[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 127 (Thursday, July 24, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4706]
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  SA 3025. Ms. SMITH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her 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 appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
     and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Financial 
     Services of the House of Representatives a report that 
     identifies, as of the date of the report, the total number of 
     veterans participating in the housing choice voucher program 
     under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)).
       (b) In this section, the term ``veteran''--
       (1) means a person who, regardless of length of service, 
     was a member of the armed forces (as that term is defined in 
     section 101 of title 10, United States Code); and
       (2) 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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