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Text of Senate Amendment 6622

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On 2026-07-13, Senator Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6622" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6622

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3825-S3826] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6622. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title X, insert the following: [[Page S3826]] SEC. __. EXPANSION OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES TO INCLUDE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Expansion of Eligibility.--Section 2044 of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the section heading, by striking ``veteran'' and inserting ``eligible''; (2) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``veteran families'' and inserting ``eligible families''; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``veteran families'' and inserting ``eligible families''; and (C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``veteran family'' and inserting ``eligible family''; (3) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``veteran families'' and inserting ``eligible families''; and (ii) in subparagraph (D)(vii), by striking ``veteran family'' and inserting ``eligible family''; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``veteran families'' and inserting ``eligible families''; and (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``veteran families'' and inserting ``eligible families''; (4) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``veteran families'' each place it appears and inserting ``eligible families''; (5) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``veteran families'' and inserting ``eligible families''; and (6) in subsection (f)-- (A) in paragraph (6)(A)-- (i) by striking ``very low-income veteran family'' and inserting ``very low-income eligible family''; and (ii) by striking ``a veteran family'' and inserting ``an eligible family''; and (B) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: ``(7) The term `eligible family' includes-- ``(A) a veteran who is a single person; ``(B) a family in which the head of household or the spouse of the head of household is a veteran; ``(C) a former member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who has retired or separated from service after having served a term of enlistment and is a single person; and ``(D) a family in which the head of household or spouse of the head of household is a former member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who has retired or separated from service after having served a term of enlistment.''. (b) Funding.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (9) as subparagraphs (A) through (I), respectively; (2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``From amounts''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2)(A) Of amounts available under paragraph (1)(I) for fiscal year 2026, $50,000,000 shall be available to carry out subsections (a), (b), and (c) with respect to eligible families described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (f)(7). ``(B) Any amounts made available under subparagraph (A) to carry out subsections (a), (b), and (c) with respect to eligible families described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (f)(7) that remain available after supportive services have been provided to such families under this section shall be available during fiscal year 2026 to carry out subsections (a), (b), and (c) with respect to eligible families described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such subsection.''. SEC. __. STUDY ON FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY EXPERIENCED BY MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Report on Establishment of Study.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report detailing plans to establish a study to analyze food and housing insecurity experienced by members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. (b) Conduct of Study.--Not later than 120 days after the date on which the report required by subsection (a) is submitted, the Secretary of Defense shall begin conducting the study described in such subsection. (c) Annual Report.--Not later than one year after the date on which the report required by subsection (a) is submitted, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report including the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (b). (d) Reserve Component Defined.--In this section, the term ``reserve component'' has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6622 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3825-S3826] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6622. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title X, insert the following: [[Page S3826]] SEC. __. EXPANSION OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES TO INCLUDE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Expansion of Eligibility.--Section 2044 of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the section heading, by striking ``veteran'' and inserting ``eligible''; (2) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``veteran families'' and inserting ``eligible families''; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``veteran families'' and inserting ``eligible families''; and (C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``veteran family'' and inserting ``eligible family''; (3) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``veteran families'' and inserting ``eligible families''; and (ii) in subparagraph (D)(vii), by striking ``veteran family'' and inserting ``eligible family''; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``veteran families'' and inserting ``eligible families''; and (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``veteran families'' and inserting ``eligible families''; (4) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``veteran families'' each place it appears and inserting ``eligible families''; (5) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``veteran families'' and inserting ``eligible families''; and (6) in subsection (f)-- (A) in paragraph (6)(A)-- (i) by striking ``very low-income veteran family'' and inserting ``very low-income eligible family''; and (ii) by striking ``a veteran family'' and inserting ``an eligible family''; and (B) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: ``(7) The term `eligible family' includes-- ``(A) a veteran who is a single person; ``(B) a family in which the head of household or the spouse of the head of household is a veteran; ``(C) a former member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who has retired or separated from service after having served a term of enlistment and is a single person; and ``(D) a family in which the head of household or spouse of the head of household is a former member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who has retired or separated from service after having served a term of enlistment.''. (b) Funding.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (9) as subparagraphs (A) through (I), respectively; (2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``From amounts''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2)(A) Of amounts available under paragraph (1)(I) for fiscal year 2026, $50,000,000 shall be available to carry out subsections (a), (b), and (c) with respect to eligible families described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (f)(7). ``(B) Any amounts made available under subparagraph (A) to carry out subsections (a), (b), and (c) with respect to eligible families described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (f)(7) that remain available after supportive services have been provided to such families under this section shall be available during fiscal year 2026 to carry out subsections (a), (b), and (c) with respect to eligible families described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such subsection.''. SEC. __. STUDY ON FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY EXPERIENCED BY MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Report on Establishment of Study.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report detailing plans to establish a study to analyze food and housing insecurity experienced by members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. (b) Conduct of Study.--Not later than 120 days after the date on which the report required by subsection (a) is submitted, the Secretary of Defense shall begin conducting the study described in such subsection. (c) Annual Report.--Not later than one year after the date on which the report required by subsection (a) is submitted, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report including the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (b). (d) Reserve Component Defined.--In this section, the term ``reserve component'' has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. ______