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Calendar No. 114 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2604 

[Report No. 117–35] 

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 

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

2022, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 4, 2021 

Mr. HEINRICH, 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, 2022, 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, 2022, 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, $991,762,000, to re14 main available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That, 

15 of this amount, not to exceed $165,619,000 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 the Army determines that addi19 tional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no20 tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

21 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 

22 Provided further, That of the amount made available 

23 under this heading, $147,070,000 shall be for the projects 

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

25 heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ in the report to 
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1 accompany this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise 

2 available for such purposes. 

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, $2,452,247,000, to remain available 

11 until September 30, 2026: Provided, That, of this amount, 

12 not to exceed $396,652,000 shall be available for study, 

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

14 authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy 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 of the amount 

19 made available under this heading, $469,145,000 shall be 

20 for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci21 fied under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and 

22 Marine Corps’’ in the report to accompany this Act, in 

23 addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 
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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, $2,106,750,000, to remain 

6 available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That, of 

7 this amount, not to exceed $262,175,000 shall be available 

8 for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer 

9 services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the 

10 Air Force determines that additional obligations are nec11 essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

12 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter13 mination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That 

14 of the amount made available under this heading, 

15 $269,060,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and 

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

17 Construction, Air Force’’ in the report to accompany this 

18 Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

19 purposes. 

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 $2,082,663,000, to remain available until September 30, 

3 2026: 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, not to 

11 exceed $320,887,000 shall be available for study, plan12 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au13 thorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter14 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

15 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

16 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

17 reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 

18 made available under this heading, $89,955,000 shall be 

19 for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci20 fied under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Defense21 Wide’’ in the report to accompany this Act, in addition 

22 to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 

23 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

24 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita25 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
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1 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu2 tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 

3 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza4 tion Acts, $315,893,000, to remain available until Sep5 tember 30, 2026: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

6 exceed $37,725,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

7 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

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

9 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

10 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria11 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

12 the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 

13 made available under this heading, $49,790,000 shall be 

14 for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci15 fied under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army Na16 tional Guard’’ in the report to accompany this Act, in ad17 dition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 

18 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

19 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita20 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad21 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

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

23 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

24 Acts, $298,550,000, to remain available until September 

25 30, 2026: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed 
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1 $23,682,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

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

3 unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines 

4 that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes 

5 and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 

6 Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 

7 therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made avail8 able under this heading, $97,780,000 shall be for the 

9 projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified 

10 under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air National 

11 Guard’’ in the report to accompany this Act, in addition 

12 to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 

13 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

14 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita15 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad16 ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 

17 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con18 struction Authorization Acts, $94,111,000, to remain 

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

20 amount, not to exceed $7,167,000 shall be available for 

21 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv22 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army 

23 Reserve determines that additional obligations are nec24 essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

25 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter-
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1 mination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That 

2 of the amount made available under this heading, 

3 $29,200,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and 

4 in the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military 

5 Construction, Army Reserve’’ in the report to accompany 

6 this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for 

7 such purposes. 

8 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

9 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita10 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad11 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 

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

13 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza14 tion Acts, $71,804,000, to remain available until Sep15 tember 30, 2026: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

16 exceed $6,005,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

17 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

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

19 additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 

20 notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

21 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

22 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

23 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita24 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad25 ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 
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1 chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 

2 Construction Authorization Acts, $111,374,000, to remain 

3 available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That, of the 

4 amount, not to exceed $5,830,000 shall be available for 

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

7 Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are 

8 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

9 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de10 termination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, 

11 That of the amount made available under this heading, 

12 $33,000,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and 

13 in the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military 

14 Construction, Air Force Reserve’’ in the report to accom15 pany this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available 

16 for such purposes. 

17 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

18 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

20 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro21 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa22 cilities and installations (including international military 

23 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

24 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 

25 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili-
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1 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $205,853,000, to 

2 remain available until expended. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

4 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

5 Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the De6 fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 

7 U.S.C. 2687 note), $334,639,000, to remain available 

8 until expended. 

9 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

10 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con11 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex12 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

13 $99,849,000, to remain available until September 30, 

14 2026. 

15 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

16 ARMY

17 For expenses of family housing for the Army for op18 eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

19 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in20 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $391,227,000. 

21 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE

22 CORPS

23 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma24 rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace25 ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 
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1 authorized by law, $77,616,000, to remain available until 

2 September 30, 2026. 

3 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

4 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

5 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma6 rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 

7 payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter8 est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 

9 law, $357,341,000. 

10 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

11 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

12 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 

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

14 $115,716,000, to remain available until September 30, 

15 2026. 

16 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

17 FORCE

18 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

19 operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas20 ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 

21 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

22 $325,445,000. 
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1 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

2 DEFENSE-WIDE

3 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

4 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

5 military departments) for operation and maintenance, 

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

7 $49,785,000. 

8 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

9 FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND

10 For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im11 provement Fund, $6,081,000, to remain available until ex12 pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu13 ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro14 viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili15 tary family housing and supporting facilities. 

16 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

17 MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT

18 FUND

19 For the Department of Defense Military Unaccom20 panied Housing Improvement Fund, $494,000, to remain 

21 available until expended, for unaccompanied housing ini22 tiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, 

23 United States Code, providing alternative means of acquir24 ing and improving military unaccompanied housing and 

25 supporting facilities. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

3 title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a4 fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 

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

6 except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 

7 the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there8 for. 

9 SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con10 struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve11 hicles. 

12 SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con13 struction may be used for advances to the Federal High14 way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 

15 the construction of access roads as authorized by section 

16 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author17 ized therein are certified as important to the national de18 fense by the Secretary of Defense. 

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

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

21 the United States for which specific appropriations have 

22 not been made. 

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

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

25 in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by 
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1 the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi2 neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina3 tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 

4 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

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

6 $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 

7 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

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

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

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

11 except housing for which funds have been made available 

12 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con13 struction. 

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

15 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 

16 relocate any activity from one base or installation to an17 other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap18 propriations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

20 title may be used for the procurement of steel for any con21 struction project or activity for which American steel pro22 ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied 

23 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

24 SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart25 ment of Defense for military construction or family hous-
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1 ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 

2 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

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

4 title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 

5 without prior notification to the Committees on Appro6 priations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

8 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

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

10 projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan11 tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 

12 bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are 

13 awarded to United States firms or United States firms 

14 in joint venture with host nation firms. 

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

16 title for military construction in the United States terri17 tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 

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

19 used to award any contract estimated by the Government 

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

21 That this section shall not be applicable to contract 

22 awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 

23 of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest respon24 sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 

25 than 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall 
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1 not apply to contract awards for military construction on 

2 Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re3 sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 

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

5 appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in6 cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and 

7 scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 

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

9 expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 

10 are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 

11 SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

12 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 

13 for construction authorized for each such military depart14 ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 

15 current session of Congress. 

16 SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing 

17 projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex18 pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 

19 be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec20 tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 

21 and on subsequent claims, if any. 

22 SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

23 law, any funds made available to a military department 

24 or defense agency for the construction of military projects 

25 may be obligated for a military construction project or 
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1 contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, 

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

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

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

5 obligated from funds available for military construction 

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

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

8 such project is increased pursuant to law. 

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

11 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic me12 dium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 

13 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

14 of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 

15 may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 

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

17 Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 

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

19 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

20 and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 

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

22 Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 

23 from amounts appropriated for construction of military 

24 unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac25 counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
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1 purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap2 propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria3 tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 

4 cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con5 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 

6 guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 

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

8 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 

9 of acquiring and improving military family housing, mili10 tary unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

13 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

14 transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 

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

16 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 

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

18 with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 

19 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall 

20 be merged with and be available for the same purposes 

21 and for the same time period as the fund to which trans22 ferred. 

23 SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

25 maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 
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1 source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 

2 housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 

3 Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit may be 

4 spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen5 eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica6 tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 

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

8 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

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

10 notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 

11 solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi12 ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 

13 of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 

14 Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report an15 nually to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

16 Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex17 penditures for each individual general or flag officer quar18 ters for the prior fiscal year. 

19 SEC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im20 provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec21 tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro22 priated and shall be available until expended for the pur23 poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 

24 transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropria3 tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

4 for military construction and family housing operation and 

5 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 

6 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

7 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

8 authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga9 tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap10 propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 

11 may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur12 rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 

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

14 the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans15 ferred. 

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 SEC. 122. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

18 available in an account funded under the headings in this 

19 title may be transferred among projects and activities 

20 within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 

21 guidelines for military construction and family housing 

22 construction contained in Department of Defense Finan23 cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chap24 ter 7, of March 2011, as in effect on the date of enactment 

25 of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 123. None of the funds made available in this 

2 title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 

3 and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme4 tery. 

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

6 and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 

7 September 30, 2026: 

8 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $27,000,000; 

9 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 

10 $28,000,000; 

11 ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, 

12 $36,100,000; 

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

14 $11,000,000; and 

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

16 $19,200,000: 

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

18 out construction projects identified in the respective mili19 tary department’s unfunded priority list for fiscal year 

20 2022 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such 

21 projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation 

22 and expenditure of funds to carry out construction: Pro23 vided further, That not later than 30 days after enactment 

24 of this Act, the Secretary of the military department con25 cerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Commit-
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1 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex2 penditure plan for funds provided under this section. 

3 SEC. 125. All amounts appropriated to the ‘‘Depart4 ment of Defense—Military Construction, Army’’, ‘‘De5 partment of Defense—Military Construction, Navy and 

6 Marine Corps’’, ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Con7 struction, Air Force’’, and ‘‘Department of Defense—Mili8 tary Construction, Defense-Wide’’ accounts pursuant to 

9 the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense 

10 Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2022 in the 

11 funding table in section 4601 of that Act shall be imme12 diately available and allotted to contract for the full scope 

13 of authorized projects. 

14 SEC. 126. Notwithstanding section 116 of this Act 

15 and similar provisions in previous Military Construction, 

16 Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations 

17 Acts, funds made available in this Act or any available 

18 unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts may 

19 be obligated before October 1, 2023 for fiscal year 2017 

20 military construction projects for which project authoriza21 tion has not lapsed or for which authorization is extended 

22 for fiscal year 2022 by a National Defense Authorization 

23 Act: Provided, That no amounts may be obligated pursu24 ant to this section from amounts that were designated by 

25 the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
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1 a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 

2 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 127. Of the unobligated balances available to 

5 the Department of Defense from prior appropriations Acts 

6 under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, 

7 $131,000,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided, That no 

8 amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des9 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper10 ations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency re11 quirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 

12 budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

13 Control Act of 1985. 

14 SEC. 128. For the purposes of this Act, the term 

15 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit16 tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

17 and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construc18 tion and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria19 tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 

20 Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 

21 Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

22 SEC. 129. For an additional amount for ‘‘Family 

23 Housing Construction, Army’’, $17,500,000 to remain 

24 available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That such 

25 funds may only be obligated to carry out construction 
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1 projects identified in the Army’s cost to complete projects 

2 list of previously appropriated projects submitted to Con3 gress: Provided further, That such projects are subject to 

4 authorization prior to obligation and expenditure of funds 

5 to carry out construction: Provided further, That not later 

6 than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 of the Army, or his or her designee, shall submit to the 

8 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

9 an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 

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

11 and in the amounts specified for planning and design, un12 specified minor construction, and authorized major con13 struction projects, for construction improvements to De14 partment of Defense laboratory facilities, to remain avail15 able until September 30, 2026: 

16 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $30,000,000; 

17 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 

18 $15,000,000; and 

19 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $30,000,000: 

20 Provided, That not later than 30 days after enactment of 

21 this Act, the Secretary of the military department con22 cerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Commit23 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex24 penditure plan for funds provided under this section: Pro25 vided further, That the Secretary of the military depart-
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1 ment concerned may not obligate or expend any funds 

2 prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of 

3 both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required 

4 by this section. 

5 SEC. 131. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 

6 Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $225,000,000, to 

7 remain available until September 30, 2026, for Shipyard 

8 Infrastructure Optimization Plan unspecified worldwide 

9 construction: Provided, That such funds may only be obli10 gated to carry out construction projects identified in the 

11 respective military department’s unfunded priority list for 

12 fiscal year 2022 submitted to Congress: Provided further, 

13 That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, 

14 the Secretary of the Navy, or her or her designee, shall 

15 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

16 Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds pro17 vided under this section. 

18 SEC. 132. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 

19 Construction, Defense-Wide’’, $153,000,000, to remain 

20 available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That such 

21 funds may only be obligated to carry out construction 

22 projects specified in a National Defense Authorization Act 

23 for fiscal year 2022 in the funding table in section 4601 

24 of that Act: Provided further, That not later than 30 days 

25 after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, or 
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1 his or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on 

2 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure 

3 plan for funds provided under this section. 

4 SEC. 133. For an additional amount for the accounts 

5 and in the amounts specified for planning and design and 

6 unspecified minor construction, for improving military in7 stallation resilience, to remain available until September 

8 30, 2026: 

9 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $10,000,000; 

10 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 

11 $25,000,000; and 

12 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $15,000,000: 

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

14 this Act, the Secretary of the military department con15 cerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Commit16 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex17 penditure plan for funds provided under this section: Pro18 vided further, That the Secretary of the military depart19 ment concerned may not obligate or expend any funds 

20 prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of 

21 both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required 

22 by this section. 
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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 $7,347,837,000, which shall be in addition to funds pre22 viously appropriated under this heading that become avail23 able on October 1, 2021, to remain available until ex24 pended; and, in addition, $147,569,474,000, which shall 

25 become available on October 1, 2022, to remain available 
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1 until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $20,115,000 

2 of the amount made available for fiscal year 2023 under 

3 this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General Operating 

4 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, and ‘‘Infor5 mation Technology Systems’’ for necessary expenses in 

6 implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 

7 of title 38, United States Code, the funding source for 

8 which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and 

9 Pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such 

10 sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient 

11 basis, shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical Care Collections 

12 Fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical facili13 ties for nursing home care provided to pensioners as au14 thorized. 

15 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

16 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 

17 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap18 ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 

19 61 of title 38, United States Code, $8,906,851,000, which 

20 shall become available on October 1, 2022, to remain 

21 available until expended: Provided, That expenses for re22 habilitation program services and assistance which the 

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

24 section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than 
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1 under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that sub2 section, shall be charged to this account. 

3 VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

4 For military and naval insurance, national service life 

5 insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet6 erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 

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

8 States Code, $109,865,000, which shall become available 

9 on October 1, 2022, to remain available until expended. 

10 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

11 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 

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

13 authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 

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

15 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de16 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

17 1974: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 2022, 

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

19 gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe20 cially adapted housing loans. 

21 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

22 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $229,500,000. 

23 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

24 For the cost of direct loans, $2,838, as authorized 

25 by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, 
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1 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

2 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres3 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 

4 made available under this heading are available to sub5 sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 

6 loans not to exceed $1,662,758. 

7 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

8 carry out the direct loan program, $429,467, which may 

9 be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex10 penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 

11 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

12 ACCOUNT

13 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

14 loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 

15 of title 38, United States Code, $1,300,000. 

16 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

17 ADMINISTRATION

18 For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 

19 Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, in20 cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement 

21 of the General Services Administration for security guard 

22 services, and reimbursement of the Department of De23 fense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 

24 $3,486,000,000: Provided, That expenses for services and 

25 assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and 
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1 (11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, 

2 that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are nec3 essary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum ex4 tent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and 

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

6 independence in daily living, shall be charged to this ac7 count: Provided further, That, of the funds made available 

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

9 available until September 30, 2023. 

10 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

11 MEDICAL SERVICES

12 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

13 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 

14 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

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

16 States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 

17 under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 

18 medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, 

19 food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare em20 ployees hired under title 38, United States Code, assist21 ance and support services for caregivers as authorized by 

22 section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repay23 ments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and 

24 Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public 

25 Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), 
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1 monthly assistance allowances authorized by section 

2 322(d) of title 38, United States Code, grants authorized 

3 by section 521A of title 38, United States Code, and ad4 ministrative expenses necessary to carry out sections 

5 322(d) and 521A of title 38, United States Code, and hos6 pital care and medical services authorized by section 1787 

7 of title 38, United States Code; $70,323,116,000, plus re8 imbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2022, 

9 and shall remain available until September 30, 2023: Pro10 vided, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 

11 2022, under this heading, $1,500,000,000 shall remain 

12 available until September 30, 2024: Provided further, 

13 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec14 retary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the 

15 provision of medical treatment for veterans who have serv16 ice-connected disabilities, lower income, or have special 

17 needs: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 

18 provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

19 give priority funding for the provision of basic medical 

20 benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 

21 through 6: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 

22 other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

23 may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from 

24 Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled vet25 erans with privately written prescriptions based on re-
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1 quirements established by the Secretary: Provided further, 

2 That the implementation of the program described in the 

3 previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the De4 partment of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That the 

5 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 

6 amounts appropriated under this heading for medical sup7 plies and equipment are available for the acquisition of 

8 prosthetics designed specifically for female veterans. 

9 MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE

10 For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to 

11 individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United 

12 States Code, at non-Department facilities, 

13 $3,269,000,000, which shall be in addition to funds pre14 viously appropriated under this heading that become avail15 able on October 1, 2021; and, in addition, 

16 $24,156,659,000, plus reimbursements, shall become 

17 available on October 1, 2022, and shall remain available 

18 until September 30, 2023: Provided, That, of the amount 

19 made available on October 1, 2022, under this heading, 

20 $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

21 2024. 

22 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

23 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

24 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 

25 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad-
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1 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi2 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart3 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De4 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

5 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov6 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $9,673,409,000, plus 

7 reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 

8 2022, and shall remain available until September 30, 

9 2023: Provided, That, of the amount made available on 

10 October 1, 2022, under this heading, $200,000,000 shall 

11 remain available until September 30, 2024. 

12 MEDICAL FACILITIES

13 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op14 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 

15 and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad16 ministration; for administrative expenses in support of 

17 planning, design, project management, real property ac18 quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 

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

20 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

21 activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter22 ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos23 pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart24 ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 

25 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate-
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1 rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services; 

2 $7,133,816,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail3 able on October 1, 2022, and shall remain available until 

4 September 30, 2023: Provided, That, of the amount made 

5 available on October 1, 2022, under this heading, 

6 $350,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

7 2024. 

8 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

9 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

10 medical and prosthetic research and development as au11 thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 

12 $882,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail13 able until September 30, 2023: Provided, That the Sec14 retary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 

15 amounts appropriated under this heading are available for 

16 prosthetic research specifically for female veterans, and 

17 for toxic exposure research. 

18 NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

19 For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad20 ministration for operations and maintenance, not other21 wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there22 for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 

23 of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper24 ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter25 ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 
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1 of the National Cemetery Administration, $394,000,000, 

2 of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available 

3 until September 30, 2023. 

4 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

5 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 For necessary operating expenses of the Department 

8 of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 

9 administrative expenses in support of Department-wide 

10 capital planning, management and policy activities, uni11 forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 

12 official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas13 senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 

14 Services Administration for security guard services, 

15 $401,200,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall re16 main available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That 

17 funds provided under this heading may be transferred to 

18 ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis19 tration’’. 

20 BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS

21 For necessary operating expenses of the Board of 

22 Veterans Appeals, $228,000,000, of which not to exceed 

23 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 

24 2023. 
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1 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses for information technology 

4 systems and telecommunications support, including devel5 opmental information systems and operational information 

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

7 asset acquisition of information technology systems, in8 cluding management and related contractual costs of said 

9 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

10 operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

11 States Code, $4,842,800,000, plus reimbursements: Pro12 vided, That $1,414,215,000 shall be for pay and associ13 ated costs, of which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain 

14 available until September 30, 2023: Provided further, That 

15 $3,131,585,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, 

16 of which not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available 

17 until September 30, 2023: Provided further, That 

18 $297,000,000 shall be for information technology systems 

19 development, and shall remain available until September 

20 30, 2023: Provided further, That amounts made available 

21 for salaries and expenses, operations and maintenance, 

22 and information technology systems development may be 

23 transferred among the three subaccounts after the Sec24 retary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Committees 

25 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the author-
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1 ity to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Pro2 vided further, That amounts made available for the ‘‘Infor3 mation Technology Systems’’ account for development 

4 may be transferred among projects or to newly defined 

5 projects: Provided further, That no project may be in6 creased or decreased by more than $2,000,000 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: Provided further, That the funds 

11 made available under this heading for information tech12 nology systems development shall be for the projects, and 

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

14 accompanying this Act. 

15 VETERANS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD

16 For activities related to implementation, preparation, 

17 development, interface, management, rollout, and mainte18 nance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, in19 cluding contractual costs associated with operations au20 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 

21 and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 

22 5 and 38, United States Code, $2,500,000,000, to remain 

23 available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That the 

24 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Commit25 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress quar-
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1 terly reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and de2 ployment implementation by facility, including any 

3 changes from the deployment plan or schedule: Provided 

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

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

6 administered by that Office: Provided further, That 25 

7 percent of the funds made available under this heading 

8 shall not be available until July 1, 2022, and are contin9 gent upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs providing a 

10 plan with benchmarks and measureable metrics for deploy11 ment, and a plan for addressing all required infrastructure 

12 upgrades, no later than 30 days prior to that date to the 

13 Committees on Appropriations. 

14 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

16 General, to include information technology, in carrying out 

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

18 U.S.C. App.), $239,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 

19 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2023. 

20 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

21 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

23 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

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

25 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 
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1 Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar2 chitectural and engineering services, construction manage3 ment services, maintenance or guarantee period services 

4 costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 

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

6 and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac7 quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 

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

9 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were 

10 made available in a previous major project appropriation, 

11 $1,611,000,000, of which $911,000,000 shall remain 

12 available until September 30, 2026, and of which 

13 $700,000,000 shall remain available until expended, of 

14 which $100,000,000 shall be available for seismic improve15 ment projects and seismic program management activities, 

16 including for projects that would otherwise be funded by 

17 the Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities or 

18 National Cemetery Administration accounts: Provided, 

19 That except for advance planning activities, including 

20 needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 

21 investments, and other capital asset management related 

22 activities, including portfolio development and manage23 ment activities, and planning, cost estimating, and design 

24 for major medical facility projects and major medical facil25 ity leases and investment strategy studies funded through 
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1 the advance planning fund and the planning and design 

2 activities funded through the design fund, staffing ex3 penses, and funds provided for the purchase, security, and 

4 maintenance of land for the National Cemetery Adminis5 tration through the land acquisition line item, none of the 

6 funds made available under this heading shall be used for 

7 any project that has not been notified to Congress through 

8 the budgetary process or that has not been approved by 

9 the Congress through statute, joint resolution, or in the 

10 explanatory statement accompanying such Act and pre11 sented to the President at the time of enrollment: Provided 

12 further, That such sums as may be necessary shall be 

13 available to reimburse the ‘‘General Administration’’ ac14 count for payment of salaries and expenses of all Office 

15 of Construction and Facilities Management employees to 

16 support the full range of capital infrastructure services 

17 provided, including minor construction and leasing serv18 ices: Provided further, That funds made available under 

19 this heading for fiscal year 2022, for each approved 

20 project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a con21 struction documents contract by September 30, 2022; and 

22 (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep23 tember 30, 2023: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

24 Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees 

25 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written 
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1 report on any approved major construction project for 

2 which obligations are not incurred within the time limita3 tions established above: Provided further, That notwith4 standing the requirements of section 8104(a) of title 38, 

5 United States Code, amounts made available under this 

6 heading for seismic improvement projects and seismic pro7 gram management activities shall be available for the com8 pletion of both new and existing seismic projects of the 

9 Department. 

10 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR 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, including planning and assessments of needs 

15 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

16 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

17 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro18 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

19 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

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

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

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

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

25 United States Code, $553,000,000, of which 
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1 $497,700,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

2 2026, and of which $55,300,000 shall remain available 

3 until expended, along with unobligated balances of pre4 vious ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations 

5 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

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

7 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

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

9 nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 

10 of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 

11 damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 

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

13 minimize further loss by such causes. 

14 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

15 FACILITIES

16 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

17 State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re18 model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 

19 and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 

20 care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 

21 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $50,000,000, to re22 main available until expended. 

23 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES

24 For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 

25 in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme-
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1 teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 

2 States Code, $50,000,000, to remain available until ex3 pended. 

4 ASSET INFRASTRUCTURE REVIEW COMMISSION

5 For carrying out the VA Asset and Infrastructure 

6 Review Act of 2018 (subtitle A of title II of Public Law 

7 115–182), $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2023. 

9 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2022 for 

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

13 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans14 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro15 priations: Provided, That, before a transfer may take 

16 place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 

17 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con18 gress the authority to make the transfer and such Com19 mittees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period 

20 of 30 days has elapsed. 

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart23 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, in this or 

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

25 Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, 
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1 and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts may be transferred 

2 among the accounts: Provided, That any transfers among 

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

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

5 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

6 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica7 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com8 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 

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

10 That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Med11 ical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support and Compli12 ance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the 

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

14 only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on 

15 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

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

17 further, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facili18 ties’’ account may take place only after the Secretary re19 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

20 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 

21 and an approval is issued. 

22 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

23 salaries and expenses shall be available for services au24 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 

25 hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land 
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1 or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author2 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

3 States Code. 

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

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

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

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

8 new hospital or home. 

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

10 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

11 (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex12 amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet13 erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec14 tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 

15 or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

16 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim17 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina18 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such 

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

20 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

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

22 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be avail23 able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re24 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 
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1 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

2 2021. 

3 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

4 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

5 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

6 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

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

8 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

9 and Pensions’’. 

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

12 law, during fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Veterans 

13 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

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

15 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

16 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 

17 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 

18 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen19 eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra20 tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 

21 the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi22 nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse23 ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu24 mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 

25 2022 that are available for dividends in that program after 
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1 claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 

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

3 administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 

4 amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 

5 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 

6 surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 

7 shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 

8 2022 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 

9 such insurance program and to the provision of any total 

10 disability income insurance included in that insurance pro11 gram. 

12 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

13 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in14 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro15 viding enhanced-use lease services shall be available until 

16 expended. 

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

19 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

20 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage21 ment, Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of Employment 

22 Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and the Alter23 native Dispute Resolution function within the Office of 

24 Human Resources and Administration for all services pro25 vided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to 
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1 exceed $78,417,225 for the Office of Resolution Manage2 ment, Diversity and Inclusion, $6,609,000 for the Office 

3 of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, 

4 and $3,822,000 for the Alternative Dispute Resolution 

5 function within the Office of Human Resources and Ad6 ministration: Provided, That payments may be made in 

7 advance for services to be furnished based on estimated 

8 costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be 

9 credited to the ‘‘General Administration’’ and ‘‘Informa10 tion Technology Systems’’ accounts for use by the office 

11 that provided the service. 

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

13 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

14 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

15 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv16 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 

17 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec18 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

19 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

20 information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro21 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man22 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason23 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

24 does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur25 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 
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1 provided in a prior fiscal year may be obligated by the 

2 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re3 ceived. 

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

6 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas7 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

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

9 Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction 

10 (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 

11 and improvements of any medical facility under the juris12 diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af13 fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 

14 provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con15 struction, Minor Projects’’. 

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

17 Services’’ are available— 

18 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup19 plies, and equipment; and 

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

21 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

22 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

25 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 
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1 of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the 

2 ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ ac3 counts to remain available until expended for the purposes 

4 of these accounts. 

5 SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

6 enter into agreements with Federally Qualified Health 

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

8 organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health 

9 Compact with the Indian Health Service, to provide 

10 healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care, to 

11 veterans in rural Alaska. The Secretary shall require par12 ticipating veterans and facilities to comply with all appro13 priate rules and regulations, as established by the Sec14 retary. The term ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands 

15 which are not within the boundaries of the municipality 

16 of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough. 

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

19 Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pur20 suant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

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

22 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail23 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

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

25 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
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1 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

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

3 Department of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: 

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

5 the direction contained in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quar6 terly reporting’’, under the heading ‘‘General Administra7 tion’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 

8 Public Law 114–223. 

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 218. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med11 ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Sup12 port and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Op13 erating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 

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

15 and ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fis16 cal year 2022 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Informa17 tion Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such 

18 transfers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggre19 gate increase in the total amount made available by this 

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

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

22 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

23 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

24 the authority to make the transfer and an approval is 

25 issued. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 219. Of the amounts appropriated to the De3 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022 for 

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

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

7 Systems’’, up to $379,009,000, plus reimbursements, may 

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

12 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation 

13 of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical 

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

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

17 That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 

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

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

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

24 116–260 is repealed. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

4 October 1, 2022, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Com5 munity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

6 ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $323,242,000, plus reimburse7 ments, may be transferred to the Joint Department of De8 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

9 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

10 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

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

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

14 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

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

16 Provided, That additional funds may be transferred from 

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

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

24 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

25 of title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided 
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1 at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facili2 ties as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 

3 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

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

7 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

8 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

9 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for oper10 ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 

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

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

15 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

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

18 of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

19 shall remain available until expended. 

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

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

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

25 DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as au-
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1 thorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States 

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

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

4 SEC. 223. None of the funds available to the Depart5 ment of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may 

6 be used to replace the current system by which the Vet7 erans Integrated Service Networks select and contract for 

8 diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment. 

9 SEC. 224. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no10 tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

11 Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project 

12 that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the pro13 grammed amount of the project, whichever is less: Pro14 vided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 

15 of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Pro16 vided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Commit17 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 

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

19 describe the anticipated use of such savings. 

20 SEC. 225. None of the funds made available for 

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

22 in excess of the scope specified for that project in the origi23 nal justification data provided to the Congress as part of 

24 the request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Vet-
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1 erans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 

2 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

3 SEC. 226. 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. 227. 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. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

25 provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appro-
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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. 229. 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 2022 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 2022, 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. 230. Amounts made available for the Depart15 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, 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. 231. 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. 232. (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 

24 (B) the term ‘‘Executive action’’ includes— 
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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 5-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. 233. Effective during the period beginning on 

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

25 of the funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans 
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1 Affairs by this or any other Act may be obligated or ex2 pended in contravention of the ‘‘Veterans Health Adminis3 tration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement 

4 on the Veterans Health Administration’s Screening for 

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

6 issued by the Veterans Health Administration National 

7 Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 

8 SEC. 234. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

9 of law, the amounts appropriated or otherwise made avail10 able to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the ‘‘Med11 ical Services’’ account may be used to provide— 

12 (1) fertility counseling and treatment using as13 sisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran 

14 or the spouse of a covered veteran; or 

15 (2) adoption reimbursement to a covered vet16 eran. 

17 (b) In this section: 

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

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

20 United States Code. 

21 (2) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a vet22 eran, as such term is defined in section 101 of title 

23 38, United States Code, who has a service-connected 

24 disability that results in the inability of the veteran 

25 to procreate without the use of fertility treatment. 
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1 (3) 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, United 

6 States Code, as described in the memorandum on 

7 the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted Reproductive 

8 Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/ 

9 Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service 

10 Members’’ issued by the Assistant Secretary of De11 fense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the 

12 guidance issued to implement such policy, including 

13 any limitations on the amount of such benefits avail14 able to such a member except that— 

15 (A) the time periods regarding embryo 

16 cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 

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

18 shall not apply; and 

19 (B) such term includes embryo 

20 cryopreservation and storage without limitation 

21 on the duration of such cryopreservation and 

22 storage. 

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

24 reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 

25 an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en-
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1 actment of this Act under the same terms as apply 

2 under the adoption reimbursement program of the 

3 Department of Defense, as authorized in Depart4 ment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the 

5 reimbursement limits and requirements set forth in 

6 such instruction. 

7 (c) Amounts made available for the purposes speci8 fied in subsection (a) of this section are subject to the 

9 requirements for funds contained in section 508 of division 

10 H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public 

11 Law 115–141). 

12 SEC. 235. None of the funds appropriated or other13 wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 

14 Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 

15 that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor16 tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 

17 Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 

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

19 119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, 

20 United States Code. 

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

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

23 Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Ad24 ministration, or National Cemetery Administration to con25 tractor performance by a business concern that is at least 
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1 51 percent owned by one or more Indian tribes as defined 

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

3 or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in sec4 tion 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code. 

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

6 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the 

7 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall dis8 continue using Social Security account numbers to identify 

9 individuals in all information systems of the Department 

10 of Veterans Affairs as follows: 

11 (1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary 

12 of Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under 

13 laws administered by the Secretary, not later than 

14 March 23, 2023. 

15 (2) For all individuals not described in para16 graph (1), not later than March 23, 2026. 

17 (b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a So18 cial Security account number to identify an individual in 

19 an information system of the Department of Veterans Af20 fairs if and only if the use of such number is required 

21 to obtain information the Secretary requires from an in22 formation system that is not under the jurisdiction of the 

23 Secretary. 

24 (c) The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall super25 sede section 238 of Public Law 116–94. 
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1 SEC. 238. For funds provided to the Department of 

2 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2022 and 2023 

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

4 Law 114–223 shall apply. 

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

6 prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 

7 the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to trans8 fer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Com9 pensation Fund to any other account within the Depart10 ment of Veterans Affairs. 

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

12 of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2022 and fiscal 

13 year 2023 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, funds may be used in 

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

15 authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, not16 withstanding subsection (e) of such section. 

17 SEC. 241. None of the funds appropriated or other18 wise made available in this title may be used by the Sec19 retary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement re20 lated to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual 

21 that would restrict in any way the individual from speak22 ing to members of Congress or their staff on any topic 

23 not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law 

24 or required by Executive order to be kept secret in the 
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1 interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign af2 fairs. 

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

4 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2022 and 2023, 

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

6 apply. 

7 SEC. 243. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth8 erwise made available by this Act may be used to deny 

9 an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 

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

11 the department or agency over which that Inspector Gen12 eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act 

13 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the ac14 cess of the Inspector General to such records, documents, 

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

16 provision of law that expressly refers to such Inspector 

17 General and expressly limits the right of access. 

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

19 shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, 

20 documents, and other materials in a timely manner. 

21 (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance 

22 with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the in23 formation provided by the establishment over which that 

24 Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 

25 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
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1 (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 

2 shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the 

3 Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

4 of Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure 

5 by any department or agency covered by this section to 

6 comply with this requirement. 

7 SEC. 244. None of the funds made available in this 

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

9 times for veterans who seek care at medical facilities of 

10 the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

11 SEC. 245. None of the funds appropriated or other12 wise made available by this Act to the Veterans Health 

13 Administration may be used in fiscal year 2022 to convert 

14 any program which received specific purpose funds in fis15 cal year 2021 to a general purpose funded program unless 

16 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits written notifica17 tion of any such proposal to the Committees on Appropria18 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 

19 to any such action and an approval is issued by the Com20 mittees. 

21 SEC. 246. For funds provided to the Department of 

22 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2022 and 2023, 

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

24 apply. 
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1 SEC. 247. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth2 erwise made available by this Act may be used to conduct 

3 research commencing on or after October 1, 2019, that 

4 uses any canine, feline, or non-human primate unless the 

5 Secretary of Veterans Affairs approves such research spe6 cifically and in writing pursuant to subsection (b). 

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

8 the conduct of research commencing on or after October 

9 1, 2019, using canines, felines, or non-human primates if 

10 the Secretary determines that— 

11 (A) the scientific objectives of the research can 

12 only be met by using such canines, felines, or non13 human primates; 

14 (B) such scientific objectives are directly related 

15 to an illness or injury that is combat-related; and 

16 (C) the research is consistent with the revised 

17 Department of Veterans Affairs canine research pol18 icy document dated December 15, 2017, including 

19 any subsequent revisions to such document. 

20 (2) The Secretary may not delegate the authority 

21 under this subsection. 

22 (c) If the Secretary approves any new research pursu23 ant to subsection (b), not later than 30 days before the 

24 commencement of such research, the Secretary shall sub-
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1 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 

2 and House of Representatives a report describing— 

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

4 using canines, felines, or non-human primates; 

5 (2) the date on which the Secretary approved 

6 the research; 

7 (3) the justification for the determination of the 

8 Secretary that the scientific objectives of such re9 search could only be met using canines, felines, or 

10 non-human primates; 

11 (4) the frequency and duration of such re12 search; and 

13 (5) the protocols in place to ensure the neces14 sity, safety, and efficacy of the research. 

15 (d) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en16 actment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Sec17 retary shall submit to such Committees a report describ18 ing— 

19 (1) any research being conducted by the De20 partment of Veterans Affairs using canines, felines, 

21 or non-human primates as of the date of the sub22 mittal of the report; 

23 (2) the circumstances under which such re24 search was conducted using canines, felines, or non25 human primates; 
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1 (3) the justification for using canines, felines, 

2 or non-human primates to conduct such research; 

3 and 

4 (4) the protocols in place to ensure the neces5 sity, safety, and efficacy of such research. 

6 (e) The Department shall implement a plan under 

7 which the Secretary will eliminate or reduce the research 

8 conducted using canines, felines, or non-human primates 

9 by not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of 

10 Public Law 116–94. 

11 SEC. 248. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

12 use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in 

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

14 employment equivalents within any program of rehabilita15 tion conducted under chapter 31 of title 38, United States 

16 Code, does not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time em17 ployment equivalent. 

18 (b) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en19 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con20 gress a report on the programs of rehabilitation conducted 

21 under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, includ22 ing— 

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

24 for each such program; and 
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1 (2) recommendations for such action as the 

2 Secretary considers necessary to reduce the veteran3 to-staff ratio for each such program. 

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

5 Health Administration, Medical Community Care’’ ac6 count in this or any other Act for fiscal years 2022 and 

7 2023 may be used for expenses that would otherwise be 

8 payable from the Veterans Choice Fund established by 

9 section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Account10 ability Act, as amended (38 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

11 SEC. 250. Obligations and expenditures applicable to 

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

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

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

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

16 years. 

17 SEC. 251. Of the amounts made available for the De18 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, in this 

19 or any other Act, under the ‘‘Veterans Health Administra20 tion—Medical Services’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Administra21 tion—Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Ad22 ministration—Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

23 ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—Medical Facilities’’ ac24 counts, $820,446,000 shall be made available for gender- 
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1 specific care and programmatic efforts to deliver care for 

2 women veterans. 

3 SEC. 252. Funds made available in this or any other 

4 Act for any department or agency for fiscal year 2022 that 

5 are received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the 

6 conduct of research or education at a Department medical 

7 center or centers, other than funds appropriated to the 

8 Department of Veterans Affairs, and are transferred to 

9 and administered by a corporation established under sub10 chapter IV of title 38, United States Code, for such pur11 poses pursuant to section 7364(b)(1) of title 38, United 

12 States Code, shall remain available until expended. 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 253. Amounts made available for the Depart15 ment of Veterans Affairs for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ and 

16 ‘‘General Administration’’ in this Act or prior Acts that 

17 remain available for obligation in fiscal year 2022 may be 

18 transferred as necessary to the ‘‘Asset and Infrastructure 

19 Review’’ account for the purposes of carrying out the VA 

20 Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2018 (subtitle A 

21 of title II of Public Law 115–182): Provided, That the 

22 total amounts transferred may not increase the account 

23 by more than $2,000,000: Provided further, That in ad24 vance of any such transfer, the Secretary of Veterans Af25 fairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations 
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1 of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the 

2 transfer and such Committees issue an approval, or absent 

3 a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed. 

4 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 254. (a) Any remaining unobligated balances in 

6 the ‘‘Recurring Expenses Transformational Fund’’ estab7 lished in section 243 of division J of Public Law 114-113 

8 are hereby rescinded immediately upon enactment of this 

9 Act. 

10 (b) An amount of additional new budget authority 

11 equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to subsection 

12 (a) is hereby appropriated, to remain available until ex13 pended, for facilities infrastructure improvements, includ14 ing non-recurring maintenance, at existing hospitals and 

15 clinics of the Veterans Health Administration, and infor16 mation technology systems improvements and 

17 sustainment, in addition to such other funds as may be 

18 available for such purposes, as follows: 

19 (1) 80 percent of the additional new budget au20 thority shall be made available for an additional 

21 amount for ‘‘Departmental Administration—Infor22 mation Technology Systems’’; and 

23 (2) 20 percent of the additional new budget au24 thority shall be made available for an additional 
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1 amount for ‘‘Departmental Administration—Con2 struction, Minor Projects’’: 

3 Provided, That prior to obligation of any of the funds pro4 vided in this subsection, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

5 must provide a plan for the execution of the funds appro6 priated in this subsection to the Committees on Appropria7 tions of both Houses of Congress and such Committees 

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

9 days has elapsed. 

10 SEC. 255. Not later than 30 days after the end of 

11 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

12 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

13 Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the status of 

14 the ‘‘Veterans Medical Care and Health Fund’’, estab15 lished to execute section 8002 of the American Rescue 

16 Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2): Provided, That, at 

17 a minimum, the report shall include an update on obliga18 tions by program, project or activity and a plan for ex19 pending the remaining funds; Provided further, That the 

20 Secretary of Veterans Affairs must submit notification of 

21 any plans to reallocate funds from the current apportion22 ment categories of ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support 

23 and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Medical Commu24 nity Care’’, or ‘‘Medical and Prosthetics Research’’, in25 cluding the amount and purpose of each reallocation to 
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1 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con2 gress and such Committees issue an approval, or absent 

3 a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed. 

4 SEC. 256. None of the funds appropriated or other5 wise made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs 

6 in this Act may be used in a manner that would— 

7 (1) interfere with the ability of a veteran to 

8 participate in a medicinal marijuana program ap9 proved by a State; 

10 (2) deny any services from the Department to 

11 a veteran who is participating in such a program; or 

12 (3) limit or interfere with the ability of a health 

13 care provider of the Department to make appro14 priate recommendations, fill out forms, or take steps 

15 to comply with such a program. 

16 TITLE III 

17 RELATED AGENCIES 

18 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

21 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 

22 the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun23 tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of 

24 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 

25 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 
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1 and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for2 one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 

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

4 representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 

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

6 countries, $87,500,000, to remain available until ex7 pended. 

8 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

9 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

10 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 

11 sums as may be necessary, to remain available until ex12 pended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 

13 36, United States Code. 

14 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS

15 CLAIMS

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses for the operation of the 

18 United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 

19 authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, 

20 United States Code, $41,700,000: Provided, That 

21 $3,385,104 shall be available for the purpose of providing 

22 financial assistance as described and in accordance with 

23 the process and reporting procedures set forth under this 

24 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 $87,000,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall re11 main available until September 30, 2024. 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 CONSTRUCTION

17 For necessary expenses for planning and design and 

18 construction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ 

19 and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, $141,000,000, to 

20 remain available until expended, for planning and design 

21 and construction associated with the Southern Expansion 

22 project at Arlington National Cemetery. 
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1 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

2 TRUST FUND

3 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire4 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

5 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 

6 and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis7 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 

8 Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $76,300,000, to re9 main available until September 30, 2023, of which 

10 $8,300,000 shall remain available until expended for con11 struction and renovation of the physical plants at the 

12 Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of 

13 Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 

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

15 available under this heading from funds available in the 

16 Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, 

17 $25,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the 

18 Treasury to the Trust Fund. 

19 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

20 SEC. 301. Amounts deposited into the special account 

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

22 shall be available until expended to support activities at 

23 the Army National Military Cemeteries. 
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1 TITLE IV 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in 

4 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

5 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

6 SEC. 402. None of the funds made available in this 

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

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

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

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

11 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 

12 property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

13 SEC. 403. All departments and agencies funded under 

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

15 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

16 ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con17 duct of their business practices and public service activi18 ties. 

19 SEC. 404. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no20 tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 

21 Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Af22 fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro23 priations of the House of Representatives and the Sub24 committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 
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1 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

2 of the Senate. 

3 SEC. 405. None of the funds made available in this 

4 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in5 strumentality of the United States Government except 

6 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro7 vided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 

8 SEC. 406. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail9 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

10 post on the public Web site of that agency any report re11 quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

12 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen13 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

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

15 (1) the public posting of the report com16 promises national security; or 

17 (2) the report contains confidential or propri18 etary information. 

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

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

21 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

22 no less than 45 days. 

23 SEC. 407. (a) None of the funds made available in 

24 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
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1 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

2 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

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

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

5 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi6 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

7 SEC. 408. None of the funds made available in this 

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

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

10 in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

11 10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

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

13 Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or serv14 ices, including construction services, where the contractor 

15 has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 

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

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

18 title 10, United States Code. 

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

20 Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

21 Act, 2022’’. 

Calendar No. 114 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2604 

[Report No. 117–35] 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for military construction, 

2022, and for other purposes. agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 

AUGUST 4, 2021 

Read twice and placed on the calendar