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Calendar No. 469 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3615 

[Report No. 111–226] 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 19, 2010 

Mr. JOHNSON, from the Committee on Appropriations reported the following 

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

A BILL 

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

fiscal year ending September 30, 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, 

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 

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

2 30, 2011, and for other purposes, namely: 

3 TITLE I 

4 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

5 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

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

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

9 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

10 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec11 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con12 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func13 tions of the Commander in Chief, $3,797,521,000 to re14 main available until September 30, 2015: Provided, That 

15 of this amount, not to exceed $230,308,000 shall be avail16 able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 

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

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

21 of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 

22 Provided further, That none of the funds provided under 

23 this heading for military construction in Germany as iden24 tified in the table entitled ‘‘Military Construction Project 

25 Listing by Location’’ in the report accompanying this Act 
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1 may be obligated or expended until the Department of De2 fense completes an evaluation of the North Atlantic Treaty 

3 Organization Strategic Concept Review and an accom4 panying United States assessment of its defense posture 

5 in Europe, and a ‘‘Front End Assessment’’ of the Depart6 ment’s global posture for the fiscal year 2012 to 2016 pro7 gram budget review cycle, and the Secretary of Defense 

8 provides to the congressional defense committees a com9 prehensive Army basing strategy for Europe based on 

10 those assessments, a project-based cost estimate and 

11 timeline to fully implement the strategy, and a certifi12 cation of the requirement identified by the assessments for 

13 each of the Army military construction projects in Ger14 many funded in this section: Provided further, That the 

15 amount appropriated in this section shall be for the 

16 projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified 

17 under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ and 

18 under the headings ‘‘Army’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Military 

19 Construction Project Listing by Location’’ in the report 

20 accompanying this Act. 

21 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

22 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip23 ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in24 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 

25 Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 
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1 personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

2 and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 

3 this appropriation, $3,667,922,000, to remain available 

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

5 not to exceed $124,148,000 shall be available for study, 

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

7 authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy deter8 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

9 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

10 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

11 reasons therefor: Provided further, That the amount ap12 propriated in this section shall be for the projects and ac13 tivities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading 

14 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’ and 

15 under the headings ‘‘Navy’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Military 

16 Construction Project Listing by Location’’ in the report 

17 accompanying this Act. 

18 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

19 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip20 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

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

22 as currently authorized by law, $1,378,688,000, to remain 

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

24 amount, not to exceed $77,182,000 shall be available for 

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

2 Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 

3 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro4 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

5 and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That the 

6 amount appropriated in this section shall be for the 

7 projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified 

8 under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’ and 

9 under the headings ‘‘Air Force’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Mili10 tary Construction Project Listing by Location’’ in the re11 port accompanying this Act. 

12 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip15 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa16 tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen17 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

18 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

19 $3,241,601,000, to remain available until September 30, 

20 2015: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

21 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

22 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 

23 of Defense available for military construction or family 

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

25 and to be available for the same purposes, and for the 
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1 same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which 

2 transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appro3 priated, not to exceed $14,850,000 shall be available for 

4 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv5 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 

6 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

7 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria8 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

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

10 appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

11 $31,863,000 shall be available for payments to the North 

12 Atlantic Treaty Organization for the planning, design, and 

13 construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

14 headquarters: Provided further, That the amount appro15 priated in this section shall be for the projects and activi16 ties, and in the amounts, specified under the heading 

17 ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’ and under the 

18 headings ‘‘Defense-Wide’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Military 

19 Construction Project Listing by Location’’ in the report 

20 accompanying this Act. 

21 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

22 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita23 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad24 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu25 tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
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1 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza2 tion Acts, $980,072,000, to remain available until Sep3 tember 30, 2015: Provided, That of the amount appro4 priated, not to exceed $35,876,000 shall be available for 

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

7 National Guard determines that additional obligations are 

8 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

9 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de10 termination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, 

11 That the amount appropriated in this section shall be for 

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

13 under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army National 

14 Guard’’ and under the headings ‘‘Army National Guard’’ 

15 in the table entitled ‘‘Military Construction Project List16 ing by Location’’ in the report accompanying this Act. 

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

18 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita19 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad20 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

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

22 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

23 Acts, $337,454,000, to remain available until September 

24 30, 2015: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not 

25 to exceed $22,732,000 shall be available for study, plan-
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1 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au2 thorized by law, unless the Director of the Air National 

3 Guard determines that additional obligations are nec4 essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

5 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter6 mination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That 

7 the amount appropriated in this section shall be for the 

8 projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified 

9 under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air National 

10 Guard’’ and under the headings ‘‘Air National Guard’’ in 

11 the table entitled ‘‘Military Construction Project Listing 

12 by Location’’ in the report accompanying this Act. 

13 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

14 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita15 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad16 ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 

17 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con18 struction Authorization Acts, $347,916,000, to remain 

19 available until September 30, 2015: Provided, That of the 

20 amount appropriated, not to exceed $26,941,000 shall be 

21 available for study, planning, design, and architect and en22 gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary 

23 of the Army determines that additional obligations are 

24 necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 

25 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de-
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1 termination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, 

2 That the amount appropriated in this section shall be for 

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

4 under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’ 

5 and under the headings ‘‘Army Reserve’’ in the table enti6 tled ‘‘Military Construction Project Listing by Location’’ 

7 in the report accompanying this Act. 

8 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

9 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita10 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad11 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 

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

13 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza14 tion Acts, $61,557,000, to remain available until Sep15 tember 30, 2015: Provided, That of the amount appro16 priated, not to exceed $1,857,000 shall be available for 

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

19 Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary 

20 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro21 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

22 and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That the 

23 amount appropriated in this section shall be for the 

24 projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified 

25 under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Navy Reserve’’ 
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1 and under the headings ‘‘Navy Reserve’’ in the table enti2 tled ‘‘Military Construction Project Listing by Location’’ 

3 in the report accompanying this Act. 

4 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

5 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita6 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad7 ministration of the reserve components of the Air Force 

8 Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 

9 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

10 Acts, $12,832,000, to remain available until September 

11 30, 2015: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not 

12 to exceed $1,653,000 shall be available for study, plan13 ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au14 thorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air Force de15 termines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

16 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

17 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

18 reasons therefor: Provided further, That the amount ap19 propriated in this section shall be for the projects and ac20 tivities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading 

21 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’ and under the 

22 headings ‘‘Air Force Reserve’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Mili23 tary Construction Project Listing by Location’’ in the re24 port accompanying this Act. 
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1 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

2 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

4 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro5 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa6 cilities and installations (including international military 

7 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

8 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 

9 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili10 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $258,884,000, to 

11 remain available until expended. 

12 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

13 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con14 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex15 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

16 $92,369,000, to remain available until September 30, 

17 2015: Provided, That the amount appropriated in this sec18 tion shall be for the projects and activities, and in the 

19 amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Family Housing 

20 Construction, Army’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Military Con21 struction Project Listing by Location’’ in the report ac22 companying this Act. 
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1 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

2 ARMY

3 For expenses of family housing for the Army for op4 eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 

5 minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in6 surance premiums, as authorized by law, $518,140,000. 

7 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE

8 CORPS

9 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma10 rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace11 ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 

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

13 September 30, 2015: Provided, That the amount appro14 priated in this section shall be for the projects and activi15 ties, and in the amounts, specified under the heading 

16 ‘‘Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’ 

17 in the table entitled ‘‘Military Construction Project List18 ing by Location’’ in the report accompanying this Act. 

19 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

20 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

21 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma22 rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 

23 payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter24 est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 

25 law, $366,346,000. 
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1 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

2 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

3 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 

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

5 $78,025,000, to remain available until September 30, 

6 2015: Provided, That the amount appropriated in this sec7 tion shall be for the projects and activities, and in the 

8 amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Family Housing 

9 Construction, Air Force’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Military 

10 Construction Project Listing by Location’’ in the report 

11 accompanying this Act. 

12 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

13 FORCE

14 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

15 operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas16 ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 

17 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

18 $513,792,000. 

19 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

20 DEFENSE-WIDE

21 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

22 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

23 military departments) for operation and maintenance, 

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

25 $50,464,000. 
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1 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING

2 IMPROVEMENT FUND

3 For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im4 provement Fund, $1,096,000, to remain available until ex5 pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu6 ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro7 viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili8 tary family housing and supporting facilities. 

9 HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE FUND

10 For the Homeowners Assistance Fund established by 

11 section 1013 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropoli12 tan Development Act of 1966, (42 U.S.C. 3374), as 

13 amended by section 1001 of division A of the American 

14 Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 

15 5; 123 Stat. 194), $16,515,000, to remain available until 

16 expended. 

17 CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, 

18 DEFENSE-WIDE

19 For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided 

20 for, necessary for the destruction of the United States 

21 stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in ac22 cordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 

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

24 destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are 

25 not in the chemical weapon stockpile, as currently author-
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1 ized by law, $124,971,000, to remain available until Sep2 tember 30, 2015, which shall be only for the Assembled 

3 Chemical Weapons Alternatives program: Provided, That 

4 the amount appropriated in this section shall be for the 

5 projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified 

6 under the headings ‘‘Chemical Demilitarization Construc7 tion, Defense-Wide’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Military Con8 struction Project Listing by Location’’ in the report ac9 companying this Act. 

10 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

11 1990 

12 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

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

14 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 

15 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $360,474,000, to remain available 

16 until expended. 

17 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

18 2005 

19 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

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

21 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 

22 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $2,354,285,000, to remain avail23 able until expended: Provided, That the Department of 

24 Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 

25 both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to obligating an 
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1 amount for a construction project that exceeds or reduces 

2 the amount identified for that project in the most recently 

3 submitted budget request for this account by 20 percent 

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

5 the previous proviso shall not apply to projects costing less 

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

7 identified in any budget submission for this account and 

8 exceeding the minor construction threshold under section 

9 2805 of title 10, United States Code. 

10 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

12 title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a13 fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 

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

15 except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 

16 the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there17 for. 

18 SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con19 struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve20 hicles. 

21 SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con22 struction may be used for advances to the Federal High23 way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 

24 the construction of access roads as authorized by section 

25 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author-
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1 ized therein are certified as important to the national de2 fense by the Secretary of Defense. 

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

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

5 the United States for which specific appropriations have 

6 not been made. 

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

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

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

10 the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi11 neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina12 tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 

13 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

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

15 $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 

16 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

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

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

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

20 except housing for which funds have been made available 

21 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con22 struction. 

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

24 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 

25 relocate any activity from one base or installation to an-
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1 other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap2 propriations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

4 title may be used for the procurement of steel for any con5 struction project or activity for which American steel pro6 ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied 

7 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

8 SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart9 ment of Defense for military construction or family hous10 ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 

11 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

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

13 title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 

14 without prior notification to the Committees on Appro15 priations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

17 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

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

19 projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan20 tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 

21 bordering the Arabian Sea, unless such contracts are 

22 awarded to United States firms or United States firms 

23 in joint venture with host nation firms. 

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

25 title for military construction in the United States terri-
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1 tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 

2 Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Sea, may be 

3 used to award any contract estimated by the Government 

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

5 That this section shall not be applicable to contract 

6 awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 

7 of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest respon8 sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 

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

10 not apply to contract awards for military construction on 

11 Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re12 sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 

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

14 appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in15 cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of the plans 

16 and scope of any proposed military exercise involving 

17 United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, 

18 if amounts expended for construction, either temporary or 

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

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

21 made available in this title which are limited for obligation 

22 during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during 

23 the last 2 months of the fiscal year. 

24 SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

25 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 
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1 for construction authorized for each such military depart2 ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 

3 current session of Congress. 

4 SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing 

5 projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex6 pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 

7 be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec8 tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 

9 and on subsequent claims, if any. 

10 SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

11 law, any funds made available to a military department 

12 or defense agency for the construction of military projects 

13 may be obligated for a military construction project or 

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

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

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

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

18 obligated from funds available for military construction 

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

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

21 such project is increased pursuant to law. 

22 SEC. 118. (a) The Secretary of Defense, in consulta23 tion with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Com24 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, by 

25 February 15 of each year, an annual report in unclassified 
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1 and, if necessary, classified form, on actions taken by the 

2 Department of Defense and the Department of State dur3 ing the previous fiscal year to encourage host countries 

4 to assume a greater share of the common defense burden 

5 of such countries and the United States. 

6 (b) The report under subsection (a) shall include a 

7 description of— 

8 (1) attempts to secure cash and in-kind con9 tributions from host countries for military construc10 tion projects; 

11 (2) attempts to achieve economic incentives of12 fered by host countries to encourage private invest13 ment for the benefit of the United States Armed 

14 Forces; 

15 (3) attempts to recover funds due to be paid to 

16 the United States by host countries for assets deed17 ed or otherwise imparted to host countries upon the 

18 cessation of United States operations at military in19 stallations; 

20 (4) the amount spent by host countries on de21 fense, in dollars and in terms of the percent of gross 

22 domestic product (GDP) of the host country; and 

23 (5) for host countries that are members of the 

24 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the 

25 amount contributed to NATO by host countries, in 
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1 dollars and in terms of the percent of the total 

2 NATO budget. 

3 (c) In this section, the term ‘‘host country’’ means 

4 other member countries of NATO, Japan, South Korea, 

5 and United States allies bordering the Arabian Sea. 

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

8 available to the Department of Defense, proceeds depos9 ited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 

10 established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authoriza11 tion Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 

12 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) 

13 of such Act, may be transferred to the account established 

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

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

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

17 and the same time period as that account. 

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 120. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 

20 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic me21 dium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883, of title 10, 

22 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

23 of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 

24 may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 

25 transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family 
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1 Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 

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

3 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

4 and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 

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

6 Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 

7 from amounts appropriated for construction of military 

8 unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac9 counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 

10 purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap11 propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria12 tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 

13 cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con14 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 

15 guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 

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

17 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 

18 of acquiring and improving military family housing, mili19 tary unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 

20 SEC. 121. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing 

21 any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for 

22 military family housing the Secretary of the military de23 partment concerned shall submit to the Committees on 

24 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the notice de25 scribed in subsection (b). 
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1 (b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a no2 tice of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage 

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

4 to the private party under the contract involved in the 

5 event of— 

6 (A) the closure or realignment of the installa7 tion for which housing is provided under the con8 tract; 

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

10 such installation; or 

11 (C) the extended deployment overseas of units 

12 stationed at such installation. 

13 (2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify 

14 the nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent 

15 and likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal Gov16 ernment with respect to the guarantee. 

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 122. In addition to any other transfer authority 

19 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

20 transferred from the accounts established by sections 

21 2906(a)(1) and 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure 

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

23 the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstra24 tion Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 

25 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the 
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1 Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 

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

3 merged with and be available for the same purposes and 

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

5 SEC. 123. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

7 maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 

8 source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 

9 housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 

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

11 spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen12 eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica13 tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 

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

15 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

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

17 notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 

18 solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi19 ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 

20 of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 

21 Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report an22 nually to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

23 Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex24 penditures for each individual general or flag officer quar25 ters for the prior fiscal year. 
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1 SEC. 124. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im2 provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec3 tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro4 priated and shall be available until expended for the pur5 poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 

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

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 125. None of the funds made available in this 

9 title, or in any Act making appropriations for military con10 struction which remain available for obligation, may be ob11 ligated or expended to carry out a military construction, 

12 land acquisition, or family housing project at or for a mili13 tary installation approved for closure, or at a military in14 stallation for the purposes of supporting a function that 

15 has been approved for realignment to another installation, 

16 in 2005 under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 

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

18 510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), unless such a project at a mili19 tary installation approved for realignment will support a 

20 continuing mission or function at that installation or a 

21 new mission or function that is planned for that installa22 tion, or unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the 

23 cost to the United States of carrying out such project 

24 would be less than the cost to the United States of cancel25 ling such project, or if the project is at an active compo-
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1 nent base that shall be established as an enclave or in the 

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

3 Government agency has indicated it will assume ownership 

4 of the completed project. The Secretary of Defense may 

5 not transfer funds made available as a result of this limi6 tation from any military construction project, land acquisi7 tion, or family housing project to another account or use 

8 such funds for another purpose or project without the 

9 prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

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

11 military construction projects, land acquisition, or family 

12 housing projects for which the project is vital to the na13 tional security or the protection of health, safety, or envi14 ronmental quality: Provided, That the Secretary of De15 fense shall notify the congressional defense committees 

16 within 7 days of a decision to carry out such a military 

17 construction project. 

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 126. During the 5-year period after appropria20 tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

21 for military construction and family housing operation and 

22 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 

23 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

24 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

25 authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga-
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1 tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap2 propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 

3 may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur4 rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 

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

6 the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans7 ferred. 

8 SEC. 127. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

9 available in an account funded under the headings in this 

10 title may be transferred among projects and activities 

11 within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 

12 guidelines for military construction and family housing 

13 construction contained in the explanatory statement of 

14 managers to accompany this Act and in the guidance for 

15 military construction reprogrammings and notifications 

16 contained in Department of Defense Financial Manage17 ment Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of De18 cember 1996, as in effect on the date of enactment of this 

19 Act. 
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1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

3 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

4 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For the payment of compensation benefits to or on 

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

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

10 pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 

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

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

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

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

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

21 $53,492,234,000, to remain available until expended: Pro22 vided, That not to exceed $30,423,000 of the amount ap23 propriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to 

24 ‘‘General operating expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis25 tration’’, ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, and ‘‘Infor-
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1 mation technology systems’’ for necessary expenses in im2 plementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of 

3 title 38, United States Code, the funding source for which 

4 is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and pen5 sions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such sums as 

6 may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall 

7 be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical care collections fund’’ to aug8 ment the funding of individual medical facilities for nurs9 ing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. 

10 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

11 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 

12 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap13 ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61 

14 of title 38, United States Code, $10,440,245,000, to re15 main available until expended: Provided, That expenses for 

16 rehabilitation program services and assistance which the 

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

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

19 under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that sub20 section, shall be charged to this account. 

21 VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

22 For military and naval insurance, national service life 

23 insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet24 erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
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1 authorized by title 38, United States Code, chapters 19 

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

3 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

4 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 

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

6 authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 

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

8 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de9 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

10 1974: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2011, 

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

12 gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe13 cially adapted housing loans. 

14 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

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

16 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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

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

19 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

20 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres21 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 

22 made available under this heading are available to sub23 sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 

24 loans not to exceed $3,042,272. 
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1 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

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

3 be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General operating ex4 penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 

5 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

6 ACCOUNT

7 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

8 loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 

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

10 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

11 MEDICAL SERVICES

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

14 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 

15 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

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

17 States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 

18 under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 

19 medical supplies and equipment, food services, and sala20 ries and expenses of health care employees hired under 

21 title 38, United States Code, and aid to State homes as 

22 authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United States Code, 

23 assistance and support services for caregivers as author24 ized by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, and 

25 loan repayments authorized by section 604 of Public Law 
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1 111–163; $39,749,985,000, plus reimbursements, of 

2 which $39,649,985,000 shall become available on October 

3 1, 2011, and shall remain available until September 30, 

4 2012: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 

5 provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

6 establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment 

7 for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower 

8 income, or have special needs: Provided further, That, not9 withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 

10 Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provi11 sion of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment 

12 priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, That, not13 withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 

14 Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescrip15 tion drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities 

16 to enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions 

17 based on requirements established by the Secretary: Pro18 vided further, That the implementation of the program de19 scribed in the previous proviso shall incur no additional 

20 cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

21 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

22 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

23 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 

24 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad25 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi-
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1 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart2 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De3 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

4 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov5 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.); $5,535,000,000, plus 

6 reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 

7 2011, and shall remain available until September 30, 

8 2012. 

9 MEDICAL FACILITIES

10 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op11 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili12 ties and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health 

13 Administration; for administrative expenses in support of 

14 planning, design, project management, real property ac15 quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 

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

17 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

18 activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter19 ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos20 pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart21 ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 

22 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate23 rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, 

24 $5,446,000,000, plus reimbursements, of which 

25 $5,426,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 
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1 2011, and shall remain available until September 30, 

2 2012. 

3 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

4 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

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

7 $590,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail8 able until September 30, 2012. 

9 NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

10 For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad11 ministration for operations and maintenance, not other12 wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there13 for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 

14 of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper15 ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter16 ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 

17 of the National Cemetery Administration, $250,504,000, 

18 of which not to exceed $25,500,000 shall remain available 

19 until September 30, 2012. 

20 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

21 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS

22 ADMINISTRATION

23 For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 

24 Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, in25 cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, and reimburse-
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1 ment of the Department of Defense for the cost of over2 seas employee mail, $2,148,776,000: Provided, That ex3 penses for services and assistance authorized under para4 graphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 

5 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans 

6 Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled vet7 erans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become em8 ployable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; 

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

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

11 of the funds made available under this heading, not to ex12 ceed $108,008,000 shall remain available until September 

13 20, 2012: Provided further, That from the funds made 

14 available under this heading, the Veterans Benefits Ad15 ministration may purchase (on a one-for-one replacement 

16 basis only) up to two passenger motor vehicles for use in 

17 operations of that Administration in Manila, Philippines. 

18 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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, 

3 $439,613,000, of which not to exceed $22,000,000 shall 

4 remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided, 

5 That of the funds made available under this heading, 

6 $10,808,000 shall be for the immediate Office of the Sec7 retary; $75,198,000 shall be for the Board of Veterans’ 

8 Appeals; $91,049,000 shall be for the Office of General 

9 Counsel; $48,557,000 shall be for the Office of Manage10 ment; $76,177,000 shall be for the Office of Human Re11 sources and Administration; $28,783,000 shall be for the 

12 Office of Policy and Planning; $22,091,000 shall be for 

13 the Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness; 

14 $23,705,000 shall be for the Office of Public and Intergov15 ernmental Affairs; $7,247,000 shall be for the Office of 

16 Congressional and Legislative Affairs; and $55,998,000 

17 shall be for the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Con18 struction: Provided further, That funds provided under 

19 this heading for line offices may be transferred to any 

20 ‘‘General Administration’’ office or to ‘‘General Operating 

21 Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’: Provided 

22 further, That no appropriation for any ‘‘General Adminis23 tration’’ office shall be increased or decreased by more 

24 than 5 percent by all such transfers unless the Secretary 
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1 of Veterans Affairs submits notice thereof to the Commit2 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

3 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

4 For necessary expenses for information technology 

5 systems and telecommunications support, including devel6 opmental information systems and operational information 

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

8 asset acquisition of information technology systems, in9 cluding management and related contractual costs of said 

10 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

11 operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

12 States Code, $3,147,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall 

13 remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided, 

14 That none of the funds made available under this heading 

15 may be obligated until the Department of Veterans Affairs 

16 submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

17 Houses of Congress, and such Committees approve, a plan 

18 for expenditure that: (1) meets the capital planning and 

19 investment control review requirements established by the 

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

21 Department of Veterans Affairs enterprise architecture; 

22 (3) conforms with an established enterprise life cycle 

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

24 requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage25 ment practices of the Federal Government: Provided fur-
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1 ther, That not later than 30 days after the date of the 

2 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

3 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

4 Houses of Congress a reprogramming base letter which 

5 sets forth, by project, the operations and maintenance 

6 costs, with salary expenses separately designated, and de7 velopment costs to be carried out utilizing amounts made 

8 available under this heading: Provided further, That of the 

9 amounts made available under this heading, $727,315,000 

10 may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of 

11 Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of the 

12 Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Commit13 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a cer14 tification of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obli15 gated and expended for each development project. 

16 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

18 General, to include information technology, in carrying out 

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

20 U.S.C. App.), $111,867,000, of which $6,000,000 shall re21 main available until September 30, 2012. 

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 

2 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 

3 and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, including plan4 ning, architectural and engineering services, construction 

5 management services, maintenance or guarantee period 

6 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro7 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

8 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

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

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

12 project were made available in a previous major project 

13 appropriation, $1,197,586,000, to remain available until 

14 expended, of which $6,000,000 shall be to make reim15 bursements as provided in section 13 of the Contract Dis16 putes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 612) for claims paid for 

17 contract disputes: Provided, That except for advance plan18 ning activities, including needs assessments which may or 

19 may not lead to capital investments, and other capital 

20 asset management related activities, including portfolio 

21 development and management activities, and investment 

22 strategy studies funded through the advance planning 

23 fund and the planning and design activities funded 

24 through the design fund, including needs assessments 

25 which may or may not lead to capital investments, and 
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1 salaries and associated costs of the resident engineers who 

2 oversee those capital investments funded through this ac3 count, and funds provided for the purchase of land for 

4 the National Cemetery Administration through the land 

5 acquisition line item, none of the funds made available 

6 under this heading shall be used for any project which has 

7 not been approved by the Congress in the budgetary proc8 ess: Provided further, That funds made available under 

9 this heading for fiscal year 2011, for each approved 

10 project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a con11 struction documents contract by September 30, 2011; and 

12 (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep13 tember 30, 2012: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

14 Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees 

15 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written 

16 report on any approved major construction project for 

17 which obligations are not incurred within the time limita18 tions established above: Provided further, That of the 

19 funds made available under this heading, $940,932,000 

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

21 specified under this heading in the report accompanying 

22 this Act. 

23 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR 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, including planning and assessments of needs 

3 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

4 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

5 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro6 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

7 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

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

10 8110, 8122, and 8162 of title 38, United States Code, 

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

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

13 38, United States Code, $485,965,000, to remain avail14 able until expended, along with unobligated balances of 

15 previous ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ appropriations 

16 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

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

18 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

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

20 nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 

21 of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 

22 damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 

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

24 minimize further loss by such causes. 
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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, Veterans Benefits Administra25 tion’’ and ‘‘Information technology systems’’ accounts for 
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1 the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi2 nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse3 ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu4 mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 

5 2011 that are available for dividends in that program after 

6 claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 

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

8 administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 

9 amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 

10 reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 

11 surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 

12 shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 

13 2011 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 

14 such insurance program and to the provision of any total 

15 disability income insurance included in that insurance pro16 gram. 

17 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

18 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in19 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro20 viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur21 ing the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. 

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

24 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

25 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage-
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1 ment of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Of2 fice of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudica3 tion under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, 

4 for all services provided at rates which will recover actual 

5 costs but not exceed $35,794,000 for the Office of Resolu6 tion Management and $3,354,000 for the Office of Em7 ployment and Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: 

8 Provided, That payments may be made in advance for 

9 services to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided 

10 further, That amounts received shall be credited to the 

11 ‘‘General operating expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis12 tration’’ and ‘‘Information technology systems’’ accounts 

13 for use by the office that provided the service. 

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

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

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

17 unless the Secretary submits a report which the Commit18 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress ap19 prove within 30 days following the date on which the re20 port is received. 

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

22 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

23 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

24 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv25 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 
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1 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec2 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

3 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

4 information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro5 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man6 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason7 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

8 does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur9 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 

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

11 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re12 ceived. 

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

15 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas16 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

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

18 minor projects’’ accounts and be used for construction (in19 cluding site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and 

20 improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdic21 tion or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

22 Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount pro23 vided for in ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Con24 struction, minor projects’’. 
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1 SEC. 214. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 

2 services’’ are available— 

3 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup4 plies, and equipment; and 

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

6 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

7 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

10 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

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

13 the purposes of that account. 

14 SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

15 enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organi16 zations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Com17 pact with the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and 

18 tribal organizations serving rural Alaska which have en19 tered into contracts with the Indian Health Service under 

20 the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance 

21 Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and 

22 dental care. The Secretary shall require participating vet23 erans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules 

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

25 ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands sited within the ex-
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1 ternal boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified 

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

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

4 those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified in 

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

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

7 not within the boundaries of the Municipality of Anchor8 age, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Penin9 sula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. 

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the De12 partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursu13 ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

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

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

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

18 title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 

19 Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks 

20 from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new vet21 erans within their respective Networks. 

22 SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

23 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

24 Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the financial 

25 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, Veterans 

5 Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and 

6 ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal 

7 year 2011, may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Informa8 tion technology systems’’ account: Provided, That before 

9 a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Af10 fairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations 

11 of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the 

12 transfer and an approval is issued. 

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. (a) Upon a determination by the Secretary 

22 of Veterans Affairs that such action is in the national in23 terest, and will have a direct benefit for veterans through 

24 increased access to treatment, the Secretary of Veterans 

25 Affairs may transfer not more than $5,000,000 to the Sec-
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1 retary of Health and Human Services for the Graduate 

2 Psychology Education Program, which includes treatment 

3 of veterans, to support increased training of psychologists 

4 skilled in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, 

5 traumatic brain injury, and related disorders. 

6 (b) The Secretary of Health and Human Services 

7 may only use funds transferred under this section for the 

8 purposes described in subsection (a). 

9 (c) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify 

10 Congress of any such transfer of funds under this section. 

11 SEC. 223. None of the funds appropriated or other12 wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 

13 Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 

14 that is inconsistent with— 

15 (1) section 842 of the Transportation, Treas16 ury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judici17 ary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 

18 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 

19 109–115; 119 Stat. 2506); or 

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

21 Code. 

22 SEC. 224. Of the amounts made available to the De23 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2011, in this 

24 Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ ac25 count for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 
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1 percent of the funds made available shall be obligated dur2 ing the last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided, That 

3 the Secretary may waive this requirement after providing 

4 written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of 

5 both Houses of Congress. 

6 SEC. 225. (a) Of the funds appropriated in the Mili7 tary Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agen8 cies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–117, divi9 sion E), the following amounts which become available on 

10 October 1, 2010 are hereby rescinded from the following 

11 accounts in the amounts specified: 

12 ‘‘Medical Services’’, Department of Veterans 

13 Affairs, $1,000,000,000; 

14 ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, Depart15 ment of Veterans Affairs, $200,000,000; and 

16 ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, Department of Veterans 

17 Affairs, $350,000,000. 

18 (b) An additional amount is appropriated to the fol19 lowing accounts in the amounts specified, to become avail20 able on October 1, 2010, and to remain available until 

21 September 30, 2012: 

22 ‘‘Medical Services’’, Department of Veterans 

23 Affairs, $1,000,000,000; 

24 ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, Depart25 ment of Veterans Affairs, $200,000,000; and 
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1 ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, Department of Veterans 

2 Affairs, $350,000,000. 

3 SEC. 226. Of the amounts appropriated to the De4 partment of Veterans Affairs in this Act, and any other 

5 Act, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Com6 pliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, minor 

7 projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’, up to 

8 $235,360,000 necessary, plus reimbursements, may be 

9 transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Depart10 ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 

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

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

13 operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Fed14 eral Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago 

15 Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and Navy Ambulatory 

16 Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a 

17 combined Federal medical facility as described by section 

18 706 of Public Law 110–417: Provided, That additional 

19 funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this 

20 section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department 

21 of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

22 upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Af23 fairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

24 of Congress. 
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1 SEC. 227. Such sums as may be deposited to the 

2 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

4 at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Cen5 ter may be transferred to the Joint Department of De6 fense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

7 Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of title 

8 XVII of division A of Public Law 111–84, and shall be 

9 available to fund operations of the integrated Captain 

10 James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting 

11 of the North Chicago Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and 

12 Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities 

13 designated as a combined Federal medical facility as de14 scribed by section 1706 of Public Law 110–417. 

15 SEC. 228. Of the amounts available in this title for 

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

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

18 shall be transferred to the Department of Defense/Depart19 ment of Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing Incentive 

20 Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United 

21 States Code, to remain available until expended, for any 

22 purpose authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United 

23 States Code. 

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

25 Administration’’ account, $23,584,000, to increase the 
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1 Department’s acquisition workforce capacity and capabili2 ties: Provided, That such funds may be transferred by the 

3 Secretary to any other account in the Department to carry 

4 out the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That 

5 such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 

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

7 funds shall be available only to supplement and not to sup8 plant existing acquisition workforce activities: Provided 

9 further, That such funds shall be available for training, 

10 recruitment, retention, and hiring additional members of 

11 the acquisition workforce as defined by the Office of Fed12 eral Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 401 

13 et seq.): Provided further, That such funds shall be avail14 able for information technology in support of acquisition 

15 workforce effectiveness or for management solutions to 

16 improve acquisition management. 

17 SEC. 230. The Secretary of the Department of Vet18 erans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropria19 tions of both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in 

20 Major Construction projects that total at least 

21 $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the cost of the contract, 

22 whichever is less: Provided, That such notification shall 

23 occur prior to the obligation of any bid savings and shall 

24 include the anticipated use of such savings for the 
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1 project’s expansion or enhancement or the anticipated 

2 transfer of the funds to other Major Construction projects. 

3 SEC. 231. Of the amounts made available to the De4 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2011, under 

5 the heading ‘‘Departmental Administration, Construction, 

6 Major Projects’’, $46,550,000 shall be for the construction 

7 of a Nursing Home Care Unit at the Beckley, West Vir8 ginia, Veterans Affairs Medical Center: Provided, That 

9 notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds 

10 may be obligated and expended to carry out planning and 

11 design and major medical facility construction not other12 wise authorized by law. 

13 TITLE III 

14 RELATED AGENCIES 

15 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

18 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 

19 the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun20 tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of 

21 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 

22 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 

23 and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for24 one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 

25 vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and 
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1 representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 

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

3 countries, $67,200,000, to remain available until ex4 pended. 

5 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

6 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

7 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 

8 sums as may be necessary, to remain available until ex9 pended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 

10 36, United States Code. 

11 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS

12 CLAIMS

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses for the operation of the 

15 United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 

16 authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, 

17 United States Code, $53,297,000: Provided, That, of the 

18 foregoing amount, $25,000,000 shall be transferred to the 

19 General Services Administration for the construction of a 

20 courthouse to house the United States Court of Appeals 

21 for Veterans Claims: Provided further, That $2,515,229 

22 shall be available for the purpose of providing financial 

23 assistance as described, and in accordance with the proc24 ess and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading 

25 in Public Law 102–229. 
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1 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

2 CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for 

5 maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington 

6 National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Na7 tional Cemetery, including the purchase of two passenger 

8 motor vehicles for replacement only, and not to exceed 

9 $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

10 $43,100,000, to remain available until expended. In addi11 tion, such sums as may be necessary for parking mainte12 nance, repairs and replacement, to be derived from the 

13 Lease of Department of Defense Real Property for De14 fense Agencies account. 

15 Funds appropriated under this Act may be provided 

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

17 federally owned water main at Arlington National Ceme18 tery making additional land available for ground burials. 

19 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

20 TRUST FUND

21 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire22 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

23 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 

24 and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis25 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 
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1 Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $71,200,000, of 

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

3 for construction and renovation of the physical plants at 

4 the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, Dis5 trict of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 

6 Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 

7 TITLE IV 

8 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

9 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

12 Army’’, $1,045,676,000, to remain available until Sep13 tember 30, 2012. 

14 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

16 Air Force’’, $164,826,000, to remain available until Sep17 tember 30, 2012. 

18 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

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

21 September 30, 2012: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

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

23 expended to construct facilities in a foreign country for 

24 the National Security Agency. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

2 SEC. 401. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

3 available by this title are for overseas deployments and 

4 other activities. 

5 TITLE V 

6 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

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

8 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

9 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

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

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

12 shall be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this 

13 Act. 

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

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

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

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

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

19 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 

20 property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

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

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

23 other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative 

24 relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and 

25 for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pam-
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1 phlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presen2 tation designed to support or defeat legislation pending 

3 before Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 

4 SEC. 505. All departments and agencies funded under 

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

6 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

7 ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con8 duct of their business practices and public service activi9 ties. 

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

11 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in12 strumentality of the United States Government except 

13 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro14 vided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 

15 SEC. 507. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no16 tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 

17 Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Af18 fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro19 priations of the House of Representatives and the Sub20 committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 

21 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

22 of the Senate. 

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

24 and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropria25 tions Act, 2011’’. 
Calendar No. 469 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3615 

[Report No. 111–226] 

A BILL 

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 

JULY 19, 2010 

Read twice and placed on the calendar