[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 127 (Thursday, July 24, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4706]
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  SA 3026. Ms. DUCKWORTH 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 in title II of division A, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 2__. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR BASIC PAY, 
                   BENEFITS, AND EXPENSES OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS UNTIL THE SECRETARY IS IN COMPLIANCE 
                   WITH TRAVEL TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Limitation.--None of the amounts appropriated by this 
     title may be used to provide for the provision of basic pay, 
     benefits, or expenses of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     until the Secretary submits 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 a 
     certification in writing that the Secretary is in full and 
     ongoing compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) 
     and (c).
       (b) Online Disclosure of Travel Information.--The Secretary 
     shall make available to the public on a website of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, at no cost to access, 
     information regarding the official travel of the Secretary 
     taken since January 20, 2025.
       (c) Additional Requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that information made available to the public pursuant to 
     subsection (b)--
       (1) is made publicly available on the website of the 
     Department not later than 5 business days after the 
     conclusion of an official trip; and
       (2) includes--
       (A) a list of the official travel by the Secretary using 
     private aircraft, including--
       (i) the date of travel;
       (ii) the final destination for the travel;
       (iii) the type of private aircraft used; and
       (iv) the identity of the owner of the private aircraft;
       (B) a list of the official travel by the Secretary using 
     Government aircraft, including--
       (i) the date of travel;
       (ii) the final destination for the travel; and
       (iii) the type of Government aircraft used for the travel;
       (C) itineraries for official travel by the Secretary 
     outside the United States; and
       (D) a list or chart of the official travel by the Secretary 
     inside the United States that includes--
       (i) the location to which the Secretary was traveling;
       (ii) the dates of travel;
       (iii) the principal who traveled;
       (iv) the purpose of the trip;
       (v) the mode of travel; and
       (vi) the titles of other officers or employees traveling 
     with the Secretary; and
       (3) does not include the name or identification number of 
     members of the security detail of the Secretary.
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