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erans Affairs and the Congress of its systematic review 
and data analysis of the research topics. 
SEC. 415. There is hereby appropriated $1,500,000, 
to remain available until expended, for a pilot program 
for the Secretary to partner with a private laboratory to 
utilize Forensic Genetic Genealogy sequencing technology 
to identify the remains of fallen soldiers buried at the Na-
tional Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. 
SEC. 416. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for 
the Department of Veterans Affairs may be obligated, 
awarded, or expended to procure or purchase covered in-
formation technology equipment in cases where the manu-
facturer, bidder, or offeror, or any subsidiary or parent 
entity of the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror, of the 
equipment is an entity or parent company of an entity list-
ed on any of the following: 
(1) The Chinese Military Company List of the 
Department of Defense. 
(2) The Non-SDN Chinese Military Industrial 
Complex Companies List of the Department of the 
Treasury. 
(3) The Denied Persons List, Entity List, or 
Military End User List of the Department of Com-
merce, if the entity is— 
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(A) an agency or instrumentality of the 
People’s Republic of China; 
(B) an entity headquartered in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China; or 
(C) directly or indirectly owned or con-
trolled by an agency, instrumentality, or entity 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
(4) The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act 
Entity List of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
(b) The prohibition under subsection (a) shall apply 
to a case in which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has 
entered into a contract with a non-Department entity for 
the procurement or purchase of, or the expenditure of 
funds on, covered information technology equipment. 
(c) In this section, the term ‘‘covered information 
technology equipment’’— 
(1) means a computer, printer, or interoperable 
videoconferencing equipment for direct use by em-
ployees of the Department of Veterans Affairs in an 
office environment; and 
(2) does not include services that use such 
equipment, including cloud services. 
SEC. 417. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this Act may be used to— 
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(1) Classify or facilitate the classification of any 
communications by a United States person as a mis- 
, dis-, or mal-information; or 
(2) Partner with or fund nonprofit or other pri-
vate organizations that in any way instruct, influ-
ence, direct, or recommend that private companies in 
any way censor, prohibit, or obstruct lawful and con-
stitutionally protected speech of United States per-
sons, including recommending the censoring or re-
moval of content on social media platforms. 
SEC. 418. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall en-
sure that the policies and requirements described in the 
transmittal sheet of the Veterans Health Administration 
published on August 8, 2019, titled ‘‘Smoke-Free Policy 
for Employees at VA Health Care Facilities (VHA Direc-
tive 1085.01)’’ remain in effect. 
SEC. 419. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to reduce the staffing, hours of operation, 
or services of the Veterans Crisis Line or any other suicide 
prevention program of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 420. $0. 
SEC. 421. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs 
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in this Act may be used to enforce Veterans Health Direc-
tive 1315 as it relates to— 
(1) the policy stating that ‘‘VHA providers are 
prohibited from completing forms or registering Vet-
erans for participation in a State-approved mari-
juana program’’; 
(2) the directive for the ‘‘Deputy Under Sec-
retary for Health for Operations and Management’’ 
to ensure that ‘‘medical facility Directors are aware 
that it is VHA policy for providers to assess Veteran 
use of marijuana but providers are prohibited from 
recommending, making referrals to or completing 
paperwork for Veteran participation in State mari-
juana programs’’; and 
(3) the directive for the ‘‘VA Medical Facility 
Director’’ to ensure that ‘‘VA facility staff are aware 
of the following’’ ‘‘[t]he prohibition recommending, 
making referrals to or completing forms and reg-
istering Veterans for participation in State- ap-
proved marijuana programs’’. 
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2026’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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