[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5239-S5240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3466. Ms. DUCKWORTH proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3411 
proposed by Ms. Collins 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; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title II of division A, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 2__. REPORT ON PLAN OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO 
                   REDUCE WORKFORCE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the current plan 
     of the Secretary to reduce the workforce of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs in fiscal year 2026.

[[Page S5240]]

       (b) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) The analysis used by the Secretary to determine what, 
     if any, workforce reductions are necessary to provide timely 
     care and benefits for Veterans and why.
       (2) How that analysis ensures that wait times will not be 
     adversely affected by such reductions, but rather, assisted.
       (c) Lessons Learned.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     analyses submitted pursuant to subsection (b) incorporate 
     lessons learned from terminations and reinstatements 
     occurring in fiscal year 2025.
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