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Calendar No. 435 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4677 

[Report No. 118–191] 

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 

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

2025, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 11 (legislative day JULY 10), 2024 

Ms. SINEMA, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 

original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

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

fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 

5 military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
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1 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

2 30, 2025, and for other purposes, namely: 

3 TITLE I 

4 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

5 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

6 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip7 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

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

9 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

10 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec11 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con12 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func13 tions of the Commander in Chief, $2,380,477,000, to re14 main available until September 30, 2029: Provided, That, 

15 of this amount, not to exceed $465,408,000 shall be avail16 able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

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

18 unless the Secretary of the Army determines that addi19 tional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no20 tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

21 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 

22 Provided further, That of the amount made available 

23 under this heading, $186,820,000 shall be for the projects 

24 and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table 

25 under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ in the 
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1 report accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts oth2 erwise available for such purposes. 

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, $4,874,699,000, to remain available 

11 until September 30, 2029: Provided, That, of this amount, 

12 not to exceed $839,546,000 shall be available for study, 

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

14 authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the 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: Provided further, That of the amount 

19 made available under this heading, $333,800,000 shall be 

20 for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci21 fied in the table under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, 

22 Navy and Marine Corps’’ in the report accompanying this 

23 Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

24 purposes. 
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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

2 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip3 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

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

5 as currently authorized by law, $3,549,626,000, to remain 

6 available until September 30, 2029: Provided, That, of this 

7 amount, not to exceed $631,726,000 shall be available for 

8 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv9 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air 

10 Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 

11 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro12 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

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

14 amount made available under this heading, $366,000,000 

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

16 specified in the table under the heading ‘‘Military Con17 struction, Air Force’’ in the report accompanying this Act, 

18 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur19 poses. 

20 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip23 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa24 tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen25 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
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1 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

2 $3,601,163,000, to remain available until September 30, 

3 2029: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

4 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

5 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 

6 of Defense available for military construction or family 

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

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

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

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

11 exceed $481,211,000 shall be available for study, plan12 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au13 thorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter14 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

15 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

16 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

17 reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 

18 made available under this heading, $4,000,000 shall be 

19 for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci20 fied in the table under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, 

21 Defense-Wide’’ in the report accompanying this Act, in ad22 dition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 

23 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

24 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita25 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
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1 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu2 tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 

3 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza4 tion Acts, $456,459,000, to remain available until Sep5 tember 30, 2029: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

6 exceed $89,659,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

7 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

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

9 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

10 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria11 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

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

13 made available under this heading, $101,330,000 shall be 

14 for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci15 fied in the table under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, 

16 Army National Guard’’ in the report accompanying this 

17 Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

18 purposes. 

19 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

20 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita21 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad22 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

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

24 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

25 Acts, $307,792,000, to remain available until September 
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1 30, 2029: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed 

2 $43,592,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

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

4 unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines 

5 that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes 

6 and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 

7 Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 

8 therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made avail9 able under this heading, $113,000,000 shall be for the 

10 projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in 

11 the table under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air 

12 National Guard’’ in the report accompanying this Act, in 

13 addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 

14 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

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

18 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con19 struction Authorization Acts, $375,682,000, to remain 

20 available until September 30, 2029: Provided, That, of the 

21 amount, not to exceed $37,158,000 shall be available for 

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

24 Reserve determines that additional obligations are nec25 essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
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1 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter2 mination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That 

3 of the amount made available under this heading, 

4 $120,650,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and 

5 in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading 

6 ‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’ in the report ac7 companying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise 

8 available for such purposes. 

9 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

10 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita11 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad12 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 

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

14 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza15 tion Acts, $29,829,000, to remain available until Sep16 tember 30, 2029: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

17 exceed $3,219,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

18 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

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

20 additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 

21 notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

22 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

23 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

24 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita25 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
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1 ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 

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

3 Construction Authorization Acts, $107,663,000, to remain 

4 available until September 30, 2029: Provided, That, of the 

5 amount, not to exceed $16,962,000 shall be available for 

6 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv7 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air 

8 Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are 

9 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

10 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de11 termination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, 

12 That of the amount made available under this heading, 

13 $38,400,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and 

14 in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading 

15 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’ in the report 

16 accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise 

17 available for such purposes. 

18 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

19 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

21 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro22 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa23 cilities and installations (including international military 

24 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

25 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 
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1 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili2 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $433,864,000, to 

3 remain available until expended. 

4 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

5 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

6 Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the De7 fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 

8 U.S.C. 2687 note), $497,961,000, to remain available 

9 until expended. 

10 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

11 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con12 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex13 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

14 $276,647,000, to remain available until September 30, 

15 2029. 

16 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

17 ARMY

18 For expenses of family housing for the Army for op19 eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

20 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in21 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $475,611,000. 

22 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE

23 CORPS

24 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma25 rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace-
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1 ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 

2 authorized by law, $245,742,000, to remain available until 

3 September 30, 2029. 

4 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

5 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

6 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma7 rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 

8 payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter9 est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 

10 law, $377,217,000. 

11 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

12 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

13 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 

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

15 $221,549,000, to remain available until September 30, 

16 2029. 

17 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

18 FORCE

19 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

20 operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas21 ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 

22 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

23 $326,250,000. 
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1 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

2 DEFENSE-WIDE

3 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

4 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

5 military departments) for operation and maintenance, 

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

7 $52,156,000. 

8 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

9 FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND

10 For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im11 provement Fund, $8,195,000, to remain available until ex12 pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu13 ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro14 viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili15 tary family housing and supporting facilities. 

16 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

17 MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT

18 FUND

19 For the Department of Defense Military Unaccom20 panied Housing Improvement Fund, $497,000, to remain 

21 available until expended, for unaccompanied housing ini22 tiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, 

23 United States Code, providing alternative means of acquir24 ing and improving military unaccompanied housing and 

25 supporting facilities. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

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

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

6 except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 

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

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

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

15 the construction of access roads as authorized by section 

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

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

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

21 the United States for which specific appropriations have 

22 not been made. 

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

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

25 in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by 
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1 the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi2 neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina3 tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 

4 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

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

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

7 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

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

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

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

11 except housing for which funds have been made available 

12 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con13 struction. 

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

15 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 

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

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

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

23 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

24 SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart25 ment of Defense for military construction or family hous-
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1 ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 

2 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

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

4 title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 

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

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

8 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

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

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

12 bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are 

13 awarded to United States firms or United States firms 

14 in joint venture with host nation firms. 

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

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

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

19 used to award any contract estimated by the Government 

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

21 That this section shall not be applicable to contract 

22 awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 

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

25 than 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall 
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1 not apply to contract awards for military construction on 

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

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

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

7 scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 

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

9 expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 

10 are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 

11 SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

12 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 

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

15 current session of Congress. 

16 SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing 

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

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

21 and on subsequent claims, if any. 

22 SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

23 law, any funds made available to a military department 

24 or defense agency for the construction of military projects 

25 may be obligated for a military construction project or 
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1 contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, 

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

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

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

5 obligated from funds available for military construction 

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

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

8 such project is increased pursuant to law. 

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

13 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

14 of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 

15 may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 

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

17 Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 

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

19 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

20 and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 

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

22 Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 

23 from amounts appropriated for construction of military 

24 unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac25 counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
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1 purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap2 propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria3 tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 

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

6 guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 

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

8 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 

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

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

13 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

14 transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 

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

16 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 

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

18 with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 

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

20 be merged with and be available for the same purposes 

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

23 SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

25 maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 
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1 source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 

2 housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 

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

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

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

8 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

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

10 notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 

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

13 of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 

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

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

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

24 transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

4 for military construction and family housing operation and 

5 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 

6 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

7 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

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

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

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

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

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 SEC. 122. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

18 available in an account funded under the headings in this 

19 title may be transferred among projects and activities 

20 within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 

21 guidelines for military construction and family housing 

22 construction contained in Department of Defense Finan23 cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chap24 ter 7, of April 2021, as in effect on the date of enactment 

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

2 title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 

3 and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme4 tery. 

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

6 and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 

7 September 30, 2029: 

8 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $26,500,000; 

9 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

10 Corps’’, $50,400,000; 

11 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

12 $183,000,000; 

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

14 $134,270,000; 

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

16 $54,251,000; 

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

18 $6,000,000; and 

19 ‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’, 

20 $63,000,000: 

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

22 out construction and cost to complete projects identified 

23 in the respective military department’s unfunded priority 

24 list for fiscal year 2025 submitted to Congress: Provided 

25 further, That such projects are subject to authorization 
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1 prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry out 

2 construction: Provided further, That not later than 60 

3 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the mili4 tary department concerned, or their designee, shall submit 

5 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

6 Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under 

7 this section. 

8 SEC. 125. All amounts appropriated to the ‘‘Depart9 ment of Defense—Military Construction, Army’’, ‘‘De10 partment of Defense—Military Construction, Navy and 

11 Marine Corps’’, ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Con12 struction, Air Force’’, and ‘‘Department of Defense—Mili13 tary Construction, Defense-Wide’’ accounts pursuant to 

14 the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense 

15 Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2025 in the 

16 funding table in section 4601 of that Act shall be imme17 diately available and allotted to contract for the full scope 

18 of authorized projects. 

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

20 funds made available in this Act or any available unobli21 gated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be obli22 gated before October 1, 2026 for fiscal year 2017, 2018, 

23 2019, and 2020 military construction projects for which 

24 project authorization has not lapsed or for which author25 ization is extended for fiscal year 2025 by a National De-
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1 fense Authorization Act: Provided, That no amounts may 

2 be obligated pursuant to this section from amounts that 

3 were designated by the Congress as an emergency require4 ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 

5 or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

6 Act of 1985. 

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

8 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit9 tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

10 and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construc11 tion and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria12 tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 

13 Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 

14 Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

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

16 and in the amounts specified for design and unspecified 

17 minor construction, for improving military installation re18 silience, to remain available until September 30, 2029: 

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

20 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

21 Corps’’, $10,000,000; and 

22 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

23 $10,000,000: 

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

25 this Act, the Secretary of the military department con-
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1 cerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees 

2 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expendi3 ture plan for funds provided under this section. 

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

5 and in the amounts specified for design and authorized 

6 major construction projects at foreign military training 

7 sites, to remain available until September 30, 2029: 

8 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

9 $100,000,000; 

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

11 $2,500,000; and 

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

13 $26,000,000: 

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

15 this Act, the Secretary of the military department con16 cerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees 

17 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expendi18 ture plan for funds provided under this section. 

19 SEC. 130. None of the funds made available by this 

20 Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment 

21 of the United States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, 

22 Cuba. 

23 SEC. 131. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 

24 Construction, Air National Guard’’, $32,000,000, to re25 main available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That 
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1 such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction 

2 projects specified in a National Defense Authorization Act 

3 for fiscal year 2025 in the funding table in section 4601 

4 of that Act: Provided further, That not later than 30 days 

5 after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, or 

6 their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appro7 priations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan 

8 for funds provided under this section. 
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1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

3 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

4 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For the payment of compensation benefits to or on 

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

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

10 pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 

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

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

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

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

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

21 $9,820,699,000, which shall be in addition to funds pre22 viously appropriated under this heading that become avail23 able on October 1, 2024, to remain available until ex24 pended; and, in addition, $204,481,753,000, which shall 

25 become available on October 1, 2025, to remain available 
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1 until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $22,816,224 

2 of the amount made available for fiscal year 2026 under 

3 this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General Operating 

4 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, and ‘‘Infor5 mation Technology Systems’’ for necessary expenses in 

6 implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 

7 of title 38, United States Code, the funding source for 

8 which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and 

9 Pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such 

10 sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient 

11 basis, shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical Care Collections 

12 Fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical facili13 ties for nursing home care provided to pensioners as au14 thorized. 

15 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

16 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 

17 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap18 ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 

19 61 of title 38, United States Code, $2,657,656,000, which 

20 shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under 

21 this heading that become available on October 1, 2024, 

22 to remain available until expended; and, in addition, 

23 $17,614,235,000, which shall become available on October 

24 1, 2025, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

25 That expenses for rehabilitation program services and as-
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1 sistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide 

2 under subsection (a) of section 3104 of title 38, United 

3 States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), 

4 and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to this ac5 count. 

6 VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

7 For military and naval insurance, national service life 

8 insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet9 erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 

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

11 States Code, $131,518,000, which shall become available 

12 on October 1, 2025, to remain available until expended. 

13 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

14 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 

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

16 authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 

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

18 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de19 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

20 1974: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 2025, 

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

22 gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe23 cially adapted housing loans. 

24 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

25 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $319,596,460. 
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1 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

2 For the cost of direct loans, $64,431, 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 $1,563,660. 

10 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

11 carry out the direct loan program, $493,868, 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, $5,845,241. 

19 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

20 ADMINISTRATION

21 For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 

22 Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, in23 cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement 

24 of the General Services Administration for security guard 

25 services, and reimbursement of the Department of De-
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1 fense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 

2 $4,035,000,000: Provided, That expenses for services and 

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

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

5 that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are nec6 essary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum ex7 tent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and 

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

9 independence in daily living, shall be charged to this ac10 count: Provided further, That, of the funds made available 

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

12 available until September 30, 2026. 

13 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

14 MEDICAL SERVICES

15 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

16 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 

17 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

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

19 States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 

20 under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 

21 medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, 

22 food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare em23 ployees hired under title 38, United States Code, assist24 ance and support services for caregivers as authorized by 

25 section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repay-
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1 ments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and 

2 Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public 

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

4 monthly assistance allowances authorized by section 

5 322(d) of title 38, United States Code, grants authorized 

6 by section 521A of title 38, United States Code, and ad7 ministrative expenses necessary to carry out sections 

8 322(d) and 521A of title 38, United States Code, and hos9 pital care and medical services authorized by section 1787 

10 of title 38, United States Code; $75,039,000,000, plus re11 imbursements, which shall become available on October 1, 

12 2025, and shall remain available until September 30, 

13 2026: Provided, That, of the amount made available on 

14 October 1, 2025, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall 

15 remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided fur16 ther, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

17 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for 

18 the provision of medical treatment for veterans who have 

19 service-connected disabilities, lower income, or have special 

20 needs: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 

21 provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

22 give priority funding for the provision of basic medical 

23 benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 

24 through 6: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 

25 other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
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1 may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from 

2 Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled vet3 erans with privately written prescriptions based on re4 quirements established by the Secretary: Provided further, 

5 That the implementation of the program described in the 

6 previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the De7 partment of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That the 

8 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 

9 amounts appropriated under this heading for medical sup10 plies and equipment are available for the acquisition of 

11 prosthetics designed specifically for female veterans: Pro12 vided further, That nothing in section 2044(e) of title 38, 

13 United States Code, may be construed as limiting amounts 

14 that may be made available under this heading for fiscal 

15 years 2025 and 2026 in this or prior Acts. 

16 MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE

17 For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to 

18 individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United 

19 States Code, at non-Department facilities, 

20 $34,000,000,000, plus reimbursements, which shall be21 come available on October 1, 2025, and shall remain avail22 able until September 30, 2026: Provided, That, of the 

23 amount made available on October 1, 2025, under this 

24 heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until Sep25 tember 30, 2027. 
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1 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

2 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

3 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 

4 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad5 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi6 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart7 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De8 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

9 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov10 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $12,700,000,000, plus 

11 reimbursements, which shall become available on October 

12 1, 2025, and shall remain available until September 30, 

13 2026: Provided, That, of the amount made available on 

14 October 1, 2025, under this heading, $350,000,000 shall 

15 remain available until September 30, 2027. 

16 MEDICAL FACILITIES

17 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op18 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 

19 and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad20 ministration; for administrative expenses in support of 

21 planning, design, project management, real property ac22 quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 

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

24 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

25 activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter-
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1 ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos2 pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart3 ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 

4 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate5 rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services; 

6 $3,000,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously 

7 appropriated under this heading that become available on 

8 October 1, 2024; and, in addition, $9,700,000,000, plus 

9 reimbursements, which shall become available on October 

10 1, 2025, and shall remain available until September 30, 

11 2026: Provided, That, of the amount made available on 

12 October 1, 2025, under this heading, $500,000,000 shall 

13 remain available until September 30, 2027. 

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 $878,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail19 able until September 30, 2026: Provided, That the Sec20 retary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 

21 amounts appropriated under this heading are available for 

22 prosthetic research specifically for female veterans, and 

23 for toxic exposure research. 
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1 NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

2 For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad3 ministration for operations and maintenance, not other4 wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there5 for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 

6 of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper7 ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter8 ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 

9 of the National Cemetery Administration, $495,000,000, 

10 of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available 

11 until September 30, 2026. 

12 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

13 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For necessary operating expenses of the Department 

16 of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 

17 administrative expenses in support of Department-wide 

18 capital planning, management and policy activities, uni19 forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 

20 official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas21 senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 

22 Services Administration for security guard services, 

23 $457,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall re24 main available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That 

25 funds provided under this heading may be transferred to 
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1 ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis2 tration’’. 

3 BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS

4 For necessary operating expenses of the Board of 

5 Veterans Appeals, $267,000,000, of which not to exceed 

6 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 

7 2026. 

8 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For necessary expenses for information technology 

11 systems and telecommunications support, including devel12 opmental information systems and operational information 

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

14 asset acquisition of information technology systems, in15 cluding management and related contractual costs of said 

16 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

17 operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

18 States Code, $6,276,693,000, plus reimbursements: Pro19 vided, That $1,695,247,816 shall be for pay and associ20 ated costs, of which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain 

21 available until September 30, 2026: Provided further, That 

22 $4,575,983,911 shall be for operations and maintenance, 

23 of which not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available 

24 until September 30, 2026, and of which $118,900,000 

25 shall remain available until September 30, 2029, for the 
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1 purpose of facility activations related to projects funded 

2 by the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, ‘‘Construction, 

3 Minor Projects’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘National Ceme4 tery Administration’’, ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Vet5 erans Benefits Administration’’, and ‘‘General Adminis6 tration’’ accounts: Provided further, That $5,461,273 shall 

7 be for information technology systems development, and 

8 shall remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided 

9 further, That amounts made available for salaries and ex10 penses, operations and maintenance, and information 

11 technology systems development may be transferred 

12 among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Vet13 erans Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropria14 tions of both Houses of Congress the authority to make 

15 the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided further, 

16 That amounts made available for the ‘‘Information Tech17 nology Systems’’ account for development may be trans18 ferred among projects or to newly defined projects: Pro19 vided further, That no project may be increased or de20 creased by more than $3,000,000 of cost prior to submit21 ting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of 

22 both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an ap23 proval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days 

24 has elapsed: Provided further, That the funds made avail25 able under this heading for information technology sys-
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1 tems development shall be for the projects, and in the 

2 amounts, specified under this heading in the report accom3 panying this Act. 

4 VETERANS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD

5 For activities related to implementation, preparation, 

6 development, interface, management, rollout, and mainte7 nance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, in8 cluding contractual costs associated with operations au9 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 

10 and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 

11 5 and 38, United States Code, $894,000,000, to remain 

12 available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That the 

13 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Commit14 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress quar15 terly reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and de16 ployment implementation by facility, including any 

17 changes from the deployment plan or schedule: Provided 

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

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

20 administered by that Office: Provided further, That 25 

21 percent of the funds made available under this heading 

22 shall not be available until July 1, 2025, and are contin23 gent upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs providing to 

24 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con25 gress a plan by June 1, 2025, with benchmarks and meas-
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1 urable metrics for deployment, a timeline for future de2 ployments, a list of each instance when the contractor sup3 porting this program has not met its obligations for sys4 tem availability, a plan to standardize the system for de5 ployment across the enterprise, and an update on the 

6 progress of upgrades to the pharmacy and billing applica7 tions. 

8 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

9 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

10 General, to include information technology, in carrying out 

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

12 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), $301,000,000, of which not to exceed 

13 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 

14 2026. 

15 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

16 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

18 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

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

20 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 

21 Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar22 chitectural and engineering services, construction manage23 ment services, maintenance or guarantee period services 

24 costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 

25 under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility 
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1 and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac2 quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 

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

4 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were 

5 made available in a previous major project appropriation, 

6 $2,069,000,000, of which $1,265,300,000 shall remain 

7 available until September 30, 2029, and of which 

8 $803,700,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro9 vided, That except for advance planning activities, includ10 ing needs assessments which may or may not lead to cap11 ital investments, and other capital asset management re12 lated activities, including portfolio development and man13 agement activities, and planning, cost estimating, and de14 sign for major medical facility projects and major medical 

15 facility leases and investment strategy studies funded 

16 through the advance planning fund and the planning and 

17 design activities funded through the design fund, staffing 

18 expenses, and funds provided for the purchase, security, 

19 and maintenance of land for the National Cemetery Ad20 ministration and the Veterans Health Administration 

21 through the land acquisition line item, none of the funds 

22 made available under this heading shall be used for any 

23 project that has not been notified to Congress through the 

24 budgetary process or that has not been approved by the 

25 Congress through statute, joint resolution, or in the ex-
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1 planatory statement accompanying such Act and pre2 sented to the President at the time of enrollment: Provided 

3 further, That funds provided for the Veterans Health Ad4 ministration through the land acquisition line item shall 

5 be only for projects included on the five year development 

6 plan notified to Congress through the budgetary process: 

7 Provided further, That such sums as may be necessary 

8 shall be available to reimburse the ‘‘General Administra9 tion’’ account for payment of salaries and expenses of all 

10 Office of Construction and Facilities Management employ11 ees to support the full range of capital infrastructure serv12 ices provided, including minor construction and leasing 

13 services: Provided further, That funds made available 

14 under this heading for fiscal year 2025, for each approved 

15 project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a con16 struction documents contract by September 30, 2025; and 

17 (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep18 tember 30, 2026: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

19 Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees 

20 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written 

21 report on any approved major construction project for 

22 which obligations are not incurred within the time limita23 tions established above. 
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1 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

2 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

4 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

5 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 

6 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

7 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

8 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro9 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

10 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

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

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

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

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

16 United States Code, $380,453,000, of which 

17 $342,408,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

18 2029, and of which $38,045,000 shall remain available 

19 until expended, along with unobligated balances of pre20 vious ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations 

21 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

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

23 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

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

25 nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 
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1 of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 

2 damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 

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

4 minimize further loss by such causes: Provided further, 

5 That up to $2,000,000 shall be available to reimburse the 

6 ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis7 tration’’, ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’, and ‘‘Gen8 eral Administration’’, accounts for payment of salaries 

9 and expenses of employees to support Minor Construction 

10 projects. 

11 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

12 FACILITIES

13 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

14 State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re15 model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 

16 and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 

17 care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 

18 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $150,000,000, to 

19 remain available until expended. 

20 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES

21 For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 

22 in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme23 teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 

24 States Code, $65,000,000, to remain available until ex25 pended. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2025 for 

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

5 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans6 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro7 priations: Provided, That, before a transfer may take 

8 place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 

9 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con10 gress the authority to make the transfer and such Com11 mittees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period 

12 of 30 days has elapsed. 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart15 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025, in this or 

16 any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical 

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

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

19 among the accounts: Provided, That any transfers among 

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

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

22 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

23 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica24 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com25 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
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1 the amount and purpose of the transfer: Provided further, 

2 That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Med3 ical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support and Compli4 ance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the 

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

6 only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on 

7 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

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

9 further, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facili10 ties’’ account may take place only after the Secretary re11 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

12 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 

13 and an approval is issued. 

14 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

15 salaries and expenses shall be available for services au16 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 

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

18 or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author19 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

20 States Code. 

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

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

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

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

25 new hospital or home. 
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1 SEC. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be 

2 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

3 (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex4 amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet5 erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec6 tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 

7 or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

8 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim9 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina10 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such 

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

12 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

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

14 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be avail15 able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re16 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 

17 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

18 2024. 

19 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

20 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

21 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

22 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

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

24 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

25 and Pensions’’. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

3 law, during fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of Veterans 

4 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

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

6 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

7 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 

8 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 

9 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen10 eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra11 tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 

12 the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi13 nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse14 ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu15 mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 

16 2025 that are available for dividends in that program after 

17 claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 

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

19 administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 

20 amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 

21 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 

22 surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 

23 shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 

24 2025 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 

25 such insurance program and to the provision of any total 
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1 disability income insurance included in that insurance pro2 gram. 

3 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

4 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in5 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro6 viding enhanced-use lease services shall be available until 

7 expended. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

10 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

11 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage12 ment, Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of Employment 

13 Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and the Alter14 native Dispute Resolution function within the Office of 

15 Human Resources and Administration for all services pro16 vided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to 

17 exceed $143,363,000 for the Office of Resolution Manage18 ment, Diversity and Inclusion, $9,606,581 for the Office 

19 of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, 

20 and $7,686,000 for the Alternative Dispute Resolution 

21 function within the Office of Human Resources and Ad22 ministration: Provided, That payments may be made in 

23 advance for services to be furnished based on estimated 

24 costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be 

25 credited to the ‘‘General Administration’’ and ‘‘Informa-
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1 tion Technology Systems’’ accounts for use by the office 

2 that provided the service. 

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

4 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

5 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

6 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv7 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 

8 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec9 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

10 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

11 information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro12 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man13 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason14 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

15 does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur16 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 

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

18 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re19 ceived. 

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

22 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas23 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

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

25 Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction 
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1 (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 

2 and improvements of any medical facility under the juris3 diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af4 fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 

5 provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con6 struction, Minor Projects’’. 

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

8 Services’’ are available— 

9 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup10 plies, and equipment; and 

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

12 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

13 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

16 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

18 ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ ac19 counts to remain available until expended for the purposes 

20 of these accounts. 

21 SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

22 enter into agreements with Federally Qualified Health 

23 Centers in the State of Alaska and Indian Tribes and 

24 Tribal organizations which are party to the Alaska Native 

25 Health Compact with the Indian Health Service, to pro-
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1 vide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental 

2 care, to veterans in rural Alaska. The Secretary shall re3 quire participating veterans and facilities to comply with 

4 all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the 

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

6 lands which are not within the boundaries of the munici7 pality of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

10 Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pur11 suant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

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

13 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail14 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

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

16 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

17 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

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

19 Department of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: 

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

21 the direction contained in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quar22 terly reporting’’, under the heading ‘‘General Administra23 tion’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 

24 Public Law 114–223. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 218. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med3 ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Sup4 port and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Op5 erating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 

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

7 and ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fis8 cal year 2025 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Informa9 tion Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such 

10 transfers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggre11 gate increase in the total amount made available by this 

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

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

14 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

15 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

16 the authority to make the transfer and an approval is 

17 issued. 

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 219. Of the amounts appropriated to the De20 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025 for 

21 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 

22 Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Con23 struction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology 

24 Systems’’, up to $594,828,000, plus reimbursements, may 

25 be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—De-
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1 partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra2 tion Fund, established by section 1704 of the National De3 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 

4 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571) and may be used for operation 

5 of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical 

6 facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hun7 ter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

8 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, 

9 That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 

10 designated in this section to the Joint Department of De11 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

12 Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec13 retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appro14 priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 

15 That section 220 of title II of division A of Public Law 

16 118–42 is repealed. 

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the De19 partment of Veterans Affairs which become available on 

20 October 1, 2025, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Com21 munity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

22 ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $644,025,000, plus reimburse23 ments, may be transferred to the Joint Department of De24 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

25 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 
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1 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

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

3 for operation of the facilities designated as combined Fed4 eral medical facilities as described by section 706 of the 

5 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

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

7 Provided, That additional funds may be transferred from 

8 accounts designated in this section to the Joint Depart9 ment of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Med10 ical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notifica11 tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit12 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

15 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

16 of title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided 

17 at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facili18 ties as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 

19 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

20 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be avail21 able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of De22 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

23 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

24 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

25 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571); and (2) for oper-
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1 ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 

2 medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun3 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

4 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Pro5 vided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the 

6 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

7 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), amounts trans8 ferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department 

9 of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

10 shall remain available until expended. 

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

13 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 

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

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

16 DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as au17 thorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States 

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

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

20 SEC. 223. None of the funds available to the Depart21 ment of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may 

22 be used to replace the current system by which the Vet23 erans Integrated Service Networks select and contract for 

24 diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment. 
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1 SEC. 224. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no2 tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

3 Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project 

4 that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the pro5 grammed amount of the project, whichever is less: Pro6 vided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 

7 of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Pro8 vided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Commit9 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 

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

11 describe the anticipated use of such savings. 

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

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

14 in excess of the scope specified for that project in the origi15 nal justification data provided to the Congress as part of 

16 the request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Vet17 erans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 

18 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

20 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

21 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

22 Houses of Congress a quarterly report containing perform23 ance measures and data from each Veterans Benefits Ad24 ministration Regional Office: Provided, That, at a min25 imum, the report shall include the direction contained in 
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1 the section entitled ‘‘Disability claims backlog’’, under the 

2 heading ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 

3 Administration’’ in the joint explanatory statement accom4 panying Public Law 114–223: Provided further, That the 

5 report shall also include information on the number of ap6 peals pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration as 

7 well as the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly 

8 basis. 

9 SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

10 provide written notification to the Committees on Appro11 priations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to or12 ganizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or 

13 more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of 

14 the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 

15 SEC. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

16 provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appro17 priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 

18 single national outreach and awareness marketing cam19 paign in which obligations exceed $1,000,000. 

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

22 determination that such action is necessary to address 

23 needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may trans24 fer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary 

25 appropriations made available for fiscal year 2025 in this 
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1 title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General Oper2 ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ ac3 count) or any discretionary unobligated balances within 

4 the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those ap5 propriated for fiscal year 2025, that were provided in ad6 vance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers 

7 shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Man8 agement and Budget: Provided further, That the transfer 

9 authority provided in this section is in addition to any 

10 other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, 

11 That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that 

12 were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 

13 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

14 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

15 1985: Provided further, That such authority to transfer 

16 may not be used unless for higher priority items, based 

17 on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for 

18 which originally appropriated and in no case where the 

19 item for which funds are requested has been denied by 

20 Congress: Provided further, That, upon determination that 

21 all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation 

22 are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back 

23 to that appropriation and shall be available for the same 

24 purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further, 

25 That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of 
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1 Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on 

2 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

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

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 230. Amounts made available for the Depart6 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025, under the 

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

8 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts 

9 may be transferred between such accounts: Provided, That 

10 before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Vet11 erans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appro12 priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 

13 make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 

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

15 reprogram funds among major construction projects or 

16 programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed 

17 $7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by 

18 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con19 gress. 

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

21 ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section 

22 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code— 

23 (1) provides to individuals who contact the hot24 line immediate assistance from a trained profes25 sional; and 
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1 (2) adheres to all requirements of the American 

2 Association of Suicidology. 

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

4 may be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Execu5 tive action that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

6 from appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil 

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

8 at the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to 

9 such a position relating to the hotline specified in sub10 section (a). 

11 (2) In this subsection— 

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

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

14 States Code; and 

15 (B) the term ‘‘Executive action’’ includes— 

16 (i) any Executive order, Presidential 

17 memorandum, or other action by the President; 

18 and 

19 (ii) any agency policy, order, or other di20 rective. 

21 (c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall con22 duct a study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified 

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

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

25 data and data collected from such hotline. 
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1 (2) At a minimum, the study required by paragraph 

2 (1) shall— 

3 (A) determine the number of veterans who con4 tact the hotline specified in subsection (a) and who 

5 receive follow up services from the hotline or mental 

6 health services from the Department of Veterans Af7 fairs thereafter; 

8 (B) determine the number of veterans who con9 tact the hotline who are not referred to, or do not 

10 continue receiving, mental health care who commit 

11 suicide; and 

12 (C) determine the number of veterans described 

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

14 SEC. 233. Effective during the period beginning on 

15 October 1, 2018, and ending on January 1, 2026, none 

16 of the funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans 

17 Affairs by this or any other Act may be obligated or ex18 pended in contravention of the ‘‘Veterans Health Adminis19 tration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement 

20 on the Veterans Health Administration’s Screening for 

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

22 issued by the Veterans Health Administration National 

23 Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 

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

25 of law, the amounts appropriated or otherwise made avail-
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1 able to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the ‘‘Med2 ical Services’’ account may be used to provide— 

3 (1) fertility counseling and treatment using as4 sisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran 

5 or the spouse of a covered veteran; or 

6 (2) adoption reimbursement to a covered vet7 eran. 

8 (b) In this section: 

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

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

11 United States Code. 

12 (2) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a vet13 eran, as such term is defined in section 101 of title 

14 38, United States Code, who has a service-connected 

15 disability that results in the inability of the veteran 

16 to procreate without the use of fertility treatment. 

17 (3) The term ‘‘assisted reproductive tech18 nology’’ means benefits relating to reproductive as19 sistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces 

20 who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty 

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

22 States Code, as described in the memorandum on 

23 the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted Reproductive 

24 Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/ 

25 Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service 
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1 Members’’ issued by the Assistant Secretary of De2 fense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the 

3 guidance issued to implement such policy, including 

4 any limitations on the amount of such benefits avail5 able to such a member except that— 

6 (A) the time periods regarding embryo 

7 cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 

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

9 shall not apply; and 

10 (B) such term includes embryo 

11 cryopreservation and storage without limitation 

12 on the duration of such cryopreservation and 

13 storage. 

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

15 reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 

16 an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en17 actment of this Act under the same terms as apply 

18 under the adoption reimbursement program of the 

19 Department of Defense, as authorized in Depart20 ment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the 

21 reimbursement limits and requirements set forth in 

22 such instruction. 

23 (c) Amounts made available for the purposes speci24 fied in subsection (a) of this section are subject to the 

25 requirements for funds contained in section 508 of division 
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1 H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public 

2 Law 115–141). 

3 SEC. 235. None of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 

5 Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 

6 that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor7 tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 

8 Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 

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

10 119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, 

11 United States Code. 

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

13 not apply to conversion of an activity or function of the 

14 Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Ad15 ministration, or National Cemetery Administration to con16 tractor performance by a business concern that is at least 

17 51 percent owned by one or more Indian Tribes as defined 

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

19 or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in sec20 tion 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code. 

21 SEC. 237. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in 

22 consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Sec23 retary of Labor, shall discontinue collecting and using So24 cial Security account numbers to authenticate individuals 

25 in all information systems of the Department of Veterans 
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1 Affairs for all individuals not later than September 30, 

2 2025. 

3 (b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may collect and 

4 use a Social Security account number to identify an indi5 vidual, in accordance with section 552a of title 5, United 

6 States Code, in an information system of the Department 

7 of Veterans Affairs if and only if the use of such number 

8 is necessary to: 

9 (1) obtain or provide information the Secretary 

10 requires from an information system that is not 

11 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; 

12 (2) comply with a law, regulation, or court 

13 order; 

14 (3) perform anti-fraud activities; or 

15 (4) identify a specific individual where no ade16 quate substitute is available. 

17 (c) The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall super18 sede section 237 of division A of Public Law 118–42. 

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

20 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2025 and 2026 

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

22 Law 114–223 shall apply. 

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

24 prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 

25 the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to trans-
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1 fer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Com2 pensation Fund to any other account within the Depart3 ment of Veterans Affairs. 

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

5 of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2025 and fiscal 

6 year 2026 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, funds may be used in 

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

8 authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, not9 withstanding subsection (e) of such section. 

10 SEC. 241. None of the funds appropriated or other11 wise made available in this title may be used by the Sec12 retary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement re13 lated to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual 

14 that would restrict in any way the individual from speak15 ing to members of Congress or their staff on any topic 

16 not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law 

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

18 interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign af19 fairs. 

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

21 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2025 and 2026, 

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

23 apply. 

24 SEC. 243. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth25 erwise made available by this Act may be used to deny 
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1 an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 

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

3 the department or agency over which that Inspector Gen4 eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act 

5 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), or to prevent or impede 

6 the access of the Inspector General to such records, docu7 ments, or other materials, under any provision of law, ex8 cept a provision of law that expressly refers to such In9 spector General and expressly limits the right of access. 

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

11 shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, 

12 documents, and other materials in a timely manner. 

13 (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance 

14 with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the in15 formation provided by the establishment over which that 

16 Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 

17 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). 

18 (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 

19 shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the 

20 Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

21 of Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure 

22 by any department or agency covered by this section to 

23 comply with this requirement. 

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

25 Act may be used in a manner that would increase wait 
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1 times for veterans who seek care at medical facilities of 

2 the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

3 SEC. 245. None of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available by this Act to the Veterans Health 

5 Administration may be used in fiscal year 2025 to convert 

6 any program which received specific purpose funds in fis7 cal year 2024 to a general purpose funded program unless 

8 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits written notifica9 tion of any such proposal to the Committees on Appropria10 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 

11 to any such action and an approval is issued by the Com12 mittees. 

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

14 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2025 and 2026, 

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

16 apply. 

17 SEC. 247. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth18 erwise made available by this Act may be used to conduct 

19 research commencing on or after the date of enactment 

20 of this Act, that uses any canine, feline, or non-human 

21 primate unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs approves 

22 such research specifically and in writing pursuant to sub23 section (b). 

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

25 the conduct of research commencing on or after the date 
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1 of enactment of this Act, using canines, felines, or non2 human primates if the Secretary certifies that— 

3 (A) the scientific objectives of the research can 

4 only be met by using such canines, felines, or non5 human primates and cannot be met using other ani6 mal models, in vitro models, computational models, 

7 human clinical studies, or other research alter8 natives; 

9 (B) such scientific objectives are necessary to 

10 advance research benefiting veterans and are directly 

11 related to an illness or injury that is combat-related 

12 as defined by 10 U.S.C. 1413(e); 

13 (C) the research is consistent with the revised 

14 Department of Veterans Affairs canine research pol15 icy document dated December 15, 2017, including 

16 any subsequent revisions to such document; and 

17 (D) ethical considerations regarding minimizing 

18 the harm experienced by canines, felines, or non19 human primates are included in evaluating the sci20 entific necessity of the research. 

21 (2) The Secretary may not delegate the authority 

22 under this subsection. 

23 (c) If the Secretary approves any new research pursu24 ant to subsection (b), not later than 30 days before the 

25 commencement of such research, the Secretary shall sub-
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1 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 

2 and House of Representatives a report describing— 

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

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

5 (2) the date on which the Secretary approved 

6 the research; 

7 (3) the USDA pain category on the approved 

8 use; 

9 (4) the justification for the determination of the 

10 Secretary that the scientific objectives of such re11 search could only be met using canines, felines, or 

12 non-human primates, and methods used to make 

13 such determination; 

14 (5) the frequency and duration of such re15 search; and 

16 (6) the protocols in place to ensure the neces17 sity, safety, and efficacy of the research, and animal 

18 welfare. 

19 (d) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en20 actment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Sec21 retary shall submit to such Committees a report describ22 ing— 

23 (1) any research being conducted by the De24 partment of Veterans Affairs using canines, felines, 
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1 or non-human primates as of the date of the sub2 mittal of the report; 

3 (2) the circumstances under which such re4 search was conducted using canines, felines, or non5 human primates; 

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

7 or non-human primates to conduct such research; 

8 (4) the protocols in place to ensure the neces9 sity, safety, and efficacy of such research; and 

10 (5) the development and adoption of alter11 natives to canines, felines, or non-human primate re12 search. 

13 (e) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en14 actment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Depart15 ment of Veterans Affairs must submit to voluntary U.S. 

16 Department of Agriculture inspections of canine, feline, 

17 and non-human primate research facilities. 

18 (f) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en19 actment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 

20 shall submit to such Committees a report describing— 

21 (1) any violations of the Animal Welfare Act, 

22 the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care 

23 and Use of Laboratory Animals, or other Depart24 ment of Veterans Affairs policies related to oversight 
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1 of animal research found during that quarter in VA 

2 research facilities; 

3 (2) immediate corrective actions taken; and 

4 (3) specific actions taken to prevent their recur5 rence. 

6 (g) The Department shall implement a plan under 

7 which the Secretary will eliminate the research conducted 

8 using canines, felines, or non-human primates by not later 

9 than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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

11 use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in 

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

13 employment equivalents within any program of rehabilita14 tion conducted under chapter 31 of title 38, United States 

15 Code, does not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time em16 ployment equivalent. 

17 (b) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en18 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con19 gress a report on the programs of rehabilitation conducted 

20 under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, includ21 ing— 

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

23 for each such program; and 
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1 (2) recommendations for such action as the 

2 Secretary considers necessary to reduce the veteran3 to-staff ratio for each such program. 

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

5 Health Administration, Medical Community Care’’ ac6 count in this or any other Act for fiscal years 2025 and 

7 2026 may be used for expenses that would otherwise be 

8 payable from the Veterans Choice Fund established by 

9 section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Account10 ability Act, as amended (38 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

11 SEC. 250. Obligations and expenditures applicable to 

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

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

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

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

16 years. 

17 SEC. 251. Of the amounts made available for the De18 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025, in this 

19 or any other Act, under the ‘‘Veterans Health Administra20 tion—Medical Services’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Administra21 tion—Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Ad22 ministration—Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

23 ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—Medical Facilities’’ ac24 counts, $1,323,444,000 shall be made available for gen-
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1 der-specific care and programmatic efforts to deliver care 

2 for women veterans. 

3 SEC. 252. Of the unobligated balances available in 

4 fiscal year 2025 in the ‘‘Recurring Expenses Trans5 formational Fund’’ established in section 243 of division 

6 J of Public Law 114–113, and in addition to any funds 

7 otherwise made available for such purposes in this, prior, 

8 or subsequent fiscal years, $307,000,000 shall be available 

9 for constructing, altering, extending, and improving med10 ical facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, in11 cluding all supporting activities and required contin12 gencies, during the period of availability of the Fund: Pro13 vided, That prior to obligation of any of the funds pro14 vided in this section, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

15 must provide a plan for the execution of the funds appro16 priated in this section to the Committees on Appropria17 tions of both Houses of Congress and such Committees 

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

19 days has elapsed. 

20 SEC. 253. Not later than 30 days after enactment 

21 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 

22 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expendi23 ture plan for funds made available through the Fiscal Re24 sponsibility Act of 2023 (Public Law 118–5) for the Cost 

25 of War Toxic Exposures Fund for fiscal year 2025: Pro-
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1 vided, That the budget resource categories supporting the 

2 Veterans Health Administration shall be reported by the 

3 subcategories ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community 

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

5 and Prosthetic Research’’: Provided further, That not later 

6 than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Sec7 retary shall submit a quarterly report on the status of the 

8 funds, including, at a minimum, an update on obligations 

9 by program, project or activity. 

10 SEC. 254. Any amounts transferred to the Secretary 

11 and administered by a corporation referred to in section 

12 7364(b) of title 38, United States Code, between October 

13 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018 for purposes of carrying 

14 out an order placed with the Department of Veterans Af15 fairs pursuant to section 1535 of title 31, United States 

16 Code, that are available for obligation pursuant to section 

17 7364(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, are to remain 

18 available for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred 

19 by such corporation during the period of performance of 

20 such order, provided that the Secretary of Veterans Af21 fairs determines that such amounts need to remain avail22 able for such liquidation. 

23 SEC. 255. None of the funds in this or any other Act 

24 may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs hos25 pitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environmental 
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1 assessment, or to diminish healthcare services at existing 

2 Veterans Health Administration medical facilities as part 

3 of a planned realignment of services until the Secretary 

4 provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

5 Houses of Congress a report including an analysis of how 

6 any such planned realignment of services will impact ac7 cess to care for veterans living in rural or highly rural 

8 areas, including travel distances and transportation costs 

9 to access a Department medical facility and availability 

10 of local specialty and primary care. 

11 SEC. 256. Unobligated balances available under the 

12 headings ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construc13 tion, Minor Projects’’ may be obligated by the Secretary 

14 of Veterans Affairs for a facility pursuant to section 

15 2(e)(1) of the Communities Helping Invest through Prop16 erty and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 

17 (Public Law 114–294; 38 U.S.C. 8103 note), as amended, 

18 to provide additional funds or to fund an escalation clause 

19 under such section of such Act: Provided, That before such 

20 unobligated balances are obligated pursuant to this sec21 tion, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 

22 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con23 gress the authority to obligate such unobligated balances 

24 and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a re25 sponse, a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, 
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1 That the request to obligate such unobligated balances 

2 must provide Congress notice that the entity described in 

3 section 2(a)(2) of Public Law 114–294, as amended, has 

4 exhausted available cost containment approaches as set 

5 forth in the agreement under section 2(c) of such Public 

6 Law. 

7 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 257. Of the unobligated balances from amounts 

9 made available under the heading ‘‘Medical and Prosthetic 

10 Research’’ from prior appropriations Acts, $5,000,000 is 

11 hereby rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be re12 scinded from amounts that were designated by the Con13 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur14 rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 

15 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 SEC. 258. None of the funds made available by this 

17 or any prior Act may be used to administer, implement, 

18 or enforce the final rule issued by the Secretary of Vet19 erans Affairs and published on February 16, 2023, relat20 ing to ‘‘Change in Rates VA Pays for Special Modes of 

21 Transportation’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 10032) until the Secretary 

22 of Veterans Affairs conducts a thorough review and anal23 ysis of such change with respect to the impact on access 

24 to care for veterans and the economic impact of such 

25 change on the Department of Veterans Affairs, including 
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1 the development of a formal process to review and provide 

2 input to such review, by relevant industry experts, the 

3 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Veteran 

4 Service Organizations, and provides such review and anal5 ysis to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

6 of Congress. 

7 SEC. 259. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 

8 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for 

9 the Department of Veterans Affairs may be obligated, 

10 awarded, or expended to procure or purchase covered in11 formation technology equipment in cases where the manu12 facturer, bidder, or offeror, or any subsidiary or parent 

13 entity of the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror, of the 

14 equipment is an entity, or parent company of an entity 

15 listed on any of the following: 

16 (1) the Department of Defense’s Chinese Mili17 tary Company List; 

18 (2) the Department of the Treasury’s Non19 SDN Chinese Military Industrial Complex Compa20 nies List; 

21 (3) the Department of Commerce’s Denied Per22 sons List, Entity List, or Military End User List, if 

23 the entity is— 

24 (A) an agency or instrumentality of the 

25 People’s Republic of China; 
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1 (B) an entity headquartered in the Peo2 ple’s Republic of China; or 

3 (C) directly or indirectly owned or con4 trolled by an agency, instrumentality, or entity 

5 described in subparagraph (A) or (B); or 

6 (4) the Department of Homeland Security’s 

7 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List. 

8 (b) APPLICABILITY TO THIRD PARTIES.—The prohi9 bition in subsection (a) also applies in cases in which the 

10 Secretary has contracted with a third party for the pro11 curement, purchase, or expenditure of funds on any of the 

12 equipment and software described in such subsection. 

13 (c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 

14 term ‘‘covered information technology equipment’’ shall 

15 mean the following equipment used in an office environ16 ment: computers, printers, or interoperable 

17 videoconferencing equipment used in or by the Depart18 ment of Veterans Affairs directly. ‘‘Covered information 

19 technology equipment’’ shall not refer to services that use 

20 such equipment, including cloud services. 

21 SEC. 260. None of the funds appropriated or other22 wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award 

23 or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has 

24 been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over 

25 budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of 
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1 a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 

2 deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government3 driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 

4 overall scope of the project and/or program and unless 

5 such awards or incentive fees are consistent with section 

6 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
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1 TITLE III 

2 RELATED AGENCIES 

3 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

6 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 

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

9 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 

10 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 

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

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

14 representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 

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

16 countries, $94,520,000, to remain available until ex17 pended. 

18 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

19 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

20 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 

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

23 36, United States Code. 
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1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS

2 CLAIMS

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses for the operation of the 

5 United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 

6 authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, 

7 United States Code, $47,300,000, of which $3,000,000 

8 shall be available until September 30, 2026: Provided, 

9 That $3,800,000 shall be available for the purpose of pro10 viding financial assistance as described and in accordance 

11 with the process and reporting procedures set forth under 

12 this heading in Public Law 102–229. 

13 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

14 CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, 

17 and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Sol18 diers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including 

19 the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for re20 placement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed 

21 $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

22 $105,514,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall 

23 remain available until September 30, 2027. In addition, 

24 such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, 

25 repairs and replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease 
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1 of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense 

2 Agencies’’ account. 

3 CONSTRUCTION

4 For necessary expenses for planning and design and 

5 construction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ 

6 and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, $42,000,000, to 

7 remain available until expended, for planning and design 

8 and construction associated with the development of addi9 tional inurnment spaces and for the Memorial Avenue 

10 entry corridor at Arlington National Cemetery. 

11 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

12 TRUST FUND

13 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire14 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

15 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 

16 and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis17 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 

18 Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $69,520,000, to re19 main available until September 30, 2026, of which 

20 $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for con21 struction and renovation of the physical plants at the 

22 Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of 

23 Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 

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

25 available under this heading from funds available in the 
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1 Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, 

2 $25,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the 

3 Treasury to the Trust Fund. 

4 MAJOR CONSTRUCTION

5 For expenses necessary to support efforts to complete 

6 the renovation of the Sheridan Building at the Armed 

7 Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Co8 lumbia, $31,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

9 shall be paid from the general fund of the Treasury to 

10 the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund. 

11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

12 SEC. 301. Amounts deposited into the special account 

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

14 shall be available until expended to support activities at 

15 the Army National Military Cemeteries. 
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1 TITLE IV 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

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

4 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

5 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

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

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

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

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

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

11 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 

12 property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

13 SEC. 403. All departments and agencies funded under 

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

15 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

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

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

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

2 of the Senate. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

22 no less than 45 days. 

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

24 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
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1 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

2 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

11 10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

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

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

15 has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 

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

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

18 title 10, United States Code. 

19 SEC. 411. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap20 propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 

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

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

23 or possessions to house any individual detained at United 

24 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, for the 
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1 purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 

2 under the control of the Department of Defense. 

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

4 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 

5 Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

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

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

8 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, and who— 

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

10 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 

11 and 

12 (2) is— 

13 (A) in the custody or under the effective 

14 control of the Department of Defense; or 

15 (B) otherwise under detention at United 

16 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

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

18 Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

19 Act, 2025’’. 

Calendar No. 435 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4677 

[Report No. 118–191] 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for military construction, 

2025, and for other purposes. agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 

JULY 11 (legislative day JULY 10), 2024 

Read twice and placed on the calendar