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Union Calendar No. 65 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2029 

[Report No. 114–92] 

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 

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

2016, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 24, 2015 

Mr. DENT, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; 

which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 

of the Union and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

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

fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other 

purposes. 

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

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 

5 military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

6 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

7 30, 2016, and for other purposes, namely: 

8 TITLE I 

9 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

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

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

14 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

15 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec16 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con17 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func18 tions of the Commander in Chief, $663,245,000, to re19 main available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That 

20 of this amount, not to exceed $109,245,000 shall be avail21 able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

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

23 unless the Secretary of the Army determines that addi24 tional obligations are necessary for such purposes and nomstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

2 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

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, $1,349,678,000, to remain available 

11 until September 30, 2020: Provided, That of this amount, 

12 not to exceed $91,649,000 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. 

19 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

20 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip21 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

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

23 as currently authorized by law, $1,237,055,000, to remain 

24 available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That of this 

25 amount, not to exceed $89,164,000 shall be available for 

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1 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv2 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air 

3 Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 

4 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro5 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

6 and the reasons therefor. 

7 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip10 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa11 tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen12 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

13 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

14 $1,931,456,000, to remain available until September 30, 

15 2020: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

16 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

17 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 

18 of Defense available for military construction or family 

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

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

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

22 transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appro23 priated, not to exceed $160,404,000 shall be available for 

24 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv25 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 

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1 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

2 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria3 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

4 the reasons therefor: Provided further, That none of the 

5 funds made available by this title may be used to construct 

6 any fiscal year 2016 special operations command military 

7 construction projects until the Commander of the Special 

8 Operations Command has certified in writing and submits 

9 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

10 Congress a report that includes the following: 

11 (1) A definition of ‘‘Special Operations Forces12 peculiar’’ as it applies to the use of United States 

13 Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) funding 

14 to meet military construction requirements for facili15 ties that provide healthcare services or support fit16 ness activities. 

17 (2) A description of the decision-making process 

18 used to determine whether a military construction 

19 project that provides healthcare facilities or supports 

20 fitness activities should be funded by the USSOCOM 

21 or the military departments. 

22 (3) Provides a schematic of the human perform23 ance centers by installation, a listing of the planned 

24 equipment related to training and resiliency and a 

25 description of the mission-critical benefit of each 

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1 item, an explanation of why the unique physical and 

2 psychological health services incorporated could not 

3 be provided by the Defense Health Agency or mili4 tary services, and a planned staffing breakdown. 

5 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

6 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita7 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad8 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu9 tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 

10 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza11 tion Acts, $167,437,000, to remain available until Sep12 tember 30, 2020: Provided, That of the amount appro13 priated, not to exceed $20,337,000 shall be available for 

14 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv15 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army 

16 National Guard determines that additional obligations are 

17 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

18 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de19 termination and the reasons therefor. 

20 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

21 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita22 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad23 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

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

25 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

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1 Acts, $138,738,000, to remain available until September 

2 30, 2020: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not 

3 to exceed $5,104,000 shall be available for study, plan4 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au5 thorized by law, unless the Director of the Air National 

6 Guard determines that additional obligations are nec7 essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

8 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter9 mination and the reasons therefor. 

10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

11 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita12 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad13 ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 

14 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con15 struction Authorization Acts, $104,295,000, to remain 

16 available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That of the 

17 amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,318,000 shall be 

18 available for study, planning, design, and architect and en19 gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of 

20 the Army Reserve determines that additional obligations 

21 are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Commit22 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 

23 determination and the reasons therefor. 

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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, $36,078,000, to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2020: Provided, That of the amount appro9 priated, not to exceed $2,208,000 shall be available for 

10 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv11 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the 

12 Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary 

13 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro14 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

15 and the reasons therefor. 

16 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

17 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita18 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad19 ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 

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

21 Construction Authorization Acts, $65,021,000, to remain 

22 available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That of the 

23 amount appropriated, not to exceed $13,400,000 shall be 

24 available for study, planning, design, and architect and en25 gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of 

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1 the Air Force Reserve determines that additional obliga2 tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the 

3 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

4 of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

5 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

6 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

8 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro9 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa10 cilities and installations (including international military 

11 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

12 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 

13 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili14 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $150,000,000, to 

15 remain available until expended. 

16 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

17 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con18 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex19 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

20 $99,695,000, to remain available until September 30, 

21 2020. 

22 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

23 ARMY

24 For expenses of family housing for the Army for op25 eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

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1 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in2 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $393,511,000. 

3 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE

4 CORPS

5 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma6 rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace7 ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 

8 authorized by law, $16,541,000, to remain available until 

9 September 30, 2020. 

10 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

11 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

12 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma13 rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 

14 payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter15 est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 

16 law, $353,036,000. 

17 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

18 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

19 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 

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

21 $160,498,000, to remain available until September 30, 

22 2020. 

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1 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

2 FORCE

3 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

4 operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas5 ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 

6 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

7 $331,232,000. 

8 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

9 DEFENSE-WIDE

10 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

11 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

12 military departments) for operation and maintenance, 

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

14 $58,668,000. 

15 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

16 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

17 Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the De18 fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 

19 U.S.C. 2687 note), $251,334,000, to remain available 

20 until expended. 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

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

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

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1 except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 

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

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

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

10 the construction of access roads as authorized by section 

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

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

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

16 the United States for which specific appropriations have 

17 not been made. 

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

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

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

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

24 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

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

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

2 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

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

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

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

6 except housing for which funds have been made available 

7 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con8 struction. 

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

10 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 

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

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

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

18 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

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

22 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

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

24 title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 

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

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

4 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

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

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

8 bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are 

9 awarded to United States firms or United States firms 

10 in joint venture with host nation firms. 

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

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

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

15 used to award any contract estimated by the Government 

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

17 That this section shall not be applicable to contract 

18 awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 

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

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

22 not apply to contract awards for military construction on 

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

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

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

4 scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 

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

6 expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 

7 are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 

8 SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

9 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 

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

12 current session of Congress. 

13 SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing 

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

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

18 and on subsequent claims, if any. 

19 SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, any funds made available to a military department 

21 or defense agency for the construction of military projects 

22 may be obligated for a military construction project or 

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

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

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

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

2 obligated from funds available for military construction 

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

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

5 such project is increased pursuant to law. 

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

10 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

11 of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 

12 may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 

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

14 Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 

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

16 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

17 and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 

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

19 Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 

20 from amounts appropriated for construction of military 

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

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

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

3 guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 

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

5 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 

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

8 Provided further, That the transfer authority in this provi9 sion shall also be applicable to amounts appropriated for 

10 construction in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts in section 

11 2002 of Public Law 112–10. 

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

14 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

15 transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 

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

17 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 

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

19 with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 

20 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall 

21 be merged with and be available for the same purposes 

22 and for the same time period as the fund to which trans23 ferred. 

24 SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

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1 maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 

2 source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 

3 housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 

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

5 spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen6 eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica7 tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 

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

9 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

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

11 notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 

12 solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi13 ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 

14 of the budget submission. 

15 SEC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im16 provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec17 tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro18 priated and shall be available until expended for the pur19 poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 

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

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropria23 tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

24 for military construction and family housing operation and 

25 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 

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1 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

2 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

3 authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga4 tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap5 propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 

6 may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur7 rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 

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

9 the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans10 ferred. 

11 SEC. 122. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 

12 none of the funds made available in this Act may be used 

13 by the Secretary of the Army to relocate a unit in the 

14 Army that— 

15 (1) performs a testing mission or function that 

16 is not performed by any other unit in the Army and 

17 is specifically stipulated in title 10, United States 

18 Code; and 

19 (2) is located at a military installation at which 

20 the total number of civilian employees of the Depart21 ment of the Army and Army contractor personnel 

22 employed exceeds 10 percent of the total number of 

23 members of the regular and reserve components of 

24 the Army assigned to the installation. 

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1 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 

2 the Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional 

3 defense committees that in proposing the relocation of the 

4 unit of the Army, the Secretary complied with Army Regu5 lation 5–10 relating to the policy, procedures, and respon6 sibilities for Army stationing actions. 

7 SEC. 123. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

8 available in an account funded under the headings in this 

9 title may be transferred among projects and activities 

10 within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 

11 guidelines for military construction and family housing 

12 construction contained in Department of Defense Finan13 cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chap14 ter 7, of February 2009, as in effect on the date of enact15 ment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 124. None of the funds made available in this 

17 title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 

18 and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme19 tery. 

20 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

21 SEC. 125. Of the unobligated balances available for 

22 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, from prior appropriation 

23 Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as 

24 being for contingency operations directly related to the 

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1 global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), 

2 $96,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

3 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 126. Of the unobligated balances available for 

5 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, from prior appropria6 tion Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as 

7 being for contingency operations directly related to the 

8 global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), 

9 $52,600,000 are hereby rescinded. 

10 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

11 SEC. 127. Of the unobligated balances available for 

12 ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, from prior appro13 priation Acts (other than appropriations designated by law 

14 as being for contingency operations directly related to the 

15 global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), 

16 $134,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

17 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 128. Of the unobligated balances made available 

19 in prior appropriation Acts for the fund established in sec20 tion 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropoli21 tan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) (other 

22 than appropriations designated by law as being for contin23 gency operations directly related to the global war on ter24 rorism or as an emergency requirement), $103,918,000 

25 are hereby rescinded. 

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1 SEC. 129. For the purposes of this Act, the term 

2 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit3 tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

4 and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construc5 tion and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria6 tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 

7 Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 

8 Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

9 SEC. 130. None of the funds made available by this 

10 title may be used to carry out the closure or realignment 

11 of Lajes Air Force Base, Azores, and, unless and until 

12 the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the con13 gressional defense committees that, based on operational 

14 requirements, Lajes Air Force Base is not an optimal loca15 tion for the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex, none of 

16 the funds made available by this title may be used to con17 struct phase two of the Joint Intelligence Analysis Com18 plex Consolidation at Royal Air Force Croughton, United 

19 Kingdom. 

20 SEC. 131. Notwithstanding section 124, for an addi21 tional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ in this 

22 title, $30,000,000 is provided for advances to the Federal 

23 Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 

24 for construction of access roads as authorized by section 

25 210 of title 23, United States Code. 

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1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

3 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

4 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For the payment of compensation benefits to or on 

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

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

10 pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 

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

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

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

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

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

21 $166,271,436,000, to remain available until expended, of 

22 which $87,146,761,000 shall become available on October 

23 1, 2016: Provided, That not to exceed $15,562,000 of the 

24 amount made available for fiscal year 2016 and 

25 $16,021,000 of the amount made available for fiscal year 

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1 2017 under this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General 

2 Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 

3 and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ for necessary ex4 penses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, 

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

6 for which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation 

7 and Pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such 

8 sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient 

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

10 Fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical facili11 ties for nursing home care provided to pensioners as au12 thorized. 

13 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

14 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 

15 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap16 ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 

17 61 of title 38, United States Code, $32,088,826,000, to 

18 remain available until expended, of which 

19 $16,743,904,000 shall become available on October 1, 

20 2016: Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation program 

21 services and assistance which the Secretary is authorized 

22 to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 of title 

23 38, United States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), 

24 (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to 

25 this account. 

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1 VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

2 For military and naval insurance, national service life 

3 insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet4 erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 

5 authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States 

6 Code, $169,080,000, to remain available until expended, 

7 of which $91,920,000 shall become available on October 

8 1, 2016. 

9 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

10 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 

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

12 authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 

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

14 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de15 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

16 1974: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2016, 

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

18 gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe19 cially adapted housing loans. 

20 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

21 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $164,558,000. 

22 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

23 For the cost of direct loans, $31,000, as authorized 

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

25 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

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1 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres2 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 

3 made available under this heading are available to sub4 sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 

5 loans not to exceed $2,952,000. 

6 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

7 carry out the direct loan program, $367,000, which may 

8 be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex9 penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 

10 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

11 ACCOUNT

12 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

13 loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 

14 of title 38, United States Code, $1,134,000. 

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, aid to 

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1 State homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, 

2 United States Code, assistance and support services for 

3 caregivers as authorized by section 1720G of title 38, 

4 United States Code, loan repayments authorized by sec5 tion 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health 

6 Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 

7 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), and hospital care and med8 ical services authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United 

9 States Code; $969,554,000, which shall be in addition to 

10 funds previously appropriated under this heading that be11 came available on October 1, 2015; and, in addition, 

12 $51,673,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become 

13 available on October 1, 2016, and shall remain available 

14 until September 30, 2017: Provided, That notwithstanding 

15 any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Af16 fairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical 

17 treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabil18 ities, lower income, or have special needs: Provided further, 

19 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec20 retary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for 

21 the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in en22 rollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, 

23 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec24 retary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing 

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1 tion facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written 

2 prescriptions based on requirements established by the 

3 Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation of 

4 the program described in the previous proviso shall incur 

5 no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

6 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

7 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

8 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 

9 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad10 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi11 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart12 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De13 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

14 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov15 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $6,524,000,000, plus 

16 reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 

17 2016, and shall remain available until September 30, 

18 2017. 

19 MEDICAL FACILITIES

20 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op21 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 

22 and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad23 ministration; for administrative expenses in support of 

24 planning, design, project management, real property ac25 quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 

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

2 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

3 activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter4 ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos5 pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart6 ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 

7 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate8 rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, 

9 $5,074,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail10 able on October 1, 2016, and shall remain available until 

11 September 30, 2017. 

12 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

13 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

14 medical and prosthetic research and development as au15 thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 

16 $621,813,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail17 able until September 30, 2017. 

18 NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

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

23 of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper24 ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter25 ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 

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1 of the National Cemetery Administration, $266,220,000, 

2 of which not to exceed $26,600,000 shall remain available 

3 until September 30, 2017. 

4 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

5 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 For necessary operating expenses of the Department 

8 of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 

9 administrative expenses in support of Department-wide 

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

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

14 Services Administration for security guard services, 

15 $336,659,000, of which not to exceed $10,100,000 shall 

16 remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, 

17 That funds provided under this heading may be trans18 ferred to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 

19 Administration’’. 

20 BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS

21 For necessary operating expenses of the Board of 

22 Veterans Appeals, $107,884,000, of which not to exceed 

23 $10,788,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

24 2017. 

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1 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 

4 Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, in5 cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement 

6 of the General Services Administration for security guard 

7 services, and reimbursement of the Department of De8 fense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 

9 $2,697,734,000: Provided, That expenses for services and 

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

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

12 that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are nec13 essary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum ex14 tent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and 

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

16 independence in daily living, shall be charged to this ac17 count: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

18 under this heading, not to exceed $134,800,000 shall re19 main available until September 30, 2017. 

20 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 For necessary expenses for information technology 

23 systems and telecommunications support, including devel24 opmental information systems and operational information 

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

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1 asset acquisition of information technology systems, in2 cluding management and related contractual costs of said 

3 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

4 operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

5 States Code, $4,038,363,000, plus reimbursements: Pro6 vided, That $1,115,757,000 shall be for pay and associ7 ated costs, of which not to exceed $34,800,000 shall re8 main available until September 30, 2017: Provided further, 

9 That $2,417,863,000 shall be for operations and mainte10 nance, of which not to exceed $167,900,000 shall remain 

11 available until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That 

12 $504,743,000 shall be for information technology systems 

13 development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall 

14 remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided fur15 ther, That amounts made available for information tech16 nology systems development, modernization, and enhance17 ment may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary 

18 of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of 

19 the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Com20 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 

21 certification of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obli22 gated and expended for each development project: Pro23 vided further, That amounts made available for salaries 

24 and expenses, operations and maintenance, and informa25 tion technology systems development, modernization, and 

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1 enhancement may be transferred among the three sub2 accounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 

3 from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

4 of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an 

5 approval is issued: Provided further, That amounts made 

6 available for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ ac7 count for development, modernization, and enhancement 

8 may be transferred among projects or to newly defined 

9 projects: Provided further, That no project may be in10 creased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost 

11 prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appro12 priations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer 

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

14 of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, That funds under 

15 this heading may be used by the Interagency Program Of16 fice through the Department of Veterans Affairs to define 

17 data standards, code sets, and value sets used to enable 

18 interoperability: Provided further, That of the funds made 

19 available for information technology systems development, 

20 modernization, and enhancement for VistA Evolution, not 

21 more than 25 percent may be obligated or expended until 

22 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Commit23 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and 

24 such Committees approve, a report that describes: (1) the 

25 status of and changes to the VistA Evolution program 

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1 plan dated March 24, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the 

2 ‘‘Plan’’), the VistA 4 product roadmap dated February 26, 

3 2015 (‘‘Roadmap’’), and the VistA 4 Incremental Life 

4 Cycle Cost Estimate, dated October 26, 2014; (2) any 

5 changes to the scope or functionality of projects within 

6 the VistA Evolution program as established in the Plan; 

7 (3) actual program costs incurred to date; (4) progress 

8 in meeting the schedule milestones that have been estab9 lished in the Plan; (5) a Project Management Account10 ability System (PMAS) Dashboard Progress report that 

11 identifies each VistA Evolution project being tracked 

12 through PMAS, what functionality it is intended to pro13 vide, and what evaluation scores it has received through14 out development; (6) the definition being used for inter15 operability between the electronic health record systems 

16 of the Department of Defense and the Department of Vet17 erans Affairs, the metrics to measure the extent of inter18 operability, the milestones and timeline associated with 

19 achieving interoperability, and the baseline measurements 

20 associated with interoperability; (7) progress toward devel21 oping and implementing all components and levels of 

22 interoperability, including semantic interoperability; (8) 

23 the change management tools in place to facilitate the im24 plementation of VistA Evolution and interoperability; and 

25 (9) any changes to the governance structure for the VistA 

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1 Evolution program and its chain of decisionmaking au2 thority: Provided further, That the funds made available 

3 under this heading for information technology systems de4 velopment, modernization, and enhancement, shall be for 

5 the projects, and in the amounts, specified under this 

6 heading in the report accompanying this Act. 

7 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

8 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

9 General, to include information technology, in carrying out 

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

11 U.S.C. App.), $131,766,000, of which not to exceed 

12 $12,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

13 2017. 

14 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

15 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

17 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

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

19 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 

20 Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar21 chitectural and engineering services, construction manage22 ment services, maintenance or guarantee period services 

23 costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 

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

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1 quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 

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

3 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were 

4 made available in a previous major project appropriation, 

5 $561,800,000, of which $527,800,000 shall remain avail6 able until September 30, 2020, and of which $34,000,000 

7 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That ex8 cept for advance planning activities, including needs as9 sessments which may or may not lead to capital invest10 ments, and other capital asset management related activi11 ties, including portfolio development and management ac12 tivities, and investment strategy studies funded through 

13 the advance planning fund and the planning and design 

14 activities funded through the design fund, including needs 

15 assessments which may or may not lead to capital invest16 ments, and salaries and associated costs of the resident 

17 engineers who oversee those capital investments funded 

18 through this account, and funds provided for the purchase 

19 of land for the National Cemetery Administration through 

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

21 available under this heading shall be used for any project 

22 which has not been approved by the Congress in the budg23 etary process: Provided further, That funds made available 

24 under this heading for fiscal year 2016, for each approved 

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1 struction documents contract by September 30, 2016; and 

2 (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep3 tember 30, 2017: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

4 Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees 

5 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written 

6 report on any approved major construction project for 

7 which obligations are not incurred within the time limita8 tions established above. 

9 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

10 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

12 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

13 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 

14 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

15 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

16 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro17 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

18 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

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

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

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

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

24 United States Code, $406,200,000, to remain available 

25 until September 30, 2020, along with unobligated balances 

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1 of previous ‘‘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, $80,000,000, to re19 main 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, $45,000,000, 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 2016 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 place, 

8 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

9 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

10 the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 

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

12 days has elapsed. 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart15 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016, in this or 

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

17 Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ ac18 counts may be transferred among the accounts: Provided, 

19 That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical Services’’ and 

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

21 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

22 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica23 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com24 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 

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

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1 That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical Services’’ and 

2 ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ accounts in excess of 

3 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the 

4 fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary re5 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

6 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 

7 and an approval is issued: Provided further, That any 

8 transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ account may 

9 take place only after the Secretary requests from the Com10 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 

11 authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued. 

12 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

13 salaries and expenses shall be available for services au14 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 

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

16 or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author17 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

18 States Code. 

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

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

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

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

23 new hospital or home. 

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

25 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

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1 (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex2 amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet3 erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec4 tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 

5 or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

6 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim7 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina8 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such 

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

10 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

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

12 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be avail13 able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re14 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 

15 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

16 2015. 

17 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

18 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

19 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

20 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

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

22 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

23 and Pensions’’. 

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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

3 law, during fiscal year 2016, the Secretary of Veterans 

4 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

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

6 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

7 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 

8 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 

9 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen10 eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra11 tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 

12 the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi13 nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse14 ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu15 mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 

16 2016 that are available for dividends in that program after 

17 claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 

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

19 administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 

20 amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 

21 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 

22 surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 

23 shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 

24 2016 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 

25 such insurance program and to the provision of any total 

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1 disability income insurance included in that insurance pro2 gram. 

3 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

4 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in5 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro6 viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur7 ing the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

10 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

11 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage12 ment of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Of13 fice of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudica14 tion under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, 

15 for all services provided at rates which will recover actual 

16 costs but not to exceed $43,700,000 for the Office of Reso17 lution Management and $3,400,000 for the Office of Em18 ployment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: Pro19 vided, That payments may be made in advance for services 

20 to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided further, 

21 That amounts received shall be credited to the ‘‘General 

22 Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ 

23 accounts for use by the office that provided the service. 

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

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

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1 the estimated annual rental cost is more than $1,000,000, 

2 unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits a request 

3 to enter into such lease to the Committees on Appropria4 tions of both Houses of Congress and (1) the Committees 

5 approve the request; or (2) the Committees have not re6 jected the request before the date that is 15 days after 

7 the date on which the request is received. 

8 SEC. 212. No funds of the Department of Veterans 

9 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

10 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

11 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv12 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 

13 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec14 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

15 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

16 information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro17 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man18 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason19 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

20 does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur21 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 

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

23 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re24 ceived. 

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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

3 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas4 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

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

6 Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction 

7 (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 

8 and improvements of any medical facility under the juris9 diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af10 fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 

11 provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con12 struction, Minor Projects’’. 

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

14 Services’’ are available— 

15 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup16 plies, and equipment; and 

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

18 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

19 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

22 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

24 ‘‘Medical Services’’, to remain available until expended for 

25 the purposes of that account. 

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1 SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

2 enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organi3 zations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Com4 pact with the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and 

5 tribal organizations serving rural Alaska which have en6 tered into contracts with the Indian Health Service under 

7 the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance 

8 Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and 

9 dental care. The Secretary shall require participating vet10 erans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules 

11 and regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term 

12 ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands sited within the ex13 ternal boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified 

14 in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native 

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

16 those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified in 

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

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

19 not within the boundaries of the municipality of Anchor20 age, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Penin21 sula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. 

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the De24 partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursu25 ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

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

2 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail3 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

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

5 title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 

6 Directors of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks 

7 from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new vet8 erans within their respective Networks. 

9 SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

10 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

11 Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the financial 

12 status of the Veterans Health Administration. 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med15 ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Med16 ical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans 

17 Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and 

18 ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal 

19 year 2016 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information 

20 Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such trans21 fers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggregate 

22 increase in the total amount made available by this Act 

23 for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ account: Pro24 vided further, That before a transfer may take place, the 

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1 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 

2 authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued. 

3 SEC. 221. Of the amounts made available to the De4 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016, in this 

5 or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ account 

6 for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 percent 

7 of the funds made available shall be obligated during the 

8 last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided, That the Sec9 retary may waive this requirement after providing written 

10 notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

11 Houses of Congress. 

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 222. Of the amounts appropriated to the De14 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 for 

15 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, 

16 ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’, and 

17 ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’, up to $266,303,000, 

18 plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint De19 partment of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 

20 Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by sec21 tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

22 Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) 

23 and may be used for operation of the facilities designated 

24 as combined Federal medical facilities as described by sec25 tion 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authormstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 

2 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional funds may be 

3 transferred from accounts designated in this section to the 

4 Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Af5 fairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written 

6 notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the 

7 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con8 gress: Provided further, That section 223 of Title II of 

9 Division I of Public Law 113-235 is repealed. 

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 SEC. 223. Of the amounts appropriated to the De12 partment of Veterans Affairs which become available on 

13 October 1, 2016, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Sup14 port and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to 

15 $265,675,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred 

16 to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Vet17 erans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, es18 tablished by section 1704 of the National Defense Author19 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

20 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the facilities 

21 designated as combined Federal medical facilities as de22 scribed by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De23 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 

24 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional 

25 funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this 

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1 section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department 

2 of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

3 upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Af4 fairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

5 of Congress. 

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 224. Such sums as may be deposited to the 

8 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

10 at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facili11 ties as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 

12 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

13 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be avail14 able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense15 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem16 onstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the Na17 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

18 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for oper19 ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 

20 medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun21 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

22 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 SEC. 225. Of the amounts available in this title for 

25 ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, 

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1 and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, a minimum of $15,000,000 shall 

2 be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing In3 centive Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, 

4 United States Code, to remain available until expended, 

5 for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of title 38, 

6 United States Code. 

7 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 226. (a) Of the funds appropriated in title II 

9 of division I of Public Law 113–235, the following 

10 amounts which became available on October 1, 2015, are 

11 hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the 

12 amounts specified: 

13 (1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

14 Services’’, $1,400,000,000. 

15 (2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

16 Support and Compliance’’, $100,000,000. 

17 (3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

18 Facilities’’, $250,000,000. 

19 (b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 

20 Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following 

21 accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until 

22 September 30, 2017: 

23 (1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

24 Services’’, $1,400,000,000. 

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1 (2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

2 Support and Compliance’’, $100,000,000. 

3 (3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 

4 Facilities’’, $250,000,000. 

5 SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no6 tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

7 Congress of all bid savings for a major construction 

8 project within 15 days of being identified that total at 

9 least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount 

10 of the project, whichever is less. 

11 SEC. 228. None of the funds made available for 

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

13 in excess of the scope specified for that project in the origi14 nal justification data provided to the Congress as part of 

15 the request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Vet16 erans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 

17 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

18 SEC. 229. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

19 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

20 Houses of Congress a quarterly report that contains the 

21 following information from each Veterans Benefits Admin22 istration Regional Office: (1) the average time to complete 

23 a disability compensation claim; (2) the number of claims 

24 pending more than 125 days; (3) error rates; (4) the num25 ber of claims personnel; (5) any corrective action taken 

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1 within the quarter to address poor performance; (6) train2 ing programs undertaken; and (7) the number and results 

3 of Quality Review Team audits: Provided, That each quar4 terly report shall be submitted no later than 30 days after 

5 the end of the respective quarter. 

6 SEC. 230. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

7 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

8 Houses of Congress a reprogramming request if at any 

9 point during fiscal year 2016 the funding allocated for a 

10 medical care program that is not estimated through the 

11 Enrollee Health Care Projection Model is adjusted by 

12 more than $25,000,000 from the allocation shown in the 

13 corresponding congressional budget justification. Amounts 

14 may only be reprogrammed as requested under this section 

15 if (1) the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

16 of Congress approve the request; or (2) the Committees 

17 have not rejected the request before the date that is 15 

18 days after the date on which the request is received. 

19 SEC. 231. Of the funds provided to the Department 

20 of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Medical Serv21 ices’’ and ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, a maximum 

22 of $5,000,000 may be obligated from the ‘‘Medical Serv23 ices’’ account and a maximum of $154,596,000 may be 

24 obligated from the ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ ac25 count for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record 

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1 interoperability projects: Provided, That funds in addition 

2 to these amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution 

3 and electronic health record interoperability projects upon 

4 written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

5 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

6 Congress. 

7 SEC. 232. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

8 provide written notification to the Committees on Appro9 priations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to or10 ganizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or 

11 more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of 

12 the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 

13 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 233. (a) There is hereby rescinded an aggregate 

15 amount of $101,000,000 from the total budget authority 

16 provided for fiscal year 2016 for discretionary accounts 

17 of the Department of Veterans Affairs in— 

18 (1) this Act; or 

19 (2) any advance appropriation for fiscal year 

20 2016 in prior appropriation Acts. 

21 (b) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 

22 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report speci23 fying the account and amount of each rescission not later 

24 than 20 days following enactment of this Act. 

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1 SEC. 234. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

2 provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appro3 priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 

4 single national outreach and awareness marketing cam5 paign in which obligations exceed $2,000,000. 

6 SEC. 235. None of the funds available to the Depart7 ment of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may 

8 be used to replace the current system by which the Vet9 erans Integrated Service Networks select and contract for 

10 diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment. 

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 236. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon 

13 determination that such action is necessary to address 

14 needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may trans15 fer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary 

16 appropriations made available for fiscal year 2016 in this 

17 title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General Oper18 ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ ac19 count) or any discretionary unobligated balances within 

20 the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those ap21 propriated for fiscal year 2016, that were provided in ad22 vance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers 

23 shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Man24 agement and Budget: Provided further, That the transfer 

25 authority provided in this section is in addition to any 

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1 other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, 

2 That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that 

3 were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 

4 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

5 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

6 1985: Provided further, That such authority to transfer 

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

8 on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for 

9 which originally appropriated and in no case where the 

10 item for which funds are requested has been denied by 

11 Congress: Provided further, That, upon determination that 

12 all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation 

13 are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back 

14 to that appropriation and shall be available for the same 

15 purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further, 

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

17 Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on 

18 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

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

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 SEC. 237. Amounts made available for the Depart22 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016, under the 

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

24 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts 

25 may be transferred between such accounts: Provided, That 

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1 before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Vet2 erans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appro3 priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 

4 make the transfer and receive approval from such Com5 mittees for such request. 

6 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 238. Of the unobligated balances available with8 in the ‘‘DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund’’, 

9 $15,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

10 SEC. 239. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 

11 reprogram funds among major construction projects or 

12 programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed 

13 $5,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by 

14 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con15 gress. 

16 (RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

17 SEC. 240. Of the discretionary funds made available 

18 in Public Law 113-235 for the Department of Veterans 

19 Affairs for fiscal year 2016, $197,923,000 are rescinded 

20 from ‘‘Medical Services’’, $42,272,000 are rescinded from 

21 ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and $15,353,000 are 

22 rescinded from ‘‘Medical Facilities’’. 

23 SEC. 241. The amounts otherwise made available by 

24 this Act for the following accounts of the Department of 

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1 Veterans Affairs are hereby reduced by the following 

2 amounts: 

3 (1) ‘‘Veterans Benefits Administration—Vet4 erans Housing Benefit Program Fund’’, $3,098,000. 

5 (2) ‘‘Veterans Benefits Administration—Voca6 tional Rehabilitation Loans Program Account’’, 

7 $10,000. 

8 (3) ‘‘Veterans Benefits Administration—Native 

9 American Veteran Housing Loan Program Ac10 count’’, $25,000. 

11 (4) ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—Medical 

12 and Prosthetic Research’’, $3,109,000. 

13 (5) ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’, 

14 $1,654,000. 

15 (6) ‘‘Departmental Administration—General 

16 Administration’’, $3,877,000. 

17 (7) ‘‘Departmental Administration—Board of 

18 Veterans Appeals’’, $786,000. 

19 (8) ‘‘Departmental Administration—General 

20 Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra21 tion’’, $36,568,000. 

22 (9) ‘‘Departmental Administration—Informa23 tion Technology Systems’’, $7,958,000. 

24 (10) ‘‘Departmental Administration—Office of 

25 Inspector General’’, $993,000. 

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1 TITLE III 

2 RELATED AGENCIES 

3 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

6 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 

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

9 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 

10 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 

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

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

14 representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 

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

16 countries, $75,100,000, 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 7299 of title 38, 

7 United States Code, $32,141,000: Provided, That 

8 $2,500,000 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 $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

21 $70,800,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall re22 main available until September 30, 2017. 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 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

4 TRUST FUND

5 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire6 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

7 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 

8 and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis9 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 

10 Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $64,300,000, of 

11 which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended 

12 for construction and renovation of the physical plants at 

13 the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, Dis14 trict of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 

15 Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

17 SEC. 301. Funds appropriated in this Act under the 

18 heading ‘‘Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Ex19 penses, Army’’, may be provided to Arlington County, Vir20 ginia, for the relocation of the federally owned water main 

21 at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land 

22 available for ground burials. 

23 SEC. 302. Amounts deposited during the current fis24 cal year into the special account established under 10 

25 U.S.C. 4727 are appropriated and shall be available until 

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1 expended to support activities at the Army National Mili2 tary Cemeteries. 

3 TITLE IV 

4 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

5 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

6 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

8 Navy and Marine Corps’’, $244,004,000 to remain avail9 able until September 30, 2020, for projects outside of the 

10 United States: Provided, That such amount is designated 

11 by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

12 Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

13 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

14 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

17 Air Force’’ $75,000,000 to remain available until Sep18 tember 30, 2020, for projects outside of the United States: 

19 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

20 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter21 rorism pursuant to section 215(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal22 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

23 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

25 Defense-Wide’’, $212,996,000 to remain available until 

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1 September 30, 2020, for projects outside of the United 

2 States: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

3 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

4 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

5 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

6 of 1985. 

7 TITLE V 

8 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

9 SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 

10 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

11 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

12 SEC. 502. None of the funds made available in this 

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

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

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

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

17 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 

18 property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

19 SEC. 503. All departments and agencies funded under 

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

21 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

22 ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con23 duct of their business practices and public service activi24 ties. 

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1 SEC. 504. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no2 tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 

3 Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Af4 fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro5 priations of the House of Representatives and the Sub6 committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 

7 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

8 of the Senate. 

9 SEC. 505. None of the funds made available in this 

10 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in11 strumentality of the United States Government except 

12 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro13 vided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 

14 SEC. 506. None of the funds made available in this 

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

16 individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident 

17 Commissioner of the United States House of Representa18 tives. 

19 SEC. 507. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail20 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

21 post on the public Web site of that agency any report re22 quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

23 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen24 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

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

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1 (1) the public posting of the report com2 promises national security; or 

3 (2) the report contains confidential or propri4 etary information. 

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

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

7 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

8 no less than 45 days. 

9 SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in 

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

11 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

12 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

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

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

15 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi16 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

17 SEC. 509. None of the funds made available in this 

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

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

20 in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

21 10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

22 SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this 

23 Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or serv24 ices, including construction services, where the contractor 

25 has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 

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1 SEC. 511. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used by the Department of Defense or the 

3 Department of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new 

4 light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agen5 cy’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 

6 Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 

7 24, 2011. 

8 SEC. 512. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap9 propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 

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

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

12 or possessions to house any individual detained at United 

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

14 purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 

15 under the control of the Department of Defense. 

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

17 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 

18 Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

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

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

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

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

23 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 

24 and 

25 (2) is— 

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1 (A) in the custody or under the effective 

2 control of the Department of Defense; or 

3 (B) otherwise under detention at United 

4 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

5 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT

6 SEC. 513. The amount by which the applicable alloca7 tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 

8 Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec9 tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ex10 ceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0. 

11 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction 

12 and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations 

13 Act, 2016’’. 

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Union Calendar No. 65 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2029 

[Report No. 114–92] 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for military construction, 

2016, and for other purposes. agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 

APRIL 24, 2015 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

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