[SUBCOMMITTEE PRINT] 

Union Calendar No. ll 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. ll 

[Report No. 118–ll] 

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 

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

2024, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

ll --, 2023 

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

bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

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

fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other 

purposes. 


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

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 

5 military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

6 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

7 30, 2024, and for other purposes, namely: 

8 TITLE I 

9 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

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

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

14 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

15 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec16 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con17 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func18 tions of the Commander in Chief, $1,517,455,000, to re19 main available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That, 

20 of this amount, not to exceed $345,775,000 shall be avail21 able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

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

23 unless the Secretary of the Army determines that addi24 tional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no25 tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 


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1 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 

2 Provided further, That of the amount made available 

3 under this heading, $162,900,000 shall be for the projects 

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

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

6 report accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts oth7 erwise available for such purposes. 

8 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

9 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip10 ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in11 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 

12 Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 

13 personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

14 and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 

15 this appropriation, $4,567,961,000, to remain available 

16 until September 30, 2028: Provided, That, of this amount, 

17 not to exceed $602,625,000 shall be available for study, 

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

19 authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy deter20 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

21 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

22 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

23 reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 

24 made available under this heading, $52,683,000 shall be 

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1 fied in the table under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, 

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

3 Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

4 purposes. 

5 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

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

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

9 as currently authorized by law, $2,439,614,000, to remain 

10 available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That, of this 

11 amount, not to exceed $450,614,000 shall be available for 

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

14 Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 

15 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro16 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

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

18 amount made available under this heading, $30,300,000 

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

20 specified in the table under the heading ‘‘Military Con21 struction, Air Force’’ in the report accompanying this Act, 

22 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur23 poses. 


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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip4 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa5 tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen6 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

7 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

8 $2,665,047,000, to remain available until September 30, 

9 2028: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

10 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

11 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 

12 of Defense available for military construction or family 

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

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

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

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

17 exceed $308,045,000 shall be available for study, plan18 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au19 thorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter20 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

21 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

22 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

23 reasons therefor. 


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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

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

6 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza7 tion Acts, $369,261,000, to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2028: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

9 exceed $42,361,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

10 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

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

12 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

13 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria14 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

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

16 made available under this heading, $19,075,000 shall be 

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

19 Army National Guard’’ in the report accompanying this 

20 Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

21 purposes. 

22 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

23 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita24 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad25 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 


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

2 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

3 Acts, $189,322,000, to remain available until September 

4 30, 2028: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed 

5 $36,200,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

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

7 unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines 

8 that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes 

9 and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 

10 Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 

11 therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made avail12 able under this heading, $600,000 shall be for the projects 

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

14 under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air National 

15 Guard’’ in the report accompanying this Act, in addition 

16 to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

18 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita19 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad20 ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 

21 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con22 struction Authorization Acts, $117,076,000, to remain 

23 available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That, of the 

24 amount, not to exceed $23,389,000 shall be available for 

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1 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army 

2 Reserve determines that additional obligations are nec3 essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

4 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter5 mination and the reasons therefor. 

6 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

7 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita8 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad9 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 

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

11 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza12 tion Acts, $61,291,000, to remain available until Sep13 tember 30, 2028: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

14 exceed $6,495,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

15 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

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

17 additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 

18 notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

19 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

20 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

21 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita22 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad23 ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 

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

25 Construction Authorization Acts, $179,572,000, to remain 


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1 available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That, of the 

2 amount, not to exceed $12,146,000 shall be available for 

3 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv4 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air 

5 Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are 

6 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

7 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de8 termination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, 

9 That of the amount made available under this heading, 

10 $29,000,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and 

11 in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading 

12 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’ in the report 

13 accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise 

14 available for such purposes. 

15 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

16 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

18 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro19 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa20 cilities and installations (including international military 

21 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

22 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 

23 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili24 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $293,434,000, to 

25 remain available until expended. 


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1 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

2 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

3 Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the De4 fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 

5 U.S.C. 2687 note), $539,174,000, to remain available 

6 until expended. 

7 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

8 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con9 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex10 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

11 $304,895,000, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2028. 

13 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

14 ARMY

15 For expenses of family housing for the Army for op16 eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

17 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in18 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $385,485,000. 

19 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE

20 CORPS

21 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma22 rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace23 ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 

24 authorized by law, $277,142,000, to remain available until 

25 September 30, 2028. 


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1 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

2 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

3 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma4 rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 

5 payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter6 est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 

7 law, $363,854,000. 

8 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

9 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

10 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 

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

12 $237,097,000, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2028. 

14 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

15 FORCE

16 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

17 operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas18 ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 

19 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

20 $314,386,000. 

21 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

22 DEFENSE-WIDE

23 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

24 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

25 military departments) for operation and maintenance, 


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

2 $50,785,000. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

4 FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND

5 For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im6 provement Fund, $6,611,000, to remain available until ex7 pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu8 ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro9 viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili10 tary family housing and supporting facilities. 

11 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

12 MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT

13 FUND

14 For the Department of Defense Military Unaccom15 panied Housing Improvement Fund, $496,000, to remain 

16 available until expended, for unaccompanied housing ini17 tiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, 

18 United States Code, providing alternative means of acquir19 ing and improving military unaccompanied housing and 

20 supporting facilities. 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

23 title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a24 fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 

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


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1 except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 

2 the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there3 for. 

4 SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con5 struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve6 hicles. 

7 SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con8 struction may be used for advances to the Federal High9 way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 

10 the construction of access roads as authorized by section 

11 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author12 ized therein are certified as important to the national de13 fense by the Secretary of Defense. 

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

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

16 the United States for which specific appropriations have 

17 not been made. 

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

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

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

21 the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi22 neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina23 tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 

24 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

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


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1 $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 

2 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

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

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

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

6 except housing for which funds have been made available 

7 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con8 struction. 

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

10 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 

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

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

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

18 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

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

22 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

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

24 title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 


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1 without prior notification to the Committees on Appro2 priations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

4 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

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

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

8 bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are 

9 awarded to United States firms or United States firms 

10 in joint venture with host nation firms. 

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

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

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

15 used to award any contract estimated by the Government 

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

17 That this section shall not be applicable to contract 

18 awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 

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

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

22 not apply to contract awards for military construction on 

23 Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re24 sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 


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

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

4 scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 

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

6 expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 

7 are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 

8 SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

9 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 

10 for construction authorized for each such military depart11 ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 

12 current session of Congress. 

13 SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing 

14 projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex15 pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 

16 be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec17 tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 

18 and on subsequent claims, if any. 

19 SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, any funds made available to a military department 

21 or defense agency for the construction of military projects 

22 may be obligated for a military construction project or 

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

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

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


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

2 obligated from funds available for military construction 

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

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

5 such project is increased pursuant to law. 

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

8 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic me9 dium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 

10 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

11 of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 

12 may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 

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

14 Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 

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

16 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

17 and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 

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

19 Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 

20 from amounts appropriated for construction of military 

21 unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac22 counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 

23 purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap24 propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria25 tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 


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1 cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con2 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 

3 guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 

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

5 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 

6 of acquiring and improving military family housing, mili7 tary unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

10 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

11 transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 

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

13 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 

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

15 with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 

16 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall 

17 be merged with and be available for the same purposes 

18 and for the same time period as the fund to which trans19 ferred. 

20 SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

22 maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 

23 source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 

24 housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 

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


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1 spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen2 eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica3 tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 

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

5 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

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

7 notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 

8 solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi9 ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 

10 of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 

11 Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report an12 nually to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

13 Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex14 penditures for each individual general or flag officer quar15 ters for the prior fiscal year. 

16 SEC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im17 provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec18 tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro19 priated and shall be available until expended for the pur20 poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 

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

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropria24 tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

25 for military construction and family housing operation and 


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1 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 

2 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

3 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

4 authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga5 tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap6 propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 

7 may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur8 rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 

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

10 the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans11 ferred. 

12 SEC. 122. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

13 available in an account funded under the headings in this 

14 title may be transferred among projects and activities 

15 within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 

16 guidelines for military construction and family housing 

17 construction contained in Department of Defense Finan18 cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chap19 ter 7, of March 2011, as in effect on the date of enactment 

20 of this Act. 

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

22 title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 

23 and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme24 tery. 


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

2 and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 

3 September 30, 2028: 

4 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $104,100,000; 

5 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

6 Corps’’, $689,409,000; 

7 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

8 $328,300,000; 

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

10 $280,100,000; 

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

12 $10,400,000; 

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

14 $153,742,000; 

15 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’, 

16 $8,500,000; and 

17 ‘‘Family Housing Construction, Air Force’’, 

18 $27,000,000: 

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

20 out construction projects identified in the respective mili21 tary department’s unfunded priority list for fiscal year 

22 2024 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such 

23 projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation 

24 and expenditure of funds to carry out construction: Pro25 vided further, That not later than 60 days after enactment 


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1 of this Act, the Secretary of the military department con2 cerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees 

3 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expendi4 ture plan for funds provided under this section. 

5 SEC. 125. All amounts appropriated to the ‘‘Depart6 ment of Defense—Military Construction, Army’’, ‘‘De7 partment of Defense—Military Construction, Navy and 

8 Marine Corps’’, ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Con9 struction, Air Force’’, and ‘‘Department of Defense—Mili10 tary Construction, Defense-Wide’’ accounts pursuant to 

11 the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense 

12 Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2024 in the 

13 funding table in section 4601 of that Act shall be imme14 diately available and allotted to contract for the full scope 

15 of authorized projects. 

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

17 funds made available in this Act or any available unobli18 gated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be obli19 gated before October 1, 2025, for fiscal year 2017, 2018, 

20 and 2019 military construction projects for which project 

21 authorization has not lapsed or for which authorization 

22 is extended for fiscal year 2024 by a National Defense 

23 Authorization Act: Provided, That no amounts may be ob24 ligated pursuant to this section from amounts that were 

25 designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 


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1 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

2 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

3 1985. 

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

5 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit6 tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

7 and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construc8 tion and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria9 tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 

10 Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 

11 Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

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

13 and in the amounts specified for planning and design and 

14 for construction improvements to Department of Defense 

15 laboratory facilities, to remain available until September 

16 30, 2028: 

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

18 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

19 Corps’’, $30,000,000; and 

20 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

21 $30,000,000: 

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

23 this Act, the Secretary of the military department con24 cerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees 

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1 ture plan for funds provided under this section: Provided 

2 further, That the Secretary of the military department 

3 concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to 

4 approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both 

5 Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by 

6 this section. 

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

8 Construction, Air Force’’, $252,000,000, to remain avail9 able until September 30, 2028, for expenses incurred as 

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

11 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec12 retary of the Air Force, or their designee, shall submit 

13 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

14 Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under 

15 this section. 

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

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

18 child development centers, to remain available until Sep19 tember 30, 2028: 

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

21 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

22 Corps’’, $25,000,000; and 

23 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

24 $25,000,000: 


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

2 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military de3 partment concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 

4 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

5 an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 

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

7 and amounts specified for planning and design, for bar8 racks, to remain available until September 30, 2028: 

9 ‘‘Military Construction Army’’, $65,000,000; 

10 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

11 Corps’’, $65,000,000; and 

12 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

13 $65,000,000: 

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

15 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military de16 partment concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 

17 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

18 an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 

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

20 and in the amounts specified for unspecified minor con21 struction for demolition, to remain available until Sep22 tember 30, 2028: 

23 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $20,000,000; 

24 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

25 Corps’’, $20,000,000; 


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1 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

2 $20,000,000; 

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

4 $20,000,000; 

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

6 $20,000,000; 

7 ‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’, 

8 $20,000,000; 

9 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy Reserve’’, 

10 $20,000,000; and 

11 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’, 

12 $20,000,000: 

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

14 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military de15 partment concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 

16 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

17 an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: 

18 Provided further, That the Secretary of the military de19 partment 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. 

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

24 and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 

25 September 30, 2028: 


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1 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $122,210,000; 

2 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

3 $90,400,000; 

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

5 $134,881,000; and 

6 ‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’, 

7 $23,000,000: 

8 Provided, That not later funds may only be obligated to 

9 carry out cost to complete projects identified in the respec10 tive military department’s unfunded priority list for fiscal 

11 year 2024 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That 

12 such projects are subject to authorization prior to obliga13 tion and expenditure funds to carry out construction: Pro14 vided further, That not later than 60 days after enactment 

15 of this Act, the Secretary of the military department con16 cerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees 

17 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expendi18 ture plan for funds under this section. 

19 SEC. 134. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 

20 Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $50,000,000 to 

21 remain available until September 30, 2028, for planning 

22 and design for Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Pro23 gram construction: Provided, That not later than 60 days 

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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. 135. None of the funds made available by this 

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

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

6 Cuba. 


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1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

3 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

4 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For the payment of compensation benefits to or on 

7 behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability ex8 aminations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 

9 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; 

10 pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 

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

12 States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitle13 ment Program for Survivors, emergency and other offi14 cers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certifi15 cates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insur16 ance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV 

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

18 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sec19 tions 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 

20 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, 

21 $4,655,879,000, which shall be in addition to funds pre22 viously appropriated under this heading that become avail23 able on October 1, 2023, to remain available until ex24 pended; and, in addition, $181,390,281,000, which shall 

25 become available on October 1, 2024, to remain available 


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1 until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $22,109,000 

2 of the amount made available for fiscal year 2025 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, $11,523,134,000, 

20 which shall become available on October 1, 2024, to re21 main available until expended: Provided, That expenses for 

22 rehabilitation 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, $12,701,000, which shall be in addition to 

9 funds previously appropriated under this heading that be10 come available on October 1, 2023, to remain available 

11 until expended; and in addition, $135,119,422, which shall 

12 become available on October 1, 2024, to remain available 

13 until expended. 

14 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

15 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 

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

17 authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 

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

19 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de20 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

21 1974: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 2024, 

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

23 gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe24 cially adapted housing loans. 


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1 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

2 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $316,742,419. 

3 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

4 For the cost of direct loans, $78,337, as authorized 

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

6 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

7 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres8 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 

9 made available under this heading are available to sub10 sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 

11 loans not to exceed $2,026,000. 

12 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

13 carry out the direct loan program, $460,698, which may 

14 be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex15 penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 

16 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

17 ACCOUNT

18 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

19 loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 

20 of title 38, United States Code, $2,718,546. 

21 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

22 ADMINISTRATION

23 For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 

24 Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, in25 cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement 


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1 of the General Services Administration for security guard 

2 services, and reimbursement of the Department of De3 fense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 

4 $3,899,000,000: Provided, That expenses for services and 

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

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

7 that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are nec8 essary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum ex9 tent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and 

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

11 independence in daily living, shall be charged to this ac12 count: Provided further, That, of the funds made available 

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

14 available until September 30, 2025. 

15 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

16 MEDICAL SERVICES

17 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

18 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 

19 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

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

21 States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 

22 under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 

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1 ance and support services for caregivers as authorized by 

2 section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repay3 ments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and 

4 Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public 

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

6 monthly assistance allowances authorized by section 

7 322(d) of title 38, United States Code, grants authorized 

8 by section 521A of title 38, United States Code, and ad9 ministrative expenses necessary to carry out sections 

10 322(d) and 521A of title 38, United States Code, and hos11 pital care and medical services authorized by section 1787 

12 of title 38, United States Code; $2,277,955,000, which 

13 shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under 

14 this heading that become available on October 1, 2023; 

15 and, in addition, $78,231,685,000, plus reimbursements, 

16 shall become available on October 1, 2024, and shall re17 main available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That, 

18 of the amount made available on October 1, 2024, under 

19 this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until 

20 September 30, 2026: Provided further, That, notwith21 standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of Vet22 erans Affairs shall establish a priority for the provision 

23 of medical treatment for veterans who have service-con24 nected disabilities, lower income, or have special needs: 

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1 sion of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give 

2 priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits 

3 to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Pro4 vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 

5 of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize 

6 the dispensing of prescription drugs from Veterans Health 

7 Administration facilities to enrolled veterans with privately 

8 written prescriptions based on requirements established by 

9 the Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation 

10 of the program described in the previous proviso shall 

11 incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans 

12 Affairs: Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans 

13 Affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts appropriated 

14 under this heading for medical supplies and equipment are 

15 available for the acquisition of prosthetics designed specifi16 cally for female veterans: Provided further, That nothing 

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

18 be construed as limiting amounts that may be made avail19 able under this heading for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 

20 in this or prior Acts. 

21 MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE

22 For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to 

23 individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United 

24 States Code, at non-Department facilities, $836,782,000, 

25 which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated 


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1 under this heading that become available on October 1, 

2 2023; and, in addition, $33,604,857,000, plus reimburse3 ments, shall become available on October 1, 2024, and 

4 shall remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, 

5 That, of the amount made available on October 1, 2024, 

6 under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain available 

7 until September 30, 2026. 

8 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

9 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

10 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 

11 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad12 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi13 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart14 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De15 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

16 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov17 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $12,800,000,000, plus 

18 reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 

19 2024, and shall remain available until September 30, 

20 2025: Provided, That, of the amount made available on 

21 October 1, 2024, under this heading, $350,000,000 shall 

22 remain available until September 30, 2026. 

23 MEDICAL FACILITIES

24 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op25 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 


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1 and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad2 ministration; for administrative expenses in support of 

3 planning, design, project management, real property ac4 quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 

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

6 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

7 activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter8 ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos9 pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart10 ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 

11 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate12 rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services; 

13 $4,518,566,000, to remain available until September 30, 

14 2029, which shall be in addition to funds previously appro15 priated under this heading that become available on Octo16 ber 1, 2023 and which may be transferred to ‘‘Construc17 tion, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’; 

18 and, in addition, $9,400,000,000, plus reimbursements, 

19 shall become available on October 1, 2024, and shall re20 main available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That, 

21 of the amount made available on October 1, 2024, under 

22 this heading, $500,000,000 shall remain available until 

23 September 30, 2026. 


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1 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

2 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

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

5 $938,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail6 able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That the Sec7 retary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 

8 amounts appropriated under this heading are available for 

9 prosthetic research specifically for female veterans, and 

10 for toxic exposure research. 

11 NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

12 For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad13 ministration for operations and maintenance, not other14 wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there15 for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 

16 of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper17 ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter18 ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 

19 of the National Cemetery Administration, $480,000,000, 

20 of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available 

21 until September 30, 2025. 


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1 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

2 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary operating expenses of the Department 

5 of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 

6 administrative expenses in support of Department-wide 

7 capital planning, management and policy activities, uni8 forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 

9 official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas10 senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 

11 Services Administration for security guard services, 

12 $475,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall re13 main available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That 

14 funds provided under this heading may be transferred to 

15 ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis16 tration’’. 

17 BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS

18 For necessary operating expenses of the Board of 

19 Veterans Appeals, $287,000,000 of which not to exceed 

20 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 

21 2025. 

22 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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1 opmental information systems and operational information 

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

3 asset acquisition of information technology systems, in4 cluding management and related contractual costs of said 

5 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

6 operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

7 States Code, $6,401,000,000, plus reimbursements: Pro8 vided, That $1,606,977,000 shall be for pay and associ9 ated costs, of which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain 

10 available until September 30, 2025: Provided further, That 

11 $4,668,373,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, 

12 of which not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available 

13 until September 30, 2025: Provided further, That 

14 $125,650,000 shall be for information technology systems 

15 development, and shall remain available until September 

16 30, 2025: Provided further, That amounts made available 

17 for salaries and expenses, operations and maintenance, 

18 and information technology systems development may be 

19 transferred among the three subaccounts after the Sec20 retary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Committees 

21 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the author22 ity to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Pro23 vided further, That amounts made available for the ‘‘Infor24 mation Technology Systems’’ account for development 

25 may be transferred among projects or to newly defined 


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1 projects: Provided further, That no project may be in2 creased or decreased by more than $3,000,000 of cost 

3 prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appro4 priations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer 

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

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

7 made available under this heading for information tech8 nology systems development shall be for the projects, and 

9 in the amounts, specified in the table entitled ‘‘Informa10 tion Technology Development Projects’’ under this head11 ing in the report accompanying this Act. 

12 VETERANS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD

13 For activities related to implementation, preparation, 

14 development, interface, management, rollout, and mainte15 nance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, in16 cluding contractual costs associated with operations au17 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 

18 and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 

19 5 and 38, United States Code, $1,863,000,000, to remain 

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

21 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Commit22 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress quar23 terly reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and de24 ployment implementation by facility, including any 

25 changes from the deployment plan or schedule: Provided 


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

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

3 administered by that Office: Provided further, That 25 

4 percent of the funds made available under this heading 

5 shall not be available until July 1, 2024, and are contin6 gent upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs— 

7 (1) providing the Committees on Appropriations 

8 a report detailing the status of outstanding issues 

9 impacting the stability and usability of the new elec10 tronic health record system, including those that 

11 contributed to the October 13, 2022, deployment 

12 delay, along with a timeline and measurable metrics 

13 to resolve issues, no later than 60 days after enact14 ment of this Act; 

15 (2) certifying and detailing any changes to the 

16 full deployment schedule, no later than 60 days prior 

17 to July 1, 2024; and 

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

19 prior to July 1, 2024, the following— 

20 (A) the status of issues included in the re21 port referenced in paragraph (1), including 

22 issues that have not been closed but have been 

23 suitably resolved or mitigated in a manner that 

24 will enhance provider productivity and minimize 

25 the potential for patient harm; and 


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

2 and optimized for further deployment at VA 

3 sites. 

4 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

6 General, to include information technology, in carrying out 

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

8 U.S.C. App.), $296,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 

9 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2025. 

10 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

11 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

13 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

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

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

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

19 costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 

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

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

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

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

25 made available in a previous major project appropriation, 


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1 $881,000,000, of which $373,096,000 shall remain avail2 able until September 30, 2028, and of which 

3 $507,904,000 shall remain available until expended, of 

4 which $110,000,000 shall be available for seismic improve5 ment projects and seismic program management activities, 

6 including for projects that would otherwise be funded by 

7 the Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities or 

8 National Cemetery Administration accounts: Provided, 

9 That except for advance planning activities, including 

10 needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 

11 investments, and other capital asset management related 

12 activities, including portfolio development and manage13 ment activities, and planning, cost estimating, and design 

14 for major medical facility projects and major medical facil15 ity leases and investment strategy studies funded through 

16 the advance planning fund and the planning and design 

17 activities funded through the design fund, staffing ex18 penses, and funds provided for the purchase, security, and 

19 maintenance of land for the National Cemetery Adminis20 tration through the land acquisition line item, none of the 

21 funds made available under this heading shall be used for 

22 any project that has not been notified to Congress through 

23 the budgetary process or that has not been approved by 

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

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1 sented to the President at the time of enrollment: Provided 

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

3 available to reimburse the ‘‘General Administration’’ ac4 count for payment of salaries and expenses of all Office 

5 of Construction and Facilities Management employees to 

6 support the full range of capital infrastructure services 

7 provided, including minor construction and leasing serv8 ices: Provided further, That funds made available under 

9 this heading for fiscal year 2024, for each approved 

10 project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a con11 struction documents contract by September 30, 2024; and 

12 (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep13 tember 30, 2025: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

14 Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees 

15 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written 

16 report on any approved major construction project for 

17 which obligations are not incurred within the time limita18 tions established above: Provided further, That notwith19 standing the requirements of section 8104(a) of title 38, 

20 United States Code, amounts made available under this 

21 heading for seismic improvement projects and seismic pro22 gram management activities shall be available for the com23 pletion of both new and existing seismic projects of the 

24 Department. 


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1 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

2 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

4 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

5 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 

6 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

7 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

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

10 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

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

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

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

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

16 United States Code, $680,000,000, of which 

17 $612,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

18 2028, and of which $68,000,000 shall remain available 

19 until expended, along with unobligated balances of pre20 vious ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations 

21 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

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

23 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

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

25 nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 


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1 of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 

2 damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 

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

4 minimize further loss by such causes. 

5 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

6 FACILITIES

7 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

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

10 and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 

11 care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 

12 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $164,000,000, to 

13 remain available until expended. 

14 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES

15 For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 

16 in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme17 teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 

18 States Code, $60,000,000, to remain available until ex19 pended. 

20 COST OF WAR TOXIC EXPOSURES FUND

21 For investment in the delivery of veterans’ health 

22 care associated with exposure to environmental hazards, 

23 the expenses incident to the delivery of veterans’ health 

24 care and benefits associated with exposure to environ25 mental hazards, and medical and other research relating 


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1 to exposure to environmental hazards, as authorized by 

2 section 324 of title 38, United States Code, and in addi3 tion to amounts otherwise available for such purposes in 

4 the appropriations provided in this or prior Acts, 

5 $5,542,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

6 2028: Provided, That not later than 30 days after the date 

7 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

8 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

9 Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds pro10 vided under this heading for fiscal year 2024. 

11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2024 for 

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

15 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans16 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro17 priations: Provided, That, before a transfer may take 

18 place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 

19 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con20 gress the authority to make the transfer and such Com21 mittees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period 

22 of 30 days has elapsed. 

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart25 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, in this or 


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

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

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

4 among the accounts: Provided, That any transfers among 

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

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

7 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

8 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica9 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com10 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 

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

12 That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Med13 ical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support and Compli14 ance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the 

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

16 only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on 

17 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

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

19 further, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facili20 ties’’ account may take place only after the Secretary re21 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

22 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 

23 and an approval is issued. 

24 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

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1 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 

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

3 or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author4 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

5 States Code. 

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

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

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

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

10 new hospital or home. 

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

12 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

13 (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex14 amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet15 erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec16 tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 

17 or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

18 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim19 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina20 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such 

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

22 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

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

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1 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 

2 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

3 2023. 

4 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

5 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

6 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

7 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

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

9 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

10 and Pensions’’. 

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

13 law, during fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Veterans 

14 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

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

16 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

17 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 

18 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 

19 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen20 eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra21 tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 

22 the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi23 nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse24 ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu25 mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 


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1 2024 that are available for dividends in that program after 

2 claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 

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

4 administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 

5 amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 

6 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 

7 surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 

8 shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 

9 2024 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 

10 such insurance program and to the provision of any total 

11 disability income insurance included in that insurance pro12 gram. 

13 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

14 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in15 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro16 viding enhanced-use lease services shall be available until 

17 expended. 

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

20 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

21 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage22 ment, Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of Employment 

23 Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and the Alter24 native Dispute Resolution function within the Office of 

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1 vided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to 

2 exceed $86,481,000 for the Office of Resolution Manage3 ment, Diversity and Inclusion, $6,960,000 for the Office 

4 of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, 

5 and $7,772,000 for the Alternative Dispute Resolution 

6 function within the Office of Human Resources and Ad7 ministration: Provided, That payments may be made in 

8 advance for services to be furnished based on estimated 

9 costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be 

10 credited to the ‘‘General Administration’’ and ‘‘Informa11 tion Technology Systems’’ accounts for use by the office 

12 that provided the service. 

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

14 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

15 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

16 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv17 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 

18 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec19 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

20 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

21 information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro22 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man23 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason24 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

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1 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 

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

3 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re4 ceived. 

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

7 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas8 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

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

10 Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction 

11 (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 

12 and improvements of any medical facility under the juris13 diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af14 fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 

15 provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con16 struction, Minor Projects’’. 

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

18 Services’’ are available— 

19 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup20 plies, and equipment; and 

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

22 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

23 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 


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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

3 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

5 ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ ac6 counts to remain available until expended for the purposes 

7 of these accounts. 

8 SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

9 enter into agreements with Federally Qualified Health 

10 Centers in the State of Alaska and Indian Tribes and 

11 Tribal organizations which are party to the Alaska Native 

12 Health Compact with the Indian Health Service, to pro13 vide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental 

14 care, to veterans in rural Alaska. The Secretary shall re15 quire participating veterans and facilities to comply with 

16 all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the 

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

18 lands which are not within the boundaries of the munici19 pality of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough. 

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

22 Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pur23 suant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

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


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1 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail2 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

3 SEC. 217. 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 report on the financial status of the 

7 Department of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: 

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

9 the direction contained in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quar10 terly reporting’’, under the heading ‘‘General Administra11 tion’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 

12 Public Law 114–223. 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 218. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med15 ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Sup16 port and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Op17 erating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 

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

19 and ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fis20 cal year 2024 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Informa21 tion Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such 

22 transfers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggre23 gate increase in the total amount made available by this 

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

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1 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

2 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

3 the authority to make the transfer and an approval is 

4 issued. 

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 219. Of the amounts appropriated to the De7 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024 for 

8 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 

9 Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Con10 struction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology 

11 Systems’’, up to $430,532,000, plus reimbursements, may 

12 be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—De13 partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra14 tion Fund, established by section 1704 of the National De15 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 

16 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571) and may be used for operation 

17 of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical 

18 facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hun19 ter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

20 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, 

21 That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 

22 designated in this section to the Joint Department of De23 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

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1 priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 

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

3 117–328 is repealed. 

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the De6 partment of Veterans Affairs which become available on 

7 October 1, 2024, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Com8 munity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

9 ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $456,547,000, plus reimburse10 ments, may be transferred to the Joint Department of De11 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

12 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

13 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

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

15 for operation of the facilities designated as combined Fed16 eral medical facilities as described by section 706 of the 

17 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

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

19 Provided, That additional funds may be transferred from 

20 accounts designated in this section to the Joint Depart21 ment of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Med22 ical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notifica23 tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit24 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 


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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

3 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

5 at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facili6 ties as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 

7 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

8 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be avail9 able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of De10 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

11 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

12 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

13 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571); and (2) for oper14 ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 

15 medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun16 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Pro18 vided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the 

19 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

20 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), amounts trans21 ferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department 

22 of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

23 shall remain available until expended. 


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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project 

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

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

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

20 describe the anticipated use of such savings. 

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

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

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

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1 erans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 

2 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

4 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

5 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

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

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

11 heading ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 

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

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

16 well as the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly 

17 basis. 

18 SEC. 226. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

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

22 more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of 

23 the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 

24 SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

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1 priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 

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

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

6 determination that such action is necessary to address 

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

9 appropriations made available for fiscal year 2024 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 2024, that were provided in ad15 vance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers 

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

18 authority provided in this section is in addition to any 

19 other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, 

20 That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that 

21 were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 

22 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

23 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

24 1985: Provided further, That such authority to transfer 

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


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1 on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for 

2 which originally appropriated and in no case where the 

3 item for which funds are requested has been denied by 

4 Congress: Provided further, That, upon determination that 

5 all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation 

6 are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back 

7 to that appropriation and shall be available for the same 

8 purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further, 

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

10 Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on 

11 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

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

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 229. Amounts made available for the Depart15 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, under the 

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

17 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts 

18 may be transferred between such accounts: Provided, That 

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

22 make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 

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

24 reprogram funds among major construction projects or 

25 programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed 


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

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

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

5 ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section 

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

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

10 (2) adheres to all requirements of the American 

11 Association of Suicidology. 

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

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

15 from appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil 

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

17 at the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to 

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

20 (2) In this subsection— 

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

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

23 States Code; and 

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


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1 (i) any Executive order, Presidential 

2 memorandum, or other action by the President; 

3 and 

4 (ii) any agency policy, order, or other di5 rective. 

6 (c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall con7 duct a study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified 

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

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

10 data and data collected from such hotline. 

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

12 (1) shall— 

13 (A) determine the number of veterans who con14 tact the hotline specified in subsection (a) and who 

15 receive follow up services from the hotline or mental 

16 health services from the Department of Veterans Af17 fairs thereafter; 

18 (B) determine the number of veterans who con19 tact the hotline who are not referred to, or do not 

20 continue receiving, mental health care who commit 

21 suicide; and 

22 (C) determine the number of veterans described 

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

24 SEC. 232. Effective during the period beginning on 

25 October 1, 2018, and ending on January 1, 2025, none 


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1 of the funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans 

2 Affairs by this or any other Act may be obligated or ex3 pended in contravention of the ‘‘Veterans Health Adminis4 tration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement 

5 on the Veterans Health Administration’s Screening for 

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

7 issued by the Veterans Health Administration National 

8 Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 

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

10 of law, the amounts appropriated or otherwise made avail11 able to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the ‘‘Med12 ical Services’’ account may be used to provide— 

13 (1) fertility counseling and treatment using as14 sisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran 

15 or the spouse of a covered veteran; or 

16 (2) adoption reimbursement to a covered vet17 eran. 

18 (b) In this section: 

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

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

21 United States Code. 

22 (2) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a vet23 eran, as such term is defined in section 101 of title 

24 38, United States Code, who has a service-connected 


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1 disability that results in the inability of the veteran 

2 to procreate without the use of fertility treatment. 

3 (3) The term ‘‘assisted reproductive tech4 nology’’ means benefits relating to reproductive as5 sistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces 

6 who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty 

7 pursuant to section 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, United 

8 States Code, as described in the memorandum on 

9 the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted Reproductive 

10 Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/ 

11 Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service 

12 Members’’ issued by the Assistant Secretary of De13 fense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the 

14 guidance issued to implement such policy, including 

15 any limitations on the amount of such benefits avail16 able to such a member except that— 

17 (A) the time periods regarding embryo 

18 cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 

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

20 shall not apply; and 

21 (B) such term includes embryo 

22 cryopreservation and storage without limitation 

23 on the duration of such cryopreservation and 

24 storage. 


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

2 reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 

3 an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en4 actment of this Act under the same terms as apply 

5 under the adoption reimbursement program of the 

6 Department of Defense, as authorized in Depart7 ment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the 

8 reimbursement limits and requirements set forth in 

9 such instruction. 

10 (c) Amounts made available for the purposes speci11 fied in subsection (a) of this section are subject to the 

12 requirements for funds contained in section 508 of division 

13 H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public 

14 Law 115–141). 

15 SEC. 234. None of the funds appropriated or other16 wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 

17 Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 

18 that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor19 tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 

20 Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 

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

22 119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, 

23 United States Code. 

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

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


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1 Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Ad2 ministration, or National Cemetery Administration to con3 tractor performance by a business concern that is at least 

4 51 percent owned by one or more Indian Tribes as defined 

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

6 or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in sec7 tion 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code. 

8 SEC. 236. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 

9 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the 

10 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall dis11 continue using Social Security account numbers to identify 

12 individuals in all information systems of the Department 

13 of Veterans Affairs as follows: 

14 (1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary 

15 of Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under 

16 laws administered by the Secretary, not later than 

17 September 30, 2024. 

18 (2) For all individuals not described in para19 graph (1), not later than March 23, 2026. 

20 (b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a So21 cial Security account number to identify an individual in 

22 an information system of the Department of Veterans Af23 fairs if and only if the use of such number is required 

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1 formation system that is not under the jurisdiction of the 

2 Secretary. 

3 (c) The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall super4 sede section 238 of division F of Public Law 116–94. 

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

6 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and 2025 

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

8 Law 114–223 shall apply. 

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

10 prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 

11 the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to trans12 fer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Com13 pensation Fund to any other account within the Depart14 ment of Veterans Affairs. 

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

16 of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and fiscal 

17 year 2025 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, funds may be used in 

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

19 authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, not20 withstanding subsection (e) of such section. 

21 SEC. 240. None of the funds appropriated or other22 wise made available in this title may be used by the Sec23 retary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement re24 lated to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual 

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1 ing to members of Congress or their staff on any topic 

2 not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law 

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

4 interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign af5 fairs. 

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

7 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and 2025, 

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

9 apply. 

10 SEC. 242. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth11 erwise made available by this Act may be used to deny 

12 an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 

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

14 the department or agency over which that Inspector Gen15 eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act 

16 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the ac17 cess of the Inspector General to such records, documents, 

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

19 provision of law that expressly refers to such Inspector 

20 General and expressly limits the right of access. 

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

22 shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, 

23 documents, and other materials in a timely manner. 

24 (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance 

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1 formation provided by the establishment over which that 

2 Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 

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

4 (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 

5 shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the 

6 Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

7 of Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure 

8 by any department or agency covered by this section to 

9 comply with this requirement. 

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

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

12 times for veterans who seek care at medical facilities of 

13 the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

14 SEC. 244. None of the funds appropriated or other15 wise made available by this Act to the Veterans Health 

16 Administration may be used in fiscal year 2024 to convert 

17 any program which received specific purpose funds in fis18 cal year 2023 to a general purpose funded program unless 

19 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits written notifica20 tion of any such proposal to the Committees on Appropria21 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 

22 to any such action and an approval is issued by the Com23 mittees. 

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

25 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and 2025, 


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

2 apply. 

3 SEC. 246. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth4 erwise made available by this Act may be used to conduct 

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

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

7 Secretary of Veterans Affairs approves such research spe8 cifically and in writing pursuant to subsection (b). 

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

10 the conduct of research commencing on or after October 

11 1, 2019, using canines, felines, or non-human primates if 

12 the Secretary determines that— 

13 (A) the scientific objectives of the research can 

14 only be met by using such canines, felines, or non15 human primates; 

16 (B) such scientific objectives are directly related 

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

18 (C) the research is consistent with the revised 

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

21 any subsequent revisions to such document. 

22 (2) The Secretary may not delegate the authority 

23 under this subsection. 

24 (c) If the Secretary approves any new research pursu25 ant to subsection (b), not later than 30 days before the 


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1 commencement of such research, the Secretary shall sub2 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 

3 and House of Representatives a report describing— 

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

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

6 (2) the date on which the Secretary approved 

7 the research; 

8 (3) the justification for the determination of the 

9 Secretary that the scientific objectives of such re10 search could only be met using canines, felines, or 

11 non-human primates; 

12 (4) the frequency and duration of such re13 search; and 

14 (5) the protocols in place to ensure the neces15 sity, safety, and efficacy of the research. 

16 (d) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en17 actment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Sec18 retary shall submit to such Committees a report describ19 ing— 

20 (1) any research being conducted by the De21 partment of Veterans Affairs using canines, felines, 

22 or non-human primates as of the date of the sub23 mittal of the report; 


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1 (2) the circumstances under which such re2 search was conducted using canines, felines, or non3 human primates; 

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

5 or non-human primates to conduct such research; 

6 and 

7 (4) the protocols in place to ensure the neces8 sity, safety, and efficacy of such research. 

9 (e) The Department shall implement a plan under 

10 which the Secretary will eliminate or reduce the research 

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

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

13 Public Law 116–94. 

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

15 use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in 

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

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

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

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

24 under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, includ25 ing— 


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

2 for each such program; and 

3 (2) recommendations for such action as the 

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

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

7 Health Administration, Medical Community Care’’ ac8 count in this or any other Act for fiscal years 2024 and 

9 2025 may be used for expenses that would otherwise be 

10 payable from the Veterans Choice Fund established by 

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

13 SEC. 249. Obligations and expenditures applicable to 

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

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

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

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

18 years. 

19 SEC. 250. Of the amounts made available for the De20 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, in this 

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

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1 counts, $1,279,096,000 shall be made available for gen2 der-specific care and programmatic efforts to deliver care 

3 for women veterans. 

4 SEC. 251. Notwithstanding any other law, by no later 

5 than September 30, 2023, the Secretary shall commence 

6 construction of the Community Based Outpatient Clinic 

7 in Bakersfield, California in accordance with Lease 

8 No.36C10F20L0008. 

9 SEC. 252. None of the funds made available in this 

10 Act shall be expended for monthly payments under Lease 

11 No. VA10112R0032, including section 11 of the lease, 

12 that exceed $223,166.67 unless required for maintenance 

13 and repairs or improvements related to the form, fit, or 

14 function of the facility that directly enhances the safety 

15 of veterans or improves healthcare services. 

16 SEC. 253. Not later than 30 days after the end of 

17 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

18 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

19 Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the status of 

20 the ‘‘Veterans Medical Care and Health Fund’’, estab21 lished to execute section 8002 of the American Rescue 

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

23 at a minimum, the report shall include an update on obli24 gations by program, project or activity and a plan for ex25 pending the remaining funds: Provided further, That the 


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1 Secretary of Veterans Affairs must submit notification of 

2 any plans to reallocate funds from the current apportion3 ment categories of ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support 

4 and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Medical Commu5 nity Care’’, or ‘‘Medical and Prosthetic Research’’, includ6 ing the amount and purpose of each reallocation to the 

7 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

8 and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a re9 sponse, a period of 30 days has elapsed. 

10 SEC. 254. Any amounts transferred to the Secretary 

11 and administered by a corporation referred to in section 

12 7364(b) of title 38, United States Code, between October 

13 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018 for purposes of carrying 

14 out an order placed with the Department of Veterans Af15 fairs pursuant to section 1535 of title 31, United States 

16 Code, that are available for obligation pursuant to section 

17 7364(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, are to remain 

18 available for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred 

19 by such corporation during the period of performance of 

20 such order, provided that the Secretary of Veterans Af21 fairs determines that such amounts need to remain avail22 able for such liquidation. 

23 SEC. 255. Unobligated balances available under the 

24 headings ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construc25 tion, Minor Projects’’ may be obligated by the Secretary 


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1 of Veterans Affairs for a facility pursuant to section 

2 2(e)(1) of the Communities Helping Invest through Prop3 erty and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 

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

5 to provide additional funds or to fund an escalation clause 

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

7 unobligated balances are obligated pursuant to this sec8 tion, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 

9 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con10 gress the authority to obligate such unobligated balances 

11 and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a re12 sponse, a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, 

13 That the request to obligate such unobligated balances 

14 must provide Congress notice that the entity described in 

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

16 exhausted available cost containment approaches as set 

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

18 Law. 


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1 TITLE III 

2 RELATED AGENCIES 

3 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

6 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 

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

9 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 

10 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 

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

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

14 representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 

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

16 countries, $158,630,000, to remain available until ex17 pended. 

18 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

19 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

20 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 

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

23 36, United States Code. 


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1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS

2 CLAIMS

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses for the operation of the 

5 United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 

6 authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, 

7 United States Code, $47,200,000: Provided, That 

8 $3,385,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing 

9 financial assistance as described and in accordance with 

10 the process and reporting procedures set forth under this 

11 heading in Public Law 102–229. 

12 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

13 CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, 

16 and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Sol17 diers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including 

18 the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for re19 placement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed 

20 $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

21 $100,267,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall 

22 remain available until September 30, 2026. In addition, 

23 such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, 

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


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1 of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense 

2 Agencies’’ account. 

3 CONSTRUCTION

4 For necessary expenses for planning and design and 

5 construction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ 

6 and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, $88,600,000, to 

7 remain available until expended for planning and design 

8 and construction associated with the Southern Expansion 

9 project at Arlington National Cemetery. 

10 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

11 TRUST FUND

12 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire13 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

14 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 

15 and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis16 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 

17 Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $77,000,000, to re18 main available until September 30, 2025, of which 

19 $8,940,000 shall remain available until expended for con20 struction and renovation of the physical plants at the 

21 Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of 

22 Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 

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

24 available under this heading from funds available in the 

25 Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, 


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1 $25,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the 

2 Treasury to the Trust Fund. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

4 SEC. 301. Amounts deposited into the special account 

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

6 shall be available until expended to support activities at 

7 the Army National Military Cemeteries. 


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1 TITLE IV 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

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

4 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

5 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

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

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

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

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

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

11 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 

12 property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

13 SEC. 403. All departments and agencies funded under 

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

15 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

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

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

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


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1 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

2 of the Senate. 

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

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

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

8 SEC. 406. None of the funds made available in this 

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

10 individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident 

11 Commissioner of the United States House of Representa12 tives. 

13 SEC. 407. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail14 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

15 post on the public Web site of that agency any report re16 quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

17 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen18 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

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

20 (1) the public posting of the report com21 promises national security; or 

22 (2) the report contains confidential or propri23 etary information. 

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

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


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1 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

2 no less than 30days. 

3 SEC. 408. (a) None of the funds made available in 

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

5 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

6 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

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

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

9 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi10 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

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

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

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

14 in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

15 10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

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

17 Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or serv18 ices, including construction services, where the contractor 

19 has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 

20 SEC. 411. None of the funds made available by this 

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

22 title 10, United States Code. 

23 SEC. 412. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap24 propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 

25 of Defense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, 


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1 or expand any facility in the United States, its territories, 

2 or possessions to house any individual detained at United 

3 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, for the 

4 purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 

5 under the control of the Department of Defense. 

6 (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 

7 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 

8 Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

9 (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 

10 individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 

11 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, and who— 

12 (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 

13 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 

14 and 

15 (2) is— 

16 (A) in the custody or under the effective 

17 control of the Department of Defense; or 

18 (B) otherwise under detention at United 

19 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

20 SEC. 413. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

21 may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 

22 congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 

23 matter pending before Congress, other than to commu24 nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 

25 1913. 


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1 SEC. 414. None of the funds appropriated or other2 wise made available by this Act may be made available 

3 to implement, administer, apply, enforce, or carry out Ex4 ecutive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 

5 7009), Executive Order 14035 of June 25, 2021 (86 Fed. 

6 Reg. 34593), or Executive Order 14091 of February 16, 

7 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 10825). 

8 SEC. 415. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act may be used to carry out any program, project, or 

10 activity that promotes or advances Critical Race Theory 

11 or any concept associated with Critical Race Theory. 

12 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT

13 SEC. 416. $0. 

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

15 Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

16 Act, 2024’’. 


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[SUBCOMMITTEE PRINT] 

Union Calendar No. ll 

118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. ll 

[Report No. 118–ll] 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for military construction, 

2024, and for other purposes. agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 

, 2023 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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