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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 932 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for advance appropriations 

for certain discretionary accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 13, 2013 

Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Mr. BOOZMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts 

of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Putting Veterans 

5 Funding First Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN DISCRE7 TIONARY ACCOUNTS OF THE DEPARTMENT 

8 OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 117 of title 38, United 

10 States Code, is amended— 

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1 (1) by striking ‘‘medical care accounts of the 

2 Department’’ each place it appears and inserting 

3 ‘‘discretionary accounts of the Department’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (c)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘medical care accounts of 

6 the Veterans Health Administration, Depart7 ment of Veterans Affairs account’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘accounts of the Department of Veterans 

9 Affairs account’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Vet11 erans Health Administration,’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; 

12 (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘Vet13 erans Health Administration,’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; 

14 (D) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘Vet15 erans Health Administration,’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; 

16 (E) by adding at the end the following new 

17 paragraphs: 

18 ‘‘(4) Veterans Health Administration, Medical 

19 Research and Support. 

20 ‘‘(5) National Cemetery Administration. 

21 ‘‘(6) Veterans Benefits Administration, Native 

22 American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account. 

23 ‘‘(7) Departmental Administration, General Ad24 ministration, General Operating Expenses. 

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1 ‘‘(8) Departmental Administration, General Op2 erating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration. 

3 ‘‘(9) Departmental Administration, Information 

4 Technology Systems. 

5 ‘‘(10) Departmental Administration, Office of 

6 the Inspector General. 

7 ‘‘(11) Departmental Administration, Construc8 tion, Major Projects. 

9 ‘‘(12) Departmental Administration, Construc10 tion, Minor Projects. 

11 ‘‘(13) Departmental Administration, Grants for 

12 Construction of State Extended Care Facilities. 

13 ‘‘(14) Departmental Administration, Grants for 

14 Construction of Veterans Cemeteries.’’; and 

15 (F) in the subsection heading, by striking 

16 ‘‘MEDICAL CARE ACCOUNTS’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNTS’’; and 

18 (3) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘cer19 tain medical care accounts’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘certain discretionary accounts’’. 

21 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

22 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 

23 and each subsequent fiscal year. 

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