;
       (2) the term ``civil service'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code;
       (3) the term ``demotion'' means a reduction in grade (as 
     defined in section 7511(a) of title 5, United States Code);
       (4) the term ``member of the armed forces'' has the meaning 
     given that term in 315.612(b)(4) of title 5, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, or any successor thereto;
       (5) the term ``military spouse'' means--
       (A) the husband or wife of a member of the armed forces;
       (B) the husband or wife of a retired, totally disabled, or 
     separated member of the armed forces; or
       (C) the widow or widower of a member of the armed forces 
     killed while performing active duty or who died from a 
     service-connected injury or illness;
       (6) the term ``removal'' means removing an individual from 
     the civil service;
       (7) the term ``reserve component'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code;
       (8) the term ``suspension'' means the placing an individual 
     in a temporary status without duties and pay for a period of 
     longer than 7 days;
       (9) the term ``survivor'' means a family member of a member 
     of the armed forces or veteran who died while on active duty 
     or after military retirement or of a service-connected injury 
     or illness; and
       (10) the term ``veteran'' means a person who served on 
     active duty as a member of the armed forces, regardless of 
     length of service, and who was discharged or released 
     therefrom, except that the term ``veteran'' does not include 
     a person who--
       (A) received a dishonorable discharge from the Armed 
     Forces; or
       (B) was discharged or dismissed from the Armed Forces by 
     reason of the sentence of a general court-martial.
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