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Union Calendar No. 63 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2216 

[Report No. 113–90] 

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 

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

2014, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 28, 2013 

Mr. CULBERSON, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

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

fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other 

purposes. 


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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, 2014, and for other purposes, namely: 

8 TITLE I 

9 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

11 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip12 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

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

14 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

15 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec16 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con17 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func18 tions of the Commander in Chief, $1,099,875,000, to re19 main available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 

20 of this amount, not to exceed $64,575,000 shall be avail21 able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

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

23 unless the Secretary of Army determines that additional 

24 obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 


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1 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con2 gress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

4 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip5 ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in6 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 

7 Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 

8 personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

9 and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 

10 this appropriation, $1,616,281,000, to remain available 

11 until September 30, 2018: Provided, That of this amount, 

12 not to exceed $89,830,000 shall be available for study, 

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

14 authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Navy deter15 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

16 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

17 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

18 reasons therefor. 

19 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

20 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip21 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

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

23 as currently authorized by law, $1,127,273,000, to remain 

24 available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That of this 

25 amount, not to exceed $11,314,000 shall be available for 


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1 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv2 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Air 

3 Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 

4 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro5 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

6 and the reasons therefor. 

7 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip10 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa11 tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen12 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

13 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

14 $3,707,923,000, to remain available until September 30, 

15 2018: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

16 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

17 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 

18 of Defense available for military construction or family 

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

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

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

22 transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appro23 priated, not to exceed $237,838,000 shall be available for 

24 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv25 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 


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1 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

2 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria3 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

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

5 appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

6 $38,513,000 shall be available for payments to the North 

7 Atlantic Treaty Organization for the planning, design, and 

8 construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

9 headquarters. 

10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

11 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita12 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad13 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu14 tions therefor, as authorized by law, $315,815,000, to re15 main available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 

16 of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $24,005,000 

17 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect 

18 and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Di19 rector of the Army National Guard determines that addi20 tional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no21 tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

22 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

23 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

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1 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

2 therefor, as authorized by law, $107,800,000, to remain 

3 available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That of the 

4 amount appropriated, not to exceed $13,400,000 shall be 

5 available for study, planning, design, and architect and en6 gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director 

7 of the Air National Guard determines that additional obli8 gations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the 

9 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

10 of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

11 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

12 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita13 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad14 ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by law, 

15 $174,060,000, to remain available until September 30, 

16 2018: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to 

17 exceed $14,212,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

18 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

19 by law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve determines 

20 that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes 

21 and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 

22 Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 

23 therefor. 


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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

2 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita3 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad4 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 

5 Marine Corps as authorized by law, $32,976,000, to re6 main available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 

7 of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $2,540,000 

8 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect 

9 and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the 

10 Secretary of Navy determines that additional obligations 

11 are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Commit12 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 

13 determination and the reasons therefor. 

14 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

15 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita16 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad17 ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 

18 law, $45,659,000, to remain available until September 30, 

19 2018: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to 

20 exceed $2,229,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

21 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

22 by law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve deter23 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

24 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 


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1 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

2 reasons therefor. 

3 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

4 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

6 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro7 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa8 cilities and installations (including international military 

9 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

10 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 

11 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili12 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $199,700,000, to 

13 remain available until expended. 

14 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

15 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con16 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex17 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

18 $44,008,000, to remain available until September 30, 

19 2018. 

20 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

21 ARMY

22 For expenses of family housing for the Army for op23 eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

24 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in25 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $512,871,000. 


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1 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE

2 CORPS

3 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma4 rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace5 ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 

6 authorized by law, $73,407,000, to remain available until 

7 September 30, 2018. 

8 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

9 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

10 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma11 rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 

12 payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter13 est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 

14 law, $389,844,000. 

15 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

16 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

17 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 

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

19 $76,360,000, to remain available until September 30, 

20 2018. 

21 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

22 FORCE

23 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

24 operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas25 ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 


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1 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

2 $388,598,000. 

3 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

4 DEFENSE-WIDE

5 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

6 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

7 military departments) for operation and maintenance, 

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

9 $55,845,000. 

10 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING

11 IMPROVEMENT FUND

12 For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im13 provement Fund, $1,780,000, to remain available until ex14 pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu15 ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro16 viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili17 tary family housing and supporting facilities. 

18 CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, 

19 DEFENSE-WIDE

20 For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided 

21 for, necessary for the destruction of the United States 

22 stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in ac23 cordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 

24 Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the 

25 destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are 


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1 not in the chemical weapon stockpile, as currently author2 ized by law, $122,536,000, to remain available until Sep3 tember 30, 2018, which shall be only for the Assembled 

4 Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. 

5 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

6 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

7 Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the De8 fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 

9 U.S.C. 2687 note), as amended by section 2711 of the 

10 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

11 (Public Law 112-239), $451,357,000, to remain available 

12 until expended. 

13 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

15 title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a16 fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 

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

18 except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 

19 the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there20 for. 

21 SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con22 struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve23 hicles. 

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1 way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 

2 the construction of access roads as authorized by section 

3 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author4 ized therein are certified as important to the national de5 fense by the Secretary of Defense. 

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

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

8 the United States for which specific appropriations have 

9 not been made. 

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

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

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

13 the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi14 neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina15 tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 

16 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

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

18 $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 

19 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

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

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

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

23 except housing for which funds have been made available 

24 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con25 struction. 


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

2 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 

3 relocate any activity from one base or installation to an4 other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap5 propriations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

7 title may be used for the procurement of steel for any con8 struction project or activity for which American steel pro9 ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied 

10 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

11 SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart12 ment of Defense for military construction or family hous13 ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 

14 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

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

16 title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 

17 without prior notification to the Committees on Appro18 priations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

20 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

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

22 projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan23 tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 

24 bordering the Arabian Sea, unless such contracts are 


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1 awarded to United States firms or United States firms 

2 in joint venture with host nation firms. 

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

4 title for military construction in the United States terri5 tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 

6 Atoll, or in countries within the United States Central 

7 Command Area of Responsibility, may be used to award 

8 any contract estimated by the Government to exceed 

9 $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided, That this 

10 section shall not be applicable to contract awards for 

11 which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a 

12 United States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive 

13 and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 

14 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall not 

15 apply to contract awards for military construction on 

16 Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re17 sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 

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

19 appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in20 cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and 

21 scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 

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

23 expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 

24 are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 


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1 SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

2 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 

3 for construction authorized for each such military depart4 ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 

5 current session of Congress. 

6 SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing 

7 projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex8 pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 

9 be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec10 tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 

11 and on subsequent claims, if any. 

12 SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

13 law, any funds made available to a military department 

14 or defense agency for the construction of military projects 

15 may be obligated for a military construction project or 

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

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

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

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

20 obligated from funds available for military construction 

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

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

23 such project is increased pursuant to law. 


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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 117. In addition to any other transfer authority 

3 available to the Department of Defense, proceeds depos4 ited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 

5 established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authoriza6 tion Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 

7 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) 

8 of such Act, may be transferred to the account established 

9 by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and 

10 Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to be 

11 merged with, and to be available for the same purposes 

12 and the same time period as that account. 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 118. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 

15 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic me16 dium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 

17 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

18 of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 

19 may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 

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

21 Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 

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

23 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

24 and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 

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


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1 Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 

2 from amounts appropriated for construction of military 

3 unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac4 counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 

5 purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap6 propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria7 tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 

8 cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con9 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 

10 guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 

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

12 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 

13 of acquiring and improving military family housing, mili14 tary unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 119. In addition to any other transfer authority 

17 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

18 transferred from the accounts established by sections 

19 2906(a)(1) and 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure 

20 and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to 

21 the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstra22 tion Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 

23 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the 

24 Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 

25 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be 


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1 merged with and be available for the same purposes and 

2 for the same time period as the fund to which transferred. 

3 SEC. 120. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

5 maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 

6 source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 

7 housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 

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

9 spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen10 eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica11 tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 

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

13 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

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

15 notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 

16 solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi17 ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 

18 of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 

19 Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report an20 nually to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

21 Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex22 penditures for each individual general or flag officer quar23 ters for the prior fiscal year. 

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1 tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro2 priated and shall be available until expended for the pur3 poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 

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

5 SEC. 122. None of the funds made available in this 

6 title, or in any Act making appropriations for military con7 struction which remain available for obligation, may be ob8 ligated or expended to carry out a military construction, 

9 land acquisition, or family housing project at or for a mili10 tary installation approved for closure, or at a military in11 stallation for the purposes of supporting a function that 

12 has been approved for realignment to another installation, 

13 in 2005 under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 

14 Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101– 

15 510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), unless such a project at a mili16 tary installation approved for realignment will support a 

17 continuing mission or function at that installation or a 

18 new mission or function that is planned for that installa19 tion, or unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the 

20 cost to the United States of carrying out such project 

21 would be less than the cost to the United States of cancel22 ling such project, or if the project is at an active compo23 nent base that shall be established as an enclave or in the 

24 case of projects having multi-agency use, that another 

25 Government agency has indicated it will assume ownership 


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1 of the completed project. The Secretary of Defense may 

2 not transfer funds made available as a result of this limi3 tation from any military construction project, land acquisi4 tion, or family housing project to another account or use 

5 such funds for another purpose or project without the 

6 prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

7 both Houses of Congress. This section shall not apply to 

8 military construction projects, land acquisition, or family 

9 housing projects for which the project is vital to the na10 tional security or the protection of health, safety, or envi11 ronmental quality: Provided, That the Secretary of De12 fense shall notify the congressional defense committees 

13 within seven days of a decision to carry out such a military 

14 construction project. 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 123. During the 5-year period after appropria17 tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

18 for military construction and family housing operation and 

19 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 

20 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

21 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

22 authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga23 tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap24 propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 

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1 rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 

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

3 the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans4 ferred. 

5 SEC. 124. None of the funds made available by this 

6 Act may be used for any action that relates to or promotes 

7 the expansion of the boundaries or size of the Pinon Can8 yon Maneuver Site, Colorado. 

9 SEC. 125. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 

10 none of the funds made available in this Act may be used 

11 by the Secretary of the Army to relocate a unit in the 

12 Army that— 

13 (1) performs a testing mission or function that 

14 is not performed by any other unit in the Army and 

15 is specifically stipulated in title 10, United States 

16 Code; and 

17 (2) is located at a military installation at which 

18 the total number of civilian employees of the Depart19 ment of the Army and Army contractor personnel 

20 employed exceeds 10 percent of the total number of 

21 members of the regular and reserve components of 

22 the Army assigned to the installation. 

23 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 

24 the Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional 

25 defense committees that in proposing the relocation of the 


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1 unit of the Army, the Secretary complied with Army Regu2 lation 5–10 relating to the policy, procedures, and respon3 sibilities for Army stationing actions. 

4 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 126. Of the unobligated balances available for 

6 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, from prior appropriations 

7 Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as 

8 being for contingency operations directly related to the 

9 global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), 

10 $89,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

11 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 127. Of the unobligated balances available for 

13 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, from 

14 prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations des15 ignated by law as being for contingency operations directly 

16 related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency 

17 requirement), $49,920,000 are hereby rescinded. 

18 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 128. Of the unobligated balances available for 

20 ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, from prior appro21 priations Acts (other than appropriations designated by 

22 law as being for contingency operations directly related to 

23 the global war on terrorism or as an emergency require24 ment), $358,400,000 are hereby rescinded. 


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1 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 129. Of the unobligated balances available for 

3 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, from prior appropriations 

4 Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as 

5 being for contingency operations directly related to the 

6 global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), 

7 $50,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

8 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 130. Of the unobligated balances available for 

10 ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, from prior appro11 priations Acts (other than appropriations designated by 

12 law as being for contingency operations directly related to 

13 the global war on terrorism or as an emergency require14 ment), $16,470,000 are hereby rescinded. 

15 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 131. Of the unobligated balances available for 

17 ‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’, from prior 

18 appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated 

19 by law as being for contingency operations directly related 

20 to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency require21 ment), $45,623,000 are hereby rescinded. 

22 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 132. Of the unobligated balances made available 

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1 tan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) (other 

2 than appropriations designated by law as being for contin3 gency operations directly related to the global war on ter4 rorism or as an emergency requirement), $50,000,000 are 

5 hereby rescinded. 

6 SEC. 133. Discretionary appropriations in this title 

7 are hereby reduced by $4,668,000. 

8 SEC. 134. Notwithstanding section 116, the Sec9 retary of Army may obligate from any available military 

10 construction funds such additional funds that the Sec11 retary determines are necessary to complete the Explosive 

12 Research and Development Loading Facility, Picatinny 

13 Arsenal, New Jersey. 

14 SEC. 135. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 

15 Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $75,000,000, to 

16 remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, 

17 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 

18 funds may be obligated and expended to carry out plan19 ning and design and construction of projects that (1) are 

20 of critical importance to the Armed Forces, (2) will be con21 ducted within the 50 States, and (3) were contained in 

22 the fiscal year 2014 portion of the future-years defense 

23 program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 

24 10, United States Code, for fiscal years 2013 through 

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1 tion of the future-years defense program submitted under 

2 such section for fiscal years 2014 through 2018: Provided 

3 further, That not later than 30 days after the date of en4 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

5 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

6 Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under 

7 this heading. 

8 TITLE II 

9 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

10 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

11 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 For the payment of compensation benefits to or on 

14 behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability ex15 aminations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 

16 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; 

17 pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 

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

19 States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitle20 ment Program for Survivors, emergency and other offi21 cers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certifi22 cates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insur23 ance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV 

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

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1 tions 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 

2 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, 

3 $71,248,171,000, to remain available until expended: Pro4 vided, That not to exceed $9,232,000 of the amount ap5 propriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to 

6 ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis7 tration’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ for nec8 essary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 

9 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding 

10 source for which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Com11 pensation and Pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, 

12 That such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying 

13 patient basis, shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical Care Collec14 tions Fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical 

15 facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as 

16 authorized. 

17 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

18 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 

19 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap20 ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 

21 61 of title 38, United States Code, and for the payment 

22 of benefits under the Veterans Retraining Assistance Pro23 gram, $13,135,898,000, to remain available until ex24 pended: Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation pro25 gram services and assistance which the Secretary is auVerDate Mar 15 2010 20:59 May 28, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2216.RH H2216

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1 thorized to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 

2 of title 38, United States Code, other than under para3 graphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be 

4 charged to this account. 

5 VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

6 For military and naval insurance, national service life 

7 insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet8 erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 

9 authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States 

10 Code, $77,567,000, to remain available until expended. 

11 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

12 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 

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

14 authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 

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

16 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de17 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

18 1974: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2014, 

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

20 gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe21 cially adapted housing loans. 

22 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

23 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $158,430,000. 


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1 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

2 For the cost of direct loans, $5,000, as authorized 

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

4 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

5 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres6 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 

7 made available under this heading are available to sub8 sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 

9 loans not to exceed $2,500,000. 

10 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

11 carry out the direct loan program, $354,000, which may 

12 be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex13 penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 

14 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

15 ACCOUNT

16 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

17 loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 

18 of title 38, United States Code, $1,109,000. 

19 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

20 MEDICAL SERVICES

21 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

22 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 

23 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

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

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1 under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 

2 medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, 

3 food services, and salaries and expenses of health care em4 ployees hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to 

5 State homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, 

6 United States Code, assistance and support services for 

7 caregivers as authorized by section 1720G of title 38, 

8 United States Code, loan repayments authorized by sec9 tion 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health 

10 Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 

11 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), and hospital care and med12 ical services authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United 

13 States Code, $45,015,527,000, plus reimbursements, shall 

14 become available on October 1, 2014, and shall remain 

15 available until September 30, 2015: Provided, That not16 withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 

17 Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the provision 

18 of medical treatment for veterans who have service-con19 nected disabilities, lower income, or have special needs: 

20 Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi21 sion of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give 

22 priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits 

23 to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Pro24 vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 

25 of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize 


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1 the dispensing of prescription drugs from Veterans Health 

2 Administration facilities to enrolled veterans with privately 

3 written prescriptions based on requirements established by 

4 the Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation 

5 of the program described in the previous proviso shall 

6 incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans 

7 Affairs. 

8 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

9 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

10 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 

11 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad12 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi13 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart14 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De15 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

16 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov17 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $5,879,700,000, plus 

18 reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 

19 2014, and shall remain available until September 30, 

20 2015. 

21 MEDICAL FACILITIES

22 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op23 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 

24 and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad25 ministration; for administrative expenses in support of 


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1 planning, design, project management, real property ac2 quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 

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

4 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

5 activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter6 ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos7 pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart8 ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 

9 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate10 rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, 

11 $4,739,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail12 able on October 1, 2014, and shall remain available until 

13 September 30, 2015. 

14 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

15 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

16 medical and prosthetic research and development as au17 thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 

18 $585,664,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail19 able until September 30, 2015. 

20 NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

21 For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad22 ministration for operations and maintenance, not other23 wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there24 for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 

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1 ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter2 ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 

3 of the National Cemetery Administration, $250,000,000, 

4 of which not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available 

5 until September 30, 2015. 

6 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

7 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For necessary operating expenses of the Department 

10 of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 

11 administrative expenses in support of Department-Wide 

12 capital planning, management and policy activities, uni13 forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 

14 official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas15 senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 

16 Services Administration for security guard services, 

17 $403,023,000, of which not to exceed $20,151,000 shall 

18 remain available until September 30, 2015: Provided, 

19 That funds provided under this heading may be trans20 ferred to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 

21 Administration’’. 

22 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

23 ADMINISTRATION

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1 cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement 

2 of the General Services Administration for security guard 

3 services, and reimbursement of the Department of De4 fense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 

5 $2,455,490,000: Provided, That expenses for services and 

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

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

8 that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are nec9 essary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum ex10 tent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and 

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

12 independence in daily living, shall be charged to this ac13 count: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

14 under this heading, not to exceed $123,000,000 shall re15 main available until September 30, 2015. 

16 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 For necessary expenses for information technology 

19 systems and telecommunications support, including devel20 opmental information systems and operational information 

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

22 asset acquisition of information technology systems, in23 cluding management and related contractual costs of said 

24 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

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1 States Code, $3,683,344,000, plus reimbursements: Pro2 vided, That $1,026,400,000 shall be for pay and associ3 ated costs, of which not to exceed $30,792,000 shall re4 main available until September 30, 2015: Provided further, 

5 That $2,161,653,000 shall be for operations and mainte6 nance, of which not to exceed $151,316,000 shall remain 

7 available until September 30, 2015: Provided further, That 

8 $495,291,000 shall be for information technology systems 

9 development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall 

10 remain available until September 30, 2015: Provided fur11 ther, That amounts made available for information tech12 nology systems development, modernization, and enhance13 ment may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary 

14 of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of 

15 the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Com16 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 

17 certification of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obli18 gated and expended for each development project: Pro19 vided further, That amounts made available for salaries 

20 and expenses, operations and maintenance, and informa21 tion technology systems development, modernization, and 

22 enhancement may be transferred among the three sub-ac23 counts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 

24 from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

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1 approval is issued: Provided further, That amounts made 

2 available for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ ac3 count for development, modernization, and enhancement 

4 may be transferred among projects or to newly defined 

5 projects: Provided further, That no project may be in6 creased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost 

7 prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appro8 priations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer 

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

10 of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, That none of 

11 the funds made available under this Act may be obligated 

12 or expended for the development or procurement of an 

13 electronic health record unless the health record will be 

14 a single, joint, common, integrated health record with an 

15 open architecture that will be used by both the Depart16 ment of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense: 

17 Provided further, That funds made available for such an 

18 integrated electronic health record may not be obligated 

19 or expended until the Secretaries of the Departments of 

20 Defense and Veterans Affairs jointly certify in writing to 

21 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con22 gress that the proposed integrated electronic health record 

23 will be the sole electronic health record system used by 

24 each Department and that it meets the requirements es25 tablished in the previous proviso: Provided further, That 


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1 not more than 25 percent of the funds made available for 

2 the integrated electronic health record may be obligated 

3 or expended until: (1) the Government Accountability Of4 fice confirms to the Committees, after reviewing the Secre5 taries’ certification, that the proposed integrated elec6 tronic health record system does in fact meet the require7 ments established in this paragraph; and (2) the Secre8 taries of the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs 

9 submit to the Committees, and such Committees approve, 

10 a plan for expenditure that: (A) defines the budget and 

11 cost baseline for development and procurement of the inte12 grated electronic health record; (B) identifies the deploy13 ment timeline for the system for both Departments and 

14 the performance benchmarks for deployment; and (C) 

15 identifies annual and total spending on such efforts for 

16 each Department: Provided further, That the funds made 

17 available under this heading for information technology 

18 systems development, modernization, and enhancement, 

19 shall be for the projects, and in the amounts, specified 

20 under this heading in the report accompanying this Act.

21 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

23 General, to include information technology, in carrying out 

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


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1 U.S.C. App.), $116,411,000, of which $6,000,000 shall re2 main available until September 30, 2015. 

3 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

4 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

6 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

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

8 316, 2404, 2406, and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 

9 Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar10 chitectural and engineering services, construction manage11 ment services, maintenance or guarantee period services 

12 costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 

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

14 and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac15 quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 

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

17 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were 

18 made available in a previous major project appropriation, 

19 $342,130,000, of which $322,130,000 shall remain avail20 able until September 30, 2018, and of which $20,000,000 

21 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

22 That except for advance planning activities, including 

23 needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 

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1 ment activities, and investment strategy studies funded 

2 through the advance planning fund and the planning and 

3 design activities funded through the design fund, including 

4 needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 

5 investments, and salaries and associated costs of the resi6 dent engineers who oversee those capital investments 

7 funded through this account, and funds provided for the 

8 purchase of land for the National Cemetery Administra9 tion through the land acquisition line item, none of the 

10 funds made available under this heading shall be used for 

11 any project which has not been approved by the Congress 

12 in the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds 

13 made available under this heading for fiscal year 2014, 

14 for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the 

15 awarding of a construction documents contract by Sep16 tember 30, 2014; and (2) by the awarding of a construc17 tion contract by September 30, 2015: Provided further, 

18 That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly sub19 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

20 of Congress a written report on any approved major con21 struction project for which obligations are not incurred 

22 within the time limitations established above. 

23 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

24 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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


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1 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

2 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 

3 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

4 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

5 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro6 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

7 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

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

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

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

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

13 United States Code, $714,870,000, to remain available 

14 until September 30, 2018, along with unobligated balances 

15 of previous ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations 

16 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

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

18 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

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

20 nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 

21 of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 

22 damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 

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

24 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, $82,650,000, to re9 main 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, $44,650,000, to remain available until ex15 pended. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2014 for 

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

20 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans21 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro22 priations: Provided, That before a transfer may take place, 

23 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

24 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

25 the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 


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

2 days has elapsed. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart5 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2014, in this Act 

6 or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical 

7 Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ ac8 counts may be transferred among the accounts: Provided, 

9 That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical Services’’ and 

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

11 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

12 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica13 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com14 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 

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

16 That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical Services’’ and 

17 ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ accounts in excess of 

18 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the 

19 fiscal year, 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: Provided further, That any 

23 transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ account may 

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1 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 

2 authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued. 

3 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

4 salaries and expenses shall be available for services au5 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 

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

7 or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author8 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

9 States Code. 

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

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

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

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

14 new hospital or home. 

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

16 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

17 (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex18 amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet19 erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec20 tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 

21 or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

22 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim23 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina24 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such 

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1 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

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

3 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be avail4 able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re5 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 

6 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

7 2013. 

8 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

9 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

10 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

11 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

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

13 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

14 and Pensions’’. 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 law, during fiscal year 2014, the Secretary of Veterans 

18 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

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

20 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

21 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 

22 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 

23 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen24 eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra25 tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 


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1 the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi2 nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse3 ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu4 mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 

5 2014 that are available for dividends in that program after 

6 claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 

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

8 administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 

9 amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 

10 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 

11 surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 

12 shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 

13 2014 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 

14 such insurance program and to the provision of any total 

15 disability income insurance included in that insurance pro16 gram. 

17 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

18 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in19 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro20 viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur21 ing the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. 

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

24 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

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1 ment of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Of2 fice of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudica3 tion under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, 

4 for all services provided at rates which will recover actual 

5 costs but not exceed $42,904,000 for the Office of Resolu6 tion Management and $3,360,000 for the Office of Em7 ployment and Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: 

8 Provided, That payments may be made in advance for 

9 services to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided 

10 further, That amounts received shall be credited to the 

11 ‘‘General Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Technology 

12 Systems’’ accounts for use by the office that provided the 

13 service. 

14 SEC. 211. No appropriations in this title shall be 

15 available to enter into any new lease of real property if 

16 the estimated annual rental cost is more than $1,000,000, 

17 unless the Secretary submits a report which the Commit18 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress ap19 prove within 30 days following the date on which the re20 port is received. 

21 SEC. 212. No funds of the Department of Veterans 

22 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

23 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

24 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv25 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 


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1 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec2 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

3 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

4 information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro5 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man6 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason7 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

8 does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur9 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 

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

11 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re12 ceived. 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

15 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas16 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

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

18 Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction 

19 (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 

20 and improvements of any medical facility under the juris21 diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af22 fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 

23 provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con24 struction, Minor Projects’’. 


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1 SEC. 214. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 

2 Services’’ are available— 

3 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup4 plies, and equipment; and 

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

6 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

7 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 215. Such sums as may be deposited to the 

10 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

11 of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to 

12 ‘‘Medical Services’’, to remain available until expended for 

13 the purposes of that account. 

14 SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

15 enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organi16 zations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Com17 pact with the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and 

18 tribal organizations serving rural Alaska which have en19 tered into contracts with the Indian Health Service under 

20 the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance 

21 Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and 

22 dental care. The Secretary shall require participating vet23 erans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules 

24 and regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term 

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1 ternal boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified 

2 in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native 

3 Claims Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), and 

4 those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified in 

5 sections 7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims 

6 Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), which are 

7 not within the boundaries of the Municipality of Anchor8 age, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Penin9 sula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. 

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the De12 partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursu13 ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

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

15 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail16 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

17 SEC. 218. None of the funds made available in this 

18 title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 

19 Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks 

20 from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new vet21 erans within their respective Networks. 

22 SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

23 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

24 Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the financial 

25 status of the Veterans Health Administration. 


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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med3 ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Med4 ical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans 

5 Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and 

6 ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal 

7 year 2014 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information 

8 Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That before a 

9 transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

10 shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of 

11 both Houses of Congress the authority to make the trans12 fer and an approval is issued. 

13 SEC. 221. Of the amounts made available to the De14 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2014, in this 

15 Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ ac16 count for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 

17 percent of the funds made available shall be obligated dur18 ing the last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided, That 

19 the Secretary may waive this requirement after providing 

20 written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of 

21 both Houses of Congress. 

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 222. Of the amounts appropriated to the De24 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2014 for 

25 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, 


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1 ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’, and 

2 ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’, up to $254,257,000, 

3 plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint De4 partment of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 

5 Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by sec6 tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

7 Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) 

8 and may be used for operation of the facilities designated 

9 as combined Federal medical facilities as described by sec10 tion 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author11 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 

12 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional funds may be 

13 transferred from accounts designated in this section to the 

14 Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Af15 fairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written 

16 notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the 

17 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con18 gress. 

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 SEC. 223. Such sums as may be deposited to the 

21 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

22 of title 38, United States Code, for health care provided 

23 at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facili24 ties as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 

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1 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be avail2 able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense3 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem4 onstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the Na5 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

6 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for oper7 ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 

8 medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun9 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

10 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 224. Of the amounts available in this title for 

13 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, 

14 and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, a minimum of $15,000,000, 

15 shall be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing 

16 Incentive Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 

17 38, United States Code, to remain available until ex18 pended, for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of 

19 title 38, United States Code. 

20 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

21 SEC. 225. (a) Of the discretionary funds made avail22 able to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 

23 2014, the following amounts which became available on 

24 October 1, 2013, are hereby rescinded from the following 

25 accounts in the amounts specified: 


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1 (1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Serv2 ices’’, $1,400,000,000. 

3 (2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Sup4 port and Compliance’’, $100,000,000. 

5 (3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facili6 ties’’, $250,000,000. 

7 (b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 

8 Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following 

9 accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until 

10 September 30, 2015: 

11 (1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Serv12 ices’’, $1,400,000,000. 

13 (2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Sup14 port and Compliance’’, $100,000,000. 

15 (3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facili16 ties’’, $250,000,000. 

17 SEC. 226. The Secretary of the Department of Vet18 erans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropria19 tions of both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in 

20 major construction projects that total at least $5,000,000, 

21 or 5 percent of the programmed amount of the project, 

22 whichever is less: Provided, That such notification shall 

23 occur within 14 days of a contract identifying the pro24 grammed amount: Provided further, That the Secretary 

25 shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both 


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1 Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of such 

2 bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of such 

3 savings. 

4 SEC. 227. The scope of work for a project included 

5 in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ may not be increased 

6 above the scope specified for that project in the original 

7 justification data provided to the Congress as part of the 

8 request for appropriations. 

9 SEC. 228. The Secretary of the Department of Vet10 erans Affairs shall provide on a quarterly basis to the 

11 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

12 notification of any single national outreach and awareness 

13 marketing campaign in which obligations exceed 

14 $2,000,000. 

15 SEC. 229. The Secretary shall submit to the Commit16 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a re17 programming request if at any point during fiscal year 

18 2014, the funding allocated for a medical care initiative 

19 identified in the fiscal year 2014 expenditure plan is ad20 justed by more than $25,000,000 from the allocation 

21 shown in the corresponding congressional budget justifica22 tion. Such a reprogramming request may go forward only 

23 if the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

24 Congress approve the request or if a period of 14 days 

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1 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 230. Discretionary fiscal year 2014 appropria3 tions in this title are hereby reduced by $24,000,000: Pro4 vided, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall allocate 

5 this reduction within the accounts to which the reduction 

6 is applied: Provided further, That $156,000,000 are here7 by rescinded from the fiscal year 2014 funds appropriated 

8 in title II of division E of Public Law 113-6 for ‘‘Depart9 ment of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services’’, ‘‘Department 

10 of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and Compliance’’, 

11 and ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities’’: 

12 Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate this re13 scission among the three accounts. 

14 TITLE III 

15 RELATED AGENCIES 

16 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

19 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 

20 the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun21 tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of 

22 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 

23 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 

24 and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for25 one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 


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1 vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and 

2 representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 

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

4 countries, $57,980,000, to remain available until ex5 pended. 

6 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

7 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

8 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 

9 sums as may be necessary, to remain available until ex10 pended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 

11 36, United States Code. 

12 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS

13 CLAIMS

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses for the operation of the 

16 United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 

17 authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, 

18 United States Code, $35,272,000: Provided, That 

19 $2,500,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing 

20 financial assistance as described, and in accordance with 

21 the process and reporting procedures set forth, under this 

22 heading in Public Law 102–229. 


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1 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

2 CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for 

5 maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington 

6 National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Na7 tional Cemetery, including the purchase or lease of pas8 senger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one 

9 basis only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception 

10 and representation expenses, $70,685,000. In addition, 

11 such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, 

12 repairs and replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease 

13 of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense 

14 Agencies’’ account. 

15 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

16 TRUST FUND

17 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire18 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

19 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 

20 and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis21 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 

22 Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $67,400,000, of 

23 which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended 

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1 trict of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 

2 Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

4 SEC. 301. Funds appropriated in this Act under the 

5 heading ‘‘Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Ex6 penses, Army’’, may be provided to Arlington County, Vir7 ginia, for the relocation of the federally owned water main 

8 at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land 

9 available for ground burials. 

10 TITLE IV 

11 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

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

13 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

14 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

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

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

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

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

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

20 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 

21 property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

22 SEC. 403. No part of any funds appropriated in this 

23 Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, 

24 other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative 

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1 for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pam2 phlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presen3 tation designed to support or defeat legislation pending 

4 before Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 

5 SEC. 404. All departments and agencies funded under 

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

7 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

8 ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con9 duct of their business practices and public service activi10 ties. 

11 SEC. 405. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no12 tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 

13 Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Af14 fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro15 priations of the House of Representatives and the Sub16 committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 

17 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

18 of the Senate. 

19 SEC. 406. None of the funds made available in this 

20 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in21 strumentality of the United States Government except 

22 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro23 vided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 

24 SEC. 407. None of the funds made available in this 

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1 individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident 

2 Commissioner of the United States House of Representa3 tives. 

4 SEC. 408. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail5 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

6 post on the public website of that agency any report re7 quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

8 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen9 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

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

11 (1) the public posting of the report com12 promises national security; or 

13 (2) the report contains confidential or propri14 etary information. 

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

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

17 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

18 no less than 45 days. 

19 SEC. 409. (a) None of the funds made available in 

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

21 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

22 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

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

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1 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi2 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

3 SEC. 410. None of the funds made available in this 

4 Act may be distributed to the Association of Community 

5 Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidi6 aries or successors. 

7 SEC. 411. None of the funds made available in this 

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

9 to exercise the power of eminent domain (to take the pri10 vate property for public use) without the payment of just 

11 compensation. 

12 SEC. 412. None of the funds made available in this 

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

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

15 in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

16 10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

17 SEC. 413. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap18 propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 

19 of Defense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, 

20 or expand any facility in the United States, its territories, 

21 or possessions to house any individual detained at United 

22 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the 

23 purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 

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1 (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 

2 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 

3 Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

4 (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 

5 individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 

6 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— 

7 (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 

8 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 

9 and 

10 (2) is— 

11 (A) in the custody or under the effective 

12 control of the Department of Defense; or 

13 (B) otherwise under detention at United 

14 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

15 SEC. 414. None of the funds made available in this 

16 Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or serv17 ices, including construction services, where the contractor 

18 has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 

19 SEC. 415. None of the funds made available by this 

20 Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 

21 of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 

22 grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor23 poration that was convicted of a felony criminal violation 

24 under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, 

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1 less the agency has considered suspension or debarment 

2 of the corporation and has made a determination that this 

3 further action is not necessary to protect the interests of 

4 the Government. 

5 SEC. 416. None of the funds made available by this 

6 Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 

7 of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 

8 grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor9 poration that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has 

10 been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative 

11 remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that 

12 is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agree13 ment with the authority responsible for collecting the tax 

14 liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid 

15 tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension 

16 or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter17 mination that this further action is not necessary to pro18 tect the interests of the Government. 

19 SEC. 417. None of the funds made available in this 

20 Act may be used to wind down or otherwise alter the im21 plementation of a program, project, or activity in anticipa22 tion of any change (including any elimination or reduction 

23 of funding) proposed in a budget request, until such pro24 posed change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation 

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1 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT

2 SEC. 418. The amount by which the applicable alloca3 tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 

4 Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec5 tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ex6 ceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0. 

7 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction 

8 and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropria9 tions Act, 2014’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 63 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2216 

[Report No. 113–90] 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for military construction, 

2014, and for other purposes. agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 

MAY 28, 2013 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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