Veterans Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024

Bill: 118-s-4997
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2024-09-09
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4997 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.

That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, namely: 101. (a) For an additional amount for fiscal year 2024, there is hereby appropriated on the date of enactment of this Act, for Department of Veterans Affairs—Veterans Benefits Administration—Compensation and Pensions , $2,285,513,000, to remain available until expended. (b) For an additional amount for fiscal year 2024, there is hereby appropriated on the date of enactment of this Act, for Department of Veterans Affairs—Veterans Benefits Administration—Readjustment Benefits , $596,969,000, to remain available until expended. (c) Each amount appropriated or made available in this section is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved. (d) No part of any appropriation contained in this section shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. (e) Unless otherwise provided for by this section, the additional amounts appropriated by this section to appropriations accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2024. 102. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Government Accountability Office shall initiate a review of the circumstances surrounding and causes of the shortfall in the Veterans Benefits Administration funding in fiscal year 2024 and possible remedies the Department may take in the future to improve annual budget submissions and prevent shortfalls. (b) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress revision of the budget submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025. (c) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report identifying potential cost savings measures within the Central Office of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (d) In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. This Act may be cited as the Veterans Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 .