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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9468 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 

Received 

AN ACT 

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2024, 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, 


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1 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

2 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

3 fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other pur4 poses, namely: 

5 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

6 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

7 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Compensation and 

9 Pensions’’, $2,285,513,000, to remain available until ex10 pended. 

11 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

12 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Readjustment Bene14 fits’’, $596,969,000, to remain available until expended. 

15 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

16 SEC. 101. Each amount appropriated or made avail17 able by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro18 priated for the fiscal year involved. 

19 SEC. 102. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, 

20 the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appro21 priations accounts shall be available under the authorities 

22 and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts 

23 for fiscal year 2024. 

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1 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

2 submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the Com3 mittees on Veterans Affairs of the House of Representa4 tives and the Senate a report detailing corrections the De5 partment will make to improve forecasting, data quality 

6 and budget assumptions relating to budget submissions 

7 for funds provided under the headings ‘‘Compensations 

8 and Pensions’’ and ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’. 

9 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 

10 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet11 erans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appro12 priations and the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the 

13 House of Representatives and the Senate a report on sta14 tus of funds made available under the headings ‘‘Com15 pensations and Pensions’’ and ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’ 

16 for fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026 in this or any other 

17 Act: Provided, That such report shall be updated and sub18 mitted to such Committees every 90 days thereafter until 

19 September 30, 2026, and shall include information detail20 ing any changes to estimates or assumptions on obliga21 tions and expenditures, including data supporting these 

22 changes. 

23 SEC. 104. (a) The Inspector General of the Depart24 ment of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a review of the cir25 cumstances surrounding and the underlying causes of the 


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1 announced funding shortfall for the Veterans Benefits Ad2 ministration for fiscal year 2024 described in the letter 

3 to Congress from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on 

4 July 19, 2024, and the announced funding shortfall for 

5 the Veterans Health Administration in fiscal year 2025 

6 described in the letter to Congress from the Secretary of 

7 Veterans Affairs on July 31, 2024. 

8 (b) Relating to the shortfall in the funding of the Vet9 erans Benefits Administration in fiscal year 2024 and the 

10 expected shortfall in the funding of the Veterans Health 

11 Administration in fiscal year 2025, the review shall in12 clude, but not be limited to: a comparison of monthly obli13 gations and expenditures in relevant accounts against the 

14 spend plan of the Department; the reasons for any signifi15 cant diversions of obligations or expenditures from the 

16 spend plan; an analysis of the accuracy of projections and 

17 estimates relevant to such diversions; and any other mat18 ter determined relevant by the Inspector General. 

19 (c) Relating to the expected shortfall in the funding 

20 of the Veterans Health Administration in fiscal year 2025, 

21 the review also shall include: any changes, abnormalities, 

22 or significant events as determined significant by the In23 spector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 

24 the transfer, reallocation, or other movement of funding 

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1 grated Service Network, a facility, a program or office, 

2 a special purpose fund, the Veterans Equitable Resource 

3 Allocation process, or the Medical Center Allocation Sys4 tem. 

5 (d) Actions the Department of Veterans Affairs can 

6 take to improve the accuracy of supporting information 

7 submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

8 Code, with respect to the Department of Veterans Affairs 

9 and to prevent funding shortfalls for the Department. 

10 (e) Not later than 180 days after the date of enact11 ment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department 

12 of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Ap13 propriations and the Committees on Veterans Affairs of 

14 the House of Representatives and the Senate a report de15 tailing the conduct and findings of the review. 

16 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Benefits Con17 tinuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations 

18 Act, 2024’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 

2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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