114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2029 

AN ACT 

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 no-
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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 (reduced by $30,000,000) (increased by 

15 $30,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 

16 2020: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

17 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

18 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 

19 of Defense available for military construction or family 

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

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

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

23 transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appro24 priated, not to exceed $160,404,000 (increased by 

25 $30,000,000) shall be available for study, planning, de-
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1 sign, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

2 by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that 

3 additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 

4 notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

5 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 

6 Provided further, That none of the funds made available 

7 by this title may be used to construct any fiscal year 2016 

8 special operations command military construction projects 

9 until the Commander of the Special Operations Command 

10 has certified in writing and submits to the Committees on 

11 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report that 

12 includes the following: 

13 (1) A definition of ‘‘Special Operations Forces14 peculiar’’ as it applies to the use of United States 

15 Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) funding 

16 to meet military construction requirements for facili17 ties that provide healthcare services or support fit18 ness activities. 

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

20 used to determine whether a military construction 

21 project that provides healthcare facilities or supports 

22 fitness activities should be funded by the USSOCOM 

23 or the military departments. 

24 (3) Provides a schematic of the human perform25 ance centers by installation, a listing of the planned 
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1 equipment related to training and resiliency and a 

2 description of the mission-critical benefit of each 

3 item, an explanation of why the unique physical and 

4 psychological health services incorporated could not 

5 be provided by the Defense Health Agency or mili6 tary services, and a planned staffing breakdown. 

7 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

8 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita9 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad10 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu11 tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 

12 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza13 tion Acts, $167,437,000, to remain available until Sep14 tember 30, 2020: Provided, That of the amount appro15 priated, not to exceed $20,337,000 shall be available for 

16 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv17 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army 

18 National Guard determines that additional obligations are 

19 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

20 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de21 termination and the reasons therefor. 

22 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

23 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita24 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad25 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
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1 therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 

2 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

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

4 30, 2020: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not 

5 to exceed $5,104,000 shall be available for study, plan6 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au7 thorized by law, unless the Director of the Air National 

8 Guard determines that additional obligations are nec9 essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

10 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter11 mination and the reasons therefor. 

12 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

13 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita14 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad15 ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 

16 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con17 struction Authorization Acts, $104,295,000, to remain 

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

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

20 available for study, planning, design, and architect and en21 gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of 

22 the Army Reserve determines that additional obligations 

23 are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Commit24 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 

25 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 

25 of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administra-
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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 (reduced by $8,000,000) (increased by 

16 $8,000,000) (reduced by $500,000) (increased by 

17 $500,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by $50,000) 

18 (increased by $50,000) (reduced by $3,200,000), of which 

19 not to exceed $10,100,000 shall remain available until 

20 September 30, 2017: Provided, That funds provided under 

21 this heading may be transferred to ‘‘General Operating 

22 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 

23 BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS

24 For necessary operating expenses of the Board of 

25 Veterans Appeals, $107,884,000 (increased by 
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1 $2,000,000), of which not to exceed $10,788,000 shall re2 main available until September 30, 2017. 

3 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

4 ADMINISTRATION

5 For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 

6 Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, in7 cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement 

8 of the General Services Administration for security guard 

9 services, and reimbursement of the Department of De10 fense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 

11 $2,697,734,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 

12 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 

13 $5,000,000): Provided, That expenses for services and as14 sistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and 

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

16 that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are nec17 essary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum ex18 tent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and 

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

20 independence in daily living, shall be charged to this ac21 count: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

22 under this heading, not to exceed $134,800,000 shall re23 main available until September 30, 2017. 
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1 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses for information technology 

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

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

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

9 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

10 operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

11 States Code, $4,038,363,000 (increased by $3,200,000), 

12 plus reimbursements: Provided, That $1,115,757,000 

13 shall be for pay and associated costs, of which not to ex14 ceed $34,800,000 shall remain available until September 

15 30, 2017: Provided further, That $2,417,863,000 shall be 

16 for operations and maintenance, of which not to exceed 

17 $167,900,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

18 2017: Provided further, That $504,743,000 shall be for 

19 information technology systems development, moderniza20 tion, and enhancement, and shall remain available until 

21 September 30, 2017: Provided further, That amounts 

22 made available for information technology systems devel23 opment, modernization, and enhancement may not be obli24 gated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

25 or the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
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1 Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropria2 tions of both Houses of Congress a certification of the 

3 amounts, in parts or in full, to be obligated and expended 

4 for each development project: Provided further, That 

5 amounts made available for salaries and expenses, oper6 ations and maintenance, and information technology sys7 tems development, modernization, and enhancement may 

8 be transferred among the three subaccounts after the Sec9 retary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Committees 

10 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the author11 ity to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Pro12 vided further, That amounts made available for the ‘‘Infor13 mation Technology Systems’’ account for development, 

14 modernization, and enhancement may be transferred 

15 among projects or to newly defined projects: Provided fur16 ther, That no project may be increased or decreased by 

17 more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a re18 quest to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

19 of Congress to make the transfer and an approval is 

20 issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has 

21 elapsed: Provided further, That funds under this heading 

22 may be used by the Interagency Program Office through 

23 the Department of Veterans Affairs to define data stand24 ards, code sets, and value sets used to enable interoper25 ability: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
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1 for information technology systems development, mod2 ernization, and enhancement for VistA Evolution, not 

3 more than 25 percent may be obligated or expended until 

4 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Commit5 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and 

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

7 status of and changes to the VistA Evolution program 

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

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

10 2015 (‘‘Roadmap’’), and the VistA 4 Incremental Life 

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

12 changes to the scope or functionality of projects within 

13 the VistA Evolution program as established in the Plan; 

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

15 in meeting the schedule milestones that have been estab16 lished in the Plan; (5) a Project Management Account17 ability System (PMAS) Dashboard Progress report that 

18 identifies each VistA Evolution project being tracked 

19 through PMAS, what functionality it is intended to pro20 vide, and what evaluation scores it has received through21 out development; (6) the definition being used for inter22 operability between the electronic health record systems 

23 of the Department of Defense and the Department of Vet24 erans Affairs, the metrics to measure the extent of inter25 operability, the milestones and timeline associated with 
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1 achieving interoperability, and the baseline measurements 

2 associated with interoperability; (7) progress toward devel3 oping and implementing all components and levels of 

4 interoperability, including semantic interoperability; (8) 

5 the change management tools in place to facilitate the im6 plementation of VistA Evolution and interoperability; and 

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

8 Evolution program and its chain of decisionmaking au9 thority: Provided further, That the funds made available 

10 under this heading for information technology systems de11 velopment, modernization, and enhancement, shall be for 

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

13 heading in the report accompanying this Act. 

14 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

16 General, to include information technology, in carrying out 

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

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

19 $12,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

20 2017. 

21 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

22 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

24 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

25 Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 
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1 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 

2 Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar3 chitectural and engineering services, construction manage4 ment services, maintenance or guarantee period services 

5 costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 

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

7 and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac8 quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 

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

10 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were 

11 made available in a previous major project appropriation, 

12 $561,800,000, of which $527,800,000 shall remain avail13 able until September 30, 2020, and of which $34,000,000 

14 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That ex15 cept for advance planning activities, including needs as16 sessments which may or may not lead to capital invest17 ments, and other capital asset management related activi18 ties, including portfolio development and management ac19 tivities, and investment strategy studies funded through 

20 the advance planning fund and the planning and design 

21 activities funded through the design fund, including needs 

22 assessments which may or may not lead to capital invest23 ments, and salaries and associated costs of the resident 

24 engineers who oversee those capital investments funded 

25 through this account, and funds provided for the purchase 
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1 of land for the National Cemetery Administration through 

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

3 available under this heading shall be used for any project 

4 which has not been approved by the Congress in the budg5 etary process: Provided further, That funds made available 

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

7 project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a con8 struction documents contract by September 30, 2016; and 

9 (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep10 tember 30, 2017: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

11 Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees 

12 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written 

13 report on any approved major construction project for 

14 which obligations are not incurred within the time limita15 tions established above. 

16 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

17 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

19 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

20 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 

21 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

22 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

23 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro24 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

25 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 
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1 site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in 

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

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

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

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

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

7 until September 30, 2020, along with unobligated balances 

8 of previous ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations 

9 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

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

11 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

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

13 nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 

14 of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 

15 damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 

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

17 minimize further loss by such causes. 

18 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

19 FACILITIES

20 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

21 State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re22 model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 

23 and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 

24 care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 
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1 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $80,000,000, to re2 main available until expended. 

3 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES

4 For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 

5 in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme6 teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 

7 States Code, $45,000,000, to remain available until ex8 pended. 

9 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2016 for 

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

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

16 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

17 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

18 the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 

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

20 days has elapsed. 

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart23 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016, in this or 

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

25 Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ ac-
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1 counts may be transferred among the accounts: Provided, 

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

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

4 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

5 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica6 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com7 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 

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

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

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

11 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the 

12 fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary re13 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

14 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 

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

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

17 take place only after the Secretary requests from the Com18 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 

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

20 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

21 salaries and expenses shall be available for services au22 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 

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

24 or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author-
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1 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

2 States Code. 

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

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

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

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

7 new hospital or home. 

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

9 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

10 (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex11 amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet12 erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec13 tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 

14 or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

15 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim16 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina17 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such 

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

19 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

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

21 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be avail22 able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re23 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 

24 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

25 2015. 
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1 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

2 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

3 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

4 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

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

6 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

7 and Pensions’’. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

11 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

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

13 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

14 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 

15 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 

16 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen17 eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra18 tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 

19 the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi20 nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse21 ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu22 mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 

23 2016 that are available for dividends in that program after 

24 claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 

25 have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of 
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1 administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 

2 amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 

3 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 

4 surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 

5 shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 

6 2016 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 

7 such insurance program and to the provision of any total 

8 disability income insurance included in that insurance pro9 gram. 

10 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

11 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in12 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro13 viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur14 ing the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

17 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

18 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage19 ment of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Of20 fice of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudica21 tion under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, 

22 for all services provided at rates which will recover actual 

23 costs but not to exceed $43,700,000 for the Office of Reso24 lution Management and $3,400,000 for the Office of Em25 ployment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: Pro-
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1 vided, That payments may be made in advance for services 

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

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

4 Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ 

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

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

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

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

9 unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits a request 

10 to enter into such lease to the Committees on Appropria11 tions of both Houses of Congress and (1) the Committees 

12 approve the request; or (2) the Committees have not re13 jected the request before the date that is 15 days after 

14 the date on which the request is received. 

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

16 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

17 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

18 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv19 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 

20 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec21 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

22 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

23 information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro24 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man25 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason-
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1 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

2 does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur3 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 

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

5 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re6 ceived. 

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

9 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas10 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

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

12 Minor Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction 

13 (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, 

14 and improvements of any medical facility under the juris15 diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af16 fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 

17 provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con18 struction, Minor Projects’’. 

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

20 Services’’ are available— 

21 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup22 plies, and equipment; and 

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

24 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

25 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

3 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

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

6 the purposes of that account. 

7 SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

8 enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organi9 zations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Com10 pact with the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and 

11 tribal organizations serving rural Alaska which have en12 tered into contracts with the Indian Health Service under 

13 the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance 

14 Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and 

15 dental care. The Secretary shall require participating vet16 erans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules 

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

18 ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands sited within the ex19 ternal boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified 

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

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

22 those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified in 

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

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

25 not within the boundaries of the municipality of Anchor-
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1 age, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Penin2 sula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the De5 partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursu6 ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

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

8 ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail9 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

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

11 title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 

12 Directors of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks 

13 from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new vet14 erans within their respective Networks. 

15 SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

16 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

17 Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the financial 

18 status of the Veterans Health Administration. 

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med21 ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Med22 ical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans 

23 Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and 

24 ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal 

25 year 2016 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information 
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1 Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such trans2 fers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggregate 

3 increase in the total amount made available by this Act 

4 for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ account: Pro5 vided further, That before a transfer may take place, the 

6 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Com7 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 

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

9 SEC. 221. Of the amounts made available to the De10 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016, in this 

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

12 for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 percent 

13 of the funds made available shall be obligated during the 

14 last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided, That the Sec15 retary may waive this requirement after providing written 

16 notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

17 Houses of Congress. 

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 222. Of the amounts appropriated to the De20 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 for 

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

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

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

24 plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint De25 partment of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 
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1 Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by sec2 tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

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

4 and may be used for operation of the facilities designated 

5 as combined Federal medical facilities as described by sec6 tion 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author7 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 

8 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional funds may be 

9 transferred from accounts designated in this section to the 

10 Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Af11 fairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written 

12 notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the 

13 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con14 gress: Provided further, That section 223 of Title II of 

15 Division I of Public Law 113–235 is repealed. 

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 SEC. 223. Of the amounts appropriated to the De18 partment of Veterans Affairs which become available on 

19 October 1, 2016, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Sup20 port and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to 

21 $265,675,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred 

22 to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Vet23 erans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, es24 tablished by section 1704 of the National Defense Author25 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
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1 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the facilities 

2 designated as combined Federal medical facilities as de3 scribed by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De4 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 

5 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional 

6 funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this 

7 section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department 

8 of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

9 upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Af10 fairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

11 of Congress. 

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

14 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

16 at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facili17 ties as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 

18 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

19 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be avail20 able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense21 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem22 onstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the Na23 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

24 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for oper25 ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 
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1 medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun2 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

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

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

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

8 be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing In9 centive Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, 

10 United States Code, to remain available until expended, 

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

12 United States Code. 

13 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

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

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

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

17 hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the 

18 amounts specified: 

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

20 Services’’, $1,400,000,000. 

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

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

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

24 Facilities’’, $250,000,000. 
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1 (b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 

2 Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following 

3 accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until 

4 September 30, 2017: 

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

6 Services’’, $1,400,000,000. 

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

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

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

10 Facilities’’, $250,000,000. 

11 SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no12 tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

13 Congress of all bid savings for a major construction 

14 project within 15 days of being identified that total at 

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

16 of the project, whichever is less. 

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

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

19 in excess of the scope specified for that project in the origi20 nal justification data provided to the Congress as part of 

21 the request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Vet22 erans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 

23 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

24 SEC. 229. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

25 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
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1 Houses of Congress a quarterly report that contains the 

2 following information from each Veterans Benefits Admin3 istration Regional Office: (1) the average time to complete 

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

5 pending more than 125 days; (3) error rates; (4) the num6 ber of claims personnel; (5) any corrective action taken 

7 within the quarter to address poor performance; (6) train8 ing programs undertaken; (7) the number and results of 

9 Quality Review Team audits; and (8) the number of infor10 mal claims that are unprocessed: Provided, That each 

11 quarterly report shall be submitted no later than 30 days 

12 after the end of the respective quarter. 

13 SEC. 230. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

14 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

15 Houses of Congress a reprogramming request if at any 

16 point during fiscal year 2016 the funding allocated for a 

17 medical care program that is not estimated through the 

18 Enrollee Health Care Projection Model is adjusted by 

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

20 corresponding congressional budget justification. Amounts 

21 may only be reprogrammed as requested under this section 

22 if: (1) the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

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

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

25 days after the date on which the request is received. 
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1 SEC. 231. Of the funds provided to the Department 

2 of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Medical Serv3 ices’’ and ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, a maximum 

4 of $5,000,000 may be obligated from the ‘‘Medical Serv5 ices’’ account and a maximum of $154,596,000 may be 

6 obligated from the ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ ac7 count for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record 

8 interoperability projects: Provided, That funds in addition 

9 to these amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution 

10 and electronic health record interoperability projects upon 

11 written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

12 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

13 Congress. 

14 SEC. 232. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

15 provide written notification to the Committees on Appro16 priations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to or17 ganizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or 

18 more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of 

19 the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 

20 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

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

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

23 provided for fiscal year 2016 for discretionary accounts 

24 of the Department of Veterans Affairs in— 

25 (1) this Act; or 
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1 (2) any advance appropriation for fiscal year 

2 2016 in prior appropriation Acts. 

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

4 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report speci5 fying the account and amount of each rescission not later 

6 than 20 days following enactment of this Act. 

7 SEC. 234. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

8 provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appro9 priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 

10 single national outreach and awareness marketing cam11 paign in which obligations exceed $2,000,000. 

12 SEC. 235. None of the funds available to the Depart13 ment of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may 

14 be used to replace the current system by which the Vet15 erans Integrated Service Networks select and contract for 

16 diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment. 

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

19 determination that such action is necessary to address 

20 needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may trans21 fer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary 

22 appropriations made available for fiscal year 2016 in this 

23 title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General Oper24 ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ ac25 count) or any discretionary unobligated balances within 
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1 the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those ap2 propriated for fiscal year 2016, that were provided in ad3 vance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers 

4 shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Man5 agement and Budget: Provided further, That the transfer 

6 authority provided in this section is in addition to any 

7 other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, 

8 That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that 

9 were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 

10 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

11 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

12 1985: Provided further, That such authority to transfer 

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

14 on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for 

15 which originally appropriated and in no case where the 

16 item for which funds are requested has been denied by 

17 Congress: Provided further, That, upon determination that 

18 all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation 

19 are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back 

20 to that appropriation and shall be available for the same 

21 purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further, 

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

23 Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on 

24 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

25 to make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 237. Amounts made available for the Depart3 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016, under the 

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

5 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts 

6 may be transferred between such accounts: Provided, That 

7 before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Vet8 erans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appro9 priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 

10 make the transfer and receive approval from such Com11 mittees for such request. 

12 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 238. Of the unobligated balances available with14 in the ‘‘DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund’’, 

15 $15,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

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

17 reprogram funds among major construction projects or 

18 programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed 

19 $5,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by 

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

22 (RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 240. Of the discretionary funds made available 

24 in Public Law 113–235 for the Department of Veterans 

25 Affairs for fiscal year 2016, $197,923,000 are rescinded 
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1 from ‘‘Medical Services’’, $42,272,000 are rescinded from 

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

3 rescinded from ‘‘Medical Facilities’’. 

4 SEC. 241. The amounts otherwise made available by 

5 this Act for the following accounts of the Department of 

6 Veterans Affairs are hereby reduced by the following 

7 amounts: 

8 (1) ‘‘Veterans Benefits Administration—Vet9 erans Housing Benefit Program Fund’’, $3,098,000. 

10 (2) ‘‘Veterans Benefits Administration—Voca11 tional Rehabilitation Loans Program Account’’, 

12 $10,000. 

13 (3) ‘‘Veterans Benefits Administration—Native 

14 American Veteran Housing Loan Program Ac15 count’’, $25,000. 

16 (4) ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—Medical 

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

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

19 $1,654,000. 

20 (6) ‘‘Departmental Administration—General 

21 Administration’’, $3,877,000. 

22 (7) ‘‘Departmental Administration—Board of 

23 Veterans Appeals’’, $786,000. 
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1 (8) ‘‘Departmental Administration—General 

2 Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra3 tion’’, $36,568,000. 

4 (9) ‘‘Departmental Administration—Informa5 tion Technology Systems’’, $7,958,000. 

6 (10) ‘‘Departmental Administration—Office of 

7 Inspector General’’, $993,000. 

8 TITLE III 

9 RELATED AGENCIES 

10 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

13 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 

14 the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun15 tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of 

16 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 

17 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 

18 and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for19 one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 

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

21 representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 

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

23 countries, $75,100,000, to remain available until ex24 pended. 
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1 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

2 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

3 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 

4 sums as may be necessary, to remain available until ex5 pended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 

6 36, United States Code. 

7 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS

8 CLAIMS

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses for the operation of the 

11 United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 

12 authorized by sections 7251 through 7299 of title 38, 

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

14 $2,500,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing 

15 financial assistance as described, and in accordance with 

16 the process and reporting procedures set forth, under this 

17 heading in Public Law 102–229. 

18 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

19 CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, 

22 and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Sol23 diers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including 

24 the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for re25 placement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed 
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1 $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

2 $70,800,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall re3 main available until September 30, 2017. In addition, 

4 such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, 

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

6 of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense 

7 Agencies’’ account. 

8 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

9 TRUST FUND

10 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire11 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

12 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 

13 and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis14 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 

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

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

17 for construction and renovation of the physical plants at 

18 the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, Dis19 trict of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 

20 Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

23 heading ‘‘Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Ex24 penses, Army’’, may be provided to Arlington County, Vir25 ginia, for the relocation of the federally owned water main 
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1 at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land 

2 available for ground burials. 

3 SEC. 302. Amounts deposited during the current fis4 cal year into the special account established under 10 

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

6 expended to support activities at the Army National Mili7 tary Cemeteries. 

8 TITLE IV 

9 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

10 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

11 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

13 Navy and Marine Corps’’, $244,004,000 to remain avail14 able until September 30, 2020, for projects outside of the 

15 United States: Provided, That such amount is designated 

16 by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

17 Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

18 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

22 Air Force’’ $75,000,000 to remain available until Sep23 tember 30, 2020, for projects outside of the United States: 

24 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

25 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
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1 rorism pursuant to section 215(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal2 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

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

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

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

8 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

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

10 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

11 of 1985. 

12 TITLE V 

13 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

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

15 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

16 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

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

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

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

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

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

22 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 

23 property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

24 SEC. 503. All departments and agencies funded under 

25 this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing 
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1 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

2 ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con3 duct of their business practices and public service activi4 ties. 

5 SEC. 504. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no6 tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 

7 Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Af8 fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro9 priations of the House of Representatives and the Sub10 committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 

11 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

12 of the Senate. 

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

14 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in15 strumentality of the United States Government except 

16 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro17 vided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 

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

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

20 individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident 

21 Commissioner of the United States House of Representa22 tives. 

23 SEC. 507. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail24 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

25 post on the public Web site of that agency any report re-
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1 quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

2 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen3 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

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

5 (1) the public posting of the report com6 promises national security; or 

7 (2) the report contains confidential or propri8 etary information. 

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

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

11 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

12 no less than 45 days. 

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

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

15 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

16 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

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

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

19 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi20 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

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

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

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

24 in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

25 10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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1 SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this 

2 Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or serv3 ices, including construction services, where the contractor 

4 has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 

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

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

7 Department of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new 

8 light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agen9 cy’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 

10 Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 

11 24, 2011. 

12 SEC. 512. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap13 propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 

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

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

16 or possessions to house any individual detained at United 

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

18 purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 

19 under the control of the Department of Defense. 

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

21 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 

22 Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

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

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

25 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, and who— 
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1 (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 

2 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 

3 and 

4 (2) is— 

5 (A) in the custody or under the effective 

6 control of the Department of Defense; or 

7 (B) otherwise under detention at United 

8 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

9 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT

10 SEC. 513. The amount by which the applicable alloca11 tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 

12 Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec13 tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ex14 ceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0. 

15 SEC. 514. The amounts otherwise provided by this 

16 Act are revised by reducing the amount made available 

17 for ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs—Departmental Ad18 ministration—Information Technology Services’’ (and the 

19 amount specified under such heading for operations and 

20 maintenance), and by increasing the amount made avail21 able for ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—Medical Serv22 ices’’, by $2,000,000. 

23 SEC. 515. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act may be used to carry out the closure or transfer of 

25 the United States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 
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1 SEC. 516. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to carry out the Appraised Value Offer 

3 program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

4 SEC. 517. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 

6 pay a performance award under section 5384 of title 5, 

7 United States Code. 

8 SEC. 518. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act for benefits for homeless veterans and training and 

10 outreach programs may be used by the Secretary of Vet11 erans Affairs in contravention of subchapter III of chapter 

12 20 of title 38, United States Code. 

13 SEC. 519. Not more than $4,400,000 of the funds 

14 provided by this Act under the heading ‘‘Department of 

15 Veterans Affairs—Departmental Administration—Gen16 eral Administration’’ may be used for the Office of Con17 gressional and Legislative Affairs, and the amount other18 wise provided under such heading is hereby reduced by 

19 $1,500,000. 

20 SEC. 520. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to end, suspend, or relocate hospital22 based services with respect to a health care facility of the 

23 Department of Veterans Affairs that is— 
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1 (1) the subject of an environmental impact 

2 statement in accordance with the National Environ3 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

4 (2) designated as a National Historic Land5 mark by the National Park Service; and 

6 (3) located in a highly rural area. 

7 SEC. 521. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be used to propose, plan for, or execute a new 

9 or additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 

10 round. 

11 SEC. 522. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used to enter into a contract with any offeror 

13 or any of its principals if the offeror certifies, as required 

14 by Federal Acquisition Regulation, that the offeror or any 

15 of its principals: 

16 (A) within a 3-year period preceding this offer 

17 has been convicted of or had a civil judgment ren18 dered against it for: commission of fraud or a crimi19 nal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting 

20 to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or 

21 local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or 

22 State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of 

23 offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, for24 gery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, 

25 making false statements, tax evasion, violating Fed-
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1 eral criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property; 

2 or 

3 (B) are presently indicted for, or otherwise 

4 criminally or civilly charged by a governmental enti5 ty with, commission of any of the offenses enumer6 ated above in subsection (A); or 

7 (C) within a 3-year period preceding this offer, 

8 has been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in 

9 an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the liabil10 ity remains unsatisfied. 

11 SEC. 523. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used in contravention of subtitle D of title 

13 VIII of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

14 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 

15 SEC. 524. None of the funds made available by this 

16 Act may be used to pay an award or bonus under chapter 

17 45 or 53 of title 5, United States Code, to any employee 

18 of the Office of Construction and Facilities Management 

19 of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

20 SEC. 525. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to pay the salary of any employee of 

22 the Department of Veterans Affairs who is a member of 

23 an Amputee Clinic Team (as described in VHA Handbook 

24 1173.3, ‘‘Amputee Clinic Teams and Artificial Limbs’’, 

25 dated June 4, 2004) and who is not credentialed in ac-
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1 cordance with VHA Directive 2012–030, ‘‘Credentialing 

2 of Health Care Professionals’’, issued on October 11, 

3 2012. 

4 SEC. 526. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used to transfer any funds from the Veterans 

6 Choice Fund established by section 802 of the Veterans 

7 Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public 

8 Law 113–146; 128 Stat. 1802). 

9 SEC. 527. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act may be used to— 

11 (1) carry out the memorandum from the Vet12 erans Benefit Administration known as Fast Letter 

13 13–10, issued on May 20, 2013; or 

14 (2) create or maintain any patient record-keep15 ing system other than those currently approved by 

16 the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office 

17 in Washington, D.C. 

18 SEC. 528. For an additional amount for ‘‘Department 

19 of Veterans Affairs—Departmental Administration—Gen20 eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra21 tion’’, there is hereby appropriated, and the amount other22 wise provided by this Act for ‘‘Department of Veterans 

23 Affairs—Departmental Administration—General Admin24 istration’’ is hereby reduced by, $5,000,000. 
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1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction 

2 and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations 

3 Act, 2016’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives April 30, 2015. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2029 

AN ACT 

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