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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 2083 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To rescind an amount appropriated to the United States Agency for Inter- |
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| 6 | 6 | | national Development and appropriate such amount to the Department |
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| 7 | 7 | | of Veterans Affairs for the construction of State homes for veterans. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | MARCH11, 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. T |
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| 11 | 11 | | AYLOR(for himself, Mr. HUNT, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. WIED, Mr. ONDER, |
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| 12 | 12 | | and Mr. H |
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| 13 | 13 | | ARRIGAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to |
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| 14 | 14 | | the Committee on Appropriations |
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| 15 | 15 | | A BILL |
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| 16 | 16 | | To rescind an amount appropriated to the United States |
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| 17 | 17 | | Agency for International Development and appropriate |
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| 18 | 18 | | such amount to the Department of Veterans Affairs for |
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| 19 | 19 | | the construction of State homes for veterans. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 21 | 21 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 23 | 23 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans First Act 4 |
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| 24 | 24 | | of 2025’’. 5 |
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| 26 | 26 | | kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 |
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| 27 | 27 | | •HR 2083 IH |
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| 28 | 28 | | SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 1 |
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| 29 | 29 | | STATE HOMES FOR VETERANS. 2 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (a) R |
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| 31 | 31 | | ESCISSION.—From the unobligated balance of 3 |
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| 32 | 32 | | amounts made available to the United States Agency for 4 |
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| 33 | 33 | | International Development, $2,000,000,000 is hereby per-5 |
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| 34 | 34 | | manently rescinded. 6 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (b) A |
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| 36 | 36 | | PPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated to the 7 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Department of Veterans Affairs $2,000,000,000 for 8 |
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| 38 | 38 | | grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nurs-9 |
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| 39 | 39 | | ing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, 10 |
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| 40 | 40 | | or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary 11 |
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| 41 | 41 | | facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans 12 |
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| 42 | 42 | | as authorized by sections 8131 through 8138 of title 38, 13 |
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| 43 | 43 | | United States Code, to remain available until expended. 14 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Æ |
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