Union Calendar No. 103
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2099
[Report No. 104–201]
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Departments of Vet-
erans Affairs and Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and for sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996,
and for other purposes.
JULY 21, 1995
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 103
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2099
[Report No. 104–201]
Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards,
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 21, 1995
Mr. LEWIS of California, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Af-
fairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sun-
dry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corpora-
tions, and offices for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
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Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and for sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on
behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107,
chapters 11, 13, 51, 53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to
or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C.
chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and bur-
ial benefits, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay,
adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of pre-
miums due on commercial life insurance policies guaran-
teed under the provisions of Article IV of the Soldiers’
and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and
for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107,
1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61;
50 U.S.C. App. 540–548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 735;
76 Stat. 1198); $17,649,972,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $25,180,000
of the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Gen-
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eral operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical care’’ for necessary
expenses in implementing those provisions authorized in
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, and in
the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992, (38 U.S.C. chapters
51, 53, and 55) the funding source for which is specifically
provided as the ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’ appropria-
tion: Provided further, That such sums as may be earned
on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed
to ‘‘Medical facilities revolving fund’’ to augment the fund-
ing of individual medical facilities for nursing home care
provided to pensioners as authorized by the Veterans’
Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapter 55): Provided
further, That $12,000,000 previously transferred from
‘‘Compensation and pensions’’ to ‘‘Medical facilities re-
volving fund’’ shall be transferred to this heading.
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law
(38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53,
55, and 61), $1,345,300,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That funds shall be available to pay any
court order, court award or any compromise settlement
arising from litigation involving the vocational training
program authorized by section 18 of Public Law 98–77,
as amended.