[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4682]
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SA 3004. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3944, making appropriations for
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title II, add the following:
SEC. 2__. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CANCELING
LARGE CONTRACTS.
None of the amounts appropriated by this title may be
obligated or expended to cancel a contract with a value that
exceeds $10,000,000 until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
has submitted to the Committee on Appropriations and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs of the House of Representatives an advance
notification and written explanation of contingency plans to
replace the relevant service.
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