[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5224]
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  SA 3433. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. King) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3411 submitted by Ms. 
Collins and intended to be proposed 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 of division A, 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 being cancelled, including any 
     necessary change in the Department's staffing levels.
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