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.); $5,535,000,000, plus 
reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 
2011, and shall remain available until September 30, 
2012: Provided, That, of the amount made available under 
this heading, $145,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2013. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili-
ties and other necessary facilities of 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 
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the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate-
rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, 
$5,426,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2011, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2012: Provided, That, of the amount made 
available under this heading, $145,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2013: Provided further, 
That, of the amount available for fiscal year 2012, 
$130,000,000 for non-recurring maintenance shall be allo-
cated in a manner not subject to the Veterans Equitable 
Resource Allocation. 
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, 
$590,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2012. 
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 
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of the National Cemetery Administration, $259,004,000, 
of which not to exceed $24,200,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2012. 
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, $2,601,389,000: 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 of Veterans Affairs deter-
mines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the 
maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to ob-
tain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve 
maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged 
to this account: Provided further, That the Veterans Bene-
fits Administration shall be funded at not less than 
$2,162,776,000: Provided further, That of the funds made 
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available under this heading, not to exceed $111,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided 
further, That from the funds made available under this 
heading, the Veterans Benefits Administration may pur-
chase (on a one-for-one replacement basis only) up to two 
passenger motor vehicles for use in operations of that Ad-
ministration in Manila, Philippines. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
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, $3,222,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided, 
That none of the funds made available under this heading 
may be obligated until the Department of Veterans Affairs 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress, and such Committees approve, a plan 
for expenditure that: (1) meets the capital planning and 
investment control review requirements established by the 
Office of Management and Budget; (2) complies with the 
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Department of Veterans Affairs enterprise architecture; 
(3) conforms with an established enterprise life cycle 
methodology; and (4) complies with the acquisition rules, 
requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage-
ment practices of the Federal Government: Provided fur-
ther, That not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a reprogramming base letter which 
sets forth, by project, the operations and maintenance 
costs, with salary expenses separately designated, and de-
velopment costs to be carried out utilizing amounts made 
available under this heading. 
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.), $115,367,000, of which $6,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2012. 
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, 
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and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, including plan-
ning, architectural and engineering services, construction 
management 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, 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, $1,166,036,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $6,000,000 shall be to make reim-
bursements as provided in section 13 of the Contract Dis-
putes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 612) for claims paid for 
contract disputes: Provided, That except for advance plan-
ning activities, including needs assessments which may or 
may not lead to capital investments, and other capital 
asset management related activities, including portfolio 
development and management 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 
salaries and associated costs of the resident engineers who 
oversee those capital investments funded through this ac-
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count, and funds provided for the purchase 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 which has 
not been approved by the Congress in the budgetary proc-
ess: Provided further, That funds made available under 
this heading for fiscal year 2011, for each approved 
project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a con-
struction documents contract by September 30, 2011; and 
(2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep-
tember 30, 2012: Provided further, That the Secretary 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 limita-
tions 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 
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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, 
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, $507,700,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, 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; 
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 
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8137 of title 38, United States Code, $85,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS 
CEMETERIES 
For grants to assist States in establishing, expand-
ing, or improving State veterans cemeteries as authorized 
by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, 
$46,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2011 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 the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 
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 2011, in this Act 
or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Medical 
support and compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical facilities’’ ac-
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counts may be transferred among the accounts: Provided, 
That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical services’’ 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 between the ‘‘Medical services’’ and 
‘‘Medical support and compliance’’ accounts in excess of 
1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the 
fiscal year, 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: Provided further, That any 
transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical facilities’’ account may 
take place only after the Secretary requests from the Com-
mittees 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-
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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-
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 
2010. 
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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 2011, 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 
1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen-
eral operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Information technology sys-
tems’’ accounts for the cost of administration of the insur-
ance programs financed through those accounts: Provided, 
That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus 
earnings accumulated in such an insurance program dur-
ing fiscal year 2011 that are available for dividends in that 
program after claims have been paid and actuarially deter-
mined reserves have been set aside: Provided further, That 
if the cost of administration of such an insurance program 
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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 2011 which is properly allocable to the provi-
sion of each such insurance program and to the provision 
of any total disability income insurance included in that 
insurance program. 
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. 
(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 of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Of-
fice of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudica-
tion under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, 
for all services provided at rates which will recover actual 
costs but not exceed $35,794,000 for the Office of Resolu-
tion Management and $3,354,000 for the Office of Em-
ployment and Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: 
Provided, That payments may be made in advance for 
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services to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided 
further, That amounts received shall be credited to the 
‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Information tech-
nology systems’’ accounts for use by the office that pro-
vided the service. 
SEC. 211. No appropriations in this title shall be 
available to enter into any new lease of real property if 
the estimated annual rental cost is more than $1,000,000, 
unless the Secretary submits a report which the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress ap-
prove within 30 days following the date on which the re-
port is received. 
SEC. 212. 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-
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-
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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. 213. 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 (in-
cluding site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and 
improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdic-
tion or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount pro-
vided for in ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Con-
struction, minor projects’’. 
SEC. 214. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 
services’’ are available— 
(1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup-
plies, and equipment; and 
(2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and 
other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 
beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 215. 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 
‘‘Medical services’’, to remain available until expended for 
the purposes of that account. 
SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organi-
zations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Com-
pact with the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and 
tribal organizations serving rural Alaska which have en-
tered into contracts with the Indian Health Service under 
the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance 
Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and 
dental care. The Secretary shall require participating vet-
erans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules 
and regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term 
‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands sited within the ex-
ternal boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified 
in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), and 
those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified in 
sections 7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), which are 
not within the boundaries of the Municipality of Anchor-
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age, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Penin-
sula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursu-
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. 218. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 
Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks 
from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new vet-
erans within their respective Networks. 
SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the financial 
status of the Veterans Health Administration. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med-
ical services’’, ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, ‘‘Med-
ical facilities’’, ‘‘General operating expenses’’, and ‘‘Na-
tional Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal year 
2011, may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information 
technology systems’’ account: Provided, That before a 
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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 trans-
fer and an approval is issued. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 221. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Informa-
tion technology systems’’ account may be transferred be-
tween projects: Provided, That no project may be in-
creased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost 
prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer 
and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period 
of 30 days has elapsed. 
SEC. 222. 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 Transportation, Treas-
ury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judici-
ary, 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. 223. Of the amounts made available to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2011, in this 
Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical facilities’’ ac-
count for non-recurring maintenance, not more than 20 
percent of the funds made available shall be obligated dur-
ing the last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided, That 
the Secretary may waive this requirement after providing 
written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 224. Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this title, the Secretary may execute 
$5,000,000 for cooperative agreements with State and 
local government entities or their designees with a dem-
onstrated record of serving veterans to conduct outreach 
to ensure that veterans in underserved areas receive the 
care and benefits for which they are eligible. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 225. Of the amounts appropriated to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs in this Act, and any other 
Act, for ‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Medical support and compli-
ance’’, 
‘‘Medical 
facilities’’, 
‘‘Construction, 
minor 
projects’’, and ‘‘Information technology systems’’, such 
sums as may be necessary, plus reimbursements, may be 
transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
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Fund, established by section 1704 of title XVII of division 
A of Public Law 111–84, and shall be available to fund 
operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Fed-
eral Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago 
Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and Navy Ambulatory 
Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a 
combined Federal medical facility as described by Section 
706 of Public Law 110–417. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 226. Such sums as may be deposited to the 
Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 
of title 38, United States Code, for health care provided 
at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Cen-
ter may be transferred to the Joint Department of De-
fense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of title 
XVII of division A of Public Law 111–84, and shall be 
available to fund operations of the integrated Captain 
James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting 
of the North Chicago Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and 
Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities 
designated as a combined Federal medical facility as de-
scribed by section 1706 of Public Law 110–417. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 227. Of the amounts available in this title for 
‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, 
and ‘‘Medical facilities’’, a minimum of $15,000,000, shall 
be transferred to the Department of Defense/Department 
of Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, 
as authorized 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. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 228. (a) Of the funds appropriated in the Mili-
tary Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-117, Divi-
sion E), the following amounts which become available on 
October 1, 2010 are hereby permanently cancelled from 
the accounts in the amounts specified: 
‘‘Medical services’’, Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, $1,015,000,000; 
‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, Department 
of Veterans Affairs, $145,000,000; and 
‘‘Medical facilities’’, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, $145,000,000. 
(b) An additional amount is appropriated to the fol-
lowing accounts in the amounts specified, to become avail-
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able on October 1, 2010 and to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2012: 
‘‘Medical services’’, Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, $1,015,000,000; 
‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, Department 
of Veterans Affairs, $145,000,000; and 
‘‘Medical facilities’’, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, $145,000,000. 
SEC. 229. For an additional amount for the ‘‘General 
operating expenses’’ account, $23,584,000, to increase the 
Department’s acquisition workforce capacity and capabili-
ties: Provided, That such funds may be transferred by the 
Secretary to any other account in the Department to carry 
out the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That 
such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided in this Act: Provided further, That such 
funds shall be available only to supplement and not to sup-
plant existing acquisition workforce activities: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be available for training, 
recruitment, retention, and hiring additional members of 
the acquisition workforce as defined by the Office of Fed-
eral Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 401 
et seq.): Provided further, That such funds shall be avail-
able for information technology in support of acquisition 
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workforce effectiveness or for management solutions to 
improve acquisition management. 
SEC. 230. The Secretary of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs shall report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress within 30 days of enact-
ment of this Act the planned funding allocation from each 
of the Veterans Health Administration accounts to the 
National Reserve Fund and any subsequent increase in 
these allocations of ten percent or more: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall notify the Committees of any planned 
obligation of the National Reserve Fund fifteen days be-
fore such obligation takes place, as well as the intended 
use of the funds. 
SEC. 231. The Secretary of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in 
major construction projects that total at least $5,000,000, 
or five percent of the programmed amount, whichever is 
less: Provided, That such notification shall occur within 
14 days after the date on which funds are obligated. 
SEC. 232. 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, without prior notification to 
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the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
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, $65,667,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the amount made available 
under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be for improvements 
and rehabilitation of the Bataan Death March Memorial 
at the Cabanatuan American Memorial in the Philippines. 
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 
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sums as may be necessary, to remain available until ex-
pended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 
36, United States Code. 
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, $90,147,000: Provided, That, of the 
foregoing amount, $62,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
General Services Administration for the construction of a 
courthouse to house the United States Court of Appeals 
for Veterans Claims: Provided further, That $2,515,229 
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 
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motor vehicles for replacement only, and not to exceed 
$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$39,600,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds available under this heading 
shall be for construction of a perimeter wall at Arlington 
National Cemetery. In addition, such sums as may be nec-
essary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, 
to be derived from the Lease of Department of Defense 
Real Property for Defense Agencies account. 
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, $71,200,000, 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-
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trict of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 
TITLE IV 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army’’, $929,996,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and 
expended to carry out planning and design and military 
construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: 
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, 
$10,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Department of De-
fense — Other Department of Defense Programs — Of-
fice of the Inspector General’’, to be merged with and to 
be available for the same time period as the appropriation 
to which transferred, for the purpose of carrying out au-
dits of military construction projects in Afghanistan: Pro-
vided further, That this transfer authority is in addition 
to any other transfer authority available to the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air Force’’, $280,504,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and 
expended to carry out planning and design and military 
construction projects not otherwise authorized by law. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Defense-Wide’’, $46,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and 
expended to carry out planning and design and military 
construction projects not otherwise authorized by law. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. Unless otherwise specified, each amount in 
this title is designated as an emergency requirement and 
necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 
403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2010. 
SEC. 402. 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, unless 
such contracts are awarded to United States firms or 
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United States firms in joint venture with host nation 
firms. 
SEC. 403. None of the funds made available in this 
title 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 con-
tract awards for which the lowest responsive and respon-
sible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest 
responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by 
greater than 20 percent: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Defense may waive the limitation imposed by this 
section upon a determination that such limitation is incon-
sistent with national security: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Defense shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress no later than five 
days following a decision to waive the limitation imposed 
in this section. 
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. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2011 for pay raises for programs funded by this Act 
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shall be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this 
Act. 
SEC. 503. 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. 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. 
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. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
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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. 507. 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. 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. 
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 
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(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. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be distributed to the Association of Community 
Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidi-
aries. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be obligated by any 
covered executive agency in contravention of the certifi-
cation requirement of section 6(b) of the Iran Sanctions 
Act of 1996, as included in the revisions to the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation pursuant to such section. 
SEC. 512. (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. 513. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for the processing of new enhanced-use 
leases at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol-
diers located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction 
and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2011’’. 
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