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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4759 

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 

Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2023, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 3, 2022 

Mr. HEINRICH introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the 

fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, 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 

5 military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

6 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

7 30, 2023, and for other purposes, namely: 


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1 TITLE I 

2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

4 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip5 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

6 installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 

7 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

8 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec9 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con10 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func11 tions of the Commander in Chief, $1,481,665,000, to re12 main available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, 

13 of this amount, not to exceed $235,491,000 shall be avail14 able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

15 services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, 

16 unless the Secretary of the Army determines that addi17 tional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no18 tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

19 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 

20 Provided further, That of the amount made available 

21 under this heading, $624,100,000 shall be for the projects 

22 and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the 

23 heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ in the explanatory 

24 statement accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts 

25 otherwise available for such purposes. 


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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

2 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip3 ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in4 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 

5 Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 

6 personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

7 and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 

8 this appropriation, $4,024,314,000, to remain available 

9 until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, of this amount, 

10 not to exceed $434,524,000 shall be available for study, 

11 planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as 

12 authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy deter13 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

14 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

15 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

16 reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 

17 made available under this heading, $486,980,000 shall be 

18 for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci19 fied under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and 

20 Marine Corps’’ in the explanatory statement accom21 panying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise avail22 able for such purposes. 

23 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

24 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip25 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 


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1 installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 

2 as currently authorized by law, $2,306,796,000, to remain 

3 available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, of this 

4 amount, not to exceed $210,934,000 shall be available for 

5 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv6 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air 

7 Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 

8 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro9 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

10 and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the 

11 amount made available under this heading, $323,840,000 

12 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, 

13 specified under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air 

14 Force’’ in the explanatory statement accompanying this 

15 Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

16 purposes. 

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip20 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa21 tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen22 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

23 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

24 $2,514,648,000, to remain available until September 30, 

25 2027: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 


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1 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

2 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 

3 of Defense available for military construction or family 

4 housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with 

5 and to be available for the same purposes, and for the 

6 same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which 

7 transferred: Provided further, That, of the amount, not to 

8 exceed $473,197,000 shall be available for study, plan9 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au10 thorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter11 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

12 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

13 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

14 reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 

15 made available under this heading, $50,950,000 shall be 

16 for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci17 fied under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Defense18 Wide’’ in the explanatory statement accompanying this 

19 Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

20 purposes. 

21 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

22 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita23 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad24 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu25 tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 


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1 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza2 tion Acts, $480,638,000, to remain available until Sep3 tember 30, 2027: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

4 exceed $82,555,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

5 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

6 by law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard 

7 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

8 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria9 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

10 the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 

11 made available under this heading, $150,160,000 shall be 

12 for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci13 fied under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army Na14 tional Guard’’ in the explanatory statement accompanying 

15 this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for 

16 such purposes. 

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

18 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita19 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad20 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

21 therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 

22 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

23 Acts, $242,553,000, to remain available until September 

24 30, 2027: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed 

25 $43,182,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 


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1 and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 

2 unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines 

3 that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes 

4 and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 

5 Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 

6 therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made avail7 able under this heading, $101,170,000 shall be for the 

8 projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified 

9 under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air National 

10 Guard’’ in the explanatory statement accompanying this 

11 Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

12 purposes. 

13 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

14 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita15 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad16 ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 

17 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con18 struction Authorization Acts, $221,878,000, to remain 

19 available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, of the 

20 amount, not to exceed $37,829,000 shall be available for 

21 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv22 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army 

23 Reserve determines that additional obligations are nec24 essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

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1 mination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That 

2 of the amount made available under this heading, 

3 $74,000,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and 

4 in the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military 

5 Construction, Army Reserve’’ in the explanatory state6 ment accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts oth7 erwise available for such purposes. 

8 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

9 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita10 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad11 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 

12 Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 

13 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza14 tion Acts, $30,337,000, to remain available until Sep15 tember 30, 2027: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

16 exceed $2,590,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

17 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

18 by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that 

19 additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 

20 notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

21 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

22 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

23 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita24 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad25 ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 


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1 chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 

2 Construction Authorization Acts, $93,423,000, to remain 

3 available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, of the 

4 amount, not to exceed $21,573,000 shall be available for 

5 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv6 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air 

7 Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are 

8 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

9 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de10 termination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, 

11 That of the amount made available under this heading, 

12 $35,800,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and 

13 in the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military 

14 Construction, Air Force Reserve’’ in the explanatory state15 ment accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts oth16 erwise available for such purposes. 

17 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

18 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

19 For the United States share of the cost of the North 

20 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro21 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa22 cilities and installations (including international military 

23 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

24 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 

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1 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $210,139,000, to 

2 remain available until expended. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

4 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

5 Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the De6 fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 

7 U.S.C. 2687 note), $296,687,000, to remain available 

8 until September 30, 2027. 

9 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

10 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con11 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex12 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

13 $169,339,000, to remain available until September 30, 

14 2027. 

15 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

16 ARMY

17 For expenses of family housing for the Army for op18 eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

19 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in20 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $436,411,000. 

21 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE

22 CORPS

23 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma24 rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace25 ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 


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1 authorized by law, $337,297,000, to remain available until 

2 September 30, 2027. 

3 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

4 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

5 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma6 rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 

7 payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter8 est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 

9 law, $368,224,000. 

10 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

11 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

12 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 

13 expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

14 $232,788,000, to remain available until September 30, 

15 2027. 

16 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

17 FORCE

18 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

19 operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas20 ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 

21 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

22 $355,222,000. 


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1 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

2 DEFENSE-WIDE

3 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

4 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

5 military departments) for operation and maintenance, 

6 leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, 

7 $50,113,000. 

8 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING

9 IMPROVEMENT FUND

10 For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im11 provement Fund, $6,442,000, to remain available until ex12 pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu13 ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro14 viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili15 tary family housing and supporting facilities. 

16 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED

17 HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND

18 For the Department of Defense Military Unaccom19 panied Housing Improvement Fund, $494,000, to remain 

20 available until expended, for unaccompanied housing ini21 tiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, 

22 United States Code, providing alternative means of acquir23 ing and improving military unaccompanied housing and 

24 supporting facilities. 


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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

2 SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 

3 title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a4 fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 

5 exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, 

6 except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 

7 the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there8 for. 

9 SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con10 struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve11 hicles. 

12 SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con13 struction may be used for advances to the Federal High14 way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 

15 the construction of access roads as authorized by section 

16 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author17 ized therein are certified as important to the national de18 fense by the Secretary of Defense. 

19 SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this 

20 title may be used to begin construction of new bases in 

21 the United States for which specific appropriations have 

22 not been made. 

23 SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this 

24 title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements 

25 in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by 


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1 the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi2 neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina3 tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 

4 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

5 General; (3) where the estimated value is less than 

6 $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 

7 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

8 SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this 

9 title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site 

10 preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, 

11 except housing for which funds have been made available 

12 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con13 struction. 

14 SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 

15 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 

16 relocate any activity from one base or installation to an17 other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap18 propriations of both Houses of Congress. 

19 SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this 

20 title may be used for the procurement of steel for any con21 struction project or activity for which American steel pro22 ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied 

23 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

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1 ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 

2 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

3 SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this 

4 title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 

5 without prior notification to the Committees on Appro6 priations of both Houses of Congress. 

7 SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this 

8 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

9 estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for 

10 projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan11 tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 

12 bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are 

13 awarded to United States firms or United States firms 

14 in joint venture with host nation firms. 

15 SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this 

16 title for military construction in the United States terri17 tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 

18 Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be 

19 used to award any contract estimated by the Government 

20 to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided, 

21 That this section shall not be applicable to contract 

22 awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 

23 of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest respon24 sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 

25 than 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall 


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1 not apply to contract awards for military construction on 

2 Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re3 sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 

4 SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the 

5 appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in6 cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and 

7 scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 

8 States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts 

9 expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 

10 are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 

11 SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

12 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 

13 for construction authorized for each such military depart14 ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 

15 current session of Congress. 

16 SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing 

17 projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex18 pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 

19 be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec20 tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 

21 and on subsequent claims, if any. 

22 SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

23 law, any funds made available to a military department 

24 or defense agency for the construction of military projects 

25 may be obligated for a military construction project or 


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1 contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, 

2 at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after 

3 the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made 

4 available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are 

5 obligated from funds available for military construction 

6 projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated 

7 for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of 

8 such project is increased pursuant to law. 

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 

11 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic me12 dium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 

13 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

14 of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 

15 may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 

16 transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family 

17 Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 

18 for construction in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be 

19 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

20 and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 

21 directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of Defense 

22 Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 

23 from amounts appropriated for construction of military 

24 unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac25 counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 


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1 purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap2 propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria3 tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 

4 cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con5 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 

6 guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 

7 to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 

8 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 

9 of acquiring and improving military family housing, mili10 tary unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority 

13 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

14 transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 

15 Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the 

16 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 

17 of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated 

18 with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 

19 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall 

20 be merged with and be available for the same purposes 

21 and for the same time period as the fund to which trans22 ferred. 

23 SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

24 law, funds made available in this title for operation and 

25 maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 


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1 source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 

2 housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 

3 Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit may be 

4 spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen5 eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica6 tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 

7 medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 

8 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

9 of both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact 

10 notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 

11 solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi12 ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 

13 of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 

14 Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report an15 nually to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

16 Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex17 penditures for each individual general or flag officer quar18 ters for the prior fiscal year. 

19 SEC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im20 provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec21 tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro22 priated and shall be available until expended for the pur23 poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 

24 transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 


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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropria3 tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

4 for military construction and family housing operation and 

5 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 

6 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

7 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

8 authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga9 tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap10 propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 

11 may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur12 rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 

13 with and to be available for the same time period and for 

14 the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans15 ferred. 

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 SEC. 122. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

18 available in an account funded under the headings in this 

19 title may be transferred among projects and activities 

20 within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 

21 guidelines for military construction and family housing 

22 construction contained in Department of Defense Finan23 cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chap24 ter 7, of March 2011, as in effect on the date of enactment 

25 of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 123. None of the funds made available in this 

2 title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 

3 and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme4 tery. 

5 SEC. 124. For an additional amount for the accounts 

6 and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 

7 September 30, 2027: 

8 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $261,040,000; 

9 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 

10 $727,387,000; 

11 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $591,700,000; 

12 ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, 

13 $151,000,000; 

14 ‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’, 

15 $54,743,000; 

16 ‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’, 

17 $9,200,000; 

18 ‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’, 

19 $59,600,000; 

20 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy Reserve’’, 

21 $137,300,000; 

22 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’, 

23 $8,000,000; 

24 ‘‘Family Housing Construction, Army’’, 

25 $292,822,000; and 


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1 ‘‘Family Housing Construction, Air Force’’, 

2 $18,800,000: 

3 Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry 

4 out construction and cost to complete projects identified 

5 in the respective military department’s unfunded priority 

6 list for fiscal year 2023 submitted to Congress: Provided 

7 further, That such projects are subject to authorization 

8 prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry out 

9 construction: Provided further, That not later than 60 

10 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the mili11 tary department concerned, or his or her designee, shall 

12 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

13 Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds pro14 vided under this section. 

15 SEC. 125. All amounts appropriated to the ‘‘Depart16 ment of Defense—Military Construction, Army’’, ‘‘De17 partment of Defense—Military Construction, Navy and 

18 Marine Corps’’, ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Con19 struction, Air Force’’, and ‘‘Department of Defense—Mili20 tary Construction, Defense-Wide’’ accounts pursuant to 

21 the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense 

22 Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2023 in the 

23 funding table in section 4601 of that Act shall be imme24 diately available and allotted to contract for the full scope 

25 of authorized projects. 


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1 SEC. 126. Notwithstanding section 116 of this Act, 

2 funds made available in this Act or any available unobli3 gated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be obli4 gated before October 1, 2024 for fiscal year 2017 and fis5 cal year 2018 military construction projects for which 

6 project authorization has not lapsed or for which author7 ization is extended for fiscal year 2023 by a National De8 fense Authorization Act: Provided, That no amounts may 

9 be obligated pursuant to this section from amounts that 

10 were designated by the Congress as an emergency require11 ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 

12 or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

13 Act of 1985. 

14 SEC. 127. For the purposes of this Act, the term 

15 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit16 tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

17 and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construc18 tion and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria19 tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 

20 Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 

21 Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

22 SEC. 128. For an additional amount for the accounts 

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1 partment of Defense laboratory facilities, to remain avail2 able until September 30, 2027: 

3 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $20,000,000; 

4 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 

5 $10,000,000; and 

6 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $90,000,000: 

7 Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of 

8 this Act, the Secretary of the military department con9 cerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Commit10 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex11 penditure plan for funds provided under this section: Pro12 vided further, That the Secretary of the military depart13 ment concerned may not obligate or expend any funds 

14 prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of 

15 both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required 

16 by this section. 

17 SEC. 129. For an additional amount for the accounts 

18 and in the amounts specified for planning and design and 

19 unspecified minor construction, for improving military in20 stallation resilience, to remain available until September 

21 30, 2027: 

22 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $10,000,000; 

23 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 

24 $20,000,000; and 

25 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $10,000,000: 


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1 Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of 

2 this Act, the Secretary of the military department con3 cerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Commit4 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex5 penditure plan for funds provided under this section: Pro6 vided further, That the Secretary of the military depart7 ment concerned may not obligate or expend any funds 

8 prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of 

9 both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required 

10 by this section. 

11 SEC. 130. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 

12 Construction, Air Force’’, $100,000,000, to remain avail13 able until September 30, 2027, for expenses incurred as 

14 a result of natural disasters: Provided, That not later than 

15 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec16 retary of the Air Force, or his or her designee, shall sub17 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

18 of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under 

19 this section. 

20 SEC. 131. For an additional amount for the accounts 

21 and in the amounts specified to address cost increases 

22 identified subsequent to the fiscal year 2023 budget re23 quest for authorized major construction projects included 

24 in that request, to remain available until September 30, 

25 2027: 


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1 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $40,000,000; 

2 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 

3 $65,000,000; 

4 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $58,000,000; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, 

7 $51,000,000: 

8 Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of 

9 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military de10 partment concerned, or his or her designee, shall submit 

11 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

12 Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under 

13 this section: Provided further, That the Secretary of the 

14 military department concerned may not obligate or expend 

15 any funds prior to approval by the Committees on Appro16 priations of both Houses of Congress of the expenditure 

17 plan required by this section. 


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1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

3 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

4 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For the payment of compensation benefits to or on 

7 behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability ex8 aminations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 

9 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; 

10 pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 

11 by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United 

12 States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitle13 ment Program for Survivors, emergency and other offi14 cers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certifi15 cates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insur16 ance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV 

17 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 

18 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sec19 tions 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 

20 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, 

21 $146,778,136,000, which shall become available on Octo22 ber 1, 2023, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

23 That not to exceed $21,423,000 of the amount made avail24 able for fiscal year 2024 under this heading shall be reim25 bursed to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans BeneVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:27 Aug 04, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4759.IS S4759

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1 fits Administration’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Sys2 tems’’ for necessary expenses in implementing the provi3 sions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States 

4 Code, the funding source for which is specifically provided 

5 as the ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’ appropriation: Pro6 vided further, That such sums as may be earned on an 

7 actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to 

8 ‘‘Medical Care Collections Fund’’ to augment the funding 

9 of individual medical facilities for nursing home care pro10 vided to pensioners as authorized. 

11 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

12 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 

13 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap14 ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 

15 61 of title 38, United States Code, $8,452,500,000, which 

16 shall become available on October 1, 2023, to remain 

17 available until expended: Provided, That expenses for re18 habilitation program services and assistance which the 

19 Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of 

20 section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than 

21 under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that sub22 section, shall be charged to this account. 

23 VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

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1 erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 

2 authorized by chapters 19 and 21 of title 38, United 

3 States Code, $121,126,000, which shall become available 

4 on October 1, 2023, to remain available until expended. 

5 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

6 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 

7 sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as 

8 authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 

9 title 38, United States Code: Provided, That such costs, 

10 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de11 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

12 1974: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 2023, 

13 within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in 

14 gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe15 cially adapted housing loans. 

16 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

17 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $282,361,131. 

18 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

19 For the cost of direct loans, $7,171, as authorized 

20 by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, 

21 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

22 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres23 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 

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1 sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 

2 loans not to exceed $942,330. 

3 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

4 carry out the direct loan program, $445,698, which may 

5 be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex6 penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 

7 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

8 ACCOUNT

9 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

10 loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 

11 of title 38, United States Code, $1,400,000. 

12 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

13 ADMINISTRATION

14 For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 

15 Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, in16 cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement 

17 of the General Services Administration for security guard 

18 services, and reimbursement of the Department of De19 fense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 

20 $3,863,000,000: Provided, That expenses for services and 

21 assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and 

22 (11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, 

23 that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are nec24 essary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum ex25 tent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and 


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1 maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum 

2 independence in daily living, shall be charged to this ac3 count: Provided further, That, of the funds made available 

4 under this heading, not to exceed 10 percent shall remain 

5 available until September 30, 2024. 

6 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

7 MEDICAL SERVICES

8 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

9 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 

10 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

11 veterans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United 

12 States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 

13 under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 

14 medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, 

15 food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare em16 ployees hired under title 38, United States Code, assist17 ance and support services for caregivers as authorized by 

18 section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repay19 ments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and 

20 Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public 

21 Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), 

22 monthly assistance allowances authorized by section 

23 322(d) of title 38, United States Code, grants authorized 

24 by section 521A of title 38, United States Code, and ad25 ministrative expenses necessary to carry out sections 


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1 322(d) and 521A of title 38, United States Code, and hos2 pital care and medical services authorized by section 1787 

3 of title 38, United States Code; $261,000,000, which shall 

4 be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this 

5 heading that become available on October 1, 2022; and, 

6 in addition, $74,004,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall 

7 become available on October 1, 2023, and shall remain 

8 available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the 

9 amount made available on October 1, 2023, under this 

10 heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until Sep11 tember 30, 2025: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 

12 any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Af13 fairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical 

14 treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabil15 ities, lower income, or have special needs: Provided further, 

16 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec17 retary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for 

18 the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in en19 rollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, 

20 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec21 retary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing 

22 of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administra23 tion facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written 

24 prescriptions based on requirements established by the 

25 Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation of 


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1 the program described in the previous proviso shall incur 

2 no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: 

3 Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

4 shall ensure that sufficient amounts appropriated under 

5 this heading for medical supplies and equipment are avail6 able for the acquisition of prosthetics designed specifically 

7 for female veterans. 

8 MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE

9 For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to 

10 individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United 

11 States Code, at non-Department facilities, 

12 $4,300,000,000, which shall be in addition to funds pre13 viously appropriated under this heading that become avail14 able on October 1, 2022; and, in addition, 

15 $33,000,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become 

16 available on October 1, 2023, and shall remain available 

17 until September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the amount 

18 made available on October 1, 2023, under this heading, 

19 $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

20 2025. 

21 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

22 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

23 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 

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1 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart2 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De3 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

4 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov5 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $1,400,000,000, which 

6 shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under 

7 this heading that become available on October 1, 2022; 

8 and, in addition, $12,300,000,000, plus reimbursements, 

9 shall become available on October 1, 2023, and shall re10 main available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That, 

11 of the amount made available on October 1, 2023, under 

12 this heading, $350,000,000 shall remain available until 

13 September 30, 2025. 

14 MEDICAL FACILITIES

15 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op16 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 

17 and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad18 ministration; for administrative expenses in support of 

19 planning, design, project management, real property ac20 quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 

21 any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 

22 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

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1 ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 

2 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate3 rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services; 

4 $1,500,000,000, which shall be in addition to funds pre5 viously appropriated under this heading that become avail6 able on October 1, 2022; and, in addition, 

7 $8,800,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail8 able on October 1, 2023, and shall remain available until 

9 September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the amount made 

10 available on October 1, 2023, under this heading, 

11 $500,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

12 2025. 

13 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

14 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

15 medical and prosthetic research and development as au16 thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 

17 $916,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail18 able until September 30, 2024: Provided, That the Sec19 retary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 

20 amounts appropriated under this heading are available for 

21 prosthetic research specifically for female veterans, and 

22 for toxic exposure research. 

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1 wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there2 for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 

3 of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper4 ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter5 ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 

6 of the National Cemetery Administration, $430,000,000, 

7 of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available 

8 until September 30, 2024. 

9 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

10 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 For necessary operating expenses of the Department 

13 of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 

14 administrative expenses in support of Department-wide 

15 capital planning, management and policy activities, uni16 forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 

17 official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas18 senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 

19 Services Administration for security guard services, 

20 $425,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall re21 main available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That 

22 funds provided under this heading may be transferred to 

23 ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis24 tration’’. 


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1 BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS

2 For necessary operating expenses of the Board of 

3 Veterans Appeals, $285,000,000, of which not to exceed 

4 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 

5 2024. 

6 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 For necessary expenses for information technology 

9 systems and telecommunications support, including devel10 opmental information systems and operational information 

11 systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital 

12 asset acquisition of information technology systems, in13 cluding management and related contractual costs of said 

14 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

15 operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

16 States Code, $5,782,000,000, plus reimbursements: Pro17 vided, That $1,494,230,000 shall be for pay and associ18 ated costs, of which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain 

19 available until September 30, 2024: Provided further, That 

20 $4,145,678,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, 

21 of which not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available 

22 until September 30, 2024: Provided further, That 

23 $142,092,000 shall be for information technology systems 

24 development, and shall remain available until September 

25 30, 2024: Provided further, That amounts made available 


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1 for salaries and expenses, operations and maintenance, 

2 and information technology systems development may be 

3 transferred among the three subaccounts after the Sec4 retary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Committees 

5 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the author6 ity to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Pro7 vided further, That amounts made available for the ‘‘Infor8 mation Technology Systems’’ account for development 

9 may be transferred among projects or to newly defined 

10 projects: Provided further, That no project may be in11 creased or decreased by more than $3,000,000 of cost 

12 prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appro13 priations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer 

14 and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period 

15 of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, That the funds 

16 made available under this heading for information tech17 nology systems development shall be for the projects, and 

18 in the amounts, specified under this heading in the explan19 atory statement accompanying this Act. 

20 VETERANS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD

21 For activities related to implementation, preparation, 

22 development, interface, management, rollout, and mainte23 nance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, in24 cluding contractual costs associated with operations au25 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 


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1 and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 

2 5 and 38, United States Code, $1,759,000,000, to remain 

3 available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That the 

4 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Commit5 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress quar6 terly reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and de7 ployment implementation by facility, including any 

8 changes from the deployment plan or schedule: Provided 

9 further, That the funds provided in this account shall only 

10 be available to the Office of the Deputy Secretary, to be 

11 administered by that Office: Provided further, That 25 

12 percent of the funds made available under this heading 

13 shall not be available until July 1, 2023, and are contin14 gent upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (1) being up 

15 to date on the quarterly reports on cost, performance 

16 metrics, and outcomes as required by the VA Electronic 

17 Health Record Transparency Act of 2021 (Public Law 

18 117–154), and (2) providing a report comparing current 

19 estimated costs to the revised Life Cycle Cost Estimate 

20 and certifying and detailing any changes to the full deploy21 ment schedule, no later than 30 days prior to that date 

22 to the Committees on Appropriations. 

23 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

24 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

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1 the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

2 U.S.C. App.), $273,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 

3 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2024. 

4 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

5 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

6 any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 

7 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

8 Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 

9 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 

10 Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar11 chitectural and engineering services, construction manage12 ment services, maintenance or guarantee period services 

13 costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 

14 under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility 

15 and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac16 quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 

17 than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 

18 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were 

19 made available in a previous major project appropriation, 

20 $1,447,890,000, of which $731,722,000 shall remain 

21 available until September 30, 2027, and of which 

22 $716,168,000 shall remain available until expended, of 

23 which $1,500,000 shall be available for seismic improve24 ment projects and seismic program management activities, 

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1 the Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities or 

2 National Cemetery Administration accounts: Provided, 

3 That except for advance planning activities, including 

4 needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 

5 investments, and other capital asset management related 

6 activities, including portfolio development and manage7 ment activities, and planning, cost estimating, and design 

8 for major medical facility projects and major medical facil9 ity leases and investment strategy studies funded through 

10 the advance planning fund and the planning and design 

11 activities funded through the design fund, staffing ex12 penses, and funds provided for the purchase, security, and 

13 maintenance of land for the National Cemetery Adminis14 tration through the land acquisition line item, none of the 

15 funds made available under this heading shall be used for 

16 any project that has not been notified to Congress through 

17 the budgetary process or that has not been approved by 

18 the Congress through statute, joint resolution, or in the 

19 explanatory statement accompanying such Act and pre20 sented to the President at the time of enrollment: Provided 

21 further, That such sums as may be necessary shall be 

22 available to reimburse the ‘‘General Administration’’ ac23 count for payment of salaries and expenses of all Office 

24 of Construction and Facilities Management employees to 

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1 provided, including minor construction and leasing serv2 ices: Provided further, That funds made available under 

3 this heading for fiscal year 2023, for each approved 

4 project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a con5 struction documents contract by September 30, 2023; and 

6 (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep7 tember 30, 2024: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

8 Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees 

9 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written 

10 report on any approved major construction project for 

11 which obligations are not incurred within the time limita12 tions established above: Provided further, That notwith13 standing the requirements of section 8104(a) of title 38, 

14 United States Code, amounts made available under this 

15 heading for seismic improvement projects and seismic pro16 gram management activities shall be available for the com17 pletion of both new and existing seismic projects of the 

18 Department. 

19 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

20 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

21 any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 

22 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

23 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 

24 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

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1 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro2 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

3 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

4 site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in 

5 sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, 

6 United States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the 

7 estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the 

8 amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, 

9 United States Code, $626,110,000, of which 

10 $563,499,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

11 2027, and of which $62,611,000 shall remain available 

12 until expended, along with unobligated balances of pre13 vious ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations 

14 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

15 estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth 

16 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

17 under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the 

18 nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 

19 of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 

20 damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 

21 and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to 

22 minimize further loss by such causes. 


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1 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

2 FACILITIES

3 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

4 State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re5 model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 

6 and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 

7 care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 

8 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $150,000,000, to 

9 remain available until expended. 

10 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES

11 For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 

12 in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme13 teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 

14 States Code, $50,000,000, to remain available until ex15 pended. 

16 COST OF WAR TOXIC EXPOSURES FUND

17 For investment in the delivery of veterans health care 

18 associated with exposure to environmental hazards, the ex19 penses incident to the delivery of veterans’ health care and 

20 benefits associated with exposure to environmental haz21 ards, and medical and other research relating to exposure 

22 to environmental hazards, as authorized by section 324 

23 of title 38, United States Code, $1,400,000,000, to remain 

24 available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not 

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1 the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall 

2 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

3 Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds pro4 vided under this heading for fiscal year 2023: Provided 

5 further, That the Secretary may not obligate, expend, or 

6 transfer any funds prior to approval by the Committees 

7 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the ex8 penditure plan required by this section or absent a re9 sponse, a period of 30 days has elapsed. 

10 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2023 for 

13 ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, 

14 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans15 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro16 priations: Provided, That, before a transfer may take 

17 place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 

18 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con19 gress the authority to make the transfer and such Com20 mittees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period 

21 of 30 days has elapsed. 

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart24 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, in this or 

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1 Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, 

2 and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts may be transferred 

3 among the accounts: Provided, That any transfers among 

4 the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, and 

5 ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ accounts of 1 percent 

6 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

7 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica8 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com9 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 

10 the amount and purpose of the transfer: Provided further, 

11 That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Med12 ical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support and Compli13 ance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the 

14 cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may take place 

15 only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on 

16 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

17 to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided 

18 further, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facili19 ties’’ account may take place only after the Secretary re20 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

21 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 

22 and an approval is issued. 

23 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

24 salaries and expenses shall be available for services au25 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 


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1 hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land 

2 or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author3 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

4 States Code. 

5 SEC. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the 

6 appropriations for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, and 

7 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’) shall be available for the 

8 purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any 

9 new hospital or home. 

10 SEC. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be 

11 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

12 (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex13 amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet14 erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec15 tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 

16 or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

17 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim18 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina19 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such 

20 rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

21 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

22 ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, 

23 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be avail24 able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re25 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 


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1 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

2 2022. 

3 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

4 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

5 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

6 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

7 Code, except that if such obligations are from trust fund 

8 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

9 and Pensions’’. 

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

12 law, during fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Veterans 

13 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

14 Fund under section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, 

15 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

16 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 

17 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 

18 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen19 eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra20 tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 

21 the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi22 nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse23 ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu24 mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 

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1 claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 

2 have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of 

3 administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 

4 amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 

5 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 

6 surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 

7 shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 

8 2023 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 

9 such insurance program and to the provision of any total 

10 disability income insurance included in that insurance pro11 gram. 

12 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

13 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in14 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro15 viding enhanced-use lease services shall be available until 

16 expended. 

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 210. Funds available in this title or funds for 

19 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

20 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage21 ment, Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of Employment 

22 Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and the Alter23 native Dispute Resolution function within the Office of 

24 Human Resources and Administration for all services pro25 vided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to 


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1 exceed $86,481,000 for the Office of Resolution Manage2 ment, Diversity and Inclusion, $6,812,000 for the Office 

3 of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, 

4 and $4,576,000 for the Alternative Dispute Resolution 

5 function within the Office of Human Resources and Ad6 ministration: Provided, That payments may be made in 

7 advance for services to be furnished based on estimated 

8 costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be 

9 credited to the ‘‘General Administration’’ and ‘‘Informa10 tion Technology Systems’’ accounts for use by the office 

11 that provided the service. 

12 SEC. 211. No funds of the Department of Veterans 

13 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

14 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

15 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv16 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 

17 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec18 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

19 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

20 information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro21 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man22 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason23 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

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1 provided in a prior fiscal year may be obligated by the 

2 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re3 ceived. 

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

6 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas7 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

8 the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, 

9 Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction 

10 (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 

11 and improvements of any medical facility under the juris12 diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af13 fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 

14 provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con15 struction, Minor Projects’’. 

16 SEC. 213. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 

17 Services’’ are available— 

18 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup19 plies, and equipment; and 

20 (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and 

21 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

22 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 SEC. 214. Such sums as may be deposited into the 

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1 of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the 

2 ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ ac3 counts to remain available until expended for the purposes 

4 of these accounts. 

5 SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

6 enter into agreements with Federally Qualified Health 

7 Centers in the State of Alaska and Indian Tribes and 

8 Tribal organizations which are party to the Alaska Native 

9 Health Compact with the Indian Health Service, to pro10 vide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental 

11 care, to veterans in rural Alaska. The Secretary shall re12 quire participating veterans and facilities to comply with 

13 all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the 

14 Secretary. The term ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those 

15 lands which are not within the boundaries of the munici16 pality of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough. 

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 216. Such sums as may be deposited into the 

19 Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pur20 suant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

21 be transferred to the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and 

22 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail23 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

24 SEC. 217. Not later than 30 days after the end of 

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1 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

2 Houses of Congress a report on the financial status of the 

3 Department of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: 

4 Provided, That, at a minimum, the report shall include 

5 the direction contained in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quar6 terly reporting’’, under the heading ‘‘General Administra7 tion’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 

8 Public Law 114–223. 

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 218. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med11 ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Sup12 port and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Op13 erating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 

14 ‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, 

15 and ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fis16 cal year 2023 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Informa17 tion Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such 

18 transfers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggre19 gate increase in the total amount made available by this 

20 Act for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ account: 

21 Provided further, That, before a transfer may take place, 

22 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

23 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

24 the authority to make the transfer and an approval is 

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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 219. Of the amounts appropriated to the De3 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023 for 

4 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 

5 Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Con6 struction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology 

7 Systems’’, up to $330,140,000, plus reimbursements, may 

8 be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—De9 partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra10 tion Fund, established by section 1704 of the National De11 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 

12 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571) and may be used for operation 

13 of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical 

14 facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hun15 ter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

16 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, 

17 That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 

18 designated in this section to the Joint Department of De19 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

20 Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec21 retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appro22 priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 

23 That section 220 of title II of division J of Public Law 

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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the De3 partment of Veterans Affairs which become available on 

4 October 1, 2023, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Com5 munity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

6 ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $314,825,000, plus reimburse7 ments, may be transferred to the Joint Department of De8 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

9 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

10 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

11 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571) and may be used 

12 for operation of the facilities designated as combined Fed13 eral medical facilities as described by section 706 of the 

14 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

15 Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): 

16 Provided, That additional funds may be transferred from 

17 accounts designated in this section to the Joint Depart18 ment of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Med19 ical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notifica20 tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit21 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 221. Such sums as may be deposited into the 

24 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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1 at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facili2 ties as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 

3 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

4 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be avail5 able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of De6 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

7 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

8 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

9 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571); and (2) for oper10 ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 

11 medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun12 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

13 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Pro14 vided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the 

15 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

16 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), amounts trans17 ferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department 

18 of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

19 shall remain available until expended. 

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 SEC. 222. Of the amounts available in this title for 

22 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 

23 Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, a 

24 minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the 

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1 thorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States 

2 Code, to remain available until expended, for any purpose 

3 authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United States Code. 

4 SEC. 223. None of the funds available to the Depart5 ment of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may 

6 be used to replace the current system by which the Vet7 erans Integrated Service Networks select and contract for 

8 diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment. 

9 SEC. 224. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no10 tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

11 Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project 

12 that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the pro13 grammed amount of the project, whichever is less: Pro14 vided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 

15 of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Pro16 vided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Commit17 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 

18 days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall 

19 describe the anticipated use of such savings. 

20 SEC. 225. None of the funds made available for 

21 ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ may be used for a project 

22 in excess of the scope specified for that project in the origi23 nal justification data provided to the Congress as part of 

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1 erans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 

2 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

3 SEC. 226. Not later than 30 days after the end of 

4 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

5 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

6 Houses of Congress a quarterly report containing perform7 ance measures and data from each Veterans Benefits Ad8 ministration Regional Office: Provided, That, at a min9 imum, the report shall include the direction contained in 

10 the section entitled ‘‘Disability claims backlog’’, under the 

11 heading ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 

12 Administration’’ in the joint explanatory statement accom13 panying Public Law 114–223: Provided further, That the 

14 report shall also include information on the number of ap15 peals pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration as 

16 well as the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly 

17 basis. 

18 SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

19 provide written notification to the Committees on Appro20 priations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to or21 ganizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or 

22 more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of 

23 the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 

24 SEC. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

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1 priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 

2 single national outreach and awareness marketing cam3 paign in which obligations exceed $1,000,000. 

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 229. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon 

6 determination that such action is necessary to address 

7 needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may trans8 fer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary 

9 appropriations made available for fiscal year 2023 in this 

10 title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General Oper11 ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ ac12 count) or any discretionary unobligated balances within 

13 the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those ap14 propriated for fiscal year 2023, that were provided in ad15 vance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers 

16 shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Man17 agement and Budget: Provided further, That the transfer 

18 authority provided in this section is in addition to any 

19 other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, 

20 That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that 

21 were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 

22 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

23 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

24 1985: Provided further, That such authority to transfer 

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1 on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for 

2 which originally appropriated and in no case where the 

3 item for which funds are requested has been denied by 

4 Congress: Provided further, That, upon determination that 

5 all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation 

6 are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back 

7 to that appropriation and shall be available for the same 

8 purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further, 

9 That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of 

10 Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on 

11 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

12 to make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 230. Amounts made available for the Depart15 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, under the 

16 ‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’ and the ‘‘General Operating 

17 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts 

18 may be transferred between such accounts: Provided, That 

19 before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Vet20 erans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appro21 priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 

22 make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 

23 SEC. 231. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 

24 reprogram funds among major construction projects or 

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1 $7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by 

2 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con3 gress. 

4 SEC. 232. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

5 ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section 

6 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code— 

7 (1) provides to individuals who contact the hot8 line immediate assistance from a trained profes9 sional; and 

10 (2) adheres to all requirements of the American 

11 Association of Suicidology. 

12 (b)(1) None of the funds made available by this Act 

13 may be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Execu14 tive action that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

15 from appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil 

16 service position, or establishing a new civil service position, 

17 at the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to 

18 such a position relating to the hotline specified in sub19 section (a). 

20 (2) In this subsection— 

21 (A) the term ‘‘civil service’’ has the meaning 

22 given such term in section 2101(1) of title 5, United 

23 States Code; and 

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1 (i) any Executive order, Presidential 

2 memorandum, or other action by the President; 

3 and 

4 (ii) any agency policy, order, or other di5 rective. 

6 (c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall con7 duct a study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified 

8 in subsection (a) during the 5-year period beginning on 

9 January 1, 2016, based on an analysis of national suicide 

10 data and data collected from such hotline. 

11 (2) At a minimum, the study required by paragraph 

12 (1) shall— 

13 (A) determine the number of veterans who con14 tact the hotline specified in subsection (a) and who 

15 receive follow up services from the hotline or mental 

16 health services from the Department of Veterans Af17 fairs thereafter; 

18 (B) determine the number of veterans who con19 tact the hotline who are not referred to, or do not 

20 continue receiving, mental health care who commit 

21 suicide; and 

22 (C) determine the number of veterans described 

23 in subparagraph (A) who commit or attempt suicide. 

24 SEC. 233. Effective during the period beginning on 

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1 of the funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans 

2 Affairs by this or any other Act may be obligated or ex3 pended in contravention of the ‘‘Veterans Health Adminis4 tration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement 

5 on the Veterans Health Administration’s Screening for 

6 Breast Cancer Guidance’’ published on May 10, 2017, as 

7 issued by the Veterans Health Administration National 

8 Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 

9 SEC. 234. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

10 of law, the amounts appropriated or otherwise made avail11 able to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the ‘‘Med12 ical Services’’ account may be used to provide— 

13 (1) fertility counseling and treatment using as14 sisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran 

15 or the spouse of a covered veteran; or 

16 (2) adoption reimbursement to a covered vet17 eran. 

18 (b) In this section: 

19 (1) The term ‘‘service-connected’’ has the 

20 meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, 

21 United States Code. 

22 (2) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a vet23 eran, as such term is defined in section 101 of title 

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1 disability that results in the inability of the veteran 

2 to procreate without the use of fertility treatment. 

3 (3) The term ‘‘assisted reproductive tech4 nology’’ means benefits relating to reproductive as5 sistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces 

6 who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty 

7 pursuant to section 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, United 

8 States Code, as described in the memorandum on 

9 the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted Reproductive 

10 Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/ 

11 Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service 

12 Members’’ issued by the Assistant Secretary of De13 fense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the 

14 guidance issued to implement such policy, including 

15 any limitations on the amount of such benefits avail16 able to such a member except that— 

17 (A) the time periods regarding embryo 

18 cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 

19 III(G) and in part IV(H) of such memorandum 

20 shall not apply; and 

21 (B) such term includes embryo 

22 cryopreservation and storage without limitation 

23 on the duration of such cryopreservation and 

24 storage. 


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1 (4) The term ‘‘adoption reimbursement’’ means 

2 reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 

3 an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en4 actment of this Act under the same terms as apply 

5 under the adoption reimbursement program of the 

6 Department of Defense, as authorized in Depart7 ment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the 

8 reimbursement limits and requirements set forth in 

9 such instruction. 

10 (c) Amounts made available for the purposes speci11 fied in subsection (a) of this section are subject to the 

12 requirements for funds contained in section 508 of division 

13 H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public 

14 Law 115–141). 

15 SEC. 235. None of the funds appropriated or other16 wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 

17 Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 

18 that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor19 tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 

20 Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 

21 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 

22 119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, 

23 United States Code. 

24 SEC. 236. Section 842 of Public Law 109–115 shall 

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1 Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Ad2 ministration, or National Cemetery Administration to con3 tractor performance by a business concern that is at least 

4 51 percent owned by one or more Indian Tribes as defined 

5 in section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code, or one 

6 or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in sec7 tion 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code. 

8 SEC. 237. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 

9 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the 

10 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall dis11 continue using Social Security account numbers to identify 

12 individuals in all information systems of the Department 

13 of Veterans Affairs as follows: 

14 (1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary 

15 of Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under 

16 laws administered by the Secretary, not later than 

17 March 23, 2023. 

18 (2) For all individuals not described in para19 graph (1), not later than March 23, 2026. 

20 (b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a So21 cial Security account number to identify an individual in 

22 an information system of the Department of Veterans Af23 fairs if and only if the use of such number is required 

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1 formation system that is not under the jurisdiction of the 

2 Secretary. 

3 (c) The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall super4 sede section 238 of Public Law 116–94. 

5 SEC. 238. For funds provided to the Department of 

6 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2023 and 2024 

7 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, section 239 of division A of Public 

8 Law 114–223 shall apply. 

9 SEC. 239. None of the funds appropriated in this or 

10 prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 

11 the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to trans12 fer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Com13 pensation Fund to any other account within the Depart14 ment of Veterans Affairs. 

15 SEC. 240. Of the funds provided to the Department 

16 of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2023 and fiscal 

17 year 2024 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, funds may be used in 

18 each year to carry out and expand the child care program 

19 authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, not20 withstanding subsection (e) of such section. 

21 SEC. 241. None of the funds appropriated or other22 wise made available in this title may be used by the Sec23 retary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement re24 lated to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual 

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1 ing to members of Congress or their staff on any topic 

2 not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law 

3 or required by Executive order to be kept secret in the 

4 interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign af5 fairs. 

6 SEC. 242. For funds provided to the Department of 

7 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2023 and 2024, 

8 section 258 of division A of Public Law 114–223 shall 

9 apply. 

10 SEC. 243. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth11 erwise made available by this Act may be used to deny 

12 an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 

13 to any records, documents, or other materials available to 

14 the department or agency over which that Inspector Gen15 eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act 

16 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the ac17 cess of the Inspector General to such records, documents, 

18 or other materials, under any provision of law, except a 

19 provision of law that expressly refers to such Inspector 

20 General and expressly limits the right of access. 

21 (b) A department or agency covered by this section 

22 shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, 

23 documents, and other materials in a timely manner. 

24 (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance 

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1 formation provided by the establishment over which that 

2 Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 

3 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 

4 (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 

5 shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the 

6 Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

7 of Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure 

8 by any department or agency covered by this section to 

9 comply with this requirement. 

10 SEC. 244. None of the funds made available in this 

11 Act may be used in a manner that would increase wait 

12 times for veterans who seek care at medical facilities of 

13 the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

14 SEC. 245. None of the funds appropriated or other15 wise made available by this Act to the Veterans Health 

16 Administration may be used in fiscal year 2023 to convert 

17 any program which received specific purpose funds in fis18 cal year 2022 to a general purpose funded program unless 

19 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits written notifica20 tion of any such proposal to the Committees on Appropria21 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 

22 to any such action and an approval is issued by the Com23 mittees. 

24 SEC. 246. For funds provided to the Department of 

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1 section 248 of division A of Public Law 114–223 shall 

2 apply. 

3 SEC. 247. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth4 erwise made available by this Act may be used to conduct 

5 research commencing on or after October 1, 2019, that 

6 uses any canine, feline, or non-human primate unless the 

7 Secretary of Veterans Affairs approves such research spe8 cifically and in writing pursuant to subsection (b). 

9 (b)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may approve 

10 the conduct of research commencing on or after October 

11 1, 2019, using canines, felines, or non-human primates if 

12 the Secretary determines that— 

13 (A) the scientific objectives of the research can 

14 only be met by using such canines, felines, or non15 human primates; 

16 (B) such scientific objectives are directly related 

17 to an illness or injury that is combat-related; and 

18 (C) the research is consistent with the revised 

19 Department of Veterans Affairs canine research pol20 icy document dated December 15, 2017, including 

21 any subsequent revisions to such document. 

22 (2) The Secretary may not delegate the authority 

23 under this subsection. 

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1 commencement of such research, the Secretary shall sub2 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 

3 and House of Representatives a report describing— 

4 (1) the nature of the research to be conducted 

5 using canines, felines, or non-human primates; 

6 (2) the date on which the Secretary approved 

7 the research; 

8 (3) the justification for the determination of the 

9 Secretary that the scientific objectives of such re10 search could only be met using canines, felines, or 

11 non-human primates; 

12 (4) the frequency and duration of such re13 search; and 

14 (5) the protocols in place to ensure the neces15 sity, safety, and efficacy of the research. 

16 (d) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en17 actment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Sec18 retary shall submit to such Committees a report describ19 ing— 

20 (1) any research being conducted by the De21 partment of Veterans Affairs using canines, felines, 

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1 (2) the circumstances under which such re2 search was conducted using canines, felines, or non3 human primates; 

4 (3) the justification for using canines, felines, 

5 or non-human primates to conduct such research; 

6 and 

7 (4) the protocols in place to ensure the neces8 sity, safety, and efficacy of such research. 

9 (e) The Department shall implement a plan under 

10 which the Secretary will eliminate or reduce the research 

11 conducted using canines, felines, or non-human primates 

12 by not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of 

13 Public Law 116–94. 

14 SEC. 248. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

15 use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in 

16 this title to ensure that the ratio of veterans to full-time 

17 employment equivalents within any program of rehabilita18 tion conducted under chapter 31 of title 38, United States 

19 Code, does not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time em20 ployment equivalent. 

21 (b) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en22 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con23 gress a report on the programs of rehabilitation conducted 

24 under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, includ25 ing— 


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1 (1) an assessment of the veteran-to-staff ratio 

2 for each such program; and 

3 (2) recommendations for such action as the 

4 Secretary considers necessary to reduce the veteran5 to-staff ratio for each such program. 

6 SEC. 249. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Veterans 

7 Health Administration, Medical Community Care’’ ac8 count in this or any other Act for fiscal years 2023 and 

9 2024 may be used for expenses that would otherwise be 

10 payable from the Veterans Choice Fund established by 

11 section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Account12 ability Act, as amended (38 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

13 SEC. 250. Obligations and expenditures applicable to 

14 the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account in fiscal years 2017 

15 through 2019 for aid to state homes (as authorized by 

16 section 1741 of title 38, United States Code) shall remain 

17 in the ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ account for such fiscal 

18 years. 

19 SEC. 251. Of the amounts made available for the De20 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, in this 

21 or any other Act, under the ‘‘Veterans Health Administra22 tion—Medical Services’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Administra23 tion—Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Ad24 ministration—Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

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1 counts, $911,119,000 shall be made available for gender2 specific care and programmatic efforts to deliver care for 

3 women veterans. 

4 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 252. (a) Any remaining unobligated balances in 

6 the ‘‘Recurring Expenses Transformational Fund’’ estab7 lished in section 243 of division J of Public Law 114– 

8 113, are hereby rescinded immediately upon enactment of 

9 this Act. 

10 (b) An amount of additional new budget authority 

11 equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to subsection 

12 (a) is hereby appropriated, to remain available until ex13 pended, for facilities infrastructure improvements, includ14 ing non-recurring maintenance, at existing hospitals and 

15 clinics of the Veterans Health Administration, and infor16 mation technology systems improvements and 

17 sustainment, in addition to such other funds as may be 

18 available for such purposes, as follows: 

19 (1) 85 percent of the additional new budget au20 thority shall be made available for an additional 

21 amount for ‘‘Departmental Administration—Con22 struction, Major Projects’’; and 

23 (2) 15 percent of the additional new budget au24 thority shall be made available for an additional 


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1 amount for ‘‘Departmental Administration—Con2 struction, Minor Projects’’: 

3 Provided, That prior to obligation of any of the funds pro4 vided in this subsection, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

5 must provide a plan for the execution of the funds appro6 priated in this subsection to the Committees on Appropria7 tions of both Houses of Congress and such Committees 

8 issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 

9 days has elapsed. 

10 SEC. 253. Not later than 30 days after the end of 

11 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

12 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

13 Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the status of 

14 the ‘‘Veterans Medical Care and Health Fund’’, estab15 lished to execute section 8002 of the American Rescue 

16 Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2): Provided, That, 

17 at a minimum, the report shall include an update on obli18 gations by program, project or activity and a plan for ex19 pending the remaining funds: Provided further, That the 

20 Secretary of Veterans Affairs must submit notification of 

21 any plans to reallocate funds from the current apportion22 ment categories of ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support 

23 and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Medical Commu24 nity Care’’, or ‘‘Medical and Prosthetic Research’’, includ25 ing the amount and purpose of each reallocation to the 


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1 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

2 and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a re3 sponse, a period of 30 days has elapsed. 

4 SEC. 254. Any amounts transferred to the Secretary 

5 and administered by a corporation referred to in section 

6 7364(b) of title 38, United States Code, between October 

7 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018 for purposes of carrying 

8 out an order placed with the Department of Veterans Af9 fairs pursuant to section 1535 of title 31, United States 

10 Code, that are available for obligation pursuant to section 

11 7364(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, are to remain 

12 available for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred 

13 by such corporation during the period of performance of 

14 such order, provided that the Secretary of Veterans Af15 fairs determines that such amounts need to remain avail16 able for such liquidation. 

17 (RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 255. Of the unobligated balances available to 

19 the Department of Veterans Affairs from prior appropria20 tions Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from 

21 the following accounts in the amounts specified: 

22 ‘‘Asset and Infrastructure Review’’, $5,000,000; 

23 and 

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1 Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from 

2 amounts that were designated by the Congress as an 

3 emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolu4 tion on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer5 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 SEC. 256. None of the funds in this or any other Act 

7 may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs hos8 pitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environmental 

9 assessment, or to diminish healthcare services at existing 

10 Veterans Health Administration medical facilities as part 

11 of a planned realignment of services until the Secretary 

12 provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

13 Houses of Congress a report including an analysis of how 

14 any such planned realignment of services will impact ac15 cess to care for veterans living in rural or highly rural 

16 areas, including travel distances and transportation costs 

17 to access a Department medical facility and availability 

18 of local specialty and primary care. 


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1 TITLE III 

2 RELATED AGENCIES 

3 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

6 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 

7 the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun8 tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of 

9 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 

10 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 

11 and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for12 one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 

13 vehicles; not to exceed $15,000 for official reception and 

14 representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 

15 vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such 

16 countries, $86,800,000, to remain available until ex17 pended. 

18 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

19 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

20 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 

21 sums as may be necessary, to remain available until ex22 pended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 

23 36, United States Code. 


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1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS

2 CLAIMS

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses for the operation of the 

5 United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 

6 authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, 

7 United States Code, $46,900,000: Provided, That 

8 $3,385,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing 

9 financial assistance as described and in accordance with 

10 the process and reporting procedures set forth under this 

11 heading in Public Law 102–229. 

12 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

13 CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, 

16 and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Sol17 diers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including 

18 the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for re19 placement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed 

20 $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

21 $93,400,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall re22 main available until September 30, 2025. In addition, 

23 such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, 

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1 of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense 

2 Agencies’’ account. 

3 CONSTRUCTION

4 For necessary expenses for planning and design and 

5 construction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ 

6 and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, $62,500,000, to 

7 remain available until expended, of which $2,500,000 shall 

8 be for study, planning and design and architect and engi9 neering services for Memorial Avenue improvements 

10 project at Arlington National Cemetery; and $60,000,000 

11 shall be for planning and design and construction associ12 ated with the Southern Expansion project. 

13 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

14 TRUST FUND

15 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire16 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

17 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 

18 and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis19 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 

20 Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $75,360,000, to re21 main available until September 30, 2024, of which 

22 $7,300,000 shall remain available until expended for con23 struction and renovation of the physical plants at the 

24 Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of 

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1 Gulfport, Mississippi: Provided, That of the amounts made 

2 available under this heading from funds available in the 

3 Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, 

4 $25,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the 

5 Treasury to the Trust Fund. 

6 MAJOR CONSTRUCTION

7 For an additional amount for necessary expenses re8 lated to design, planning, and construction for renovation 

9 of the Sheridan Building at the Armed Forces Retirement 

10 Home—Washington, $77,000,000, to remain available 

11 until expended, shall be paid from the general fund of the 

12 Treasury to the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 

13 Fund. 

14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

15 SEC. 301. Amounts deposited into the special account 

16 established under 10 U.S.C. 7727 are appropriated and 

17 shall be available until expended to support activities at 

18 the Army National Military Cemeteries. 


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1 TITLE IV 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in 

4 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

5 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

6 SEC. 402. None of the funds made available in this 

7 Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, 

8 when it is made known to the Federal entity or official 

9 to which the funds are made available that the program, 

10 project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal 

11 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 

12 property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

13 SEC. 403. All departments and agencies funded under 

14 this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing 

15 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

16 ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con17 duct of their business practices and public service activi18 ties. 

19 SEC. 404. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no20 tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 

21 Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Af22 fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro23 priations of the House of Representatives and the Sub24 committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 


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1 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

2 of the Senate. 

3 SEC. 405. None of the funds made available in this 

4 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in5 strumentality of the United States Government except 

6 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro7 vided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 

8 SEC. 406. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail9 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

10 post on the public Web site of that agency any report re11 quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

12 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen13 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

14 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 

15 (1) the public posting of the report com16 promises national security; or 

17 (2) the report contains confidential or propri18 etary information. 

19 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 

20 do so only after such report has been made available to 

21 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

22 no less than 45 days. 

23 SEC. 407. (a) None of the funds made available in 

24 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 


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1 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

2 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

3 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

4 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 

5 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi6 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

7 SEC. 408. None of the funds made available in this 

8 Act may be used by an agency of the executive branch 

9 to pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency 

10 in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

11 10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

12 SEC. 409. None of the funds made available in this 

13 Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or serv14 ices, including construction services, where the contractor 

15 has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 

16 SEC. 410. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used in contravention of section 101(e)(8) of 

18 title 10, United States Code. 

19 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction, 

20 Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

21 Act, 2023’’. 

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