[House Report 118-535]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


118th Congress }                                                {  Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session    }                                                { 118-535

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      PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8580) MAKING 
 APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 
 2025, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE 
BILL (H.R. 8282) TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE INTERNATIONAL 
CRIMINAL COURT ENGAGED IN ANY EFFORT TO INVESTIGATE, ARREST, DETAIN, OR 
   PROSECUTE ANY PROTECTED PERSON OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES

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June 3, 2024.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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            Mr. Reschenthaler, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1269]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1269, by a record vote of 9 to 3, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8580, the 
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2025, under a structured rule. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The resolution provides one hour of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 
respective designees. The resolution provides that an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 118-35, modified by the amendment printed in 
part A of the report, shall be considered as adopted and the 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
amended. The resolution makes in order only those amendments 
printed in part B of the report, amendments en bloc described 
in section 3, and pro forma amendments described in section 4. 
Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the 
report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment except as provided by section 4 of the resolution, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. All points of order against the amendments printed in 
part B of the report or amendments en bloc described in section 
3 of the resolution are waived. The resolution provides that 
the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee 
may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed 
in part B of the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en 
bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 
respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except 
as provided by section 4 of the resolution, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question. The 
resolution provides that the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any 
point for the purpose of debate. The resolution provides one 
motion to recommit. The resolution further provides for 
consideration of H.R. 8282, the Illegitimate Court 
Counteraction Act, under a closed rule. The resolution waives 
all points of order against consideration of the bill. The 
resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-
37 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, 
shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points 
of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The 
resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees. The 
resolution provides for one motion to recommit.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 8580, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    The waiver of all points of order against provisions in 
H.R. 8580, as amended, includes:
    --Clause 2 of rule XXI, which prohibits unauthorized 
appropriations or legislative provisions in an appropriations 
bill.
    --Clause 5(a) of rule XXI, which prohibits a bill or joint 
resolution carrying a tax or tariff measure from being reported 
by a committee not having jurisdiction to report tax or tariff 
measures.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendments printed in part B of the report or amendments en 
bloc described in section 3 of the resolution, the Committee is 
not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in 
nature.
    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 8282 includes:
    --Clause 12 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a 
bill or joint resolution pursuant to a special order of 
business reported by the Committee on Rules that has not been 
reported by a committee.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 8282, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 230

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order 
amendment #30 to H.R. 8580, offered by Representative Wasserman 
Schultz, which strikes sections 256, 257, and 416 which would 
prohibit funds for gender-affirming care, flying certain flags, 
and to take any discriminatory action against a person who 
speaks or acts in accordance with a sincerely held religious 
belief that marriage is a union of one man and one woman. 
Defeated: 3-9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................  ............
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................          Nay
Mr. Burgess, Chairman...........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 231

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order 
amendment #29 to H.R. 8580, offered by Representative Wasserman 
Schultz, which strikes section 261 which would prohibit VA from 
reporting a beneficiary to the National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System. Defeated: 3-9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................  ............
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................          Nay
Mr. Burgess, Chairman...........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 232

    Motion by Ms. Scanlon to amend the rule to make in order 
amendment #28 to H.R. 8580, offered by Representative Wasserman 
Schultz, which strikes section 255 which would prohibit funds 
for abortion and abortion counseling with limited exceptions. 
Defeated: 3-9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................  ............
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................          Nay
Mr. Burgess, Chairman...........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 233

    Motion by Ms. Scanlon to amend the rule to make in order 
amendment #9 to H.R. 8580, offered by Representative Lee of 
California, which strikes sections 414, 415, and 417, which 
restrict Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility 
initiatives at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Defeated: 3-
9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................  ............
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................          Nay
Mr. Burgess, Chairman...........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 234

    Motion by Ms. Leger Fernandez to amend the rule to make in 
order amendment #6 to H.R. 8580, offered by Representative 
Brownley, which strikes sections 419 and 420, which would 
prohibit funds for carrying out climate-related Executive 
Orders. Defeated: 3-9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................  ............
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................          Nay
Mr. Burgess, Chairman...........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 235

    Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to report the rule. Adopted: 9-
3

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Yea   Mr. McGovern......................          Nay
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Yea   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Nay
Mr. Massie......................................          Yea   Mr. Neguse........................  ............
Mr. Norman......................................          Yea   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Nay
Mr. Roy.........................................          Yea
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Yea
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Yea
Mr. Austin Scott................................          Yea
Mr. Burgess, Chairman...........................          Yea
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 SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8580 IN PART A CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    1. Carter (TX): Makes technical and conforming changes.

     SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 8580 IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

    1. Bergman (MI), Correa (CA), Van Orden (WI), Crenshaw 
(TX), Valadao (CA), Luttrell (TX), Moolenaar (MI), Moylan (GU): 
Increases and decreases the Medical and Prosthetic Research 
account at the Department of Veterans Affairs to express 
support for recently announced VA-funded research into 
psychedelic-assisted therapies to treat PTSD and depression, 
and to encourage VA to prioritize the proactive training of 
therapists to administer these treatments. (10 minutes)
    2. Bergman (MI), Correa (CA), Van Orden (WI), Crenshaw 
(TX), Valadao (CA), Luttrell (TX), Moolenaar (MI): Increases 
and decreases the Medical Services account at the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to urge VA to report to Congress no later than 
180 days following approval of midomafetamine-assisted 
treatments to treat PTSD under Section 505 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act on possible incorporation of treatments 
in the formulary of the Department and the justification for 
such determination. (10 minutes)
    3. Boebert (CO): Transfers $2 million from VA bureaucracy 
to resources for medical and prosthetic research to ensure our 
veterans receive cutting edge medical care from the VA. (10 
minutes)
    4. Boebert (CO): Transfers $2 million from VA bureaucracy 
to the office of the inspector general to combat waste, fraud, 
and abuse. (10 minutes)
    5. Boebert (CO): Transfers $2 million from VA bureaucracy 
to grants for construction of veteran's cemetery programs to 
assist state and tribal governments in providing burial 
benefits for veterans in rural areas lacking a VA national 
cemetery. (10 minutes)
    6. Boebert (CO), Moylan (GU): Transfers $2 million to 
provide additional funding for the construction of new state 
extended care facilities. (10 minutes)
    7. Boebert (CO), Moylan (GU): Transfers $2 million from VA 
bureaucracy to the board of veterans appeals to help reduce its 
backlog so that veteran claims can be adjudicated in a timely 
manner. (10 minutes)
    8. Bost (IL), Moylan (GU): Requires VA to apply the same 
access standards for Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation 
Treatment Program (MH RRTP) as for primary care, specialty 
care, and non institutional extended care services. (10 
minutes)
    9. Burchett (TN): Prohibits funds from being used to ban or 
remove the photograph ``V-J Day in Times Square.'' (10 minutes)
    10. Crane (AZ): Prohibits the VA from using funds to submit 
a beneficiary's name to the NICS list based on VA's appointment 
of a fiduciary. (10 minutes)
    11. Gluesenkamp Perez (WA): Increases and decreases funding 
for the Veterans Health Administration for the purposes of 
submitting a report to Congress on the efforts of the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to ensure access to health care for 
veterans residing in geographic proximity to a Department of 
Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic subject to 
closure. (10 minutes)
    12. Gluesenkamp Perez (WA): Increases and decreases funding 
for the VA Highly Rural Transportation Grant Program to 
underscore need to modernize the program, including updating 
the definition of highly rural, to provide dependable access to 
health care for veterans living in rural areas. (10 minutes)
    13. Gonzalez, Vicente (TX), Moylan (GU): Increases funding 
for the Grants for Construction of Veterans Cemeteries by $2 
million to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report 
to Congress on the need for veterans' cemeteries in areas of 
high veteran population as determined by the Secretary. Offset 
the Information Technology Systems Funds Operations and 
Maintenance account by $2 million. (10 minutes)
    14. Gonzalez, Vicente (TX), Moylan (GU): Increases and 
decreases funding by $1 million for the Grants for Construction 
of Veterans Cemeteries for the purposes of emphasizing the need 
for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow internment of 
Military Working Dogs in veteran cemeteries. (10 minutes)
    15. Gottheimer (NJ): Increases and decreases funding for 
General Operating Expenses by $1 million to provide additional 
support for the VA Transition Assistance Program to provide 
information, resources, and tools to service members and their 
families to help prepare for the move from military to civilian 
life. (10 minutes)
    16. Greene (GA): Strikes funding for the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization Security Investment Program. (10 minutes)
    17. Hageman (WY), Van Orden (WI): Prohibits funding made 
available by this act from being used by the VA to continue 
decommissioning mileage reimbursement kiosks at VA facilities. 
(10 minutes)
    18. James (MI), Moylan (GU): Increases and decreases 
$3,250,000 to Medical Facilities for the building of a 
Community-based Outpatient Clinics and Mobile Medical Units to 
become more available for leasing, purchasing, and construction 
for VA hospital networks. (10 minutes)
    19. Kiggans (VA): Increases and decreases funding for the 
purpose of encouraging the approval and development of 
privatized housing for unaccompanied service members. (10 
minutes)
    20. Kiggans (VA), Moylan (GU), Houlahan (PA), Scott (VA): 
Increases and decreases funding for the purpose of ensuring 
that the Department of Veterans Affairs maintains sufficient 
medical care for veterans who reside in US Territories and 
Freely Associated States. (10 minutes)
    21. Kiggans (VA), Moylan (GU), Houlahan (PA), Scott (VA), 
Davis (NC): Increases and decreases funding for the purpose of 
ensuring that the Department of Veterans Affairs fully funds 
and competently executes mental health care programs, with a 
special emphasis on suicide prevention and associated outreach. 
(10 minutes)
    22. Kiggans (VA), Scott (VA): Increases and decreases 
funding for the purpose of expressing the urgency of 
expeditiously and efficiently utilizing increased demolition 
funding on Navy and Marine Corps bases. (10 minutes)
    23. LaLota (NY): Increases and decreases the Grants for 
Construction of State Extended Care Facilities account at the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to express support and expedite 
pace of construction for delayed projects for state veterans 
homes across the country. (10 minutes)
    24. LaLota (NY): Increases and decreases the Department of 
Defense Base Closure account at the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to speed up PFAS remediation efforts at closed military 
installations where PFAS contamination affects local drinking 
water sources. (10 minutes)
    25. LaLota (NY): Increases and decreases the Veterans 
Health Administration, Medical Services account at the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to support peer-to-peer mental 
health programs, which support veterans by providing them with 
a safe space to share their experiences and receive support 
from fellow veterans who understand their unique challenges, 
fostering a sense of community and resilience. (10 minutes)
    26. LaLota (NY): Increases and decreases the Veterans 
Health Administration, Medical and Prosthetic Research account 
at the Department of Veterans Affairs to support Herbicide-
Related Toxic Exposure Research, which investigates the long-
term health impacts of exposure to harmful chemicals, leading 
to improved medical care, accurate diagnoses, and targeted 
treatments for conditions linked to such exposures. (10 
minutes)
    27. LaLota (NY): Increases and decreases the Veterans 
Health Administration, Medical, Medical Facilities account at 
the Department of Veterans Affairs to support Community-Based 
Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), which support veterans by offering 
accessible, comprehensive healthcare services close to their 
homes, ensuring they receive consistent medical care, mental 
health services, and personalized treatment plans tailored to 
their needs. (10 minutes)
    28. Mast (FL), Blumenauer (OR), Lee (CA), Joyce (OH), 
Crockett (TX): Ensures veterans can participate in state-
approved medical marijuana programs. Removes the current 
directive that prevents VA Medical Facility staff from 
recommending, making referrals, or completing forms and 
registering Veterans for participation in state-approved 
marijuana programs. (10 minutes)
    29. Molinaro (NY), Moylan (GU): Increases and decreases the 
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) account by $10 million to 
reinforce the importance of strengthening the VHA's Office of 
Mental Health and its work to assist veterans with disabilities 
and mental health and substance abuse challenges. (10 minutes)
    30. Norton (DC): Increases and decreases funding by $1 
million for the Veterans Benefits Administration to provide 
support to law school clinical programs that assist veterans 
with legal matters. (10 minutes)
    31. Ogles (TN), Moylan (GU): Increases and decreases 
funding for the Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund for the 
development of improved informational materials regarding the 
relative benefits of a VA home loan versus other types of 
housing loans for different homebuyer profiles. (10 minutes)
    32. Ogles (TN), Moylan (GU): Increase and decreases funding 
for medical services at the Veterans Health Administration for 
the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans. 
(10 minutes)
    33. Ogles (TN), Moylan (GU): Increases and decreases 
funding for the Veterans Health Administration's medical 
community care account to increase accessibility for in-home 
health care services for veterans. (10 minutes)
    34. Ogles (TN), Moylan (GU): Increases and decreases 
funding for the Board of Veterans Appeals to prioritize 
increasing processing speed for veteran casework. (10 minutes)
    35. Ogles (TN), Moylan (GU): Increases and decreases 
funding for grants for construction of State Extended Care 
Facilities to focus on creating or maintaining nursing homes 
for America's World War II, Korean, and Vietnam Veterans. (10 
minutes)
    36. Perry (PA): Increases and decreases Veterans Health 
Administration, Medical Services, by $1 million for furnishing 
Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) therapy to personnel who elect to 
receive the treatment. (10 minutes)
    37. Peters (CA), Bilirakis (FL), Moylan (GU), Levin (CA): 
Increases and decreases appropriations for the Veterans Health 
Administration--Medical Services--HUD-VA Supportive Housing 
(HUD-VASH) program by $1,000,000 to encourage local VA systems 
and public housing authorities to work together to streamline 
the voucher application process to reduce barriers for veterans 
seeking housing assistance. (10 minutes)
    38. Peters (CA), Bilirakis (FL), Moylan (GU), Levin (CA): 
Increases and decreases appropriations for the Veterans Health 
Administration--Medical Services--Supportive Services for Low 
Income Veterans and Families (SSVF) program by $1,000,000 to 
recognize the importance of SSVF's Shallow Subsidy program in 
keeping veterans in their homes and preventing veterans from 
falling into homelessness. (10 minutes)
    39. Pfluger (TX): Increases and decreases funding to direct 
the Department of Veteran Affairs to collaborate with with the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to 
conduct a comprehensive study determining and identifying 
exposures associated with being a military aviator, connections 
between these exposures and various cancers, and prevalence of 
and mortality from specified cancers among those who served as 
active-duty aircrew. (10 minutes)
    40. Rodgers (WA): Increases and decreases the Medical 
Community Care account to express the need for the VA to 
address emergency care coverage. (10 minutes)
    41. Rodgers (WA): Increases and decreases the Family 
Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, account to 
emphasize the importance of housing oversight. (10 minutes)
    42. Roy (TX): Prohibits funds to modify or remove any 
display of the Department of Veterans Affairs that bears the 
mission statement ``To fulfill President Lincoln's promise `to 
care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his 
widow, and his orphan' by serving and honoring the men and 
women who are America's veterans.' '' (10 minutes)
    43. Schweikert (AZ): Increases and decreases funding by $1 
million for the Veterans Benefits Administration to provide 
support for utilizing AI to expedite claims. (10 minutes)
    44. Schweikert (AZ): Increases and decreases funding by $10 
million to conduct a study on the benefits of utilizing 
artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline oversight, mitigate 
and reduce fraud, and improve data accuracy and financial 
management practices at the Department of Veterans' Affairs 
(VA). (10 minutes)
    45. Self (TX), Moylan (GU): Prohibits the VA from using its 
funds to pay bonuses to senior executives in the VA Central 
Office. (10 minutes)
    46. Steube (FL): Prohibits the use of funds for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to process medical claims for 
the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Health Service Corps. 
(10 minutes)
    47. Wagner (MO), Budzinski (IL), Luetkemeyer (MO), Graves 
(MO): Increases and decreases Military Construction Defense-
wide by $200,000,000 to provide inflation relief for 
unanticipated inflation-related costs incurred during the 
Presidential National Emergency Declaration lasting from March 
13, 2020, to May 11, 2023, for firm fixed price military 
construction projects that were part of the Defense Priority 
and Allocation System program. (10 minutes)

      PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8580 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    Insert before title I on page 1, line 1, the following: 
``That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for 
other purposes, namely:''.
    Page 30, line 5, insert ``$'' before ``4,035,000,000''.
    Page 34, line 10, strike ``October 1, 2024'' and insert 
``October 1, 2025''.
    Page 34, line 11, strike ``September 30, 2025'' and insert 
``September 30, 2026''.
    Page 54, beginning on line 9, strike ``division J of Public 
Law 117-328'' and insert ``division A of Public Law 118-42''.
    Page 74, line 4, strike ``fiscal year 2024'' and insert 
``fiscal year 2025''.
    Page 78, line 20, strike ``subjection'' and insert 
``subsection''.

         PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 8580 MADE IN ORDER

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bergman of Michigan or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 34, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $20,000,000) (increased by $20,000,000)''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bergman of Michigan or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 31, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $20,000,000) (increased by $20,000,000)''.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 34, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
    Page 35, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 35, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.
    Page 40, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 35, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.
    Page 44, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 35, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $3,500,000)''.
    Page 43, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 35, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $3,500,000)''.
    Page 36, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bost of Illinois or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the 
following:
    Sec. __. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to enforce the provision 
included in Chapter 1.8 of the VHA Office of Community Care, 
``Field Guidebook: Specialty Programs'' to make wait time and 
drive time access standards only applicable to primary care, 
specialty care, and non-institutional extended care services.
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 9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Burchett of Tennessee 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the 
following:
    Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ban or remove 
the photograph ``V-J Day in Times Square''.
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 10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crane of Arizona or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the 
following:
    Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report a 
determination under section 5502 of title 38, United States 
Code, and section 3.353 of title 38 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, to the Department of Justice National Instant 
Criminal Background Check System established pursuant to 
section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 
U.S.C. 40901).
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 11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gluesenkamp Perez of 
          Washington or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 31, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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 12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gluesenkamp Perez of 
          Washington or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 31, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000)''.
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 13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gonzalez of Texas or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 36, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(decreased by $2,000,000)''.
    Page 36, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(decreased by $2,000,000)''.
    Page 44, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
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 14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gonzalez of Texas or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 44, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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  15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gottheimer of New 
            Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 30, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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 16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Greene of Georgia or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 8, strike lines 15 through 25.
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17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hageman of Wyoming or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
    Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to decommission 
mileage reimbursement kiosks.
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 18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative James of Michigan or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 34, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $3,250,000) (reduced by $3,250,000)''.
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19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kiggans of Virginia or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 9, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kiggans of Virginia or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 31, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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21. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kiggans of Virginia or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 31, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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22. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kiggans of Virginia or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 24, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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23. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaLota of New York or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 43, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $15,000,000) (increased by $15,000,000)''.
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24. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaLota of New York or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 9, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000)''.
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25. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaLota of New York or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 31, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''.
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26. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaLota of New York or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 34, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''.
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27. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaLota of New York or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 34, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000)''.
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28. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mast of Florida or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the 
following:
  Sec. 419. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Veterans Affairs in this Act may 
be used to enforce Veterans Health Directive 1315 as it relates 
to--
          (1) the policy stating that ``VHA providers are 
        prohibited from completing forms or registering 
        Veterans for participation in a State-approved 
        marijuana program'';
          (2) the directive for the ``Deputy Under Secretary 
        for Health for Operations and Management'' to ensure 
        that ``medical facility Directors are aware that it is 
        VHA policy for providers to assess Veteran use of 
        marijuana but providers are prohibited from 
        recommending, making referrals to or completing 
        paperwork for Veteran participation in State marijuana 
        programs''; and
          (3) the directive for the ``VA Medical Facility 
        Director'' to ensure that ``VA facility staff are aware 
        of the following'' ``[t]he prohibition on recommending, 
        making referrals to or completing forms and registering 
        Veterans for participation in State-approved marijuana 
        programs''.
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 29. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Molinaro of New York 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 31, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000)''.
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30. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Norton of District of 
           Columbia or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 28, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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31. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 28, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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32. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 31, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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33. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 32, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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34. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 36, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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35. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 43, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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36. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 31, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000)''.
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 37. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Peters of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 31, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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 38. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Peters of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 31, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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 39. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pfluger of Texas or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 34, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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40. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rodgers of Washington 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 32, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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41. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rodgers of Washington 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 10, line 20, after dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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 42. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Roy of Texas or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the 
following:
  Sec. 423.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to modify or remove any display of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs that bears the mission statement ``To fulfill 
President Lincoln's promise `to care for him who shall have 
borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan' by serving 
and honoring the men and women who are America's veterans.'''
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43. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schweikert of Arizona 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 26, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
  Page 35, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $1,000,000)''.
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44. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schweikert of Arizona 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 36, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000)''.
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 45. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Self of Texas or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction 
account) insert the following:
  Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
used to pay to an individual employed in a Senior Executive 
Service position (as such term is defined in section 3132(a) of 
title 5, United States Code) at the Department of Veterans 
Affairs a critical skills incentive under section 706(d) of 
title 38, United States Code.
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 46. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Steube of Florida or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the 
following:
    Sec. __. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to process medical 
claims for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Health 
Service Corps at the Department of Homeland Security.
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47. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wagner of Missouri or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 4, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased 
by $200,000,000) (reduced by $200,000,000)''.