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Calendar No. 100 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1407 

[Report No. 111–40] 

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 

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

2010, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 7, 2009 

Mr. JOHNSON, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 

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

A BILL 

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

fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 

purposes. 

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

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 

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

2 30, 2010, and for other purposes, namely: 

3 TITLE I 

4 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

5 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

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

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

9 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

10 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec11 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con12 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func13 tions of the Commander in Chief, $3,477,673,000, to re14 main available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That 

15 of this amount, not to exceed $191,573,000 shall be avail16 able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

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

18 unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional 

19 obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 

20 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con21 gress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Pro22 vided further, That the amounts made available under this 

23 heading shall be expended for the projects and activities, 

24 and in the amounts specified, under this heading in the 

25 Committee recommendations and detail tables, including 
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1 the table entitled ‘‘Military Construction Projects Listing 

2 by Location’’ in the report accompanying this Act. 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

4 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip5 ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in6 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 

7 Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 

8 personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

9 and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 

10 this appropriation, $3,548,771,000, to remain available 

11 until September 30, 2014: Provided, That of this amount, 

12 not to exceed $176,896,000 shall be available for study, 

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

14 authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter15 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

16 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

17 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

18 reasons therefor: Provided further, That the amounts 

19 made available under this heading shall be expended for 

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

21 under this heading in the Committee recommendations 

22 and detail tables, including the table entitled ‘‘Military 

23 Construction Projects Listing by Location’’ in the report 

24 accompanying this Act. 
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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, $1,213,539,000, to remain 

6 available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That of this 

7 amount, not to exceed $106,918,000 shall be available for 

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

10 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

11 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria12 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

13 the reasons therefor: Provided further, That the amounts 

14 made available under this heading shall be expended for 

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

16 under this heading in the Committee recommendations 

17 and detail tables, including the table entitled ‘‘Military 

18 Construction Projects Listing by Location’’ in the report 

19 accompanying this Act. 

20 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

2 $3,069,114,000, to remain available until September 30, 

3 2014: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

4 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

5 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 

6 of Defense available for military construction or family 

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

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

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

10 transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appro11 priated, not to exceed $142,942,000 shall be available for 

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

14 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

15 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria16 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

17 the reasons therefor: Provided further, That the amounts 

18 made available under this heading shall be expended for 

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

20 under this heading in the Committee recommendations 

21 and detail tables, including the table entitled ‘‘Military 

22 Construction Projects Listing by Location’’ in the report 

23 accompanying this Act. 
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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

2 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita3 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad4 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu5 tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 

6 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza7 tion Acts, $497,210,000, to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2014: Provided, That the amounts made avail9 able under this heading shall be expended for the projects 

10 and activities, and in the amounts specified, under this 

11 heading in the Committee recommendations and detail ta12 bles, including the table entitled ‘‘Military Construction 

13 Projects Listing by Location’’ in the report accompanying 

14 this Act. 

15 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

16 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita17 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad18 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

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

20 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

21 Acts, $297,661,000, to remain available until September 

22 30, 2014: Provided, That the amounts made available 

23 under this heading shall be expended for the projects and 

24 activities, and in the amounts specified, under this heading 

25 in the Committee recommendations and detail tables, in-
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1 cluding the table entitled ‘‘Military Construction Projects 

2 Listing by Location’’ in the report accompanying this Act. 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

4 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita5 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad6 ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 

7 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con8 struction Authorization Acts, $379,012,000, to remain 

9 available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That the 

10 amounts made available under this heading shall be ex11 pended for the projects and activities, and in the amounts 

12 specified, under this heading in the Committee rec13 ommendations and detail tables, including the table enti14 tled ‘‘Military Construction Projects Listing by Location’’ 

15 in the report accompanying this Act. 

16 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

17 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita18 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad19 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 

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

21 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza22 tion Acts, $64,124,000, to remain available until Sep23 tember 30, 2014: Provided, That the amounts made avail24 able under this heading shall be expended for the projects 

25 and activities, and in the amounts specified, under this 
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1 heading in the Committee recommendations and detail ta2 bles, including the table entitled ‘‘Military Construction 

3 Projects Listing by Location’’ in the report accompanying 

4 this Act. 

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, $47,376,000, to remain 

11 available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That the 

12 amounts made available under this heading shall be ex13 pended for the projects and activities, and in the amounts 

14 specified, under this heading in the Committee rec15 ommendations and detail tables, including the table enti16 tled ‘‘Military Construction Projects Listing by Location’’ 

17 in the report accompanying this Act. 

18 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY

19 INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

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

24 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

25 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 
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1 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili2 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $276,314,000, to 

3 remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 

4 amount appropriated, not to exceed $41,400,000 shall be 

5 available for the United States share of the planning, de6 sign and construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty Or7 ganization headquarters. 

8 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

9 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con10 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex11 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

12 $273,236,000, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2014: Provided, That the amounts made available under 

14 this heading shall be expended for the projects and activi15 ties, and in the amounts specified, under this heading in 

16 the Committee recommendations and detail tables, includ17 ing the table entitled ‘‘Military Construction Projects List18 ing by Location’’ in the report accompanying this Act. 

19 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

20 ARMY

21 For expenses of family housing for the Army for op22 eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

23 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in24 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $523,418,000. 
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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, $146,569,000, to remain available until 

7 September 30, 2014: Provided, That the amounts made 

8 available under this heading shall be expended for the 

9 projects and activities, and in the amounts specified, 

10 under this heading in the Committee recommendations 

11 and detail tables, including the table entitled ‘‘Military 

12 Construction Projects Listing by Location’’ in the report 

13 accompanying this Act. 

14 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

15 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

16 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma17 rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 

18 payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter19 est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 

20 law, $368,540,000. 

21 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

22 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

23 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 

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

25 $66,101,000, to remain available until September 30, 
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1 2014: Provided, That the amounts made available under 

2 this heading shall be expended for the projects and activi3 ties, and in the amounts specified, under this heading in 

4 the Committee recommendations and detail tables, includ5 ing the table entitled ‘‘Military Construction Projects List6 ing by Location’’ in the report accompanying this Act. 

7 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

8 FORCE

9 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

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

12 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

13 $502,936,000. 

14 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

15 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

16 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

17 military departments) for construction, including acquisi18 tion, replacement, addition, expansion, extension and al19 teration, as authorized by law, $2,859,000, to remain 

20 available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That the 

21 amounts made available under this heading shall be ex22 pended for the projects and activities, and in the amounts 

23 specified, under this heading in the Committee rec24 ommendations and detail tables, including the table enti-
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1 tled ‘‘Military Construction Projects Listing by Location’’ 

2 in the report accompanying this Act. 

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 $49,214,000. 

10 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING

11 IMPROVEMENT FUND

12 For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im13 provement Fund, $2,600,000, 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 HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE FUND

19 For the Homeowners Assistance Fund established by 

20 section 1013 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropoli21 tan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374), as 

22 amended by section 1001 of division A of the American 

23 Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 

24 5; 123 Stat. 194), $373,225,000, to remain available until 

25 expended. 
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1 CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, 

2 DEFENSE-WIDE

3 For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided 

4 for, necessary for the destruction of the United States 

5 stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in ac6 cordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 

7 Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the 

8 destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are 

9 not in the chemical weapon stockpile, as currently author10 ized by law, $151,541,000, to remain available until Sep11 tember 30, 2014, which shall be only for the Assembled 

12 Chemical Weapons Alternatives program: Provided, That 

13 the amounts made available under this heading shall be 

14 expended for the projects and activities, and in the 

15 amounts specified, under this heading in the Committee 

16 recommendations and detail tables, including the table en17 titled ‘‘Military Construction Projects Listing by Loca18 tion’’ in the report accompanying this Act. 

19 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

20 1990 

21 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

22 Closure Account 1990, established by section 2906(a)(1) 

23 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 

24 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $421,768,000, to remain available 

25 until expended. 
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1 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

2 2005 

3 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

4 Closure Account 2005, established by section 2906A(a)(1) 

5 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 

6 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $7,479,498,000, to remain avail7 able until expended: Provided, That the Department of 

8 Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 

9 both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to obligating an 

10 amount for a construction project that exceeds or reduces 

11 the amount identified for that project in the most recently 

12 submitted budget request for this account by 20 percent 

13 or $2,000,000, whichever is less: Provided further, That 

14 the previous proviso shall not apply to projects costing less 

15 than $5,000,000, except for those projects not previously 

16 identified in any budget submission for this account and 

17 exceeding the minor construction threshold under 10 

18 U.S.C. 2805. 

19 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

21 title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a22 fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 

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

24 except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 
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1 the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there2 for. 

3 SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con4 struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve5 hicles. 

6 SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con7 struction may be used for advances to the Federal High8 way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 

9 the construction of access roads as authorized by section 

10 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author11 ized therein are certified as important to the national de12 fense by the Secretary of Defense. 

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

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

15 the United States for which specific appropriations have 

16 not been made. 

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

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

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

20 the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi21 neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina22 tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 

23 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

24 General; (3) where the estimated value is less than 
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1 $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 

2 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

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

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

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

6 except housing for which funds have been made available 

7 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con8 struction. 

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

10 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 

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

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

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

18 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

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

22 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

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

24 title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 
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1 without prior notification to the Committees on Appro2 priations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

4 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

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

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

8 bordering the Arabian Sea, unless such contracts are 

9 awarded to United States firms or United States firms 

10 in joint venture with host nation firms. 

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

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

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

15 used to award any contract estimated by the Government 

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

17 That this section shall not be applicable to contract 

18 awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 

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

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

22 not apply to contract awards for military construction on 

23 Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re24 sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 
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1 SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense is to inform the 

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

4 and scope of any proposed military exercise involving 

5 United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, 

6 if amounts expended for construction, either temporary or 

7 permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 

8 SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the funds 

9 made available in this title which are limited for obligation 

10 during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during 

11 the last two months of the fiscal year. 

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

14 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 

15 for construction authorized for each such military depart16 ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 

17 current session of Congress. 

18 SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing 

19 projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex20 pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 

21 be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec22 tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 

23 and on subsequent claims, if any. 

24 SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

25 law, any funds made available to a military department 
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1 or defense agency for the construction of military projects 

2 may be obligated for a military construction project or 

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

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

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

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

7 obligated from funds available for military construction 

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

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

10 such project is increased pursuant to law. 

11 SEC. 118. (a) The Secretary of Defense, in consulta12 tion with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Com13 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, by 

14 February 15 of each year, an annual report in unclassified 

15 and, if necessary, classified form, on actions taken by the 

16 Department of Defense and the Department of State dur17 ing the previous fiscal year to encourage host countries 

18 to assume a greater share of the common defense burden 

19 of such countries and the United States. 

20 (b) The report under subsection (a) shall include a 

21 description of— 

22 (1) attempts to secure cash and in-kind con23 tributions from host countries for military construc24 tion projects; 
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1 (2) attempts to achieve economic incentives of2 fered by host countries to encourage private invest3 ment for the benefit of the United States Armed 

4 Forces; 

5 (3) attempts to recover funds due to be paid to 

6 the United States by host countries for assets deed7 ed or otherwise imparted to host countries upon the 

8 cessation of United States operations at military in9 stallations; 

10 (4) the amount spent by host countries on de11 fense, in dollars and in terms of the percent of gross 

12 domestic product (GDP) of the host country; and 

13 (5) for host countries that are members of the 

14 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the 

15 amount contributed to NATO by host countries, in 

16 dollars and in terms of the percent of the total 

17 NATO budget. 

18 (c) In this section, the term ‘‘host country’’ means 

19 other member countries of NATO, Japan, South Korea, 

20 and United States allies bordering the Arabian Sea. 

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 SEC. 119. In addition to any other transfer authority 

23 available to the Department of Defense, proceeds depos24 ited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 

25 established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authoriza-
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1 tion Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 

2 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) 

3 of such Act, may be transferred to the account established 

4 by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and 

5 Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to be 

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

7 and the same time period as that account. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 120. Subject to 30 days prior notification to the 

10 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con11 gress, such additional amounts as may be determined by 

12 the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the 

13 Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 

14 Fund from amounts appropriated for construction in 

15 ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be merged with and to be 

16 available for the same purposes and for the same period 

17 of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or 

18 (2) the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied 

19 Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 

20 for construction of military unaccompanied housing in 

21 ‘‘Military Construction’’ accounts, to be merged with and 

22 to be available for the same purposes and for the same 

23 period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the 

24 Fund: Provided, That appropriations made available to 

25 the Funds shall be available to cover the costs, as defined 
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1 in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 

2 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the De3 partment of Defense pursuant to the provisions of sub4 chapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, 

5 pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improv6 ing military family housing, military unaccompanied hous7 ing, and supporting facilities. 

8 SEC. 121. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing 

9 any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for 

10 military family housing the Secretary of the military de11 partment concerned shall submit to the Committees on 

12 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the notice de13 scribed in subsection (b). 

14 (b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a no15 tice of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage 

16 or rental payments) proposed to be made by the Secretary 

17 to the private party under the contract involved in the 

18 event of— 

19 (A) the closure or realignment of the installa20 tion for which housing is provided under the con21 tract; 

22 (B) a reduction in force of units stationed at 

23 such installation; or 

24 (C) the extended deployment overseas of units 

25 stationed at such installation. 
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1 (2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify 

2 the nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent 

3 and likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal Gov4 ernment with respect to the guarantee. 

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 122. In addition to any other transfer authority 

7 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

8 transferred from the accounts established by sections 

9 2906(a)(1) and 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure 

10 and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to 

11 the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstra12 tion Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 

13 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the 

14 Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 

15 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be 

16 merged with and be available for the same purposes and 

17 for the same time period as the fund to which transferred. 

18 SEC. 123. Funds made available in this title for oper19 ation and maintenance of family housing shall be the ex20 clusive source of funds for repair and maintenance of all 

21 family housing units, including general or flag officer 

22 quarters: Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit 

23 may be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of 

24 any general or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior 

25 notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
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1 Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact notifica2 tion shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely 

3 due to costs associated with environmental remediation 

4 that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of 

5 the budget submission: Provided further, That the Under 

6 Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report annually 

7 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

8 Congress all operation and maintenance expenditures for 

9 each individual general or flag officer quarters for the 

10 prior fiscal year. 

11 SEC. 124. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im12 provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec13 tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro14 priated and shall be available until expended for the pur15 poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 

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

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 125. None of the funds made available in this 

19 title, or in any Act making appropriations for military con20 struction which remain available for obligation, may be ob21 ligated or expended to carry out a military construction, 

22 land acquisition, or family housing project at or for a mili23 tary installation approved for closure, or at a military in24 stallation for the purposes of supporting a function that 

25 has been approved for realignment to another installation, 
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1 in 2005 under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 

2 Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101– 

3 510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), unless such a project at a mili4 tary installation approved for realignment will support a 

5 continuing mission or function at that installation or a 

6 new mission or function that is planned for that installa7 tion, or unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the 

8 cost to the United States of carrying out such project 

9 would be less than the cost to the United States of cancel10 ling such project, or if the project is at an active compo11 nent base that shall be established as an enclave or in the 

12 case of projects having multi-agency use, that another 

13 Government agency has indicated it will assume ownership 

14 of the completed project. The Secretary of Defense may 

15 not transfer funds made available as a result of this limi16 tation from any military construction project, land acquisi17 tion, or family housing project to another account or use 

18 such funds for another purpose or project without the 

19 prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

20 both Houses of Congress. This section shall not apply to 

21 military construction projects, land acquisition, or family 

22 housing projects for which the project is vital to the na23 tional security or the protection of health, safety, or envi24 ronmental quality: Provided, That the Secretary of De25 fense shall notify the congressional defense committees 
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1 within seven days of a decision to carry out such a military 

2 construction project. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 126. During the 5-year period after appropria5 tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

6 for military construction and family housing operation and 

7 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 

8 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

9 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

10 authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga11 tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap12 propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 

13 may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur14 rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 

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

16 the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans17 ferred. 

18 SEC. 127. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

19 available in an account funded under the headings in this 

20 title may be transferred among projects and activities 

21 within that account in accordance with the reprogramming 

22 guidelines for military construction and family housing 

23 construction contained in the report accompanying this 

24 Act, and in the guidance for military construction 

25 reprogrammings and notifications contained in Depart-
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1 ment of Defense Financial Management Regulation 

2 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of December 1996, as 

3 in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 

4 TITLE II 

5 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

6 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

7 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For the payment of compensation benefits to or on 

10 behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability ex11 aminations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 

12 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; 

13 pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 

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

15 States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitle16 ment Program for Survivors, emergency and other offi17 cers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certifi18 cates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insur19 ance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV 

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

21 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sec22 tions 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 

23 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, 

24 $47,218,207,000, to remain available until expended: Pro25 vided, That not to exceed $29,283,000 of the amount ap-
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1 propriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to 

2 ‘‘General operating expenses’’, ‘‘Medical support and com3 pliance’’, and ‘‘Information technology systems’’ for nec4 essary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 

5 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding 

6 source for which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Com7 pensation and pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, 

8 That such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying 

9 patient basis, shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical care collec10 tions fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical 

11 facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as 

12 authorized. 

13 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

14 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 

15 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap16 ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61 

17 of title 38, United States Code, $8,663,624,000, to remain 

18 available until expended: Provided, That expenses for re19 habilitation program services and assistance which the 

20 Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of 

21 section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than 

22 under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that sub23 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 title 38, United States Code, chapters 19 

6 and 21, $49,288,000, to remain available until expended. 

7 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

8 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 

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

10 authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 

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

12 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de13 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

14 1974: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2010, 

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

16 gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe17 cially adapted housing loans. 

18 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

19 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $165,082,000. 

20 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 For the cost of direct loans, $29,000, as authorized 

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

24 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

25 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
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1 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 

2 made available under this heading are available to sub3 sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 

4 loans not to exceed $2,298,000. 

5 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

6 carry out the direct loan program, $328,000, which may 

7 be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General operating ex8 penses’’. 

9 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

10 ACCOUNT

11 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

12 loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 

13 of title 38, United States Code, $664,000. 

14 GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR

15 HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

16 For the administrative expenses to carry out the 

17 guaranteed transitional housing loan program authorized 

18 by subchapter VI of chapter 20 of title 38, United States 

19 Code, not to exceed $750,000 of the amounts appropriated 

20 by this Act for ‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Med21 ical support and compliance’’ may be expended. 
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1 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

2 MEDICAL SERVICES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

5 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 

6 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

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

8 States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 

9 under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 

10 medical supplies and equipment, food services, and sala11 ries and expenses of healthcare employees hired under title 

12 38, United States Code, and aid to State homes as author13 ized by section 1741 of title 38, United States Code; 

14 $34,704,500,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That of 

15 the funds made available under this heading, not to exceed 

16 $1,600,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 

17 2011: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 

18 provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

19 establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment 

20 for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower 

21 income, or have special needs: Provided further, That, not22 withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 

23 Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provi24 sion of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment 

25 priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, That, not-
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1 withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 

2 Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescrip3 tion drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities 

4 to enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions 

5 based on requirements established by the Secretary: Pro6 vided further, That the implementation of the program de7 scribed in the previous proviso shall incur no additional 

8 cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided fur9 ther, That for the Department of Defense/Department of 

10 Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as 

11 authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States 

12 Code, a minimum of $15,000,000, to remain available 

13 until expended, for any purpose authorized by section 

14 8111 of title 38, United States Code. 

15 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

16 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

17 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 

18 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad19 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi20 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart21 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De22 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

23 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov24 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.); $5,100,000,000, plus 
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1 reimbursements, of which $250,000,000 shall be available 

2 until September 30, 2011. 

3 MEDICAL FACILITIES

4 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op5 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili6 ties and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health 

7 Administration; for administrative expenses in support of 

8 planning, design, project management, real property ac9 quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 

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

11 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

12 activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter13 ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos14 pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart15 ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 

16 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate17 rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, 

18 $4,849,883,000, plus reimbursements, of which 

19 $250,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2011: 

20 Provided, That $100,000,000 for non-recurring mainte21 nance provided under this heading shall be allocated in 

22 a manner not subject to the Veterans Equitable Resource 

23 Allocation. 
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1 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

2 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

3 medical and prosthetic research and development as au4 thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 

5 $580,000,000, plus reimbursements, to remain available 

6 until September 30, 2011. 

7 NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

8 For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad9 ministration for operations and maintenance, not other10 wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there11 for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 

12 of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper13 ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter14 ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 

15 of the National Cemetery Administration, $250,000,000, 

16 of which not to exceed $24,200,000 shall be available until 

17 September 30, 2011. 

18 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

19 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

20 For necessary operating expenses of the Department 

21 of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 

22 administrative expenses in support of Department-Wide 

23 capital planning, management and policy activities, uni24 forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 

25 official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas-
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1 senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 

2 Services Administration for security guard services, and 

3 the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas em4 ployee mail, $2,086,251,000: Provided, That expenses for 

5 services and assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), 

6 (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United 

7 States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs deter8 mines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the 

9 maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to ob10 tain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve 

11 maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged 

12 to this account: Provided further, That the Veterans Bene13 fits Administration shall be funded at not less than 

14 $1,689,207,000: Provided further, That of the funds made 

15 available under this heading, not to exceed $111,000,000 

16 shall be available for obligation until September 30, 2011: 

17 Provided further, That from the funds made available 

18 under this heading, the Veterans Benefits Administration 

19 may purchase (on a one-for-one replacement basis only) 

20 up to two passenger motor vehicles for use in operations 

21 of that Administration in Manila, Philippines. 

22 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

23 For necessary expenses for information technology 

24 systems and telecommunications support, including devel25 opmental information systems and operational information 
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1 systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital 

2 asset acquisition of information technology systems, in3 cluding management and related contractual costs of said 

4 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

5 operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

6 States Code, $3,307,000,000, plus reimbursements, to be 

7 available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That not 

8 later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 

9 Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 

10 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

11 a reprogramming base letter which sets forth, by project, 

12 the Operations and Maintenance and Salaries and Ex13 penses costs to be carried out utilizing amounts made 

14 available by this heading: Provided further, That of the 

15 amounts appropriated, $800,485,000 may not be obligated 

16 or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the 

17 Chief Information Officer of the Department of Veterans 

18 Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of 

19 both Houses of Congress a certification of the amounts, 

20 in parts or in full, to be obligated and expended for each 

21 development project: Provided further, That amounts spec22 ified in the certification with respect to development 

23 projects under the preceding proviso shall be incorporated 

24 into the reprogramming base letter with respect to devel-
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1 opment projects funded using amounts appropriated by 

2 this heading. 

3 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

5 General, to include information technology, in carrying out 

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

7 U.S.C. App.), $109,000,000, of which $6,000,000 shall be 

8 available until September 30, 2011. 

9 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

10 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

12 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

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

14 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 

15 and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, including plan16 ning, architectural and engineering services, construction 

17 management services, maintenance or guarantee period 

18 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro19 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

20 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

21 site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is 

22 more than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) 

23 of title 38, United States Code, or where funds for a 

24 project were made available in a previous major project 

25 appropriation, $1,194,000,000, to remain available until 
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1 expended, of which $16,000,000 shall be to make reim2 bursements as provided in section 13 of the Contract Dis3 putes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 612) for claims paid for 

4 contract disputes: Provided, That except for advance plan5 ning activities, including needs assessments which may or 

6 may not lead to capital investments, and other capital 

7 asset management related activities, including portfolio 

8 development and management activities, and investment 

9 strategy studies funded through the advance planning 

10 fund and the planning and design activities funded 

11 through the design fund, including needs assessments 

12 which may or may not lead to capital investments, and 

13 funds provided for the purchase of land for the National 

14 Cemetery Administration through the land acquisition line 

15 item, none of the funds appropriated under this heading 

16 shall be used for any project which has not been approved 

17 by the Congress in the budgetary process: Provided fur18 ther, That funds provided in this appropriation for fiscal 

19 year 2010, for each approved project shall be obligated: 

20 (1) by the awarding of a construction documents contract 

21 by September 30, 2010; and (2) by the awarding of a con22 struction contract by September 30, 2011: Provided fur23 ther, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly 

24 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

25 Houses of Congress a written report on any approved 
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1 major construction project for which obligations are not 

2 incurred within the time limitations established above. 

3 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

4 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

6 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

7 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 

8 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

9 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

10 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro11 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

12 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

14 sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 

15 8110, 8122, and 8162 of title 38, United States Code, 

16 where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less 

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

18 38, United States Code, $685,000,000, to remain avail19 able until expended, along with unobligated balances of 

20 previous ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ appropriations 

21 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

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

23 in such section: Provided, That funds in this account shall 

24 be available for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facili25 ties under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Depart-
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1 ment which are necessary because of loss or damage 

2 caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) 

3 temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize 

4 further loss by such causes. 

5 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

6 FACILITIES

7 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

8 State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re9 model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 

10 and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 

11 care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 

12 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $115,000,000, to 

13 remain available until expended. 

14 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS

15 CEMETERIES

16 For grants to assist States in establishing, expand17 ing, or improving State veterans cemeteries as authorized 

18 by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, 

19 $42,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

20 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2010 for 

23 ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, 

24 and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ may be trans25 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro-
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1 priations: Provided, That before a transfer may take place, 

2 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

3 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

4 the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 

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

6 days has elapsed. 

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart9 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, in this Act 

10 or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Medical 

11 support and compliance’’ and ‘‘Medical facilities’’ accounts 

12 may be transferred between the accounts to the extent 

13 necessary to implement the restructuring of the Veterans 

14 Health Administration accounts: Provided, That any 

15 transfers between the ‘‘Medical services’’ and ‘‘Medical 

16 support and compliance’’ accounts of 1 percent or less of 

17 the total amount appropriated to the account in this or 

18 any other Act may take place subject to notification from 

19 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on 

20 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the amount 

21 and purpose of the transfer: Provided further, That any 

22 transfers between the ‘‘Medical services’’ and ‘‘Medical 

23 support and compliance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, 

24 or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, 

25 may take place only after the Secretary requests from the 
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1 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

2 the authority to make the transfer and an approval is 

3 issued: Provided further, That any transfer to or from the 

4 ‘‘Medical facilities’’ account may take place only after the 

5 Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropria6 tions of both Houses of Congress the authority to make 

7 the transfer and an approval is issued. 

8 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

9 salaries and expenses shall be available for services au10 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 

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

12 or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author13 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

14 States Code. 

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

16 appropriations for ‘‘Construction, major projects’’, and 

17 ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’) shall be available for the 

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

19 new hospital or home. 

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

21 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

22 (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex23 amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet24 erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec25 tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 
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1 or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

2 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim3 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina4 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical services’’ account at such 

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

6 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

7 ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, 

8 and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ shall be avail9 able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re10 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 

11 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

12 2009. 

13 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

14 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

15 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

16 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

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

18 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

19 and pensions’’. 

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

22 law, during fiscal year 2010, the Secretary of Veterans 

23 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

24 Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans’ Special Life Insur25 ance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United States Gov-
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1 ernment Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reim2 burse the ‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Information 

3 technology systems’’ accounts for the cost of administra4 tion of the insurance programs financed through those ac5 counts: Provided, That reimbursement shall be made only 

6 from the surplus earnings accumulated in such an insur7 ance program during fiscal year 2010 that are available 

8 for dividends in that program after claims have been paid 

9 and actuarially determined reserves have been set aside: 

10 Provided further, That if the cost of administration of such 

11 an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus earn12 ings accumulated in that program, reimbursement shall be 

13 made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided 

14 further, That the Secretary shall determine the cost of ad15 ministration for fiscal year 2010 which is properly allo16 cable to the provision of each such insurance program and 

17 to the provision of any total disability income insurance 

18 included in that insurance program. 

19 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

20 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in21 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro22 viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur23 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 of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Of6 fice of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudica7 tion under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, 

8 for all services provided at rates which will recover actual 

9 costs but not exceed $34,158,000 for the Office of Resolu10 tion Management and $3,278,000 for the Office of Em11 ployment and Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: 

12 Provided, That payments may be made in advance for 

13 services to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided 

14 further, That amounts received shall be credited to the 

15 ‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Information tech16 nology systems’’ accounts for use by the office that pro17 vided the service. 

18 SEC. 211. No appropriations in this title shall be 

19 available to enter into any new lease of real property if 

20 the estimated annual rental is more than $1,000,000 un21 less the Secretary submits a report which the Committees 

22 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve 

23 within 30 days following the date on which the report is 

24 received. 
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1 SEC. 212. No funds of the Department of Veterans 

2 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

3 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

4 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv5 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 

6 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec7 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

8 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

9 information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro10 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man11 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason12 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

13 does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur14 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 

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

16 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re17 ceived. 

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas21 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

22 the ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, 

23 minor projects’’ accounts and be used for construction (in24 cluding site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and 

25 improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdic-
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1 tion or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

2 Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount pro3 vided for in ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Con4 struction, minor projects’’. 

5 SEC. 214. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 

6 services’’ are available— 

7 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup8 plies, and equipment; and 

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

10 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

11 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 215. Such sums as may be deposited to the 

14 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

15 of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to 

16 ‘‘Medical services’’, to remain available until expended for 

17 the purposes of that account: Provided, That, for fiscal 

18 year 2010, $200,000,000 deposited in the Department of 

19 Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund shall be 

20 transferred to ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, to remain available 

21 until expended, for non-recurring maintenance at existing 

22 Veterans Health Administration medical facilities: Pro23 vided further, That the allocation of amounts transferred 

24 to ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ under the preceding proviso shall 
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1 not be subject to the Veterans Equitable Resource Alloca2 tion formula. 

3 SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

4 enter into agreements with Community Health Centers in 

5 rural Alaska, Indian tribes and tribal organizations which 

6 are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the 

7 Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and tribal organi8 zations serving rural Alaska which have entered into con9 tracts with the Indian Health Service under the Indian 

10 Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act, to 

11 provide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental 

12 care. The Secretary shall require participating veterans 

13 and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and reg14 ulations, as established by the Secretary. The term ‘‘rural 

15 Alaska’’ shall mean those lands sited within the external 

16 boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified in sec17 tions 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native 

18 Claims Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), and 

19 those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified in 

20 sections 7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims 

21 Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), which are 

22 not within the boundaries of the Municipality of Anchor23 age, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Penin24 sula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the De3 partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursu4 ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

5 be transferred to the ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and 

6 ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ accounts, to remain avail7 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

8 SEC. 218. None of the funds made available in this 

9 title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 

10 Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks 

11 from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new vet12 erans within their respective Networks. 

13 SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

14 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

15 Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the financial 

16 status of the Veterans Health Administration. 

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med19 ical services’’, ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, ‘‘Med20 ical facilities’’, ‘‘General operating expenses’’, and ‘‘Na21 tional Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal year 

22 2010, may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information 

23 technology systems’’ account: Provided, That before a 

24 transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

25 shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of 
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1 both Houses of Congress the authority to make the trans2 fer and an approval is issued. 

3 SEC. 221. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Informa4 tion technology systems’’ account may be transferred be5 tween projects: Provided, That no project may be in6 creased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost 

7 prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appro8 priations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer 

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

10 of 30 days has elapsed. 

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 222. Any balances in prior year accounts estab13 lished for the payment of benefits under the Reinstated 

14 Entitlement Program for Survivors shall be transferred to 

15 and merged with amounts available under the ‘‘Compensa16 tion and pensions’’ account, and receipts that would other17 wise be credited to the accounts established for the pay18 ment of benefits under the Reinstated Entitlement Pro19 gram for Survivors program shall be credited to amounts 

20 available under the ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’ ac21 count. 

22 SEC. 223. The Department shall continue research 

23 into Gulf War illness at levels not less than those made 

24 available in fiscal year 2009, within available funds con25 tained in this Act. 
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1 SEC. 224. (a) Upon a determination by the Secretary 

2 of Veterans Affairs that such action is in the national in3 terest, and will have a direct benefit for veterans through 

4 increased access to treatment, the Secretary of Veterans 

5 Affairs may transfer not more than $5,000,000 to the Sec6 retary of Health and Human Services for the Graduate 

7 Psychology Education Program, which includes treatment 

8 of veterans, to support increased training of psychologists 

9 skilled in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, 

10 traumatic brain injury, and related disorders. 

11 (b) The Secretary of Health and Human Services 

12 may only use funds transferred under this section for the 

13 purposes described in subsection (a). 

14 (c) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify 

15 Congress of any such transfer of funds under this section. 

16 SEC. 225. None of the funds appropriated or other17 wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 

18 Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 

19 that is inconsistent with— 

20 (1) section 842 of the Transportation, Treas21 ury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judici22 ary, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 

23 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2506); or 

24 (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States 

25 Code. 
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1 SEC. 226. Of the amounts made available to the De2 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, in this 

3 Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ ac4 count for non-recurring maintenance, not more than 20 

5 percent of the funds made available shall be obligated dur6 ing the last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided, That 

7 the Secretary may waive this requirement after providing 

8 written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of 

9 both Houses of Congress. 

10 SEC. 227. Section 1925(d)(3) of title 38, United 

11 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘appropriation ‘Gen12 eral Operating Expenses, Department of Veterans Af13 fairs’ ’’, and inserting ‘‘appropriations for ‘General Oper14 ating Expenses and Information Technology Systems, De15 partment of Veterans Affairs’ ’’. 

16 SEC. 228. Section 1922(a) of title 38, United States 

17 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(5) administrative costs to 

18 the Government for the costs of’’, and inserting ‘‘(5) ad19 ministrative support performed by General Operating Ex20 penses and Information Technology Systems, Department 

21 of Veterans Affairs, for’’. 
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1 TITLE III 

2 RELATED AGENCIES 

3 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

6 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 

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

9 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 

10 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 

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

13 vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and 

14 representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 

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

16 countries, $63,549,000, to remain available until ex17 pended. 

18 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

19 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

20 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 

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

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

2 CLAIMS

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses for the operation of the 

5 United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 

6 authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, 

7 United States Code, $27,115,000, of which $1,820,000 

8 shall be available for the purpose of providing financial 

9 assistance as described, and in accordance with the proc10 ess and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading 

11 in Public Law 102–229. 

12 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

13 CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for 

16 maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington 

17 National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Na18 tional Cemetery, including the purchase of two passenger 

19 motor vehicles for replacement only, and not to exceed 

20 $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

21 $37,200,000, to remain available until expended. In addi22 tion, such sums as may be necessary for parking mainte23 nance, repairs and replacement, to be derived from the 

24 Lease of Department of Defense Real Property for De25 fense Agencies account. 
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1 Funds appropriated under this Act may be provided 

2 to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of the 

3 federally owned water main at Arlington National Ceme4 tery making additional land available for ground burials. 

5 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

6 TRUST FUND

7 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire8 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

9 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 

10 and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis11 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 

12 Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $134,000,000, of 

13 which $72,000,000 shall remain available until expended 

14 for construction and renovation of the physical plants at 

15 the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, Dis16 trict of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 

17 Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 

18 TITLE IV 

19 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCIES OPERATIONS 

20 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

21 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

23 Army’’, $924,484,000, to remain available until Sep24 tember 30, 2012: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

25 other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and 
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1 expended to carry out planning and design and military 

2 construction projects not otherwise authorized by law. 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

5 Air Force’’, $474,500,000, to remain available until Sep6 tember 30, 2012: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

7 other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and 

8 expended to carry out planning and design and military 

9 construction projects not otherwise authorized by law. 

10 TITLE V 

11 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

12 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

13 MEDICAL SERVICES

14 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

15 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 

16 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

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

18 States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 

19 under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 

20 medical supplies and equipment, food services, and sala21 ries and expenses of healthcare employees hired under title 

22 38, United States Code, and aid to State homes as author23 ized by section 1741 of title 38, United States Code; 

24 $37,136,000,000, plus reimbursements, which shall be25 come available on October 1, 2010, and shall remain avail-
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1 able through September 30, 2011: Provided, That, not2 withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 

3 Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the provision 

4 of medical treatment for veterans who have service-con5 nected disabilities, lower income, or have special needs: 

6 Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi7 sion of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give 

8 priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits 

9 to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Pro10 vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 

11 of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize 

12 the dispensing of prescription drugs from Veterans Health 

13 Administration facilities to enrolled veterans with privately 

14 written prescriptions based on requirements established by 

15 the Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation 

16 of the program described in the previous proviso shall 

17 incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans 

18 Affairs: Provided further, That for the Department of De19 fense/Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Shar20 ing Incentive Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of 

21 title 38, United States Code, a minimum of $15,000,000, 

22 to remain available until expended, for any purpose au23 thorized by section 8111 of title 38, United States Code. 
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1 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

2 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

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

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

9 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov10 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.); $5,307,000,000, plus 

11 reimbursements, which shall become available on October 

12 1, 2010, and shall remain available through September 30, 

13 2011. 

14 MEDICAL FACILITIES

15 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op16 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili17 ties and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health 

18 Administration; for administrative expenses in support of 

19 planning, design, project management, real property ac20 quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 

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

22 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

23 activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter24 ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos25 pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
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1 ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 

2 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate3 rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, 

4 $5,740,000,000, plus reimbursements, which shall become 

5 available on October 1, 2010, and shall remain available 

6 through September 30, 2011. 

7 TITLE VI 

8 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

9 SEC. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in 

10 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

11 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

12 SEC. 602. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 

13 year 2010 for pay raises for programs funded by this Act 

14 shall be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this 

15 Act. 

16 SEC. 603. None of the funds made available in this 

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

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

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

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

21 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 

22 property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

23 SEC. 604. No part of any funds appropriated in this 

24 Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, 

25 other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative 
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1 relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and 

2 for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pam3 phlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presen4 tation designed to support or defeat legislation pending 

5 before Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 

6 SEC. 605. All departments and agencies funded under 

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

8 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

9 ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con10 duct of their business practices and public service activi11 ties. 

12 SEC. 606. None of the funds made available in this 

13 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in14 strumentality of the United States Government except 

15 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro16 vided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 

17 SEC. 607. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no18 tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 

19 Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 

20 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

21 of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on 

22 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 

23 Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen24 ate. 
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1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction 

2 and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations 

3 Act, 2010’’. 
Calendar No. 100 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1407 

[Report No. 111–40] 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for military construction, 

2010, and for other purposes. agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 

JULY 7, 2009 

Read twice and placed on the calendar