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of such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use 
of such savings. 
SEC. 229. The scope of work for a project included 
in ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ may not be increased 
above the scope specified for that project in the original 
justification data provided to the Congress as part of the 
request for appropriations. 
SEC. 230. (a) EXCEPTION WITH RESPECT TO CON-
FIDENTIAL NATURE OF CLAIMS.—Section 5701 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) Under regulations the Secretary shall prescribe, 
the Secretary may disclose information about a veteran 
or the dependent of a veteran to a State controlled sub-
stance monitoring program, including a program approved 
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
section 399O of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
280g–3), to the extent necessary to prevent misuse and 
diversion of prescription medicines.’’. 
(b) EXCEPTION WITH RESPECT
TO CONFIDEN-
TIALITY
OF
CERTAIN
MEDICAL
RECORDS.—Section 
7332(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) To a State controlled substance mon-
itoring program, including a program approved 
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by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
under section 399O of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–3), to the extent nec-
essary to prevent misuse and diversion of pre-
scription medicines.’’. 
SEC. 231. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 
single national outreach and awareness marketing cam-
paign in which obligations exceed $2,000,000. The first 
report shall be submitted no later than April 15, 2012. 
SEC. 232. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to declare as excess to the needs of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs or otherwise take any ac-
tion to exchange, trade, auction, transfer, or otherwise dis-
pose of, or reduce the acreage of, Federal land and im-
provements at the St. Albans campus, consisting of ap-
proximately 55 acres of land, with borders near Linden 
Boulevard on the northwest, 115th Avenue on the west, 
the Long Island Railroad on the northeast, and Baisley 
Boulevard on the southeast. 
SEC. 233. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract using procedures 
that do not give to small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by veterans (as that term is defined in section 
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3(q)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)(3)) 
that are included in the database under section 8127(f) 
of title 38, United States Code, any preference available 
with respect to such contract, except for a preference given 
to small business concerns owned and controlled by serv-
ice-disabled veterans (as defined in section 3(q)(2) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)(2)). 
SEC. 234. Section 315(b) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2012’’. 
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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 $7,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 
vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such 
countries, $61,100,000, 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, $30,770,000: Provided, That 
$2,726,323 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, 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 or lease of pas-
senger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one 
basis only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $45,800,000, to remain 
available until expended. In addition, such sums as may 
be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and re-
placement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease of Department 
of Defense Real Property for Defense 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, $67,700,000, of 
which $2,000,000 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. 
GENERAL FUND PAYMENT, ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT 
HOME 
For payment to the ‘‘Armed Forces Retirement 
Home’’, $14,630,000, to remain available until expended, 
for expenses necessary to mitigate structural damage sus-
tained to buildings on the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home—Washington, District of Columbia, campus as a 
result of the August 2011 earthquake. 
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TITLE IV—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 
OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army’’, $80,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2012: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $189,703,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2012: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con-
tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 401. Of the unobligated balances in title IV, di-
vision E of Public Law 111–117, $269,703,000 are hereby 
rescinded: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
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the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
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TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. 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. 502. 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. 503. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2012 for pay raises for programs funded by this Act 
shall be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this 
Act. 
SEC. 504. 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. 
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SEC. 505. 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. 506. 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. 507. 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. 508. 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 
Commissioner of the United States House of Representa-
tives. 
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SEC. 509. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
post on the public website 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. 510. (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. 
SEC. 511. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 
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10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
SEC. 513. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used to execute a contract for goods or services, includ-
ing construction services, where the contractor has not 
complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 
SEC. 514. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or to 
make a grant to, any corporation that was convicted of 
a felony criminal violation under any Federal or State law 
within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agen-
cy is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has consid-
ered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made 
a determination that this further action is not necessary 
to protect the interests of the Government. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2012’’. 
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DIVISION 
I—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE, 
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 
2012 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 
AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State 
and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, 
$6,550,947,000, of which up to $1,355,000,000 is for 
Worldwide Security Protection (to remain available until 
expended): Provided, That funds made available under 
this heading shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) HUMAN
RESOURCES.—For necessary ex-
penses for training, human resources management, 
and salaries, including employment without regard 
to civil service and classification laws of persons on 
a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as au-
thorized by section 801 of the United States Infor-
mation and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, 
$2,277,862,000, to remain available until September 
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30, 2013, of which not less than $121,814,000 shall 
be available only for public diplomacy American sal-
aries, and up to $203,800,000 is for Worldwide Se-
curity Protection and shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
(2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for the regional bureaus of the Department 
of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, 
$2,109,293,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2013, of which not less than $347,572,000 shall 
be available only for public diplomacy international 
information programs. 
(3) DIPLOMATIC POLICY AND SUPPORT.—For 
necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the 
Department of State including representation to cer-
tain international organizations in which the United 
States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pur-
suant to the advice and consent of the Senate or 
specific Acts of Congress, general administration, 
and arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament 
activities as authorized, $822,513,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2013. 
(4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for security activities, $1,341,279,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2013, of which 
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up to $1,151,200,000 is for Worldwide Security Pro-
tection and shall remain available until expended. 
(5) FEES AND PAYMENTS COLLECTED.—In ad-
dition to amounts otherwise made available under 
this heading— 
(A) not to exceed $1,753,991 shall be de-
rived from fees collected from other executive 
agencies for lease or use of facilities located at 
the International Center in accordance with sec-
tion 4 of the International Center Act, and, in 
addition, as authorized by section 5 of such 
Act, $520,150, to be derived from the reserve 
authorized by that section, to be used for the 
purposes set out in that section; 
(B) as authorized by section 810 of the 
United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, may be credited 
to this appropriation from fees or other pay-
ments received from English teaching, library, 
motion pictures, and publication programs and 
from fees from educational advising and coun-
seling and exchange visitor programs; and 
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(C) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 
derived from reimbursements, surcharges and 
fees for use of Blair House facilities. 
(6) TRANSFER, REPROGRAMMING, AND OTHER 
MATTERS.— 
(A) Notwithstanding any provision of this 
Act, funds may be reprogrammed within and 
between subsections under this heading subject 
to section 7015 of this Act; 
(B) Of the amount made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Emer-
gencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Serv-
ice’’, to be available only for emergency evacu-
ations and rewards, as authorized; and 
(C) Funds appropriated under this heading 
are available for acquisition by exchange or pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized 
by law and, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1108(g), for 
the field examination of programs and activities 
in the United States funded from any account 
contained in this title. 
(D) Of the amount made available under 
this heading, up to $6,000,000 may be trans-
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ferred to, and merged with, funds made avail-
able by this Act under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of State, Administration of Foreign Af-
fairs, Capital Investment Fund’’: Provided, 
That the transfer authority of this subpara-
graph is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority available to the Secretary of State. 
(E)(i) The headings ‘‘Civilian Stabilization 
Initiative’’ in titles I and II of prior acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs shall 
be renamed ‘‘Conflict Stabilization Operations’’. 
(ii) Of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, up to $35,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds previously made available 
under the heading ‘‘Conflict Stabilization Oper-
ations’’ in title I of prior acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations and related programs, as amended 
by subparagraph (i). 
(F) None of the funds appropriated under 
this heading may be used for the preservation 
of religious sites unless the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on 
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Appropriations that such sites are historically, 
artistically, or culturally significant, that the 
purpose of the project is neither to advance nor 
to inhibit the free exercise of religion, and that 
the project is in the national interest of the 
United States. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 
Fund, $59,380,000, to remain available until expended, 
as authorized: Provided, That section 135(e) of Public 
Law 103–236 shall not apply to funds available under this 
heading. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $61,904,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465), 
as it relates to post inspections. 
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange 
programs, as authorized, $583,200,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 
credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 
received from or in connection with English teaching, edu-
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cational advising and counseling programs, and exchange 
visitor programs as authorized. 
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES 
For 
representation 
allowances 
as 
authorized, 
$7,300,000. 
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
services, as authorized, $27,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2013. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 
Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292–303), pre-
serving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings 
that are owned or directly leased by the Department of 
State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, 
the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Dip-
lomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, 
$762,000,000, to remain available until expended as au-
thorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for 
domestic and overseas representation as authorized: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated in this para-
graph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, fur-
nishings, or generators for other departments and agen-
cies. 
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In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 
$775,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made 
available under this heading and the actual and antici-
pated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2012. 
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 
State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service, $9,300,000, to remain avail-
able until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation 
Loans Program Account’’, subject to the same terms and 
conditions. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $1,447,000, as author-
ized, of which $710,000 may be made available for admin-
istrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan 
program and may be paid to ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular 
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Programs’’: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $21,108,000. 
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
to meet annual obligations of membership in international 
multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 
pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven-
tions or specific Acts of Congress, $1,449,700,000: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of 
the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most 
recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for 
the operations of the United Nations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an 
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emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any 
United Nations action to increase funding for any United 
Nations program without identifying an offsetting de-
crease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of State shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations not later than May 1, 
2012, on any credits available to the United States from 
the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund (TEF) and 
provide updated fiscal year 2013 assessment costs includ-
ing offsets from available TEF credits and updated for-
eign currency exchange rates: Provided further, That any 
such credits shall only be available for United States as-
sessed contributions to the United Nations and shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That any 
payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed 
toward activities that are mutually agreed upon by the 
United States and the respective international organiza-
tion: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for a United 
States contribution to an international organization for 
the United States share of interest costs made known to 
the United States Government by such organization for 
loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through exter-
nal borrowings. 
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