In the Senate of the United States, 

November 10, 2015. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2029) entitled ‘‘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.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

following: 

1 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

2 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 

3 military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

4 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

5 30, 2016, and for other purposes, namely: 
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1 TITLE I 

2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

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

7 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

8 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec9 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con10 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func11 tions of the Commander in Chief, $663,245,000, to remain 

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

13 amount, not to exceed $109,245,000 shall be available for 

14 study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, 

15 and host nation support, as authorized by law, unless the 

16 Secretary of the Army determines that additional obliga17 tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Com18 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 

19 determination and the reasons therefor. 

20 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

21 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip22 ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in23 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 

24 Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 

25 personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 
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1 and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this 

2 appropriation, $1,619,699,000, to remain available until 

3 September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of this amount, not 

4 to exceed $91,649,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

5 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

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

7 additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 

8 notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

9 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

11 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip12 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in13 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 

14 as currently authorized by law, $1,389,185,000, to remain 

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

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

17 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv18 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Air Force 

19 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

20 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria21 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

22 the reasons therefor. 
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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

7 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

8 $2,290,767,000, to remain available until September 30, 

9 2020: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

10 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 

11 transferred to such appropriations of the Department of De12 fense available for military construction or family housing 

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

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

15 period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: 

16 Provided further, That, of the amount appropriated, not to 

17 exceed $160,404,000 shall be available for study, planning, 

18 design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 

19 by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that ad20 ditional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no21 tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

22 Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

23 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

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

3 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza4 tion Acts, $197,237,000, to remain available until Sep5 tember 30, 2020: Provided, That, of the amount appro6 priated, not to exceed $20,337,000 shall be available for 

7 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv8 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army 

9 National Guard determines that additional obligations are 

10 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

11 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina12 tion and the reasons therefor. 

13 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

14 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita15 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad16 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

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

18 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 

19 $138,738,000, to remain available until September 30, 

20 2020: Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to 

21 exceed $5,104,000 shall be available for study, planning, de22 sign, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by 

23 law, unless the Director of the Air National Guard deter24 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

25 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
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1 both Houses of Congress of the determination and the rea2 sons therefor. 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

4 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita5 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad6 ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 

7 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con8 struction Authorization Acts, $113,595,000, to remain 

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

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

11 available for study, planning, design, and architect and en12 gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of 

13 the Army Reserve determines that additional obligations 

14 are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

15 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter16 mination and the reasons therefor. 

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

18 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita19 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad20 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and Ma21 rine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 

22 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 

23 $36,078,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: 

24 Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to exceed 

25 $2,208,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
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1 and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 

2 unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional 

3 obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the 

4 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

5 of the determination and the reasons therefor. 

6 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

7 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita8 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad9 ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 

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

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

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

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

14 available for study, planning, design, and architect and en15 gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of 

16 the Air Force Reserve determines that additional obliga17 tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Com18 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 

19 determination and the reasons therefor. 

20 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

21 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

23 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro24 gram for the acquisition and construction of military facili25 ties and installations (including international military 
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1 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective de2 fense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by 

3 section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 

4 Construction Authorization Acts, $120,000,000, to remain 

5 available until expended. 

6 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

7 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con8 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex9 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

10 $99,695,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020. 

11 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

12 For expenses of family housing for the Army for oper13 ation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

14 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in15 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $393,511,000. 

16 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE

17 CORPS

18 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma19 rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace20 ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as au21 thorized by law, $16,541,000, to remain available until 

22 September 30, 2020. 
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1 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

2 AND MARINE CORPS

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

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

7 $353,036,000. 

8 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

9 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

10 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 

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

12 $160,498,000, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2020. 

14 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

15 FORCE

16 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

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

19 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

20 $331,232,000. 

21 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

22 DEFENSE-WIDE

23 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

24 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the mili-
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1 tary departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, 

2 and minor construction, as authorized by law, $58,668,000. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

4 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo5 sure Account 1990, established by section 2906(a) of the De6 fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 

7 2687 note), $251,334,000, to remain available until ex8 pended. 

9 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

11 title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a12 fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates ex13 ceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, ex14 cept Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the 

15 Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor. 

16 SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con17 struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehi18 cles. 

19 SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con20 struction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway 

21 Administration, Department of Transportation, for the con22 struction of access roads as authorized by section 210 of 

23 title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized there24 in are certified as important to the national defense by the 

25 Secretary of Defense. 
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1 SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this 

2 title may be used to begin construction of new bases in the 

3 United States for which specific appropriations have not 

4 been made. 

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

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

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

8 Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineer9 ing Command, except: (1) where there is a determination 

10 of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by 

11 the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney Gen12 eral; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or 

13 (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to 

14 be in the public interest. 

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

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

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

18 except housing for which funds have been made available 

19 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con20 struction. 

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

22 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or relo23 cate any activity from one base or installation to another, 

24 without prior notification to the Committees on Appropria25 tions of both Houses of Congress. 
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1 SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this 

2 title may be used for the procurement of steel for any con3 struction project or activity for which American steel pro4 ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the 

5 opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

6 SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart7 ment of Defense for military construction or family housing 

8 during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real prop9 erty taxes in any foreign nation. 

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

11 title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 

12 without prior notification to the Committees on Appropria13 tions of both Houses of Congress. 

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

15 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

16 estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for projects 

17 to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty 

18 Organization member country, or in countries bordering the 

19 Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to United 

20 States firms or United States firms in joint venture with 

21 host nation firms. 

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

23 title for military construction in the United States terri24 tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 

25 Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be 
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1 used to award any contract estimated by the Government 

2 to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided, That 

3 this section shall not be applicable to contract awards for 

4 which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a United 

5 States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and respon6 sible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent: 

7 Provided further, That this section shall not apply to con8 tract awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll 

9 for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid is sub10 mitted by a Marshallese contractor. 

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

12 appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, includ13 ing the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and scope 

14 of any proposed military exercise involving United States 

15 personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts ex16 pended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 

17 are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 

18 SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the funds made 

19 available in this title which are limited for obligation dur20 ing the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 

21 2 months of the fiscal year. 

22 SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

23 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 

24 for construction authorized for each such military depart-
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1 ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the cur2 rent session of Congress. 

3 SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing 

4 projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex5 pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 

6 be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection, 

7 overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on 

8 subsequent claims, if any. 

9 SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

10 any funds made available to a military department or de11 fense agency for the construction of military projects may 

12 be obligated for a military construction project or contract, 

13 or for any portion of such a project or contract, at any 

14 time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal 

15 year for which funds for such project were made available, 

16 if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from 

17 funds available for military construction projects; and (2) 

18 do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, 

19 plus any amount by which the cost of such project is in20 creased pursuant to law. 

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 SEC. 118. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 

23 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium 

24 pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States 

25 Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
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1 of Congress, such additional amounts as may be determined 

2 by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the 

3 Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund 

4 from amounts appropriated for construction in ‘‘Family 

5 Housing’’ accounts, to be merged with and to be available 

6 for the same purposes and for the same period of time as 

7 amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the De8 partment of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Im9 provement Fund from amounts appropriated for construc10 tion of military unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Con11 struction’’ accounts, to be merged with and to be available 

12 for the same purposes and for the same period of time as 

13 amounts appropriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That 

14 appropriations made available to the Funds shall be avail15 able to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the 

16 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 

17 guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 

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

19 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of 

20 acquiring and improving military family housing, military 

21 unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 119. In addition to any other transfer authority 

24 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

25 transferred from the accounts established by sections 
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1 2906(a)(1) and 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure 

2 and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to the 

3 fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration 

4 Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 

5 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the Home6 owners Assistance Program incurred under 42 U.S.C. 

7 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be merged 

8 with and be available for the same purposes and for the 

9 same time period as the fund to which transferred. 

10 SEC. 120. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

11 funds made available in this title for operation and mainte12 nance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of 

13 funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing 

14 units, including general or flag officer quarters: Provided, 

15 That not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annu16 ally for the maintenance and repair of any general or flag 

17 officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 

18 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium 

19 pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States 

20 Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

21 of Congress, except that an after-the-fact notification shall 

22 be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs 

23 associated with environmental remediation that could not 

24 be reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget submis25 sion: Provided further, That the Under Secretary of Defense 
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1 (Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on 

2 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation 

3 and maintenance expenditures for each individual general 

4 or flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year. 

5 SEC. 121. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im6 provement Account established by subsection (h) of section 

7 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appropriated and 

8 shall be available until expended for the purposes specified 

9 in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred pur10 suant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 122. During the 5-year period after appropria13 tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

14 for military construction and family housing operation and 

15 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 

16 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

17 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

18 authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga19 tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap20 propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 

21 may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur22 rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 

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

24 the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans25 ferred. 
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1 SEC. 123. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

2 available in an account funded under the headings in this 

3 title may be transferred among projects and activities with4 in the account in accordance with the reprogramming 

5 guidelines for military construction and family housing 

6 construction contained in Department of Defense Financial 

7 Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, 

8 of February 2009, as in effect on the date of enactment of 

9 this Act. 

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

11 title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 

12 and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme13 tery. 

14 SEC. 125. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 

15 Construction, Army’’, $34,500,000, to remain available 

16 until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such funds may 

17 only be obligated to carry out construction projects, in pri18 ority order, identified in the Department of the Army’s Un19 funded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 submitted to Con20 gress: Provided further, That such funding is subject to au21 thorization prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to 

22 carry out construction: Provided further, That, not later 

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

24 the Army shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
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1 of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds 

2 provided under this section. 

3 SEC. 126. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 

4 Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $34,320,000, to re5 main available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That 

6 such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction 

7 projects, in priority order, identified in the Department of 

8 the Navy’s Unfunded Priority List for fiscal year 2016: 

9 Provided further, That such funding is subject to authoriza10 tion prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry 

11 out construction: Provided further, That, not later than 30 

12 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy 

13 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

14 Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided 

15 under this section. 

16 SEC. 127. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 

17 Construction, Army National Guard’’, $51,300,000, to re18 main available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That 

19 such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction 

20 projects, in priority order, identified in the Department of 

21 the Army’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 

22 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such funding 

23 is subject to authorization prior to obligation and expendi24 ture of funds to carry out construction: Provided further, 

25 That, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, 
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1 the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees 

2 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expendi3 ture plan for funds provided under this section. 

4 SEC. 128. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 

5 Construction, Army Reserve’’, $34,200,000, to remain 

6 available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such 

7 funds may only be obligated to carry out construction 

8 projects, in priority order, identified in the Department of 

9 the Army’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 

10 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such funding 

11 is subject to authorization prior to obligation and expendi12 ture of funds to carry out construction: Provided further, 

13 That, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, 

14 the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees 

15 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expendi16 ture plan for funds provided under this section. 

17 (RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 129. Of the unobligated balances available from 

19 prior Appropriations Acts (other than appropriations that 

20 were designated by the Congress as an emergency require21 ment or as being for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

22 Global War on Terrorism pursuant to a concurrent resolu23 tion on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985) the following funds are hereby 
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1 rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the 

2 specified amounts: 

3 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $45,000,000; 

4 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $46,400,000; and 

5 ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, $80,500,000. 

6 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 130. Of the unobligated balances made available 

8 in prior appropriations Acts for the fund established in sec9 tion 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan 

10 Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374), $65,000,000 are 

11 hereby rescinded. 

12 SEC. 131. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

13 none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 

14 by this or any other Act may be used to consolidate or relo15 cate any element of a United States Air Force Rapid Engi16 neer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron En17 gineer (RED HORSE) outside of the United States until 

18 the Secretary of the Air Force (1) completes an analysis 

19 and comparison of the cost and infrastructure investment 

20 required to consolidate or relocate a RED HORSE squad21 ron outside of the United States versus within the United 

22 States; (2) provides to the Committees on Appropriations 

23 of both Houses of Congress (‘‘the Committees’’) a report de24 tailing the findings of the cost analysis; and (3) certifies 

25 in writing to the Committees that the preferred site for the 
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1 consolidation or relocation yields the greatest savings for 

2 the Air Force: Provided, That the term ‘‘United States’’ in 

3 this section does not include any territory or possession of 

4 the United States. 

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

6 Construction, Air Force’’, $21,000,000, to remain available 

7 until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such funds may 

8 only be obligated to carry out construction projects, in pri9 ority order, identified in the Department of the Air Force’s 

10 Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 submitted to 

11 Congress: Provided further, That such funding is subject to 

12 authorization prior to obligation and expenditure of funds 

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

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

15 the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Appropria16 tions of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for 

17 funds provided under this section. 

18 SEC. 133. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 

19 Construction, Air National Guard’’, $6,100,000, to remain 

20 available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such 

21 funds may only be obligated to carry out construction 

22 projects, in priority order, identified in the Department of 

23 the Air Force’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 

24 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such funding 

25 is subject to authorization prior to obligation and expendi-
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1 ture of funds to carry out construction: Provided further, 

2 That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, 

3 the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Commit4 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex5 penditure plan for funds provided under this section. 

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

7 Construction, Air Force Reserve’’, $10,400,000, to remain 

8 available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such 

9 funds may only be obligated to carry out construction 

10 projects, in priority order, identified in the Department of 

11 the Air Force’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 

12 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such funding 

13 is subject to authorization prior to obligation and expendi14 ture of funds to carry out construction: Provided further, 

15 That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, 

16 the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Commit17 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex18 penditure plan for funds provided under this section. 

19 TITLE II 

20 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

21 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

22 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 For the payment of compensation benefits to or on be25 half of veterans and a pilot program for disability examina-
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1 tions as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 

2 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; pension 

3 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 

4 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; and 

5 burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for 

6 Survivors, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay, ad7 justed-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums 

8 due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under 

9 the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief 

10 Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as 

11 authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and 

12 chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States 

13 Code, $166,271,436,000, to remain available until ex14 pended, of which $87,146,761,000 shall become available on 

15 October 1, 2016: Provided, That not to exceed $15,562,000 

16 of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2016 and 

17 $16,021,000 of the amount made available for fiscal year 

18 2017 under this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General 

19 Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 

20 and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ for necessary ex21 penses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, 

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

23 for which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and 

24 Pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such sums 

25 as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, 
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1 shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical Care Collections Fund’’ to 

2 augment the funding of individual medical facilities for 

3 nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. 

4 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

5 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 

6 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 

7 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of 

8 title 38, United States Code, $32,088,826,000, to remain 

9 available until expended, of which $16,743,904,000 shall be10 come available on October 1, 2016: Provided, That expenses 

11 for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the 

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

13 section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than 

14 under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, 

15 shall be charged to this account. 

16 VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

17 For military and naval insurance, national service life 

18 insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet19 erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 

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

21 Code, $169,080,000, to remain available until expended, of 

22 which $91,920,000 shall become available on October 1, 

23 2016. 
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1 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

2 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums 

3 as may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized 

4 by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of title 38, 

5 United States Code: Provided, That such costs, including 

6 the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec7 tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 

8 further, That, during fiscal year 2016, within the resources 

9 available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for 

10 direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing 

11 loans. 

12 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

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

14 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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

16 chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, That 

17 such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 

18 be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

19 Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds made available 

20 under this heading are available to subsidize gross obliga21 tions for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 

22 $2,952,381. 

23 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

24 carry out the direct loan program, $367,000, which may 
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1 be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex2 penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 

3 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

4 ACCOUNT

5 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

6 loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of 

7 title 38, United States Code, $1,134,000. 

8 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

9 MEDICAL SERVICES

10 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

11 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 

12 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and vet13 erans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United States 

14 Code, including care and treatment in facilities not under 

15 the jurisdiction of the Department, and including medical 

16 supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, food serv17 ices, and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees 

18 hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to State homes 

19 as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United States 

20 Code, assistance and support services for caregivers as au21 thorized by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, 

22 loan repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers 

23 and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public 

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

25 hospital care and medical services authorized by section 
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1 1787 of title 38, United States Code; $3,104,197,000, which 

2 shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under 

3 this heading that become available on October 1, 2015; and, 

4 in addition, $51,673,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall 

5 become available on October 1, 2016, and shall remain 

6 available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That, of the 

7 amount made available on October 1, 2016, under this 

8 heading, $1,400,000,000 shall remain available until Sep9 tember 30, 2018: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 

10 any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

11 shall establish a priority for the provision of medical treat12 ment for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, 

13 lower income, or have special needs: Provided further, That, 

14 notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 

15 of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provi16 sion of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment pri17 ority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, That, notwith18 standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of Vet19 erans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription 

20 drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to en21 rolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based 

22 on requirements established by the Secretary: Provided fur23 ther, That the implementation of the program described in 

24 the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the 

25 Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That, of 
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1 the amount made available on October 1, 2016, under this 

2 heading, not less than $900,000,000 shall be available for 

3 highly effective Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) clinical treat4 ments including clinical treatments with modern medica5 tions that have significantly higher cure rates than older 

6 medications, are easier to prescribe, and have fewer and 

7 milder side effects: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

8 Veterans Affairs shall ensure that amounts appropriated to 

9 the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical supplies and 

10 equipment are allocated to ensure the provision of gender 

11 appropriate prosthetics. 

12 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

13 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

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

15 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad16 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activities; 

17 and administrative and legal expenses of the Department 

18 for collecting and recovering amounts owed the Department 

19 as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United States 

20 Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 

21 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $6,524,000,000, plus reimbursements, 

22 shall become available on October 1, 2016, and shall remain 

23 available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That, of the 

24 amount made available on October 1, 2016, under this 
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1 heading, $100,000,000 shall remain available until Sep2 tember 30, 2018. 

3 MEDICAL FACILITIES

4 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and oper5 ation of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 

6 and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Admin7 istration; for administrative expenses in support of plan8 ning, design, project management, real property acquisition 

9 and disposition, construction, and renovation of any facil10 ity under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; 

11 for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not 

12 charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, 

13 or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes 

14 under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise pro15 vided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary 

16 employees and purchase of materials; for leases of facilities; 

17 and for laundry services, $5,074,000,000, plus reimburse18 ments, shall become available on October 1, 2016, and shall 

19 remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That, 

20 of the amount made available on October 1, 2016, under 

21 this heading, $250,000,000 shall remain available until 

22 September 30, 2018. 

23 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

24 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

25 medical and prosthetic research and development as author-
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1 ized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 

2 $621,813,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain available 

3 until September 30, 2017: Provided, That such sums are 

4 allocated to ensure the provision of gender appropriate 

5 prosthetics and to conduct research related to toxic expo6 sure. 

7 NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

8 For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad9 ministration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise 

10 provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; 

11 cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one 

12 passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; 

13 hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or 

14 improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the Na15 tional Cemetery Administration, $266,220,000, of which 

16 not to exceed $26,600,000 shall remain available until Sep17 tember 30, 2017. 

18 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

19 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For necessary operating expenses of the Department of 

22 Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including ad23 ministrative expenses in support of Department-Wide cap24 ital planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, 

25 or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official re-
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1 ception and representation expenses; hire of passenger 

2 motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services 

3 Administration for security guard services, $311,591,000, 

4 of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available 

5 until September 30, 2017: Provided, That funds provided 

6 under this heading may be transferred to ‘‘General Oper7 ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 

8 BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS

9 For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Vet10 erans Appeals, $107,884,000, of which not to exceed 

11 $10,788,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

12 2017. 

13 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

14 ADMINISTRATION

15 For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Bene16 fits Administration, not otherwise provided for, including 

17 hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the Gen18 eral Services Administration for security guard services, 

19 and reimbursement of the Department of Defense for the 

20 cost of overseas employee mail, $2,697,734,000: Provided, 

21 That expenses for services and assistance authorized under 

22 paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 

23 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Af24 fairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: 

25 (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable 
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1 and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) 

2 to achieve maximum independence in daily living, shall be 

3 charged to this account: Provided further, That, of the funds 

4 made available under this heading, not to exceed 

5 $160,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

6 2017. 

7 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

8 For necessary expenses for information technology sys9 tems and telecommunications support, including develop10 mental information systems and operational information 

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

12 asset acquisition of information technology systems, includ13 ing management and related contractual costs of said ac14 quisitions, including contractual costs associated with oper15 ations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 

16 Code, $4,106,363,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That 

17 $1,115,757,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of 

18 which not to exceed $34,800,000 shall remain available 

19 until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That 

20 $2,512,863,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of 

21 which not to exceed $175,000,000 shall remain available 

22 until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That 

23 $477,743,000 shall be for information technology systems 

24 development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall 

25 remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided fur-
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1 ther, That amounts made available for information tech2 nology systems development, modernization, and enhance3 ment may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary 

4 of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of the 

5 Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees 

6 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a certifi7 cation of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obligated 

8 and expended for each development project: Provided fur9 ther, That amounts made available for salaries and ex10 penses, operations and maintenance, and information tech11 nology systems development, modernization, and enhance12 ment may be transferred among the three subaccounts after 

13 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Commit14 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the au15 thority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Pro16 vided further, That amounts made available for the ‘‘Infor17 mation Technology Systems’’ account for development, mod18 ernization, and enhancement may be transferred among 

19 projects or to newly defined projects: Provided further, That 

20 no project may be increased or decreased by more than 

21 $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a request to the Com22 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to 

23 make the transfer and an approval is issued, or absent a 

24 response, a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, 

25 That funds under this heading may be used by the Inter-
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1 agency Program Office through the Department of Veterans 

2 Affairs to develop a standard data reference terminology 

3 model: Provided further, That, of the funds made available 

4 for information technology systems development, mod5 ernization, and enhancement for VistA Evolution, not more 

6 than 25 percent may be obligated or expended until the Sec7 retary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Ap8 propriations of both Houses of Congress, and such Commit9 tees approve, a report that describes: (1) the status of and 

10 changes to the VistA Evolution program plan dated March 

11 24, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Plan’’), the VistA 

12 4 product roadmap dated February 26, 2015 (‘‘Roadmap’’), 

13 and the VistA 4 Incremental Life Cycle Cost Estimate, 

14 dated October 26, 2014; (2) any changes to the scope or 

15 functionality of projects within the VistA Evolution pro16 gram as established in the Plan; (3) actual program costs 

17 incurred to date; (4) progress in meeting the schedule mile18 stones that have been established in the Plan; (5) a Project 

19 Management Accountability System (PMAS) Dashboard 

20 Progress report that identifies each VistA Evolution project 

21 being tracked through PMAS, what functionality it is in22 tended to provide, and what evaluation scores it has re23 ceived throughout development; (6) the definition being used 

24 for interoperability between the electronic health record sys25 tems of the Department of Defense and the Department of 
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1 Veterans Affairs, the metrics to measure the extent of inter2 operability, the milestones and timeline associated with 

3 achieving interoperability, and the baseline measurements 

4 associated with interoperability; (7) progress toward devel5 oping and implementing all components and levels of inter6 operability, including semantic interoperability; (8) the 

7 change management tools in place to facilitate the imple8 mentation of VistA Evolution and interoperability; and (9) 

9 any changes to the governance structure for the VistA Evo10 lution program and its chain of decisionmaking authority: 

11 Provided further, That the funds made available under this 

12 heading for information technology systems development, 

13 modernization, and enhancement, shall be for the projects, 

14 and in the amounts, specified under this heading in the 

15 report accompanying this Act. 

16 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen18 eral, to include information technology, in carrying out the 

19 provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

20 App.), $126,766,000, of which $12,676,000 shall remain 

21 available until September 30, 2017. 

22 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

23 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

25 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
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1 Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 

2 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, 

3 not otherwise provided for, including planning, architec4 tural and engineering services, construction management 

5 services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs as6 sociated with equipment guarantees provided under the 

7 project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm 

8 drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, 

9 where the estimated cost of a project is more than the 

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

11 States Code, or where funds for a project were made avail12 able in a previous major project appropriation, 

13 $1,027,064,000, of which $967,064,000 shall remain avail14 able until September 30, 2020, and of which $60,000,000 

15 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That ex16 cept for advance planning activities, including needs assess17 ments which may or may not lead to capital investments, 

18 and other capital asset management related activities, in19 cluding portfolio development and management activities, 

20 and investment strategy studies funded through the advance 

21 planning fund and the planning and design activities fund22 ed through the design fund, including needs assessments 

23 which may or may not lead to capital investments, and 

24 salaries and associated costs of the resident engineers who 

25 oversee those capital investments funded through this ac-
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1 count, and funds provided for the purchase of land for the 

2 National Cemetery Administration through the land acqui3 sition line item, none of the funds made available under 

4 this heading shall be used for any project which has not 

5 been approved by the Congress in the budgetary process: 

6 Provided further, That funds made available under this 

7 heading for fiscal year 2016, for each approved project shall 

8 be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction docu9 ments contract by September 30, 2016; and (2) by the 

10 awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2017: 

11 Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

12 shall promptly submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

13 of both Houses of Congress a written report on any ap14 proved major construction project for which obligations are 

15 not incurred within the time limitations established above: 

16 Provided further, That, of the amount made available on 

17 October 1, 2016, under this heading, $490,700,000 for Vet18 erans Health Administration major construction projects 

19 shall not be available until the Secretary of Veterans Af20 fairs: 

21 (1) Enters into an agreement with the U.S. 

22 Army Corps of Engineers, to serve as the design and 

23 construction agent for Veterans Health Administra24 tion projects with a Total Estimated Cost of 

25 $250,000,000 or above. 
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1 (2) That such an agreement will designate the 

2 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the design and con3 struction agent to serve as— 

4 (A) the overall construction project man5 ager, with a dedicated project delivery team in6 cluding engineers, medical facility designers, and 

7 professional project managers; 

8 (B) the facility design manager, with a 

9 dedicated design manager and technical support; 

10 (C) the design agent, with standardized and 

11 rigorous facility designs; 

12 (D) the architect/engineer designer; and 

13 (E) the overall construction agent, with a 

14 dedicated construction and technical team dur15 ing pre-construction, construction, and commis16 sioning phases. 

17 (3) Certifies in writing that such an agreement 

18 is in effect and will prevent subsequent major con19 struction project cost overruns, provides a copy of the 

20 agreement entered into (and any required supple21 mentary information) to the Committees on Appro22 priations of both Houses of Congress, and a period of 

23 60 days has elapsed. 
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1 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

2 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

4 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

5 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which 

6 may lead to capital investments, architectural and engi7 neering services, maintenance or guarantee period services 

8 costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under 

9 the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and 

10 storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisi11 tion, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 

12 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, 

13 not otherwise provided for, where the estimated cost of a 

14 project is equal to or less than the amount set forth in sec15 tion 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, 

16 $378,080,000, to remain available until September 30, 

17 2020, along with unobligated balances of previous ‘‘Con18 struction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations which are hereby 

19 made available for any project where the estimated cost is 

20 equal to or less than the amount set forth in such section: 

21 Provided, That funds made available under this heading 

22 shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities 

23 under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department 

24 which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by 

25 any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary 
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1 measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss 

2 by such causes. 

3 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

4 FACILITIES

5 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

6 State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re7 model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and 

8 domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care 

9 to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of 

10 title 38, United States Code, $100,000,000, to remain avail11 able until expended. 

12 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES

13 For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 

14 in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme15 teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 

16 States Code, $46,000,000, to remain available until ex17 pended. 

18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

22 and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans23 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro24 priations: Provided, That, before a transfer may take place, 

25 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 
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1 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

2 the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 

3 issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days 

4 has elapsed. 

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Department 

7 of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016, in this Act or any 

8 other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical support 

9 and compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts may 

10 be transferred among the accounts: Provided, That any 

11 transfers between the ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical 

12 Support and Compliance’’ accounts of 1 percent or less of 

13 the total amount appropriated to the account in this or any 

14 other Act may take place subject to notification from the 

15 Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appro16 priations of both Houses of Congress of the amount and 

17 purpose of the transfer: Provided further, That any trans18 fers between the ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Support 

19 and Compliance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceed20 ing the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may take 

21 place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees 

22 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 

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

24 further, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facili25 ties’’ account may take place only after the Secretary re-
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1 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

2 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 

3 an approval is issued. 

4 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for sal5 aries and expenses shall be available for services authorized 

6 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of pas7 senger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or both; 

8 and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sec9 tions 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United States Code. 

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

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

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

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

14 new hospital or home. 

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

16 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

17 (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex18 amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet19 erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sections 

20 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, or the 

21 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist22 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimbursement 

23 of the cost of such hospitalization or examination is made 

24 to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such rates as may be 

25 fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
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1 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

2 ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, 

3 and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ shall be avail4 able for payment of prior year accrued obligations required 

5 to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year 

6 accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2015. 

7 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

8 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

9 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

10 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States Code, 

11 except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts 

12 they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation and Pen13 sions’’. 

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

16 during fiscal year 2016, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

17 shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under 

18 section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, the Veterans’ 

19 Special Life Insurance Fund under section 1923 of title 38, 

20 United States Code, and the United States Government Life 

21 Insurance Fund under section 1955 of title 38, United 

22 States Code, reimburse the ‘‘General operating expenses, 

23 Veterans Benefits Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Tech24 nology Systems’’ accounts for the cost of administration of 

25 the insurance programs financed through those accounts: 
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1 Provided, That reimbursement shall be made only from the 

2 surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance pro3 gram during fiscal year 2016 that are available for divi4 dends in that program after claims have been paid and ac5 tuarially determined reserves have been set aside: Provided 

6 further, That, if the cost of administration of such an insur7 ance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accu8 mulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made 

9 only to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided fur10 ther, That the Secretary shall determine the cost of adminis11 tration for fiscal year 2016 which is properly allocable to 

12 the provision of each such insurance program and to the 

13 provision of any total disability income insurance included 

14 in that insurance program. 

15 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease 

16 proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by 

17 that account during a prior fiscal year for providing en18 hanced-use lease services, may be obligated during the fiscal 

19 year in which the proceeds are received. 

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

22 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

23 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management 

24 of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Em25 ployment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication under 
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1 section 319 of title 38, United States Code, for all services 

2 provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not 

3 to exceed $43,700,000 for the Office of Resolution Manage4 ment and $3,400,000 for the Office of Employment Dis5 crimination Complaint Adjudication: Provided, That pay6 ments may be made in advance for services to be furnished 

7 based on estimated costs: Provided further, That amounts 

8 received shall be credited to the ‘‘General Administration’’ 

9 and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for use by 

10 the office that provided the service. 

11 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 211. Of the amounts made available to the De13 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 for the 

14 Office of Rural Health under the heading ‘‘Medical Serv15 ices’’, including any advance appropriation for fiscal year 

16 2016 provided in prior appropriation Acts, up to 

17 $20,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with funds 

18 appropriated under the heading ‘‘Grants for Construction 

19 of State Extended Care Facilities’’. 

20 SEC. 212. No funds of the Department of Veterans Af21 fairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, 

22 or medical services provided to any person under chapter 

23 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-service-con24 nected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such 

25 title, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of 
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1 Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, 

2 current, accurate third-party reimbursement information 

3 for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Provided, That 

4 the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any other 

5 debt due the United States, the reasonable charges for such 

6 care or services from any person who does not make such 

7 disclosure as required: Provided further, That any amounts 

8 so recovered for care or services provided in a prior fiscal 

9 year may be obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal 

10 year in which amounts are received. 

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

13 proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing ac14 tivities (including disposal) may be deposited into the 

15 ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor 

16 Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction (including 

17 site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and improve18 ments of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for 

19 the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums 

20 as realized are in addition to the amount provided for in 

21 ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor 

22 Projects’’. 

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

24 Services’’ are available— 
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1 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup2 plies, and equipment; and 

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

4 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

5 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 215. Such sums as may be deposited to the Med8 ical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of 

9 title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to ‘‘Medical 

10 Services’’, to remain available until expended for the pur11 poses of that account: Provided, That, for fiscal year 2016, 

12 up to $27,000,000 deposited in the Department of Veterans 

13 Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund shall be transferred 

14 to ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’, to remain available 

15 until expended, for development of the Medical Care Collec16 tions Fund electronic data exchange provider and payer 

17 system. 

18 SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter 

19 into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations 

20 which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with 

21 the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and tribal 

22 organizations serving rural Alaska which have entered into 

23 contracts with the Indian Health Service under the Indian 

24 Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act, to pro25 vide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental 
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1 care. The Secretary shall require participating veterans and 

2 facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regula3 tions, as established by the Secretary. The term ‘‘rural Alas4 ka’’ shall mean those lands sited within the external bound5 aries of the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 

6 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native Claims Set7 tlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), and those lands 

8 within the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 

9 7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 

10 Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), which are not within 

11 the boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage, the Fair12 banks North Star Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Borough 

13 or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. 

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the De16 partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant 

17 to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may be 

18 transferred to the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con19 struction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain available 

20 until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

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

22 title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 

23 Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks from 

24 conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new veterans 

25 within their respective Networks. 
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1 SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall sub2 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

3 of Congress a quarterly report on the financial status of 

4 the Veterans Health Administration. 

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Medical 

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

8 Facilities’’, ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Bene9 fits Administration’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and ‘‘Na10 tional Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal year 

11 2016 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information Tech12 nology Systems’’ account: Provided, That, before a transfer 

13 may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall re14 quest from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

15 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 

16 an approval is issued. 

17 SEC. 221. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

18 made available by this Act or any other Act for the Depart19 ment of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner that 

20 is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transportation, 

21 Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, 

22 the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appro23 priations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2506); 

24 or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code. 
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1 SEC. 222. Of the amounts made available to the De2 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016, in this 

3 Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ ac4 count for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 per5 cent of the funds made available shall be obligated during 

6 the last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided, That the 

7 Secretary may waive this requirement after providing writ8 ten notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

9 Houses of Congress. 

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 SEC. 223. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart12 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Medical 

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

14 Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Informa15 tion Technology Systems’’, up to $266,303,000, plus reim16 bursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of 

17 Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

18 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the Na19 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub20 lic Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for oper21 ation of the facilities designated as combined Federal med22 ical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan 

23 Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

24 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, 

25 That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 
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1 designated in this section to the Joint Department of De2 fense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

3 Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec4 retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropria5 tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That sec6 tion 223 of Title II of Division I of Public Law 113–235 

7 is repealed. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 224. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart10 ment of Veterans Affairs which become available on October 

11 1, 2016, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and 

12 Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to 

13 $265,675,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to 

14 the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans 

15 Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established 

16 by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

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

18 and may be used for operation of the facilities designated 

19 as combined Federal medical facilities as described by sec20 tion 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author21 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 

22 Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional funds may be trans23 ferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint 

24 Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 

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1 cation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit2 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 225. Such sums as may be deposited to the Med5 ical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of 

6 title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided at fa7 cilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as 

8 described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National 

9 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 

10 Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) 

11 for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department 

12 of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, 

13 established by section 1704 of the National Defense Author14 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

15 Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities des16 ignated as combined Federal medical facilities as described 

17 by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Au18 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 

19 122 Stat. 4500). 

20 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 SEC. 226. Of the amounts available in this title for 

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

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

24 be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incen25 tive Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, 
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1 United States Code, to remain available until expended, for 

2 any purpose authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United 

3 States Code. 

4 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 227. (a) Of the funds appropriated in division 

6 I of Public Law 113–235, the following amounts which be7 come available on October 1, 2015, are hereby rescinded 

8 from the following accounts in the amounts specified: 

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

10 Services’’, $1,400,000,000. 

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

12 Support and Compliance’’, $150,000,000. 

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

14 Facilities’’, $250,000,000. 

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

16 Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following 

17 accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until 

18 September 30, 2017: 

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 SEC. 228. The Secretary of the Department of Veterans 

2 Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 

3 both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in major con4 struction projects that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent 

5 of the programmed amount of the project, whichever is less: 

6 Provided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 

7 of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Provided 

8 further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on 

9 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior 

10 to the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the 

11 anticipated use of such savings. 

12 SEC. 229. The scope of work for a project included in 

13 ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ may not be increased above 

14 the scope specified for that project in the original justifica15 tion data provided to the Congress as part of the request 

16 for appropriations. 

17 SEC. 230. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall sub18 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

19 of Congress a quarterly report that contains the following 

20 information from each Veterans Benefits Administration 

21 Regional Office: (1) the average time to complete a dis22 ability compensation claim; (2) the number of claims pend23 ing more than 125 days; (3) error rates; (4) the number 

24 of claims personnel; (5) any corrective action taken within 

25 the quarter to address poor performance; (6) training pro-
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1 grams undertaken; and (7) the number and results of Qual2 ity Review Team audits: Provided, That each quarterly re3 port shall be submitted no later than 30 days after the end 

4 of the respective quarter. 

5 SEC. 231. Of the funds provided to the Department of 

6 Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Medical Services’’ 

7 and ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, a maximum of 

8 $5,000,000 may be obligated from the ‘‘Medical Services’’ 

9 account and a maximum of $154,596,000 may be obligated 

10 from the ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ account for 

11 the VistA Evolution and electronic health record interoper12 ability projects: Provided, That funds in addition to these 

13 amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution and elec14 tronic health record interoperability projects upon written 

15 notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com16 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

17 SEC. 232. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pro18 vide written notification to the Committees on Appropria19 tions of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organiza20 tional changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more 

21 full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of the 

22 Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 

23 SEC. 233. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pro24 vide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropria25 tions of both Houses of Congress notification of any single 
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1 national outreach and awareness marketing campaign in 

2 which obligations exceed $2,000,000. 

3 SEC. 234. Not more than $4,400,000 of the funds pro4 vided in this Act under the heading ‘‘Department of Vet5 erans Affairs—Departmental Administration—General 

6 Administration’’ may be used for the Office of Congres7 sional and Legislative Affairs. 

8 SEC. 235. None of the funds available to the Depart9 ment of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may 

10 be used to replace the current system by which the Veterans 

11 Integrated Service Networks select and contract for diabetes 

12 monitoring supplies and equipment. 

13 (RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 236. Of the discretionary funds made available 

15 in title II of division I of Public Law 113–235 for the De16 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016, 

17 $198,000,000 are rescinded from ‘‘Medical Services’’, 

18 $42,000,000 are rescinded from ‘‘Medical Support and 

19 Compliance’’, and $15,000,000 are rescinded from ‘‘Medical 

20 Facilities’’. 

21 (RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

22 SEC. 237. (a) There is hereby rescinded an aggregate 

23 amount of $55,000,000 from the total budget authority pro24 vided for fiscal year 2016 for discretionary accounts of the 

25 Department of Veterans Affairs in— 
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1 (1) this Act; or 

2 (2) any advance appropriation for fiscal year 

3 2016 in prior appropriation Acts. 

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

5 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report speci6 fying the account and amount of each rescission not later 

7 than 30 days following enactment of this Act. 

8 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 238. Of the unobligated balances available within 

10 the ‘‘DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund’’, 

11 $50,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

12 (RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 239. Of the discretionary funds made available 

14 in title II of division I of Public Law 113–235 for the De15 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, 

16 $1,052,000 are rescinded from ‘‘General Administration’’, 

17 and $5,000,000 are rescinded from ‘‘Construction, Minor 

18 Projects’’. 

19 (RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

20 SEC. 240. (a) There is hereby rescinded an aggregate 

21 amount of $90,293,000 from prior year unobligated bal22 ances available within discretionary accounts of the De23 partment of Veterans Affairs; 

24 (b) No funds may be rescinded from amounts provided 

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1 (1) ‘‘Medical Services’’; 

2 (2) ‘‘Medical and Prosthetic Research’’; 

3 (3) ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’; 

4 (4) ‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’; 

5 (5) ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Ben6 efits Administration’’; 

7 (6) ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’; 

8 (7) ‘‘Grants for Construction of State Extended 

9 Care Facilities’’; and 

10 (8) ‘‘Grants for Construction of Veterans Ceme11 teries’’. 

12 (c) No amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 

13 were designated by the Congress as an emergency require14 ment pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget 

15 or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

16 of 1985, as amended. 

17 (d) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 

18 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report speci19 fying the account and amount of each rescission not later 

20 than 30 days following enactment of this Act. 

21 SEC. 241. Section 2302(a)(2)(A)(viii) of title 5, United 

22 States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or under title 38’’ 

23 after ‘‘of this title’’. 

24 SEC. 242. The Department of Veterans Affairs is au25 thorized to administer financial assistance grants and enter 
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1 into cooperative agreements with organizations, utilizing a 

2 competitive selection process, to train and employ homeless 

3 and at-risk veterans in natural resource conservation man4 agement. 

5 SEC. 243. Section 312 of title 38, United States Code, 

6 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub7 section: 

8 ‘‘(c)(1) Whenever the Inspector General, in carrying 

9 out the duties and responsibilities established under the In10 spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), issues a work 

11 product that makes a recommendation or otherwise suggests 

12 corrective action, the Inspector General shall— 

13 ‘‘(A) submit the work product to— 

14 ‘‘(i) the Secretary; 

15 ‘‘(ii) the Committee on Veterans’ Af16 fairs, the Committee on Homeland Security 

17 and Governmental Affairs, and the Com18 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; 

19 ‘‘(iii) the Committee on Veterans’ Af20 fairs, the Committee on Oversight and Gov21 ernment Reform, and the Committee on Ap22 propriations of the House of Representa23 tives; 

24 ‘‘(iv) if the work product was initiated 

25 upon request by an individual or entity 
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1 other than the Inspector General, that indi2 vidual or entity; and 

3 ‘‘(v) any Member of Congress upon re4 quest; and 

5 ‘‘(B) the Inspector General shall submit all 

6 final work products to— 

7 ‘‘(i) if the work product was initiated 

8 upon request by an individual or entity 

9 other than the Inspector General, that indi10 vidual or entity; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) any Member of Congress upon re12 quest; and 

13 ‘‘(C) not later than 3 days after the work 

14 product is submitted in final form to the Sec15 retary, post the work product on the Internet 

16 website of the Inspector General. 

17 ‘‘(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed 

18 to authorize the public disclosure of information that 

19 is specifically prohibited from disclosure by any other 

20 provision of law.’’. 

21 SEC. 244. None of the funds provided in this Act may 

22 be used to pay the salary of any individual who (a) was 

23 the Executive Director of the Office of Acquisition, Logistics 

24 and Construction, and (b) who retired from Federal service 

25 in the midst of an investigation, initiated by the Depart-
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1 ment of Veterans Affairs, into delays and cost overruns as2 sociated with the design and construction of the new med3 ical center in Aurora, Colorado. 

4 SEC. 245. Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 

5 made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs for 

6 the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account for fiscal year 2016 in this 

7 Act of any other Act, not less than $10,000,000 shall be used 

8 to hire additional caregiver support coordinators to support 

9 the programs of assistance and support for caregivers of vet10 erans under section 1720G of title 38, United States Code. 

11 SEC. 246. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

12 made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs in 

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

14 (1) interfere with the ability of a veteran to par15 ticipate in a State-approved medicinal marijuana 

16 program; 

17 (2) deny any services from the Department to a 

18 veteran who is participating in such a program; or 

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

20 care provider of the Department to make appropriate 

21 recommendations, fill out forms, or take steps to com22 ply with such a program. 

23 SEC. 247. The Comptroller General of the United 

24 States shall conduct random, periodic audits of medical fa25 cilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Vet-
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1 erans Integrated Service Networks to assess whether such 

2 facilities and Networks are complying with all standards 

3 imposed by law or by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with 

4 respect to the timely access of veterans to hospital care, med5 ical services, and other health care from the Department. 

6 SEC. 248. None of the amounts appropriated or other7 wise made available by this title may be used to transfer 

8 any amount from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensa9 tion Fund to any other account in the Treasury of the 

10 United States. 

11 SEC. 249. None of the amounts appropriated or other12 wise made available by title II may be used to carry out 

13 the Home Marketing Incentive Program of the Department 

14 of Veterans Affairs or to carry out the Appraisal Value 

15 Offer Program of the Department with respect to an em16 ployee of the Department in a senior executive position (as 

17 defined in section 713(g) of title 38, United States Code). 

18 SEC. 250. (a) Not later than one year after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 

20 United States shall submit to the congressional veterans 

21 committees a report evaluating the implementation by the 

22 Department of Veterans Affairs of section 101 of the Vet23 erans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Pub24 lic Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
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1 (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall include, 

2 with respect to the implementation of such section 101, an 

3 evaluation of the following: 

4 (1) The effect of such implementation on the re5 duction in the use of purchased care by the Depart6 ment, including delays or denials of care and inter7 ruptions in courses and continuity of care. 

8 (2) The ability of health care providers to meet 

9 the demand for primary, specialty, and behavioral 

10 health care under such section 101 that cannot rea11 sonably be provided in medical facilities of the De12 partment. 

13 (3) The efforts of the Department to recruit 

14 health care providers to provide health care under 

15 such section 101. 

16 (4) The accuracy of the information provided to 

17 veterans through call centers regarding the receipt of 

18 health care under such section 101. 

19 (5) The timeliness of referrals of veterans by the 

20 Department to health care providers under such sec21 tion 101. 

22 (6) Unique issues and difficulties in the imple23 mentation of section 101 with respect to veterans re24 siding in rural areas, the States of Alaska and Ha25 waii and states lacking a full service VA Hospital. 
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1 (7) With respect to rural areas: (A) an identi2 fication of the average wait times for veterans in 

3 rural areas to receive health care under such section 

4 101, measured from when the veteran first calls the 

5 Department or contracted call center to request an 

6 appointment; (B) an assessment of utilization rates 

7 for health care provided under such section 101 in 

8 rural areas; (C) an assessment of the accessibility of 

9 veterans in rural areas to primary and specialty care 

10 at medical centers of the Department and from non11 Department health care providers under such section 

12 101; (D) an assessment of the status of any pilot pro13 grams created by the Department to provide care 

14 under such section 101; (E) an identification of the 

15 number of health care providers providing health care 

16 under such section 101 to veterans in rural areas, 

17 broken out by primary care providers, specialty and 

18 subspecialty providers, and behavioral health pro19 viders in each Veterans Integrated Service Network. 

20 (8) Recommendations for such improvements to 

21 the provision of health care under such section 101 as 

22 the Comptroller General considers appropriate. 

23 (c) In this section, the term ‘‘congressional veterans 

24 committees’’ means the Veterans Affairs Committees of the 

25 United States Senate and the House of Representatives and 
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1 the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Af2 fairs and Related Agencies of the Committees on Appropria3 tions of the United States Senate and the House of Rep4 resentatives. 

5 SEC. 251. Not later than February 1, 2016, the Sec6 retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee 

7 on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 

8 Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 

9 that supplements the report required under section 4002(c) 

10 of the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care 

11 Choice Improvement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–41) and 

12 that contains the following: 

13 (1) A description of the changes in access, if any, 

14 of veterans in Alaska to purchased care from the De15 partment of Veterans Affairs that have resulted from 

16 implementation of section 101 of the Veterans Access, 

17 Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 

18 113–146), including denials of care and interruptions 

19 in the course and continuity of care. 

20 (2) An assessment of the performance of the De21 partment in providing health care under such section 

22 101 in Alaska, including— 

23 (A) the performance of call center service 

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1 (B) the accuracy of call center information 

2 provided to veterans and health care providers; 

3 (C) whether health care providers are agree4 ing to provide health care under such section 101 

5 in each of the major communities in Alaska; 

6 (D) gaps in the availability of health care 

7 providers, disaggregated by primary, specialty, 

8 subspecialty, and behavioral health care; 

9 (E) impediments to the provision of health 

10 care under such section 101; and 

11 (F) plans to mitigate those impediments. 

12 (3) An assessment of the status of health care 

13 provider vacancies at the VA Alaska Healthcare Sys14 tem as of the date of submittal of the report under 

15 this section, including impediments to filling those 

16 vacancies and plans to mitigate those impediments. 

17 (4) A description of the manner in which the De18 partment plans to serve the primary, specialty, and 

19 behavioral health care needs of veterans in Alaska if 

20 the plan and recommendations set forth in the report 

21 submitted under such section 4002(c) are imple22 mented, including a description of specific strategies 

23 to be employed by the Department to address gaps in 

24 the provision of health care to veterans and the sup25 ply and demand of health care providers for veterans, 
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1 including the roles of tribal health providers and com2 munity providers in addressing those gaps. 

3 SEC. 252. None of the amounts appropriated or other4 wise made available by this title may be used— 

5 (1) to carry out the memorandum of the Veterans 

6 Benefits Administration known as ‘‘Fast Letter 13– 

7 10’’, issued on May 20, 2013; or 

8 (2) to create or maintain any patient record9 keeping system other than those currently approved 

10 by the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office 

11 in Washington, District of Columbia. 

12 SEC. 253. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 

14 United States shall submit to Congress a report on the re15 cruitment and retention of health care providers by the De16 partment of Veterans Affairs. 

17 (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall include 

18 the following: 

19 (1) An identification of the ratio of veterans to 

20 health care providers of the Department, 

21 disaggregated by State. 

22 (2) An analysis of the workload of primary and 

23 specialty care providers of the Department, 

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1 (3) An assessment of initiatives carried out by 

2 the Veterans Health Administration to recruit and re3 tain health care providers of the Department. 

4 (4) An assessment of the extent to which the Vet5 erans Health Administration oversees health care pro6 viders of the Department. 

7 (5) Such recommendations for improving the re8 cruitment and retention of health care providers of 

9 the Department as the Comptroller General considers 

10 appropriate. 

11 SEC. 254. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Af13 fairs shall submit to Congress a report on the implementa14 tion by the Department of Veterans Affairs of section 101 

15 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 

16 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) in rural 

17 areas. 

18 (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall include 

19 the following: 

20 (1) An identification of average wait times for 

21 veterans in rural areas to receive health care under 

22 such section 101, measured from when the veteran 

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1 (2) An assessment of utilization rates for health 

2 care provided under such section 101 in rural areas. 

3 (3) An assessment of the accessibility of veterans 

4 in rural areas to primary and specialty care at med5 ical centers of the Department and from non-Depart6 ment health care providers under such section 101. 

7 (4) An identification of the number of health 

8 care providers providing health care under such sec9 tion 101 in each Veterans Integrated Service Network. 

10 (5) An assessment of the status of any pilot pro11 grams created by the Department to provide care 

12 under such section 101 in rural areas. 

13 SEC. 255. REPORT ON USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY

14 NUMBERS BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) 

15 REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 

17 Affairs shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con18 gress a report on the use of social security numbers by the 

19 Department of Veterans Affairs and the plans of the Sec20 retary to discontinue the unnecessary use. 

21 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 

22 shall include the following: 

23 (1) A list of documents and records of the De24 partment of Veterans Affairs that contain social secu25 rity numbers. 
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1 (2) A list of all government and non-government 

2 entities and the numbers of their employees that have 

3 access to the social security numbers of veterans that 

4 are stored by the Department. 

5 (3) A description of how the Department, other 

6 governmental entities, and persons use social security 

7 numbers they obtain from the Department, including 

8 a description of any information sharing arrange9 ments that the Secretary may have with the heads of 

10 other governmental entities. 

11 (4) The number of data breaches of Department 

12 of Veterans Affairs information systems that involved 

13 social security numbers that occurred during the five14 year period ending on the date of the enactment of 

15 this Act that the Secretary discovered or that were re16 ported to the Secretary, a description and status of 

17 the investigations conducted by the Secretary regard18 ing such breaches, and a description of the plans of 

19 the Secretary to remediate such breaches. 

20 (5) The plans of the Secretary, including a 

21 timeline, to discontinue the unnecessary use by the 

22 Department of social security numbers. 

23 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE24 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 

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1 (1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 

2 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

3 (2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 

4 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep5 resentatives. 

6 SEC. 256. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Af8 fairs shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 

9 a report that includes, with respect to the South Texas Vet10 erans Health Care System of the Department of Veterans 

11 Affairs, the following: 

12 (1) A description of the nature and scope of any 

13 foreseeable increase in wait times for medical ap14 pointments. 

15 (2) An assessment of whether a shortage of health 

16 care providers is the primary cause of any such in17 crease in wait times. 

18 (3) An identification of any other causes of any 

19 such increase in wait times. 

20 (4) A description of any action taken by the De21 partment to correct any such increase in wait times. 

22 (5) An assessment of any issues relating to access 

23 to care. 

24 (6) A plan for how the Secretary will remedy 

25 any such increase in wait times, including a detailed 
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1 description of steps to be taken and a timeline for 

2 completion. 

3 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 

4 of Congress’’ means— 

5 (1) the Committee on Appropriations and the 

6 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and 

7 (2) the Committee on Appropriations and the 

8 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep9 resentatives. 

10 SEC. 257. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date 

11 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Af12 fairs shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 

13 enter into a contract with an independent third party de14 scribed in subsection (b) to carry out a study on the impact 

15 of participation in combat during service in the Armed 

16 Forces on suicides and other mental health issues among 

17 members of the Armed Forces and veterans. 

18 (b) An independent third party described in this sub19 section is an independent third party that has appropriate 

20 credentials to access information in the possession of the 

21 Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Af22 fairs that is necessary to carry out the study required under 

23 subsection (a). 

24 SEC. 258. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise 

25 made available by this title under the heading ‘‘MEDICAL
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1 AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH’’ under the heading ‘‘VET2 ERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION’’ is hereby increased by 

3 $8,922,462. 

4 (b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made avail5 able by this title for fiscal year 2016 under the heading 

6 ‘‘MEDICAL SERVICES’’ under the heading ‘‘VETERANS

7 HEALTH ADMINISTRATION’’ is hereby reduced by 

8 $8,922,462. 

9 SEC. 259. Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 

10 made available by this title for ‘‘MEDICAL SERVICES’’, not 

11 more than $5,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary 

12 of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to assess 

13 the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to vet14 erans service agencies, veterans service organizations, and 

15 nongovernmental organizations to provide furniture, house16 hold items, and other assistance to formerly homeless vet17 erans who are moving into permanent housing to facilitate 

18 the settlement of such veterans in such housing. 

19 SEC. 260. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AC20 TION PLAN TO IMPROVE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND

21 EDUCATION. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

23 of Veterans Affairs shall develop and publish an action plan 

24 for improving the services and assistance provided under 

25 chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code. 
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1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 

2 shall include each of the following: 

3 (1) A comprehensive analysis of, and rec4 ommendations and a proposed implementation plan 

5 for remedying workload management challenges at re6 gional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

7 including steps to reduce counselor caseloads of vet8 erans participating in a rehabilitation program 

9 under such chapter, particularly for counselors who 

10 are assisting veterans with traumatic brain injury 

11 and post-traumatic stress disorder and counselors 

12 with educational and vocational counseling work13 loads. 

14 (2) A comprehensive analysis of the reasons for 

15 the disproportionately low percentage of veterans with 

16 service-connected disabilities who served in the Armed 

17 Forces after September 11, 2001, who opt to partici18 pate in a rehabilitation program under such chapter 

19 relative to the percentage of such veterans who use 

20 their entitlement to educational assistance under 

21 chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, including 

22 an analysis of barriers to timely enrollment in reha23 bilitation programs under chapter 31 of such title 

24 and of any barriers to a veteran enrolling in the pro25 gram of that veteran’s choice. 
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1 (3) Recommendations and a proposed implemen2 tation plan for encouraging more veterans with serv3 ice-connected disabilities who served in the Armed 

4 Forces after September 11, 2001, to participate in re5 habilitation programs under chapter 31 of such title. 

6 (4) A national staff training program for voca7 tional rehabilitation counselors of the Department 

8 that includes the provision of— 

9 (A) training to assist counselors in under10 standing the very profound disorientation expe11 rienced by veterans with service-connected dis12 abilities whose lives and life-plans have been up13 ended and out of their control because of such 

14 disabilities; 

15 (B) training to assist counselors in working 

16 in partnership with veterans on individual reha17 bilitation plans; and 

18 (C) training on post-traumatic stress dis19 order and other mental health conditions and on 

20 moderate to severe traumatic brain injury that 

21 is designed to improve the ability of such coun22 selors to assist veterans with these conditions, in23 cluding by providing information on the broad 

24 spectrum of such conditions and the effect of such 
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1 conditions on an individual’s abilities and func2 tional limitations. 

3 TITLE III 

4 RELATED AGENCIES 

5 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of 

8 the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the 

9 acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; 

10 purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national 

11 cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and 

12 its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage 

13 space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replace14 ment basis only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not 

15 to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representation 

16 expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 

17 countries, when required by law of such countries, 

18 $75,100,000, to remain available until expended. 

19 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

20 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of 

21 the American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as 

22 may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for 

23 purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 36, United 

24 States Code. 
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1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS

2 CLAIMS

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses for the operation of the United 

5 States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized 

6 by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States 

7 Code, $32,141,000: Provided, That $2,500,000 shall be 

8 available for the purpose of providing financial assistance 

9 as described, and in accordance with the process and report10 ing procedures set forth, under this heading in Public Law 

11 102–229. 

12 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

13 CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, 

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

18 the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for replace19 ment on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed $1,000 

20 for official reception and representation expenses, 

21 $70,800,000, of which not to exceed $28,000,000 shall re22 main available until September 30, 2018. In addition, such 

23 sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs 

24 and replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease of Depart-
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1 ment of Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies’’ ac2 count. 

3 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

4 TRUST FUND

5 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire6 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Re7 tirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the 

8 Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to 

9 be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces Retire10 ment Home Trust Fund, $64,300,000, of which $1,000,000 

11 shall remain available until expended for construction and 

12 renovation of the physical plants at the Armed Forces Re13 tirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the 

14 Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 

15 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

17 heading ‘‘Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Ex18 penses, Army’’, may be provided to Arlington County, Vir19 ginia, for the relocation of the federally owned water main 

20 at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land 

21 available for ground burials. 

22 SEC. 302. Amounts deposited during the current fiscal 

23 year to the special account established under 10 U.S.C. 

24 4727 are appropriated and shall be available until ex-
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1 pended to support activities at the Army National Military 

2 Cemeteries. 

3 SEC. 303. For an additional amount for ‘‘Department 

4 of Defense—Civil Cemeterial Expenses, Army’’ in this title, 

5 $30,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 

6 provision of law, such funds may be transferred to the Fed7 eral Highway Administration, Department of Transpor8 tation, for construction of access roads adjacent to Arling9 ton National Cemetery to support land acquisition for the 

10 expansion of the cemetery. 

11 TITLE IV 

12 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

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

14 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

15 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

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

17 Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, when 

18 it is made known to the Federal entity or official to which 

19 the funds are made available that the program, project, or 

20 activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating 

21 to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, 

22 or unfunded mandates. 

23 SEC. 403. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 

24 year 2016 for pay raises for programs funded by this Act 

25 shall be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act. 
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1 SEC. 404. No part of any funds appropriated in this 

2 Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other 

3 than for normal and recognized executive-legislative rela4 tionships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for 

5 the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, 

6 booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation 

7 designed to support or defeat legislation pending before 

8 Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 

9 SEC. 405. All departments and agencies funded under 

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

11 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

12 ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the conduct 

13 of their business practices and public service activities. 

14 SEC. 406. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and noti15 fications required by this Act shall be submitted to the Sub16 committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 

17 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

18 of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on 

19 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related 

20 Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 

21 SEC. 407. None of the funds made available in this 

22 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in23 strumentality of the United States Government except pur24 suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 

25 in, this or any other appropriations Act. 
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1 SEC. 408. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail2 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

3 post on the public Web site of that agency any report re4 quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other 

5 Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that 

6 it shall serve the national interest. 

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

8 (1) the public posting of the report compromises 

9 national security; or 

10 (2) the report contains confidential or propri11 etary information. 

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

13 do so only after such report has been made available to the 

14 requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 

15 than 45 days. 

16 SEC. 409. (a) None of the funds made available in this 

17 Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer net18 work unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, 

19 and exchanging of pornography. 

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

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

22 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi23 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

24 SEC. 410. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appro25 priated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
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1 Defense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or 

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

3 possessions to house any individual detained at United 

4 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba, for the pur5 poses of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under 

6 the control of the Department of Defense. 

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

8 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 

9 Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

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

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

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

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

14 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 

15 (2) is— 

16 (A) in the custody or under the effective 

17 control of the Department of Defense; or 

18 (B) otherwise under detention at United 

19 States Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 
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1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction, 

2 Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

3 2016’’. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H.R. 2029 

AMENDMENT