111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5822 

AN ACT 

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

fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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, 2011, and for other purposes, namely: 

6 TITLE I 

7 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

8 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

9 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip10 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

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

12 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

13 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec14 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con15 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func16 tions of the Commander in Chief, $4,051,512,000, to re17 main available until September 30, 2015, of which 

18 $190,000,000 shall be for trainee troop housing facilities: 

19 Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed 

20 $259,456,000 shall be available for study, planning, de21 sign, architect and engineer services, and host nation sup22 port, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the 

23 Army determines that additional obligations are necessary 

24 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro25 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 
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1 and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That, not later 

2 than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

3 the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees 

4 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expendi5 ture plan for the funds provided for trainee troop housing 

6 facilities. 

7 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

8 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip9 ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in10 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 

11 Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 

12 personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

13 and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 

14 this appropriation, $3,587,376,000, to remain available 

15 until September 30, 2015: Provided, That of this amount, 

16 not to exceed $123,750,000 shall be available for study, 

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

18 authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy deter19 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

20 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

21 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

22 reasons therefor. 

23 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

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

2 as currently authorized by law, $1,276,385,000, to remain 

3 available until September 30, 2015: Provided, That of this 

4 amount, not to exceed $73,536,000 shall be available for 

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

7 Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 

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

10 and the reasons therefor. 

11 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip14 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa15 tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen16 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

17 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

18 $2,999,612,000, to remain available until September 30, 

19 2015: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

20 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

21 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 

22 of Defense available for military construction or family 

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

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

25 same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which 
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1 transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appro2 priated, not to exceed $434,217,000 shall be available for 

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

5 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

6 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria7 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

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

9 appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

10 $31,863,000 shall be available for payments to the North 

11 Atlantic Treaty Organization for the planning, design, and 

12 construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

13 headquarters. 

14 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

15 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita16 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad17 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu18 tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 

19 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza20 tion Acts, $1,020,228,000, to remain available until Sep21 tember 30, 2015, of which $60,000,000 shall be for crit22 ical unfunded requirements: Provided, That of the amount 

23 appropriated, not to exceed $57,182,000 shall be available 

24 for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer 

25 services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the 
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1 Army National Guard determines that additional obliga2 tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the 

3 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

4 of the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided 

5 further, That, not later than 30 days after the date of the 

6 enactment of this Act, the Director of the Army National 

7 Guard shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

8 of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for the 

9 funds provided for critical unfunded requirements. 

10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

11 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita12 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad13 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

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

15 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

16 Acts, $292,386,000, to remain available until September 

17 30, 2015, of which $50,000,000 shall be for critical un18 funded requirements: Provided, That of the amount appro19 priated, not to exceed $21,214,000 shall be available for 

20 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv21 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Air 

22 National Guard determines that additional obligations are 

23 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

24 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de25 termination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, 
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1 That, not later than 30 days after the date of the enact2 ment of this Act, the Director of the Air National Guard 

3 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

4 Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for the funds pro5 vided for critical unfunded requirements. 

6 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

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

10 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con11 struction Authorization Acts, $358,325,000, to remain 

12 available until September 30, 2015, of which $30,000,000 

13 shall be for critical unfunded requirements: Provided, 

14 That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed 

15 $26,250,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

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

17 unless the Secretary of the Army determines that addi18 tional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no19 tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

20 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 

21 Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Army Re23 serve shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

24 of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for the 

25 funds provided for critical unfunded requirements. 
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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

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

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

6 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza7 tion Acts, $91,557,000, to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2015, of which $15,000,000 shall be for crit9 ical unfunded requirements of the Navy Reserve and 

10 $15,000,000 shall be for critical unfunded requirements 

11 of the Marine Forces Reserve: Provided, That of the 

12 amount appropriated, not to exceed $1,857,000 shall be 

13 available for study, planning, design, and architect and en14 gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary 

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

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

19 not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 

20 of this Act, the Chief of Navy Reserve and the Com21 mander, Marine Forces Reserve shall submit to the Com22 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an 

23 expenditure plan for the funds provided for critical un24 funded requirements. 
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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

2 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita3 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad4 ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 

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

6 Construction Authorization Acts, $48,182,000, to remain 

7 available until September 30, 2015, of which $30,000,000 

8 shall be for critical unfunded requirements: Provided, 

9 That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed 

10 $2,503,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

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

12 unless the Secretary of the Air Force determines that ad13 ditional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 

14 notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

15 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 

16 Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Air Force 

18 Reserve shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

19 of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for the 

20 funds provided for critical unfunded requirements. 

21 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

22 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

24 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro25 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa-
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1 cilities and installations (including international military 

2 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

3 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 

4 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili5 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $258,884,000, to 

6 remain available until expended. 

7 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

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

11 $92,369,000, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2015. 

13 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

14 ARMY

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

17 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in18 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $518,140,000. 

19 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE

20 CORPS

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

24 authorized by law, $186,444,000, to remain available until 

25 September 30, 2015. 
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1 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

2 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

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

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

7 law, $366,346,000. 

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 $78,025,000, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2015. 

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 $513,792,000. 

21 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

22 DEFENSE-WIDE

23 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

24 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

25 military departments) for operation and maintenance, 
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1 leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, 

2 $50,464,000. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING

4 IMPROVEMENT FUND

5 For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im6 provement Fund, $1,096,000, to remain available until ex7 pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu8 ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro9 viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili10 tary family housing and supporting facilities. 

11 HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE FUND

12 For the Homeowners Assistance Fund established by 

13 section 1013 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropoli14 tan Development Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

15 3374), $16,515,000, to remain available until expended. 

16 CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, 

17 DEFENSE-WIDE

18 For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided 

19 for, necessary for the destruction of the United States 

20 stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in ac21 cordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 

22 Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the 

23 destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are 

24 not in the chemical weapon stockpile, as currently author25 ized by law, $124,971,000, to remain available until Sep-
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1 tember 30, 2015, which shall be only for the Assembled 

2 Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

4 1990 

5 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

6 Closure Account 1990, established by section 2906(a)(1) 

7 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 

8 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $460,474,000, to remain available 

9 until expended. 

10 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

11 2005 

12 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

13 Closure Account 2005, established by section 2906A(a)(1) 

14 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 

15 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $2,354,285,000, to remain avail16 able until expended: Provided, That the Department of 

17 Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 

18 both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to obligating an 

19 amount for a construction project that exceeds or reduces 

20 the amount identified for that project in the most recently 

21 submitted budget request for this account by 20 percent 

22 or $2,000,000, whichever is less: Provided further, That 

23 the previous proviso shall not apply to projects costing less 

24 than $5,000,000, except for those projects not previously 

25 identified in any budget submission for this account and 
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1 exceeding the minor construction threshold under section 

2 2805 of title 10, United States Code. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

5 title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a6 fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 

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

8 except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 

9 the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there10 for. 

11 SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con12 struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve13 hicles. 

14 SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con15 struction may be used for advances to the Federal High16 way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 

17 the construction of access roads as authorized by section 

18 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author19 ized therein are certified as important to the national de20 fense by the Secretary of Defense. 

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

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

23 the United States for which specific appropriations have 

24 not been made. 
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1 SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this 

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

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

4 the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi5 neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina6 tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 

7 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

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

9 $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 

10 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

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

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

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

14 except housing for which funds have been made available 

15 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con16 struction. 

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

18 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 

19 relocate any activity from one base or installation to an20 other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap21 propriations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

23 title may be used for the procurement of steel for any con24 struction project or activity for which American steel pro-
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1 ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied 

2 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

3 SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart4 ment of Defense for military construction or family hous5 ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 

6 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

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

8 title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 

9 without prior notification to the Committees on Appro10 priations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

12 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

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

14 projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan15 tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 

16 within the United States Central Command Area of Re17 sponsibility, unless such contracts are awarded to United 

18 States firms or United States firms in joint venture with 

19 host nation firms. 

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

21 title for military construction in the United States terri22 tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 

23 Atoll, or in countries within the United States Central 

24 Command Area of Responsibility, may be used to award 

25 any contract estimated by the Government to exceed 
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1 $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided, That this 

2 section shall not be applicable to contract awards for 

3 which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a 

4 United States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive 

5 and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 

6 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall not 

7 apply to contract awards for military construction on 

8 Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re9 sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 

10 SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense is to inform the 

11 appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in12 cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of the plans 

13 and scope of any proposed military exercise involving 

14 United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, 

15 if amounts expended for construction, either temporary or 

16 permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 

17 SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the funds 

18 made available in this title which are limited for obligation 

19 during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during 

20 the last two months of the fiscal year. 

21 SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

22 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 

23 for construction authorized for each such military depart24 ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 

25 current session of Congress. 
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1 SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing 

2 projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex3 pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 

4 be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec5 tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 

6 and on subsequent claims, if any. 

7 SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

8 law, any funds made available to a military department 

9 or defense agency for the construction of military projects 

10 may be obligated for a military construction project or 

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

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

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

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

15 obligated from funds available for military construction 

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

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

18 such project is increased pursuant to law. 

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

21 available to the Department of Defense, proceeds depos22 ited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 

23 established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authoriza24 tion Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 

25 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) 
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1 of such Act, may be transferred to the account established 

2 by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and 

3 Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to be 

4 merged with, and to be available for the same purposes 

5 and the same time period as that account. 

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 119. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 

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

10 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

11 of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 

12 may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 

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

14 Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 

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

16 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

17 and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 

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

19 Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 

20 from amounts appropriated for construction of military 

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

23 purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap24 propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria25 tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 
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1 cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con2 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 

3 guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 

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

5 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 

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

8 SEC. 120. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing 

9 any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for 

10 military family housing the Secretary of the military de11 partment concerned shall submit to the Committees on 

12 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the notice de13 scribed in subsection (b). 

14 (b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a no15 tice of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage 

16 or rental payments) proposed to be made by the Secretary 

17 to the private party under the contract involved in the 

18 event of— 

19 (A) the closure or realignment of the installa20 tion for which housing is provided under the con21 tract; 

22 (B) a reduction in force of units stationed at 

23 such installation; or 

24 (C) the extended deployment overseas of units 

25 stationed at such installation. 
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1 (2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify 

2 the nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent 

3 and likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal Gov4 ernment with respect to the guarantee. 

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 121. In addition to any other transfer authority 

7 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

8 transferred from the accounts established by sections 

9 2906(a)(1) and 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure 

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

11 the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstra12 tion Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 

13 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the 

14 Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 

15 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be 

16 merged with and be available for the same purposes and 

17 for the same time period as the fund to which transferred. 

18 SEC. 122. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

20 maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 

21 source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 

22 housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 

23 Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit may be 

24 spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen25 eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica-
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1 tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 

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

3 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

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

5 notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 

6 solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi7 ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 

8 of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 

9 Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report an10 nually to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

11 Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex12 penditures for each individual general or flag officer quar13 ters for the prior fiscal year. 

14 SEC. 123. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im15 provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec16 tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro17 priated and shall be available until expended for the pur18 poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 

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

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

21 title, or in any Act making appropriations for military con22 struction which remain available for obligation, may be ob23 ligated or expended to carry out a military construction, 

24 land acquisition, or family housing project at or for a mili25 tary installation approved for closure, or at a military in-
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1 stallation for the purposes of supporting a function that 

2 has been approved for realignment to another installation, 

3 in 2005 under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 

4 Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101– 

5 510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), unless such a project at a mili6 tary installation approved for realignment will support a 

7 continuing mission or function at that installation or a 

8 new mission or function that is planned for that installa9 tion, or unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the 

10 cost to the United States of carrying out such project 

11 would be less than the cost to the United States of cancel12 ling such project, or if the project is at an active compo13 nent base that shall be established as an enclave or in the 

14 case of projects having multi-agency use, that another 

15 Government agency has indicated it will assume ownership 

16 of the completed project. The Secretary of Defense may 

17 not transfer funds made available as a result of this limi18 tation from any military construction project, land acquisi19 tion, or family housing project to another account or use 

20 such funds for another purpose or project without the 

21 prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

22 both Houses of Congress. This section shall not apply to 

23 military construction projects, land acquisition, or family 

24 housing projects for which the project is vital to the na25 tional security or the protection of health, safety, or envi-
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1 ronmental quality: Provided, That the Secretary of De2 fense shall notify the congressional defense committees 

3 within seven days of a decision to carry out such a military 

4 construction project. 

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 125. During the 5-year period after appropria7 tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

8 for military construction and family housing operation and 

9 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 

10 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

11 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

12 authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga13 tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap14 propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 

15 may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur16 rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 

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

18 the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans19 ferred. 

20 SEC. 126. None of the funds appropriated or other21 wise made available in this title may be used for any action 

22 that is related to or promotes the expansion of the bound23 aries or size of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colo24 rado. 
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1 SEC. 127. 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 

4 within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 

5 guidelines for military construction and family housing 

6 construction contained in the report of the Committee on 

7 Appropriations of the House of Representatives to accom8 pany this bill and in the guidance for military construction 

9 reprogrammings and notifications contained in Depart10 ment of Defense Financial Management Regulation 

11 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of December 1996, as 

12 in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 

13 TITLE II 

14 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

15 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

16 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 For the payment of compensation benefits to or on 

19 behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability ex20 aminations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 

21 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; 

22 pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 

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

24 States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitle25 ment Program for Survivors, emergency and other offi-
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1 cers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certifi2 cates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insur3 ance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV 

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

5 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sec6 tions 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 

7 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, 

8 $53,492,234,000, to remain available until expended: Pro9 vided, That not to exceed $30,423,000 of the amount ap10 propriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to 

11 ‘‘General operating expenses’’, ‘‘Medical support and com12 pliance’’, and ‘‘Information technology systems’’ for nec13 essary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 

14 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding 

15 source for which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Com16 pensation and pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, 

17 That such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying 

18 patient basis, shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical care collec19 tions fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical 

20 facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as 

21 authorized. 

22 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

23 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 

24 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap25 ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61 
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1 of title 38, United States Code, $10,440,245,000, to re2 main available until expended: Provided, That expenses for 

3 rehabilitation program services and assistance which the 

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

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

6 under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that sub7 section, shall be charged to this account. 

8 VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

9 For military and naval insurance, national service life 

10 insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet11 erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 

12 authorized by title 38, United States Code, chapters 19 

13 and 21, $62,589,000, to remain available until expended. 

14 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

15 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 

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

17 authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 

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

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

21 1974: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2011, 

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

23 gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe24 cially adapted housing loans. 
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1 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

2 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $163,646,000. 

3 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

4 For the cost of direct loans, $48,000, as authorized 

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

6 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

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

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

11 loans not to exceed $3,042,000. 

12 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

13 carry out the direct loan program, $337,000, which may 

14 be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General operating ex15 penses’’. 

16 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

17 ACCOUNT

18 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

19 loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 

20 of title 38, United States Code, $707,000. 

21 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

22 MEDICAL SERVICES

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

25 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
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1 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

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

3 States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 

4 under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 

5 medical supplies and equipment, food services, and sala6 ries and expenses of health care employees hired under 

7 title 38, United States Code, aid to State homes as author8 ized by section 1741 of title 38, United States Code, as9 sistance and support services for caregivers as authorized 

10 by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, and loan 

11 repayments authorized by section 604 of Public Law 111– 

12 163, $39,649,985,000, plus reimbursements, shall become 

13 available on October 1, 2011, and shall remain available 

14 until September 30, 2012: Provided, That, of the amount 

15 made available under this heading $1,015,000,000 shall 

16 remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided fur17 ther, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

18 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for 

19 the provision of medical treatment for veterans who have 

20 service-connected disabilities, lower income, or have special 

21 needs: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 

22 provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

23 give priority funding for the provision of basic medical 

24 benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 

25 through 6: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
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1 other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

2 may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from 

3 Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled vet4 erans with privately written prescriptions based on re5 quirements established by the Secretary: Provided further, 

6 That the implementation of the program described in the 

7 previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the De8 partment of Veterans Affairs. 

9 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

10 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

11 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 

12 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad13 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi14 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart15 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De16 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

17 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov18 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.); $5,535,000,000, plus 

19 reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 

20 2011, and shall remain available until September 30, 

21 2012: Provided, That, of the amount made available under 

22 this heading, $145,000,000 shall remain available until 

23 September 30, 2013. 
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1 MEDICAL FACILITIES

2 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op3 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili4 ties and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health 

5 Administration; for administrative expenses in support of 

6 planning, design, project management, real property ac7 quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 

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

9 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

10 activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter11 ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos12 pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart13 ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 

14 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate15 rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, 

16 $5,426,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail17 able on October 1, 2011, and shall remain available until 

18 September 30, 2012: Provided, That, of the amount made 

19 available under this heading, $145,000,000 shall remain 

20 available until September 30, 2013: Provided further, 

21 That, of the amount available for fiscal year 2012, 

22 $130,000,000 for non-recurring maintenance shall be allo23 cated in a manner not subject to the Veterans Equitable 

24 Resource Allocation. 
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1 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

2 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

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

5 $590,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail6 able until September 30, 2012. 

7 NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

8 For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad9 ministration for operations and maintenance, not other10 wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there11 for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 

12 of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper13 ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter14 ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 

15 of the National Cemetery Administration, $259,004,000, 

16 of which not to exceed $24,200,000 shall remain available 

17 until September 30, 2012. 

18 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

19 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

20 For necessary operating expenses of the Department 

21 of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 

22 administrative expenses in support of Department-wide 

23 capital planning, management and policy activities, uni24 forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 

25 official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas-
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1 senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 

2 Services Administration for security guard services, and 

3 the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas em4 ployee mail, $2,601,389,000 (reduced by $20,000,000) 

5 (increased by $20,000,000) (reduced by $100,000) (in6 creased by $100,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced 

7 by $50,000) (increased by $50,000) (reduced by 

8 $150,000) (increased by $150,000): Provided, That ex9 penses for services and assistance authorized under para10 graphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 

11 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans 

12 Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled vet13 erans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become em14 ployable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; 

15 or (2) to achieve maximum independence in daily living, 

16 shall be charged to this account: Provided further, That 

17 the Veterans Benefits Administration shall be funded at 

18 not less than $2,162,776,000: Provided further, That of 

19 the funds made available under this heading, not to exceed 

20 $111,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

21 2012: Provided further, That from the funds made avail22 able under this heading, the Veterans Benefits Adminis23 tration may purchase (on a one-for-one replacement basis 

24 only) up to two passenger motor vehicles for use in oper25 ations of that Administration in Manila, Philippines: Pro-
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1 vided further, That of the funds made available under this 

2 heading, $10,000,000 shall be available to increase the 

3 number of Department of Veterans Affairs employees who 

4 administer benefits under chapter 31 of title 38, United 

5 States Code: Provided further, That of the funds made 

6 available under this heading, $8,000,000 shall be available 

7 to fund the adaptive sports grant program under section 

8 521A of title 38, United States Code, and $2,000,000 

9 shall be available to carry out section 322 of title 38, 

10 United States Code. 

11 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

12 For necessary expenses for information technology 

13 systems and telecommunications support, including devel14 opmental information systems and operational information 

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

16 asset acquisition of information technology systems, in17 cluding management and related contractual costs of said 

18 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

19 operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

20 States Code, $3,222,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall 

21 remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided, 

22 That none of the funds made available under this heading 

23 may be obligated until the Department of Veterans Affairs 

24 submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

25 Houses of Congress, and such Committees approve, a plan 
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1 for expenditure that: (1) meets the capital planning and 

2 investment control review requirements established by the 

3 Office of Management and Budget; (2) complies with the 

4 Department of Veterans Affairs enterprise architecture; 

5 (3) conforms with an established enterprise life cycle 

6 methodology; and (4) complies with the acquisition rules, 

7 requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage8 ment practices of the Federal Government: Provided fur9 ther, That not later than 30 days after the date of the 

10 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

11 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

12 Houses of Congress a reprogramming base letter which 

13 sets forth, by project, the operations and maintenance 

14 costs, with salary expenses separately designated, and de15 velopment costs to be carried out utilizing amounts made 

16 available under this heading. 

17 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

18 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

19 General, to include information technology, in carrying out 

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

21 U.S.C. App.), $115,367,000, of which $6,000,000 shall re22 main available until September 30, 2012. 

23 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

24 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

25 any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
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1 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

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

3 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 

4 and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, including plan5 ning, architectural and engineering services, construction 

6 management services, maintenance or guarantee period 

7 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro8 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

9 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

10 site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is 

11 more than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) 

12 of title 38, United States Code, or where funds for a 

13 project were made available in a previous major project 

14 appropriation, $1,166,036,000 (increased by 

15 $10,000,000), to remain available until expended, of which 

16 $6,000,000 shall be to make reimbursements as provided 

17 in section 13 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 

18 U.S.C. 612) for claims paid for contract disputes: Pro19 vided, That except for advance planning activities, includ20 ing needs assessments which may or may not lead to cap21 ital investments, and other capital asset management re22 lated activities, including portfolio development and man23 agement activities, and investment strategy studies funded 

24 through the advance planning fund and the planning and 

25 design activities funded through the design fund, including 
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1 needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 

2 investments, and salaries and associated costs of the resi3 dent engineers who oversee those capital investments 

4 funded through this account, and funds provided for the 

5 purchase of land for the National Cemetery Administra6 tion through the land acquisition line item, none of the 

7 funds made available under this heading shall be used for 

8 any project which has not been approved by the Congress 

9 in the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds 

10 made available under this heading for fiscal year 2011, 

11 for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the 

12 awarding of a construction documents contract by Sep13 tember 30, 2011; and (2) by the awarding of a construc14 tion contract by September 30, 2012: Provided further, 

15 That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly sub16 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

17 of Congress a written report on any approved major con18 struction project for which obligations are not incurred 

19 within the time limitations established above. 

20 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

21 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

23 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

24 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 

25 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 
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1 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

2 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro3 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

4 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

6 sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 

7 8110, 8122, and 8162 of title 38, United States Code, 

8 where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less 

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

10 38, United States Code, $507,700,000, to remain avail11 able until expended, along with unobligated balances of 

12 previous ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ appropriations 

13 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

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

15 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

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

17 nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 

18 of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 

19 damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 

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

21 minimize further loss by such causes: Provided further, 

22 That of the funds made available under this heading, 

23 $162,734,000 shall be for renewable energy projects at 

24 Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility campuses 

25 pursuant to section 8103 of title 38, United States Code. 
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1 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

2 FACILITIES

3 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

4 State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re5 model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 

6 and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 

7 care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 

8 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $85,000,000, to re9 main available until expended. 

10 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS

11 CEMETERIES

12 For grants to assist States in establishing, expand13 ing, or improving State veterans cemeteries as authorized 

14 by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, 

15 $46,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2011 for 

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

20 and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ may be trans21 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro22 priations: Provided, That before a transfer may take place, 

23 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

24 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

25 the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 
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1 issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 

2 days has elapsed. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart5 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2011, in this Act 

6 or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Medical 

7 support and compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical facilities’’ ac8 counts may be transferred among the accounts: Provided, 

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

10 ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’ accounts of 1 percent 

11 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

12 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica13 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com14 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 

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

16 That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical services’’ and 

17 ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’ accounts in excess of 

18 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the 

19 fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary re20 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

21 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 

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

23 transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical facilities’’ account may 

24 take place only after the Secretary requests from the Com-
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1 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 

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

3 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

4 salaries and expenses shall be available for services au5 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 

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

7 or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author8 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

9 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 sec20 tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 

21 or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

22 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim23 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina24 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical services’’ account at such 

25 rates as may be 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 re5 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 

6 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

7 2010. 

8 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

9 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

10 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

11 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

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

13 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

14 and pensions’’. 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 law, during fiscal year 2011, the Secretary of Veterans 

18 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

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

20 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

21 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 

22 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 

23 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen24 eral operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Information technology sys25 tems’’ accounts for the cost of administration of the insur-
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1 ance programs financed through those accounts: Provided, 

2 That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus 

3 earnings accumulated in such an insurance program dur4 ing fiscal year 2011 that are available for dividends in that 

5 program after claims have been paid and actuarially deter6 mined reserves have been set aside: Provided further, That 

7 if the cost of administration of such an insurance program 

8 exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in 

9 that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the 

10 extent of such surplus earnings: Provided further, That the 

11 Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for 

12 fiscal year 2011 which is properly allocable to the provi13 sion of each such insurance program and to the provision 

14 of any total disability income insurance included in that 

15 insurance program. 

16 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

17 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in18 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro19 viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur20 ing the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. 

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

23 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

24 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage25 ment of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Of-
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1 fice of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudica2 tion under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, 

3 for all services provided at rates which will recover actual 

4 costs but not exceed $35,794,000 for the Office of Resolu5 tion Management and $3,354,000 for the Office of Em6 ployment and Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: 

7 Provided, That payments may be made in advance for 

8 services to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided 

9 further, That amounts received shall be credited to the 

10 ‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Information tech11 nology systems’’ accounts for use by the office that pro12 vided the service. 

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

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

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

16 unless the Secretary submits a report which the Commit17 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress ap18 prove within 30 days following the date on which the re19 port is received. 

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

21 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

22 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

23 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv24 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 

25 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec-
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1 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

2 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

3 information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro4 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man5 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason6 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

7 does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur8 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 

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

10 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re11 ceived. 

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

14 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas15 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

16 the ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, 

17 minor projects’’ accounts and be used for construction (in18 cluding site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and 

19 improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdic20 tion or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

21 Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount pro22 vided for in ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Con23 struction, minor projects’’. 

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

25 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 

8 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

10 ‘‘Medical services’’, to remain available until expended for 

11 the purposes of that account. 

12 SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

13 enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organi14 zations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Com15 pact with the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and 

16 tribal organizations serving rural Alaska which have en17 tered into contracts with the Indian Health Service under 

18 the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance 

19 Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and 

20 dental care. The Secretary shall require participating vet21 erans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules 

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

23 ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands sited within the ex24 ternal boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified 

25 in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native 
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1 Claims Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), and 

2 those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified in 

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

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

5 not within the boundaries of the Municipality of Anchor6 age, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Penin7 sula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the De10 partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursu11 ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

12 be transferred to the ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and 

13 ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ accounts, to remain avail14 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

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

16 title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 

17 Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks 

18 from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new vet19 erans within their respective Networks. 

20 SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

21 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

22 Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the financial 

23 status of the Veterans Health Administration. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med3 ical services’’, ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, ‘‘Med4 ical facilities’’, ‘‘General operating expenses’’, and ‘‘Na5 tional Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal year 

6 2011, may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information 

7 technology systems’’ account: Provided, That before a 

8 transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

9 shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of 

10 both Houses of Congress the authority to make the trans11 fer and an approval is issued. 

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 221. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Informa14 tion technology systems’’ account may be transferred be15 tween projects: Provided, That no project may be in16 creased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost 

17 prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appro18 priations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer 

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

20 of 30 days has elapsed. 

21 SEC. 222. None of the funds appropriated or other22 wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 

23 Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 

24 that is inconsistent with— 
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1 (1) section 842 of the Transportation, Treas2 ury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judici3 ary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 

4 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 

5 109–115; 119 Stat. 2506); or 

6 (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States 

7 Code. 

8 SEC. 223. Of the amounts made available to the De9 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2011, in this 

10 Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical facilities’’ ac11 count for non-recurring maintenance, not more than 20 

12 percent of the funds made available shall be obligated dur13 ing the last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided, That 

14 the Secretary may waive this requirement after providing 

15 written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of 

16 both Houses of Congress. 

17 SEC. 224. Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 

18 made available by this title, the Secretary may execute 

19 $5,000,000 for cooperative agreements with State and 

20 local government entities or their designees with a dem21 onstrated record of serving veterans to conduct outreach 

22 to ensure that veterans in underserved areas receive the 

23 care and benefits for which they are eligible. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 225. Of the amounts appropriated to the De3 partment of Veterans Affairs in this Act, and any other 

4 Act, for ‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Medical support and compli5 ance’’, ‘‘Medical facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, minor 

6 projects’’, and ‘‘Information technology systems’’, such 

7 sums as may be necessary, plus reimbursements, may be 

8 transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Depart9 ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 

10 Fund, established by section 1704 of title XVII of division 

11 A of Public Law 111–84, and shall be available to fund 

12 operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Fed13 eral Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago 

14 Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and Navy Ambulatory 

15 Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a 

16 combined Federal medical facility as described by Section 

17 706 of Public Law 110–417. 

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 226. Such sums as may be deposited to the 

20 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

21 of title 38, United States Code, for health care provided 

22 at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Cen23 ter may be transferred to the Joint Department of De24 fense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

25 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of title 
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1 XVII of division A of Public Law 111–84, and shall be 

2 available to fund operations of the integrated Captain 

3 James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting 

4 of the North Chicago Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and 

5 Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities 

6 designated as a combined Federal medical facility as de7 scribed by section 1706 of Public Law 110–417. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 227. Of the amounts available in this title for 

10 ‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, 

11 and ‘‘Medical facilities’’, a minimum of $15,000,000, shall 

12 be transferred to the Department of Defense/Department 

13 of Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, 

14 as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States 

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

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

17 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 228. (a) Of the funds appropriated in the Mili19 tary Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agen20 cies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–117, Divi21 sion E), the following amounts which become available on 

22 October 1, 2010 are hereby permanently cancelled from 

23 the accounts in the amounts specified: 

24 ‘‘Medical services’’, Department of Veterans Af25 fairs, $1,015,000,000; 
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1 ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, Department 

2 of Veterans Affairs, $145,000,000; and 

3 ‘‘Medical facilities’’, Department of Veterans 

4 Affairs, $145,000,000. 

5 (b) An additional amount is appropriated to the fol6 lowing accounts in the amounts specified, to become avail7 able on October 1, 2010 and to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2012: 

9 ‘‘Medical services’’, Department of Veterans Af10 fairs, $1,015,000,000; 

11 ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, Department 

12 of Veterans Affairs, $145,000,000; and 

13 ‘‘Medical facilities’’, Department of Veterans 

14 Affairs, $145,000,000. 

15 SEC. 229. For an additional amount for the ‘‘General 

16 operating expenses’’ account, $23,584,000, to increase the 

17 Department’s acquisition workforce capacity and capabili18 ties: Provided, That such funds may be transferred by the 

19 Secretary to any other account in the Department to carry 

20 out the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That 

21 such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 

22 authority provided in this Act: Provided further, That such 

23 funds shall be available only to supplement and not to sup24 plant existing acquisition workforce activities: Provided 

25 further, That such funds shall be available for training, 
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1 recruitment, retention, and hiring additional members of 

2 the acquisition workforce as defined by the Office of Fed3 eral Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 401 

4 et seq.): Provided further, That such funds shall be avail5 able for information technology in support of acquisition 

6 workforce effectiveness or for management solutions to 

7 improve acquisition management. 

8 SEC. 230. The Secretary of the Department of Vet9 erans Affairs shall report to the Committees on Appropria10 tions of both Houses of Congress within 30 days of enact11 ment of this Act the planned funding allocation from each 

12 of the Veterans Health Administration accounts to the 

13 National Reserve Fund and any subsequent increase in 

14 these allocations of ten percent or more: Provided, That 

15 the Secretary shall notify the Committees of any planned 

16 obligation of the National Reserve Fund fifteen days be17 fore such obligation takes place, as well as the intended 

18 use of the funds. 

19 SEC. 231. The Secretary of the Department of Vet20 erans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropria21 tions of both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in 

22 major construction projects that total at least $5,000,000, 

23 or five percent of the programmed amount, whichever is 

24 less: Provided, That such notification shall occur within 

25 14 days after the date on which funds are obligated. 
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1 SEC. 232. The scope of work for a project included 

2 in ‘‘Construction, major projects’’, may not be increased 

3 above the scope specified for that project in the original 

4 justification data provided to the Congress as part of the 

5 request for appropriations, without prior notification to 

6 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con7 gress. 

8 SEC. 233. Of the amounts made available for fiscal 

9 year 2011 for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ in Public Law 111– 

10 117, $162,734,000 shall be available for renewable energy 

11 projects at the Department of Veterans Affairs medical 

12 facility campuses subject to section 8103 of title 38, 

13 United States Code. 

14 TITLE III 

15 RELATED AGENCIES 

16 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

19 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 

20 the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun21 tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of 

22 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 

23 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 

24 and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for25 one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 
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1 vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and 

2 representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 

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

4 countries, $65,667,000, to remain available until ex5 pended: Provided, That of the amount made available 

6 under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be for improvements 

7 and rehabilitation of the Bataan Death March Memorial 

8 at the Cabanatuan American Memorial in the Philippines. 

9 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

10 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

11 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 

12 sums as may be necessary, to remain available until ex13 pended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 

14 36, United States Code. 

15 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS

16 CLAIMS

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses for the operation of the 

19 United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 

20 authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, 

21 United States Code, $90,147,000: Provided, That, of the 

22 foregoing amount, $62,000,000 shall be transferred to the 

23 General Services Administration for the construction of a 

24 courthouse to house the United States Court of Appeals 

25 for Veterans Claims: Provided further, That $2,515,229 
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1 shall be available for the purpose of providing financial 

2 assistance as described, and in accordance with the proc3 ess and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading 

4 in Public Law 102–229. 

5 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - CIVIL

6 CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for 

9 maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington 

10 National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Na11 tional Cemetery, including the purchase of two passenger 

12 motor vehicles for replacement only, and not to exceed 

13 $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

14 $39,600,000, to remain available until expended: Pro15 vided, That none of the funds available under this heading 

16 shall be for construction of a perimeter wall at Arlington 

17 National Cemetery. In addition, such sums as may be nec18 essary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, 

19 to be derived from the Lease of Department of Defense 

20 Real Property for Defense Agencies account. 

21 Funds appropriated under this Act may be provided 

22 to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of the 

23 federally-owned water main at Arlington National Ceme24 tery making additional land available for ground burials. 
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1 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

2 TRUST FUND

3 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire4 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

5 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 

6 and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis7 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 

8 Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $71,200,000, of 

9 which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended 

10 for construction and renovation of the physical plants at 

11 the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, Dis12 trict of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 

13 Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 

14 TITLE IV 

15 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

16 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

20 Army’’, $929,996,000, to remain available until Sep21 tember 30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

22 other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and 

23 expended to carry out planning and design and military 

24 construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: 

25 Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, 
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1 $10,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Department of De2 fense — Other Department of Defense Programs — Of3 fice of the Inspector General’’, to be merged with and to 

4 be available for the same time period as the appropriation 

5 to which transferred, for the purpose of carrying out au6 dits of military construction projects in Afghanistan: Pro7 vided further, That this transfer authority is in addition 

8 to any other transfer authority available to the Depart9 ment of Defense. 

10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

12 Air Force’’, $280,504,000, to remain available until Sep13 tember 30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

14 other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and 

15 expended to carry out planning and design and military 

16 construction projects not otherwise authorized by law. 

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

19 Defense-Wide’’, $46,500,000, to remain available until 

20 September 30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

21 other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and 

22 expended to carry out planning and design and military 

23 construction projects not otherwise authorized by law. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

2 SEC. 401. Unless otherwise specified, each amount in 

3 this title is designated as an emergency requirement and 

4 necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 

5 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), 

6 the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

7 2010. 

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

9 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

10 estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000, unless 

11 such contracts are awarded to United States firms or 

12 United States firms in joint venture with host nation 

13 firms. 

14 SEC. 403. None of the funds made available in this 

15 title may be used to award any contract estimated by the 

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

17 Provided, That this section shall not be applicable to con18 tract awards for which the lowest responsive and respon19 sible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest 

20 responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by 

21 greater than 20 percent: Provided further, That the Sec22 retary of Defense may waive the limitation imposed by this 

23 section upon a determination that such limitation is incon24 sistent with national security: Provided further, That the 

25 Secretary of Defense shall notify the Committees on Ap-
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1 propriations of both Houses of Congress no later than five 

2 days following a decision to waive the limitation imposed 

3 in this section. 

4 TITLE V 

5 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

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

7 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

8 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

9 SEC. 502. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 

10 year 2011 for pay raises for programs funded by this Act 

11 shall be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this 

12 Act. 

13 SEC. 503. None of the funds made available in this 

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

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

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

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

18 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 

19 property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

20 SEC. 504. No part of any funds appropriated in this 

21 Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, 

22 other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative 

23 relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and 

24 for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pam25 phlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presen-
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1 tation designed to support or defeat legislation pending 

2 before Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 

3 SEC. 505. All departments and agencies funded under 

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

5 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

6 ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con7 duct of their business practices and public service activi8 ties. 

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

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

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

14 SEC. 507. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no15 tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 

16 Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Af17 fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro18 priations of the House of Representatives and the Sub19 committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 

20 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

21 of the Senate. 

22 SEC. 508. None of the funds made available in this 

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

24 individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
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1 Commissioner of the United States House of Representa2 tives. 

3 SEC. 509. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail4 able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

5 post on the public website of that agency any report re6 quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

7 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen8 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

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

10 (1) the public posting of the report com11 promises national security; or 

12 (2) the report contains confidential or propri13 etary information. 

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

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

16 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

17 no less than 45 days. 

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

19 Act may be distributed to the Association of Community 

20 Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidi21 aries. 

22 SEC. 511. None of the funds appropriated or other23 wise made available by this Act may be obligated by any 

24 covered executive agency in contravention of the certifi25 cation requirement of section 6(b) of the Iran Sanctions 
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1 Act of 1996, as included in the revisions to the Federal 

2 Acquisition Regulation pursuant to such section. 

3 SEC. 512. (a) None of the funds made available in 

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

5 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

6 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

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

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

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

11 SEC. 513. None of the funds made available in this 

12 Act may be used for the processing of new enhanced-use 

13 leases at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol14 diers located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

15 SEC. 514. None of the funds appropriated or other16 wise made available in this Act may be used by an agency 

17 of the executive branch to pay for first-class travel by an 

18 employee of the agency in contravention of sections 301– 

19 10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal 

20 Regulations. 

21 SEC. 515. None of the funds appropriated or other22 wise made available in this Act may be used by an agency 

23 of the executive branch to exercise the power of eminent 

24 domain (to take private property for public use) without 

25 the payment of just compensation. 
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1 SEC. 516. None of the funds appropriated or other2 wise made available to the Department of Defense in this 

3 Act may be used to renovate or construct any facility in 

4 the continental United States for the purpose of housing 

5 any individual who has been detained, at any time after 

6 September 11, 2001, at United States Naval Station, 

7 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

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

9 and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations 

10 Act, 2011’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2010. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5822 

AN ACT 

Making appropriations for military construction, 

2011, and for other purposes. agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related