Union Calendar No. 439 

118TH CONGRESS 

2ND SESSION H. R. 8580 

[Report No. 118–528] 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 28, 2024 

Mr. CARTER of Texas, from the Committee on Appropriations reported the 

following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

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

fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other 

purposes. 


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

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 

5 military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

6 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

7 30, 2025, and for other purposes, namely: 

8 TITLE I 

9 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

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

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

14 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

15 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec16 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con17 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func18 tions of the Commander in Chief, $2,217,757,000, to re19 main available until September 30, 2029: Provided, That, 

20 of this amount, not to exceed $334,738,000 shall be avail21 able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

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

23 unless the Secretary of the Army determines that addi24 tional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no25 tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 


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1 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 

2 Provided further, That of the amount made available 

3 under this heading, $87,100,000 shall be for the projects 

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

5 under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ in the 

6 report accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts oth7 erwise available for such purposes. 

8 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

9 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip10 ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in11 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 

12 Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 

13 personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

14 and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 

15 this appropriation, $4,332,414,000, to remain available 

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

17 not to exceed $877,946,000 shall be available for study, 

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

19 authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy deter20 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

21 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

22 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

23 reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 

24 made available under this heading, $70,480,000 shall be 

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1 fied in the table under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, 

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

3 Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

4 purposes. 

5 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

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

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

9 as currently authorized by law, $3,268,276,000, to remain 

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

11 amount, not to exceed $459,926,000 shall be available for 

12 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv13 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air 

14 Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 

15 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro16 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

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

18 amount made available under this heading, $299,000,000 

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

20 specified in the table under the heading ‘‘Military Con21 struction, Air Force’’ in the report accompanying this Act, 

22 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur23 poses. 


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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip4 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa5 tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen6 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

7 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

8 $3,500,083,000, to remain available until September 30, 

9 2029: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

10 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

11 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 

12 of Defense available for military construction or family 

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

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

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

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

17 exceed $395,131,000 shall be available for study, plan18 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au19 thorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter20 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

21 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

22 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

23 reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 

24 made available under this heading, $47,920,000 shall be 

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1 fied in the table under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, 

2 Defense-Wide’’ in the report accompanying this Act, in ad3 dition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 

4 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

5 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita6 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad7 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu8 tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 

9 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza10 tion Acts, $367,129,000, to remain available until Sep11 tember 30, 2029: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

12 exceed $30,529,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

13 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

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

15 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

16 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria17 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

18 the reasons therefor. 

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, $195,792,000, to remain available until September 


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1 30, 2029: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed 

2 $15,792,000 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. 

9 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

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

13 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con14 struction Authorization Acts, $265,032,000, to remain 

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

16 amount, not to exceed $41,508,000 shall be available for 

17 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv18 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army 

19 Reserve determines that additional obligations are nec20 essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

21 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter22 mination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That 

23 of the amount made available under this heading, 

24 $5,000,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in 

25 the amounts, specified in the table under the heading 


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1 ‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’ in the report ac2 companying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise 

3 available for such purposes. 

4 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

5 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita6 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad7 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 

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

9 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza10 tion Acts, $67,329,000, to remain available until Sep11 tember 30, 2029: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

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

13 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

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

15 additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 

16 notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

17 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 

18 Provided further, That, of the amount made available 

19 under this heading, $37,500,000 shall be for the projects 

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

21 under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Navy Reserve’’ 

22 in the report accompanying this Act, in addition to 

23 amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 


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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

2 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita3 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad4 ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 

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

6 Construction Authorization Acts, $50,499,000, to remain 

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

8 amount, not to exceed $3,798,000 shall be available for 

9 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv10 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air 

11 Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are 

12 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

13 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de14 termination and the reasons therefor. 

15 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

16 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

18 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro19 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa20 cilities and installations (including international military 

21 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

22 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 

23 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili24 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $433,864,000, to 

25 remain available until expended. 


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1 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

2 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

3 Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the De4 fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 

5 U.S.C. 2687 note), $547,961,000, to remain available 

6 until expended. 

7 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

8 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con9 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex10 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

11 $276,647,000, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2029. 

13 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

14 ARMY

15 For expenses of family housing for the Army for op16 eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

17 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in18 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $485,611,000. 

19 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE

20 CORPS

21 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma22 rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace23 ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 

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

25 September 30, 2029. 


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1 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

2 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

3 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma4 rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 

5 payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter6 est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 

7 law, $387,217,000. 

8 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

9 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

10 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 

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

12 $221,549,000, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2029. 

14 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

15 FORCE

16 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

17 operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas18 ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 

19 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

20 $336,250,000. 

21 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

22 DEFENSE-WIDE

23 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

24 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

25 military departments) for operation and maintenance, 


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

2 $52,156,000. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

4 FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND

5 For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im6 provement Fund, $8,195,000, to remain available until ex7 pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu8 ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro9 viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili10 tary family housing and supporting facilities. 

11 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

12 MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT

13 FUND

14 For the Department of Defense Military Unaccom15 panied Housing Improvement Fund, $497,000, to remain 

16 available until expended, for unaccompanied housing ini17 tiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, 

18 United States Code, providing alternative means of acquir19 ing and improving military unaccompanied housing and 

20 supporting facilities. 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

23 title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a24 fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 

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


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1 except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 

2 the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there3 for. 

4 SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con5 struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve6 hicles. 

7 SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con8 struction may be used for advances to the Federal High9 way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 

10 the construction of access roads as authorized by section 

11 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author12 ized therein are certified as important to the national de13 fense by the Secretary of Defense. 

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

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

16 the United States for which specific appropriations have 

17 not been made. 

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

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

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

21 the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi22 neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina23 tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 

24 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

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


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1 $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 

2 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

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

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

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

6 except housing for which funds have been made available 

7 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con8 struction. 

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

10 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 

11 relocate any activity from one base or installation to an12 other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap13 propriations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

15 title may be used for the procurement of steel for any con16 struction project or activity for which American steel pro17 ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied 

18 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

19 SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart20 ment of Defense for military construction or family hous21 ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 

22 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

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

24 title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 


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1 without prior notification to the Committees on Appro2 priations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

4 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

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

6 projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan7 tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 

8 bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are 

9 awarded to United States firms or United States firms 

10 in joint venture with host nation firms. 

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

12 title for military construction in the United States terri13 tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 

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

15 used to award any contract estimated by the Government 

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

17 That this section shall not be applicable to contract 

18 awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 

19 of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest respon20 sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 

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

22 not apply to contract awards for military construction on 

23 Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re24 sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 


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

2 appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in3 cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and 

4 scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 

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

6 expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 

7 are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 

8 SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

9 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 

10 for construction authorized for each such military depart11 ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 

12 current session of Congress. 

13 SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing 

14 projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex15 pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 

16 be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec17 tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 

18 and on subsequent claims, if any. 

19 SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, any funds made available to a military department 

21 or defense agency for the construction of military projects 

22 may be obligated for a military construction project or 

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

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

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


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

2 obligated from funds available for military construction 

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

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

5 such project is increased pursuant to law. 

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

8 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic me9 dium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 

10 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

11 of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 

12 may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 

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

14 Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 

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

16 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

17 and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 

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

19 Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 

20 from amounts appropriated for construction of military 

21 unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac22 counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 

23 purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap24 propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria25 tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 


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1 cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con2 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 

3 guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 

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

5 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 

6 of acquiring and improving military family housing, mili7 tary unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

10 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

11 transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 

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

13 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 

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

15 with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 

16 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall 

17 be merged with and be available for the same purposes 

18 and for the same time period as the fund to which trans19 ferred. 

20 SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

22 maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 

23 source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 

24 housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 

25 Provided, That not more than $20,000 per unit may be 


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1 spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen2 eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica3 tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 

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

5 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

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

7 notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 

8 solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi9 ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 

10 of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 

11 Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report an12 nually to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

13 Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex14 penditures for each individual general or flag officer quar15 ters for the prior fiscal year. 

16 SEC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im17 provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec18 tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro19 priated and shall be available until expended for the pur20 poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 

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

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropria24 tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

25 for military construction and family housing operation and 


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1 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 

2 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

3 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

4 authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga5 tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap6 propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 

7 may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur8 rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 

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

10 the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans11 ferred. 

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 122. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

14 available in an account funded under the headings in this 

15 title may be transferred among projects and activities 

16 within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 

17 guidelines for military construction and family housing 

18 construction contained in Department of Defense Finan19 cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chap20 ter 7, of March 2021, as in effect on the date of enactment 

21 of this Act. 

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

23 title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 

24 and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme25 tery. 


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

2 and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 

3 September 30, 2029: 

4 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $167,000,000; 

5 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

6 Corps’’, $45,000,000; 

7 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

8 $68,000,000; 

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

10 $44,000,000; and 

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

12 $33,000,000. 

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

14 out construction and cost to complete projects identified 

15 in the respective military department’s unfunded priority 

16 list for fiscal year 2025 submitted to Congress: Provided 

17 further, That such projects are subject to authorization 

18 prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry out 

19 construction: Provided further, That not later than 60 

20 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the mili21 tary department concerned, or their designee, shall submit 

22 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

23 Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under 

24 this section. 


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1 SEC. 125. All amounts appropriated to the ‘‘Depart2 ment of Defense—Military Construction, Army’’, ‘‘De3 partment of Defense—Military Construction, Navy and 

4 Marine Corps’’, ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Con5 struction, Air Force’’, and ‘‘Department of Defense—Mili6 tary Construction, Defense-Wide’’ accounts pursuant to 

7 the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense 

8 Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2025 in the 

9 funding table in section 4601 of that Act shall be imme10 diately available and allotted to contract for the full scope 

11 of authorized projects. 

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

13 funds made available in this Act or any available unobli14 gated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be obli15 gated before October 1, 2026, for fiscal year 2018, 2019, 

16 and 2020 military construction projects for which project 

17 authorization has not lapsed or for which authorization 

18 is extended for fiscal year 2025 by a National Defense 

19 Authorization Act: Provided, That no amounts may be ob20 ligated pursuant to this section from amounts that were 

21 designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

22 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

23 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

24 1985. 


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

2 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit3 tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

4 and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construc5 tion and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria6 tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 

7 Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 

8 Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

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

10 and in the amounts specified for planning and design and 

11 for construction improvements to Department of Defense 

12 laboratory facilities, to remain available until September 

13 30, 2029: 

14 Military Construction, Army, $15,000,000; 

15 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

16 Corps’’, $15,000,000; and 

17 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

18 $15,000,000: 

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

20 this Act, the Secretary of the military department con21 cerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees 

22 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expendi23 ture plan for funds provided under this section: Provided 

24 further, That the Secretary of the military department 

25 concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to 


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1 approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both 

2 Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by 

3 this section. 

4 SEC. 129. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 

5 Construction, Air Force’’, $100,000,000, to remain avail6 able until September 30, 2029, for expenses incurred as 

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

8 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

9 Secretary of the Air Force, or their designee, shall submit 

10 to the Committees on Appropriations of both House of 

11 Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under 

12 this section. 

13 SEC. 130. For an additional amount for the accounts 

14 and in the amounts specified for planning and design, for 

15 child development centers, to remain available until Sep16 tember 30, 2029: 

17 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $25,000,000; 

18 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

19 Corps’’, $25,000,000; and 

20 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

21 $25,000,000: 

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

23 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military de24 partment concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 


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1 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

2 an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 

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

4 and amounts specified for planning and design, for bar5 racks, to remain available until September 30, 2029: 

6 ‘‘Military Construction Army’’, $25,000,000; 

7 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

8 Corps’’, $25,000,000; and 

9 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

10 $25,000,000: 

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

12 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military de13 partment concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 

14 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

15 an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 

16 SEC. 132. For an additional amount for the accounts 

17 and in the amounts specified for unspecified minor con18 struction for demolition, to remain available until Sep19 tember 30, 2029: 

20 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $15,000,000; 

21 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

22 Corps’’, $15,000,000; 

23 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

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

2 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military de3 partment concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 

4 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

5 an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: 

6 Provided further, That the Secretary of the military de7 partment concerned may not obligate or expend any funds 

8 prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of 

9 both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required 

10 by this section. 

11 SEC. 133. None of the funds made available by this 

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

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

14 Cuba. 


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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 became 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, 

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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 

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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 the principal amount of direct loans as author17 ized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United 

18 States Code, $75,000,000, to remain available until ex19 pended. 

20 In addition for administrative expenses necessary to 

21 carry out the direct loan program, $5,845,241. 

22 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

23 ADMINISTRATION

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1 cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement 

2 of the General Services Administration for security guard 

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

5 4,035,000,000: Provided, That expenses for services and 

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

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

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

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

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

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

15 available until September 30, 2026. 

16 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

17 MEDICAL SERVICES

18 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

19 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 

20 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

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

22 States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 

23 under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 

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1 ployees hired under title 38, United States Code, assist2 ance and support services for caregivers as authorized by 

3 section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repay4 ments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and 

5 Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public 

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

7 monthly assistance allowances authorized by section 

8 322(d) of title 38, United States Code, grants authorized 

9 by section 521A of title 38, United States Code, and ad10 ministrative expenses necessary to carry out sections 

11 322(d) and 521A of title 38, United States Code, and hos12 pital care and medical services authorized by section 1787 

13 of title 38, United States Code; $75,039,000,000, plus re14 imbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2025, 

15 and shall remain available until September 30, 2026: Pro16 vided, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 

17 2025, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain 

18 available until September 30, 2027: Provided further, 

19 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec20 retary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the 

21 provision of medical treatment for veterans who have serv22 ice-connected disabilities, lower income, or have special 

23 needs: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 

24 provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

25 give priority funding for the provision of basic medical 


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1 benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 

2 through 6: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 

3 other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

4 may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from 

5 Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled vet6 erans with privately written prescriptions based on re7 quirements established by the Secretary: Provided further, 

8 That the implementation of the program described in the 

9 previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the De10 partment of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That the 

11 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 

12 amounts appropriated under this heading for medical sup13 plies and equipment are available for the acquisition of 

14 prosthetics designed specifically for female veterans: Pro15 vided further, That nothing in section 2044(e)(1) of title 

16 38, United States Code, may be construed as limiting 

17 amounts that may be made available under this heading 

18 for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 in this or prior Acts. 

19 MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE

20 For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to 

21 individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United 

22 States Code, at non-Department facilities, 

23 $34,000,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become 

24 available on October 1, 2025, and shall remain available 

25 until September 30, 2026: Provided, That, of the amount 


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1 made available on October 1, 2025, under this heading, 

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

3 2027. 

4 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

5 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

6 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 

7 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad8 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi9 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart10 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De11 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

12 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov13 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $12,700,000,000, plus 

14 reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 

15 2025, and shall remain available until September 30, 

16 2026: Provided, That, of the amount made available on 

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

18 remain available until September 30, 2027. 

19 MEDICAL FACILITIES

20 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op21 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 

22 and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad23 ministration; for administrative expenses in support of 

24 planning, design, project management, real property ac25 quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 


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

2 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

3 activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter4 ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos5 pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart6 ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 

7 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate8 rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services; 

9 $9,700,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail10 able on October 1, 2024, and shall remain available until 

11 September 30, 2025: Provided, That, of the amount made 

12 available on October 1, 2025, under this heading, 

13 $500,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

14 2027. 

15 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

16 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

17 medical and prosthetic research and development as au18 thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 

19 $923,514,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail20 able until September 30, 2026: Provided, That the Sec21 retary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 

22 amounts appropriated under this heading are available for 

23 prosthetic research specifically for female veterans, and 

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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 

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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, $6,231,680,000, plus reimbursements: Pro19 vided, That $1,686,245,270 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 $4,544,475,000 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, 2028, 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 Benefit Administration’’, and ‘‘General Administra6 tion’’ accounts: Provided further, That $960,000 shall be 

7 for information technology systems development, and shall 

8 remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided fur9 ther, 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 

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1 tems development shall be for the projects, and in the 

2 amounts, specified in the table entitled ‘‘Information 

3 Technology Development Projects’’ under this heading in 

4 the report accompanying this Act. 

5 VETERANS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD

6 For activities related to implementation, preparation, 

7 development, interface, management, rollout, and mainte8 nance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, in9 cluding contractual costs associated with operations au10 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 

11 and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 

12 5 and 38, United States Code, $894,000,000, to remain 

13 available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That the 

14 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Commit15 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress quar16 terly reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and de17 ployment implementation by facility, including any 

18 changes from the deployment plan or schedule: Provided 

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

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

21 administered by that Office: Provided further, That 25 

22 percent of the funds made available under this heading 

23 shall not be available until July 1, 2025, and are contin24 gent upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs— 


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1 (1) providing the Committees on Appropriations 

2 a report detailing the status of outstanding issues 

3 impacting the stability and usability of the new elec4 tronic health record system, including those that 

5 contributed to the October 13, 2022, deployment 

6 delay, along with a timeline and measurable metrics 

7 to resolve issues, no later than 60 days after enact8 ment of this Act; 

9 (2) certifying and detailing any changes to the 

10 full deployment schedule, no later than 60 days prior 

11 to July 1, 2025; and 

12 (3) certifying in writing no later than 30 days 

13 prior to July 1, 2025, the following— 

14 (A) the status of issues included in the re15 port referenced in paragraph (1), including 

16 issues that have not been closed but have been 

17 suitably resolved or mitigated in a manner that 

18 will enhance provider productivity and minimize 

19 the potential for patient harm; and 

20 (B) whether the system is stable, ready, 

21 and optimized for further deployment at VA 

22 sites. 

23 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

24 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

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

2 U.S.C. App.), $296,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 

3 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2026. 

4 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

5 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

7 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

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

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

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

13 costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 

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

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

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

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

19 made available in a previous major project appropriation, 

20 $2,069,000,000, of which $1,265,000,000 shall remain 

21 available until September 30, 2029, and of which 

22 $803,700,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro23 vided, That except for advance planning activities, includ24 ing needs assessments which may or may not lead to cap25 ital investments, and other capital asset management reVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:41 May 28, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8580.RH H8580

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1 lated activities, including portfolio development and man2 agement activities, and planning, cost estimating, and de3 sign for major medical facility projects and major medical 

4 facility leases and investment strategy studies funded 

5 through the advance planning fund and the planning and 

6 design activities funded through the design fund, staffing 

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

8 and maintenance of land for the National Cemetery Ad9 ministration and the Veterans Health Administration 

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

11 made available under this heading shall be used for any 

12 project that has not been notified to Congress through the 

13 budgetary process or that has not been approved by the 

14 Congress through statute, joint resolution, or in the ex15 planatory statement accompanying such Act and pre16 sented to the President at the time of enrollment: Provided 

17 further, That funds provided for the Veterans Health Ad18 ministration through the land acquisition line item shall 

19 only be for projects included on the five year development 

20 plan notified to Congress through the budgetary process: 

21 Provided further, That such sums as may be necessary 

22 shall be available to reimburse the ‘‘General Administra23 tion’’ account for payment of salaries and expenses of all 

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1 ices provided, including minor construction and leasing 

2 services: Provided further, That funds made available 

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

4 project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a con5 struction documents contract by September 30, 2025; and 

6 (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep7 tember 30, 2026: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

8 Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees 

9 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written 

10 report on any approved major construction project for 

11 which obligations are not incurred within the time limita12 tions established above. 

13 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

14 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

16 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

17 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 

18 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

19 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

20 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro21 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

22 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

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

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

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

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

4 $342,408,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

5 2029, and of which $38,045,000 shall remain available 

6 until expended, along with unobligated balances of pre7 vious ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations 

8 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

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

10 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

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

12 nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 

13 of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 

14 damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 

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

16 minimize further loss by such causes. 

17 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

18 FACILITIES

19 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

20 State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re21 model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 

22 and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 

23 care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 

24 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $156,000,000, to 

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1 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES

2 For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 

3 in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme4 teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 

5 States Code, $60,000,000, to remain available until ex6 pended. 

7 COST OF WAR TOXIC EXPOSURES FUND

8 For investment in the delivery of veterans’ health 

9 care associated with exposure to environmental hazards, 

10 the expenses incident to the delivery of veterans’ health 

11 care and benefits associated with exposure to environ12 mental hazards, and medical and other research relating 

13 to exposure to environmental hazards, as authorized by 

14 section 324 of title 38, United States Code, and in addi15 tion to the amounts otherwise available for such purposes 

16 in the appropriations provided in this or prior Acts, 

17 $22,800,000,000, which shall become available on October 

18 1, 2025, and shall remain available until expended. 

19 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

23 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans24 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro25 priations: Provided, That, before a transfer may take 


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1 place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 

2 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con3 gress the authority to make the transfer and such Com4 mittees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period 

5 of 30 days has elapsed. 

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart8 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025, in this or 

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

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

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

12 among the accounts: Provided, That any transfers among 

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

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

15 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

16 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica17 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com18 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 

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

20 That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Med21 ical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support and Compli22 ance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the 

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

24 only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on 

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

2 further, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facili3 ties’’ account may take place only after the Secretary re4 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

5 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 

6 and an approval is issued. 

7 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

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

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

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

13 States Code. 

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

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

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

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

18 new hospital or home. 

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

20 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

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

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1 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim2 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina3 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such 

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

5 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

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

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

10 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

11 2024. 

12 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

13 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

14 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

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

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

17 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

18 and Pensions’’. 

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

22 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

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

24 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

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1 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 

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

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

9 2025 that are available for dividends in that program after 

10 claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 

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

12 administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 

13 amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 

14 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 

15 surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 

16 shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 

17 2025 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 

18 such insurance program and to the provision of any total 

19 disability income insurance included in that insurance pro20 gram. 

21 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

22 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in23 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro24 viding enhanced-use lease services shall be available until 

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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

3 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

4 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage5 ment, Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of Employment 

6 Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and the Alter7 native Dispute Resolution function within the Office of 

8 Human Resources and Administration for all services pro9 vided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to 

10 exceed $133,363,000 for the Office of Resolution Manage11 ment, Diversity and Inclusion, $9,606,581 for the Office 

12 of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, 

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

14 function within the Office of Human Resources and Ad15 ministration: Provided, That payments may be made in 

16 advance for services to be furnished based on estimated 

17 costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be 

18 credited to the ‘‘General Administration’’ and ‘‘Informa19 tion Technology Systems’’ accounts for use by the office 

20 that provided the service. 

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

22 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

23 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

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


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

3 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

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

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

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

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

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

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

18 Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction 

19 (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 

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

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

2 Services’’ are available— 

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

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

6 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

7 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

10 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

12 ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ ac13 counts to remain available until expended for the purposes 

14 of these accounts. 

15 SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

16 enter into agreements with Federally Qualified Health 

17 Centers in the State of Alaska and Indian Tribes and 

18 Tribal organizations which are party to the Alaska Native 

19 Health Compact with the Indian Health Service, to pro20 vide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental 

21 care, to veterans in rural Alaska. The Secretary shall re22 quire participating veterans and facilities to comply with 

23 all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the 

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1 lands which are not within the boundaries of the munici2 pality of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

5 Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pur6 suant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

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

8 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail9 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

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

11 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

12 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

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

14 Department of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: 

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

16 the direction contained in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quar17 terly reporting’’, under the heading ‘‘General Administra18 tion’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 

19 Public Law 114–223. 

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 SEC. 218. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med22 ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Sup23 port and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Op24 erating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 

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1 and ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fis2 cal year 2025 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Informa3 tion Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such 

4 transfers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggre5 gate increase in the total amount made available by this 

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

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

8 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

9 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

10 the authority to make the transfer and an approval is 

11 issued. 

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 219. Of the amounts appropriated to the De14 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025 for 

15 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 

16 Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Con17 struction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology 

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

19 be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—De20 partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra21 tion Fund, established by section 1704 of the National De22 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 

23 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571) and may be used for operation 

24 of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical 

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1 ter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, 

3 That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 

4 designated in this section to the Joint Department of De5 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

6 Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec7 retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appro8 priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 

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

10 117–328 is repealed. 

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the De13 partment of Veterans Affairs which become available on 

14 October 1, 2025, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Com15 munity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

16 ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $664,625,000, plus reimburse17 ments, may be transferred to the Joint Department of De18 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

19 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

20 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

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

22 for operation of the facilities designated as combined Fed23 eral medical facilities as described by section 706 of the 

24 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

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1 Provided, That additional funds may be transferred from 

2 accounts designated in this section to the Joint Depart3 ment of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Med4 ical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notifica5 tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit6 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

9 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

11 at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facili12 ties as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 

13 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

14 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be avail15 able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of De16 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

17 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

18 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

19 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571); and (2) for oper20 ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 

21 medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun22 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

23 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Pro24 vided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the 

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1 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), amounts trans2 ferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department 

3 of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

4 shall remain available until expended. 

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

7 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 

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

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

10 DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as au11 thorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States 

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

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

14 SEC. 223. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no15 tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

16 Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project 

17 that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the pro18 grammed amount of the project, whichever is less: Pro19 vided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 

20 of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Pro21 vided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Commit22 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 

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

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1 SEC. 224. None of the funds made available for 

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

3 in excess of the scope specified for that project in the origi4 nal justification data provided to the Congress as part of 

5 the request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Vet6 erans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 

7 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

8 SEC. 225. Not later than 30 days after the end of 

9 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

10 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

11 Houses of Congress a quarterly report containing perform12 ance measures and data from each Veterans Benefits Ad13 ministration Regional Office: Provided, That, at a min14 imum, the report shall include the direction contained in 

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

16 heading ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 

17 Administration’’ in the joint explanatory statement accom18 panying Public Law 114–223: Provided further, That the 

19 report shall also include information on the number of ap20 peals pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration as 

21 well as the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly 

22 basis. 

23 SEC. 226. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

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1 ganizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or 

2 more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of 

3 the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 

4 SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

5 provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appro6 priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 

7 single national outreach and awareness marketing cam8 paign in which obligations exceed $1,000,000. 

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon 

11 determination that such action is necessary to address 

12 needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may trans13 fer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary 

14 appropriations made available for fiscal year 2025 in this 

15 title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General Oper16 ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ ac17 count) or any discretionary unobligated balances within 

18 the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those ap19 propriated for fiscal year 2025, that were provided in ad20 vance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers 

21 shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Man22 agement and Budget: Provided further, That the transfer 

23 authority provided in this section is in addition to any 

24 other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, 

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1 were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 

2 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

3 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

4 1985: Provided further, That such authority to transfer 

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

6 on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for 

7 which originally appropriated and in no case where the 

8 item for which funds are requested has been denied by 

9 Congress: Provided further, That, upon determination that 

10 all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation 

11 are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back 

12 to that appropriation and shall be available for the same 

13 purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further, 

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

15 Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on 

16 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

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

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 229. Amounts made available for the Depart20 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025, under the 

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

22 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts 

23 may be transferred between such accounts: Provided, That 

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1 priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 

2 make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 

3 SEC. 230. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 

4 reprogram funds among major construction projects or 

5 programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed 

6 $7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by 

7 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con8 gress. 

9 SEC. 231. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

10 ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section 

11 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code— 

12 (1) provides to individuals who contact the hot13 line immediate assistance from a trained profes14 sional; and 

15 (2) adheres to all requirements of the American 

16 Association of Suicidology. 

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

18 may be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Execu19 tive action that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

20 from appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil 

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

22 at the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to 

23 such a position relating to the hotline specified in sub24 section (a). 

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

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

3 States Code; and 

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

5 (i) any Executive order, Presidential 

6 memorandum, or other action by the President; 

7 and 

8 (ii) any agency policy, order, or other di9 rective. 

10 (c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall con11 duct a study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified 

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

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

14 data and data collected from such hotline. 

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

16 (1) shall— 

17 (A) determine the number of veterans who con18 tact the hotline specified in subsection (a) and who 

19 receive follow up services from the hotline or mental 

20 health services from the Department of Veterans Af21 fairs thereafter; 

22 (B) determine the number of veterans who con23 tact the hotline who are not referred to, or do not 

24 continue receiving, mental health care who commit 

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1 (C) determine the number of veterans described 

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

3 SEC. 232. Effective during the period beginning on 

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

5 of the funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans 

6 Affairs by this or any other Act may be obligated or ex7 pended in contravention of the ‘‘Veterans Health Adminis8 tration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement 

9 on the Veterans Health Administration’s Screening for 

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

11 issued by the Veterans Health Administration National 

12 Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 

13 SEC. 233. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

14 of law, the amounts appropriated or otherwise made avail15 able to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the ‘‘Med16 ical Services’’ account may be used to provide— 

17 (1) fertility counseling and treatment using as18 sisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran 

19 or the spouse of a covered veteran; or 

20 (2) adoption reimbursement to a covered vet21 eran. 

22 (b) In this section: 

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

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

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1 (2) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a vet2 eran, as such term is defined in section 101 of title 

3 38, United States Code, who has a service-connected 

4 disability that results in the inability of the veteran 

5 to procreate without the use of fertility treatment. 

6 (3) The term ‘‘assisted reproductive tech7 nology’’ means benefits relating to reproductive as8 sistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces 

9 who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty 

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

11 States Code, as described in the memorandum on 

12 the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted Reproductive 

13 Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/ 

14 Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service 

15 Members’’ issued by the Assistant Secretary of De16 fense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the 

17 guidance issued to implement such policy, including 

18 any limitations on the amount of such benefits avail19 able to such a member except that— 

20 (A) the time periods regarding embryo 

21 cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 

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

23 shall not apply; and 

24 (B) such term includes embryo 

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1 on the duration of such cryopreservation and 

2 storage. 

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

4 reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 

5 an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en6 actment of this Act under the same terms as apply 

7 under the adoption reimbursement program of the 

8 Department of Defense, as authorized in Depart9 ment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the 

10 reimbursement limits and requirements set forth in 

11 such instruction. 

12 (c) Amounts made available for the purposes speci13 fied in subsection (a) of this section are subject to the 

14 requirements for funds contained in section 508 of division 

15 H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public 

16 Law 115–141). 

17 SEC. 234. None of the funds appropriated or other18 wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 

19 Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 

20 that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor21 tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 

22 Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 

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

24 119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, 

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1 SEC. 235. Section 842 of Public Law 109–115 shall 

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

3 Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Ad4 ministration, or National Cemetery Administration to con5 tractor performance by a business concern that is at least 

6 51 percent owned by one or more Indian Tribes as defined 

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

8 or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in sec9 tion 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code. 

10 SEC. 236. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in 

11 consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Sec12 retary of Labor, shall discontinue using Social Security 

13 account numbers to authenticate individuals in all infor14 mation systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs for 

15 all individuals not later than September 30, 2024: 

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

17 use a Social Security account number to identify an indi18 vidual, in accordance with section 552a of title 5, United 

19 States Code, in an information system of the Department 

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

21 is necessary to: 

22 (1) obtain or provide information the Secretary 

23 requires from an information system that is not 

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

2 order; 

3 (3) perform anti-fraud activities; or 

4 (4) identify a specific individual where no ade5 quate substitute is available. 

6 (c) The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall super7 sede section 237 of division J of Public Law 117–328. 

8 SEC. 237. For funds provided to the Department of 

9 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2025 and 2026 

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

11 Law 114–223 shall apply. 

12 SEC. 238. None of the funds appropriated in this or 

13 prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 

14 the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to trans15 fer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Com16 pensation Fund to any other account within the Depart17 ment of Veterans Affairs. 

18 SEC. 239. Of the funds provided to the Department 

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

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

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

22 authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, not23 withstanding subsection (e) of such section. 

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1 retary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement re2 lated to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual 

3 that would restrict in any way the individual from speak4 ing to members of Congress or their staff on any topic 

5 not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law 

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

7 interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign af8 fairs. 

9 SEC. 241. For funds provided to the Department of 

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

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

12 apply. 

13 SEC. 242. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth14 erwise made available by this Act may be used to deny 

15 an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 

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

17 the department or agency over which that Inspector Gen18 eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act 

19 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the ac20 cess of the Inspector General to such records, documents, 

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

22 provision of law that expressly refers to such Inspector 

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

2 shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, 

3 documents, and other materials in a timely manner. 

4 (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance 

5 with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the in6 formation provided by the establishment over which that 

7 Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 

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

9 (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 

10 shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the 

11 Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

12 of Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure 

13 by any department or agency covered by this section to 

14 comply with this requirement. 

15 SEC. 243. None of the funds made available in this 

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

17 times for veterans who seek care at medical facilities of 

18 the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

19 SEC. 244. None of the funds appropriated or other20 wise made available by this Act to the Veterans Health 

21 Administration may be used in fiscal year 2025 to convert 

22 any program which received specific purpose funds in fis23 cal year 2024 to a general purpose funded program unless 

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1 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 

2 to any such action and an approval is issued by the Com3 mittees. 

4 SEC. 245. For funds provided to the Department of 

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

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

7 apply. 

8 SEC. 246. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth9 erwise made available by this Act may be used to conduct 

10 research commencing on or after March 9, 2024, that uses 

11 any canine, feline, or non-human primate unless the Sec12 retary of Veterans Affairs approves such research specifi13 cally and in writing pursuant to subsection (b). 

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

15 the conduct of research commencing on or after March 

16 9, 2024, using canines, felines, or non-human primates if 

17 the Secretary certifies that— 

18 (A) the scientific objectives of the research can 

19 only be met by using such canines, felines, or non20 human primates and cannot be met using other ani21 mal models, in vitro models, computational models, 

22 human clinical studies, or other research alter23 natives; 

24 (B) such scientific objectives are necessary to 

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

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

3 (C) the research is consistent with the revised 

4 Department of Veterans Affairs canine research pol5 icy document dated December 15, 2017, including 

6 any subsequent revisions to such document; and 

7 (D) ethical considerations regarding minimizing 

8 the harm experienced by canines, felines, or non9 human primates are included in evaluating the sci10 entific necessity of the research. 

11 (2) The Secretary may not delegate the authority 

12 under this subsection. 

13 (c) If the Secretary approves any new research pursu14 ant to subsection (b), not later than 30 days before the 

15 commencement of such research, the Secretary shall sub16 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 

17 and House of Representatives a report describing— 

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

19 using canines, felines, or nun-human primates; 

20 (2) the date on which the Secretary approved 

21 the research 

22 (3) the USDA pain category on the approved 

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1 search could only be met using canines, felines, or 

2 nun-hman primates, and methods used to make such 

3 determination; 

4 (5) the frequency and duration of such re5 search; and 

6 (6) the protocols in place to ensure the neces7 sity, safety, and efficacy of the research, and animal 

8 welfare. 

9 (d) Not later than September 9, 2024, and biannually 

10 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to such Committees 

11 a report describing— 

12 (1) any research being conducted by the De13 partment of Veterans Affairs using canines, felines, 

14 or non-human primates as of the date of the sub15 mittal of the report; 

16 (2) the circumstances under which such re17 search was conducted using canines, felines, or non18 human primates; 

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

20 or non-human primates to conduct such research; 

21 (4) the protocols in place to ensure the neces22 sity, safety, and efficacy of such research; and 

23 (5) the development and adoption of alter24 natives to canines, felines, or non-human primates 

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1 (e) Not later than September 9, 2024, and annually 

2 thereafter, the Department of Veterans Affairs must sub3 mit to voluntary U.S. Department of Agriculture inspec4 tions of canine, feline, and non-human primate research 

5 facilities. 

6 (f) Not later than September 9, 2024, and annually 

7 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to such Committees 

8 a report describing — 

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

10 the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care 

11 and Use of Laboratory Animals, or other Depart12 ment of Veterans Affairs policies related to oversight 

13 of animal research found during that quarter in VA 

14 research facilities; 

15 (2) immediate corrective actions taken; and 

16 (3) specific actions taken to prevent their recur17 rence. 

18 (g) The Department shall implement a plan under 

19 which the Secretary will eliminate the research conducted 

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

21 than March 9, 2026. 

22 SEC. 247. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

23 use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in 

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

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1 tion conducted under chapter 31 of title 38, United States 

2 Code, does not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time em3 ployment equivalent. 

4 (b) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en5 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con6 gress a report on the programs of rehabilitation conducted 

7 under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, includ8 ing— 

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

10 for each such program; and 

11 (2) recommendations for such action as the 

12 Secretary considers necessary to reduce the veteran13 to-staff ratio for each such program. 

14 SEC. 248. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Veterans 

15 Health Administration, Medical Community Care’’ ac16 count in this or any other Act for fiscal years 2025 and 

17 2026 may be used for expenses that would otherwise be 

18 payable from the Veterans Choice Fund established by 

19 section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Account20 ability Act, as amended (38 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

21 SEC. 249. Obligations and expenditures applicable to 

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

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

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


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

2 years. 

3 SEC. 250. Of the amounts made available for the De4 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, in this 

5 or any other Act, under the ‘‘Veterans Health Administra6 tion—Medical Services’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Administra7 tion—Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Ad8 ministration—Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

9 ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—Medical Facilities’’ ac10 counts, $1,323,444,000 shall be made available for gen11 der-specific care and programmatic efforts to deliver care 

12 for women veterans. 

13 SEC. 251. Notwithstanding any other law, unless pre14 vented by an order issued by a federal or state court, by 

15 no later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary shall 

16 commence construction of the Community Based Out17 patient Clinic in Bakersfield, California authorized in sec18 tion 1(a)(3) of Public Law 111-82 and in accordance with 

19 Lease No.36C10F20L0008 or successor lease. 

20 SEC. 252. Not later than 30 days after the end of 

21 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

22 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

23 Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the status of 

24 the ‘‘Veterans Medical Care and Health Fund’’, estab25 lished to execute section 8002 of the American Rescue 


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

2 at a minimum, the report shall include an update on obli3 gations by program, project or activity and a plan for ex4 pending the remaining funds. 

5 SEC. 253. Any amounts transferred to the Secretary 

6 and administered by a corporation referred to in section 

7 7364(b) of title 38, United States Code, between October 

8 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019 for purposes of carrying 

9 out an order placed with the Department of Veterans Af10 fairs pursuant to section 1535 of title 31, United States 

11 Code, that are available for obligation pursuant to section 

12 7364(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, are to remain 

13 available for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred 

14 by such corporation during the period of performance of 

15 such order, provided that the Secretary of Veterans Af16 fairs determines that such amounts need to remain avail17 able for such liquidation. 

18 SEC. 254. Unobligated balances available under the 

19 headings ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construc20 tion, Minor Projects’’ may be obligated by the Secretary 

21 of Veterans Affairs for a facility pursuant to section 

22 2(e)(1) of the Communities Helping Invest through Prop23 erty and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 

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

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

2 unobligated balances are obligated pursuant to this sec3 tion, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 

4 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con5 gress the authority to obligate such unobligated balances 

6 and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a re7 sponse, a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, 

8 That the request to obligate such unobligated balances 

9 must provide Congress notice that the entity described in 

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

11 exhausted available cost containment approaches as set 

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

13 Law. 

14 SEC. 255. (a) None of the funds made available in 

15 this Act may be used to implement, administer, or other16 wise carry out the Department of Veterans Affairs interim 

17 final rule published on September 9, 2022, or any suc18 cessor to such rule, or to propose, promulgate, or imple19 ment any substantially similar rule or policy. 

20 (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 

21 be expended for any abortion, including through a medical 

22 benefits package or health benefits program that includes 

23 coverage of abortion. 

24 (c) The limitations established in subsection (b) shall 

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1 (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 

2 rape or incest; or 

3 (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 

4 physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 

5 including a life-endangering physical condition 

6 caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that 

7 would, as certified by a physician, place the woman 

8 in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. 

9 SEC. 256. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act may be used for surgical procedures or hormone thera11 pies for the purposes of gender affirming care. 

12 SEC. 257. None of the funds made available by this 

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

14 fly or display a flag over a facility of the Department of 

15 Veterans Affairs or a national cemetery other than the 

16 flag of the United States, the flag of a State, Territory, 

17 or District of Columbia, the flag of an Indian Tribal gov18 ernment, the flag of the Department, the flag of an Armed 

19 Force, or the POW/MIA flag. 

20 SEC. 258. During the period beginning on October 

21 1, 2024 and ending on September 30, 2025, none of the 

22 funds made available by this Act may be used to admin23 ister, implement, or enforce the final rule issued by the 

24 Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to ‘‘Change in Rates 


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1 VA Pays for Special Modes of Transportation’’ (88 Fed. 

2 Reg. 10032) and published on February 16, 2023. 

3 SEC. 259. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used to carry out VHA Directive 1193.01, 

5 ‘‘Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Program for Vet6 erans Health Administration Health Care Personnel’’. 

7 SEC. 260. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be used to provide any services to any individual 

9 unlawfully present in the United States who is not eligible 

10 for health care under the laws administered by the Sec11 retary of Veterans Affairs. 

12 SEC. 261. None of the funds made available by this 

13 Act may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

14 under section 5502 of title 38, United States Code, in any 

15 case arising out of the administration by the Secretary of 

16 laws and benefits under such title, to report a person who 

17 is deemed mentally incapacitated, mentally incompetent, 

18 or to be experiencing an extended loss of consciousness 

19 as a person who has been adjudicated as a mental defec20 tive under subjection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of 

21 title 18, United States Code, without the order or finding 

22 a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of com23 petent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself 

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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, $90,020,000, 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, $47,200,000: Provided, That 

8 $3,800,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing 

9 financial assistance as described and in accordance with 

10 the process and reporting procedures set forth under this 

11 heading in Public Law 102–229. 

12 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

13 CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, 

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

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

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

21 $105,514,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall 

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

23 such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, 

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1 of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense 

2 Agencies’’ account. 

3 CONSTRUCTION

4 For necessary expenses for planning and design and 

5 construction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ 

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

7 remain available until expended for planning and design 

8 and construction associated with the Southern Expansion 

9 project at Arlington National Cemetery. 

10 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

11 TRUST FUND

12 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire13 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

14 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 

15 and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis16 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 

17 Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $69,520,000, to re18 main available until September 30, 2026, of which 

19 $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for con20 struction and renovation of the physical plants at the 

21 Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of 

22 Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 

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

24 available under this heading from funds available in the 

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1 $25,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the 

2 Treasury to the Trust Fund. 

3 MAJOR CONSTRUCTION

4 For expenses necessary to support efforts to complete 

5 the renovation of the Sheridan Building at the Armed 

6 Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Co7 lumbia, $31,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

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

9 the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund. 

10 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

11 SEC. 301. Amounts deposited into the special account 

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

13 shall be available until expended to support activities at 

14 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. None of the funds made available in this 

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

10 individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident 

11 Commissioner of the United States House of Representa12 tives. 

13 SEC. 407. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail14 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

15 post on the public Web site of that agency any report re16 quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

17 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen18 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

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

20 (1) the public posting of the report com21 promises national security; or 

22 (2) the report contains confidential or propri23 etary information. 

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

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1 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

2 no less than 30days. 

3 SEC. 408. (a) None of the funds made available in 

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

5 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

6 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

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

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

9 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi10 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

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

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

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

14 in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

15 10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

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

17 Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or serv18 ices, including construction services, where the contractor 

19 has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 

20 SEC. 411. None of the funds made available by this 

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

22 title 10, United States Code. 

23 SEC. 412. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap24 propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 

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

2 or possessions to house any individual detained at United 

3 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, for the 

4 purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 

5 under the control of the Department of Defense. 

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

7 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 

8 Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

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

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

11 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, and who— 

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

13 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 

14 and 

15 (2) is— 

16 (A) in the custody or under the effective 

17 control of the Department of Defense; or 

18 (B) otherwise under detention at United 

19 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

20 SEC. 413. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

21 may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 

22 congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 

23 matter pending before Congress, other than to commu24 nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 

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1 SEC. 414. None of the funds appropriated or other2 wise made available by this Act may be made available 

3 to implement, administer, apply, enforce, or carry out Ex4 ecutive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 

5 7009), Executive Order 14035 of June 25, 2021 (86 Fed. 

6 Reg. 34593), or Executive Order 14091 of February 16, 

7 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 10825). 

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

9 Act may be used to carry out any program, project, or 

10 activity that promotes or advances Critical Race Theory 

11 or any concept associated with Critical Race Theory. 

12 SEC. 416. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec13 tion 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of 

14 title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 

15 none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appro16 priations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take 

17 any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or par18 tially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in 

19 accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral 

20 conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, 

21 a union of one man and one woman. 

22 (b) Discriminatory action defined.—As used in sub23 section (a), a discriminatory action means any action 

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1 (1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 

2 of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as3 sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp4 tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter5 nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 

6 in subsection (a); 

7 (2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur8 poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 

9 such person; 

10 (3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 

11 exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or 

12 deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co13 operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li14 cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 

15 other similar position or status from or to such per16 son; 

17 (4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth18 erwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or 

19 benefit under a Federal benefit program, including 

20 admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a 

21 degree from an educational program, from or to 

22 such person; or 

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1 stitutions, speech fora (including traditional, limited, 

2 and nonpublic fora), or charitable fundraising cam3 paigns from or to such person. 

4 (c) Accreditation; Licensure; Certification.—The 

5 Federal Government shall consider accredited, licensed, or 

6 certified for purposes of Federal law any person that 

7 would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respectively, for 

8 such purposes but for a determination against such person 

9 wholly or partially on the basis that the person speaks, 

10 or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief 

11 or moral conviction described in subsection (a). 

12 SEC. 417. None of the funds made available by this 

13 Act may be used for any office, programs, or activity for 

14 the purposes of diversity, equity, and inclusion training 

15 or implementation. 

16 SEC. 418. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used to enforce COVID-19 mask mandates. 

18 SEC. 419. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce Ex20 ecutive Order No. 14057 of December 8, 2021. 

21 SEC. 420. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

22 may be used to implement any of the following executive 

23 orders: 


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1 (1) Executive Order No. 13990, relating to 

2 Protecting Public Health and the Environment and 

3 Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis. 

4 (2) Executive Order No. 14008, relating to 

5 Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. 

6 (3) Section 6 of Executive Order No. 14013, re7 lating to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To 

8 Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of 

9 Climate Change on Migration. 

10 (4) Executive Order No. 14030, relating to Cli11 mate-Related Financial Risk. 

12 (5) Executive Order No. 14057, relating to 

13 Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs 

14 Through Federal Sustainability. 

15 (6) Executive Order No. 14082, relating to Im16 plementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Pro17 visions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. 

18 (7) Executive Order No. 14096, relating to Re19 vitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environ20 mental Justice for All. 

21 SEC. 421. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap22 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for Fis23 cal Year 2025 for the Department of Veterans Affairs may 

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1 fice environment in which the manufacturer, bidder, or of2 feror, or any subsidy or parent company of an entity— 

3 (1) in which the People’s Republic of China has 

4 any ownership stake; or 

5 (2) that contributes to the defense industry of 

6 the Chinese Communist Party. 

7 (b) APPLICABILITY TO THIRD PARTIES.— 

8 The prohibition in subsection (a) also applies in cases in 

9 which the Secretary has contracted with a third party for 

10 the procurement, purchase, or expenditure of funds on any 

11 of the equipment and software described in such sub12 section. 

13 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT

14 SEC. 422. $0. 

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

16 Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

17 Act, 2025’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 439 

118TH CONGRESS 

2ND SESSION H. R. 8580 

[Report No. 118–528] 

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 

MAY 28, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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