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$103,631,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024. 
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, 
$326,216,000. 
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 
military departments) for operation and maintenance, 
leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, 
$57,000,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING 
IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $3,045,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu-
ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro-
viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili-
tary family housing and supporting facilities. 
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MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT 
FUND 
For the Department of Defense Military Unaccom-
panied Housing Improvement Fund, $500,000, to remain 
available until expended, for unaccompanied housing ini-
tiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, 
United States Code, providing alternative means of acquir-
ing and improving military unaccompanied housing and 
supporting facilities. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a- 
fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 
exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, 
except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 
the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there-
for. 
SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con-
struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles. 
SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con-
struction may be used for advances to the Federal High-
way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 
the construction of access roads as authorized by section 
210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author-
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ized therein are certified as important to the national de-
fense 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 Engi-
neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina-
tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 
by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 
General; (3) where the estimated value is less than 
$25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 
of Defense to be in the public interest. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site 
preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, 
except housing for which funds have been made available 
in annual Acts making appropriations for military con-
struction. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 
title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 
relocate any activity from one base or installation to an-
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other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap-
propriations 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 available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military construction or family hous-
ing during the current fiscal year 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 Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 
estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for 
projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 
bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are 
awarded to United States firms or United States firms 
in joint venture with host nation firms. 
SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this 
title for military construction in the United States terri-
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tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 
Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, 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 respon-
sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 
than 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall 
not apply to contract awards for military construction on 
Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re-
sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the 
appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in-
cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and 
scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 
States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts 
expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 
are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 
SEC. 114. 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 
current session of Congress. 
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SEC. 115. 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, inspec-
tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 
and on subsequent claims, if any. 
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds made available to a military department 
or defense agency for the construction of military projects 
may be obligated for a military construction project or 
contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, 
at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after 
the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made 
available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are 
obligated from funds available for military construction 
projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated 
for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of 
such project is increased pursuant to law. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 
14 days for a notification provided in an electronic me-
dium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 
United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 
may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 
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transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family 
Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 
for construction in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be 
merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 
directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of Defense 
Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 
from amounts appropriated for construction of military 
unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac-
counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap-
propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria-
tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 
cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 
guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 
to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 
10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 
of acquiring and improving military family housing, mili-
tary unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 
Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the 
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Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated 
with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 
42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall 
be merged with and be available for the same purposes 
and for the same time period as the fund to which trans-
ferred. 
SEC. 119. Notwithstanding 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 $15,000 per unit may be 
spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen-
eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica-
tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 
medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 
United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact 
notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 
solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi-
ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 
of the budget submission. 
SEC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im-
provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec-
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tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro-
priated and shall be available until expended for the pur-
poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 
transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropria-
tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 
for military construction and family housing operation and 
maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 
upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 
necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 
authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga-
tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap-
propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 
may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 
with and to be available for the same time period and for 
the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans-
ferred. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 122. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available in an account funded under the headings in this 
title may be transferred among projects and activities 
within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 
guidelines for military construction and family housing 
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construction contained in Department of Defense Finan-
cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chap-
ter 7, of March 2011, as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 
and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme-
tery. 
SEC. 124. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $79,500,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, $546,800,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Air 
Force’’, 
$230,400,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’, 
$155,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’, 
$57,000,000; and 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’, 
$24,800,000: 
Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry 
out construction projects identified in the respective mili-
tary department’s unfunded priority list for fiscal year 
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2020 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such 
projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation 
and expenditure of funds to carry out construction: Pro-
vided further, That not later than 30 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex-
penditure plan for funds provided under this section. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 125. Of the unobligated balances available to 
the Department of Defense from prior appropriation Acts, 
the following funds are hereby rescinded from the fol-
lowing accounts in the amounts specified: 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Defense-Wide’’, 
$45,055,000. 
SEC. 126. For the purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construc-
tion and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 127. All amounts appropriated to the ‘‘Depart-
ment of Defense—Military Construction, Army’’, ‘‘De-
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partment of Defense—Military Construction, Navy and 
Marine Corps’’, ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Con-
struction, Air Force’’, and ‘‘Department of Defense—Mili-
tary Construction, Defense-Wide’’ accounts pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense 
Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2020 in the 
funding table in section 4601 of that Act shall be imme-
diately available and allotted to contract for the full scope 
of authorized projects. 
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 
behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability ex-
aminations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 
13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; 
pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 
by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United 
States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitle-
ment Program for Survivors, emergency and other offi-
cers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certifi-
cates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insur-
ance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV 
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of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sec-
tions 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 
53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, 
$116,801,316,000, shall become available on October 1, 
2020: Provided, That not to exceed $18,147,000 of the 
amount made available for fiscal year 2021 under this 
heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General Operating Ex-
penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, and ‘‘Informa-
tion Technology Systems’’ for necessary expenses in imple-
menting the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 
38, United States Code, the funding source for which is 
specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’ 
appropriation: Provided further, That such sums as may 
be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be 
reimbursed to ‘‘Medical Care Collections Fund’’ to aug-
ment the funding of individual medical facilities for nurs-
ing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap-
ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 
61 of title 38, United States Code, $12,578,965,000, to 
remain available until expended and to become available 
on October 1, 2020: Provided, That expenses for rehabili-
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tation program services and assistance which the Sec-
retary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of sec-
tion 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than 
under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that sub-
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 chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States 
Code, $17,620,000, to remain available until expended, 
which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated 
under this heading that become available on October 1, 
2019; and in addition, $129,224,000, to remain available 
until expended, which shall become available on October 
1, 2020. 
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as 
authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 
title 38, United States Code: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 2020, 
within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in 
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gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe-
cially adapted housing loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $200,377,391. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $57,729, as authorized 
by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, 
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $2,008,232. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $401,880, which may 
be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex-
penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 
of title 38, United States Code, $1,186,000. 
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GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 
Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, in-
cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement 
of the General Services Administration for security guard 
services, and reimbursement of the Department of De-
fense 
for 
the 
cost 
of 
overseas 
employee 
mail, 
$3,025,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1) (reduced by $1): Provided, 
That expenses for services and assistance authorized 
under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 
3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs determines are necessary to enable en-
titled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to be-
come employable and to obtain and maintain suitable em-
ployment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in 
daily living, shall be charged to this account: Provided fur-
ther, That, of the funds made available under this heading, 
not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 
by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
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beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
veterans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 
under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 
medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, 
food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare em-
ployees hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to 
State homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, 
United States Code, assistance and support services for 
caregivers as authorized by section 1720G of title 38, 
United States Code, loan repayments authorized by sec-
tion 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health 
Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 
1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), monthly assistance allow-
ances authorized by section 322(d) of title 38, United 
States Code, grants authorized by section 521A of title 
38, United States Code, and administrative expenses nec-
essary to carry out sections 322(d) and 521A of title 38, 
United States Code, and hospital care and medical serv-
ices authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United States 
Code; $169,160,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (increased 
by $5,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 
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quirements established by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That the implementation of the program described in the 
previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 
amounts appropriated under this heading for medical sup-
plies and equipment are available for the acquisition of 
prosthetics designed specifically for female veterans: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount made available on Octo-
ber 1, 2019, under this heading, not less than 
$581,514,000 (increased by $3,000,000) (reduced by 
$3,000,000) (increased by $1,700,000) shall be for gen-
der-specific care for women as described in the report ac-
companying this Act. 
MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE 
For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to 
individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, at non-Department facilities, $4,521,400,000 
(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $1) (reduced by 
$1), which shall be in addition to funds previously appro-
priated under this heading that become available on Octo-
ber 1, 2019; and, in addition, $17,131,179,000, plus reim-
bursements, shall become available on October 1, 2020, 
and shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 
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2020, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2022. 
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 
For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad-
ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi-
ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart-
ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De-
partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov-
ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $98,800,000, which shall 
be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this 
heading that become available on October 1, 2019; and, 
in addition, $7,914,191,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
become available on October 1, 2020, and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the 
amount made available on October 1, 2020, under this 
heading, $150,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 
and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad-
ministration; for administrative expenses in support of 
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planning, design, project management, real property ac-
quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 
any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 
activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter-
ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos-
pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 
the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate-
rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services; 
$20,000,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by 
$10,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000), which shall be 
in addition to funds previously appropriated under this 
heading that become available on October 1, 2019; and, 
in addition, $6,433,265,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
become available on October 1, 2020, and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the 
amount made available on October 1, 2020, under this 
heading, $250,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022. 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 
medical and prosthetic research and development as au-
thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 
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$840,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad-
ministration for operations and maintenance, not other-
wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there-
for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 
of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper-
ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter-
ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 
of the National Cemetery Administration, $329,000,000, 
of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 
administrative expenses in support of Department-wide 
capital planning, management and policy activities, uni-
forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 
Services Administration for security guard services, 
$369,200,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
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$1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 
$6,500,000) (reduced by $1,500,000) (reduced by 
$1,700,000), of which not to exceed 10 percent shall re-
main available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That 
funds provided under this heading may be transferred to 
‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis-
tration’’. 
BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS 
For necessary operating expenses of the Board of 
Veterans Appeals, $182,000,000, of which not to exceed 
10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 
2021. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information technology 
systems and telecommunications support, including devel-
opmental information systems and operational information 
systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital 
asset acquisition of information technology systems, in-
cluding management and related contractual costs of said 
acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 
operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, $4,343,000,000 (reduced by $3,500,000) (re-
duced by $1,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced 
by $5,200,000), plus reimbursements: Provided, That 
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$1,204,238,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of 
which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain available until 
September 
30, 
2021: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$2,737,482,000 (reduced by $3,500,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 
$5,200,000) shall be for operations and maintenance, of 
which not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available until 
September 30, 2021: Provided further, That $401,280,000 
shall be for information technology systems development, 
and shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available for salaries 
and expenses, operations and maintenance, and informa-
tion technology systems development may be transferred 
among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress the authority to make 
the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided further, 
That amounts made available for the ‘‘Information Tech-
nology Systems’’ account for development may be trans-
ferred among projects or to newly defined projects: Pro-
vided further, That no project may be increased or de-
creased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submit-
ting 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 
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has elapsed: Provided further, That the funds made avail-
able under this heading for information technology sys-
tems development shall be for the projects, and in the 
amounts, specified under this heading in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
VETERANS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD 
For activities related to implementation, preparation, 
development, interface, management, rollout, and mainte-
nance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, in-
cluding contractual costs associated with operations au-
thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 
5 and 38, United States Code, $1,603,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress quar-
terly reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and de-
ployment implementation by facility: Provided further, 
That the funds provided in this account shall only be avail-
able to the Office of the Deputy Secretary, to be adminis-
tered by that Office: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available under this heading may be obligated 
in a manner inconsistent with deployment schedules pro-
vided to the Committees on Appropriations unless the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs provides notification to the 
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Committees on Appropriations of such change and an ap-
proval is issued. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, to include information technology, in carrying out 
the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), $222,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 
(reduced by $1,000,000), of which not to exceed 10 per-
cent shall remain available until September 30, 2021. 
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 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 
Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar-
chitectural and engineering services, construction manage-
ment 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 ac-
quisition, 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 available in a previous major project appropriation, 
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$1,235,200,000, of which $1,036,600,000 (increased by 
$39,732,000) (reduced by $39,732,000) shall remain 
available until September 30, 2024, and of which 
$198,600,000 shall remain available until expended, of 
which $35,000,000 shall be available for seismic improve-
ment projects and seismic program management activities, 
including for projects that would otherwise be funded by 
the Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities or 
National Cemetery Administration accounts: Provided, 
That except for advance planning activities, including 
needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 
investments, and other capital asset management related 
activities, including portfolio development and manage-
ment activities, and investment strategy studies funded 
through the advance planning fund and the planning and 
design activities funded through the design fund, including 
needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 
investments, and funds provided for the purchase, secu-
rity, and maintenance of land for the National Cemetery 
Administration through the land acquisition line item, 
none of the funds made available under this heading shall 
be used for any project that has not been notified to Con-
gress through the budgetary process or that has not been 
approved by the Congress through statute, joint resolu-
tion, or in the explanatory statement accompanying such 
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Act and presented to the President at the time of enroll-
ment: Provided further, That such sums as may be nec-
essary shall be available to reimburse the ‘‘General Admin-
istration’’ account for payment of salaries and expenses 
of all Office of Construction and Facilities Management 
employees to support the full range of capital infrastruc-
ture services provided, including minor construction and 
leasing services: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able under this heading for fiscal year 2020, for each ap-
proved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of 
a construction documents contract by September 30, 
2020; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract 
by September 30, 2021: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
a written report on any approved major construction 
project for which obligations are not incurred within the 
time limitations established above: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding the requirements of section 8104(a) of 
title 38, United States Code, amounts made available 
under this heading for seismic improvement projects and 
seismic program management activities shall be available 
for the completion of both new and existing seismic 
projects of the Department. 
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CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 
which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 
engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 
services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro-
vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 
utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 
site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in 
sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, 
United States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the 
estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the 
amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, 
United States Code, $421,117,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024, 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: Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the 
nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 
of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 
damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 
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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 through 
8137 of title 38, United States Code, $150,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 
in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme-
teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 
States Code, $45,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2020 for 
‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, 
and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans-
ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro-
priations: Provided, That, before a transfer may take 
place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 
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the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress the authority to make the transfer and such Com-
mittees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period 
of 30 days has elapsed. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2020, in this or 
any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical 
Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, 
and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts may be transferred 
among the accounts: Provided, That any transfers among 
the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, and 
‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ accounts of 1 percent 
or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 
in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica-
tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
the amount and purpose of the transfer: Provided further, 
That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Med-
ical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support and Compli-
ance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the 
cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may take place 
only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority 
to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided 
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further, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facili-
ties’’ account may take place only after the Secretary re-
quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 
and an approval is issued. 
SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 
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 through 5902 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the 
appropriations for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, and 
‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’) shall be available for the 
purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any 
new hospital or home. 
SEC. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be 
available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 
(except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex-
amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet-
erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec-
tions 7901 through 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.)), unless reim-
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bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina-
tion 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 re-
quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 
prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 
2019. 
SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 
be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 
prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 
3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, except that if such obligations are from trust fund 
accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 
and Pensions’’. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, during fiscal year 2020, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 
Fund under section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, 
the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 
1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 
States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 
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1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen-
eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra-
tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 
the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi-
nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse-
ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu-
mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 
2020 that are available 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 such 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 
2020 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 
such insurance program and to the provision of any total 
disability income insurance included in that insurance pro-
gram. 
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. 
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(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 Manage-
ment, the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint 
Adjudication, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for 
all services provided at rates which will recover actual 
costs but not to exceed $57,263,000 for the Office of Reso-
lution Management, $6,000,000 for the Office of Employ-
ment 
Discrimination 
Complaint 
Adjudication, 
and 
$4,628,000 for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion: Pro-
vided, 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 the ‘‘General 
Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ 
accounts for use by the office that provided the service. 
SEC. 211. 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-
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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. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas-
ing 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 improvements of any medical facility under the juris-
diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 
provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con-
struction, Minor Projects’’. 
SEC. 213. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 
Services’’ are available— 
(1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup-
plies, and equipment; and 
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(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. 214. 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 the 
‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ ac-
counts to remain available until expended for the purposes 
of these accounts. 
SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
enter into agreements with Federally Qualified Health 
Centers in the State of Alaska and Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health 
Compact with the Indian Health Service, to provide 
healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care, to 
veterans in rural Alaska. The Secretary shall require par-
ticipating veterans and facilities to comply with all appro-
priate rules and regulations, as established by the Sec-
retary. The term ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands 
which are not within the boundaries of the municipality 
of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 216. Such sums as may be deposited to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursu-
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ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 
be transferred to the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and 
‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail-
able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 
SEC. 217. Not later than 30 days after the end of 
each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a report on the financial status of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: 
Provided, That, at a minimum, the report shall include 
the direction contained in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quar-
terly reporting’’, under the heading ‘‘General Administra-
tion’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 114–223. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 218. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med-
ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Sup-
port and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Op-
erating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 
‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, 
and ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fis-
cal year 2020 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Informa-
tion Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such 
transfers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggre-
gate increase in the total amount made available by this 
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Act for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ account: 
Provided further, 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. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 219. Of the amounts appropriated to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2020 for 
‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 
Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Con-
struction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology 
Systems’’, up to $314,409,000, plus reimbursements, may 
be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra-
tion Fund, established by section 1704 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat. 2571) and may be used for operation 
of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical 
facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hun-
ter 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 De-
fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
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Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 
That section 220 of title II of division C of Public Law 
115–244 is repealed. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs which become available on 
October 1, 2020, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Com-
munity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 
‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $322,931,000, plus reimburse-
ments, may be transferred to the Joint Department of De-
fense—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 Fed-
eral 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 Depart-
ment of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notifica-
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tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 221. 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 facili-
ties 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 avail-
able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of De-
fense—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 oper-
ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 
medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Pro-
vided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), amounts trans-
ferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 
shall remain available until expended. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 222. Of the amounts available in this title for 
‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 
Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, a 
minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as au-
thorized 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. 
SEC. 223. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no-
tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project 
that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the pro-
grammed amount of the project, whichever is less: Pro-
vided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 
of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Commit-
tees 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. 224. None of the funds made available for 
‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ may be used for a project 
in excess of the scope specified for that project in the origi-
nal justification data provided to the Congress as part of 
the request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Vet-
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erans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 225. Not later than 30 days after the end of 
each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a quarterly report containing perform-
ance measures and data from each Veterans Benefits Ad-
ministration Regional Office: Provided, That, at a min-
imum, the report shall include the direction contained in 
the section entitled ‘‘Disability claims backlog’’, under the 
heading ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Administration’’ in the joint explanatory statement accom-
panying Public Law 114–223: Provided further, That the 
report shall also include information on the number of ap-
peals pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration as 
well as the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly 
basis. 
SEC. 226. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
provide written notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to or-
ganizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or 
more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 
SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appro-
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priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 
single national outreach and awareness marketing cam-
paign in which obligations exceed $1,000,000. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon 
determination that such action is necessary to address 
needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may trans-
fer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary 
appropriations made available for fiscal year 2020 in this 
title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General Oper-
ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ ac-
count) or any discretionary unobligated balances within 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2020, that were provided in ad-
vance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers 
shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget: Provided further, That the transfer 
authority provided in this section is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, 
That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that 
were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985: Provided further, That such authority to transfer 
may not be used unless for higher priority items, based 
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on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for 
which originally appropriated and in no case where the 
item for which funds are requested has been denied by 
Congress: Provided further, That, upon determination that 
all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation 
are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back 
to that appropriation and shall be available for the same 
purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further, 
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 receive approval of that request. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 229. Amounts made available for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2020, under the 
‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’ and the ‘‘General Operating 
Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts 
may be transferred between such accounts: 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 receive approval of that request. 
SEC. 230. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 
reprogram funds among major construction projects or 
programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed 
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$7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
SEC. 231. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section 
1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code— 
(1) provides to individuals who contact the hot-
line immediate assistance from a trained profes-
sional; and 
(2) adheres to all requirements of the American 
Association of Suicidology. 
(b)(1) None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Execu-
tive action that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
from appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil 
service position, or establishing a new civil service position, 
at the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to 
such a position relating to the hotline specified in sub-
section (a). 
(2) In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘civil service’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 2101(1) of title 5, United 
States Code; and 
(B) the term ‘‘Executive action’’ includes— 
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(i) any Executive order, presidential memo-
randum, or other action by the President; and 
(ii) any agency policy, order, or other di-
rective. 
SEC. 232. None of the funds in this or any other Act 
may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
hospitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environ-
mental assessment, or to diminish healthcare services at 
existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities 
located in Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 as part 
of a planned realignment of VA services until the Sec-
retary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress a report including the following 
elements— 
(1) a national realignment strategy that in-
cludes a detailed description of realignment plans 
within each Veterans Integrated Services Network 
(VISN), including an updated Long Range Capital 
Plan to implement realignment requirements; 
(2) an explanation of the process by which 
those plans were developed and coordinated within 
each VISN; 
(3) a cost versus benefit analysis of each 
planned realignment, including the cost of replacing 
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Veterans Health Administration services with con-
tract care or other outsourced services; 
(4) an analysis of how any such planned re-
alignment of services will impact access to care for 
veterans living in rural or highly rural areas, includ-
ing travel distances and transportation costs to ac-
cess a VA medical facility and availability of local 
specialty and primary care; 
(5) an inventory of VA buildings with historic 
designation and the methodology used to determine 
the buildings’ condition and utilization; 
(6) a description of how any realignment will be 
consistent with requirements under the National 
Historic Preservation Act; and 
(7) consideration given for reuse of historic 
buildings within newly identified realignment re-
quirements: Provided, That, this provision shall not 
apply to capital projects in VISN 23, or any other 
VISN, which have been authorized or approved by 
Congress. 
SEC. 233. Effective during the period beginning on 
October 1, 2018 and ending on January 1, 2024, none 
of the funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs by this or any other Act may be obligated or ex-
pended in contravention of the ‘‘Veterans Health Adminis-
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tration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement 
on the Veterans Health Administration’s Screening for 
Breast Cancer Guidance’’ published on May 10, 2017, as 
issued by the Veterans Health Administration National 
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 
SEC. 234. (a) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1720I the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 1720J. Provision of assisted reproductive tech-
nology or adoption reimbursements for 
certain disabled veterans 
‘‘(a) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary may provide— 
‘‘(1) fertility counseling and treatment using as-
sisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran 
or the spouse of a covered veteran; or 
‘‘(2) adoption reimbursement to a covered vet-
eran. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Amounts made available for the 
purposes specified in subsection (a) are subject to the re-
quirements for funds contained in section 508 of division 
H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public 
Law 115–31). 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘adoption reimbursement’ means 
reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 
an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en-
actment of this section under the same terms as 
apply under the adoption reimbursement program of 
the Department of Defense, as authorized in De-
partment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including 
the reimbursement limits and requirements set forth 
in such instruction, as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this section. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘assisted reproductive tech-
nology’ means benefits relating to reproductive as-
sistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces 
who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty 
pursuant to section 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, as de-
scribed in the memorandum on the subject of ‘Policy 
for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of 
Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) 
Active Duty Service Members’ issued by the Assist-
ant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 
3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such 
policy, as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
this section, including any limitations on the amount 
of such benefits available to such a member, except 
that— 
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‘‘(A) 
the 
periods 
regarding 
embryo 
cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 
III(G) and in part IV(H) of such memorandum 
shall not apply; and 
‘‘(B) 
such 
term 
includes 
embryo 
cryopreservation and storage without limitation 
on the duration of such cryopreservation and 
storage. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘covered veteran’ means a vet-
eran who has a service-connected disability that re-
sults in the inability of the veteran to procreate 
without the use of fertility treatment.’’. 
(b) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 1720I the following new item: 
‘‘1720J. Provision of assisted reproductive technology or adoption reimburse-
ments for certain disabled veterans.’’. 
SEC. 235. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 
that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor-
tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 
119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, 
United States Code. 
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SEC. 236. Section 842 of Public Law 109–115 shall 
not apply to conversion of an activity or function of the 
Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Ad-
ministration, or National Cemetery Administration to con-
tractor performance by a business concern that is at least 
51 percent owned by one or more Indian tribes as defined 
in section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code, or one 
or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in sec-
tion 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code. 
SEC. 237. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall dis-
continue using Social Security account numbers to identify 
individuals in all information systems of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs as follows: 
(1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under 
laws administered by the Secretary, not later than 5 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) For all individuals not described in para-
graph (1), not later than 8 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a So-
cial Security account number to identify an individual in 
an information system of the Department of Veterans Af-
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fairs only if the use of such number is required to obtain 
information the Secretary requires from an information 
system that is not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
SEC. 238. For funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2020 and 2021 
for ‘‘Medical Services’’, section 239 of Division A of Public 
Law 114–223 shall apply. 
SEC. 239. None of the funds appropriated in this or 
prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 
the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to trans-
fer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Com-
pensation Fund to any other account within the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 240. Of the funds provided to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2020 and fiscal 
year 2021 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, funds may be used in 
each year to carry out and expand the child care program 
authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, not-
withstanding subsection (e) of such section. 
SEC. 241. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this title may be used by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement re-
lated to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual 
that would restrict in any way the individual from speak-
ing to members of Congress or their staff on any topic 
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not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law 
or required by Executive order to be kept secret in the 
interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign af-
fairs. 
SEC. 242. For funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2020 and 2021, 
section 258 of division A of Public Law 114–223 shall 
apply. 
SEC. 243. For an additional amount for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, $1,000,000,000 to remain avail-
able until expended, for infrastructure improvements, in-
cluding new construction, and in addition to amounts oth-
erwise made available in this Act for such purpose, of 
which: 
(1) $850,000,000 shall be available for seismic 
improvement projects and seismic program manage-
ment activities, including projects that would other-
wise be funded by the Construction, Major Projects, 
the Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities, 
or National Cemetery Administration accounts. 
(2) $150,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Departmental 
Administration—Construction, Minor Projects’’: 
Provided, That the additional amounts appropriated under 
this section for the purpose of minor construction may be 
used to carry out critical life-safety projects identified in 
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the Department’s annual facility condition assessments; 
sustainment projects; modernization projects; infrastruc-
ture repair; renovations at existing Veterans Health Ad-
ministration medical centers and outpatient clinics; and 
projects included in the Strategic Capital Investment 
Process plan: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
requirements of section 8104(a) of title 38, United States 
Code, amounts made available under this heading for seis-
mic improvement projects and seismic program manage-
ment activities shall be available for the completion of both 
new and existing projects of the Department: Provided 
further, That the additional amounts appropriated under 
this section may not be obligated or expended until the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and such 
Committees approve, a detailed expenditure plan, includ-
ing project descriptions and costs, for any minor construc-
tion, major construction, or seismic improvement project 
being funded with the additional amounts made available 
in this administrative provision. 
SEC. 244. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be used to deny 
an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 
to any records, documents, or other materials available to 
the department or agency of the United States Govern-
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ment over which such Inspector General has responsibil-
ities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), or to prevent or impede the access of such Inspector 
General to such records, documents, or other materials, 
under any provision of law, except a provision of law that 
expressly refers to such Inspector General and expressly 
limits the right of access of such Inspector General. 
(b) A department or agency covered by this section 
shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, 
documents, and other materials in a timely manner. 
(c) Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on dis-
closure relevant to the information provided by the depart-
ment or agency over which that Inspector General has re-
sponsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.). 
(d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure 
by any department or agency covered by this section to 
comply with this section. 
SEC. 245. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in a manner that would increase wait 
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times for veterans who seek care at medical facilities of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 246. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act to the Veterans Health 
Administration may be used in fiscal year 2020 to convert 
any program which received specific purpose funds in fis-
cal year 2019 to a general purpose funded program unless 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits written notifica-
tion of any such proposal to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress at least thirty days prior 
to any such action and an approval is issued by the Com-
mittees. 
SEC. 247. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), 
none of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to purchase, breed, 
transport, house, feed, maintain, dispose of, or experiment 
on, dogs as part of the conduct of any study including 
an assignment of pain category D or E, as defined by the 
Pain and Distress Categories of the Department of Agri-
culture (or such successor categories developed pursuant 
to section 13 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2143)). 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to training pro-
grams or studies of service dogs described in section 1714 
of title 38, United States Code, or section 17.148 of title 
38, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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SEC. 248. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
close the community based outpatient clinic located in 
Bainbridge, New York, until the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a market area 
assessment. 
SEC. 249. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
once every five-year period thereafter, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall update the handbook of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs titled ‘‘Planning and Activating 
Community Based Outpatient Clinics’’, or a successor 
handbook, to reflect current policies, best practices, and 
clarify the roles and responsibilities of the personnel of 
the Department involved in the leasing projects of the De-
partment. 
(b) The Secretary shall ensure that the handbook 
specified in subsection (a) defines ‘‘community based out-
patient clinic’’ in the same manner as such term is defined 
in the Veterans Health Administration Site Tracking 
database (commonly known as ‘‘VAST’’) as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) The Secretary shall ensure that the Veterans 
Health Administration incorporates the best practices con-
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tained in the handbook specified in subsection (a) in con-
ducting oversight of the medical centers of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Integrated 
Service Network. 
(d) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide guidance 
and training to employees of the Veterans Health Admin-
istration for the use of the handbook specified in sub-
section (a). The Secretary shall update such guidance and 
training together with each update of such handbook. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 250. Of the funds made available for fiscal year 
2019 under the heading ‘‘Department of Veterans Af-
fairs—Departmental 
Administration—Veterans 
Elec-
tronic Health Record’’ in title II of division C of the En-
ergy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Con-
struction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 
(Public Law 115–244), $70,000,000 is hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 251. Section 252 of the Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2018 (division J of Public Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 
825; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary may carry out a 2-year pilot program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘During the period preceding October 1, 2022, the 
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Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a 2-year pilot 
program’’. 
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 
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 replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; not to exceed $15,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 
vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such 
countries, $104,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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 ex-
pended, 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 through 7298 of title 38, 
United States Code, $35,400,000: Provided, That 
$2,698,997 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 Sol-
diers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including 
the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for re-
placement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed 
$2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$80,800,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2022. In addition, 
such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, 
repairs and replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease 
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of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense 
Agencies’’ account. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for planning and design and 
construction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ 
and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, $131,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, for planning and design 
and construction associated with the Southern Expansion 
project at Arlington National Cemetery. 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME TRUST FUND 
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 
and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis-
sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $70,300,000, of 
which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
for construction and renovation of the physical plants at 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, Dis-
trict of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home—Gulfport, Mississippi: Provided, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading from funds 
available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
Fund, $22,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund 
of the Treasury to the Trust Fund. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 301. Amounts deposited into the special account 
established under 10 U.S.C. 4727 are appropriated and 
shall be available until expended to support activities at 
the Army National Military Cemeteries. 
TITLE IV 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army’’, $156,860,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024, for projects outside of the United States: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
as amended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $281,576,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024, for projects outside of the 
United States: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global 
War 
on 
Terrorism 
pursuant 
to 
section 
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251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air Force’’ $436,564,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024, for projects outside of the United States: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
as amended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Defense-Wide’’, $46,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024, for projects outside of the United 
States: 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, as amended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 401. Each amount designated in this Act 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 
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tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only 
if the President subsequently so designates all such 
amounts and transmits such amounts and transmits such 
designations to the Congress: Provided, That none of the 
funds shall be available for obligation until the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate receive a master plan for the installations 
and a form 1391 for each specific project: Provided fur-
ther, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Service Secretaries or their designee, shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan 
for funds provided under this heading. 
TITLE VI 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 601. 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. 602. 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 
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law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 
property rights, or unfunded mandates. 
SEC. 603. 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. 604. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no-
tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Af-
fairs, 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. 
SEC. 605. 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 or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 606. 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 
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Commissioner of the United States House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 607. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
post on the public Web site of that agency any report re-
quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 
other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen-
cy that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report com-
promises national security; or 
(2) the report contains confidential or propri-
etary information. 
(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. 608. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network blocks the viewing, 
downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
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SEC. 609. None of the funds 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. 610. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or serv-
ices, including construction services, where the contractor 
has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 
SEC. 611. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Defense or the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new 
light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agen-
cy’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 
Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 
24, 2011. 
SEC. 612. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds appropriated in this or any other 
Act for a military construction project, as defined by sec-
tion 2801 of title 10, United States Code, for any of fiscal 
years 2015 through 2019 or for fiscal year 2020 may be 
obligated, expended, or used to design, construct, or carry 
out a project to construct a wall, barrier, fence, or road 
along the Southern border of the United States or a road 
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to provide access to a wall, barrier, or fence constructed 
along the Southern border of the United States. 
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE 
PROVIDERS 
SEC. 613. (a) Subject to subsection (b), none of the 
funds appropriated by this bill may be provided to a child 
care center, child care agency, or child care provider that 
employs an individual who has been convicted of— 
(1) A sex offense; 
(2) An offense involving a child victim; or 
(3) A violent crime involving any of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Elder abuse. 
(B) Gun Violence. 
(C) Domestic Violence. 
(D) Terrorism. 
(b) Payment may be made under this section to a 
child care center, child care agency, or child care provider 
if such child care center, child care agency, or child care 
provider has suspended the individual described in sub-
section (a) from having any contact with children while 
on the job until the case is resolved. 
SEC. 614. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to replace or diminish the quality of care 
provided by the TRICARE program (as defined in Section 
1072 of Title 10 of the United States Code). 
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tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de-
termine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 
107–71, there may be credited to this appropriation up 
to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall 
be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for 
Public Affairs. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 
$42,948,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by 
$2,000,000) 
(reduced 
by 
$800,000) 
(reduced 
by 
$2,000,000), of which $21,166,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2022, and of which $15,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, is for new competitive 
grants under section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, 
for Tier I University Transportation Centers: Provided, 
That such amounts are in addition to amounts previously 
provided for such program: Provided further, That section 
5505(c)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, shall not 
apply to amounts for additional Tier I University Trans-
portation Centers provided under this heading: Provided 
further, That there may be credited to this appropriation, 
to be available until expended, funds received from States, 
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counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri-
vate sources for expenses incurred for training: Provided 
further, That any reference in law, regulation, judicial pro-
ceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innovative 
Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to 
be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Research and Technology of the Department of Transpor-
tation. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For capital investments in surface transportation in-
frastructure, $1,000,000,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) 
(increased by $10,000,000) (reduced by $1) (increased by 
$1) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), 
to remain available through September 30, 2022: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall dis-
tribute funds provided under this heading as discretionary 
grants to be awarded to a State, local government, transit 
agency, port authority, or a collaboration among such enti-
ties on a competitive basis for projects that will have a 
significant local or regional impact: Provided further, That 
projects eligible for funding provided under this heading 
shall include, but not be limited to, highway or bridge 
projects eligible under title 23, United States Code; public 
transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 
49, United States Code; passenger and freight rail trans-
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portation projects; and port infrastructure investments 
(including inland port infrastructure and land ports of 
entry): Provided further, That of the amount made avail-
able under this heading, the Secretary shall use 
$15,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) for the planning, 
preparation or design of projects eligible for funding under 
this heading, with an emphasis on transit, transit oriented 
development, and multimodal projects: Provided further, 
That of the amount made available under this heading, 
the Secretary shall use $20,000,000 (increased by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) for the planning, 
preparation or design of projects eligible for funding under 
this heading located in areas of persistent poverty: Pro-
vided further, That the term persistent poverty means any 
county that has had 20 percent or more of its population 
living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by 
the 1990 and 2000 decennial census and the most recent 
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any census 
tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as meas-
ured by the 2013–2017 five-year data series available 
from the American Community Survey of the Census Bu-
reau, or any territory or possession of the United States: 
Provided further, That grants awarded under the previous 
three provisos shall not be subject to a minimum grant 
size: Provided further, That the Secretary may use up to 
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20 percent of the funds made available under this heading 
for the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative 
costs of projects eligible for Federal credit assistance 
under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, or sec-
tions 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as 
amended, if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds 
would advance the purposes of this paragraph: Provided 
further, That in distributing funds provided under this 
heading, the Secretary shall take such measures so as to 
ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an 
equitable distribution of funds between urban and rural 
areas, and the investment in a variety of transportation 
modes, including public transit, passenger rail, and pedes-
trian improvements: Provided further, That a grant funded 
under this heading shall be not less than $5,000,000 and 
not greater than $50,000,000: Provided further, That not 
more than 15 percent of the funds made available under 
this heading may be awarded to projects in a single State: 
Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for 
which an expenditure is made under this heading shall be, 
at the option of the recipient, up to 80 percent: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall give priority to projects 
that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to 
complete an overall financing package: Provided further, 
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That of the funds awarded under this heading not more 
than 50 percent shall be for projects located in a rural 
area with a population equal to or less than 200,000: Pro-
vided further, That for projects located in a rural area, 
the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Sec-
retary may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 
percent: Provided further, That of the funds awarded 
under this heading not more than 50 percent shall be for 
projects located in an urbanized area with a population 
of more than 200,000: Provided further, That funds for 
an urbanized area under the previous proviso may be obli-
gated to projects in the metropolitan area established 
under section 134 of title 23, United States Code, that 
encompasses such urbanized area: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall consider the benefits of a project on 
urban and rural areas to the fullest extent to include all 
relevant geographic areas: Provided further, That projects 
conducted using funds provided under this heading must 
comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 
31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select 
the grants and credit assistance awarded under this head-
ing: Provided further, That the Secretary may retain up 
to $25,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading, 
and may transfer portions of those funds to the Adminis-
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trators of the Federal Highway Administration, the Fed-
eral Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration, and the Maritime Administration to fund the 
award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made 
under the National Infrastructure Investments program: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall consider and 
award projects based solely on the selection criteria from 
the fiscal year 2017 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding the previous proviso, 
the Secretary shall not use the Federal share or an appli-
cant’s ability to generate non-Federal revenue as a selec-
tion criteria in awarding projects: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding Oppor-
tunity no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That such Notice of Funding Oppor-
tunity shall require application submissions 90 days after 
the publishing of such Notice: Provided further, That of 
the applications submitted under the previous two pro-
visos, the Secretary shall make grants no later than 270 
days after enactment of this Act in such amounts that 
the Secretary determines: Provided further, That such 
sums provided for national infrastructure investments for 
multimodal safety projects under title VIII of division F 
of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria-
tions Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 432) shall 
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remain available through fiscal year 2024 for the liquida-
tion of valid obligations of active grants awarded with this 
funding: Provided further, That the preceding proviso shall 
be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2019. 
NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE 
FINANCE BUREAU 
For necessary expenses of the National Surface 
Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 116, $5,000,000 (increased by 
$1,000,000), to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations no less than 15 days prior 
to exercising the transfer authority granted under section 
116(h) of title 49, United States Code. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 
the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 
re-engineering business processes, $2,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2021. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
including necessary upgrades to wide area network and 
information technology infrastructure, improvement of 
network perimeter controls and identity management, 
testing and assessment of information technology against 
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business, security, and other requirements, implementa-
tion of Federal cyber security initiatives and information 
infrastructure enhancements, and implementation of en-
hanced security controls on network devices, $15,000,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2021. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$9,470,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, $15,879,000 (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$1,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Inter-
agency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center 
(IIPIC): Provided further, That there may be transferred 
to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, 
amounts transferred from other Federal agencies for ex-
penses incurred under this heading for IIPIC activities not 
related to transportation infrastructure: Provided further, 
That the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall 
be available to other Federal agencies for the permitting 
and review of major infrastructure projects not related to 
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transportation only to the extent that other Federal agen-
cies provide funding to the Department as provided for 
under the previous proviso. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap-
ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$424,901,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 
That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex-
penses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency 
of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working 
Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the 
Secretary: Provided further, That no assessments may be 
levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or 
project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees. 
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SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND 
OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged 
business utilization and outreach activities, $4,646,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, 
That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be 
used for business opportunities related to any mode of 
transportation: Provided further, That appropriations 
made available under this heading shall be available for 
any purpose consistent with prior year appropriations that 
were made available under the heading ‘‘Minority Busi-
ness Resource Center Program’’. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
In addition to funds made available from any other 
source to carry out the essential air service program under 
49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $175,000,000, to be de-
rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That in determining 
between or among carriers competing to provide service 
to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative 
subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further, 
That basic essential air service minimum requirements 
shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement 
under subsection 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States 
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Code: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract 
with a community located less than 40 miles from the 
nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has nego-
tiated with the community over a local cost share: Pro-
vided further, That amounts authorized to be distributed 
for the essential air service program under subsection 
41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made 
available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: 
Provided further, That the Administrator may reimburse 
such amounts from fees credited to the account estab-
lished under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE 
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 
Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap-
prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining 
to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this 
Act, except for activities underway on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements 
have completed the normal reprogramming process for 
Congressional notification. 
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SEC. 102. The Secretary shall post on the Web site 
of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all 
meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, including 
the agenda for each meeting, and require the Council on 
Credit and Finance to record the decisions and actions 
of each meeting. 
SEC. 103. In addition to authority provided by section 
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s 
Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide 
partial or full payments in advance and accept subsequent 
reimbursements from all Federal agencies from available 
funds for transit benefit distribution services that are nec-
essary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation 
fringe benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 
and section 3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That 
the Department shall maintain a reasonable operating re-
serve in the Working Capital Fund, to be expended in ad-
vance to provide uninterrupted transit benefits to Govern-
ment employees: Provided further, That such reserve will 
not exceed one month of benefits payable and may be used 
only for the purpose of providing for the continuation of 
transit benefits: Provided further, That the Working Cap-
ital Fund will be fully reimbursed by each customer agen-
cy from available funds for the actual cost of the transit 
benefit. 
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SEC. 104. For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of 
the Secretary—Salaries and Expenses’’, $2,052,000, to 
become available on the date on which the Secretary an-
nounces the selection of projects to receive awards for each 
of the following competitive grants, with respect to funds 
made available for fiscal year 2017 or fiscal year 2018 
for such grants: 
(1) Federal-State Partnership for State of Good 
Repair Grants, as authorized by section 24911 of 
title 49, United States Code, and as funded under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Administration— 
Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair 
Grants’’ by Public Law 115–31 and as funded under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Administration— 
Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair’’ 
by Public Law 115–141. 
(2) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety 
Improvements Grants, as authorized by section 
22907 of title 49, United States Code, and as fund-
ed under the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Administra-
tion—Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety 
Improvements’’ by Public Law 115–141. 
(3) Restoration and Enhancement Grants, as 
authorized by section 22908 of title 49, United 
States Code, and as funded under the heading ‘‘Fed-
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eral Railroad Administration—Restoration and En-
hancement Grants’’ by Public Law 115–31 and as 
funded under the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Admin-
istration—Restoration and Enhancement’’ by Public 
Law 115–141. 
SEC. 105. (a) Of the amount made available to ‘‘Of-
fice of the Secretary—Research and Technology’’, 
$1,000,000 
(increased 
by 
$500,000) 
(reduced 
by 
$500,000) shall be for the Secretary of Transportation to 
enter into an arrangement with the National Academies 
of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study 
through the Transportation Research Board on effective 
ways to measure the resilience of transportation systems 
and services to natural disasters, natural hazards, and 
other potential disruptions. 
(b) The study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) identify and examine approaches used by 
Federal agencies, States, metropolitan planning or-
ganizations, local governments, and other organiza-
tions, including approaches described in academic 
literature, to develop metrics for transportation resil-
ience, including methodologies used for quantitative 
and qualitative data collection and analysis; and 
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(2) provide findings and recommendations on 
approaches to measuring resilience that have shown 
or promise success, and strategies to overcome chal-
lenges in measuring resilience. 
(c) No later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall enter 
into the arrangement described in subsection (a). 
(d) No later than 210 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the National Academies of Sciences, En-
gineering, and Medicine shall provide an interim report 
of its findings to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate. 
(e) No later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate the final study developed by the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medi-
cine. 
SEC. 106. (a) Of the amount made available to ‘‘Of-
fice of the Secretary—Research and Technology’’, 
$10,000,000 shall be for the establishment of a Highly 
Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence within 
the Department of Transportation, in order to have a De-
partment of Transportation workforce capable of review-
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ing, validating, and certifying the safety of automated 
technologies. 
(b) The Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of 
Excellence shall— 
(1) serve as a single place within the Depart-
ment of Transportation for expertise in automation 
and human behavior, computer science, machine 
learning, sensors, and other technologies involving 
automated systems; 
(2) support all Operating Administrations of 
the Department of Transportation; and 
(3) have a workforce composed of Department 
of Transportation employees, including direct hires 
or detailees from Operating Administrations. 
(c) Employees of the Highly Automated Systems 
Safety Center of Excellence shall audit, inspect, and cer-
tify highly automated systems to ensure their safety. 
(d) No later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall report to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate on staffing needs and the staffing plan for the 
Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence. 
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper-
ations and research activities related to commercial space 
transportation, administrative expenses for research and 
development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 
operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 
subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 
to the public, the lease or purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only, $10,677,758,000 (reduced 
by $1) (increased by $1), to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, of which $9,833,400,000 shall be de-
rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, 
That of the sums appropriated under this heading— 
(1) not less than $1,603,969,000 (increased by 
$7,500,000) shall be available for aviation safety ac-
tivities; 
(2) not to exceed $7,841,720,000 shall be avail-
able for air traffic organization activities; 
(3) not to exceed $24,949,000 (increased by 
$8,089,000) shall be available for commercial space 
transportation activities; 
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(4) not to exceed $816,398,000 (reduced by 
$7,500,000) (reduced by $8,089,000) shall be avail-
able for finance and management activities; 
(5) not to exceed $61,258,000 shall be available 
for NextGen and operations planning activities; 
(6) not to exceed $114,165,000 shall be avail-
able for security and hazardous materials safety; and 
(7) not to exceed $215,299,000 shall be avail-
able for staff offices, of which $5,000,000 is for the 
Minority Serving Institutions internship program, 
$5,000,000 is for the aviation maintenance techni-
cian development program (as described in section 
625 of Public Law 115–254), and $5,000,000 is for 
the aviation workforce development program (as de-
scribed in section 625 of Public Law 115–254): 
Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of any 
budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, 
may be transferred to any budget activity under this head-
ing: Provided further, That no transfer may increase or 
decrease any appropriation by more than 5 percent: Pro-
vided further, That any transfer in excess of 5 percent 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That not 
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later than 60 days after the submission of the budget re-
quest, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall transmit to Congress an annual update to 
the report submitted to Congress in December 2004 pur-
suant to section 221 of Public Law 108–176: Provided fur-
ther, That the amount herein appropriated shall be re-
duced by $100,000 for each day after the date that is 60 
days after the submission of the budget request that such 
report has not been submitted to the Congress: Provided 
further, That not later than 60 days after the submission 
of the budget request, the Administrator shall transmit 
to Congress a companion report that describes a com-
prehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training flight 
standards and aircraft certification staff in a format simi-
lar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, in-
cluding stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring 
goals by fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount 
herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day 
for each day after the date that is 60 days after the sub-
mission of the budget request that such report has not 
been submitted to Congress: Provided further, That funds 
may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a non-
profit standard-setting organization to assist in the devel-
opment of aviation safety standards: Provided further, 
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
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new applicants for the second career training program: 
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall 
be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to fi-
nalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate 
new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law 
after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation, as 
offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources for expenses incurred in the pro-
vision of agency services, including receipts for the mainte-
nance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for 
issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including 
airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for 
tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or al-
teration forms: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, not less than $169,000,000 
shall be used to fund direct operations of the current air 
traffic control towers in the contract tower program, in-
cluding the contract tower cost share program, and any 
airport that is currently qualified or that will qualify for 
the program during the fiscal year: Provided further, That 
none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting 
and cartography are available for activities conducted by, 
or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: Pro-
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vided further, That none of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act or any other Act may 
be used to eliminate the Contract Weather Observers pro-
gram at any airport: Provided further, That the opening, 
closing, reorganization, or redesignation of field or re-
gional offices shall be subject to the requirements of sec-
tion 405 of this Act. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 
improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 
airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip-
ment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 
49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of 
necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 
testing, including construction of test facilities and acqui-
sition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction 
and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations 
for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration stationed at remote localities where such accom-
modations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or 
transfer of aircraft from funds available under this head-
ing, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certifi-
cation; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
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Fund, $3,000,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (in-
creased by $7,000,000) (reduced by $7,000,000), of which 
$512,823,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2021, $2,372,127,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, and $115,050,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That there may be credited to 
this appropriation funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, im-
provement, and modernization of national airspace sys-
tems: Provided further, That no later than 60 days after 
the submission of the budget request, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall transmit to the Congress an invest-
ment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which 
includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 
2021 through 2025, with total funding for each year of 
the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years 
as estimated and approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget. 
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 
Code, including construction of experimental facilities and 
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acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
$191,100,000 (increased by $1,500,000) (reduced by 
$1,500,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000), to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 
2022: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation as offsetting collections, funds received from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources, which shall be available for expenses 
incurred for research, engineering, and development: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available under this head-
ing shall be used in accordance with the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided further, That not to exceed 10 
percent of any funding level specified under this heading 
in the report accompanying this Act may be transferred 
to any other funding level specified under this heading in 
the report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That 
no transfer may increase or decrease any funding level by 
more than 10 percent: Provided further, That any transfer 
in excess of 10 percent shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
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GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in- 
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au-
thorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, 
and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 
and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 
under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and 
for inspection activities and administration of airport safe-
ty programs, including those related to airport operating 
certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 
Code, $3,000,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds under this head-
ing shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the obligations for which are in excess of 
$3,350,000,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by 
$2,000,000) in fiscal year 2020, notwithstanding section 
47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
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That none of the funds under this heading shall be avail-
able for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, re-
configuration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport 
improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive 
detection systems: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, the Gov-
ernment’s share of allowable project costs under para-
graph (2) for subgrants or paragraph (3) of that section 
shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large 
or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a 
multi-phased construction project for which the project 
sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the con-
struction project: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, of funds limited under this 
heading, not more than $112,600,000 shall be available 
for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be 
available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, 
not less than $33,210,000 shall be available for Airport 
Technology Research, and $10,000,000 (increased by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000), to remain available 
until expended, shall be available and transferred to ‘‘Of-
fice of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out 
the Small Community Air Service Development Program: 
Provided further, That in addition to airports eligible 
under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code, such 
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program may include the participation of an airport that 
serves a community or consortium that is not larger than 
a small hub airport, according to FAA hub classifications 
effective at the time the Office of the Secretary issues a 
request for proposals. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Air-
ports’’, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chap-
ter 471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, 
United States Code, $500,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2022: Provided, That amounts 
made available under this heading shall be derived from 
the general fund, and such funds shall not be subject to 
apportionment formulas, special apportionment categories, 
or minimum percentages under chapter 471: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall distribute funds provided 
under this heading as discretionary grants to airports: 
Provided further, That the amount made available under 
this heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obli-
gations for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set 
forth in any Act: Provided further, That the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration may retain up to 
0.5 percent of the funds provided under this heading to 
fund the award and oversight by the Administrator of 
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grants made under this heading: Provided further, That 
section 47115(j) of title 49, United States Code, shall not 
apply with respect to amounts made available under this 
heading: Provided further, That priority consideration 
shall be, without regard to airport size, based on project 
justification and completeness of pre-grant actions. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under 
the federally funded research and development center con-
tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development dur-
ing fiscal year 2020. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air-
port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration without cost building construction, maintenance, 
utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned 
buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air 
navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the pro-
hibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotia-
tions between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve 
agreement on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to 
grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide 
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land without cost to the Federal Aviation Administration 
for air traffic control facilities. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 
satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 
49 U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such ac-
count at the close of that fiscal year may be made available 
to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) 
of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the 
appropriation current at the time of collection, to be 
merged with and available for the same purposes of such 
appropriation. 
SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration employee unless such employee actually per-
formed work during the time corresponding to such pre-
mium pay. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certifi-
cate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 
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SEC. 116. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee 
of the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior 
written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Adminis-
tration of the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available under this Act or 
any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue 
to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner 
or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request 
to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft reg-
istration number from any display of the Federal Aviation 
Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry 
data that is made available to the public, except data made 
available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial 
flights of that owner or operator. 
SEC. 118. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than eight political 
and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 
44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the Federal 
Aviation Administration provides to the House and Senate 
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Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all 
fees related to aeronautical navigation products and ex-
plains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 
No. 13642. 
SEC. 119A. None of the funds in this Act may be 
used to close a regional operations center of the Federal 
Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the 
Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in 
advance. 
SEC. 119B. None of the funds appropriated or lim-
ited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions 
or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in 
Teterboro, New Jersey. 
SEC. 119C. None of the funds provided under this 
Act may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration to withhold from consideration and 
approval any new application for participation in the Con-
tract Tower Program, or for reevaluation of Cost-share 
Program participants as long as the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration has received an application from the airport, 
and as long as the Administrator determines such tower 
is eligible. 
SEC. 119D. Of the funds provided under the heading 
‘‘Grants-in-aid for Airports’’, up to $3,500,000 may be for 
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necessary expenses, including an independent verification 
regime, to provide reimbursement to airport sponsors that 
do not provide gateway operations and providers of gen-
eral aviation ground support services located at those air-
ports closed during a temporary flight restriction (TFR) 
for any residence of the President that is designated or 
identified to be secured by the United States Secret Serv-
ice, and for direct and incremental financial losses in-
curred while such airports are closed solely due to the ac-
tions of the Federal Government: Provided, That no funds 
shall be obligated or distributed to airport sponsors that 
do not provide gateway operations and providers of gen-
eral aviation ground support services until an independent 
audit is completed: Provided further, That losses incurred 
as a result of violations of law, or through fault or neg-
ligence, of such operators and service providers or of third 
parties (including airports) are not eligible for reimburse-
ments: Provided further, That obligation and expenditure 
of funds are conditional upon full release of the United 
States Government for all claims for financial losses re-
sulting from such actions. 
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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $453,549,689, together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 
administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration. In addition, $3,248,000 shall be transferred 
to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance 
with section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Funds available for the implementation or execution 
of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States 
Code, and the provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation (FAST) Act (Public Law 114–94) shall 
not exceed total obligations of $46,365,092,000 for fiscal 
year 2020: Provided, That the Secretary may collect and 
spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States Code, 
to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including 
counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to 
assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit 
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instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal 
Government of servicing such credit instruments: Provided 
further, That such fees are available until expended to pay 
for such costs: Provided further, That such amounts are 
in addition to administrative expenses that are also avail-
able for such purpose, and are not subject to any obliga-
tion limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses 
under section 608 of title 23, United States Code. 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, 
$47,104,092,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain avail-
able until expended. 
HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS 
There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation 
$1,750,000,000 
(increased 
by 
$10,000,000) (increased by $12,000,000): Provided, That 
the amounts made available under this heading shall be 
derived from the general fund, shall be in addition to any 
funds provided for fiscal year 2020 in this or any other 
Act for ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’ under chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code, and shall not affect the distribu-
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tion or amount of funds provided in any other Act: Pro-
vided further, That of the sums made available under this 
heading— 
(1) $1,493,100,000 (increased by $10,000,000) 
(increased by $12,000,000) shall be for activities eli-
gible under section 133(b) of title 23, United States 
Code, for the elimination of hazards and the installa-
tion of protective devices at railway-highway cross-
ings, and to provide necessary charging infrastruc-
ture along corridor ready or corridor pending alter-
native fuel corridors as defined under 23 U.S.C. 
151; 
(2) $5,451,000 shall be for activities eligible 
under the Puerto Rico Highway Program as de-
scribed in section 165(b)(2)(C) of title 23, United 
States Code; 
(3) $1,449,000 shall be for activities eligible 
under the Territorial Highway Program, as de-
scribed in section 165(c)(6) of title 23, United 
States Code; 
(4) $166,000,000 shall be for the nationally 
significant Federal lands and tribal projects program 
under section 1123 of the FAST Act; 
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(5) $50,000,000 shall be for competitive grants 
for activities described in section 130(a) of title 23, 
United States Code; 
(6) $15,000,000 shall be for grants for Ad-
vanced Digital Construction Management Systems; 
(7) $12,000,0000 shall be for the Regional In-
frastructure Accelerator Demonstration Program au-
thorized under section 1441 of the FAST Act; 
(8) $5,000,000 shall be for a National Road 
Network Pilot Program for the Federal Highway 
Administration to create a national level, geo-spatial 
dataset that uses data already collected under the 
Highway Performance Monitoring System; and 
(9) $2,000,000 shall be for research that leads 
to decreases in highway and pedestrian fatalities 
among Tribal populations: 
Provided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading for activities eligible under section 133(b) of title 
23, United States Code, for the elimination of hazards and 
the installation of protective devices at railway-highway 
crossings, and to provide charging infrastructure for alter-
native fuel corridors, shall be suballocated in the manner 
described in section 133(d) of such title, except that the 
set-aside described in section 133(h) of title 23, United 
States Code shall not apply to funds made available under 
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this heading: Provided further, That the funds made avail-
able under this heading in paragraph (1), shall be admin-
istered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of such title and 
shall remain available through September 30, 2023: Pro-
vided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading in paragraph (1), shall be apportioned to the 
States in the same ratio as the obligation limitation for 
fiscal year 2020 is distributed among the States in section 
120(a)(5) of this Act: Provided further, That, except as 
provided in the following proviso, the funds made available 
under this heading for activities eligible under the Puerto 
Rico Highway Program and activities eligible under the 
Territorial Highway Program shall be administered as if 
allocated under sections 165(b) and 165(c), respectively, 
of such title and shall remain available through September 
30, 2023: Provided further, That the funds made available 
under this heading for activities eligible under the Puerto 
Rico Highway Program shall not be subject to the require-
ments of sections 165(b)(2)(A) or 165(b)(2)(B) of such 
title: Provided further, That the funds made available 
under this heading for the nationally significant Federal 
lands and tribal projects program under section 1123 of 
the FAST Act shall remain available through September 
30, 2023: Provided further, That the funds made available 
under this heading in paragraph (5) for the elimination 
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of hazards and the installation of protective devices at rail-
way-highway crossings shall be available for projects eligi-
ble under section 22907(c) of title 49, United States Code, 
for commuter authorities, as defined in section 24102(2) 
of title 49, United States Code, that experienced at least 
one accident investigated by the National Transportation 
Safety Board between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 
2018: Provided further, That amounts provided under this 
heading in paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That 
funds made available under this heading for Advanced 
Digital Construction Management Systems shall be for 
competitive grants to State and local governments to de-
velop and expand the capacity to use and deploy Advanced 
Digital Construction Management Systems and the min-
imum grant amount shall be $500,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2020, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways— 
(A) amounts authorized for administrative 
expenses and programs by section 104(a) of 
title 23, United States Code; and 
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(B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics; 
(2) not distribute an amount from the obliga-
tion limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal 
to the unobligated balance of amounts— 
(A) made available from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) for Federal-aid highway and highway 
safety construction programs for previous fiscal 
years the funds for which are allocated by the 
Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary 
under sections 202 or 204 of title 23, United 
States Code); and 
(B) for which obligation limitation was 
provided in a previous fiscal year; 
(3) determine the proportion that— 
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal- 
aid highways, less the aggregate of amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
this subsection; bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and 
highway safety construction programs (other 
than sums authorized to be appropriated for 
provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) 
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through (11) of subsection (b) and sums au-
thorized to be appropriated for section 119 of 
title 23, United States Code, equal to the 
amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for 
such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the 
amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of this subsection; 
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each 
of the programs (other than programs to which 
paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Sec-
retary under the Fixing America’s Surface Trans-
portation Act and title 23, United States Code, or 
apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 
204 of that title, by multiplying— 
(A) the proportion determined under para-
graph (3); by 
(B) the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for each such program for such fiscal 
year; and 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the 
amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Fed-
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eral-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 
under title 23, United States Code (other than the 
amounts apportioned for the National Highway Per-
formance Program in section 119 of title 23, United 
States Code, that are exempt from the limitation 
under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts appor-
tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in 
the proportion that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the programs that are apportioned under 
title 23, United States Code, to each State for 
such fiscal year; bears to 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for the programs that are ap-
portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 
all States for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 
not apply to obligations under or for— 
(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation 
Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 
Stat. 2714); 
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(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act 
of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701); 
(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 
Stat. 2119); 
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As-
sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 
(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
1991 (105 Stat. 2027); 
(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect on June 8, 1998); 
(8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 
of those fiscal years); 
(9) Federal-aid highway programs for which ob-
ligation authority was made available under the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
(112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple 
years or to remain available until expended, but only 
to the extent that the obligation authority has not 
lapsed or been used; 
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(10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 
of those fiscal years); 
(11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 
U.S.C. 118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that 
funds obligated in accordance with that section were 
not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time 
at which the funds were initially made available for 
obligation; and 
(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 
(but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2020, 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000). 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU-
THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 
(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limita-
tion made available under subsection (a) if an 
amount distributed cannot be obligated during that 
fiscal year; and 
(2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those 
States able to obligate amounts in addition to those 
previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving 
priority to those States having large unobligated bal-
ances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in 
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