[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2593]
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SA 5624. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title
II of S. Con. Res. 33.; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end, add the following:
TITLE III--REALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 301. REALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR U.S. CUSTOMS AND
BORDER PROTECTION AND U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT TO PROVIDE TAX-FREE BONUSES
TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DISABLED
VETERANS.
(a) Bonuses for Members of the Armed Forces and Disabled
Veterans.--
(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Defense
for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, $30,000,000,000 to provide a one-time
bonus to--
(A) each member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty
or full-time National Guard duty as of the date of the
enactment of this Act; and
(B) each veteran with a disability rated as not less than
10 percent disabling by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(2) Tax-free status.--A bonus paid under paragraph (1)
shall not be considered income for purposes of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Active duty; full-time national guard duty.--The terms
``active duty'' and ``full-time National Guard duty'' have
the meanings given those terms in section 101(d) of title 10,
United States Code.
(B) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given
that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
(b) Reduction in Appropriations.--
(1) U.S. customs and border protection.--The amount
appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection--
(A) by section 101 is reduced by $7,500,000,000; and
(B) by section 201 is reduced by $7,500,000,000.
(2) U.S. immigration and customs enforcement.--The amount
appropriated to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement--
(A) by section 102 is reduced by $7,500,000,000; and
(B) by section 202 is reduced by $7,500,000,000.
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