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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, $208,937,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, along with unobligated balances of 
previous ‘‘Construction, 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, of which $160,000,000 shall be for Capital 
Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) ac-
tivities: Provided, That funds in this account shall be 
available 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 
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, $25,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.
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GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE 
VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, 
or improving State veterans cemeteries as authorized by 
section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, $32,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2006 for 
‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, 
and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ may be trans-
ferred to any other of the mentioned appropriations. 
SEC. 202. Appropriations available in this title for 
salaries and expenses shall be available for services au-
thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land 
or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author-
ized by sections 5901–5902 of such title. 
SEC. 203. 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. 204. No appropriations in this title shall be 
available for hospitalization or examination of any persons
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(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 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), un-
less reimbursement of cost is made to the ‘‘Medical serv-
ices’’ account at such rates as may be fixed by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 205. 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 re-
quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 
prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 
2005. 
SEC. 206. 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 from ‘‘Compensation and 
pensions’’. 
SEC. 207. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, during fiscal year 2006, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance
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Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans’ Special Life Insur-
ance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United States Gov-
ernment Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reim-
burse 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 2006 that are avail-
able for dividends in that program after claims have been 
paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set 
aside: Provided further, That if the cost of administration 
of an insurance program exceeds 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 Secretary shall determine the 
cost of administration for fiscal year 2006 which is prop-
erly allocable to the provision of each insurance program 
and to the provision of any total disability income insur-
ance included in such insurance program. 
SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall continue the 
Franchise Fund pilot program authorized to be estab-
lished by section 403 of Public Law 103–356 until Octo-
ber 1, 2006: Provided, That the Franchise Fund, estab-
lished by title I of Public Law 104–204 to finance the
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operations of the Franchise Fund pilot program, shall con-
tinue until October 1, 2006. 
SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 
lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in-
curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro-
viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur-
ing the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. 
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 Manage-
ment and the Office of Employment Discrimination Com-
plaint Adjudication for all services provided at rates which 
will recover actual costs but not exceed $29,758,000 for 
the Office of Resolution Management and $3,059,000 for 
the Office of Employment and Discrimination Complaint 
Adjudication: Provided, That payments may be made in 
advance for services to be furnished based on estimated 
costs: Provided further, 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 the Congress approve within 30 days 
following the date on which the report is received. 
SEC. 212. No funds of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs 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-serv-
ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 
such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec-
retary 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: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man-
ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason-
able charges for such care or services from any person who 
does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur-
ther, 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 re-
ceived. 
SEC. 213. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in this Act, or any other 
Act, may be used to implement sections 2 and 5 of Public 
Law 107–287 and section 303 of Public Law 108–422. 
SEC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, at the discretion of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
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proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing 
activities (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. 215. 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. 
SEC. 216. That such sums as may be deposited to 
the Medical 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 purposes of this account. 
SEC. 217. Amounts made available for fiscal year 
2006 under the ‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Medical administra-
tion’’, and ‘‘Medical facilities’’ accounts may be trans-
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ferred between the accounts to the extent necessary to im-
plement the restructuring of the Veterans Health Admin-
istration accounts after notice of the amount and purpose 
of the transfer is provided to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and House of Representatives and 
a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided, That the limita-
tion on transfers is 20 percent in fiscal year 2006. 
SEC. 218. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2006 for 
the Veterans Benefits Administration made available 
under the heading ‘‘General operating expenses’’ may be 
transferred to the ‘‘Veterans Housing Benefit Program 
Fund Program Account’’ for the purpose of providing 
funds for the nationwide property management contract 
if
the
administrative
costs
of
such
contract
exceed 
$8,800,000 in the budget year. 
SEC. 219. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) shall 
allow veterans eligible under existing VA Medical Care re-
quirements and who reside in Alaska to obtain medical 
care services from medical facilities supported by the In-
dian Health Services or tribal organizations. The Sec-
retary shall: (1) limit the application of this provision to 
rural Alaskan veterans in areas where an existing VA fa-
cility or VA-contracted service is unavailable; (2) require 
participating veterans and facilities to comply with all ap-
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propriate rules and regulations, as established by the Sec-
retary; (3) require this provision to be consistent with 
CARES; and (4) result in no additional cost to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs or the Indian Health Serv-
ice. 
SEC. 220. That 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 ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ 
and ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ accounts, to remain 
available until expended for the purposes of these ac-
counts. 
SEC. 221. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs in this Act, or any other Act, 
may be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
implement a national standardized contract for diabetes 
monitoring systems. 
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 coun-
tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of
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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 
replacement 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, 
$35,750,000, to remain available until expended. 
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
of
the
American
Battle
Monuments
Commission, 
$15,250,000, to remain available until expended, for pur-
poses authorized 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 7251–7298 of title 38, United 
States Code, $18,295,000, of which $1,260,000 shall be 
available for the purpose of providing financial assistance 
as described, and in accordance with the process and re-
porting procedures set forth, under this heading in Public 
Law 102–229.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for 
maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington 
National 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, 
$29,550,000, 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 De-
fense Agencies account. 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home—Washington and the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home—Gulfport, to be paid from funds avail-
able in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, 
$58,281,000, of which $1,248,000 shall remain available 
until expended for construction and renovation of the 
physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 
Washington and the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 
Gulfport.
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TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. 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. 402. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used, directly or through grants, to pay or to provide 
reimbursement for payment of the salary of a consultant 
(whether retained by the Federal Government or a grant-
ee) at more than the daily equivalent of the rate paid for 
level IV of the Executive Schedule, unless specifically au-
thorized by law. 
SEC. 403. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2006 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall 
be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act. 
SEC. 404. 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. 405. 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
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relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and 
for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pam-
phlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or film presen-
tation designed to support or defeat legislation pending 
before Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 
SEC. 406. 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’’ technologies and procedures in the con-
duct of their business practices and public service activi-
ties. 
SEC. 407. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 408. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no-
tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 
Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Sub-
committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate.
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SEC. 409. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to close or realign any military installa-
tion approved for closure or realignment in 2005 before 
the Secretary of Defense makes the information available 
upon which the Secretary’s closure and realignment rec-
ommendations
were
based,
as
required
by
section 
2903(c)(4) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Act of 1990 (title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 
U.S.C. 2687 note). 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Quality of 
Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006’’. 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for mili-
tary quality of life functions of the Department of Defense, 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2006, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
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-
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struction and operation of facilities in support of the func-
tions of the Commander in Chief, $1,640,641,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $179,343,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, 
and host nation support, as authorized by law, unless the 
Secretary of Defense 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: Provided further, That 
of the amount provided for Military Construction, Army, 
$8,900,000 shall be available for Phase 1a of a Permanent 
Party Barracks at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and 
$3,150,000 shall be available for an Airfield Fire Station 
at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
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 
and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this 
appropriation, $1,045,882,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010: Provided, That of this amount, not to
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exceed $32,524,000 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: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds appropriated for ‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Navy’’ 
under 
Public 
Law 
108–324, 
$92,354,000 are hereby rescinded. 
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, $1,209,128,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $83,626,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 
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: Provided further, That of the amount 
provided for Military Construction, Air Force, $5,721,000 
shall be available for a B–2 Conventional Munitions Stor-
age Facility at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and
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$14,000,000 for Phase 1 of Force Protection Enhancement 
at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. 
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, 
$1,072,165,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010: 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 $133,120,000 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.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
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, $467,146,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
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, 
$279,156,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
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, $136,077,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL 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, 
$46,676,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010. 
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, $89,260,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010. 
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 
headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective de-
fense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by 
section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
Construction Authorization Acts, $206,858,000, to remain 
available until expended.
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FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for con-
struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex-
pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$549,636,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for oper-
ation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in-
surance premiums, as authorized by law, $812,993,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace-
ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as au-
thorized by law, $218,942,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010. 
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, 
$593,660,000.
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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, 
$1,142,622,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
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, 
$766,939,000. 
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-
tary departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, 
and minor construction, as authorized by law, $46,391,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING 
IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $2,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant 
to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, providing
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alternative means of acquiring and improving military 
family housing and supporting facilities. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account 1990, established by section 2906(a)(1) of the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 
U.S.C. section 2687 note), $377,827,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account 2005, established by section 2906A(a)(1) of the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 
U.S.C. section 2687 note), $1,504,466,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That these funds may not 
be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense sub-
mits to the congressional defense committees and receives 
approval of a report describing the specific programs, 
projects, and activities for which such funds are to be obli-
gated. 
GENERAL 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-
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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 shall be 
available for hire of passenger motor vehicles. 
SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title may be 
used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, for the construction of ac-
cess roads as authorized by section 210 of title 23, United 
States Code, when projects authorized therein are certified 
as important to the national defense by the Secretary of 
Defense. 
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.
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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 military construction appropriations Acts. 
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. 
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 made available in this 
title may be used to pay real property 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
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to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization member country, or in countries bordering the 
Arabian Sea, 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 Sea, may be 
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 the plans and 
scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 
States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts
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expended 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 
two months of the fiscal year. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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-
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
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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. 
SEC. 118. The Secretary of Defense shall provide the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
with an annual report by February 15, containing details 
of the specific actions proposed to be taken by the Depart-
ment of Defense during the current fiscal year to encourage 
other member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation, Japan, Korea, and United States allies bordering 
the Arabian Sea to assume a greater share of the common 
defense burden of such nations and the United States. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 119. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, proceeds deposited 
to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account estab-
lished by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authorization 
Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Pub-
lic Law 100–526) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) of such 
Act, may be transferred to the account established by section 
2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. section 2687 note), to be merged 
with, and to be available for the same purposes and the 
same time period as that account.
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 120. Subject to 30 days prior notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, 
such additional amounts as may be determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the Department 
of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from 
amounts appropriated for construction in ‘‘Family Hous-
ing’’ 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, title 10, 
United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of ac-
quiring and improving military family housing, military 
unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities.
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SEC. 121. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated for Partnership for Peace Programs 
in the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union. 
SEC. 122. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing 
any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for 
military family housing the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress the notice described 
in subsection (b). 
(b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a notice 
of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage or 
rental payments) proposed to be made by the Secretary to 
the private party under the contract involved in the event 
of— 
(A) the closure or realignment of the installation 
for which housing is provided under the contract; 
(B) a reduction in force of units stationed at 
such installation; or 
(C) the extended deployment overseas of units 
stationed at such installation. 
(2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify the 
nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent and 
likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal Government 
with respect to the guarantee.
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 123. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
transferred from the account established by section 
2906(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 Metro-
politan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. section 3374) 
to pay for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assist-
ance Program. 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. 124. Notwithstanding this or any other provision 
of law, funds made available in this title for operation and 
maintenance 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 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 reason-
ably anticipated at the time of the budget submission: Pro-
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vided further, That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp-
troller) is to report annually to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress all operation and 
maintenance expenditures for each individual general or 
flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year. 
SEC. 125. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 
in this Act, or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 126. None of the funds made available in this 
title under the heading ‘‘North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion Security Investment Program’’, and no funds appro-
priated for any fiscal year before fiscal year 2006 for that 
program that remain available for obligation, may be obli-
gated or expended for the conduct of studies of missile de-
fense. 
SEC. 127. 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. 
SEC. 128. None of the funds made available in this 
title, or in any Act making appropriations for military
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construction which remain available for obligation, may be 
obligated or expended to carry out a military construction, 
land acquisition, or family housing project at or for a mili-
tary installation approved for closure, or at a military in-
stallation for the purposes of supporting a function that has 
been approved for realignment to another installation, in 
2005 under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act 
of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 
U.S.C. section 2687 note), unless the Secretary of Defense 
certifies that the cost to the United States of carrying out 
such project would be less than the cost to the United States 
of cancelling such project, or in the case of projects having 
multi-agency use, that another Government agency has in-
dicated it will assume ownership of the completed project, 
and the Secretary of Defense may not transfer funds made 
available for such a military construction project, land ac-
quisition, or family housing project to another account or 
use such funds for another purpose or project without the 
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 129. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and noti-
fications required by this title shall be submitted to the Sub-
committee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related 
Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
SEC. 130. Of the amount appropriated by this title 
under the heading ‘‘MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NA-
TIONAL GUARD’’ and available for planning and design, 
$1,440,000 shall be available for planning and design for 
a replacement C–130 maintenance hangar at Air National 
Guard New Castle County Airport, Delaware. 
SEC. 131. (a) Of the amount appropriated by this title 
under the heading ‘‘MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY’’, 
$4,550,000 shall be made available for the construction of 
a military police complex at Fort Gordon, Georgia. 
(b) The amount appropriated by this title under the 
heading ‘‘MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY’’ and available 
for Fort Gillem, Georgia, is hereby decreased by $4,550,000. 
SEC. 132. (a) The amount appropriated by this title 
under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLO-
SURE ACCOUNT 1990’’ is hereby increased by $25,000,000. 
(b) The amount appropriated by this title under the 
heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AC-
COUNT 2005’’ is hereby decreased by $25,000,000.
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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-
tions as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 
18, 51, 53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to or on behalf 
of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 
51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and burial benefits, the 
Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors, emergency 
and other officers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits 
and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial 
life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of 
article IV of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 
1940 (50 U.S.C. App. 540 et seq.) and for other benefits 
as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, 
chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540–548; 
43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), 
$33,412,879,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $23,491,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General 
operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical administration’’ for nec-
essary expenses in implementing those provisions author-
ized in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, and 
in the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters
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51, 53, and 55), the funding source for which is specifically 
provided as the ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’ appropria-
tion: Provided further, That such sums as may be earned 
on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed 
to ‘‘Medical care collections fund’’ to augment the funding 
of individual medical facilities for nursing home care pro-
vided to pensioners as authorized. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law 
(38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, 
and 61), $3,214,246,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation program 
services and assistance which the Secretary is authorized 
to provide under section 3104(a) of title 38, United States 
Code, other than under subsection (a)(1), (2), (5), and (11) 
of that section, 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 title 38, United States Code, chapter 19; 70 
Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487, $45,907,000, to remain available 
until expended.
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VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized 
by title 38, United States Code, chapter 37: 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 during fiscal year 2006, 
within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in 
gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe-
cially adapted housing loans. 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, $153,575,000, which may 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
‘‘General operating expenses’’. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $53,000, as authorized by 
title 38, United States Code, chapter 31: 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 
$4,242,000.
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In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $305,000, which may 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
‘‘General operating expenses’’. 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program authorized by title 38, United States Code, 
chapter 37, subchapter V, $580,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General 
operating expenses’’: Provided, That no new loans in excess 
of $30,000,000 may be made in fiscal year 2006. 
GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR 
HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the administrative expenses to carry out the guar-
anteed transitional housing loan program authorized by 
title 38, United States Code, chapter 37, subchapter VI, not 
to exceed $750,000 of the amounts appropriated by this Act 
for ‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical administra-
tion’’ may be expended. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 
by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to