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, $22,717,000, of which $1,210,000 
shall be available for the purpose of providing financial 
assistance as described, and in accordance with the proc-
ess and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading 
in Public Law 102–229. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for 
maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington 
National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Na-
tional Cemetery, including the purchase of two passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only, and not to exceed 
$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$31,230,000, to remain available until expended. In addi-
tion, such sums as may be necessary for parking mainte-
nance, repairs and replacement, to be derived from the 
Lease of Department of Defense Real Property for De-
fense Agencies account. 
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Funds appropriated under this Act may be provided 
to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of the 
federally-owned water main at Arlington National Ceme-
tery making additional land available for ground burials. 
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, $55,724,000. 
GENERAL FUND PAYMENT, ARMED FORCES 
RETIREMENT HOME 
For payment to the ‘‘Armed Forces Retirement 
Home’’, $800,000, to remain available until expended. 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 402. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2008 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall 
be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act. 
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SEC. 403. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, 
when it is made known to the Federal entity or official 
to which the funds are made available that the program, 
project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal 
law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 
property rights, or unfunded mandates. 
SEC. 404. No part of any funds appropriated in this 
Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, 
other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative 
relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and 
for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pam-
phlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presen-
tation designed to support or defeat legislation pending 
before Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 
SEC. 405. 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. 406. 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 
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pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 407. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no-
tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on 
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 
Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate. 
SEC. 408. The Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office shall, not later than February 1, 2008, submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report projecting annual ap-
propriations necessary for the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs to continue providing necessary health care to vet-
erans for fiscal years 2009 through 2012. 
SEC. 409. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this Act may be used for any action 
that is related to or promotes the expansion of the bound-
aries or size of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colo-
rado. 
SEC. 410. (a) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of Aurora, 
Colorado. 
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(2) The term ‘‘deed’’ means the quitclaim 
deed— 
(A) conveyed by the Secretary to the City; 
and 
(B) dated May 24, 1999. 
(3) The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’ means— 
(A) parcel I of the Fitzsimons Army Med-
ical Center, Colorado; and 
(B) the parcel of land described in the 
deed. 
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(b)(1) In accordance with paragraph (2), to allow the 
City to convey by donation to the United States the non- 
Federal land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs for the construction of a veterans medical facility. 
(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), with respect to 
the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall forego exercising 
any rights provided by the— 
(A) deed relating to a reversionary interest of 
the United States; and 
(B) any other reversionary interest of the 
United States. 
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction 
and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2008’’. 
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