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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4997 

Making supplemental appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs 

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 

Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. TESTER, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. 

BOOZMAN, Mr. MORAN, and Ms. COLLINS) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

Making supplemental appropriations for the Department of 

Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2024, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

5 fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other pur6 poses, namely: 

7 SEC. 101. (a) For an additional amount for fiscal 

8 year 2024, there is hereby appropriated on the date of 

9 enactment of this Act, for ‘‘Department of Veterans AfVerDate Sep 11 2014 05:50 Sep 10, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4997.IS S4997

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1 fairs—Veterans Benefits Administration—Compensation 

2 and Pensions’’, $2,285,513,000, to remain available until 

3 expended. 

4 (b) For an additional amount for fiscal year 2024, 

5 there is hereby appropriated on the date of enactment of 

6 this Act, for ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs—Veterans 

7 Benefits Administration—Readjustment Benefits’’, 

8 $596,969,000, to remain available until expended. 

9 (c) Each amount appropriated or made available in 

10 this section is in addition to amounts otherwise appro11 priated for the fiscal year involved. 

12 (d) No part of any appropriation contained in this 

13 section shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

14 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

15 (e) Unless otherwise provided for by this section, the 

16 additional amounts appropriated by this section to appro17 priations accounts shall be available under the authorities 

18 and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts 

19 for fiscal year 2024. 

20 SEC. 102. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act, the Government Account22 ability Office shall initiate a review of the circumstances 

23 surrounding and causes of the shortfall in the Veterans 

24 Benefits Administration funding in fiscal year 2024 and 

25 possible remedies the Department may take in the future 


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1 to improve annual budget submissions and prevent short2 falls. 

3 (b) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact4 ment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Manage5 ment and Budget shall submit to the appropriate commit6 tees of Congress revision of the budget submitted under 

7 section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for the 

8 Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025. 

9 (c) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact10 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

11 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

12 identifying potential cost savings measures within the 

13 Central Office of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

14 (d) In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 

15 of Congress’’ means the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

16 and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 

17 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee 

18 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

19 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Supplemental 

20 Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 

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