In the Senate of the United States, 
November 10, 2015. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2029) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2016, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2016, and for other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 
currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 
Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec-
essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con-
struction and operation of facilities in support of the func-
tions of the Commander in Chief, $663,245,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of this 
amount, not to exceed $109,245,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, 
and host nation support, as authorized by law, unless the 
Secretary of the Army determines that additional obliga-
tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 
Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 
personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command
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and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this 
appropriation, $1,619,699,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of this amount, not 
to exceed $91,649,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that 
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 
as currently authorized by law, $1,389,185,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of this 
amount, not to exceed $89,164,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Air Force 
determines that additional obligations are necessary for 
such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 
the reasons therefor.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa-
tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
departments), 
as 
currently 
authorized 
by 
law, 
$2,290,767,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 
as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 
transferred to such appropriations of the Department of De-
fense available for military construction or family housing 
as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with and to 
be available for the same purposes, and for the same time 
period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: 
Provided further, That, of the amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $160,404,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that ad-
ditional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no-
tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
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ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu-
tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $197,237,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020: Provided, That, of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $20,337,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army 
National Guard determines that additional obligations are 
necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina-
tion and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
$138,738,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $5,104,000 shall be available for study, planning, de-
sign, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by 
law, unless the Director of the Air National Guard deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of
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both Houses of Congress of the determination and the rea-
sons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 
1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con-
struction Authorization Acts, $113,595,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of the 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,318,000 shall be 
available for study, planning, design, and architect and en-
gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of 
the Army Reserve determines that additional obligations 
are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter-
mination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
$36,078,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: 
Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to exceed 
$2,208,000 shall be available for study, planning, design,
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and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
Construction Authorization Acts, $65,021,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of the 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $13,400,000 shall be 
available for study, planning, design, and architect and en-
gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of 
the Air Force Reserve determines that additional obliga-
tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
determination and the reasons therefor. 
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
For the United States share of the cost of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro-
gram for the acquisition and construction of military facili-
ties and installations (including international military
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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
AND MARINE CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 
payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter-
est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 
$353,036,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$160,498,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas-
ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 
and 
insurance 
premiums, 
as 
authorized 
by 
law, 
$331,232,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of family housing for the activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the mili-
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tary departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, 
and minor construction, as authorized by law, $58,668,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account 1990, established by section 2906(a) of the De-
fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 
2687 note), $251,334,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a- 
fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates ex-
ceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, ex-
cept Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the 
Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor. 
SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con-
struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles. 
SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con-
struction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway 
Administration, Department of Transportation, for the con-
struction of access roads as authorized by section 210 of 
title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized there-
in are certified as important to the national defense by the 
Secretary of Defense.
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SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to begin construction of new bases in the 
United States for which specific appropriations have not 
been made. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements 
in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the 
Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineer-
ing Command, except: (1) where there is a determination 
of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by 
the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney Gen-
eral; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or 
(4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to 
be in the public interest. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site 
preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, 
except housing for which funds have been made available 
in annual Acts making appropriations for military con-
struction. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 
title for minor construction may be used to transfer or relo-
cate any activity from one base or installation to another, 
without prior notification to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress.
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SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used for the procurement of steel for any con-
struction project or activity for which American steel pro-
ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the 
opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military construction or family housing 
during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real prop-
erty taxes in any foreign nation. 
SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 
without prior notification to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 
estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for projects 
to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization member country, or in countries bordering the 
Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to United 
States firms or United States firms in joint venture with 
host nation firms. 
SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this 
title for military construction in the United States terri-
tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 
Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be
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used to award any contract estimated by the Government 
to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided, That 
this section shall not be applicable to contract awards for 
which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a United 
States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and respon-
sible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent: 
Provided further, That this section shall not apply to con-
tract awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll 
for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid is sub-
mitted by a Marshallese contractor. 
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the 
appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, includ-
ing the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and scope 
of any proposed military exercise involving United States 
personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts ex-
pended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 
are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 
SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the funds made 
available in this title which are limited for obligation dur-
ing the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 
2 months of the fiscal year. 
SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 
for construction authorized for each such military depart-
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ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the cur-
rent session of Congress. 
SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing 
projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex-
pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 
be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection, 
overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on 
subsequent claims, if any. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any funds made available to a military department or de-
fense agency for the construction of military projects may 
be obligated for a military construction project or contract, 
or for any portion of such a project or contract, at any 
time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal 
year for which funds for such project were made available, 
if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from 
funds available for military construction projects; and (2) 
do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, 
plus any amount by which the cost of such project is in-
creased pursuant to law. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 118. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 
days for a notification provided in an electronic medium 
pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States 
Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
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of Congress, such additional amounts as may be determined 
by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the 
Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund 
from amounts appropriated for construction in ‘‘Family 
Housing’’ accounts, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same purposes and for the same period of time as 
amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the De-
partment of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Im-
provement Fund from amounts appropriated for construc-
tion of military unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Con-
struction’’ accounts, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same purposes and for the same period of time as 
amounts appropriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That 
appropriations made available to the Funds shall be avail-
able to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 
guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 
to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 
10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of 
acquiring and improving military family housing, military 
unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 119. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
transferred from the accounts established by sections
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2906(a)(1) and 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to the 
fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration 
Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the Home-
owners Assistance Program incurred under 42 U.S.C. 
3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be merged 
with and be available for the same purposes and for the 
same time period as the fund to which transferred. 
SEC. 120. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds made available in this title for operation and mainte-
nance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of 
funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing 
units, including general or flag officer quarters: Provided, 
That not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annu-
ally for the maintenance and repair of any general or flag 
officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 
days for a notification provided in an electronic medium 
pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States 
Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress, except that an after-the-fact notification shall 
be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs 
associated with environmental remediation that could not 
be reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget submis-
sion: Provided further, That the Under Secretary of Defense
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(Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation 
and maintenance expenditures for each individual general 
or flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year. 
SEC. 121. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im-
provement Account established by subsection (h) of section 
2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appropriated and 
shall be available until expended for the purposes specified 
in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred pur-
suant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 122. During the 5-year period after appropria-
tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 
for military construction and family housing operation and 
maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 
upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 
necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 
authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga-
tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap-
propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 
may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 
with and to be available for the same time period and for 
the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans-
ferred.
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SEC. 123. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available in an account funded under the headings in this 
title may be transferred among projects and activities with-
in the account in accordance with the reprogramming 
guidelines for military construction and family housing 
construction contained in Department of Defense Financial 
Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, 
of February 2009, as in effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 124. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 
and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme-
tery. 
SEC. 125. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 
Construction, Army’’, $34,500,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such funds may 
only be obligated to carry out construction projects, in pri-
ority order, identified in the Department of the Army’s Un-
funded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 submitted to Con-
gress: Provided further, That such funding is subject to au-
thorization prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to 
carry out construction: Provided further, That, not later 
than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Army shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
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of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds 
provided under this section. 
SEC. 126. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 
Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $34,320,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That 
such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction 
projects, in priority order, identified in the Department of 
the Navy’s Unfunded Priority List for fiscal year 2016: 
Provided further, That such funding is subject to authoriza-
tion prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry 
out construction: Provided further, That, not later than 30 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided 
under this section. 
SEC. 127. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 
Construction, Army National Guard’’, $51,300,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That 
such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction 
projects, in priority order, identified in the Department of 
the Army’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 
submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such funding 
is subject to authorization prior to obligation and expendi-
ture of funds to carry out construction: Provided further, 
That, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act,
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the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expendi-
ture plan for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 128. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 
Construction, Army Reserve’’, $34,200,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such 
funds may only be obligated to carry out construction 
projects, in priority order, identified in the Department of 
the Army’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 
submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such funding 
is subject to authorization prior to obligation and expendi-
ture of funds to carry out construction: Provided further, 
That, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expendi-
ture plan for funds provided under this section. 
(RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 129. Of the unobligated balances available from 
prior Appropriations Acts (other than appropriations that 
were designated by the Congress as an emergency require-
ment or as being for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to a concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985) the following funds are hereby
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rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the 
specified amounts: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $45,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $46,400,000; and 
‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, $80,500,000. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 130. Of the unobligated balances made available 
in prior appropriations Acts for the fund established in sec-
tion 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan 
Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374), $65,000,000 are 
hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 131. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this or any other Act may be used to consolidate or relo-
cate any element of a United States Air Force Rapid Engi-
neer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron En-
gineer (RED HORSE) outside of the United States until 
the Secretary of the Air Force (1) completes an analysis 
and comparison of the cost and infrastructure investment 
required to consolidate or relocate a RED HORSE squad-
ron outside of the United States versus within the United 
States; (2) provides to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress (‘‘the Committees’’) a report de-
tailing the findings of the cost analysis; and (3) certifies 
in writing to the Committees that the preferred site for the
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consolidation or relocation yields the greatest savings for 
the Air Force: Provided, That the term ‘‘United States’’ in 
this section does not include any territory or possession of 
the United States. 
SEC. 132. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 
Construction, Air Force’’, $21,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such funds may 
only be obligated to carry out construction projects, in pri-
ority order, identified in the Department of the Air Force’s 
Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 submitted to 
Congress: Provided further, That such funding is subject to 
authorization prior to obligation and expenditure of funds 
to carry out construction: Provided further, That not later 
than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for 
funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 133. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 
Construction, Air National Guard’’, $6,100,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such 
funds may only be obligated to carry out construction 
projects, in priority order, identified in the Department of 
the Air Force’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 
submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such funding 
is subject to authorization prior to obligation and expendi-
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ture of funds to carry out construction: Provided further, 
That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex-
penditure plan for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 134. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 
Construction, Air Force Reserve’’, $10,400,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That such 
funds may only be obligated to carry out construction 
projects, in priority order, identified in the Department of 
the Air Force’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 
submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such funding 
is subject to authorization prior to obligation and expendi-
ture of funds to carry out construction: Provided further, 
That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex-
penditure plan for funds provided under this section. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on be-
half of veterans and a pilot program for disability examina-
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tions as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 
51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; pension 
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 
15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; and 
burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for 
Survivors, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay, ad-
justed-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums 
due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under 
the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as 
authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and 
chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States 
Code, $166,271,436,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $87,146,761,000 shall become available on 
October 1, 2016: Provided, That not to exceed $15,562,000 
of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2016 and 
$16,021,000 of the amount made available for fiscal year 
2017 under this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General 
Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 
and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ for necessary ex-
penses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, 
and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding source 
for which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and 
Pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such sums 
as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis,
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shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical Care Collections Fund’’ to 
augment the funding of individual medical facilities for 
nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 
21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of 
title 38, United States Code, $32,088,826,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $16,743,904,000 shall be-
come available on October 1, 2016: Provided, That expenses 
for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the 
Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of 
section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than 
under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, 
shall be charged to this account. 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life 
insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet-
erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States 
Code, $169,080,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $91,920,000 shall become available on October 1, 
2016.
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VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized 
by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of title 38, 
United States Code: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That, during fiscal year 2016, within the resources 
available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for 
direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing 
loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $164,558,000. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $31,000, as authorized by 
chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, That 
such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 
be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading are available to subsidize gross obliga-
tions for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$2,952,381. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $367,000, which may
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be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex-
penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of 
title 38, United States Code, $1,134,000. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 
by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and vet-
erans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United States 
Code, including care and treatment in facilities not under 
the jurisdiction of the Department, and including medical 
supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, food serv-
ices, and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees 
hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to State homes 
as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United States 
Code, assistance and support services for caregivers as au-
thorized by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, 
loan repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers 
and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public 
Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), and 
hospital care and medical services authorized by section
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1787 of title 38, United States Code; $3,104,197,000, which 
shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under 
this heading that become available on October 1, 2015; and, 
in addition, $51,673,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
become available on October 1, 2016, and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That, of the 
amount made available on October 1, 2016, under this 
heading, $1,400,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall establish a priority for the provision of medical treat-
ment for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, 
lower income, or have special needs: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provi-
sion of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment pri-
ority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription 
drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to en-
rolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based 
on requirements established by the Secretary: Provided fur-
ther, That the implementation of the program described in 
the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That, of
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the amount made available on October 1, 2016, under this 
heading, not less than $900,000,000 shall be available for 
highly effective Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) clinical treat-
ments including clinical treatments with modern medica-
tions that have significantly higher cure rates than older 
medications, are easier to prescribe, and have fewer and 
milder side effects: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall ensure that amounts appropriated to 
the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical supplies and 
equipment are allocated to ensure the provision of gender 
appropriate prosthetics. 
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 
For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad-
ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activities; 
and administrative and legal expenses of the Department 
for collecting and recovering amounts owed the Department 
as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United States 
Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 
U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $6,524,000,000, plus reimbursements, 
shall become available on October 1, 2016, and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That, of the 
amount made available on October 1, 2016, under this
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heading, $100,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and oper-
ation of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 
and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Admin-
istration; for administrative expenses in support of plan-
ning, design, project management, real property acquisition 
and disposition, construction, and renovation of any facil-
ity under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; 
for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not 
charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, 
or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes 
under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise pro-
vided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary 
employees and purchase of materials; for leases of facilities; 
and for laundry services, $5,074,000,000, plus reimburse-
ments, shall become available on October 1, 2016, and shall 
remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That, 
of the amount made available on October 1, 2016, under 
this heading, $250,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2018. 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 
medical and prosthetic research and development as author-
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ized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 
$621,813,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided, That such sums are 
allocated to ensure the provision of gender appropriate 
prosthetics and to conduct research related to toxic expo-
sure. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad-
ministration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise 
provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; 
cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one 
passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or 
improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the Na-
tional Cemetery Administration, $266,220,000, of which 
not to exceed $26,600,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including ad-
ministrative expenses in support of Department-Wide cap-
ital planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, 
or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official re-
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ception and representation expenses; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services 
Administration for security guard services, $311,591,000, 
of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided, That funds provided 
under this heading may be transferred to ‘‘General Oper-
ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 
BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS 
For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Vet-
erans Appeals, $107,884,000, of which not to exceed 
$10,788,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Bene-
fits Administration, not otherwise provided for, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the Gen-
eral Services Administration for security guard services, 
and reimbursement of the Department of Defense for the 
cost of overseas employee mail, $2,697,734,000: Provided, 
That expenses for services and assistance authorized under 
paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 
38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: 
(1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable
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and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) 
to achieve maximum independence in daily living, shall be 
charged to this account: Provided further, That, of the funds 
made available under this heading, not to exceed 
$160,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
For necessary expenses for information technology sys-
tems and telecommunications support, including develop-
mental information systems and operational information 
systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital 
asset acquisition of information technology systems, includ-
ing management and related contractual costs of said ac-
quisitions, including contractual costs associated with oper-
ations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, $4,106,363,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That 
$1,115,757,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of 
which not to exceed $34,800,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That 
$2,512,863,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of 
which not to exceed $175,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That 
$477,743,000 shall be for information technology systems 
development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall 
remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided fur-
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ther, That amounts made available for information tech-
nology systems development, modernization, and enhance-
ment may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a certifi-
cation of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obligated 
and expended for each development project: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts made available for salaries and ex-
penses, operations and maintenance, and information tech-
nology systems development, modernization, and enhance-
ment may be transferred among the three subaccounts after 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the au-
thority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available for the ‘‘Infor-
mation Technology Systems’’ account for development, mod-
ernization, and enhancement may be transferred among 
projects or to newly defined projects: Provided further, That 
no project may be increased or decreased by more than 
$1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a request to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to 
make the transfer and an approval is issued, or absent a 
response, a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, 
That funds under this heading may be used by the Inter-
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agency Program Office through the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to develop a standard data reference terminology 
model: Provided further, That, of the funds made available 
for information technology systems development, mod-
ernization, and enhancement for VistA Evolution, not more 
than 25 percent may be obligated or expended until the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress, and such Commit-
tees approve, a report that describes: (1) the status of and 
changes to the VistA Evolution program plan dated March 
24, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Plan’’), the VistA 
4 product roadmap dated February 26, 2015 (‘‘Roadmap’’), 
and the VistA 4 Incremental Life Cycle Cost Estimate, 
dated October 26, 2014; (2) any changes to the scope or 
functionality of projects within the VistA Evolution pro-
gram as established in the Plan; (3) actual program costs 
incurred to date; (4) progress in meeting the schedule mile-
stones that have been established in the Plan; (5) a Project 
Management Accountability System (PMAS) Dashboard 
Progress report that identifies each VistA Evolution project 
being tracked through PMAS, what functionality it is in-
tended to provide, and what evaluation scores it has re-
ceived throughout development; (6) the definition being used 
for interoperability between the electronic health record sys-
tems of the Department of Defense and the Department of
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Veterans Affairs, the metrics to measure the extent of inter-
operability, the milestones and timeline associated with 
achieving interoperability, and the baseline measurements 
associated with interoperability; (7) progress toward devel-
oping and implementing all components and levels of inter-
operability, including semantic interoperability; (8) the 
change management tools in place to facilitate the imple-
mentation of VistA Evolution and interoperability; and (9) 
any changes to the governance structure for the VistA Evo-
lution program and its chain of decisionmaking authority: 
Provided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading for information technology systems development, 
modernization, and enhancement, shall be for the projects, 
and in the amounts, specified under this heading in the 
report accompanying this Act. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, to include information technology, in carrying out the 
provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), $126,766,000, of which $12,676,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2017. 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans
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Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 
2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, 
not otherwise provided for, including planning, architec-
tural and engineering services, construction management 
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs as-
sociated with equipment guarantees provided under the 
project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm 
drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, 
where the estimated cost of a project is more than the 
amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United 
States Code, or where funds for a project were made avail-
able 
in 
a 
previous 
major 
project 
appropriation, 
$1,027,064,000, of which $967,064,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2020, and of which $60,000,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That ex-
cept for advance planning activities, including needs assess-
ments which may or may not lead to capital investments, 
and other capital asset management related activities, in-
cluding portfolio development and management activities, 
and investment strategy studies funded through the advance 
planning fund and the planning and design activities fund-
ed through the design fund, including needs assessments 
which may or may not lead to capital investments, and 
salaries and associated costs of the resident engineers who 
oversee those capital investments funded through this ac-
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count, and funds provided for the purchase of land for the 
National Cemetery Administration through the land acqui-
sition line item, none of the funds made available under 
this heading shall be used for any project which has not 
been approved by the Congress in the budgetary process: 
Provided further, That funds made available under this 
heading for fiscal year 2016, for each approved project shall 
be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction docu-
ments contract by September 30, 2016; and (2) by the 
awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2017: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall promptly submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress a written report on any ap-
proved major construction project for which obligations are 
not incurred within the time limitations established above: 
Provided further, That, of the amount made available on 
October 1, 2016, under this heading, $490,700,000 for Vet-
erans Health Administration major construction projects 
shall not be available until the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs: 
(1) Enters into an agreement with the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, to serve as the design and 
construction agent for Veterans Health Administra-
tion projects with a Total Estimated Cost of 
$250,000,000 or above.
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(2) That such an agreement will designate the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the design and con-
struction agent to serve as— 
(A) the overall construction project man-
ager, with a dedicated project delivery team in-
cluding engineers, medical facility designers, and 
professional project managers; 
(B) the facility design manager, with a 
dedicated design manager and technical support; 
(C) the design agent, with standardized and 
rigorous facility designs; 
(D) the architect/engineer designer; and 
(E) the overall construction agent, with a 
dedicated construction and technical team dur-
ing pre-construction, construction, and commis-
sioning phases. 
(3) Certifies in writing that such an agreement 
is in effect and will prevent subsequent major con-
struction project cost overruns, provides a copy of the 
agreement entered into (and any required supple-
mentary information) to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress, and a period of 
60 days has elapsed.
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CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which 
may lead to capital investments, architectural and engi-
neering services, maintenance or guarantee period services 
costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under 
the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and 
storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisi-
tion, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 
2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, 
not otherwise provided for, where the estimated cost of a 
project is equal to or less than the amount set forth in sec-
tion 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, 
$378,080,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, along with unobligated balances of previous ‘‘Con-
struction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations which are hereby 
made available for any project where the estimated cost is 
equal to or less than the amount set forth in such section: 
Provided, That funds made available under this heading 
shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities 
under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department 
which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by 
any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary
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measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss 
by such causes. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE 
FACILITIES 
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 
State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re-
model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and 
domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care 
to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of 
title 38, United States Code, $100,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 
in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme-
teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 
States Code, $46,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2016 for 
‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, 
and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans-
ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro-
priations: Provided, That, before a transfer may take place, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the
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Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 
issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days 
has elapsed. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016, in this Act or any 
other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical support 
and compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts may 
be transferred among the accounts: Provided, That any 
transfers between the ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical 
Support and Compliance’’ accounts of 1 percent or less of 
the total amount appropriated to the account in this or any 
other Act may take place subject to notification from the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress of the amount and 
purpose of the transfer: Provided further, That any trans-
fers between the ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Support 
and Compliance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceed-
ing the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may take 
place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 
to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided 
further, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facili-
ties’’ account may take place only after the Secretary re-
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quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 
an approval is issued. 
SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for sal-
aries and expenses shall be available for services authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or both; 
and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sec-
tions 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the 
appropriations for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, and 
‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’) shall be available for the 
purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any 
new hospital or home. 
SEC. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be 
available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 
(except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex-
amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet-
erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sections 
7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, or the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimbursement 
of the cost of such hospitalization or examination is made 
to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such rates as may be 
fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 
‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, 
and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ shall be avail-
able for payment of prior year accrued obligations required 
to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year 
accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2015. 
SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 
be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 
prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 
3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts 
they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation and Pen-
sions’’. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
during fiscal year 2016, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under 
section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, the Veterans’ 
Special Life Insurance Fund under section 1923 of title 38, 
United States Code, and the United States Government Life 
Insurance Fund under section 1955 of title 38, United 
States Code, reimburse the ‘‘General operating expenses, 
Veterans Benefits Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Tech-
nology Systems’’ accounts for the cost of administration of 
the insurance programs financed through those accounts:
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Provided, That reimbursement shall be made only from the 
surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance pro-
gram during fiscal year 2016 that are available for divi-
dends in that program after claims have been paid and ac-
tuarially determined reserves have been set aside: Provided 
further, That, if the cost of administration of such an insur-
ance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accu-
mulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made 
only to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall determine the cost of adminis-
tration for fiscal year 2016 which is properly allocable to 
the provision of each such insurance program and to the 
provision of any total disability income insurance included 
in that insurance program. 
SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease 
proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by 
that account during a prior fiscal year for providing en-
hanced-use lease services, may be obligated during the fiscal 
year in which the proceeds are received. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 210. Funds available in this title or funds for 
salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 
available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Em-
ployment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication under
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section 319 of title 38, United States Code, for all services 
provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not 
to exceed $43,700,000 for the Office of Resolution Manage-
ment and $3,400,000 for the Office of Employment Dis-
crimination Complaint Adjudication: Provided, That pay-
ments may be made in advance for services to be furnished 
based on estimated costs: Provided further, That amounts 
received shall be credited to the ‘‘General Administration’’ 
and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for use by 
the office that provided the service. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 211. Of the amounts made available to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 for the 
Office of Rural Health under the heading ‘‘Medical Serv-
ices’’, including any advance appropriation for fiscal year 
2016 provided in prior appropriation Acts, up to 
$20,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Grants for Construction 
of State Extended Care Facilities’’. 
SEC. 212. No funds of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, 
or medical services provided to any person under chapter 
17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-service-con-
nected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such 
title, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of
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Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, 
current, accurate third-party reimbursement information 
for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Provided, That 
the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any other 
debt due the United States, the reasonable charges for such 
care or services from any person who does not make such 
disclosure as required: Provided further, That any amounts 
so recovered for care or services provided in a prior fiscal 
year may be obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal 
year in which amounts are received. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing ac-
tivities (including disposal) may be deposited into the 
‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor 
Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction (including 
site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and improve-
ments of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for 
the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums 
as realized are in addition to the amount provided for in 
‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor 
Projects’’. 
SEC. 214. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 
Services’’ are available—
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(1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup-
plies, and equipment; and 
(2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and 
other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 
beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 215. Such sums as may be deposited to the Med-
ical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of 
title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, to remain available until expended for the pur-
poses of that account: Provided, That, for fiscal year 2016, 
up to $27,000,000 deposited in the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund shall be transferred 
to ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’, to remain available 
until expended, for development of the Medical Care Collec-
tions Fund electronic data exchange provider and payer 
system. 
SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter 
into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations 
which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with 
the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations serving rural Alaska which have entered into 
contracts with the Indian Health Service under the Indian 
Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act, to pro-
vide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental
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care. The Secretary shall require participating veterans and 
facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regula-
tions, as established by the Secretary. The term ‘‘rural Alas-
ka’’ shall mean those lands sited within the external bound-
aries of the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 
7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native Claims Set-
tlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), and those lands 
within the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 
7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), which are not within 
the boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage, the Fair-
banks North Star Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Borough 
or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant 
to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may be 
transferred to the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con-
struction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain available 
until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 
SEC. 218. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 
Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks from 
conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new veterans 
within their respective Networks.
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SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress a quarterly report on the financial status of 
the Veterans Health Administration. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical 
Facilities’’, ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Bene-
fits Administration’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and ‘‘Na-
tional Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal year 
2016 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information Tech-
nology Systems’’ account: Provided, That, before a transfer 
may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall re-
quest from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 
an approval is issued. 
SEC. 221. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act or any other Act for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner that 
is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transportation, 
Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, 
the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2506); 
or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code.
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SEC. 222. Of the amounts made available to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016, in this 
Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ ac-
count for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 per-
cent of the funds made available shall be obligated during 
the last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided, That the 
Secretary may waive this requirement after providing writ-
ten notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 223. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical 
Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Informa-
tion Technology Systems’’, up to $266,303,000, plus reim-
bursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of 
Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub-
lic Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for oper-
ation of the facilities designated as combined Federal med-
ical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, 
That additional funds may be transferred from accounts
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designated in this section to the Joint Department of De-
fense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That sec-
tion 223 of Title II of Division I of Public Law 113–235 
is repealed. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 224. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs which become available on October 
1, 2016, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and 
Compliance’’, 
and 
‘‘Medical 
Facilities’’, 
up 
to 
$265,675,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to 
the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans 
Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established 
by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) 
and may be used for operation of the facilities designated 
as combined Federal medical facilities as described by sec-
tion 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 
Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional funds may be trans-
ferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint 
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notifi-
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cation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 225. Such sums as may be deposited to the Med-
ical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of 
title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided at fa-
cilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as 
described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) 
for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, 
established by section 1704 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities des-
ignated as combined Federal medical facilities as described 
by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 
122 Stat. 4500). 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 226. Of the amounts available in this title for 
‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, 
and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, a minimum of $15,000,000 shall 
be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incen-
tive Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38,
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(B) the accuracy of call center information 
provided to veterans and health care providers; 
(C) whether health care providers are agree-
ing to provide health care under such section 101 
in each of the major communities in Alaska; 
(D) gaps in the availability of health care 
providers, disaggregated by primary, specialty, 
subspecialty, and behavioral health care; 
(E) impediments to the provision of health 
care under such section 101; and 
(F) plans to mitigate those impediments. 
(3) An assessment of the status of health care 
provider vacancies at the VA Alaska Healthcare Sys-
tem as of the date of submittal of the report under 
this section, including impediments to filling those 
vacancies and plans to mitigate those impediments. 
(4) A description of the manner in which the De-
partment plans to serve the primary, specialty, and 
behavioral health care needs of veterans in Alaska if 
the plan and recommendations set forth in the report 
submitted under such section 4002(c) are imple-
mented, including a description of specific strategies 
to be employed by the Department to address gaps in 
the provision of health care to veterans and the sup-
ply and demand of health care providers for veterans,