[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 27718]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2781. Mr. JOHNSON (for Mr. Durbin) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 2779 proposed by Mr. DeMint to the amendment SA 2730 
proposed by Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison) to the bill 
H.R. 3082, making appropriations for military construction, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment, add the following:
       The provisions of the amendment shall become effective 1 
     day after enactment.
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  SA 2782. Ms. MIKULSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2730 proposed by Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mrs. 
Hutchison) to the bill H.R. 3082, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     coordinate with the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget to identify amounts available for fiscal years before 
     fiscal year 2010 for mileage reimbursements of employees of 
     the departments and agencies of the Federal Government that 
     remain available for obligation in order to provide up to 
     $250,000 to be administered by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for the operations of the White House Commission on 
     the National Moment of Remembrance established by section 5 
     of the National Moment of Remembrance Act (36 U.S.C. 116 
     note) for activities under that Act in fiscal year 2010.
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  SA 2783. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2730 proposed by Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mrs. 
Hutchison) to the bill H.R. 3082, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 52, after line 21, add the following:
       Sec. 229.  Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title under the headings ``Veterans Health 
     Administration'' and ``medical services'', not less than 
     $1,000,000 shall be available for education debt reduction 
     under subchapter VII of chapter 76 of title 38, United States 
     Code, for mental health care professionals who agree to 
     employment at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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