H-8343

   Amend Senate File 2466, as passed by the Senate, as follows:
   1.  Page 4, by striking lines 25 through 33 and inserting <shall annually allocate ten thousand dollars to each county commission of veteran affairs, or to each county sharing the services of an executive director or administrator pursuant to chapter 28E, to be used to>
   2.  Page 6, after line 3 by inserting: 
   <5.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027, and each subsequent fiscal year, the department shall allocate moneys transferred pursuant to section 99G.39 to each county commission of veteran affairs, or to each county sharing the services of an executive director or administrator pursuant to chapter 28E, based on performance criteria determined by the department. A county must annually increase the amount of veterans benefits distributed by five percent to be eligible to receive moneys under this subsection.>
   3.  Page 6, line 27, by striking <five> and inserting <five two>
   4.  Page 6, line 27, after <hundred> by inserting <fifty>
   5.  Page 7, after line 11 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 99G.39, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  3A.  Two hundred fifty thousand dollars in lottery revenues shall be transferred each fiscal year to the veterans services excellence fund created pursuant to section 35A.16 prior to deposit of the lottery revenues in the general fund of the state pursuant to section 99G.40.>
   6.  By renumbering as necessary.

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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

MOHR of Scott, Chairperson