113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2216 

AN ACT 

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. 

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 

3 military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

4 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

5 30, 2014, and for other purposes, namely: 

6 TITLE I 

7 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

8 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

9 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip10 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

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

12 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

13 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec14 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con15 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func16 tions of the Commander in Chief, $1,099,875,000, to re17 main available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 

18 of this amount, not to exceed $64,575,000 shall be avail19 able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

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

21 unless the Secretary of Army determines that additional 

22 obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 

23 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con24 gress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
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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, $1,616,281,000, to remain available 

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

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

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

12 authorized by law, unless the Secretary of 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. 

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

18 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip19 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

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

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

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

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

24 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv25 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Air 
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1 Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 

2 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro3 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

4 and the reasons therefor. 

5 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip8 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa9 tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen10 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

11 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

12 $3,707,923,000, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2018: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

14 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

15 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 

16 of Defense available for military construction or family 

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

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

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

20 transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appro21 priated, not to exceed $237,838,000 shall be available for 

22 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv23 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 

24 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

25 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
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1 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

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

3 appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

4 $38,513,000 shall be available for payments to the North 

5 Atlantic Treaty Organization for the planning, design, and 

6 construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

7 headquarters. 

8 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

9 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita10 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad11 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu12 tions therefor, as authorized by law, $315,815,000, to re13 main available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 

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

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

16 and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Di17 rector of the Army National Guard determines that addi18 tional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no19 tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

20 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

21 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

22 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita23 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad24 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

25 therefor, as authorized by law, $107,800,000, to remain 
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1 available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That of the 

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

3 available for study, planning, design, and architect and en4 gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director 

5 of the Air National Guard determines that additional obli6 gations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the 

7 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

8 of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

9 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

10 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita11 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad12 ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by law, 

13 $174,060,000, to remain available until September 30, 

14 2018: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to 

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

16 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

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

18 that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes 

19 and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 

20 Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 

21 therefor. 

22 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

23 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita24 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad25 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 
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1 Marine Corps as authorized by law, $32,976,000, to re2 main available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That 

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

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

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

6 Secretary of Navy determines that additional obligations 

7 are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Commit8 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 

9 determination and the reasons therefor. 

10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

11 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita12 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad13 ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 

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

15 2018: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to 

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

17 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

18 by law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve deter19 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

20 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

21 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

22 reasons therefor. 
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1 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

2 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

4 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro5 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa6 cilities and installations (including international military 

7 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

8 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 

9 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili10 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $199,700,000, to 

11 remain available until expended. 

12 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

13 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con14 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex15 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

16 $44,008,000, to remain available until September 30, 

17 2018. 

18 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

19 ARMY

20 For expenses of family housing for the Army for op21 eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

22 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in23 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. 

24 SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con25 struction may be used for advances to the Federal High-
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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 $15,000 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. 

24 SEC. 121. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im25 provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec-
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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 

25 may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur-
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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 

24 in prior appropriation Acts for the fund established in sec25 tion 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropoli-
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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 

25 2017 and are also contained in the fiscal year 2015 por-
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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. 

25 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sec-
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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 au-
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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 

25 States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 
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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 (reduced by $35,000,000) (increased by 

19 $35,000,000), plus reimbursements, shall remain available 

20 until September 30, 2015. 

21 NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

22 For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad23 ministration for operations and maintenance, not other24 wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there25 for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 
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1 of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper2 ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter3 ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 

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

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

6 until September 30, 2015. 

7 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

8 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For necessary operating expenses of the Department 

11 of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 

12 administrative expenses in support of Department-Wide 

13 capital planning, management and policy activities, uni14 forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 

15 official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas16 senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 

17 Services Administration for security guard services, 

18 $403,023,000, of which not to exceed $20,151,000 shall 

19 remain available until September 30, 2015: Provided, 

20 That funds provided under this heading may be trans21 ferred to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 

22 Administration’’. 
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1 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 

4 Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, in5 cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement 

6 of the General Services Administration for security guard 

7 services, and reimbursement of the Department of De8 fense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 

9 $2,455,490,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 

10 $5,000,000) (reduced by $44,000,000) (increased by 

11 $44,000,000): Provided, That expenses for services and 

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

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

14 that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are nec15 essary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum ex16 tent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and 

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

18 independence in daily living, shall be charged to this ac19 count: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

20 under this heading, not to exceed $123,000,000 shall re21 main available until September 30, 2015. 

22 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 For necessary expenses for information technology 

25 systems and telecommunications support, including devel-
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1 opmental information systems and operational information 

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

3 asset acquisition of information technology systems, in4 cluding management and related contractual costs of said 

5 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

6 operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

7 States Code, $3,683,344,000, plus reimbursements: Pro8 vided, That $1,026,400,000 shall be for pay and associ9 ated costs, of which not to exceed $30,792,000 shall re10 main available until September 30, 2015: Provided further, 

11 That $2,161,653,000 shall be for operations and mainte12 nance, of which not to exceed $151,316,000 shall remain 

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

14 $495,291,000 shall be for information technology systems 

15 development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall 

16 remain available until September 30, 2015: Provided fur17 ther, That amounts made available for information tech18 nology systems development, modernization, and enhance19 ment may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary 

20 of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of 

21 the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Com22 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 

23 certification of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obli24 gated and expended for each development project: Pro25 vided further, That amounts made available for salaries 
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1 and expenses, operations and maintenance, and informa2 tion technology systems development, modernization, and 

3 enhancement may be transferred among the three sub-ac4 counts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 

5 from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

6 of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an 

7 approval is issued: Provided further, That amounts made 

8 available for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ ac9 count for development, modernization, and enhancement 

10 may be transferred among projects or to newly defined 

11 projects: Provided further, That no project may be in12 creased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost 

13 prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appro14 priations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer 

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

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

17 the funds made available under this heading may be obli18 gated or expended for the development or procurement of 

19 an electronic health record except for a health record as 

20 set forth in the Joint Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 

21 2013–2015 of the Department of Veteran Affairs and De22 partment of Defense, Joint Executive Council: Provided 

23 further, That the funds made available under this heading 

24 for information technology systems development, mod25 ernization, and enhancement, shall be for the projects, and 
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1 in the amounts, specified under this heading in the report 

2 accompanying this Act.

3 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

5 General, to include information technology, in carrying out 

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

7 U.S.C. App.), $116,411,000, of which $6,000,000 shall re8 main available until September 30, 2015. 

9 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

10 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

12 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

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

14 316, 2404, 2406, and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 

15 Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar16 chitectural and engineering services, construction manage17 ment services, maintenance or guarantee period services 

18 costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 

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

20 and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac21 quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 

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

23 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were 

24 made available in a previous major project appropriation, 

25 $342,130,000, of which $322,130,000 shall remain avail-
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1 able until September 30, 2018, and of which $20,000,000 

2 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

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 investment strategy studies funded 

8 through the advance planning fund and the planning and 

9 design activities funded through the design fund, including 

10 needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 

11 investments, and salaries and associated costs of the resi12 dent engineers who oversee those capital investments 

13 funded through this account, and funds provided for the 

14 purchase of land for the National Cemetery Administra15 tion through the land acquisition line item, none of the 

16 funds made available under this heading shall be used for 

17 any project which has not been approved by the Congress 

18 in the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds 

19 made available under this heading for fiscal year 2014, 

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

21 awarding of a construction documents contract by Sep22 tember 30, 2014; and (2) by the awarding of a construc23 tion contract by September 30, 2015: Provided further, 

24 That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly sub25 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
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1 of Congress a written report on any approved major con2 struction project for which obligations are not incurred 

3 within the time limitations established above. 

4 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR 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, including planning and assessments of needs 

9 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

10 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

11 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro12 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

13 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

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

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

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

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

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

20 until September 30, 2018, along with unobligated balances 

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

22 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

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

24 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

25 under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the 
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1 nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 

2 of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 

3 damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 

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

5 minimize further loss by such causes. 

6 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

7 FACILITIES

8 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

9 State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re10 model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 

11 and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 

12 care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 

13 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $82,650,000, to re14 main available until expended. 

15 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES

16 For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 

17 in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme18 teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 

19 States Code, $44,650,000, to remain available until ex20 pended. 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

25 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans-
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1 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro2 priations: Provided, That before a transfer may take place, 

3 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

4 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

5 the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 

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

7 days has elapsed. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart10 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2014, in this Act 

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

12 Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ ac13 counts may be transferred among the accounts: Provided, 

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

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

16 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

17 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica18 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com19 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 

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

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

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

23 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the 

24 fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary re25 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
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1 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 

2 and an approval is issued: Provided further, That any 

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

4 take place only after the Secretary requests from the Com5 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 

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

7 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

8 salaries and expenses shall be available for services au9 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 

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

11 or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author12 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

13 States Code. 

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

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

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

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

18 new hospital or home. 

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

20 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

21 (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex22 amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet23 erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec24 tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 

25 or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
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1 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim2 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina3 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such 

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

5 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

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

7 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be avail8 able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re9 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 

10 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

11 2013. 

12 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

13 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

14 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

15 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

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

17 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

18 and Pensions’’. 

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

22 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

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

24 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

25 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 
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1 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 

2 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen3 eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra4 tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 

5 the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi6 nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse7 ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu8 mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 

9 2014 that are available for dividends in that program after 

10 claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 

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

12 administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 

13 amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 

14 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 

15 surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 

16 shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 

17 2014 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 

18 such insurance program and to the provision of any total 

19 disability income insurance included in that insurance pro20 gram. 

21 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

22 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in23 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro24 viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur25 ing the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

3 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

4 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage5 ment of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Of6 fice of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudica7 tion under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, 

8 for all services provided at rates which will recover actual 

9 costs but not exceed $42,904,000 for the Office of Resolu10 tion Management and $3,360,000 for the Office of Em11 ployment and Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: 

12 Provided, That payments may be made in advance for 

13 services to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided 

14 further, That amounts received shall be credited to the 

15 ‘‘General Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Technology 

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

17 service. 

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

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

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

21 unless the Secretary submits a report which the Commit22 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress ap23 prove within 30 days following the date on which the re24 port is received. 
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1 SEC. 212. No funds of the Department of Veterans 

2 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

3 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

4 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv5 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 

6 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec7 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

8 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

9 information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro10 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man11 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason12 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

13 does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur14 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 

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

16 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re17 ceived. 

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas21 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

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

23 Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction 

24 (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 

25 and improvements of any medical facility under the juris-
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1 diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af2 fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 

3 provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con4 struction, Minor Projects’’. 

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

6 Services’’ are available— 

7 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup8 plies, and equipment; and 

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

10 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

11 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

14 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

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

17 the purposes of that account. 

18 SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

19 enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organi20 zations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Com21 pact with the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and 

22 tribal organizations serving rural Alaska which have en23 tered into contracts with the Indian Health Service under 

24 the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance 

25 Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and 
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1 dental care. The Secretary shall require participating vet2 erans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules 

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

4 ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands sited within the ex5 ternal boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified 

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

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

8 those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified in 

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

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

11 not within the boundaries of the Municipality of Anchor12 age, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Penin13 sula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. 

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the De16 partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursu17 ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

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

19 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail20 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

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

22 title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 

23 Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks 

24 from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new vet25 erans within their respective Networks. 
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1 SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

2 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

3 Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the financial 

4 status of the Veterans Health Administration. 

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med7 ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Med8 ical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans 

9 Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and 

10 ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal 

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

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

13 transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

14 shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of 

15 both Houses of Congress the authority to make the trans16 fer and an approval is issued. 

17 SEC. 221. Of the amounts made available to the De18 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2014, in this 

19 Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ ac20 count for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 

21 percent of the funds made available shall be obligated dur22 ing the last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided, That 

23 the Secretary may waive this requirement after providing 

24 written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of 

25 both Houses of Congress. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 222. Of the amounts appropriated to the De3 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2014 for 

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

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

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

7 plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint De8 partment of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 

9 Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by sec10 tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

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

12 and may be used for operation of the facilities designated 

13 as combined Federal medical facilities as described by sec14 tion 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author15 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 

16 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional funds may be 

17 transferred from accounts designated in this section to the 

18 Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Af19 fairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written 

20 notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the 

21 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con22 gress. 

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

25 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 
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1 of title 38, United States Code, for health care provided 

2 at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facili3 ties as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 

4 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

5 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be avail6 able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense7 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem8 onstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the Na9 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

10 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for oper11 ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 

12 medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun13 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

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

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

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

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

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

21 38, United States Code, to remain available until ex22 pended, for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of 

23 title 38, United States Code. 
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1 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 225. (a) Of the discretionary funds made avail3 able to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 

4 2014, the following amounts which became available on 

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

6 accounts in the amounts specified: 

7 (1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

8 Services’’, $1,400,000,000. 

9 (2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

10 Support and Compliance’’, $100,000,000. 

11 (3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

12 Facilities’’, $250,000,000. 

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

14 Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following 

15 accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until 

16 September 30, 2015: 

17 (1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

18 Services’’, $1,400,000,000. 

19 (2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

20 Support and Compliance’’, $100,000,000. 

21 (3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

22 Facilities’’, $250,000,000. 

23 SEC. 226. The Secretary of the Department of Vet24 erans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropria25 tions of both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in 
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1 major construction projects that total at least $5,000,000, 

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

3 whichever is less: Provided, That such notification shall 

4 occur within 14 days of a contract identifying the pro5 grammed amount: Provided further, That the Secretary 

6 shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both 

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

8 bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of such 

9 savings. 

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

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

12 above the scope specified for that project in the original 

13 justification data provided to the Congress as part of the 

14 request for appropriations. 

15 SEC. 228. The Secretary of the Department of Vet16 erans Affairs shall provide on a quarterly basis to the 

17 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

18 notification of any single national outreach and awareness 

19 marketing campaign in which obligations exceed 

20 $2,000,000. 

21 SEC. 229. The Secretary shall submit to the Commit22 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a re23 programming request if at any point during fiscal year 

24 2014, the funding allocated for a medical care initiative 

25 identified in the fiscal year 2014 expenditure plan is ad-
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1 justed by more than $25,000,000 from the allocation 

2 shown in the corresponding congressional budget justifica3 tion. Such a reprogramming request may go forward only 

4 if the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

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

6 has elapsed. 

7 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 230. Discretionary fiscal year 2014 appropria9 tions in this title are hereby reduced by $24,000,000: Pro10 vided, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall allocate 

11 this reduction within the accounts to which the reduction 

12 is applied: Provided further, That $156,000,000 are here13 by rescinded from the fiscal year 2014 funds appropriated 

14 in title II of division E of Public Law 113–6 for ‘‘Depart15 ment of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services’’, ‘‘Department 

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

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

18 Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate this re19 scission among the three accounts. 

20 TITLE III 

21 RELATED AGENCIES 

22 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

25 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 
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1 the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun2 tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of 

3 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 

4 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 

5 and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for6 one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 

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

8 representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 

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

10 countries, $57,980,000, to remain available until ex11 pended. 

12 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

13 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

14 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 

15 sums as may be necessary, to remain available until ex16 pended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 

17 36, United States Code. 

18 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS

19 CLAIMS

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses for the operation of the 

22 United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 

23 authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, 

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

25 $2,500,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing 
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1 financial assistance as described, and in accordance with 

2 the process and reporting procedures set forth, under this 

3 heading in Public Law 102–229. 

4 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

5 CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for 

8 maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington 

9 National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Na10 tional Cemetery, including the purchase or lease of pas11 senger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one 

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

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

14 such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, 

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

16 of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense 

17 Agencies’’ account. 

18 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

19 TRUST FUND

20 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire21 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

22 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 

23 and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis24 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 

25 Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $67,400,000, of 
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1 which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended 

2 for construction and renovation of the physical plants at 

3 the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, Dis4 trict of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 

5 Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 

6 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

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

8 heading ‘‘Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Ex9 penses, Army’’, may be provided to Arlington County, Vir10 ginia, for the relocation of the federally owned water main 

11 at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land 

12 available for ground burials. 

13 TITLE IV 

14 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

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

16 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

17 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

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

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

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

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

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

23 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 

24 property rights, or unfunded mandates. 
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1 SEC. 403. No part of any funds appropriated in this 

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

3 other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative 

4 relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and 

5 for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pam6 phlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presen7 tation designed to support or defeat legislation pending 

8 before Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 

9 SEC. 404. All departments and agencies funded under 

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

11 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

12 ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con13 duct of their business practices and public service activi14 ties. 

15 SEC. 405. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no16 tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 

17 Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Af18 fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro19 priations of the House of Representatives and the Sub20 committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 

21 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

22 of the Senate. 

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

24 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in25 strumentality of the United States Government except 
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1 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro2 vided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 

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

4 Act may be used for a project or program named for an 

5 individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident 

6 Commissioner of the United States House of Representa7 tives. 

8 SEC. 408. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail9 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

10 post on the public website 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. 409. (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. 410. None of the funds made available in this 

8 Act may be distributed to the Association of Community 

9 Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidi10 aries or successors. 

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

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

13 to exercise the power of eminent domain (to take the pri14 vate property for public use) without the payment of just 

15 compensation. 

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

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

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

19 in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

20 10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

21 SEC. 413. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap22 propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 

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

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

25 or possessions to house any individual detained at United 
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1 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the 

2 purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 

3 under the control of the Department of Defense. 

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

5 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 

6 Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

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

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

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

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

11 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 

12 and 

13 (2) is— 

14 (A) in the custody or under the effective 

15 control of the Department of Defense; or 

16 (B) otherwise under detention at United 

17 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

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

19 Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or serv20 ices, including construction services, where the contractor 

21 has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 

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

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

24 of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 

25 grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor-
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1 poration that was convicted of a felony criminal violation 

2 under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, 

3 where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, un4 less the agency has considered suspension or debarment 

5 of the corporation and has made a determination that this 

6 further action is not necessary to protect the interests of 

7 the Government. 

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

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

10 of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 

11 grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor12 poration that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has 

13 been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative 

14 remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that 

15 is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agree16 ment with the authority responsible for collecting the tax 

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

18 tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension 

19 or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter20 mination that this further action is not necessary to pro21 tect the interests of the Government. 

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

23 Act may be used to wind down or otherwise alter the im24 plementation of a program, project, or activity in anticipa25 tion of any change (including any elimination or reduction 
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1 of funding) proposed in a budget request, until such pro2 posed change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation 

3 Act. 

4 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT

5 SEC. 418. The amount by which the applicable alloca6 tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 

7 Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec8 tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ex9 ceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0. 

10 SEC. 419. (a) None of the funds made available in 

11 this Act may be used to pay more than 75 percent of the 

12 salary of any senior Department of Veterans Affairs offi13 cial during the period beginning on July 1, 2014, and end14 ing on September 30, 2014, unless as of July 1, 2014, 

15 the percentage of disability compensation claims that are 

16 more than 125 days old is less than or equal to 40 percent. 

17 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘senior Department of 

18 Veterans Affairs official’’ means the Secretary of Veterans 

19 Affairs, the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and any 

20 Under Secretary or Assistant Secretary of Veterans Af21 fairs. 

22 SEC. 420. None of the funds made available by this 

23 Act may be used for any conference (as described in the 

24 Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12– 

25 12, ‘‘Promoting Efficient Spending to Support Agency 
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1 Operations’’, dated May 11, 2012) for which the cost to 

2 the agency exceeds $500,000. 

3 SEC. 421. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 

5 pay a performance award under section 5384 of title 5, 

6 United States Code. 

7 SEC. 422. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be used to enter into a contract with any offeror 

9 or any of its principals if the offeror certifies, as required 

10 by Federal Acquisition Regulation, that the offeror or any 

11 of its principals— 

12 (1) within a 3-year period preceding this offer 

13 has been convicted of or had a civil judgment ren14 dered against it for: (A) commission of fraud or a 

15 criminal offense in connection with obtaining, at16 tempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, 

17 State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of 

18 Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the 

19 submission of offers; or (B) commission of embezzle20 ment, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruc21 tion of records, making false statements, tax eva22 sion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving 

23 stolen property; 

24 (2) are presently indicted for, or otherwise 

25 criminally or civilly charged by a governmental enti-
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1 ty with, commission of any of the offenses enumer2 ated above in paragraph (1); or 

3 (3) within a 3-year period preceding this offer, 

4 has been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in 

5 an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the liabil6 ity remains unsatisfied. 

7 SEC. 423. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be used to propose, plan for, or execute a new 

9 or additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 

10 round. 

11 SEC. 424. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used to award any contract in an amount 

13 greater than $1,000,000 for which the Department of De14 fense did not receive at least two offers. 

15 SEC. 425. None of the funds made available by this 

16 Act, including the funds made available for ‘‘Construction, 

17 Major Projects’’, may be used to increase the funding for 

18 any major medical facility project (as defined in subsection 

19 (a)(3)(A) of section 8104 of title 38, United States Code), 

20 which is under construction as of the date of the enact21 ment of this Act, above the amount specified in the pro22 spectus described in subsection (b) of such section 8104 

23 and the detailed estimate of cost described in paragraph 

24 (1) of such subsection. 
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1 SEC. 426. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used by the Department of Defense or the 

3 Department of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new 

4 light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agen5 cy’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 

6 Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 

7 24, 2011. 

8 SEC. 427. The amounts otherwise provided by this 

9 Act are revised by reducing the amount made available 

10 for ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs—Departmental Ad11 ministration—General Administration’’, and increasing 

12 the amount made available for ‘‘Department of Veterans 

13 Affairs—Departmental Administration—Information 

14 Technology Systems’’, by $10,000,000. 

15 SEC. 428. None of the funds made available by this 

16 Act may be used to maintain or improve Department of 

17 Defense real property with a zero percent utilization rate 

18 according to the Department’s real property inventory 

19 database, except in the case of maintenance of an historic 

20 property as required by the National Historic Preservation 

21 Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) or maintenance to prevent 

22 a negative environmental impact as required by the Na-
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1 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

2 et seq.). 

Passed the House of Representatives June 4, 2013. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2216 

AN ACT 

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