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to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable
employment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in
daily living, shall be charged to this account: Provided fur-
ther, That the Veterans Benefits Administration shall be
funded at not less than $1,329,044,000: Provided further,
That of the funds made available under this heading, not
to exceed $75,000,000 shall be available for obligation until
September 30, 2009: Provided further, That from the funds
made available under this heading, the Veterans Benefits
Administration may purchase up to two passenger motor
vehicles for use in operations of that Administration in Ma-
nila, Philippines.
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,
$88,700,000, of which $3,630,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2009.
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
Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316,
2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122
of title 38, United States Code, including planning, archi-
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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,
$727,400,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$2,000,000 shall be to make reimbursements as provided in
section 13 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C.
612) for claims paid for contract disputes: Provided, That
except for advance planning activities, including needs as-
sessments which may or may not lead to capital invest-
ments, and other capital asset management related activi-
ties, such as portfolio development and management activi-
ties, and investment strategy studies funded through the ad-
vance planning fund and the planning and design activities
funded through the design fund and CARES funds, includ-
ing needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital
investments, none of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be used for any project which has not been
approved by the Congress in the budgetary process: Pro-
vided further, That funds provided in this appropriation
for fiscal year 2008, for each approved project (except those
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for CARES activities referenced above) shall be obligated:
(1) by the awarding of a construction documents contract
by September 30, 2008; and (2) by the awarding of a con-
struction contract by September 30, 2009: Provided further,
That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly report
in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress any approved major construction
project in which obligations are not incurred within the
time limitations established above.
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, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 8122, and
8162 of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated
cost of a project is equal to or less than the amount set
forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States
Code, $751,398,000, to remain available until expended,
along with unobligated balances of previous ‘‘Construction,
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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 for: (1)
repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the juris-
diction 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 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 8131–8137 of title 38,
United States Code, $250,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS
CEMETERIES
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding,
or improving State veterans cemeteries as authorized by sec-
tion 2408 of title 38, United States Code, $100,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
For necessary expenses for information technology sys-
tems and telecommunications support, including develop-
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mental information systems and operational information
systems; including pay and associated cost for operations
and maintenance associated staff; for the capital asset ac-
quisition of information technology systems, including
management and related contractual costs of said acquisi-
tions, including contractual costs associated with operations
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
$1,898,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2009: Provided, That none of these funds may be obligated
until the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress,
and such Committees approve, a plan for expenditure that:
(1) meets the capital planning and investment control re-
view requirements established by the Office of Management
and Budget; (2) complies with the Department of Veterans
Affairs enterprise architecture; (3) conforms with an estab-
lished enterprise life cycle methodology; and (4) complies
with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and
systems acquisition management practices of the Federal
Government: Provided further, That within 60 days of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress a reprogramming base letter which provides,
by project, the costs included in this appropriation.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2008, in
this Act or any other Act, for ‘‘Compensation and pen-
sions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insurance
and indemnities’’ may be transferred as necessary to any
other of the mentioned appropriations: Provided, That be-
fore a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the
transfer and an approval is issued, or absent a response,
a period of 30 days has elapsed.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 202. Amounts made available for fiscal year
2008, in this Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical serv-
ices’’, ‘‘Medical Administration’’, and ‘‘Medical facilities’’
accounts may be transferred between the accounts to the ex-
tent necessary to implement the restructuring of the Vet-
erans Health Administration accounts: Provided, That be-
fore a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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-
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senger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or both;
and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec-
tions 5901–5902 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 the construction of any new hos-
pital or home.
SEC. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be
available for hospitalization or examination of any persons
(except beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such
benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment
under sections 7901–7904 of title 5, United States Code or
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimbursement
of cost is made to the ‘‘Medical services’’ account at such
rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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 2007.
SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall
be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding
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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 from ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
during fiscal year 2008, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund (38
U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund
(38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United States Government Life
Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse the ‘‘General
operating expenses’’ account for the cost of administration
of the insurance programs financed through those accounts:
Provided, That reimbursement shall be made only from the
surplus earnings accumulated in an insurance program in
fiscal year 2008 that are available for dividends in that
program after claims have been paid and actuarially deter-
mined reserves have been set aside: Provided further, That
if the cost of administration of an insurance program ex-
ceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that
program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent
of such surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal
year 2008 which is properly allocable to the provision of
each insurance program and to the provision of any total
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disability income insurance included in such 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
and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint
Adjudication for all services provided at rates which will
recover actual costs but not exceed $32,067,000 for the Office
of Resolution Management and $3,148,000 for the Office of
Employment and Discrimination Complaint Adjudication:
Provided, That payments may be made in advance for serv-
ices to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts received shall be credited to ‘‘General
operating expenses’’ for use by the office that provided the
service.
SEC. 211. No appropriations in this title shall be
available to enter into any new lease of real property if
the estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 unless
the Secretary submits a report which the Committees on
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Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve within
30 days following the date on which the report is received.
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
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,
at the discretion of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, pro-
ceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activi-
ties (including disposal) may be deposited into the ‘‘Con-
struction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, minor
projects’’ accounts and be used for construction (including
site acquisition and disposition), alterations and improve-
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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—
(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 this account.
SEC. 216. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall allow veterans eligi-
ble under existing Department of Veterans Affairs medical
care requirements and who reside in Alaska to obtain med-
ical care services from medical facilities supported by the
Indian Health Service or tribal organizations. The Sec-
retary shall: (1) limit the application of this provision to
rural Alaskan veterans in areas where an existing Depart-
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ment of Veterans Affairs facility or Veterans Affairs-con-
tracted service is unavailable; (2) require participating vet-
erans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules
and regulations, as established by the Secretary; (3) require
this provision to be consistent with Capital Asset Realign-
ment for Enhanced Services activities; and (4) result in no
additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs or
the Indian Health Service.
(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
Act may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the
Directors of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks from
conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new veterans
within their respective Networks.
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.
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Medical
services’’, ‘‘Medical Administration’’, ‘‘Medical facilities’’,
‘‘General operating expenses’’, and ‘‘National Cemetery Ad-
ministration’’ accounts for fiscal year 2008, may be trans-
ferred to or from the ‘‘Information technology systems’’ ac-
count: Provided, That before a transfer may take place, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the
authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 221. For purposes of perfecting the funding
sources of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ new ‘‘Infor-
mation technology systems’’ account, funds made available
for fiscal year 2008, in this or any other Act, may be trans-
ferred from the ‘‘General operating expenses’’, ‘‘National
Cemetery Administration’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector Gen-
eral’’ accounts to the ‘‘Medical services’’ account: Provided,
That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make
the transfer and an approval is issued.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 222. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Informa-
tion technology systems’’ account may be transferred be-
tween projects: Provided, That no project may be increased
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or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to sub-
mitting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an ap-
proval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days
has elapsed.
SEC. 223. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, in this Act, or any other Act, may
be used to replace the current system by which the Veterans
Integrated Services Networks select and contract for diabetes
monitoring supplies and equipment.
SEC. 224. Of the amounts made available for fiscal
year 2008, in this Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical
Facilities’’ account for non-recurring maintenance, not
more than 20 percent of the funds made available shall be
obligated during the last two months of the fiscal year.
SEC. 225. PROHIBITION ON DISPOSAL OF DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS LANDS AND IMPROVEMENTS
AT WEST LOS ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER, CALIFORNIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
not declare as excess to the needs of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, or otherwise take any action to exchange,
trade, auction, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, or reduce
the acreage of, Federal land and improvements at the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Medical Cen-
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the north and south sides of Wilshire Boulevard and west
of the 405 Freeway.
(b) SPECIAL PROVISION REGARDING LEASE WITH
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HOMELESS.—Notwithstanding
any provision of this Act, section 7 of the Homeless Veterans
Comprehensive Services Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–590)
shall remain in effect.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8162(c)(1) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or section 225(a) of the Mili-
tary Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008’’ after ‘‘section
421(b)(2) of the Veterans’ Benefits and Services Act
of 1988 (Public Law 100–322; 102 Stat. 553)’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘that section’’ and inserting
‘‘such sections’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section, including the
amendment made by this section, shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 226. The Department shall continue research into
Gulf War Illness at levels not less than those made available
in fiscal year 2007, within available funds contained in
this Act.
SEC. 227. (a) ANONYMOUS REPORTING OF WASTE,
FRAUD, OR ABUSE.—Not later than 30 days after the date
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of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the
Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish and main-
tain on the homepage of the Internet website of the Office
of Inspector General a mechanism by which individuals can
anonymously report cases of waste, fraud, or abuse with
respect to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) LINK TO OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL FROM
HOMEPAGE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—Not
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish and
maintain on the homepage of the Internet website of the
Department of Veterans Affairs a direct link to the Internet
website of the Office of Inspector General of the Department
of Veterans Affairs.
SEC. 228. (a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS
TO SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO
TRAIN PSYCHOLOGISTS.—Upon a determination by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs that such action is in the na-
tional interest, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may trans-
fer not more than $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Health
and Human Services for the Graduate Psychology Edu-
cation Program to support increased training of psycholo-
gists skilled in the treatment of post-traumatic stress dis-
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(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may only
use funds transferred under this section for the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (a).
(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall notify Congress of any such transfer of funds under
this section.
SEC. 229. (a) REPORTS ON RECONSTRUCTION OF DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER IN
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.—(1) Not later than October 1
and April 1 each year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report
on the current status of the reconstruction of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New Orleans,
Louisiana. Each report shall include the following:
(A) The current status of the reconstruction of
the Medical Center, including the status of any ongo-
ing environmental assessments, the status of any cur-
rent construction, and an assessment of the adequacy
of funding necessary to complete the reconstruction.
(B) If reconstruction of the Medical Center is
subject to any major delay—
(i) a description of each such delay;
(ii) an explanation for each such delay; and
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(iii) a description of the action being taken
or planned to address the delay.
(C) A description of current and anticipated
funding for the reconstruction of the Medical Center,
including an estimate of any additional funding re-
quired for the reconstruction.
(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) shall cease on
the day that the reconstruction of the Medical Center re-
ferred to in that paragraph is completed.
(b) REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER IN NEW ORLEANS
AS
POLYTRAUMA
REHABILITATION
CENTER
OR
POLYTRAUMA NETWORK SITE.—Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report
setting forth the recommendation of the Secretary as to
whether or not the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center being reconstructed in new Orleans, Louisiana,
should be designated as a tier I polytrauma rehabilitation
center or a polytrauma network site.
SEC. 230. (a) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR MEDICAL
SERVICES.—The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title under the heading ‘‘MEDICAL SERV-
ICES’’ is hereby increased by $125,000,000.
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(b) AVAILABILITY.—Of the amount appropriated or
otherwise made available by this title under the heading
‘‘MEDICAL
SERVICES’’, as increased by subsection (a),
$125,000,000 shall be available for the Veterans Beneficiary
Travel Program. The amount available for the Veterans
Beneficiary Travel Program under this subsection is in ad-
dition to any other amounts available for that program
under this title.
(c) OFFSET.—The amount appropriated or otherwise
made available by this title for the Veterans Health Admin-
istration under the heading ‘‘MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION’’ is
hereby decreased by $125,000,000.
SEC. 231. (a) REPORT ON ACCESS TO MEDICAL SERV-
ICES PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
TO VETERANS IN REMOTE RURAL AREAS.—Not later than
six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report setting forth the following:
(1) A description of the following:
(A) The unique challenges and costs faced
by veterans in remote rural areas of contiguous
and non-contiguous States when obtaining med-
ical services from the Department of Veterans Af-
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(B) The need to improve access to locally-
administered care for veterans who reside in re-
mote rural areas.
(C) The need to fund alternative sources of
medical services—
(i) in areas where facilities of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs are not acces-
sible to veterans without leaving such areas;
and
(ii) in cases in which receipt of med-
ical services by a veteran in a facility of the
Department requires transportation of such
veteran by air due to geographic and
infrastructural constraints.
(2) An assessment of the potential for increasing
local access to medical services for veterans in remote
rural areas of contiguous and non-contiguous States
through strategic partnerships with other government
and local private health care providers.
(b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees
of Congress’’ means—
(1) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the
Senate and the House of Representatives; and
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SEC. 232. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act may be used during fiscal year
2008 to round down dollar amounts to the next lower whole
dollar for payments of the following:
(1) Disability compensation under section 1114
of 38, United States Code.
(2) Additional compensation for dependents
under section 1115(1) of such title.
(3) Clothing allowance under section 1162 of
such title.
(4) Dependency and indemnity compensation to
surviving spouse under subsections (a) through (d) of
section 1311 of such title.
(5) Dependency and indemnity compensation to
children under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such
title.
SEC. 233. 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, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Pub-
lic Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2506); or
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(2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States
Code.
SEC. 234. LIEUTENANT COLONEL CLEMENT C. VAN
WAGONER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Affairs
clinic located in Alpena, Michigan, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wag-
oner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic referred
to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to
the ‘‘Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Clinic’’.
SEC. 235. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry
out a major medical facility lease in fiscal year 2008 in
an amount not to exceed $12,000,000 to implement the rec-
ommendations outlined in the August, 2007 Study of South
Texas Veterans’ Inpatient and Specialty Outpatient Health
Care Needs.
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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 monuments outside of the United States and
its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage
space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replace-
ment only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to ex-
ceed $7,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign
countries, when required by law of such countries,
$45,600,000, to remain available until expended.
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of
the American Battle Monuments Commission, $11,000,000,
to remain available until expended, for purposes authorized
by section 2109 of title 36, United States Code.
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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 7251–7298 of title 38, United States Code,
$24,217,000: Provided, That $1,120,000 shall be available
for the purpose of providing financial assistance as de-
scribed, 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, as authorized by law, for
maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Na-
tional Cemetery, including the purchase of two passenger
motor vehicles for replacement only, and not to exceed
$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses,
$31,865,000, to remain available until expended. In addi-
tion, such sums as may be necessary for parking mainte-
nance, repairs and replacement, to be derived from the
Lease of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense
Agencies account.