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Union Calendar No. 101 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3082 

[Report No. 111–188] 

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 

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

2010, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 26, 2009 

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

bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

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

fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, 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, 2010, and for other purposes, namely: 

3 TITLE I 

4 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

5 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

6 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

7 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip8 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

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

10 currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 

11 Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec12 essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con13 struction and operation of facilities in support of the func14 tions of the Commander in Chief, $4,554,906,000, to re15 main available until September 30, 2014, of which 

16 $924,484,000 is designated as being for overseas deploy17 ments and other activities pursuant to section 423(a)(1) 

18 of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent reso19 lution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, and of which 

20 $450,000,000 shall be for trainee troop housing facilities: 

21 Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed 

22 $187,872,000 shall be available for study, planning, de23 sign, architect and engineer services, and host nation sup24 port, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 

25 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

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1 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria2 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

3 the reasons therefor: Provided further, That, not later than 

4 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

5 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 

6 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure 

7 plan for the funds provided for trainee troop housing fa8 cilities: Provided further, That the amount appropriated 

9 in this paragraph shall be for the projects and activities, 

10 and in the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military 

11 Construction, Army’’ and under the headings ‘‘Army’’ in 

12 the tables entitled ‘‘Military Construction’’ and ‘‘Overseas 

13 Contingency Operations’’ in the report of the Committee 

14 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives to ac15 company this bill: Provided further, That of the funds ap16 propriated for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ under Pub17 lic Law 110–329, $59,500,000 are hereby rescinded. 

18 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

19 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip20 ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in21 stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 

22 Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 

23 personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

24 and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 

25 this appropriation, $3,757,330,000, to remain available 

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1 until September 30, 2014: Provided, That of this amount, 

2 not to exceed $182,569,000 shall be available for study, 

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

4 authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter5 mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 

6 purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 

7 of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 

8 reasons therefor: Provided further, That the amount ap9 propriated in this paragraph shall be for the projects and 

10 activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading 

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

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

13 Construction’’ in the report of the Committee on Appro14 priations of the House of Representatives to accompany 

15 this bill. 

16 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

17 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip18 ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 

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

20 as currently authorized by law, $1,833,671,000, to remain 

21 available until September 30, 2014, of which 

22 $474,500,000 is designated as being for overseas deploy23 ments and other activities pursuant to section 423(a)(1) 

24 of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent reso25 lution on the budget for fiscal year 2010: Provided, That 

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1 of this amount, not to exceed $93,407,000 shall be avail2 able for study, planning, design, and architect and engi3 neer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary 

4 of Defense determines that additional obligations are nec5 essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

6 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter7 mination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That 

8 the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be for 

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

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

11 under the headings ‘‘Air Force’’ in the tables entitled 

12 ‘‘Military Construction’’ and ‘‘Overseas Contingency Op13 erations’’ in the report of the Committee on Appropria14 tions of the House of Representatives to accompany this 

15 bill. 

16 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 

18 For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip19 ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa20 tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen21 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

22 departments), as currently authorized by law, 

23 $2,743,526,000, to remain available until September 30, 

24 2014: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 

25 as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 

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1 be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 

2 of Defense available for military construction or family 

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

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

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

6 transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appro7 priated, not to exceed $121,442,000 shall be available for 

8 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv9 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 

10 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

11 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria12 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

13 the reasons therefor: Provided further, That the amount 

14 appropriated in this paragraph shall be for the projects 

15 and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the 

16 heading ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’ and under 

17 the headings ‘‘Defense-Wide’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Mili18 tary Construction’’ in the report of the Committee on Ap19 propriations of the House of Representatives to accom20 pany this bill: Provided further, That of the funds appro21 priated for ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’ under 

22 Public Law 110–329, $25,800,000 are hereby rescinded. 

23 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

24 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita25 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and admstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu2 tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 

3 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza4 tion Acts, $529,129,000, to remain available until Sep5 tember 30, 2014, of which $30,000,000 shall be for crit6 ical unfunded requirements: Provided, That of the amount 

7 appropriated, not to exceed $40,488,000 shall be available 

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

9 services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of De10 fense determines that additional obligations are necessary 

11 for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro12 priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 

13 and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That, not later 

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

15 the Director of the Army National Guard shall submit to 

16 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con17 gress an expenditure plan for the funds provided for crit18 ical unfunded requirements: Provided further, That the 

19 amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be for the 

20 projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified 

21 under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army National 

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

23 in the table entitled ‘‘Military Construction’’ in the report 

24 of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep25 resentatives to accompany this bill. 

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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

2 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita3 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad4 ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 

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

6 States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 

7 Acts, $226,126,000, to remain available until September 

8 30, 2014, of which $30,000,000 shall be for critical un9 funded requirements: Provided, That of the amount appro10 priated, not to exceed $12,021,000 shall be available for 

11 study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv12 ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 

13 determines that additional obligations are necessary for 

14 such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria15 tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 

16 the reasons therefor: Provided further, That, not later than 

17 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

18 Director of the Air National Guard shall submit to the 

19 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

20 an expenditure plan for the funds provided for critical un21 funded requirements: Provided further, That the amount 

22 appropriated in this paragraph shall be for the projects 

23 and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the 

24 heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’ and 

25 under the headings ‘‘Air National Guard’’ in the table enmstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 titled ‘‘Military Construction’’ in the report of the Com2 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

3 to accompany this bill. 

4 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

5 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita6 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad7 ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 

8 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con9 struction Authorization Acts, $432,516,000, to remain 

10 available until September 30, 2014, of which $30,000,000 

11 shall be for critical unfunded requirements: Provided, 

12 That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed 

13 $25,016,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

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

15 unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional 

16 obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 

17 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con18 gress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Pro19 vided further, That, not later than 30 days after the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Army Reserve 

21 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

22 Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for the funds pro23 vided for critical unfunded requirements: Provided further, 

24 That the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be 

25 for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specimstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 fied under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army Re2 serve’’ and under the headings ‘‘Army Reserve’’ in the 

3 table entitled ‘‘Military Construction’’ in the report of the 

4 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa5 tives to accompany this bill. 

6 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

7 For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita8 tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad9 ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 

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

11 United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza12 tion Acts, $125,874,000, to remain available until Sep13 tember 30, 2014, of which $20,000,000 shall be for crit14 ical unfunded requirements of the Navy Reserve and 

15 $35,000,000 shall be for critical unfunded requirements 

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

17 amount appropriated, not to exceed $2,951,000 shall be 

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

20 of Defense determines that additional obligations are nec21 essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 

22 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter23 mination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That, 

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

25 of this Act, the Chief of Navy Reserve and the Commstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 mander, Marine Forces Reserve shall submit to the Com2 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an 

3 expenditure plan for the funds provided for critical un4 funded requirements: Provided further, That the amount 

5 appropriated in this paragraph shall be for the projects 

6 and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the 

7 heading ‘‘Military Construction, Navy Reserve’’ and under 

8 the headings ‘‘Navy Reserve’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Mili9 tary Construction’’ in the report of the Committee on Ap10 propriations of the House of Representatives to accom11 pany this bill. 

12 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

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

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

17 Construction Authorization Acts, $103,169,000, to remain 

18 available until September 30, 2014, of which $55,000,000 

19 shall be for critical unfunded requirements: Provided, 

20 That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed 

21 $4,669,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 

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

23 unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional 

24 obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 

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1 gress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Pro2 vided further, That, not later than 30 days after the date 

3 of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Air Force Re4 serve shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

5 of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for the 

6 funds provided for critical unfunded requirements: Pro7 vided further, That the amount appropriated in this para8 graph shall be for the projects and activities, and in the 

9 amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military Construc10 tion, Air Force Reserve’’ and under the headings ‘‘Air 

11 Force Reserve’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Military Construc12 tion’’ in the report of the Committee on Appropriations 

13 of the House of Representatives to accompany this bill. 

14 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

15 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

17 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro18 gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa19 cilities and installations (including international military 

20 headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 

21 defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 

22 by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili23 tary Construction Authorization Acts, $234,914,000, to 

24 remain available until expended. 

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1 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

2 For expenses of family housing for the Army for con3 struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex4 pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 

5 $273,236,000, to remain available until September 30, 

6 2014: Provided, That the amount appropriated in this 

7 paragraph shall be for the projects and activities, and in 

8 the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Family Hous9 ing Construction, Army’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Military 

10 Construction’’ in the report of the Committee on Appro11 priations of the House of Representatives to accompany 

12 this bill. 

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, $523,418,000. 

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, $146,569,000, to remain available until 

25 September 30, 2014: Provided, That the amount appromstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 priated in this paragraph shall be for the projects and ac2 tivities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading 

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

4 in the table entitled ‘‘Military Construction’’ in the report 

5 of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep6 resentatives to accompany this bill. 

7 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

8 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

9 For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma10 rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 

11 payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter12 est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 

13 law, $368,540,000. 

14 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

15 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

16 construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 

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

18 $66,101,000, to remain available until September 30, 

19 2014: Provided, That the amount appropriated in this 

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

21 the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Family Hous22 ing Construction, Air Force’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Mili23 tary Construction’’ in the report of the Committee on Ap24 propriations of the House of Representatives to accom25 pany this bill. 

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1 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

2 FORCE

3 For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 

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

6 and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 

7 $502,936,000. 

8 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

9 For expenses of family housing for the activities and 

10 agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 

11 military departments) for construction, including acquisi12 tion, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and al13 teration, as authorized by law, $2,859,000, to remain 

14 available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That the 

15 amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be for the 

16 projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified 

17 under the heading ‘‘Family Housing Construction, De18 fense-Wide’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Military Construction’’ 

19 in the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the 

20 House of Representatives to accompany this bill. 

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 $49,214,000. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING

4 IMPROVEMENT FUND

5 For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im6 provement Fund, $2,600,000, 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 (42 U.S.C. 3374), 

15 $23,225,000, 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, $146,541,000, to remain available until Sepmstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 tember 30, 2014: Provided, That the amount appropriated 

2 in this paragraph shall be for the projects and activities, 

3 and in the amounts, specified under the headings ‘‘Chem4 ical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide’’ in the 

5 table entitled ‘‘Military Construction’’ in the report of the 

6 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa7 tives to accompany this bill. 

8 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

9 1990 

10 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

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

12 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 

13 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $536,768,000, to remain available 

14 until expended. 

15 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

16 2005 

17 For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 

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

19 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 

20 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $7,479,498,000, to remain avail21 able until expended: Provided, That the Department of 

22 Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 

23 both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to obligating an 

24 amount for a construction project that exceeds or reduces 

25 the amount identified for that project in the most recently 

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1 submitted budget request for this account by 20 percent 

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

3 the previous proviso shall not apply to projects costing less 

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

5 identified in any budget submission for this account and 

6 exceeding the minor construction threshold under section 

7 2805 of title 10, United States Code. 

8 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

10 title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a11 fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 

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

13 except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 

14 the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there15 for. 

16 SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con17 struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve18 hicles. 

19 SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con20 struction may be used for advances to the Federal High21 way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 

22 the construction of access roads as authorized by section 

23 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author24 ized therein are certified as important to the national de25 fense by the Secretary of Defense. 

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

2 title may be used to initiate construction of new installa3 tions for which specific appropriations have not been 

4 made. 

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

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

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

8 the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi9 neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina10 tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 

11 by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 

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

13 $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 

14 of Defense to be in the public interest. 

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

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

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

18 except housing for which funds have been made available 

19 in annual Acts making appropriations for military con20 struction. 

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

22 title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 

23 relocate any activity from one base or installation to an24 other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap25 propriations of both Houses of Congress. 

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

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

5 the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 

6 SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart7 ment of Defense for military construction or family hous8 ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 

9 property taxes in any foreign nation. 

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

11 title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 

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

13 projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan14 tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 

15 bordering the Arabian Sea, unless such contracts are 

16 awarded to United States firms or United States firms 

17 in joint venture with host nation firms. 

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

19 title for military construction in the United States terri20 tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 

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

22 used to award any contract estimated by the Government 

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

24 That this section shall not be applicable to contract 

25 awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 

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1 of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest respon2 sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 

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

4 not apply to contract awards for military construction on 

5 Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re6 sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 

7 SEC. 112. The Secretary of Defense is to inform the 

8 appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in9 cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of the plans 

10 and scope of any proposed military exercise involving 

11 United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, 

12 if amounts expended for construction, either temporary or 

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

14 SEC. 113. Not more than 20 percent of the funds 

15 made available in this title which are limited for obligation 

16 during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during 

17 the last two months of the fiscal year. 

18 SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of 

19 Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 

20 for construction authorized for each such military depart21 ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 

22 current session of Congress. 

23 SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing 

24 projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex25 pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 

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1 be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec2 tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 

3 and on subsequent claims, if any. 

4 SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

5 law, any funds made available to a military department 

6 or defense agency for the construction of military projects 

7 may be obligated for a military construction project or 

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

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

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

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

12 obligated from funds available for military construction 

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

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

15 such project is increased pursuant to law. 

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 SEC. 117. In addition to any other transfer authority 

18 available to the Department of Defense, proceeds depos19 ited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 

20 established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authoriza21 tion Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 

22 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) 

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

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

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

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

2 and the same time period as that account. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 118. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 

5 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic me6 dium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883, of title 10, 

7 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

8 of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 

9 may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 

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

11 Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 

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

13 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

14 and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 

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

16 Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 

17 from amounts appropriated for construction of military 

18 unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac19 counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 

20 purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap21 propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria22 tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 

23 cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con24 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 

25 guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 

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

2 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 

3 of acquiring and improving military family housing, mili4 tary unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 

5 SEC. 119. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing 

6 any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for 

7 military family housing the Secretary of the military de8 partment concerned shall submit to the Committees on 

9 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the notice de10 scribed in subsection (b). 

11 (b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a no12 tice of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage 

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

14 to the private party under the contract involved in the 

15 event of— 

16 (A) the closure or realignment of the installa17 tion for which housing is provided under the con18 tract; 

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

20 such installation; or 

21 (C) the extended deployment overseas of units 

22 stationed at such installation. 

23 (2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify 

24 the nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent 

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1 and likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal Gov2 ernment with respect to the guarantee. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 120. In addition to any other transfer authority 

5 available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 

6 transferred from the accounts established by sections 

7 2906(a)(1) and 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure 

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

9 the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstra10 tion Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 

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

12 Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 USC 

13 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be merged 

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

15 same time period as the fund to which transferred. 

16 SEC. 121. Notwithstanding this or any other provi17 sion of law, funds made available in this title for operation 

18 and maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 

19 source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 

20 housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 

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

22 spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen23 eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica24 tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 

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

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1 United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 

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

3 notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 

4 solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi5 ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 

6 of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 

7 Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report an8 nually to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

9 Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex10 penditures for each individual general or flag officer quar11 ters for the prior fiscal year. 

12 SEC. 122. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im13 provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec14 tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro15 priated and shall be available until expended for the pur16 poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 

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

18 SEC. 123. None of the funds made available in this 

19 title, or in any Act making appropriations for military con20 struction which remain available for obligation, may be ob21 ligated or expended to carry out a military construction, 

22 land acquisition, or family housing project at or for a mili23 tary installation approved for closure, or at a military in24 stallation for the purposes of supporting a function that 

25 has been approved for realignment to another installation, 

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1 in 2005 under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 

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

3 510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), unless such a project at a mili4 tary installation approved for realignment will support a 

5 continuing mission or function at that installation or a 

6 new mission or function that is planned for that installa7 tion, or unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the 

8 cost to the United States of carrying out such project 

9 would be less than the cost to the United States of cancel10 ling such project, or if the project is at an active compo11 nent base that shall be established as an enclave or in the 

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

13 Government agency has indicated it will assume ownership 

14 of the completed project. The Secretary of Defense may 

15 not transfer funds made available as a result of this limi16 tation from any military construction project, land acquisi17 tion, or family housing project to another account or use 

18 such funds for another purpose or project without the 

19 prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

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

21 military construction projects, land acquisition, or family 

22 housing projects for which the project is vital to the na23 tional security or the protection of health, safety, or envi24 ronmental quality: Provided, That the Secretary of De25 fense shall notify the congressional defense committees 

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

2 construction project. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 124. During the 5-year period after appropria5 tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

6 for military construction and family housing operation and 

7 maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 

8 upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 

9 necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 

10 authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga11 tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap12 propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 

13 may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur14 rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 

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

16 the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans17 ferred. 

18 SEC. 125. None of the funds appropriated or other19 wise made available in this title may be used for any action 

20 that is related to or promotes the expansion of the bound21 aries or size of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colo22 rado. 

23 SEC. 126. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

24 available in an account funded under the headings in this 

25 title may be transferred among projects and activities 

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1 within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 

2 guidelines for military construction and family housing 

3 construction contained in the report of the Committee on 

4 Appropriations of the House of Representatives to accom5 pany this bill and in the guidance for military construction 

6 reprogrammings and notifications contained in Depart7 ment of Defense Financial Management Regulation 

8 7000.14-R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of December 1996, as 

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

10 TITLE II 

11 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

12 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

13 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For the payment of compensation benefits to or on 

16 behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability ex17 aminations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 

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

19 pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 

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

21 States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitle22 ment Program for Survivors, emergency and other offi23 cers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certifi24 cates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insur25 ance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV 

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

2 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sec3 tions 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 

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

5 $47,218,207,000, to remain available until expended: Pro6 vided, That not to exceed $29,283,000 of the amount ap7 propriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to 

8 ‘‘General operating expenses’’, ‘‘Medical support and com9 pliance’’, and ‘‘Information technology systems’’ for nec10 essary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 

11 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding 

12 source for which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Com13 pensation and pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, 

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

15 patient basis, shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical care collec16 tions fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical 

17 facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as 

18 authorized. 

19 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

20 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 

21 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap22 ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61 

23 of title 38, United States Code, $8,663,624,000, to remain 

24 available until expended: Provided, That expenses for re25 habilitation program services and assistance which the 

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

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

3 under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that sub4 section, shall be charged to this account. 

5 VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

6 For military and naval insurance, national service life 

7 insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet8 erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 

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

10 and 21, $49,288,000, to remain available until expended. 

11 VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND

12 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 

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

14 authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 

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

16 including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de17 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

18 1974: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2010, 

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

20 gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe21 cially adapted housing loans. 

22 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

23 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $165,082,000. 

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1 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For the cost of direct loans, $29,000, as authorized 

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

5 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

6 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres7 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 

8 made available under this heading are available to sub9 sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 

10 loans not to exceed $2,298,000. 

11 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

12 carry out the direct loan program, $328,000, which may 

13 be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 

14 ‘‘General operating expenses’’. 

15 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

16 ACCOUNT

17 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

18 loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 

19 of title 38, United States Code, $664,000. 

20 GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR

21 HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

22 For the administrative expenses to carry out the 

23 guaranteed transitional housing loan program authorized 

24 by subchapter VI of chapter 20 of title 38, United States 

25 Code, not to exceed $750,000 of the amounts appropriated 

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1 by this Act for ‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Med2 ical support and compliance’’ may be expended. 

3 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

4 MEDICAL SERVICES

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 

7 by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 

8 beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

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

10 States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 

11 under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 

12 medical supplies and equipment, food services, and sala13 ries and expenses of health-care employees hired under 

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

15 authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United States Code; 

16 $71,840,500,000, plus reimbursements, of which 

17 $37,136,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 

18 2010, and shall remain available through September 30, 

19 2011: Provided, That, of the amount made available under 

20 this heading for fiscal year 2010, not to exceed 

21 $1,015,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

22 2011: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 

23 provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

24 establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment 

25 for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower 

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1 income, or have special needs: Provided further, That, not2 withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 

3 Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provi4 sion of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment 

5 priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, That, not6 withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 

7 Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescrip8 tion drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities 

9 to enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions 

10 based on requirements established by the Secretary: Pro11 vided further, That the implementation of the program de12 scribed in the previous proviso shall incur no additional 

13 cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided fur14 ther, That for the Department of Defense/Department of 

15 Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as 

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

17 Code, a minimum of $15,000,000, to remain available 

18 until expended, for any purpose authorized by section 

19 8111 of title 38, United States Code. 

20 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

21 For necessary expenses in the administration of the 

22 medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 

23 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad24 ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi25 ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Departmstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De2 partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 

3 United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov4 ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.); $10,207,000,000, plus 

5 reimbursements, of which $5,307,000,000 shall become 

6 available on October 1, 2010, and shall remain available 

7 through September 30, 2011: Provided, That, of the 

8 amount made available under this heading for fiscal year 

9 2010, not to exceed $145,000,000 shall remain available 

10 until September 30, 2011. 

11 MEDICAL FACILITIES

12 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op13 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili14 ties and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health 

15 Administration; for administrative expenses in support of 

16 planning, design, project management, real property ac17 quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 

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

19 Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 

20 activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter21 ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos22 pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart23 ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 

24 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate25 rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, 

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1 $10,633,000,000, plus reimbursements, of which 

2 $5,740,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 

3 2010, and shall remain available through September 30, 

4 2011: Provided, That, of the amount made available under 

5 this heading for fiscal year 2010, not to exceed 

6 $145,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

7 2011: Provided further, That, of the amount available for 

8 fiscal year 2010, $200,000,000 for non-recurring mainte9 nance shall be allocated in a manner not subject to the 

10 Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation. 

11 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

12 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 

13 medical and prosthetic research and development as au14 thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 

15 $580,000,000, plus reimbursements, to remain available 

16 until September 30, 2011. 

17 NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

18 For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad19 ministration for operations and maintenance, not other20 wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there21 for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 

22 of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper23 ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter24 ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 

25 of the National Cemetery Administration, $250,000,000, 

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1 of which not to exceed $24,200,000 shall be available until 

2 September 30, 2011. 

3 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

4 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

5 For necessary operating expenses of the Department 

6 of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 

7 administrative expenses in support of Department-Wide 

8 capital planning, management and policy activities, uni9 forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 

10 official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas11 senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 

12 Services Administration for security guard services, and 

13 the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas em14 ployee mail, $2,083,700,000: Provided, That expenses for 

15 services and assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), 

16 (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United 

17 States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs deter18 mines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the 

19 maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to ob20 tain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve 

21 maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged 

22 to this account: Provided further, That the Veterans Bene23 fits Administration shall be funded at not less than 

24 $1,690,200,000: Provided further, That of the funds made 

25 available under this heading, not to exceed $111,000,000 

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1 shall be available for obligation until September 30, 2011: 

2 Provided further, That from the funds made available 

3 under this heading, the Veterans Benefits Administration 

4 may purchase (on a one-for-one replacement basis only) 

5 up to two passenger motor vehicles for use in operations 

6 of that Administration in Manila, Philippines. 

7 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

8 For necessary expenses for information technology 

9 systems and telecommunications support, including devel10 opmental information systems and operational information 

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

12 asset acquisition of information technology systems, in13 cluding management and related contractual costs of said 

14 acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 

15 operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

16 States Code, $3,307,000,000, plus reimbursements, to be 

17 available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That none 

18 of the funds made available under this heading may be 

19 obligated until the Department of Veterans Affairs sub20 mits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

21 of Congress, and such Committees approve, a plan for ex22 penditure that: (1) meets the capital planning and invest23 ment control review requirements established by the Office 

24 of Management and Budget; (2) complies with the Depart25 ment of Veterans Affairs enterprise architecture; (3) conmstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 forms with an established enterprise life cycle method2 ology; and (4) complies with the acquisition rules, require3 ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition management 

4 practices of the Federal Government: Provided further, 

5 That within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees 

7 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a re8 programming base letter which provides, by project, the 

9 costs included in this appropriation. 

10 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

12 General, to include information technology, in carrying out 

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

14 U.S.C. App.), $107,000,000, of which $6,000,000 shall be 

15 available until September 30, 2011. 

16 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

17 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

19 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

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

21 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 

22 and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, including plan23 ning, architectural and engineering services, construction 

24 management services, maintenance or guarantee period 

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1 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

2 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

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

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

6 project were made available in a previous major project 

7 appropriation, $1,194,000,000, to remain available until 

8 expended, of which $16,000,000 shall be to make reim9 bursements as provided in section 13 of the Contract Dis10 putes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 612) for claims paid for 

11 contract disputes: Provided, That except for advance plan12 ning activities, including needs assessments which may or 

13 may not lead to capital investments, and other capital 

14 asset management related activities, including portfolio 

15 development and management activities, and investment 

16 strategy studies funded through the advance planning 

17 fund and the planning and design activities funded 

18 through the design fund, including needs assessments 

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

20 funds provided for the purchase of land for the National 

21 Cemetery Administration through the land acquisition line 

22 item, none of the funds made available under this heading 

23 shall be used for any project which has not been approved 

24 by the Congress in the budgetary process: Provided fur25 ther, That funds made available under this heading for 

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1 fiscal year 2010, for each approved project shall be obli2 gated: (1) by the awarding of a construction documents 

3 contract by September 30, 2010; and (2) by the awarding 

4 of a construction contract by September 30, 2011: Pro5 vided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

6 promptly submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 

7 both Houses of Congress a written report on any approved 

8 major construction project for which obligations are not 

9 incurred within the time limitations established above: 

10 Provided further, That of the funds made available under 

11 this heading, $933,030,000 shall be for the projects and 

12 activities, and in the amounts, specified under this heading 

13 in the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the 

14 House of Representatives to accompany this bill. 

15 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

16 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 

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

18 jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 

19 Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 

20 which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 

21 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 

22 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro23 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 

24 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 

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

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

2 8110, 8122, and 8162 of title 38, United States Code, 

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

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

5 38, United States Code, $726,800,000, to remain avail6 able until expended, along with unobligated balances of 

7 previous ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ appropriations 

8 which are hereby made available for any project where the 

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

10 in such section: Provided, That funds made available 

11 under this heading shall be available for: (1) repairs to 

12 any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or 

13 for the use of the Department which are necessary because 

14 of loss or damage caused by any natural disaster or catas15 trophe; and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent 

16 or to minimize further loss by such causes. 

17 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

18 FACILITIES

19 For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 

20 State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re21 model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 

22 and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 

23 care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 

24 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $85,000,000, to re25 main available until expended. 

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1 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS

2 CEMETERIES

3 For grants to assist States in establishing, expand4 ing, or improving State veterans cemeteries as authorized 

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

6 $42,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

7 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2010 for 

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

11 and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ may be trans12 ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro13 priations: Provided, That before a transfer may take place, 

14 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 

15 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

16 the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 

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

18 days has elapsed. 

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 

20 SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart21 ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, in this Act 

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

23 support and compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical facilities’’ ac24 counts may be transferred among the accounts: Provided, 

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

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

2 or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 

3 in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica4 tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com5 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 

6 the amount and purpose of the transfer: Provides further, 

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

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

9 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the 

10 fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary re11 quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

12 Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 

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

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

15 take place only after the Secretary requests from the Com16 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 

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

18 SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 

19 salaries and expenses shall be available for services au20 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 

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

22 or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author23 ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 

24 States Code. 

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

2 appropriations for ‘‘Construction, major projects’’, and 

3 ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’) shall be available for the 

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

5 new hospital or home. 

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

7 available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 

8 (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex9 amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet10 erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec11 tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 

12 or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

13 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim14 bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina15 tion is made to the ‘‘Medical services’’ account at such 

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

17 SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 

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

19 and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ shall be avail20 able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re21 quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 

22 prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 

23 2009. 

24 SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 

25 be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 

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1 prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 

2 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 

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

4 accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 

5 and pensions’’. 

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

8 law, during fiscal year 2010, the Secretary of Veterans 

9 Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 

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

11 the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 

12 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 

13 States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 

14 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen15 eral operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Information technology sys16 tems’’ accounts for the cost of administration of the insur17 ance programs financed through those accounts: Provided, 

18 That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus 

19 earnings accumulated in such an insurance program dur20 ing fiscal year 2010 that are available for dividends in that 

21 program after claims have been paid and actuarially deter22 mined reserves have been set aside: Provided further, That 

23 if the cost of administration of such an insurance program 

24 exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in 

25 that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the 

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

2 Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for 

3 fiscal year 2010 which is properly allocable to the provi4 sion of each such insurance program and to the provision 

5 of any total disability income insurance included in that 

6 insurance program. 

7 SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 

8 lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in9 curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro10 viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur11 ing the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. 

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

14 salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 

15 available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage16 ment of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Of17 fice of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudica18 tion under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, 

19 for all services provided at rates which will recover actual 

20 costs but not exceed $35,257,000 for the Office of Resolu21 tion Management and $3,287,000 for the Office of Em22 ployment and Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: 

23 Provided, That payments may be made in advance for 

24 services to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided 

25 further, That amounts received shall be credited to the 

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1 ‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Information tech2 nology systems’’ accounts for use by the office that pro3 vided the service. 

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

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

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

7 unless the Secretary submits a report which the Commit8 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress ap9 prove within 30 days following the date on which the re10 port is received. 

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

12 Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home 

13 care, or medical services provided to any person under 

14 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-serv15 ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 

16 such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec17 retary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary 

18 may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement 

19 information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Pro20 vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man21 ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason22 able charges for such care or services from any person who 

23 does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur24 ther, That any amounts so recovered for care or services 

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

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1 Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re2 ceived. 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

5 law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas6 ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 

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

8 minor projects’’ accounts and be used for construction (in9 cluding site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and 

10 improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdic11 tion or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

12 Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount pro13 vided for in ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Con14 struction, minor projects’’. 

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

16 services’’ are available— 

17 (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup18 plies, and equipment; and 

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

20 other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 

21 beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

24 Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 

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

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

2 the purposes of that account. 

3 SEC. 216. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

4 law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall allow veterans 

5 who are eligible under existing Department of Veterans 

6 Affairs medical care requirements and who reside in Alas7 ka to obtain medical care services from medical facilities 

8 supported by the Indian Health Service or tribal organiza9 tions. The Secretary shall: (1) limit the application of this 

10 provision to rural Alaskan veterans in areas where an ex11 isting Department of Veterans Affairs facility or Veterans 

12 Affairs-contracted service is unavailable; (2) require par13 ticipating veterans and facilities to comply with all appro14 priate rules and regulations, as established by the Sec15 retary; (3) require this provision to be consistent with 

16 Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services activi17 ties; and (4) result in no additional cost to the Department 

18 of Veterans Affairs or the Indian Health Service. 

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the De21 partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursu22 ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 

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

24 ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ accounts, to remain avail25 able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 

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1 SEC. 218. None of the funds available to the Depart2 ment of Veterans Affairs, in this Act, or any other Act, 

3 may be used to replace the current system by which the 

4 Veterans Integrated Services Networks select and contract 

5 for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment. 

6 SEC. 219. None of the funds made available in this 

7 title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 

8 Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks 

9 from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new vet10 erans within their respective Networks. 

11 SEC. 220. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

12 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

13 Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the financial 

14 status of the Veterans Health Administration. 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 221. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med17 ical services’’, ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, ‘‘Med18 ical facilities’’, ‘‘General operating expenses’’, and ‘‘Na19 tional Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal year 

20 2010, may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information 

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

22 transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

23 shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of 

24 both Houses of Congress the authority to make the trans25 fer and an approval is issued. 

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1 SEC. 222. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Informa2 tion technology systems’’ account may be transferred be3 tween projects: Provided, That no project may be in4 creased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost 

5 prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appro6 priations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer 

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

8 of 30 days has elapsed. 

9 SEC. 223. None of the funds appropriated or other10 wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 

11 Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 

12 that is inconsistent with-— 

13 (1) section 842 of the Transportation, Treas14 ury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judici15 ary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 

16 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 

17 109-115; 119 Stat. 2506); or 

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

19 Code. 

20 SEC. 224. Of the amounts made available to the De21 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, in this 

22 Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical facilities’’ ac23 count for non-recurring maintenance, not more than 20 

24 percent of the funds made available shall be obligated dur25 ing the last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided, That 

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1 the Secretary may waive this requirement after providing 

2 written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of 

3 both Houses of Congress. 

4 SEC. 225. Section 1925(d)(3) of title 38, United 

5 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘appropriation ‘Gen6 eral Operating Expenses, Department of Veterans Af7 fairs’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriations for ‘General Oper8 ating Expenses and Information Technology Systems, De9 partment of Veterans Affairs’ ’’. 

10 SEC. 226. Section 1922(a) of title 38, United States 

11 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘administrative costs to the 

12 Government for the costs of’’ and inserting ‘‘administra13 tive support financed by the appropriations for ‘General 

14 Operating Expenses, Department of Veterans Affairs’ and 

15 ‘Information Technology Systems, Department of Vet16 erans Affairs’ for’’. 

17 TITLE III 

18 RELATED AGENCIES 

19 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

22 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 

23 the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun24 tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of 

25 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 

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1 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 

2 and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for3 one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 

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

5 representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 

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

7 countries, $61,800,000, to remain available until ex8 pended. 

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, $27,115,000, of which $1,820,000 

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 $42,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro11 vided, That none of the funds available under this heading 

12 shall be for construction of a perimeter wall at Arlington 

13 National Cemetery. In addition, such sums as may be nec14 essary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, 

15 to be derived from the Lease of Department of Defense 

16 Real Property for Defense Agencies account. 

17 Funds appropriated under this Act may be provided 

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

19 federally-owned water main at Arlington National Ceme20 tery making additional land available for ground burials. 

21 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

22 TRUST FUND

23 For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire24 ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 

25 Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia and 

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1 the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis2 sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 

3 Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $134,000,000, of 

4 which $72,000,000 shall remain available until expended 

5 for construction and renovation of the physical plants at 

6 the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, Dis7 trict of Columbia and the Armed Forces Retirement 

8 Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 

9 TITLE IV 

10 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

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

12 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

13 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

14 SEC. 402. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 

15 year 2010 for pay raises for programs funded by this Act 

16 shall be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this 

17 Act. 

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

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

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

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

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

23 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 

24 property rights, or unfunded mandates. 

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1 SEC. 404. No part of any funds appropriated in this 

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

3 other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative 

4 relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and 

5 for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pam6 phlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presen7 tation designed to support or defeat legislation pending 

8 before Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 

9 SEC. 405. All departments and agencies funded under 

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

11 statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 

12 ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con13 duct of their business practices and public service activi14 ties. 

15 SEC. 406. None of the funds made available in this 

16 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in17 strumentality of the United States Government except 

18 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro19 vided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 

20 SEC. 407. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no21 tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 

22 Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 

23 and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 

24 of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on 

25 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 

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1 Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen2 ate. 

3 SEC. 408. None of the funds made available in this 

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

5 individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident 

6 Commissioner of the United States Congress. 

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

8 and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010’’. 

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Union Calendar No. 101 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3082 

[Report No. 111–188] 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for military construction, 

2010, and for other purposes. agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 

JUNE 26, 2009 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

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