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Calendar No. 110 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2127 

[Report No. 118–43] 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 22, 2023 

Mrs. MURRAY, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 

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

A BILL 

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

fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other 

purposes. 

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

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 

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

2 30, 2024, and for other purposes, namely: 

3 TITLE I 

4 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

5 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

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

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

9 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

10 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec11 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con12 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func13 tions of the Commander in Chief, $1,876,875,000, to re14 main available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That, 

15 of this amount, not to exceed $349,245,000 shall be avail16 able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

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

18 unless the Secretary of the Army determines that addi19 tional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no20 tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

21 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 

22 Provided further, That of the amount made available 

23 under this heading, $376,320,000 shall be for the projects 

24 and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the report 
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1 accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise 

2 available for such purposes. 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

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

7 Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 

8 personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

9 and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 

10 this appropriation, $6,046,309,000, to remain available 

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

12 not to exceed $708,822,000 shall be available for study, 

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

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

16 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

17 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

18 reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 

19 made available under this heading, $282,880,000 shall be 

20 for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci21 fied in the report accompanying this Act, in addition to 

22 amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 

23 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

24 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip25 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
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1 installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 

2 as currently authorized by law, $2,802,924,000, to remain 

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

4 amount, not to exceed $562,074,000 shall be available for 

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

7 Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 

8 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro9 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

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

11 amount made available under this heading, $197,610,000 

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

13 specified in the report accompanying this Act, in addition 

14 to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 

15 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip18 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa19 tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen20 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

21 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

22 $3,132,782,000, to remain available until September 30, 

23 2028: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

24 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

25 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 
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1 of Defense available for military construction or family 

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

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

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

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

6 exceed $318,545,000 shall be available for study, plan7 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au8 thorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter9 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

10 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

11 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

12 reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 

13 made available under this heading, $36,100,000 shall be 

14 for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci15 fied in the report accompanying this Act, in addition to 

16 amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

18 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita19 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad20 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu21 tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 

22 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza23 tion Acts, $598,572,000, to remain available until Sep24 tember 30, 2028: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

25 exceed $71,146,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
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1 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

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

3 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

4 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria5 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

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

7 made available under this heading, $251,386,000 shall be 

8 for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci9 fied in the report accompanying this Act, in addition to 

10 amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 

11 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

12 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita13 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad14 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

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

16 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

17 Acts, $304,426,000, to remain available until September 

18 30, 2028: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed 

19 $67,854,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

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

21 unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines 

22 that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes 

23 and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 

24 Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 

25 therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made avail-
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1 able under this heading, $125,704,000 shall be for the 

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

3 the report accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts 

4 otherwise available for such purposes. 

5 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

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

9 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con10 struction Authorization Acts, $151,076,000, to remain 

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

12 amount, not to exceed $27,389,000 shall be available for 

13 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv14 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army 

15 Reserve determines that additional obligations are nec16 essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

17 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter18 mination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That 

19 of the amount made available under this heading, 

20 $44,000,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and 

21 in the amounts, specified in the report accompanying this 

22 Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

23 purposes. 
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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

2 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita3 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad4 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 

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

6 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza7 tion Acts, $51,291,000, to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2028: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 

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

10 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

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

12 additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 

13 notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

14 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

15 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

16 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita17 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad18 ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 

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

20 Construction Authorization Acts, $309,572,000, to remain 

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

22 amount, not to exceed $14,646,000 shall be available for 

23 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv24 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air 

25 Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are 
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1 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

2 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de3 termination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, 

4 That of the amount made available under this heading, 

5 $18,000,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and 

6 in the amounts, specified in the report accompanying this 

7 Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

8 purposes. 

9 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

10 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

12 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro13 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa14 cilities and installations (including international military 

15 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

16 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 

17 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili18 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $293,434,000, to 

19 remain available until expended. 

20 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

21 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

22 Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the De23 fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 

24 U.S.C. 2687 note), $439,174,000, to remain available 

25 until expended. 
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1 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

2 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con3 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex4 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

5 $304,895,000, to remain available until September 30, 

6 2028. 

7 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

8 ARMY

9 For expenses of family housing for the Army for op10 eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

11 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in12 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $385,485,000. 

13 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE

14 CORPS

15 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma16 rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace17 ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 

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

19 September 30, 2028. 

20 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

21 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

22 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma23 rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 

24 payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter-
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1 est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 

2 law, $363,854,000. 

3 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

4 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

5 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 

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

7 $237,097,000, to remain available until September 30, 

8 2028. 

9 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

10 FORCE

11 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

12 operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas13 ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 

14 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

15 $314,386,000. 

16 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

17 DEFENSE-WIDE

18 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

19 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

20 military departments) for operation and maintenance, 

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

22 $50,785,000. 
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1 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

2 FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND

3 For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im4 provement Fund, $6,611,000, to remain available until ex5 pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu6 ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro7 viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili8 tary family housing and supporting facilities. 

9 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

10 MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT

11 FUND

12 For the Department of Defense Military Unaccom13 panied Housing Improvement Fund, $496,000, to remain 

14 available until expended, for unaccompanied housing ini15 tiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, 

16 United States Code, providing alternative means of acquir17 ing and improving military unaccompanied housing and 

18 supporting facilities. 

19 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 the construction of access roads as authorized by section 

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

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

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

15 the United States for which specific appropriations have 

16 not been made. 

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

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

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

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

23 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

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

2 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

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

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

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

6 except housing for which funds have been made available 

7 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con8 struction. 

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

10 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 

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

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

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

18 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

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

22 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

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

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

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

4 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

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

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

8 bordering the Arabian 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 $35,000 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 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 122. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

14 available in an account funded under the headings in this 

15 title may be transferred among projects and activities 

16 within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 

17 guidelines for military construction and family housing 

18 construction contained in Department of Defense Finan19 cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chap20 ter 7, of March 2011, as in effect on the date of enactment 

21 of this Act. 

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

23 title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 

24 and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme25 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’’, $38,514,000; 

5 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

6 Corps’’, $351,100,000; 

7 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

8 $66,000,000; 

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

10 $117,100,000; 

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

12 $89,500,000; 

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

14 $5,200,000; and 

15 ‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’, 

16 $23,000,000: 

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

18 out construction and cost to complete projects identified 

19 in the respective military department’s unfunded priority 

20 list for fiscal year 2024 submitted to Congress: Provided 

21 further, That such projects are subject to authorization 

22 prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry out 

23 construction: Provided further, That not later than 60 

24 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the mili25 tary department concerned, or their designee, shall submit 
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1 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

2 Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under 

3 this section. 

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

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

10 the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense 

11 Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2024 in the 

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

14 of authorized projects. 

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

16 funds made available in this Act or any available unobli17 gated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be obli18 gated before October 1, 2025 for fiscal year 2017, 2018, 

19 and 2019 military construction projects for which project 

20 authorization has not lapsed or for which authorization 

21 is extended for fiscal year 2024 by a National Defense 

22 Authorization Act: Provided, That no amounts may be ob23 ligated pursuant to this section from amounts that were 

24 designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

25 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 
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1 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

2 1985. 

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

4 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit5 tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

6 and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construc7 tion and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria8 tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 

9 Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 

10 Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

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

12 and in the amounts specified for planning and design and 

13 unspecified minor construction, for improving military in14 stallation resilience, to remain available until September 

15 30, 2028: 

16 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $15,000,000; 

17 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

18 Corps’’, $7,500,000; and 

19 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

20 $7,500,000: 

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

22 this Act, the Secretary of the military department con23 cerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees 

24 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expendi25 ture plan for funds provided under this section: Provided 
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1 further, That the Secretary of the military department 

2 concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to 

3 approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both 

4 Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by 

5 this section. 

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

7 Construction, Air Force’’, $150,000,000, to remain avail8 able until September 30, 2028, for expenses incurred as 

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

10 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary of the Air Force, or their designee, shall submit 

12 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

13 Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under 

14 this section. 

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

16 and in the amounts specified for planning and design and 

17 authorized major construction projects, for child develop18 ment centers, to remain available until September 30, 

19 2028: 

20 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $15,000,000; 

21 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 

22 Corps’’, $15,000,000; and 

23 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

24 $15,000,000: 
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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 ‘‘Military 

7 Construction, Air National Guard’’, $83,000,000, to re8 main available until September 30, 2028, for planning and 

9 design and authorized major construction projects at fu10 ture foreign military training sites: Provided, That not 

11 later than 60 days after 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. 132. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 

17 Construction, Air Force’’, $20,000,000, to remain avail18 able until September 30, 2028, for cost increases identi19 fied subsequent to the fiscal year 2024 budget request for 

20 authorized major construction projects: Provided, That 

21 not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 

22 Secretary of the Air Force, or their designee, shall submit 

23 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

24 Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under 

25 this section. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 133. Of the proceeds credited to the Depart3 ment of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund pur4 suant to subsection (c)(1)(D) of section 2883 of title 10, 

5 United States Code, pursuant to a Department of Navy 

6 investment, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer 

7 $18,800,000 to the Secretary of the Navy under para8 graph (3) of subsection (d) of such section for use by the 

9 Secretary of the Navy as provided in paragraph (1) of 

10 such subsection until expended. 

11 SEC. 134. For an additional amount for the accounts 

12 and in the amounts specified for authorized major con13 struction projects, to remain available until September 30, 

14 2028: 

15 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy’’, $48,300,000’’, 

16 and 

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

18 $37,100,000: 

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

20 this Act, the Secretary of Defense, or their designee, shall 

21 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

22 Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds pro23 vided under this section. 

24 SEC. 135. None of the funds made available by this 

25 Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment 
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1 of the United States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, 

2 Cuba. 

3 TITLE II 

4 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

5 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

6 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 For the payment of compensation benefits to or on 

9 behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability ex10 aminations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 

11 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; 

12 pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 

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

14 States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitle15 ment Program for Survivors, emergency and other offi16 cers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certifi17 cates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insur18 ance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV 

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

20 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sec21 tions 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 

22 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, 

23 $4,655,879,000, which shall be in addition to funds pre24 viously appropriated under this heading that become avail25 able on October 1, 2023, to remain available until ex-
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1 pended; and, in addition, $181,390,281,000, which shall 

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

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

4 of the amount made available for fiscal year 2025 under 

5 this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General Operating 

6 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, and ‘‘Infor7 mation Technology Systems’’ for necessary expenses in 

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

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

10 which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and 

11 Pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such 

12 sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient 

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

14 Fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical facili15 ties for nursing home care provided to pensioners as au16 thorized. 

17 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

18 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 

19 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap20 ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 

21 61 of title 38, United States Code, $11,523,134,000, 

22 which shall become available on October 1, 2024, to re23 main available until expended: Provided, That expenses for 

24 rehabilitation program services and assistance which the 

25 Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of 
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1 section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than 

2 under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that sub3 section, shall be charged to this account. 

4 VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

5 For military and naval insurance, national service life 

6 insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet7 erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 

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

9 States Code, $12,701,000, which shall be in addition to 

10 funds previously appropriated under this heading that be11 come available on October 1, 2023, to remain available 

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

13 shall become available on October 1, 2024, to remain 

14 available until expended. 

15 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

16 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 

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

18 authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 

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

20 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de21 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

22 1974: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 2024, 

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

24 gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe25 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 

23 medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, 

24 food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare em25 ployees hired under title 38, United States Code, assist-
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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; $71,000,000,000, plus re13 imbursements, which shall become available on October 1, 

14 2024, and shall remain available until September 30, 

15 2025: Provided, That, of the amount made available on 

16 October 1, 2024, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall 

17 remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided fur18 ther, That of the $74,004,000,000 to become available on 

19 October 1, 2023, previously appropriated under this head20 ing in division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

21 2023 (Public Law 117–328), $4,933,113,000 is hereby re22 scinded: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 

23 provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

24 establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment 

25 for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower 
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1 income, or have special needs: Provided further, That, not2 withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 

3 Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provi4 sion of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment 

5 priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, That, not6 withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 

7 Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescrip8 tion drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities 

9 to enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions 

10 based on requirements established by the Secretary: Pro11 vided further, That the implementation of the program de12 scribed in the previous proviso shall incur no additional 

13 cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided fur14 ther, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure 

15 that sufficient amounts appropriated under this heading 

16 for medical supplies and equipment are available for the 

17 acquisition of prosthetics designed specifically for female 

18 veterans: Provided further, That nothing in section 

19 2044(e)(1) of title 38, United States Code, may be con20 strued as limiting amounts that may be made available 

21 under this heading for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 in this 

22 or prior Acts. 

23 MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE

24 For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to 

25 individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United 
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1 States Code, at non-Department facilities, 

2 $20,382,000,000, plus reimbursements, which shall be3 come available on October 1, 2024, and shall remain avail4 able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That, of the 

5 amount made available on October 1, 2024, under this 

6 heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2026: Provided further, That of the 

8 $33,000,000,000 to become available on October 1, 2023, 

9 previously appropriated under this heading in division J 

10 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 

11 117–328), $3,159,584,000 is hereby rescinded. 

12 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

13 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

14 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 

15 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad16 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi17 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart18 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De19 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

20 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov21 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $11,800,000,000, plus 

22 reimbursements, which shall become available on October 

23 1, 2024, and shall remain available until September 30, 

24 2025: Provided, That, of the amount made available on 
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1 October 1, 2024, under this heading, $350,000,000 shall 

2 remain available until September 30, 2026. 

3 MEDICAL FACILITIES

4 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op5 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 

6 and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad7 ministration; for administrative expenses in support of 

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

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

11 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

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

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

18 $1,000,000,000, which shall be in addition to funds pre19 viously appropriated under this heading that become avail20 able on October 1, 2023; and, in addition, 

21 $9,400,000,000, plus reimbursements, which shall become 

22 available on October 1, 2024, and shall remain available 

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

24 made available on October 1, 2024, under this heading, 
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1 $500,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

2 2026. 

3 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

4 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

5 medical and prosthetic research and development as au6 thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 

7 $938,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail8 able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That the Sec9 retary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 

10 amounts appropriated under this heading are available for 

11 prosthetic research specifically for female veterans, and 

12 for toxic exposure research. 

13 NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

14 For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad15 ministration for operations and maintenance, not other16 wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there17 for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 

18 of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper19 ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter20 ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 

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

22 of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available 

23 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)

24 For necessary expenses for information technology 

25 systems and telecommunications support, including devel-
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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, and of which $75,288,000 shall 

14 remain available until September 30, 2028 for the purpose 

15 of facility activations related to projects funded by the 

16 ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor 

17 Projects’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘National Cemetery Ad18 ministration’’, ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans 

19 Benefits Administration’’, and ‘‘General Administration’’ 

20 accounts: Provided further, That $125,650,000 shall be 

21 for information technology systems development, and shall 

22 remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided fur23 ther, That amounts made available for salaries and ex24 penses, operations and maintenance, and information 

25 technology systems development may be transferred 
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1 among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Vet2 erans Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropria3 tions of both Houses of Congress the authority to make 

4 the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided further, 

5 That amounts made available for the ‘‘Information Tech6 nology Systems’’ account for development may be trans7 ferred among projects or to newly defined projects: Pro8 vided further, That no project may be increased or de9 creased by more than $3,000,000 of cost prior to submit10 ting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of 

11 both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an ap12 proval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days 

13 has elapsed: Provided further, That the funds made avail14 able under this heading for information technology sys15 tems development shall be for the projects, and in the 

16 amounts, specified under this heading in the report accom17 panying this Act. 

18 VETERANS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD

19 For activities related to implementation, preparation, 

20 development, interface, management, rollout, and mainte21 nance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, in22 cluding contractual costs associated with operations au23 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 

24 and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 

25 5 and 38, United States Code, $1,334,142,000, to remain 
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1 available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That the 

2 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Commit3 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress quar4 terly reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and de5 ployment implementation by facility, including any 

6 changes from the deployment plan or schedule: Provided 

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

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

9 administered by that Office: Provided further, That 25 

10 percent of the funds made available under this heading 

11 shall not be available until July 1, 2024, and are contin12 gent upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs— 

13 (1) providing the Committees on Appropriations 

14 a report, no later than 60 days after enactment of 

15 this Act, outlining the measureable operational 

16 metrics that will be used to determine when it is ap17 propriate to re-start deployments; 

18 (2) providing the Committees on Appropriations 

19 a report on the reset process as of March 1, 2024, 

20 including progress on achieving the necessary tar21 gets on the operational metrics identified in para22 graph (1) and the current performance at all De23 partment of Veterans Affairs facilities using the new 

24 electronic health record on or before September 

25 2023 compared to pre-deployment baselines; and 
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1 (3) certifying in writing no later than 30 days 

2 prior to July 1, 2024, whether the system is stable, 

3 ready, and optimized for further deployment at VA 

4 sites, and if not, an estimate of the timeline required 

5 for further deployment. 

6 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

8 General, to include information technology, in carrying out 

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

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

11 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2025. 

12 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

13 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

15 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

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

17 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 

18 Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar19 chitectural and engineering services, construction manage20 ment services, maintenance or guarantee period services 

21 costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 

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

23 and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac24 quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 

25 than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 
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1 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were 

2 made available in a previous major project appropriation, 

3 $881,000,000, of which $373,096,000 shall remain avail4 able until September 30, 2028, and of which 

5 $507,904,000 shall remain available until expended, of 

6 which $110,000,000 shall be available for seismic improve7 ment projects and seismic program management activities, 

8 including for projects that would otherwise be funded by 

9 the Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities or 

10 National Cemetery Administration accounts: Provided, 

11 That except for advance planning activities, including 

12 needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 

13 investments, and other capital asset management related 

14 activities, including portfolio development and manage15 ment activities, and planning, cost estimating, and design 

16 for major medical facility projects and major medical facil17 ity leases and investment strategy studies funded through 

18 the advance planning fund and the planning and design 

19 activities funded through the design fund, staffing ex20 penses, and funds provided for the purchase, security, and 

21 maintenance of land for the National Cemetery Adminis22 tration and the Veterans Health Administration through 

23 the land acquisition line item, none of the funds made 

24 available under this heading shall be used for any project 

25 that has not been notified to Congress through the budg-
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1 etary process or that has not been approved by the Con2 gress through statute, joint resolution, or in the explana3 tory statement accompanying such Act and presented to 

4 the President at the time of enrollment: Provided further, 

5 That funds provided for the Veterans Health Administra6 tion through the land acquisition line item shall be only 

7 for projects included on the five year development plan 

8 notified to Congress through the budgetary process: Pro9 vided further, That such sums as may be necessary shall 

10 be available to reimburse the ‘‘General Administration’’ 

11 account for payment of salaries and expenses of all Office 

12 of Construction and Facilities Management employees to 

13 support the full range of capital infrastructure services 

14 provided, including minor construction and leasing serv15 ices: Provided further, That funds made available under 

16 this heading for fiscal year 2024, for each approved 

17 project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a con18 struction documents contract by September 30, 2024; and 

19 (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep20 tember 30, 2025: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

21 Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees 

22 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written 

23 report on any approved major construction project for 

24 which obligations are not incurred within the time limita25 tions established above: Provided further, That notwith-
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1 standing the requirements of section 8104(a) of title 38, 

2 United States Code, amounts made available under this 

3 heading for seismic improvement projects and seismic pro4 gram management activities shall be available for the com5 pletion of both new and existing seismic projects of the 

6 Department. 

7 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

8 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

10 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

11 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 

12 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

13 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

14 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro15 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

16 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

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

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

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

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

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

23 $612,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

24 2028, and of which $68,000,000 shall remain available 

25 until expended, along with unobligated balances of pre-
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1 vious ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations 

2 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

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

4 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

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

6 nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 

7 of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 

8 damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 

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

10 minimize further loss by such causes. 

11 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

12 FACILITIES

13 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

14 State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re15 model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 

16 and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 

17 care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 

18 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $164,000,000, to 

19 remain available until expended. 

20 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES

21 For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 

22 in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme23 teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 

24 States Code, $60,000,000, to remain available until ex25 pended. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

5 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans6 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro7 priations: Provided, That, before a transfer may take 

8 place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 

9 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con10 gress the authority to make the transfer and such Com11 mittees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period 

12 of 30 days has elapsed. 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart15 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, in this or 

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

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

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

19 among the accounts: Provided, That any transfers among 

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

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

22 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

23 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica24 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com25 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
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1 the amount and purpose of the transfer: Provided further, 

2 That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Med3 ical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support and Compli4 ance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the 

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

6 only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on 

7 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

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

9 further, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facili10 ties’’ account may take place only after the Secretary re11 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

12 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 

13 and an approval is issued. 

14 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

15 salaries and expenses shall be available for services au16 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 

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

18 or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author19 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

20 States Code. 

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

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

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

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

25 new hospital or home. 
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1 SEC. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be 

2 available for health care treatment or examination of any 

3 persons (except beneficiaries entitled to such health care 

4 treatment or examination under the laws providing such 

5 benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment 

6 under sections 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States 

7 Code, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer8 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless re9 imbursement of the cost of such health care treatment or 

10 examination is made to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account 

11 at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans 

12 Affairs. 

13 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

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

15 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be avail16 able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re17 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 

18 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

19 2023. 

20 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

21 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

22 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

23 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

24 Code, except that if such obligations are from trust fund 
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1 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

2 and Pensions’’. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

6 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

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

8 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

9 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 

10 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 

11 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen12 eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra13 tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 

14 the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi15 nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse16 ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu17 mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 

18 2024 that are available for dividends in that program after 

19 claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 

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

21 administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 

22 amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 

23 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 

24 surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 

25 shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 
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1 2024 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 

2 such insurance program and to the provision of any total 

3 disability income insurance included in that insurance pro4 gram. 

5 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

6 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in7 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro8 viding enhanced-use lease services shall be available until 

9 expended. 

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

12 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

13 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage14 ment, Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of Employment 

15 Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and the Alter16 native Dispute Resolution function within the Office of 

17 Human Resources and Administration for all services pro18 vided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to 

19 exceed $145,408,000 for the Office of Resolution Manage20 ment, Diversity and Inclusion, $6,960,000 for the Office 

21 of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, 

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

23 function within the Office of Human Resources and Ad24 ministration: Provided, That payments may be made in 

25 advance for services to be furnished based on estimated 
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1 costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be 

2 credited to the ‘‘General Administration’’ and ‘‘Informa3 tion Technology Systems’’ accounts for use by the office 

4 that provided the service. 

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

6 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

7 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

8 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv9 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 

10 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec11 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

12 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

13 information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro14 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man15 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason16 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

17 does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur18 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 

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

20 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re21 ceived. 

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

24 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas25 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 
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1 the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, 

2 Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction 

3 (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 

4 and improvements of any medical facility under the juris5 diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af6 fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 

7 provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con8 struction, Minor Projects’’. 

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

10 Services’’ are available— 

11 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup12 plies, and equipment; and 

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

14 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

15 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

18 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

20 ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ ac21 counts to remain available until expended for the purposes 

22 of these accounts. 

23 SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

24 enter into agreements with Federally Qualified Health 

25 Centers in the State of Alaska and Indian Tribes and 
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1 Tribal organizations which are party to the Alaska Native 

2 Health Compact with the Indian Health Service, to pro3 vide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental 

4 care, to veterans in rural Alaska. The Secretary shall re5 quire participating veterans and facilities to comply with 

6 all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the 

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

8 lands which are not within the boundaries of the munici9 pality of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough. 

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

12 Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pur13 suant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

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

15 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail16 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

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

18 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

19 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

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

21 Department of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: 

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

23 the direction contained in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quar24 terly reporting’’, under the heading ‘‘General Administra-
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1 tion’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 

2 Public Law 114–223. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 218. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med5 ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Sup6 port and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Op7 erating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 

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

9 and ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fis10 cal year 2024 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Informa11 tion Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such 

12 transfers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggre13 gate increase in the total amount made available by this 

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

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

16 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

17 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

18 the authority to make the transfer and an approval is 

19 issued. 

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 SEC. 219. Of the amounts appropriated to the De22 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024 for 

23 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 

24 Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Con25 struction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology 
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1 Systems’’, up to $430,532,000, plus reimbursements, may 

2 be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—De3 partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra4 tion Fund, established by section 1704 of the National De5 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 

6 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571) and may be used for operation 

7 of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical 

8 facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hun9 ter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

10 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, 

11 That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 

12 designated in this section to the Joint Department of De13 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

14 Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec15 retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appro16 priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 

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

18 117–328 is repealed. 

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 SEC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the De21 partment of Veterans Affairs which become available on 

22 October 1, 2024, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Com23 munity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

24 ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $456,547,000, plus reimburse25 ments, may be transferred to the Joint Department of De-
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1 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

2 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 

3 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

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

5 for operation of the facilities designated as combined Fed6 eral medical facilities as described by section 706 of the 

7 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

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

9 Provided, That additional funds may be transferred from 

10 accounts designated in this section to the Joint Depart11 ment of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Med12 ical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notifica13 tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit14 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

17 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

19 at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facili20 ties as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 

21 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

22 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be avail23 able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of De24 fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

25 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 
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1 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

2 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571); and (2) for oper3 ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 

4 medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun5 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

6 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Pro7 vided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the 

8 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

9 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), amounts trans10 ferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department 

11 of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

12 shall remain available until expended. 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

15 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 

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

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

18 DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as au19 thorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States 

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

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

22 SEC. 223. None of the funds available to the Depart23 ment of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may 

24 be used to replace the current system by which the Vet-
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1 erans Integrated Service Networks select and contract for 

2 diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment. 

3 SEC. 224. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no4 tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

5 Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project 

6 that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the pro7 grammed amount of the project, whichever is less: Pro8 vided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 

9 of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Pro10 vided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Commit11 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 

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

13 describe the anticipated use of such savings. 

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

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

16 in excess of the scope specified for that project in the origi17 nal justification data provided to the Congress as part of 

18 the request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Vet19 erans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 

20 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

21 SEC. 226. Not later than 30 days after the end of 

22 each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

23 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

24 Houses of Congress a quarterly report containing perform25 ance measures and data from each Veterans Benefits Ad-
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1 ministration Regional Office: Provided, That, at a min2 imum, the report shall include the direction contained in 

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

4 heading ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 

5 Administration’’ in the joint explanatory statement accom6 panying Public Law 114–223: Provided further, That the 

7 report shall also include information on the number of ap8 peals pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration as 

9 well as the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly 

10 basis. 

11 SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

12 provide written notification to the Committees on Appro13 priations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to or14 ganizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or 

15 more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of 

16 the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 

17 SEC. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

18 provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appro19 priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 

20 single national outreach and awareness marketing cam21 paign in which obligations exceed $1,000,000. 

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 229. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon 

24 determination that such action is necessary to address 

25 needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may trans-
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1 fer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary 

2 appropriations made available for fiscal year 2024 in this 

3 title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General Oper4 ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ ac5 count) or any discretionary unobligated balances within 

6 the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those ap7 propriated for fiscal year 2024, that were provided in ad8 vance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers 

9 shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Man10 agement and Budget: Provided further, That the transfer 

11 authority provided in this section is in addition to any 

12 other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, 

13 That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that 

14 were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 

15 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

16 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

17 1985: Provided further, That such authority to transfer 

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

19 on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for 

20 which originally appropriated and in no case where the 

21 item for which funds are requested has been denied by 

22 Congress: Provided further, That, upon determination that 

23 all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation 

24 are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back 

25 to that appropriation and shall be available for the same 
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1 purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further, 

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

3 Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on 

4 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

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

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 230. Amounts made available for the Depart8 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, under the 

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

10 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts 

11 may be transferred between such accounts: Provided, That 

12 before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Vet13 erans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appro14 priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 

15 make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 

16 SEC. 231. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 

17 reprogram funds among major construction projects or 

18 programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed 

19 $7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by 

20 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con21 gress. 

22 SEC. 232. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

23 ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section 

24 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code— 
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1 (1) provides to individuals who contact the hot2 line immediate assistance from a trained profes3 sional; and 

4 (2) adheres to all requirements of the American 

5 Association of Suicidology. 

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

7 may be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Execu8 tive action that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

9 from appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil 

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

11 at the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to 

12 such a position relating to the hotline specified in sub13 section (a). 

14 (2) In this subsection— 

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

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

17 States Code; and 

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

19 (i) any Executive order, Presidential 

20 memorandum, or other action by the President; 

21 and 

22 (ii) any agency policy, order, or other di23 rective. 

24 (c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall con25 duct a study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified 
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1 in subsection (a) during the 5-year period beginning on 

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

3 data and data collected from such hotline. 

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

5 (1) shall— 

6 (A) determine the number of veterans who con7 tact the hotline specified in subsection (a) and who 

8 receive follow up services from the hotline or mental 

9 health services from the Department of Veterans Af10 fairs thereafter; 

11 (B) determine the number of veterans who con12 tact the hotline who are not referred to, or do not 

13 continue receiving, mental health care who commit 

14 suicide; and 

15 (C) determine the number of veterans described 

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

17 SEC. 233. Effective during the period beginning on 

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

19 of the funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans 

20 Affairs by this or any other Act may be obligated or ex21 pended in contravention of the ‘‘Veterans Health Adminis22 tration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement 

23 on the Veterans Health Administration’s Screening for 

24 Breast Cancer Guidance’’ published on May 10, 2017, as 
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1 issued by the Veterans Health Administration National 

2 Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 

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

4 of law, the amounts appropriated or otherwise made avail5 able to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the ‘‘Med6 ical Services’’ account may be used to provide— 

7 (1) fertility counseling and treatment using as8 sisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran 

9 or the spouse of a covered veteran; or 

10 (2) adoption reimbursement to a covered vet11 eran. 

12 (b) In this section: 

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

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

15 United States Code. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a vet17 eran, as such term is defined in section 101 of title 

18 38, United States Code, who has a service-connected 

19 disability that results in the inability of the veteran 

20 to procreate without the use of fertility treatment. 

21 (3) The term ‘‘assisted reproductive tech22 nology’’ means benefits relating to reproductive as23 sistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces 

24 who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty 

25 pursuant to section 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, United 
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1 States Code, as described in the memorandum on 

2 the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted Reproductive 

3 Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/ 

4 Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service 

5 Members’’ issued by the Assistant Secretary of De6 fense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the 

7 guidance issued to implement such policy, including 

8 any limitations on the amount of such benefits avail9 able to such a member except that— 

10 (A) the time periods regarding embryo 

11 cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 

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

13 shall not apply; and 

14 (B) such term includes embryo 

15 cryopreservation and storage without limitation 

16 on the duration of such cryopreservation and 

17 storage. 

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

19 reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 

20 an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en21 actment of this Act under the same terms as apply 

22 under the adoption reimbursement program of the 

23 Department of Defense, as authorized in Depart24 ment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the 
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1 reimbursement limits and requirements set forth in 

2 such instruction. 

3 (c) Amounts made available for the purposes speci4 fied in subsection (a) of this section are subject to the 

5 requirements for funds contained in section 508 of division 

6 H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public 

7 Law 115–141). 

8 SEC. 235. None of the funds appropriated or other9 wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 

10 Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 

11 that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor12 tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 

13 Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 

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

15 119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, 

16 United States Code. 

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

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

19 Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Ad20 ministration, or National Cemetery Administration to con21 tractor performance by a business concern that is at least 

22 51 percent owned by one or more Indian Tribes as defined 

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

24 or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in sec25 tion 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code. 
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1 SEC. 237. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in 

2 consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Sec3 retary of Labor, shall discontinue collecting and using So4 cial Security account numbers to authenticate individuals 

5 in all information systems of the Department of Veterans 

6 Affairs for all individuals not later than September 30, 

7 2024. 

8 (b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may collect and 

9 use a Social Security account number to identify an indi10 vidual, in accordance with section 552a of title 5, United 

11 States Code, in an information system of the Department 

12 of Veterans Affairs if and only if the use of such number 

13 is necessary to: 

14 (1) obtain or provide information the Secretary 

15 requires from an information system that is not 

16 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; 

17 (2) comply with a law, regulation, or court 

18 order; 

19 (3) perform anti-fraud activities; or 

20 (4) identify a specific individual where no ade21 quate substitute is available. 

22 (c) The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall super23 sede section 237 of division J of Public Law 117–328. 

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

25 Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and 2025 
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1 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, section 239 of division A of Public 

2 Law 114–223 shall apply. 

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

4 prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 

5 the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to trans6 fer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Com7 pensation Fund to any other account within the Depart8 ment of Veterans Affairs. 

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

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

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

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

13 authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, not14 withstanding subsection (e) of such section. 

15 SEC. 241. None of the funds appropriated or other16 wise made available in this title may be used by the Sec17 retary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement re18 lated to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual 

19 that would restrict in any way the individual from speak20 ing to members of Congress or their staff on any topic 

21 not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law 

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

23 interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign af24 fairs. 
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1 SEC. 242. For funds provided to the Department of 

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

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

4 apply. 

5 SEC. 243. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth6 erwise made available by this Act may be used to deny 

7 an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 

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

9 the department or agency over which that Inspector Gen10 eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act 

11 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the ac12 cess of the Inspector General to such records, documents, 

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

14 provision of law that expressly refers to such Inspector 

15 General and expressly limits the right of access. 

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

17 shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, 

18 documents, and other materials in a timely manner. 

19 (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance 

20 with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the in21 formation provided by the establishment over which that 

22 Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 

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

24 (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 

25 shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
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1 Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

2 of Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure 

3 by any department or agency covered by this section to 

4 comply with this requirement. 

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

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

7 times for veterans who seek care at medical facilities of 

8 the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

9 SEC. 245. None of the funds appropriated or other10 wise made available by this Act to the Veterans Health 

11 Administration may be used in fiscal year 2024 to convert 

12 any program which received specific purpose funds in fis13 cal year 2023 to a general purpose funded program unless 

14 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits written notifica15 tion of any such proposal to the Committees on Appropria16 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 

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

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

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

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

22 apply. 

23 SEC. 247. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth24 erwise made available by this Act may be used to conduct 

25 research commencing on or after October 1, 2019, that 
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1 uses any canine, feline, or non-human primate unless the 

2 Secretary of Veterans Affairs approves such research spe3 cifically and in writing pursuant to subsection (b). 

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

5 the conduct of research commencing on or after October 

6 1, 2019, using canines, felines, or non-human primates if 

7 the Secretary determines that— 

8 (A) the scientific objectives of the research can 

9 only be met by using such canines, felines, or non10 human primates; 

11 (B) such scientific objectives are directly related 

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

13 (C) the research is consistent with the revised 

14 Department of Veterans Affairs canine research pol15 icy document dated December 15, 2017, including 

16 any subsequent revisions to such document. 

17 (2) The Secretary may not delegate the authority 

18 under this subsection. 

19 (c) If the Secretary approves any new research pursu20 ant to subsection (b), not later than 30 days before the 

21 commencement of such research, the Secretary shall sub22 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 

23 and House of Representatives a report describing— 

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

25 using canines, felines, or non-human primates; 
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1 (2) the date on which the Secretary approved 

2 the research; 

3 (3) the justification for the determination of the 

4 Secretary that the scientific objectives of such re5 search could only be met using canines, felines, or 

6 non-human primates; 

7 (4) the frequency and duration of such re8 search; and 

9 (5) the protocols in place to ensure the neces10 sity, safety, and efficacy of the research. 

11 (d) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en12 actment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Sec13 retary shall submit to such Committees a report describ14 ing— 

15 (1) any research being conducted by the De16 partment of Veterans Affairs using canines, felines, 

17 or non-human primates as of the date of the sub18 mittal of the report; 

19 (2) the circumstances under which such re20 search was conducted using canines, felines, or non21 human primates; 

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

23 or non-human primates to conduct such research; 

24 and 
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1 (4) the protocols in place to ensure the neces2 sity, safety, and efficacy of such research. 

3 (e) The Department shall implement a plan under 

4 which the Secretary will eliminate or reduce the research 

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

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

7 Public Law 116–94. 

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

9 use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in 

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

11 employment equivalents within any program of rehabilita12 tion conducted under chapter 31 of title 38, United States 

13 Code, does not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time em14 ployment equivalent. 

15 (b) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en16 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con17 gress a report on the programs of rehabilitation conducted 

18 under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, includ19 ing— 

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

21 for each such program; and 

22 (2) recommendations for such action as the 

23 Secretary considers necessary to reduce the veteran24 to-staff ratio for each such program. 
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1 SEC. 249. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Veterans 

2 Health Administration, Medical Community Care’’ ac3 count in this or any other Act for fiscal years 2024 and 

4 2025 may be used for expenses that would otherwise be 

5 payable from the Veterans Choice Fund established by 

6 section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Account7 ability Act, as amended (38 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

8 SEC. 250. Obligations and expenditures applicable to 

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

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

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

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

13 years. 

14 SEC. 251. Of the amounts made available for the De15 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, in this 

16 or any other Act, under the ‘‘Veterans Health Administra17 tion—Medical Services’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Administra18 tion—Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Ad19 ministration—Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 

20 ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—Medical Facilities’’ ac21 counts, $1,279,096,000 shall be made available for gen22 der-specific care and programmatic efforts to deliver care 

23 for women veterans. 

24 SEC. 252. Of the unobligated balances available in 

25 fiscal year 2024 in the ‘‘Recurring Expenses Trans-
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1 formational Fund’’ established in section 243 of division 

2 J of Public Law 114–113, and in addition to any funds 

3 otherwise made available for such purposes in this, prior, 

4 or subsequent fiscal years, $600,000,000 shall be available 

5 for constructing, altering, extending, and improving med6 ical facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, in7 cluding all supporting activities and required contin8 gencies, during the period of availability of the Fund: 

9 Provided, That prior to obligation of any of the funds pro10 vided in this section, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

11 must provide a plan for the execution of the funds appro12 priated in this section to the Committees on Appropria13 tions of both Houses of Congress and such Committees 

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

15 days has elapsed. 

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 ‘‘Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund’’, as authorized 

21 by section 324 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, 

22 That, at a minimum, the report shall include an update 

23 on obligations by program, project or activity and a plan 

24 for expending the remaining funds: Provided further, That 

25 the budget resource categories supporting the Veterans 
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1 Health Administration shall be reported by the subcat2 egories ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, 

3 ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical and 

4 Prosthetics Research’’. 

5 SEC. 254. Any amounts transferred to the Secretary 

6 and administered by a corporation referred to in section 

7 7364(b) of title 38, United States Code, between October 

8 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018 for purposes of carrying 

9 out an order placed with the Department of Veterans Af10 fairs pursuant to section 1535 of title 31, United States 

11 Code, that are available for obligation pursuant to section 

12 7364(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, are to remain 

13 available for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred 

14 by such corporation during the period of performance of 

15 such order, provided that the Secretary of Veterans Af16 fairs determines that such amounts need to remain avail17 able for such liquidation. 

18 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 255. Of the unobligated balances from amounts 

20 made available under the heading ‘‘Departmental Admin21 istration—Veterans Electronic Health Record’’ in division 

22 J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public 

23 Law 117–328), $439,750,000 is hereby rescinded. 
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1 (RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 256. Of the unobligated balances available to 

3 the Department of Veterans Affairs from prior appropria4 tions Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from 

5 the following accounts in the amounts specified: 

6 Veterans Health Administration—Medical Serv7 ices, $1,000,000,000; and 

8 Veterans Health Administration—Medical Com9 munity Care, $976,005,000: 

10 Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from 

11 amounts that were designated by the Congress as an 

12 emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolu13 tion on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer14 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 SEC. 257. None of the funds in this or any other Act 

16 may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs hos17 pitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environmental 

18 assessment, or to diminish healthcare services at existing 

19 Veterans Health Administration medical facilities as part 

20 of a planned realignment of services until the Secretary 

21 provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

22 Houses of Congress a report including an analysis of how 

23 any such planned realignment of services will impact ac24 cess to care for veterans living in rural or highly rural 

25 areas, including travel distances and transportation costs 
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1 to access a Department medical facility and availability 

2 of local specialty and primary care. 

3 SEC. 258. Unobligated balances available under the 

4 headings ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construc5 tion, Minor Projects’’ may be obligated by the Secretary 

6 of Veterans Affairs for a facility pursuant to section 

7 2(e)(1) of the Communities Helping Invest through Prop8 erty and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 

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

10 to provide additional funds or to fund an escalation clause 

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

12 unobligated balances are obligated pursuant to this sec13 tion, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 

14 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con15 gress the authority to obligate such unobligated balances 

16 and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a re17 sponse, a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, 

18 That the request to obligate such unobligated balances 

19 must provide Congress notice that the entity described in 

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

21 exhausted available cost containment approaches as set 

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

23 Law. 

24 SEC. 259. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap25 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
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1 cal year 2024 for the Department of Veterans Affairs may 

2 be obligated or expended to procure or purchase com3 puters, printers, software, hardware, connecting cables, or 

4 other information technology equipment needed for an of5 fice environment in which the manufacturer, bidder, or of6 feror, or any subsidiary or parent entity of the manufac7 turer, bidder, or offeror, of the equipment or software is 

8 an entity, or is a subsidiary or parent company of an enti9 ty— 

10 (1) in which the People’s Republic of China has 

11 any ownership stake; 

12 (2) that has been organized under the laws of 

13 the People’s Republic of China; or 

14 (3) that contributes to the defense industry of 

15 the Chinese Communist Party. 

16 (b) APPLICABILITY TO THIRD PARTIES.—The prohi17 bition in subsection (a) also applies in cases in which the 

18 Secretary has contracted with a third party for the pro19 curement, purchase, or expenditure of funds on any of the 

20 equipment and software described in such subsection. 

21 SEC. 260. None of the funds appropriated or other22 wise made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs 

23 in this Act may be used in a manner that would— 
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1 (1) interfere with the ability of a veteran to 

2 participate in a medicinal marijuana program ap3 proved by a State; 

4 (2) deny any services from the Department to 

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

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

7 care provider of the Department to make appro8 priate recommendations, fill out forms, or take steps 

9 to comply with such a program. 
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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 $3,000,000 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 $99,880,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall re22 main 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. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail9 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

22 no less than 45 days. 

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

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

2 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

11 10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

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

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

15 has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 

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

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

18 title 10, United States Code. 

19 SEC. 411. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap20 propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 

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

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

23 or possessions to house any individual detained at United 

24 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, for the 
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1 purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 

2 under the control of the Department of Defense. 

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

4 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 

5 Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

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

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

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

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

10 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 

11 and 

12 (2) is— 

13 (A) in the custody or under the effective 

14 control of the Department of Defense; or 

15 (B) otherwise under detention at United 

16 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

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

18 Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

19 Act, 2024’’. 

Calendar No. 110 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2127 

[Report No. 118–43] 

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 

JUNE 22, 2023 

Read twice and placed on the calendar