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seq.); $4,134,874,000, plus reimbursements, of which 
$250,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2007. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili-
ties and other necessary facilities for the Veterans Health 
Administration; for administrative expenses in support of 
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 and food serv-
ices, $3,297,669,000, plus reimbursements, of which 
$250,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2007. 
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, 
to
remain
available
until
September
30,
2007, 
$393,000,000, plus reimbursements.
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DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
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, and 
the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas em-
ployee mail, $1,411,827,000: 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 determines are necessary 
to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent 
feasible, to become employable and to obtain and maintain 
suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum inde-
pendence in daily living, shall be charged to this account: 
Provided further, That the Veterans Benefits Administra-
tion shall be funded at not less than $1,086,938,000: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds made available under this 
heading, not to exceed $70,000,000 shall be available for 
obligation until September 30, 2007: Provided further, 
That from the funds made available under this heading,
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the Veterans Benefits Administration may purchase up to 
two passenger motor vehicles for use in operations of that 
Administration in Manila, Philippines. 
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;
and
hire
of
passenger
motor
vehicles, 
$156,447,000: Provided, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, not to exceed $7,800,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2007. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $70,174,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007. 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending and improving 
any of the facilities including parking projects under the 
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 
316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 
and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, including plan-
ning, architectural and engineering services, maintenance
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or guarantee period services costs associated with equip-
ment guarantees provided under the project, services of 
claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system 
construction costs, and site acquisition, where the esti-
mated 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 pre-
vious major project appropriation, $607,100,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which $532,010,000 
shall be for Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Serv-
ices (CARES) activities; and of which $8,091,000 shall 
be to make reimbursements as provided in section 13 of 
the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 612) for 
claims paid for contract disputes: Provided, That except 
for advance planning activities, including needs assess-
ments which may or may not lead to capital investments, 
and other capital asset management related activities, 
such as portfolio development and management activities, 
and investment strategy studies funded through the ad-
vance planning fund and the planning and design activities 
funded through the design fund and CARES funds, in-
cluding needs assessments which may or may not lead to 
capital investments, none of the funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be used for any project which has not 
been approved by the Congress in the budgetary process:
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Provided further, That funds provided in this appropria-
tion for fiscal year 2006, for each approved project (except 
those for CARES activities referenced above) shall be obli-
gated: (1) by the awarding of a construction documents 
contract by September 30, 2006; and (2) by the awarding 
of a construction contract by September 30, 2007: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
promptly report in writing to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and Senate any 
approved major construction project in which obligations 
are not incurred within the time limitations established 
above. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities including parking projects under the 
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 
which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 
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, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 
8110, 8122, and 8162 of title 38, United States Code,