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Union Calendar No. 357 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7609 

[Report No. 116–445] 

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 

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

2021, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 13, 2020 

Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported 

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

House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

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

fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other 

purposes. 


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

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 

5 military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

6 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

7 30, 2021, and for other purposes, namely: 

8 TITLE I 

9 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

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

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

14 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

15 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec16 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con17 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func18 tions of the Commander in Chief, $608,336,000, shall be 

19 used for the projects, and in the amounts specified under 

20 the heading for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ in the re21 port accompanying this Act, to remain available until Sep22 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That, of this amount, not to 

23 exceed $126,436,000 shall be available for study, plan24 ning, design, architect and engineer services, and host na25 tion support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary 


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1 of the Army 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 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

6 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip7 ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in8 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 

9 Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 

10 personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

11 and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 

12 this appropriation, $1,611,914,000, shall be used for the 

13 projects, and in the amounts specified under the heading 

14 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’ in the 

15 report accompanying this Act, to remain available until 

16 September 30, 2025: Provided, That, of this amount, not 

17 to exceed $160,710,000 shall be available for study, plan18 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au19 thorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy deter20 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

21 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

22 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

23 reasons therefor. 


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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

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

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

5 as currently authorized by law, $569,792,000, shall be 

6 used for the projects, and in the amounts specified under 

7 the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’ in the re8 port accompanying this Act, to remain available until Sep9 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That, of this amount, not to 

10 exceed $166,192,000 shall be available for study, plan11 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au12 thorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air Force de13 termines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

14 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

15 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

16 reasons therefor. 

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

18 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip19 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa20 tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen21 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

22 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

23 $2,234,517,000, shall be used for the projects, and in the 

24 amounts specified under the heading ‘‘Military Construc25 tion, Defense-Wide’’ in the report accompanying this Act, 


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1 to remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, 

2 That, of the amount, not to exceed $179,976,000 shall 

3 be available for study, planning, design, and architect and 

4 engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Sec5 retary of Defense determines that additional obligations 

6 are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Commit7 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 

8 determination and the reasons therefor. 

9 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

10 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita11 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad12 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu13 tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 

14 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza15 tion Acts, $349,437,000, shall be used for the projects, 

16 and in the amounts specified under the heading ‘‘Military 

17 Construction, Army National Guard’’ in the report accom18 panying this Act, to remain available until September 30, 

19 2025: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed 

20 $44,593,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

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

22 unless the Director of the Army National Guard deter23 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

24 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 


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1 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

2 reasons therefor. 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

4 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita5 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad6 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

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

8 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

9 Acts, $64,214,000, shall be used for the projects, and in 

10 the amounts specified under the heading ‘‘Military Con11 struction, Air National Guard’’ in the report accom12 panying this Act, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2025: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed 

14 $3,414,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

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

16 unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines 

17 that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes 

18 and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 

19 Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 

20 therefor. 

21 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

22 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita23 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad24 ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 

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1 struction Authorization Acts, $88,337,000, shall be used 

2 for the projects, and in the amounts specified under the 

3 heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’ in the re4 port accompanying this Act, to remain available until Sep5 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

6 exceed $1,218,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

7 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

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

9 that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes 

10 and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 

11 Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 

12 therefor. 

13 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

14 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita15 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad16 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 

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

18 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza19 tion Acts, $70,995,000, shall be used for the projects, and 

20 in the amounts specified under the heading ‘‘Military Con21 struction, Navy Reserve’’ in the report accompanying this 

22 Act, to remain available until September 30, 2025: Pro23 vided, That, of the amount, not to exceed $3,485,000 shall 

24 be available for study, planning, design, and architect and 

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1 retary of the Navy determines that additional obligations 

2 are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Commit3 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 

4 determination and the reasons therefor. 

5 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

6 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita7 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad8 ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 

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

10 Construction Authorization Acts, $23,117,000, shall be 

11 used for the projects, and in the amounts specified under 

12 the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’ 

13 in the report accompanying this Act, to remain available 

14 until September 30, 2025: Provided, That, of the amount, 

15 not to exceed $3,270,000 shall be available for study, plan16 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au17 thorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve 

18 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

19 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria20 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

21 the reasons therefor. 

22 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

23 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

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1 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa2 cilities and installations (including international military 

3 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

4 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 

5 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili6 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $173,030,000, to 

7 remain available until expended. 

8 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

9 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

10 Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the De11 fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 

12 U.S.C. 2687 note), $580,447,000, to remain available 

13 until expended. 

14 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

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

18 $119,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 

19 2025. 

20 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

21 ARMY

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

24 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in25 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $367,142,000. 


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1 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE

2 CORPS

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

6 authorized by law, $42,897,000, to remain available until 

7 September 30, 2025. 

8 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

9 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

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

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

14 law, $346,493,000. 

15 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

16 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

17 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 

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

19 $97,214,000, to remain available until September 30, 

20 2025. 

21 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

22 FORCE

23 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

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


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1 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

2 $317,021,000. 

3 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

4 DEFENSE-WIDE

5 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

6 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

7 military departments) for operation and maintenance, 

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

9 $54,728,000. 

10 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

11 FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND

12 For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im13 provement Fund, $5,897,000, to remain available until ex14 pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu15 ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro16 viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili17 tary family housing and supporting facilities. 

18 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

19 MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT

20 FUND

21 For the Department of Defense Military Unaccom22 panied Housing Improvement Fund, $600,000, to remain 

23 available until expended, for unaccompanied housing ini24 tiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, 

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1 ing and improving military unaccompanied housing and 

2 supporting facilities. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

5 title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a6 fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 

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

8 except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 

9 the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there10 for. 

11 SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con12 struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve13 hicles. 

14 SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con15 struction may be used for advances to the Federal High16 way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 

17 the construction of access roads as authorized by section 

18 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author19 ized therein are certified as important to the national de20 fense by the Secretary of Defense. 

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

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

23 the United States for which specific appropriations have 

24 not been made. 


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

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

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

4 the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi5 neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina6 tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 

7 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

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

9 $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 

10 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

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

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

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

14 except housing for which funds have been made available 

15 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con16 struction. 

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

18 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 

19 relocate any activity from one base or installation to an20 other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap21 propriations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

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1 ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied 

2 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

3 SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart4 ment of Defense for military construction or family hous5 ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 

6 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

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

8 title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 

9 without prior notification to the Committees on Appro10 priations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

12 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

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

14 projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan15 tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 

16 bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are 

17 awarded to United States firms or United States firms 

18 in joint venture with host nation firms. 

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

20 title for military construction in the United States terri21 tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 

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

23 used to award any contract estimated by the Government 

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

25 That this section shall not be applicable to contract 


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1 awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 

2 of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest respon3 sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 

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

5 not apply to contract awards for military construction on 

6 Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re7 sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 

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

9 appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in10 cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and 

11 scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 

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

13 expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 

14 are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 

15 SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

16 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 

17 for construction authorized for each such military depart18 ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 

19 current session of Congress. 

20 SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing 

21 projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex22 pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 

23 be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec24 tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 

25 and on subsequent claims, if any. 


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1 SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

2 law, any funds made available to a military department 

3 or defense agency for the construction of military projects 

4 may be obligated for a military construction project or 

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

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

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

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

9 obligated from funds available for military construction 

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

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

12 such project is increased pursuant to law. 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

17 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

18 of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 

19 may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 

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

21 Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 

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

23 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

24 and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 

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


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1 Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 

2 from amounts appropriated for construction of military 

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

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

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

10 guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 

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

12 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 

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

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

17 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

18 transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 

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

20 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 

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

22 with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 

23 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall 

24 be merged with and be available for the same purposes 


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1 and for the same time period as the fund to which trans2 ferred. 

3 SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

5 maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 

6 source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 

7 housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 

8 Provided, That not more than $15,000 per unit may be 

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

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

13 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

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

15 notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 

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

18 of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 

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

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

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

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

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropria7 tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

8 for military construction and family housing operation and 

9 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 

10 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

11 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

12 authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga13 tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap14 propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 

15 may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur16 rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 

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

18 the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans19 ferred. 

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

21 title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 

22 and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme23 tery. 


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1 SEC. 123. For an additional amount for the accounts 

2 and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 

3 September 30, 2025: 

4 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $342,600,000, 

5 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, 

6 specified under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, 

7 Army’’ in the report accompanying this Act; 

8 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

9 Corps’’, $765,937,000, shall be used for the 

10 projects, and in the amounts, specified under the 

11 heading ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

12 Corps’’ in the report accompanying this Act; 

13 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

14 $428,000,000, shall be used for the projects, and in 

15 the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military 

16 Construction, Air Force’’ in the report accom17 panying this Act; 

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

19 $34,835,000, shall be used for the projects, and in 

20 the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military 

21 Construction, Army National Guard’’ in the report 

22 accompanying this Act; 

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

24 $54,700,000 shall be used for the projects, and in 

25 the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military 


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1 Construction, Air National Guard’’ in the report ac2 companying this Act; and 

3 ‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’, 

4 $48,900,000, shall be used for the projects, and in 

5 the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military 

6 Construction, Army Reserve’’ in the report accom7 panying this Act: 

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

9 out construction projects identified in the respective mili10 tary department’s unfunded priority list for fiscal year 

11 2021 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such 

12 projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation 

13 and expenditure of funds to carry out construction: Pro14 vided further, That not later than 30 days after enactment 

15 of this Act, the Secretary of the military department con16 cerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Commit17 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex18 penditure plan for funds provided under this section and 

19 receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations 

20 of both Houses of Congress prior to obligation. 

21 SEC. 124. For the purposes of this Act, the term 

22 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit23 tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

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1 tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 

2 Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 

3 Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

4 SEC. 125. All amounts appropriated to the ‘‘Depart5 ment of Defense—Military Construction, Army’’, ‘‘De6 partment of Defense—Military Construction, Navy and 

7 Marine Corps’’, ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Con8 struction, Air Force’’, and ‘‘Department of Defense—Mili9 tary Construction, Defense-Wide’’ accounts pursuant to 

10 the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense 

11 Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2021 in the 

12 funding table in section 4601 of that Act shall be imme13 diately available and allotted to contract for the full scope 

14 of authorized projects. 

15 SEC. 126. For an additional amount for the accounts 

16 and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 

17 September 30, 2023: 

18 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $224,900,000, 

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

20 specified under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, 

21 Army’’ in the report accompanying this Act; 

22 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

23 Corps’’, $144,900,000, shall be used for the 

24 projects, and in the amounts, specified under the 


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1 heading ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

2 Corps’’ in the report accompanying this Act; 

3 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

4 $166,500,000, shall be used for the projects, and in 

5 the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military 

6 Construction, Air Force’’, in the report accom7 panying this Act: 

8 ‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’, 

9 $10,200,000, shall be used for the projects, and in 

10 the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military 

11 Construction, Army Reserve’’, in the report accom12 panying this Act: 

13 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy Reserve’’, 

14 $3,500,000, shall be used for the projects, and in 

15 the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military 

16 Construction, Navy Reserve’’, in the report accom17 panying this Act: 

18 ‘‘Family Housing Construction, Army’’, 

19 $4,500,000, shall be used for the projects, and in 

20 the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Family 

21 Housing Construction, Army’’ , in the report accom22 panying this Act: 

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

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1 viously appropriated projects submitted to Congress: Pro2 vided further, That such projects are subject to authoriza3 tion prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry 

4 out construction: Provided further, That not later than 30 

5 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the mili6 tary department concerned, or his or her designee, shall 

7 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

8 Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds pro9 vided under this section and receive approval from the 

10 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

11 prior to obligation. 

12 SEC. 127. For an additional amount for the accounts 

13 and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 

14 September 30, 2023: 

15 ‘‘Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, 

16 Army’’, $25,000,000; 

17 ‘‘Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, 

18 Navy and Marine Corps’’, $50,000,000; and 

19 ‘‘Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, 

20 Air Force’’, $60,000,000. 

21 SEC. 128. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

22 law, funds made available under each heading in this title 

23 shall only be used for the purposes specifically described 

24 under that heading. 


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1 SEC. 129. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

2 law, none of the funds appropriated in this or any other 

3 Act for a military construction project, as defined by sec4 tion 2801 of title 10, United States Code, for any of fiscal 

5 years 2016 through 2020 or for fiscal year 2021 may be 

6 obligated, expended, or used to design, construct, or carry 

7 out— 

8 (1) a project to construct a wall, barrier, fence, 

9 or road along the Southern border of the United 

10 States; 

11 (2) a road to provide access to a wall, barrier, 

12 or fence constructed along the Southern border of 

13 the United States; or 

14 (3) any military construction project for which 

15 funds were appropriated for any of fiscal years 2016 

16 through 2020, but that were rescinded or postponed 

17 by reason of the declaration of a national emergency 

18 on February 15, 2019. 

19 SEC. 130. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

20 for a military construction project, as defined by section 

21 2801 of title 10, United States Code, for fiscal year 2021 

22 may be obligated, expended, or used to construct a project 

23 located on a military installation bearing the name of a 

24 confederate officer, except in the case that a process to 

25 replace such names has been initiated. 


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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 $2,813,922,000, to remain available until expended, which 

22 shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under 

23 this heading that become available on October 1, 2020; 

24 and in addition, $130,227,650,000, to remain available 

25 until expended, which shall become available on October 


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1 1, 2021: Provided, That not to exceed $20,115,000 of the 

2 amount made available for fiscal year 2022 under this 

3 heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General Operating Ex4 penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, and ‘‘Informa5 tion Technology Systems’’ for necessary expenses in imple6 menting the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 

7 38, United States Code, the funding source for which is 

8 specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’ 

9 appropriation: Provided further, That such sums as may 

10 be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be 

11 reimbursed to ‘‘Medical Care Collections Fund’’ to aug12 ment the funding of individual medical facilities for nurs13 ing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. 

14 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

15 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 

16 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap17 ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 

18 61 of title 38, United States Code, $14,946,618,000, to 

19 remain available until expended and to become available 

20 on October 1, 2021: Provided, That expenses for rehabili21 tation program services and assistance which the Sec22 retary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of sec23 tion 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than 

24 under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that sub25 section, shall be charged to this account. 


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1 VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

2 For military and naval insurance, national service life 

3 insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet4 erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 

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

6 States Code, $2,148,000, to remain available until ex7 pended, which shall be in addition to funds previously ap8 propriated under this heading that become available on 

9 October 1, 2020; and in addition, $136,950,000, to re10 main available until expended, which shall become avail11 able on October 1, 2021. 

12 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

13 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 

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

15 authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 

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

17 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de18 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

19 1974: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 2021, 

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

21 gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe22 cially adapted housing loans. 

23 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

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1 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

2 For the cost of direct loans, $33,826, as authorized 

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

4 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

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

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

9 loans not to exceed $2,469,522. 

10 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

11 carry out the direct loan program, $424,272, which may 

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

14 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

15 ACCOUNT

16 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

17 loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 

18 of title 38, United States Code, $1,186,000. 

19 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

20 ADMINISTRATION

21 For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 

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

24 of the General Services Administration for security guard 

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1 fense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 

2 $3,187,000,000: Provided, That expenses for services and 

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 available until September 30, 2022. 

13 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

14 MEDICAL SERVICES

15 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

16 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 

17 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

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

19 States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 

20 under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 

21 medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, 

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

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1 ments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and 

2 Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public 

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

4 monthly assistance allowances authorized by section 

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

6 by section 521A of title 38, United States Code, adminis7 trative expenses necessary to carry out sections 322(d) 

8 and 521A of title 38, United States Code, and hospital 

9 care and medical services authorized by section 1787 of 

10 title 38, United States Code; $497,468,000, which shall 

11 be in addition to funds that become available on October 

12 1, 2020: Provided, That, of the amount provided in Public 

13 Law 116-94 that becomes available on October 1, 2020 

14 under this heading and was made available until Sep15 tember 30, 2021, $5,594,318,000 is designated by the 

16 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

17 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; and, in addition, 

19 $58,897,219,000, plus reimbursements, shall become 

20 available on October 1, 2021, and shall remain available 

21 until September 30, 2022: Provided further, That, of the 

22 amount made available on October 1, 2021, under this 

23 heading, $1,500,000,000 shall remain available until Sep24 tember 30, 2023: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 

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1 fairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical 

2 treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabil3 ities, lower income, or have special needs: Provided further, 

4 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec5 retary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for 

6 the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in en7 rollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, 

8 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec9 retary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing 

10 of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administra11 tion facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written 

12 prescriptions based on requirements established by the 

13 Secretary: Provided further, That, the implementation of 

14 the program described in the previous proviso shall incur 

15 no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: 

16 Provided further, That, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

17 shall ensure that sufficient amounts appropriated under 

18 this heading for medical supplies and equipment are avail19 able for the acquisition of prosthetics designed specifically 

20 for female veterans. 

21 MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE

22 For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to 

23 individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United 

24 States Code, at non-Department facilities, 

25 $1,380,800,000, which shall be in addition to funds that 


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1 become available on October 1, 2020: Provided, That, of 

2 the amount provided in Public Law 116-94 that becomes 

3 available on October 1, 2020 under this heading and was 

4 made available until September 30, 2021, $3,847,180,000 

5 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

6 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

7 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

8 1985; and, in addition, $20,148,244,000, plus reimburse9 ments, shall become available on October 1, 2021, and 

10 shall remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided 

11 further, That, of the amount made available on October 

12 1, 2021, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain 

13 available until September 30, 2023. 

14 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

15 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

16 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 

17 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad18 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi19 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart20 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De21 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

22 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov23 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $279,880,000, which 

24 shall be in addition to funds that become available on Oc25 tober 1, 2020: Provided, That, of the amount provided in 


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1 Public Law 116-94 that becomes available on October 1, 

2 2020 under this heading and was made available until 

3 September 30, 2021, $886,235,000 is designated by the 

4 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

5 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

6 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; and, in addition, 

7 $8,403,117,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail8 able on October 1, 2021, and shall remain available until 

9 September 30, 2022: Provided further, That, of the 

10 amount made available on October 1, 2021, under this 

11 heading, $150,000,000 shall remain available until Sep12 tember 30, 2023. 

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 $170,120,000, which shall be in addition to funds that be4 come available on October 1, 2020: Provided, That, of the 

5 amount provided in Public Law 116-94 that becomes 

6 available on October 1, 2020 under this heading and was 

7 made available until September 30, 2021, $441,385,000 

8 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

9 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

10 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

11 1985; and in addition, $6,734,680,000, plus reimburse12 ments, shall become available on October 1, 2021, and 

13 shall remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided 

14 further, That, of the amount made available on October 

15 1, 2021, under this heading, $250,000,000 shall remain 

16 available until September 30, 2023. 

17 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

18 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

19 medical and prosthetic research and development as au20 thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 

21 $840,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail22 able until September 30, 2022: Provided, That the Sec23 retary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 

24 amounts appropriated under this heading are available for 


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1 prosthetic research specifically for female veterans, and 

2 for toxic exposure research. 

3 NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

4 For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad5 ministration for operations and maintenance, not other6 wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there7 for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 

8 of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper9 ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter10 ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 

11 of the National Cemetery Administration, $349,000,000, 

12 of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available 

13 until September 30, 2022. 

14 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

15 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 For necessary operating expenses of the Department 

18 of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 

19 administrative expenses in support of Department-wide 

20 capital planning, management and policy activities, uni21 forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 

22 official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas23 senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 

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1 main available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That 

2 funds provided under this heading may be transferred to 

3 ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis4 tration’’. 

5 BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS

6 For necessary operating expenses of the Board of 

7 Veterans Appeals, $198,000,000, of which not to exceed 

8 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 

9 2022. 

10 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 For necessary expenses for information technology 

13 systems and telecommunications support, including devel14 opmental information systems and operational information 

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

16 asset acquisition of information technology systems, in17 cluding management and related contractual costs of said 

18 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

19 operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

20 States Code, $4,912,000,000, plus reimbursements, of 

21 which $540,385,000 is designated by the Congress as 

22 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

23 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That 

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1 which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain available until 

2 September 30, 2022: Provided further, That 

3 $3,205,216,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, 

4 of which not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available 

5 until September 30, 2022: Provided further, That 

6 $495,546,000 shall be for information technology systems 

7 development, and shall remain available until September 

8 30, 2022: Provided further, That amounts made available 

9 for salaries and expenses, operations and maintenance, 

10 and information technology systems development may be 

11 transferred among the three subaccounts after the Sec12 retary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Committees 

13 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the author14 ity to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Pro15 vided further, That amounts made available for the ‘‘Infor16 mation Technology Systems’’ account for development 

17 may be transferred among projects or to newly defined 

18 projects: Provided further, That no project may be in19 creased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost 

20 prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appro21 priations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer 

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

23 of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, That the funds 

24 made available under this heading for information tech25 nology systems development shall be for the projects, and 


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1 in the amounts, specified under this heading in the report 

2 accompanying this Act. 

3 VETERANS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD

4 For activities related to implementation, preparation, 

5 development, interface, management, rollout, and mainte6 nance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, in7 cluding contractual costs associated with operations au8 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 

9 and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 

10 5 and 38, United States Code, $2,627,000,000, to remain 

11 available until September 30, 2023, of which 

12 $1,184,485,000 is designated by the Congress as being for 

13 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

14 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

15 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That the Secretary 

16 of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Ap17 propriations of both Houses of Congress quarterly reports 

18 detailing obligations, expenditures, and deployment imple19 mentation by facility: Provided further, That the funds 

20 provided in this account shall only be available to the Of21 fice of the Deputy Secretary, to be administered by that 

22 Office: Provided further, That none of the funds made 

23 available under this heading may be obligated in a manner 

24 inconsistent with deployment schedules provided to the 

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1 Veterans Affairs provides notification to the Committees 

2 on Appropriations of such change and an approval is 

3 issued. 

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.), $228,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 

9 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2022. 

10 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

11 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

13 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

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

15 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 

16 Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar17 chitectural and engineering services, construction manage18 ment services, maintenance or guarantee period services 

19 costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 

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

21 and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac22 quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 

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

24 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were 

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1 $1,373,000,000, of which $980,638,000 shall remain 

2 available until September 30, 2025, and of which 

3 $392,362,000 shall remain available until expended, of 

4 which $237,198,000 shall be available for seismic improve5 ment projects and seismic program management activities, 

6 including for projects that would otherwise be funded by 

7 the Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities or 

8 National Cemetery Administration accounts: Provided, 

9 That except for advance planning activities, including 

10 needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 

11 investments, and other capital asset management related 

12 activities, including portfolio development and manage13 ment activities, and investment strategy studies funded 

14 through the advance planning fund and the planning and 

15 design activities funded through the design fund, including 

16 needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 

17 investments, and funds provided for the purchase, secu18 rity, and maintenance of land for the National Cemetery 

19 Administration through the land acquisition line item, 

20 none of the funds made available under this heading shall 

21 be used for any project that has not been notified to Con22 gress through the budgetary process or that has not been 

23 approved by the Congress through statute, joint resolu24 tion, or in the explanatory statement accompanying such 

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1 ment: Provided further, That such sums as may be nec2 essary shall be available to reimburse the ‘‘General Admin3 istration’’ account for payment of salaries and expenses 

4 of all Office of Construction and Facilities Management 

5 employees to support the full range of capital infrastruc6 ture services provided, including minor construction and 

7 leasing services: Provided further, That funds made avail8 able under this heading for fiscal year 2021, for each ap9 proved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of 

10 a construction documents contract by September 30, 

11 2021; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract 

12 by September 30, 2022: Provided further, That the Sec13 retary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the 

14 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

15 a written report on any approved major construction 

16 project for which obligations are not incurred within the 

17 time limitations established above: Provided further, That 

18 notwithstanding the requirements of section 8104(a) of 

19 title 38, United States Code, amounts made available 

20 under this heading for seismic improvement projects and 

21 seismic program management activities shall be available 

22 for the completion of both new and existing seismic 

23 projects of the Department. 


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1 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

2 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

4 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

5 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 

6 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

7 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

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

10 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

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

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

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

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

16 United States Code, $400,000,000, to remain available 

17 until September 30, 2025, along with unobligated balances 

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

19 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

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

21 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

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

23 nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 

24 of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 

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

2 minimize further loss by such causes. 

3 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF

4 STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES

5 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

6 State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re7 model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 

8 and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 

9 care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 

10 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $90,000,000, to re11 main available until expended. 

12 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES

13 For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 

14 in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme15 teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 

16 States Code, $45,000,000, to remain available until ex17 pended. 

18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2021 for 

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

22 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans23 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro24 priations: Provided, That, before a transfer may take 

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1 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con2 gress the authority to make the transfer and such Com3 mittees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period 

4 of 30 days has elapsed. 

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart7 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2021, in this or 

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

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

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

11 among the accounts: Provided, That any transfers among 

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

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

14 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

15 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica16 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com17 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 

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

19 That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Med20 ical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support and Compli21 ance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the 

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

23 only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on 

24 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

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1 further, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facili2 ties’’ account may take place only after the Secretary re3 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

4 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 

5 and an approval is issued. 

6 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

7 salaries and expenses shall be available for services au8 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 

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

10 or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author11 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

12 States Code. 

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

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

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

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

17 new hospital or home. 

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

19 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

20 (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex21 amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet22 erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec23 tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 

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1 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina2 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such 

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

4 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

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

6 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be avail7 able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re8 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 

9 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

10 2020. 

11 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

12 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

13 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

14 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

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

16 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

17 and Pensions’’. 

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, during fiscal year 2021, the Secretary of Veterans 

21 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

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

23 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

24 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 

25 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 


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1 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen2 eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra3 tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 

4 the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi5 nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse6 ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu7 mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 

8 2021 that are available for dividends in that program after 

9 claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 

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

11 administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 

12 amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 

13 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 

14 surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 

15 shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 

16 2021 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 

17 such insurance program and to the provision of any total 

18 disability income insurance included in that insurance pro19 gram. 

20 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

21 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in22 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro23 viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur24 ing the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. 


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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

3 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

4 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage5 ment, the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint 

6 Adjudication, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for 

7 all services provided at rates which will recover actual 

8 costs but not to exceed $60,096,000 for the Office of Reso9 lution Management, $6,100,000 for the Office of Employ10 ment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and 

11 $5,294,000 for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion: Pro12 vided, That payments may be made in advance for services 

13 to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided further, 

14 That amounts received shall be credited to the ‘‘General 

15 Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ 

16 accounts for use by the office that provided the service. 

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

18 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

19 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

20 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv21 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 

22 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec23 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

24 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

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1 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man2 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason3 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

4 does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur5 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 

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

7 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re8 ceived. 

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

11 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas12 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

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

14 Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction 

15 (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 

16 and improvements of any medical facility under the juris17 diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af18 fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 

19 provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con20 struction, Minor Projects’’. 

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

22 Services’’ are available— 

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

2 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

3 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 214. Such sums as may be deposited to the 

6 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

8 ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ ac9 counts to remain available until expended for the purposes 

10 of these accounts. 

11 SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

12 enter into agreements with Federally Qualified Health 

13 Centers in the State of Alaska and Indian tribes and tribal 

14 organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health 

15 Compact with the Indian Health Service, to provide 

16 healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care, to 

17 veterans in rural Alaska. The Secretary shall require par18 ticipating veterans and facilities to comply with all appro19 priate rules and regulations, as established by the Sec20 retary. The term ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands 

21 which are not within the boundaries of the municipality 

22 of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough. 

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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1 ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

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

3 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail4 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

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

6 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

7 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

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

9 Department of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: 

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

11 the direction contained in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quar12 terly reporting’’, under the heading ‘‘General Administra13 tion’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 

14 Public Law 114–223. 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 218. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med17 ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Sup18 port and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Op19 erating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 

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

21 and ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fis22 cal year 2021 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Informa23 tion Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such 

24 transfers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggre25 gate increase in the total amount made available by this 


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

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

3 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

4 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

5 the authority to make the transfer and an approval is 

6 issued. 

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 219. Of the amounts appropriated to the De9 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2021 for 

10 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 

11 Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Con12 struction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology 

13 Systems’’, up to $322,932,000, plus reimbursements, may 

14 be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—De15 partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra16 tion Fund, established by section 1704 of the National De17 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 

18 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation 

19 of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical 

20 facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hun21 ter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

22 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, 

23 That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 

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1 Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec2 retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appro3 priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 

4 That section 219 of title II of division F of Public Law 

5 116–94 is repealed. 

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the De8 partment of Veterans Affairs which become available on 

9 October 1, 2021, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Com10 munity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

11 ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $327,126,000, plus reimburse12 ments, may be transferred to the Joint Department of De13 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

14 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

15 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

16 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used 

17 for operation of the facilities designated as combined Fed18 eral medical facilities as described by section 706 of the 

19 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

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

21 Provided, That additional funds may be transferred from 

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1 tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit2 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 221. Such sums as may be deposited to the 

5 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

7 at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facili8 ties as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 

9 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

10 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be avail11 able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of De12 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

13 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

14 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

15 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for oper16 ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 

17 medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun18 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

19 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Pro20 vided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the 

21 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

22 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), amounts trans23 ferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department 

24 of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

3 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 

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

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

6 DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as au7 thorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States 

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

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

10 SEC. 223. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no11 tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

12 Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project 

13 that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the pro14 grammed amount of the project, whichever is less: Pro15 vided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 

16 of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Pro17 vided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Commit18 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 

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

20 describe the anticipated use of such savings. 

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

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

23 in excess of the scope specified for that project in the origi24 nal justification data provided to the Congress as part of 

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1 erans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 

2 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

4 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

5 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

6 Houses of Congress a quarterly report containing perform7 ance measures and data from each Veterans Benefits Ad8 ministration Regional Office: Provided, That, at a min9 imum, the report shall include the direction contained in 

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

11 heading ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 

12 Administration’’ in the joint explanatory statement accom13 panying Public Law 114–223: Provided further, That the 

14 report shall also include information on the number of ap15 peals pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration as 

16 well as the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly 

17 basis. 

18 SEC. 226. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

19 provide written notification to the Committees on Appro20 priations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to or21 ganizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or 

22 more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of 

23 the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 

24 SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

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1 priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 

2 single national outreach and awareness marketing cam3 paign in which obligations exceed $1,000,000. 

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

6 determination that such action is necessary to address 

7 needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may trans8 fer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary 

9 appropriations made available for fiscal year 2021 in this 

10 title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General Oper11 ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ ac12 count) or any discretionary unobligated balances within 

13 the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those ap14 propriated for fiscal year 2021, that were provided in ad15 vance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers 

16 shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Man17 agement and Budget: Provided further, That the transfer 

18 authority provided in this section is in addition to any 

19 other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, 

20 That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that 

21 were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 

22 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

23 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

24 1985: Provided further, That such authority to transfer 

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


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1 on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for 

2 which originally appropriated and in no case where the 

3 item for which funds are requested has been denied by 

4 Congress: Provided further, That, upon determination that 

5 all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation 

6 are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back 

7 to that appropriation and shall be available for the same 

8 purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further, 

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

10 Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on 

11 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

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

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 229. Amounts made available for the Depart15 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2021, under the 

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

17 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts 

18 may be transferred between such accounts: Provided, That 

19 before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Vet20 erans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appro21 priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 

22 make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 

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

24 reprogram funds among major construction projects or 

25 programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed 


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1 $7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by 

2 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con3 gress. 

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

5 ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section 

6 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code— 

7 (1) provides to individuals who contact the hot8 line immediate assistance from a trained profes9 sional; and 

10 (2) adheres to all requirements of the American 

11 Association of Suicidology. 

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

13 may be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Execu14 tive action that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

15 from appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil 

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

17 at the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to 

18 such a position relating to the hotline specified in sub19 section (a). 

20 (2) In this subsection— 

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

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

23 States Code; and 

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1 (i) any Executive order, presidential memo2 randum, or other action by the President; and 

3 (ii) any agency policy, order, or other di4 rective. 

5 (c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall con6 duct a study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified 

7 in subsection (a) during the five-year period beginning on 

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

9 data and data collected from such hotline. 

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

11 (1) shall— 

12 (A) determine the number of veterans who con13 tact the hotline specified in subsection (a) and who 

14 receive follow up services from the hotline or mental 

15 health services from the Department of Veterans Af16 fairs thereafter; 

17 (B) determine the number of veterans who con18 tact the hotline who are not referred to, or do not 

19 continue receiving, mental health care who commit 

20 suicide; and 

21 (C) determine the number of veterans described 

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

23 SEC. 232. None of the funds in this or any other Act 

24 may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

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1 mental assessment, or to diminish healthcare services at 

2 existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities 

3 located in Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 as part 

4 of a planned realignment of VA services until the Sec5 retary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of 

6 both Houses of Congress a report including the following 

7 elements— 

8 (1) a national realignment strategy that in9 cludes a detailed description of realignment plans 

10 within each Veterans Integrated Services Network 

11 (VISN), including an updated Long Range Capital 

12 Plan to implement realignment requirements; 

13 (2) an explanation of the process by which 

14 those plans were developed and coordinated within 

15 each VISN; 

16 (3) a cost versus benefit analysis of each 

17 planned realignment, including the cost of replacing 

18 Veterans Health Administration services with con19 tract care or other outsourced services; 

20 (4) an analysis of how any such planned re21 alignment of services will impact access to care for 

22 veterans living in rural or highly rural areas, includ23 ing travel distances and transportation costs to ac24 cess a VA medical facility and availability of local 

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1 (5) an inventory of VA buildings with historic 

2 designation and the methodology used to determine 

3 the buildings’ condition and utilization; 

4 (6) a description of how any realignment will be 

5 consistent with requirements under the National 

6 Historic Preservation Act; and 

7 (7) consideration given for reuse of historic 

8 buildings within newly identified realignment re9 quirements: Provided, That, this provision shall not 

10 apply to capital projects in VISN 23, or any other 

11 VISN, which have been authorized or approved by 

12 Congress. 

13 SEC. 233. Effective during the period beginning on 

14 October 1, 2018 and ending on January 1, 2024, none 

15 of the funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans 

16 Affairs by this or any other Act may be obligated or ex17 pended in contravention of the ‘‘Veterans Health Adminis18 tration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement 

19 on the Veterans Health Administration’s Screening for 

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

21 issued by the Veterans Health Administration National 

22 Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 

23 SEC. 234. (a) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States 

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1 ‘‘§ 1720J. Provision of assisted reproductive tech2 nology or adoption reimbursements for 

3 certain disabled veterans 

4 ‘‘(a) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—Subject to the avail5 ability of appropriations, the Secretary may provide— 

6 ‘‘(1) fertility counseling and treatment using as7 sisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran 

8 or the spouse of a covered veteran; or 

9 ‘‘(2) adoption reimbursement to a covered vet10 eran. 

11 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Amounts made available for the 

12 purposes specified in subsection (a) are subject to the re13 quirements for funds contained in section 508 of division 

14 H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public 

15 Law 115–31). 

16 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 ‘‘(1) The term ‘adoption reimbursement’ means 

18 reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 

19 an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en20 actment of this section under the same terms as 

21 apply under the adoption reimbursement program of 

22 the Department of Defense, as authorized in De23 partment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including 

24 the reimbursement limits and requirements set forth 

25 in such instruction, as in effect on the date of the 

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1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘assisted reproductive tech2 nology’ means benefits relating to reproductive as3 sistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces 

4 who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty 

5 pursuant to section 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, as de6 scribed in the memorandum on the subject of ‘Policy 

7 for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of 

8 Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) 

9 Active Duty Service Members’ issued by the Assist10 ant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 

11 3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such 

12 policy, as in effect on the date of the enactment of 

13 this section, including any limitations on the amount 

14 of such benefits available to such a member, except 

15 that— 

16 ‘‘(A) the periods regarding embryo 

17 cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 

18 III(G) and in part IV(H) of the first part IV 

19 of such memorandum shall not apply; and 

20 ‘‘(B) such term includes embryo 

21 cryopreservation and storage without limitation 

22 on the duration of such cryopreservation and 

23 storage. 

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1 sults in the inability of the veteran to procreate 

2 without the use of fertility treatment.’’. 

3 (b) The table of sections at the beginning of such 

4 chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 

5 to section 1720I the following new item: 

‘‘1720J. Provision of assisted reproductive technology or adoption reimbursements for certain disabled veterans.’’. 

6 SEC. 235. None of the funds appropriated or other7 wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 

8 Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 

9 that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor10 tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 

11 Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 

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

13 119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, 

14 United States Code. 

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

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

17 Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Ad18 ministration, or National Cemetery Administration to con19 tractor performance by a business concern that is at least 

20 51 percent owned by one or more Indian tribes as defined 

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

22 or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in sec23 tion 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code. 


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1 SEC. 237. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 

2 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the 

3 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall dis4 continue using Social Security account numbers to identify 

5 individuals in all information systems of the Department 

6 of Veterans Affairs as follows: 

7 (1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary 

8 of Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under 

9 laws administered by the Secretary, not later than 5 

10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

11 (2) For all individuals not described in para12 graph (1), not later than 8 years after the date of 

13 the enactment of this Act. 

14 (b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a So15 cial Security account number to identify an individual in 

16 an information system of the Department of Veterans Af17 fairs if and only if the use of such number is required 

18 to obtain information the Secretary requires from an in19 formation system that is not under the jurisdiction of the 

20 Secretary. 

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

22 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2021 and 2022 

23 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, section 239 of Division A of Public 

24 Law 114–223 shall apply. 


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

2 prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 

3 the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to trans4 fer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Com5 pensation Fund to any other account within the Depart6 ment of Veterans Affairs. 

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

8 of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2021 and fiscal 

9 year 2022 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, funds may be used in 

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

11 authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, not12 withstanding subsection (e) of such section. 

13 SEC. 241. None of the funds appropriated or other14 wise made available in this title may be used by the Sec15 retary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement re16 lated to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual 

17 that would restrict in any way the individual from speak18 ing to members of Congress or their staff on any topic 

19 not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law 

20 or required by Executive Order to be kept secret in the 

21 interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign af22 fairs. 

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

24 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2021 and 2022, 


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1 section 258 of Division A of Public Law 114–223 shall 

2 apply. 

3 SEC. 243. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth4 erwise made available by this Act may be used to deny 

5 an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 

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

7 the department or agency of the United States Govern8 ment over which such Inspector General has responsibil9 ities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

10 App.), or to prevent or impede the access of such Inspector 

11 General to such records, documents, or other materials, 

12 under any provision of law, except a provision of law that 

13 expressly refers to such Inspector General and expressly 

14 limits the right of access of such Inspector General. 

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

16 shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, 

17 documents, and other materials in a timely manner. 

18 (c) Each Inspector General covered by this section 

19 shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on dis20 closure relevant to the information provided by the depart21 ment or agency over which that Inspector General has re22 sponsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

23 U.S.C. App.). 

24 (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 

25 shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the 


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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 section. 

5 SEC. 244. 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. 245. 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 2021 to convert 

12 any program which received specific purpose funds in fis13 cal year 2020 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 thirty days prior 

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

19 SEC. 246. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), 

20 none of the funds made available by this Act may be used 

21 by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to purchase, breed, 

22 transport, house, feed, maintain, dispose of, or experiment 

23 on, dogs as part of the conduct of any study including 

24 an assignment of pain category D or E, as defined by the 

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1 culture (or such successor categories developed pursuant 

2 to section 13 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2143)). 

3 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to training pro4 grams or studies of service dogs described in section 1714 

5 of title 38, United States Code, or section 17.148 of title 

6 38, Code of Federal Regulations. 

7 SEC. 247. None of the funds made available by this 

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

9 close the community based outpatient clinic located in 

10 Bainbridge, New York, until the Secretary of Veterans Af11 fairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

12 House of Representatives and the Senate a market area 

13 assessment. 

14 SEC. 248. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 

16 once every five-year period thereafter, the Secretary of 

17 Veterans Affairs shall update the handbook of the Depart18 ment of Veterans Affairs titled ‘‘Planning and Activating 

19 Community Based Outpatient Clinics’’, or a successor 

20 handbook, to reflect current policies, best practices, and 

21 clarify the roles and responsibilities of the personnel of 

22 the Department involved in the leasing projects of the De23 partment. 

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1 patient clinic’’ in the same manner as such term is defined 

2 in the Veterans Health Administration Site Tracking 

3 database (commonly known as ‘‘VAST’’) as of the date 

4 of the enactment of this Act. 

5 (c) The Secretary shall ensure that the Veterans 

6 Health Administration incorporates the best practices con7 tained in the handbook specified in subsection (a) in con8 ducting oversight of the medical centers of the Depart9 ment of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Integrated 

10 Service Network. 

11 (d) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en12 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide guidance 

13 and training to employees of the Veterans Health Admin14 istration for the use of the handbook specified in sub15 section (a). The Secretary shall update such guidance and 

16 training together with each update of such handbook. 

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

18 Health Administration, Medical Community Care’’ ac19 count in this or any other Act for fiscal years 2021 and 

20 2022 may be used for expenses that would have otherwise 

21 been payable from the Veterans Choice Fund established 

22 by section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Ac23 countability Act, as amended (38 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

24 SEC. 250. Obligations and expenditures applicable to 

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

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

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

4 years. 

5 SEC. 251. Of the total amounts made available on 

6 October 1, 2020, under the headings ‘‘Department of Vet7 erans Affairs—Veterans Health Administration—Medical 

8 Services’’, ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs—Veterans 

9 Health Administration—Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘De10 partment of Veterans Affairs—Veterans Health Adminis11 tration—Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Depart12 ment of Veterans Affairs—Veterans Health Administra13 tion—Medical Facilities’’, $660,691,000 shall be made 

14 available for gender-specific care for women. 

15 TITLE III 

16 RELATED AGENCIES 

17 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

20 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 

21 the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun22 tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of 

23 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 

24 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 

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1 one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 

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

3 representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 

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

5 countries, $84,100,000, to remain available until ex6 pended. 

7 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

8 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

9 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 

10 sums as may be necessary, to remain available until ex11 pended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 

12 36, United States Code. 

13 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS

14 CLAIMS

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses for the operation of the 

17 United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 

18 authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, 

19 United States Code, $37,100,000: Provided, That 

20 $3,286,509 shall be available for the purpose of providing 

21 financial assistance as described and in accordance with 

22 the process and reporting procedures set forth under this 

23 heading in Public Law 102–229. 


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1 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

2 CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, 

5 and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Sol6 diers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including 

7 the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for re8 placement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed 

9 $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

10 $81,815,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall re11 main available until September 30, 2023. In addition, 

12 such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, 

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

14 of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense 

15 Agencies’’ account. 

16 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

17 TRUST FUND

18 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire19 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

20 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 

21 and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis22 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 

23 Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $73,100,000, to re24 main available until September 30, 2022; of which 

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1 struction and renovation of the physical plants at the 

2 Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of 

3 Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 

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

5 available under this heading from funds available in the 

6 Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, 

7 $22,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the 

8 Treasury to the Trust Fund. 

9 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

10 SEC. 301. Amounts deposited into the special account 

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

12 shall be available until expended to support activities at 

13 the Army National Military Cemeteries. 

14 TITLE IV 

15 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

16 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

19 Army’’, $16,111,000, to remain available until September 

20 30, 2025, for projects outside of the United States: Pro21 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

22 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter23 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal24 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

3 Navy and Marine Corps’’, $70,020,000, to remain avail4 able until September 30, 2025, for projects outside of the 

5 United States: Provided, That such amount is designated 

6 by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

7 Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

8 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

9 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

12 Air Force’’ $263,869,000, to remain available until Sep13 tember 30, 2025, for projects outside of the United States: 

14 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

15 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter16 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal17 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

19 SEC. 401. None of the funds appropriated for mili20 tary construction projects outside the United States under 

21 this title may be obligated or expended for planning and 

22 design of any project associated with the European Deter23 rence Initiative until the Secretary of Defense develops 

24 and submits to the congressional defense committees, in 

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1 tary construction projects associated with the European 

2 Deterrence Initiative which the Secretary anticipates will 

3 be carried out during each of the fiscal years 2022 

4 through 2026. 

5 TITLE V 

6 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

7 SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 

8 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

9 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

10 SEC. 502. None of the funds made available in this 

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

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

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

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

15 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 

16 property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

17 SEC. 503. All departments and agencies funded under 

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

19 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

20 ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con21 duct of their business practices and public service activi22 ties. 

23 SEC. 504. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no24 tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 

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1 fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro2 priations of the House of Representatives and the Sub3 committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 

4 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

5 of the Senate. 

6 SEC. 505. None of the funds made available in this 

7 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in8 strumentality of the United States Government except 

9 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro10 vided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 

11 SEC. 506. None of the funds made available in this 

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

13 individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident 

14 Commissioner of the United States House of Representa15 tives. 

16 SEC. 507. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail17 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

18 post on the public Web site of that agency any report re19 quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

20 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen21 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

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

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1 (2) the report contains confidential or propri2 etary information. 

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

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

5 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

6 no less than 45 days. 

7 SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in 

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

9 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

10 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

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

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

13 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi14 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

15 SEC. 509. None of the funds made available in this 

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

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

18 in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

19 10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

20 SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this 

21 Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or serv22 ices, including construction services, where the contractor 

23 has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 

24 SEC. 511. None of the funds made available by this 

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


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1 Department of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new 

2 light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agen3 cy’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 

4 Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 

5 24, 2011. 

6 SEC. 512. None of the funds made available by this 

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

8 title 10, United States Code. 

9 SEC. 513. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

10 law, none of the funds appropriated in this or any other 

11 Act for a military construction project, as defined by sec12 tion 2801 of title 10, United States Code, for any of fiscal 

13 years 2016 through 2020 or for fiscal year 2021 may be 

14 obligated, expended, or used to design, construct, or carry 

15 out— 

16 (1) a project to construct a wall, barrier, fence, 

17 or road along the Southern border of the United 

18 States; 

19 (2) a road to provide access to a wall, barrier, 

20 or fence constructed along the Southern border of 

21 the United States; or 

22 (3) any military construction project for which 

23 funds were appropriated for any of fiscal years 2016 

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1 by reason of the declaration of a national emergency 

2 on February 15, 2019. 

3 SEC. 514. Each amount designated in this Act by the 

4 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

5 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

6 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available 

7 (or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the 

8 President subsequently so designates all such amounts 

9 and transmits such designations to the Congress. 

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

11 Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

12 Act, 2021’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 357 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7609 

[Report No. 116–445] 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for military construction, 

2021, and for other purposes. agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 

JULY 13, 2020 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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