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Calendar No. 506 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8580 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 11, 2024 

Received 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 

Read twice and placed on the calendar 

AN ACT 

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

fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other 

purposes. 

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

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 

5 military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

6 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

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


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1 TITLE I 

2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

4 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip5 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

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

7 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

8 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec9 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con10 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func11 tions of the Commander in Chief, $2,217,757,000, to re12 main available until September 30, 2029: Provided, That, 

13 of this amount, not to exceed $334,738,000 shall be avail14 able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

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

16 unless the Secretary of the Army determines that addi17 tional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no18 tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

19 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 

20 Provided further, That of the amount made available 

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

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

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

24 report accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts oth25 erwise available for such purposes. 


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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

2 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip3 ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in4 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 

5 Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 

6 personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

7 and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 

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

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

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

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

12 authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy deter13 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

14 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

15 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

16 reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 

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

18 for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci19 fied in the table under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, 

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

21 Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

22 purposes. 

23 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

24 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip25 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 


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

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

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

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

5 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv6 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air 

7 Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 

8 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro9 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

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

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

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

13 specified in the table under the heading ‘‘Military Con14 struction, Air Force’’ in the report accompanying this Act, 

15 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur16 poses. 

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip20 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa21 tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen22 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

23 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

24 $3,500,083,000 (increased by $200,000,000) (reduced by 

25 $200,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 


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1 2029: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

2 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

3 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 

4 of Defense available for military construction or family 

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

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

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

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

9 exceed $395,131,000 shall be available for study, plan10 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au11 thorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter12 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

13 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

14 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

15 reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 

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

17 for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci18 fied in the table under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, 

19 Defense-Wide’’ in the report accompanying this Act, in ad20 dition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 

21 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

22 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita23 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad24 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu25 tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 


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1 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza2 tion Acts, $367,129,000, to remain available until Sep3 tember 30, 2029: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

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

5 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

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

7 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

8 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria9 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

10 the reasons therefor. 

11 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

12 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita13 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad14 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

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

16 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

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

18 30, 2029: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed 

19 $15,792,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

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

21 unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines 

22 that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes 

23 and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 

24 Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 

25 therefor. 


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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

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

5 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con6 struction Authorization Acts, $265,032,000, to remain 

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

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

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

11 Reserve determines that additional obligations are nec12 essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

13 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter14 mination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That 

15 of the amount made available under this heading, 

16 $5,000,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in 

17 the amounts, specified in the table under the heading 

18 ‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’ in the report ac19 companying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise 

20 available for such purposes. 

21 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

22 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita23 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad24 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 

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


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1 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza2 tion Acts, $67,329,000, to remain available until Sep3 tember 30, 2029: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

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

5 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

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

7 additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 

8 notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

9 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 

10 Provided further, That, of the amount made available 

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

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

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

14 in the report accompanying this Act, in addition to 

15 amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 

16 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

17 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita18 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad19 ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 

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

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

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

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

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


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1 Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are 

2 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

3 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de4 termination and the reasons therefor. 

5 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

6 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

8 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro9 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa10 cilities and installations (including international military 

11 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

12 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 

13 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili14 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $433,864,000, to 

15 remain available until expended. 

16 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

17 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

18 Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the De19 fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 

20 U.S.C. 2687 note), $547,961,000 (reduced by 

21 $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000), to remain avail22 able until expended. 

23 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

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1 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

2 $276,647,000, to remain available until September 30, 

3 2029. 

4 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

5 ARMY

6 For expenses of family housing for the Army for op7 eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

8 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in9 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $485,611,000 

10 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000). 

11 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE

12 CORPS

13 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma14 rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace15 ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 

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

17 September 30, 2029. 

18 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

19 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

20 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma21 rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 

22 payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter23 est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 

24 law, $387,217,000. 


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1 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

2 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

3 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 

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

5 $221,549,000, to remain available until September 30, 

6 2029. 

7 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

8 FORCE

9 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

10 operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas11 ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 

12 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

13 $336,250,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

14 $1,000,000). 

15 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

16 DEFENSE-WIDE

17 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

18 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

19 military departments) for operation and maintenance, 

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

21 $52,156,000. 

22 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

23 FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND

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1 pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu2 ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro3 viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili4 tary family housing and supporting facilities. 

5 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

6 MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT

7 FUND

8 For the Department of Defense Military Unaccom9 panied Housing Improvement Fund, $497,000, to remain 

10 available until expended, for unaccompanied housing ini11 tiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, 

12 United States Code, providing alternative means of acquir13 ing and improving military unaccompanied housing and 

14 supporting facilities. 

15 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

16 SECTION 101. None of the funds made available in 

17 this title shall be expended for payments under a cost18 plus-a-fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost esti19 mates exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United 

20 States, except Alaska, without the specific approval in 

21 writing of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the rea22 sons therefor. 

23 SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con24 struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve25 hicles. 


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1 SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con2 struction may be used for advances to the Federal High3 way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 

4 the construction of access roads as authorized by section 

5 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author6 ized therein are certified as important to the national de7 fense by the Secretary of Defense. 

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

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

10 the United States for which specific appropriations have 

11 not been made. 

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

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

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

15 the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi16 neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina17 tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 

18 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

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

20 $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 

21 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

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

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

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

25 except housing for which funds have been made available 


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1 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con2 struction. 

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

4 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 

5 relocate any activity from one base or installation to an6 other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap7 propriations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

9 title may be used for the procurement of steel for any con10 struction project or activity for which American steel pro11 ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied 

12 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

13 SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart14 ment of Defense for military construction or family hous15 ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 

16 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

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

18 title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 

19 without prior notification to the Committees on Appro20 priations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

22 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

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

24 projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan25 tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 


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1 bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are 

2 awarded to United States firms or United States firms 

3 in joint venture with host nation firms. 

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

5 title for military construction in the United States terri6 tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 

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

8 used to award any contract estimated by the Government 

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

10 That this section shall not be applicable to contract 

11 awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 

12 of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest respon13 sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 

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

15 not apply to contract awards for military construction on 

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

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

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

21 scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 

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

23 expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 

24 are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 


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1 SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

2 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 

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

5 current session of Congress. 

6 SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing 

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

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

11 and on subsequent claims, if any. 

12 SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

13 law, any funds made available to a military department 

14 or defense agency for the construction of military projects 

15 may be obligated for a military construction project or 

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

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

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

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

20 obligated from funds available for military construction 

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

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

23 such project is increased pursuant to law. 


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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

3 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic me4 dium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 

5 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

6 of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 

7 may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 

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

9 Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 

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

11 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

12 and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 

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

14 Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 

15 from amounts appropriated for construction of military 

16 unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac17 counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 

18 purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap19 propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria20 tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 

21 cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con22 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 

23 guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 

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

25 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 


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1 of acquiring and improving military family housing, mili2 tary unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

5 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

6 transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 

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

8 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 

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

10 with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 

11 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall 

12 be merged with and be available for the same purposes 

13 and for the same time period as the fund to which trans14 ferred. 

15 SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

17 maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 

18 source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 

19 housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 

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

21 spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen22 eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica23 tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 

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

25 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 


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

2 notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 

3 solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi4 ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 

5 of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 

6 Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report an7 nually to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

8 Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex9 penditures for each individual general or flag officer quar10 ters for the prior fiscal year. 

11 SEC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im12 provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec13 tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro14 priated and shall be available until expended for the pur15 poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 

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

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropria19 tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

20 for military construction and family housing operation and 

21 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 

22 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

23 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

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1 propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 

2 may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur3 rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 

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

5 the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans6 ferred. 

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 122. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

9 available in an account funded under the headings in this 

10 title may be transferred among projects and activities 

11 within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 

12 guidelines for military construction and family housing 

13 construction contained in Department of Defense Finan14 cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chap15 ter 7, of March 2021, as in effect on the date of enactment 

16 of this Act. 

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

18 title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 

19 and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme20 tery. 

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

22 and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 

23 September 30, 2029: 

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


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1 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

2 Corps’’, $45,000,000; 

3 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

4 $68,000,000; 

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

6 $44,000,000; and 

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

8 $33,000,000. 

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

10 out construction and cost to complete projects identified 

11 in the respective military department’s unfunded priority 

12 list for fiscal year 2025 submitted to Congress: Provided 

13 further, That such projects are subject to authorization 

14 prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry out 

15 construction: Provided further, That not later than 60 

16 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the mili17 tary department concerned, or their designee, shall submit 

18 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

19 Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under 

20 this section. 

21 SEC. 125. All amounts appropriated to the ‘‘Depart22 ment of Defense—Military Construction, Army’’, ‘‘De23 partment of Defense—Military Construction, Navy and 

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1 tary Construction, Defense-Wide’’ accounts pursuant to 

2 the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense 

3 Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2025 in the 

4 funding table in section 4601 of that Act shall be imme5 diately available and allotted to contract for the full scope 

6 of authorized projects. 

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

8 funds made available in this Act or any available unobli9 gated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be obli10 gated before October 1, 2026, for fiscal year 2018, 2019, 

11 and 2020 military construction projects for which project 

12 authorization has not lapsed or for which authorization 

13 is extended for fiscal year 2025 by a National Defense 

14 Authorization Act: Provided, That no amounts may be ob15 ligated pursuant to this section from amounts that were 

16 designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

17 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

18 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

19 1985. 

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

21 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit22 tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

23 and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construc24 tion and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria25 tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 


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1 Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 

2 Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

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

4 and in the amounts specified for planning and design and 

5 for construction improvements to Department of Defense 

6 laboratory facilities, to remain available until September 

7 30, 2029: 

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

9 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

10 Corps’’, $15,000,000; and 

11 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

12 $15,000,000: 

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

14 this Act, the Secretary of the military department con15 cerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees 

16 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expendi17 ture plan for funds provided under this section: Provided 

18 further, That the Secretary of the military department 

19 concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to 

20 approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both 

21 Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by 

22 this section. 

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

24 Construction, Air Force’’, $100,000,000, to remain avail25 able until September 30, 2029, for expenses incurred as 


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

2 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

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

4 to the Committees on Appropriations of both House of 

5 Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under 

6 this section. 

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

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

9 child development centers, to remain available until Sep10 tember 30, 2029: 

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

12 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

13 Corps’’, $25,000,000; and 

14 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

15 $25,000,000: 

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

17 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military de18 partment concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 

19 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

20 an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 

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

22 and amounts specified for planning and design, for bar23 racks, to remain available until September 30, 2029: 

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


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1 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

2 Corps’’, $25,000,000; and 

3 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

4 $25,000,000: 

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

6 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military de7 partment concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 

8 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

9 an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 

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

11 and in the amounts specified for unspecified minor con12 struction for demolition, to remain available until Sep13 tember 30, 2029: 

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

15 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

16 Corps’’, $15,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (in17 creased by $1,000,000); 

18 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

19 $15,000,000; 

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

21 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military de22 partment concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 

23 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

24 an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: 

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1 partment concerned may not obligate or expend any funds 

2 prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of 

3 both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required 

4 by this section. 

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

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

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

8 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 (increased by 

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

2 not to exceed $22,816,224 of the amount made available 

3 for fiscal year 2026 under this heading shall be reim4 bursed to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Bene5 fits Administration’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Sys6 tems’’ for necessary expenses in implementing the provi7 sions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States 

8 Code, the funding source for which is specifically provided 

9 as the ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’ appropriation: Pro10 vided further, That such sums as may be earned on an 

11 actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to 

12 ‘‘Medical Care Collections Fund’’ to augment the funding 

13 of individual medical facilities for nursing home care pro14 vided to pensioners as authorized. 

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. 


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1 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

2 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $319,596,460 

3 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000). 

4 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

5 For the cost of direct loans, $64,431, as authorized 

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

7 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

8 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres9 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 

10 made available under this heading are available to sub11 sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 

12 loans not to exceed $1,563,660. 

13 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

14 carry out the direct loan program, $493,868, which may 

15 be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex16 penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 

17 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

18 ACCOUNT

19 For the principal amount of direct loans as author20 ized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United 

21 States Code, $75,000,000, to remain available until ex22 pended. 

23 In addition for administrative expenses necessary to 

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1 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 

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

6 of the General Services Administration for security guard 

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

9 $4,035,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

10 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

11 $1,000,000): Provided, That expenses for services and as12 sistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and 

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

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

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

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

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

21 available until September 30, 2026. 

22 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

23 MEDICAL SERVICES

24 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

25 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 


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1 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

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

3 States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 

4 under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 

5 medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, 

6 food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare em7 ployees hired under title 38, United States Code, assist8 ance and support services for caregivers as authorized by 

9 section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repay10 ments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and 

11 Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public 

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

13 monthly assistance allowances authorized by section 

14 322(d) of title 38, United States Code, grants authorized 

15 by section 521A of title 38, United States Code, and ad16 ministrative expenses necessary to carry out sections 

17 322(d) and 521A of title 38, United States Code, and hos18 pital care and medical services authorized by section 1787 

19 of title 38, United States Code; $75,039,000,000 (reduced 

20 by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

21 $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (reduced by 

22 $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

23 $20,000,000) (increased by $20,000,000) (reduced by 

24 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

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1 $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by 

2 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

3 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

4 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), plus reimburse5 ments, shall become available on October 1, 2025, and 

6 shall remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided, 

7 That, of the amount made available on October 1, 2025, 

8 under this heading, $2,000,000,000 (increased by 

9 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) shall remain avail10 able until September 30, 2027: Provided further, That, 

11 notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 

12 of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the provi13 sion of medical treatment for veterans who have service14 connected disabilities, lower income, or have special needs: 

15 Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi16 sion of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give 

17 priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits 

18 to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Pro19 vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 

20 of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize 

21 the dispensing of prescription drugs from Veterans Health 

22 Administration facilities to enrolled veterans with privately 

23 written prescriptions based on requirements established by 

24 the Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation 

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1 incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans 

2 Affairs: Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans 

3 Affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts appropriated 

4 under this heading for medical supplies and equipment are 

5 available for the acquisition of prosthetics designed specifi6 cally for female veterans: Provided further, That nothing 

7 in section 2044(e)(1) of title 38, United States Code, may 

8 be construed as limiting amounts that may be made avail9 able under this heading for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 

10 in this or prior Acts. 

11 MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE

12 For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to 

13 individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United 

14 States Code, at non-Department facilities, 

15 $34,000,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

16 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

17 $1,000,000), plus reimbursements, shall become available 

18 on October 1, 2025, and shall remain available until Sep19 tember 30, 2026: Provided, That, of the amount made 

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

21 $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

22 2027. 

23 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

24 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

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1 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad2 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi3 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart4 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De5 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

6 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov7 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $12,700,000,000, plus 

8 reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 

9 2025, and shall remain available until September 30, 

10 2026: Provided, That, of the amount made available on 

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

12 remain available until September 30, 2027. 

13 MEDICAL FACILITIES

14 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op15 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 

16 and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad17 ministration; for administrative expenses in support of 

18 planning, design, project management, real property ac19 quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 

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

21 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

22 activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter23 ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos24 pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart25 ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 


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1 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate2 rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services; 

3 $9,700,000,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by 

4 $10,000,000) (increased by $3,250,000) (reduced by 

5 $3,250,000), plus reimbursements, shall become available 

6 on October 1, 2025, and shall remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2026: Provided, That, of the amount made 

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

9 $500,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

10 2027. 

11 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

12 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

13 medical and prosthetic research and development as au14 thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 

15 $923,514,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

16 $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

17 $20,000,000) (increased by $20,000,000) (reduced by 

18 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), plus reimburse19 ments, shall remain available until September 30, 2026: 

20 Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall en21 sure that sufficient amounts appropriated under this 

22 heading are available for prosthetic research specifically 

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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 (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

24 $3,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

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1 $1,000,000), of which not to exceed 10 percent shall re2 main available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That 

3 funds provided under this heading may be transferred to 

4 ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis5 tration’’. 

6 BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS

7 For necessary operating expenses of the Board of 

8 Veterans Appeals, $267,000,000 (increased by 

9 $2,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

10 $1,000,000) of which not to exceed 10 percent shall re11 main available until September 30, 2026. 

12 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 For necessary expenses for information technology 

15 systems and telecommunications support, including devel16 opmental information systems and operational information 

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

18 asset acquisition of information technology systems, in19 cluding management and related contractual costs of said 

20 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

21 operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

22 States Code, $6,231,680,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (re23 duced by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000), plus 

24 reimbursements: Provided, That $1,686,245,270 (reduced 

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1 which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain available until 

2 September 30, 2026: Provided further, That 

3 $4,544,475,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, 

4 of which not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available 

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

6 shall remain available until September 30, 2028, for the 

7 purpose of facility activations related to projects funded 

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

9 Minor Projects’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘National Ceme10 tery Administration’’, ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Vet11 erans Benefit Administration’’, and ‘‘General Administra12 tion’’ accounts: Provided further, That $960,000 shall be 

13 for information technology systems development, and shall 

14 remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided fur15 ther, That amounts made available for salaries and ex16 penses, operations and maintenance, and information 

17 technology systems development may be transferred 

18 among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Vet19 erans Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropria20 tions of both Houses of Congress the authority to make 

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

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1 creased by more than $3,000,000 of cost prior to submit2 ting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of 

3 both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an ap4 proval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days 

5 has elapsed: Provided further, That the funds made avail6 able under this heading for information technology sys7 tems development shall be for the projects, and in the 

8 amounts, specified in the table entitled ‘‘Information 

9 Technology Development Projects’’ under this heading in 

10 the report accompanying this Act. 

11 VETERANS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD

12 For activities related to implementation, preparation, 

13 development, interface, management, rollout, and mainte14 nance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, in15 cluding contractual costs associated with operations au16 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 

17 and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 

18 5 and 38, United States Code, $894,000,000, to remain 

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

20 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Commit21 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress quar22 terly reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and de23 ployment implementation by facility, including any 

24 changes from the deployment plan or schedule: Provided 

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


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

2 administered by that Office: Provided further, That 25 

3 percent of the funds made available under this heading 

4 shall not be available until July 1, 2025, and are contin5 gent upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs— 

6 (1) providing the Committees on Appropriations 

7 a report detailing the status of outstanding issues 

8 impacting the stability and usability of the new elec9 tronic health record system, including those that 

10 contributed to the October 13, 2022, deployment 

11 delay, along with a timeline and measurable metrics 

12 to resolve issues, no later than 60 days after enact13 ment of this Act; 

14 (2) certifying and detailing any changes to the 

15 full deployment schedule, no later than 60 days prior 

16 to July 1, 2025; and 

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

18 prior to July 1, 2025, the following— 

19 (A) the status of issues included in the re20 port referenced in paragraph (1), including 

21 issues that have not been closed but have been 

22 suitably resolved or mitigated in a manner that 

23 will enhance provider productivity and minimize 

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

2 and optimized for further deployment at VA 

3 sites. 

4 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

6 General, to include information technology, in carrying out 

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

8 U.S.C. App.), $296,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000), of 

9 which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until 

10 September 30, 2026. 

11 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

12 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

14 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

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

16 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 

17 Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar18 chitectural and engineering services, construction manage19 ment services, maintenance or guarantee period services 

20 costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 

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

22 and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac23 quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 

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

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1 made available in a previous major project appropriation, 

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

3 available until September 30, 2029, and of which 

4 $803,700,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro5 vided, That except for advance planning activities, includ6 ing needs assessments which may or may not lead to cap7 ital investments, and other capital asset management re8 lated activities, including portfolio development and man9 agement activities, and planning, cost estimating, and de10 sign for major medical facility projects and major medical 

11 facility leases and investment strategy studies funded 

12 through the advance planning fund and the planning and 

13 design activities funded through the design fund, staffing 

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

15 and maintenance of land for the National Cemetery Ad16 ministration and the Veterans Health Administration 

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

18 made available under this heading shall be used for any 

19 project that has not been notified to Congress through the 

20 budgetary process or that has not been approved by the 

21 Congress through statute, joint resolution, or in the ex22 planatory statement accompanying such Act and pre23 sented to the President at the time of enrollment: Provided 

24 further, That funds provided for the Veterans Health Ad25 ministration through the land acquisition line item shall 


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1 only be for projects included on the five year development 

2 plan notified to Congress through the budgetary process: 

3 Provided further, That such sums as may be necessary 

4 shall be available to reimburse the ‘‘General Administra5 tion’’ account for payment of salaries and expenses of all 

6 Office of Construction and Facilities Management employ7 ees to support the full range of capital infrastructure serv8 ices provided, including minor construction and leasing 

9 services: Provided further, That funds made available 

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

11 project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a con12 struction documents contract by September 30, 2025; and 

13 (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep14 tember 30, 2026: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

15 Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees 

16 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written 

17 report on any approved major construction project for 

18 which obligations are not incurred within the time limita19 tions established above. 

20 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

21 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

23 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

24 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 

25 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 


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1 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

2 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro3 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

4 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

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

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

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

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

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

11 $342,408,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

12 2029, and of which $38,045,000 shall remain available 

13 until expended, along with unobligated balances of pre14 vious ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations 

15 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

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

17 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

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

19 nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 

20 of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 

21 damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 

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

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1 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

2 FACILITIES

3 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

4 State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re5 model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 

6 and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 

7 care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 

8 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $156,000,000 (in9 creased by $2,000,000) (reduced by $15,000,000) (in10 creased by $15,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (in11 creased by $1,000,000), to remain available until ex12 pended. 

13 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES

14 For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 

15 in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme16 teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 

17 States Code, $60,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (in18 creased by $2,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (in19 creased by $1,000,000), to remain available until ex20 pended. 

21 COST OF WAR TOXIC EXPOSURES FUND

22 For investment in the delivery of veterans’ health 

23 care associated with exposure to environmental hazards, 

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1 mental hazards, and medical and other research relating 

2 to exposure to environmental hazards, as authorized by 

3 section 324 of title 38, United States Code, and in addi4 tion to the amounts otherwise available for such purposes 

5 in the appropriations provided in this or prior Acts, 

6 $22,800,000,000, which shall become available on October 

7 1, 2025, and shall remain available until expended. 

8 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

12 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans13 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro14 priations: Provided, That, before a transfer may take 

15 place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 

16 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con17 gress the authority to make the transfer and such Com18 mittees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period 

19 of 30 days has elapsed. 

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart22 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025, in this or 

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

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

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1 among the accounts: Provided, That any transfers among 

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

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

4 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

5 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica6 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com7 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 

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

9 That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Med10 ical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support and Compli11 ance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the 

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

13 only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on 

14 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

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

16 further, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facili17 ties’’ account may take place only after the Secretary re18 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

19 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 

20 and an approval is issued. 

21 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

22 salaries and expenses shall be available for services au23 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 

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1 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

2 States Code. 

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

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

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

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

7 new hospital or home. 

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

9 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

10 (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex11 amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet12 erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec13 tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 

14 or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

15 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim16 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina17 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such 

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

19 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

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

21 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be avail22 able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re23 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 

24 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

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1 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

2 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

3 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

4 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

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

6 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

7 and Pensions’’. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

11 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

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

13 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

14 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 

15 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 

16 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen17 eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra18 tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 

19 the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi20 nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse21 ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu22 mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 

23 2025 that are available for dividends in that program after 

24 claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 

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1 administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 

2 amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 

3 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 

4 surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 

5 shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 

6 2025 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 

7 such insurance program and to the provision of any total 

8 disability income insurance included in that insurance pro9 gram. 

10 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

11 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in12 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro13 viding enhanced-use lease services shall be available until 

14 expended. 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

17 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

18 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage19 ment, Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of Employment 

20 Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and the Alter21 native Dispute Resolution function within the Office of 

22 Human Resources and Administration for all services pro23 vided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to 

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1 of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, 

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

3 function within the Office of Human Resources and Ad4 ministration: Provided, That payments may be made in 

5 advance for services to be furnished based on estimated 

6 costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be 

7 credited to the ‘‘General Administration’’ and ‘‘Informa8 tion Technology Systems’’ accounts for use by the office 

9 that provided the service. 

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

11 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

12 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

13 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv14 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 

15 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec16 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

17 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

18 information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro19 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man20 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason21 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

22 does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur23 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 

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1 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re2 ceived. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

5 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas6 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

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

8 Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction 

9 (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 

10 and improvements of any medical facility under the juris11 diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af12 fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 

13 provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con14 struction, Minor Projects’’. 

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

16 Services’’ are available— 

17 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup18 plies, and equipment; and 

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

20 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

21 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

24 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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1 ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ ac2 counts to remain available until expended for the purposes 

3 of these accounts. 

4 SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

5 enter into agreements with Federally Qualified Health 

6 Centers in the State of Alaska and Indian Tribes and 

7 Tribal organizations which are party to the Alaska Native 

8 Health Compact with the Indian Health Service, to pro9 vide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental 

10 care, to veterans in rural Alaska. The Secretary shall re11 quire participating veterans and facilities to comply with 

12 all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the 

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

14 lands which are not within the boundaries of the munici15 pality of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough. 

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

18 Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pur19 suant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

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

21 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail22 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

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

24 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

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

2 Department of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: 

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

4 the direction contained in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quar5 terly reporting’’, under the heading ‘‘General Administra6 tion’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 

7 Public Law 114–223. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 218. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med10 ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Sup11 port and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Op12 erating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 

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

14 and ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fis15 cal year 2025 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Informa16 tion Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such 

17 transfers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggre18 gate increase in the total amount made available by this 

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

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

21 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

22 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

23 the authority to make the transfer and an approval is 

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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 219. Of the amounts appropriated to the De3 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025 for 

4 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 

5 Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Con6 struction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology 

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

8 be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—De9 partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra10 tion Fund, established by section 1704 of the National De11 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 

12 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571) and may be used for operation 

13 of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical 

14 facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hun15 ter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

16 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, 

17 That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 

18 designated in this section to the Joint Department of De19 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

20 Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec21 retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appro22 priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 

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

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2 SEC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the De3 partment of Veterans Affairs which become available on 

4 October 1, 2025, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Com5 munity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

6 ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $664,625,000, plus reimburse7 ments, may be transferred to the Joint Department of De8 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

9 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

10 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

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

12 for operation of the facilities designated as combined Fed13 eral medical facilities as described by section 706 of the 

14 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

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

16 Provided, That additional funds may be transferred from 

17 accounts designated in this section to the Joint Depart18 ment of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Med19 ical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notifica20 tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit21 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

24 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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1 at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facili2 ties as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 

3 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

4 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be avail5 able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of De6 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

7 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

8 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

9 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571); and (2) for oper10 ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 

11 medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun12 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

13 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Pro14 vided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the 

15 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

16 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), amounts trans17 ferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department 

18 of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

19 shall remain available until expended. 

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

22 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 

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

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

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1 thorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States 

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

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

4 SEC. 223. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no5 tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

6 Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project 

7 that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the pro8 grammed amount of the project, whichever is less: Pro9 vided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 

10 of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Pro11 vided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Commit12 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 

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

14 describe the anticipated use of such savings. 

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

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

17 in excess of the scope specified for that project in the origi18 nal justification data provided to the Congress as part of 

19 the request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Vet20 erans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 

21 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

23 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

24 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

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1 ance measures and data from each Veterans Benefits Ad2 ministration Regional Office: Provided, That, at a min3 imum, the report shall include the direction contained in 

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

5 heading ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 

6 Administration’’ in the joint explanatory statement accom7 panying Public Law 114–223: Provided further, That the 

8 report shall also include information on the number of ap9 peals pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration as 

10 well as the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly 

11 basis. 

12 SEC. 226. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

13 provide written notification to the Committees on Appro14 priations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to or15 ganizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or 

16 more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of 

17 the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 

18 SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

19 provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appro20 priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 

21 single national outreach and awareness marketing cam22 paign in which obligations exceed $1,000,000. 

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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1 needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may trans2 fer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary 

3 appropriations made available for fiscal year 2025 in this 

4 title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General Oper5 ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ ac6 count) or any discretionary unobligated balances within 

7 the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those ap8 propriated for fiscal year 2025, that were provided in ad9 vance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers 

10 shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Man11 agement and Budget: Provided further, That the transfer 

12 authority provided in this section is in addition to any 

13 other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, 

14 That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that 

15 were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 

16 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

17 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

18 1985: Provided further, That such authority to transfer 

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

20 on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for 

21 which originally appropriated and in no case where the 

22 item for which funds are requested has been denied by 

23 Congress: Provided further, That, upon determination that 

24 all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation 

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1 to that appropriation and shall be available for the same 

2 purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further, 

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

4 Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on 

5 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

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

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 229. Amounts made available for the Depart9 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025, under the 

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

11 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts 

12 may be transferred between such accounts: Provided, That 

13 before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Vet14 erans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appro15 priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 

16 make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 

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

18 reprogram funds among major construction projects or 

19 programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed 

20 $7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by 

21 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con22 gress. 

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

24 ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section 

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1 (1) provides to individuals who contact the hot2 line immediate assistance from a trained profes3 sional; and 

4 (2) adheres to all requirements of the American 

5 Association of Suicidology. 

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

7 may be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Execu8 tive action that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

9 from appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil 

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

11 at the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to 

12 such a position relating to the hotline specified in sub13 section (a). 

14 (2) In this subsection— 

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

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

17 States Code; and 

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

19 (i) any Executive order, Presidential 

20 memorandum, or other action by the President; 

21 and 

22 (ii) any agency policy, order, or other di23 rective. 

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

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

3 data and data collected from such hotline. 

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

5 (1) shall— 

6 (A) determine the number of veterans who con7 tact the hotline specified in subsection (a) and who 

8 receive follow up services from the hotline or mental 

9 health services from the Department of Veterans Af10 fairs thereafter; 

11 (B) determine the number of veterans who con12 tact the hotline who are not referred to, or do not 

13 continue receiving, mental health care who commit 

14 suicide; and 

15 (C) determine the number of veterans described 

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

17 SEC. 232. Effective during the period beginning on 

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

19 of the funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans 

20 Affairs by this or any other Act may be obligated or ex21 pended in contravention of the ‘‘Veterans Health Adminis22 tration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement 

23 on the Veterans Health Administration’s Screening for 

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1 issued by the Veterans Health Administration National 

2 Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 

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

4 of law, the amounts appropriated or otherwise made avail5 able to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the ‘‘Med6 ical Services’’ account may be used to provide— 

7 (1) fertility counseling and treatment using as8 sisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran 

9 or the spouse of a covered veteran; or 

10 (2) adoption reimbursement to a covered vet11 eran. 

12 (b) In this section: 

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

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

15 United States Code. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a vet17 eran, as such term is defined in section 101 of title 

18 38, United States Code, who has a service-connected 

19 disability that results in the inability of the veteran 

20 to procreate without the use of fertility treatment. 

21 (3) The term ‘‘assisted reproductive tech22 nology’’ means benefits relating to reproductive as23 sistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces 

24 who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty 

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1 States Code, as described in the memorandum on 

2 the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted Reproductive 

3 Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/ 

4 Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service 

5 Members’’ issued by the Assistant Secretary of De6 fense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the 

7 guidance issued to implement such policy, including 

8 any limitations on the amount of such benefits avail9 able to such a member except that— 

10 (A) the time periods regarding embryo 

11 cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 

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

13 shall not apply; and 

14 (B) such term includes embryo 

15 cryopreservation and storage without limitation 

16 on the duration of such cryopreservation and 

17 storage. 

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

19 reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 

20 an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en21 actment of this Act under the same terms as apply 

22 under the adoption reimbursement program of the 

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1 reimbursement limits and requirements set forth in 

2 such instruction. 

3 (c) Amounts made available for the purposes speci4 fied in subsection (a) of this section are subject to the 

5 requirements for funds contained in section 508 of division 

6 H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public 

7 Law 115–141). 

8 SEC. 234. None of the funds appropriated or other9 wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 

10 Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 

11 that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor12 tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 

13 Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 

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

15 119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, 

16 United States Code. 

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

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

19 Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Ad20 ministration, or National Cemetery Administration to con21 tractor performance by a business concern that is at least 

22 51 percent owned by one or more Indian Tribes as defined 

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

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

2 consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Sec3 retary of Labor, shall discontinue using Social Security 

4 account numbers to authenticate individuals in all infor5 mation systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs for 

6 all individuals not later than September 30, 2024: 

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

8 use a Social Security account number to identify an indi9 vidual, in accordance with section 552a of title 5, United 

10 States Code, in an information system of the Department 

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

12 is necessary to: 

13 (1) obtain or provide information the Secretary 

14 requires from an information system that is not 

15 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; 

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

17 order; 

18 (3) perform anti-fraud activities; or 

19 (4) identify a specific individual where no ade20 quate substitute is available. 

21 (c) The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall super22 sede section 237 of division J of Public Law 117–328. 

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

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

2 Law 114–223 shall apply. 

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

4 prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 

5 the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to trans6 fer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Com7 pensation Fund to any other account within the Depart8 ment of Veterans Affairs. 

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

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

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

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

13 authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, not14 withstanding subsection (e) of such section. 

15 SEC. 240. None of the funds appropriated or other16 wise made available in this title may be used by the Sec17 retary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement re18 lated to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual 

19 that would restrict in any way the individual from speak20 ing to members of Congress or their staff on any topic 

21 not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law 

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

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

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

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

4 apply. 

5 SEC. 242. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth6 erwise made available by this Act may be used to deny 

7 an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 

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

9 the department or agency over which that Inspector Gen10 eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act 

11 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the ac12 cess of the Inspector General to such records, documents, 

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

14 provision of law that expressly refers to such Inspector 

15 General and expressly limits the right of access. 

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

17 shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, 

18 documents, and other materials in a timely manner. 

19 (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance 

20 with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the in21 formation provided by the establishment over which that 

22 Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 

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

24 (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 

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1 Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

2 of Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure 

3 by any department or agency covered by this section to 

4 comply with this requirement. 

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

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

7 times for veterans who seek care at medical facilities of 

8 the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

9 SEC. 244. None of the funds appropriated or other10 wise made available by this Act to the Veterans Health 

11 Administration may be used in fiscal year 2025 to convert 

12 any program which received specific purpose funds in fis13 cal year 2024 to a general purpose funded program unless 

14 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits written notifica15 tion of any such proposal to the Committees on Appropria16 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 

17 to any such action and an approval is issued by the Com18 mittees. 

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

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

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

22 apply. 

23 SEC. 246. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth24 erwise made available by this Act may be used to conduct 

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1 any canine, feline, or non-human primate unless the Sec2 retary of Veterans Affairs approves such research specifi3 cally and in writing pursuant to subsection (b). 

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

5 the conduct of research commencing on or after March 

6 9, 2024, using canines, felines, or non-human primates if 

7 the Secretary certifies that— 

8 (A) the scientific objectives of the research can 

9 only be met by using such canines, felines, or non10 human primates and cannot be met using other ani11 mal models, in vitro models, computational models, 

12 human clinical studies, or other research alter13 natives; 

14 (B) such scientific objectives are necessary to 

15 advance research benefiting veterans and are directly 

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

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

18 (C) the research is consistent with the revised 

19 Department of Veterans Affairs canine research pol20 icy document dated December 15, 2017, including 

21 any subsequent revisions to such document; and 

22 (D) ethical considerations regarding minimizing 

23 the harm experienced by canines, felines, or non24 human primates are included in evaluating the sci25 entific necessity of the research. 


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1 (2) The Secretary may not delegate the authority 

2 under this subsection. 

3 (c) If the Secretary approves any new research pursu4 ant to subsection (b), not later than 30 days before the 

5 commencement of such research, the Secretary shall sub6 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 

7 and House of Representatives a report describing— 

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

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

10 (2) the date on which the Secretary approved 

11 the research; 

12 (3) the USDA pain category on the approved 

13 use; 

14 (4) the justification for the determination of the 

15 Secretary that the scientific objectives of such re16 search could only be met using canines, felines, or 

17 nun-human primates, and methods used to make 

18 such determination; 

19 (5) the frequency and duration of such re20 search; and 

21 (6) the protocols in place to ensure the neces22 sity, safety, and efficacy of the research, and animal 

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

2 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to such Committees 

3 a report describing— 

4 (1) any research being conducted by the De5 partment of Veterans Affairs using canines, felines, 

6 or non-human primates as of the date of the sub7 mittal of the report; 

8 (2) the circumstances under which such re9 search was conducted using canines, felines, or non10 human primates; 

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

12 or non-human primates to conduct such research; 

13 (4) the protocols in place to ensure the neces14 sity, safety, and efficacy of such research; and 

15 (5) the development and adoption of alter16 natives to canines, felines, or non-human primates 

17 research. 

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

19 thereafter, the Department of Veterans Affairs must sub20 mit to voluntary U.S. Department of Agriculture inspec21 tions of canine, feline, and non-human primate research 

22 facilities. 

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

24 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to such Committees 

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

2 the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care 

3 and Use of Laboratory Animals, or other Depart4 ment of Veterans Affairs policies related to oversight 

5 of animal research found during that quarter in VA 

6 research facilities; 

7 (2) immediate corrective actions taken; and 

8 (3) specific actions taken to prevent their recur9 rence. 

10 (g) The Department shall implement a plan under 

11 which the Secretary will eliminate the research conducted 

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

13 than March 9, 2026. 

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

15 use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in 

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

17 employment equivalents within any program of rehabilita18 tion conducted under chapter 31 of title 38, United States 

19 Code, does not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time em20 ployment equivalent. 

21 (b) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en22 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con23 gress a report on the programs of rehabilitation conducted 

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

2 for each such program; and 

3 (2) recommendations for such action as the 

4 Secretary considers necessary to reduce the veteran5 to-staff ratio for each such program. 

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

7 Health Administration, Medical Community Care’’ ac8 count in this or any other Act for fiscal years 2025 and 

9 2026 may be used for expenses that would otherwise be 

10 payable from the Veterans Choice Fund established by 

11 section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Account12 ability Act, as amended (38 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

13 SEC. 249. Obligations and expenditures applicable to 

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

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

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

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

18 years. 

19 SEC. 250. Of the amounts made available for the De20 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025, in this 

21 or any other Act, under the ‘‘Veterans Health Administra22 tion—Medical Services’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Administra23 tion—Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Ad24 ministration—Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

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1 counts, $1,323,444,000 shall be made available for gen2 der-specific care and programmatic efforts to deliver care 

3 for women veterans. 

4 SEC. 251. Notwithstanding any other law, unless pre5 vented by an order issued by a federal or state court, by 

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

7 commence construction of the Community Based Out8 patient Clinic in Bakersfield, California authorized in sec9 tion 1(a)(3) of Public Law 111–82 and in accordance with 

10 Lease No. 36C10F20L0008 or successor lease. 

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

12 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

13 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

14 Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the status of 

15 the ‘‘Veterans Medical Care and Health Fund’’, estab16 lished to execute section 8002 of the American Rescue 

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

18 at a minimum, the report shall include an update on obli19 gations by program, project or activity and a plan for ex20 pending the remaining funds. 

21 SEC. 253. Any amounts transferred to the Secretary 

22 and administered by a corporation referred to in section 

23 7364(b) of title 38, United States Code, between October 

24 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019 for purposes of carrying 

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1 fairs pursuant to section 1535 of title 31, United States 

2 Code, that are available for obligation pursuant to section 

3 7364(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, are to remain 

4 available for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred 

5 by such corporation during the period of performance of 

6 such order, provided that the Secretary of Veterans Af7 fairs determines that such amounts need to remain avail8 able for such liquidation. 

9 SEC. 254. Unobligated balances available under the 

10 headings ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construc11 tion, Minor Projects’’ may be obligated by the Secretary 

12 of Veterans Affairs for a facility pursuant to section 

13 2(e)(1) of the Communities Helping Invest through Prop14 erty and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 

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

16 to provide additional funds or to fund an escalation clause 

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

18 unobligated balances are obligated pursuant to this sec19 tion, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 

20 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con21 gress the authority to obligate such unobligated balances 

22 and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a re23 sponse, a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, 

24 That the request to obligate such unobligated balances 

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

2 exhausted available cost containment approaches as set 

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

4 Law. 

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

6 this Act may be used to implement, administer, or other7 wise carry out the Department of Veterans Affairs interim 

8 final rule published on September 9, 2022, or any suc9 cessor to such rule, or to propose, promulgate, or imple10 ment any substantially similar rule or policy. 

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

12 be expended for any abortion, including through a medical 

13 benefits package or health benefits program that includes 

14 coverage of abortion. 

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

16 not apply to an abortion— 

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

18 rape or incest; or 

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

20 physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 

21 including a life-endangering physical condition 

22 caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that 

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

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

2 Act may be used for surgical procedures or hormone thera3 pies for the purposes of gender affirming care. 

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

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

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

7 Veterans Affairs or a national cemetery other than the 

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

9 or District of Columbia, the flag of an Indian Tribal gov10 ernment, the flag of the Department, the flag of an Armed 

11 Force, or the POW/MIA flag. 

12 SEC. 258. During the period beginning on October 

13 1, 2024 and ending on September 30, 2025, none of the 

14 funds made available by this Act may be used to admin15 ister, implement, or enforce the final rule issued by the 

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

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

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

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

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

21 ‘‘Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Program for Vet22 erans Health Administration Health Care Personnel’’. 

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

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

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1 for health care under the laws administered by the Sec2 retary of Veterans Affairs. 

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

4 Act may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

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

6 case arising out of the administration by the Secretary of 

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

8 is deemed mentally incapacitated, mentally incompetent, 

9 or to be experiencing an extended loss of consciousness 

10 as a person who has been adjudicated as a mental defec11 tive under subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of 

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

13 a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of com14 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 

24 taken by the Federal Government to— 


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

14 Act may be used to pay to an individual employed in a 

15 Senior Executive Service position (as such term is defined 

16 in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code) at the 

17 Department of Veterans Affairs a critical skills incentive 

18 under section 706(d) of title 38, United States Code. 

19 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT

20 SEC. 423. $0. 

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

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

23 ban or remove the photograph ‘‘V-J Day in Times 

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

2 Act may be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs 

3 to decommission mileage reimbursement kiosks. 

4 SEC. 426. None of the funds appropriated or other5 wise made available by this Act may be used to enforce 

6 the provision included in Chapter 1.8 of the VHA Office 

7 of Community Care, ‘‘Field Guidebook: Specialty Pro8 grams’’ to make wait time and drive time access standards 

9 only applicable to primary care, specialty care, and non10 institutional extended care services. 

11 SEC. 427. None of the funds made available by this 

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

13 report a determination under section 5502 of title 38, 

14 United States Code, and section 3.353 of title 38 of the 

15 Code of Federal Regulations, to the Department of Justice 

16 National Instant Criminal Background Check System es17 tablished pursuant to section 103 of the Brady Handgun 

18 Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901). 

19 SEC. 428. None of the funds appropriated or other20 wise made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs 

21 in this Act may be used to enforce Veterans Health Direc22 tive 1315 as it relates to— 

23 (1) the policy stating that ‘‘VHA providers are 

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1 erans for participation in a State-approved mari2 juana program’’; 

3 (2) the directive for the ‘‘Deputy Under Sec4 retary for Health for Operations and Management’’ 

5 to ensure that ‘‘medical facility Directors are aware 

6 that it is VHA policy for providers to assess Veteran 

7 use of marijuana but providers are prohibited from 

8 recommending, making referrals to or completing 

9 paperwork for Veteran participation in State mari10 juana programs’’; and 

11 (3) the directive for the ‘‘VA Medical Facility 

12 Director’’ to ensure that ‘‘VA facility staff are aware 

13 of the following’’ ‘‘[t]he prohibition on recom14 mending, making referrals to or completing forms 

15 and registering Veterans for participation in State16 approved marijuana programs’’. 

17 SEC. 429. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act may be used to modify or remove any display of the 

19 Department of Veterans Affairs that bears the mission 

20 statement ‘‘To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise ‘to care 

21 for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, 

22 and his orphan’ by serving and honoring the men and 

23 women who are America’s veterans.’ ’’ 

24 SEC. 430. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

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1 process medical claims for the Immigration and Customs 

2 Enforcement Health Service Corps at the Department of 

3 Homeland Security. 

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

5 Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

6 Act, 2025’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 506 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8580 

AN ACT 

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 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 

Read twice and placed on the calendar 


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