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as established by the Secretary. The term ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall 
mean those lands sited within the external boundaries of the Alaska 
Native regions specified in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement 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 bound-
aries of the municipality of Anchorage, the Fairbanks 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 Department 
of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to section 8118 
of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the ‘‘Construc-
tion, major projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, 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 Net-
works. 
SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 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 Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘General 
administration’’, and ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts 
for fiscal year 2013, may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information 
technology systems’’ account: Provided, That before a transfer may 
take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request 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 Department of Vet-
erans 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 Inde-
pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 
119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 222. Of the amounts made available to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2013, in this Act or any other 
Act, under the ‘‘Medical facilities’’ account for nonrecurring mainte-
nance, not more than 20 percent 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 written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress.
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 223. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2013 for ‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Med-
ical support and compliance’’, ‘‘Medical facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, 
minor projects’’, and ‘‘Information technology systems’’, up to 
$247,356,000, 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 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 designated in this section to the Joint Department 
of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem-
onstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 224. Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical 
Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United 
States Code, for healthcare provided at facilities 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 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities 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). 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 225. Of the amounts available in this title for ‘‘Medical 
services’’, ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical facili-
ties’’, a minimum of $15,000,000, shall be transferred to the DOD– 
VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by section 
8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, to remain available until 
expended, for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 226. (a) Of the funds appropriated in title II of division 
H of Public Law 112–74, the following amounts which became 
available on October 1, 2012, are hereby rescinded from the fol-
lowing accounts in the amounts specified: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical services’’, 
$1,500,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical support and 
compliance’’, $200,000,000.
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(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical facilities’’, 
$250,000,000. 
(b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, 
an additional amount is appropriated to the following accounts 
in the amounts specified to remain available until September 30, 
2014: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical services’’, 
$1,500,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical support and 
compliance’’, $200,000,000. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical facilities’’, 
$250,000,000. 
SEC. 227. The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress of all bid savings in major construction projects that 
total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount 
of the project, whichever is less: Provided, That such notification 
shall occur within 14 days of a contract identifying the programmed 
amount: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days 
prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the 
anticipated use of such savings. 
SEC. 228. The scope of work for a project included in ‘‘Construc-
tion, major projects’’ may not be increased above the scope specified 
for that project in the original justification data provided to the 
Congress as part of the request for appropriations. 
SEC. 229. The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
shall provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress notification of any single national 
outreach and awareness marketing campaign in which obligations 
exceed $2,000,000. 
SEC. 230. The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a reprogramming request 
if at any point during fiscal year 2013, the funding allocated for 
a medical care initiative identified in the fiscal year 2013 expendi-
ture plan is adjusted by more than $25,000,000 from the allocation 
shown in the corresponding congressional budget justification. Such 
a reprogramming request may go forward only if the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve the request 
or if a period of 14 days has elapsed. 
SEC. 231. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to enter into a contract using procedures that do not 
give to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans 
(as that term is defined in section 3(q)(3) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)(3)) that are included in the database under 
section 8127(f) of title 38, United States Code, any preference avail-
able with respect to such contract, except for a preference given 
to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled 
veterans (as defined in section 3(q)(2) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632(q)(2)). 
SEC. 232. Funds made available under the heading ‘‘Medical 
services’’ in title II of division H of Public Law 112–74 may be 
used to carry out section 1787 of title 38, United States Code.
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TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition 
of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and 
repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monu-
ments outside of the United States and its territories and posses-
sions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase 
(one-for-one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
countries, when required by law of such countries, $62,929,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be 
necessary, to remain available until expended, for purposes author-
ized by section 2109 of title 36, United States Code. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States 
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by sections 
7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States Code, $32,481,000: 
Provided, That $2,726,000 shall be available for the purpose of 
providing financial assistance as described, and in accordance with 
the process and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading 
in Public Law 102–229. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and 
improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and 
Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including the purchase or lease 
of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one basis 
only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $65,800,000, of which not to exceed $27,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2015. In addition, such 
sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and 
replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease of Department of 
Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies’’ account.
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CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for planning and design and construc-
tion at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s 
Home National Cemetery, $103,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017, of which, $84,000,000 shall be for planning 
and design and construction associated with the Millennium Project 
at Arlington National Cemetery; and $19,000,000 shall be for study, 
planning, design, and architect and engineer services for future 
expansion of burial space at Arlington National Cemetery. 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
TRUST FUND 
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 
Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds available in 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $67,590,000, of 
which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
construction and renovation of the physical plants at the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 301. Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading, 
‘‘Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army’’, may 
be provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of 
the federally owned water main at Arlington National Cemetery, 
making additional land available for ground burials. 
TITLE IV 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy 
and Marine Corps’’, $150,768,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2013: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 401. Of the unobligated balances in section 2005 in title 
X, of Public Law 112–10 and division H in title IV of Public 
Law 112–74, $150,768,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985.
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TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 502. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made 
known to the Federal entity or official to which the funds are 
made available that the program, project, or activity is not in 
compliance with any Federal law relating to risk assessment, the 
protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates. 
SEC. 503. No part of any funds appropriated in this Act shall 
be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for 
normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for pub-
licity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution, 
or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, 
or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation 
pending before Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 
SEC. 504. All departments and agencies funded under this 
Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory 
authorities and funding, to expand their use of ‘‘E-Commerce’’ tech-
nologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices 
and public service activities. 
SEC. 505. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications 
required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on 
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate. 
SEC. 506. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made 
by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other appropria-
tions Act. 
SEC. 507. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for a project or program named for an individual serving 
as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United 
States House of Representatives. 
SEC. 508. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public 
website of that agency any report required to be submitted by 
the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination 
by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
security; or 
(2) the report contains confidential or proprietary informa-
tion. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
only after such report has been made available to the requesting 
Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 
SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless
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such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 
of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be distributed to the Association of Community Organizations for 
Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries or successors. 
SEC. 511. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this 
Act may be used to construct, renovate, or expand any facility 
in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any 
individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the 
custody or under the control of the Department of Defense. 
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual 
who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— 
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the effective control of 
the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act may be used by an agency of the executive 
branch to pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency 
in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 
41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 513. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
used to execute a contract for goods or services, including construc-
tion services, where the contractor has not complied with Executive 
Order No. 12989. 
SEC. 514. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, 
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a 
loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of 
a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the pre-
ceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the 
conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debar-
ment of the corporation and made a determination that this further 
action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 
SEC. 515. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, 
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a 
loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid 
Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial 
and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 
and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an 
agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax 
liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax 
liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment
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of the corporation and made a determination that this further 
action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 
SEC. 516. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2013 
for pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed 
within the levels appropriated in this Act. 
SEC. 517. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 
50 employees from a Federal department or agency that are sta-
tioned within the United States at any single conference occurring 
outside a state of the United States, except for employees of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs stationed in the Philippines, unless 
the relevant Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress at least 5 days in advance that such 
attendance is important to the national interest. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013’’. 
DIVISION F—FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2013 
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable 
corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several 
departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units 
of Government for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, at the 
level specified in subsection (c) and under the authority and condi-
tions provided in applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2012, 
for projects or activities (including the costs of direct loans and 
loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically provided for, 
and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made 
available in the following appropriations Acts: 
(1) The Energy and Water Development and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division B of Public Law 112– 
74). 
(2) The Financial Services and General Government Appro-
priations Act, 2012 (division C of Public Law 112–74). 
(3) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division E of Public 
Law 112–74). 
(4) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 
(division F of Public Law 112–74). 
(5) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012 (divi-
sion G of Public Law 112–74). 
(6) The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public 
Law 112–74). 
(7) The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of 
Public Law 112–55), except for the appropriations designated 
by the Congress as being for disaster relief under the heading
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‘‘Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administra-
tion, Emergency Relief’’ and in the last proviso of section 239 
of such Act. 
(8) The Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 
Law 112–77), except for appropriations under the heading 
‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil’’. 
(b) For purposes of this division, the term ‘‘level’’ means an 
amount. 
(c) The level referred to in subsection (a) shall be the amounts 
appropriated in the appropriations Acts referred to in such sub-
section, including transfers and obligation limitations, except that 
such level shall be calculated without regard to any rescission 
or cancellation of funds or contract authority, other than— 
(1) the 0.16 percent across-the-board rescission in section 
436 of division E of Public Law 112–74 (relating to the Depart-
ment of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies); and 
(2) the 0.189 percent across-the-board rescission in section 
527 of division F of Public Law 112–74, (relating to the Depart-
ments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
and Related Agencies). 
SEC. 1102. Appropriations made by section 1101 shall be avail-
able to the extent and in the manner that would be provided 
by the pertinent appropriations Act. 
SEC. 1103. Appropriations provided by this division that, in 
the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2012, carried a 
multiple-year or no-year period of availability shall retain a com-
parable period of availability. 
SEC. 1104. No appropriation or funds made available or 
authority granted pursuant to section 1101 shall be used to initiate 
or resume any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, 
or other authority were not available during fiscal year 2012. 
SEC. 1105. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this divi-
sion, the requirements, authorities, conditions, limitations, and 
other provisions of the appropriations Acts referred to in section 
1101 shall continue in effect through the date specified in section 
1106. 
SEC. 1106. Unless otherwise provided for in this division or 
in the applicable appropriations Act, appropriations and funds made 
available and authority granted pursuant to this division shall 
be available through September 30, 2013. 
SEC. 1107. Expenditures made pursuant to the Continuing 
Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112–175) shall be 
charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization pro-
vided by this division. 
SEC. 1108. Funds appropriated by this division may be obligated 
and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 
(22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), and section 313 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 
6212). 
SEC. 1109. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments 
whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for 
fiscal year 2012, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008, the levels established by section 1101 shall be the 
amounts necessary to maintain program levels under current law 
and under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable 
appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2012.