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as
authorized
by
law,
$19,983,912,000,
of
which 
$19,184,537,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, 
of which not to exceed 2 percent shall remain available 
until
September
30,
2007,
and
of
which
up
to 
$10,212,427,000 may be available for contracts entered 
into
under
the
TRICARE
program;
of
which 
$355,119,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2008, shall be for procurement; and of which 
$444,256,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2007, shall be for research, development, test 
and evaluation: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, of the amount made available under this 
heading for research, development, test and evaluation, 
not less than $7,500,000 shall be available for HIV pre-
vention educational activities undertaken in connection 
with U.S. military training, exercises, and humanitarian 
assistance activities conducted primarily in African na-
tions. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a- 
fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 
exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, 
except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of
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the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there-
for. 
SEC. 102. Funds appropriated in this title for con-
struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles. 
SEC. 103. Funds appropriated in this title for con-
struction may be used for advances to the Federal High-
way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 
the construction of access roads as authorized by section 
210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author-
ized therein are certified as important to the national de-
fense by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to begin construction of new bases in 
the United States for which specific appropriations have 
not been made. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements 
in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by 
the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi-
neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina-
tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 
by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 
General; (3) where the estimated value is less than
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$25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 
of Defense to be in the public interest. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site 
preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, 
except housing for which funds have been made available 
in annual Acts making appropriations for military con-
struction. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 
title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 
relocate any activity from one base or installation to an-
other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used for the procurement of steel for any con-
struction project or activity for which American steel pro-
ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied 
the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military construction or family hous-
ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 
property taxes in any foreign nation. 
SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas
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without prior notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 111. 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 for 
projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any NATO mem-
ber country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Sea, 
unless such contracts are awarded to United States firms 
or United States firms in joint venture with host nation 
firms. 
SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this 
title for military construction in the United States terri-
tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 
Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Sea, 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 contract 
awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 
of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest respon-
sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 
than 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall 
not apply to contract awards for military construction on 
Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re-
sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor.
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SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense is to inform the 
appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in-
cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of the plans 
and scope of any proposed military exercise involving 
United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, 
if amounts expended for construction, either temporary or 
permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 
SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the funds 
made available in this title which are limited for obligation 
during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during 
the last 2 months of the fiscal year. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 
for construction authorized for each such military depart-
ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 
current session of Congress. 
SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing 
projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex-
pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 
be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec-
tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 
and on subsequent claims, if any. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds appropriated to a military department or 
defense agency for the construction of military projects
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may be obligated for a military construction project or 
contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, 
at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after 
the fiscal year for which funds for such project were ap-
propriated if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are 
obligated from funds available for military construction 
projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated 
for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of 
such project is increased pursuant to law. 
SEC. 118. The Secretary of Defense is to provide the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
with an annual report by February 15, containing details 
of the specific actions proposed to be taken by the Depart-
ment of Defense during the current fiscal year to encour-
age other member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization, Japan, Korea, and United States allies bor-
dering the Arabian Sea to assume a greater share of the 
common defense burden of such nations and the United 
States. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 119. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, proceeds depos-
ited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 
established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authoriza-
tion Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
(10 U.S.C. 2687 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C)
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of such Act, may be transferred to the account established 
by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to be 
merged with, and to be available for the same purposes 
and the same time period as that account. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 120. Subject to 30 days prior notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress, such additional amounts as may be determined by 
the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the 
Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 
Fund from amounts appropriated for construction in 
‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be merged with and to be 
available for the same purposes and for the same period 
of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or 
(2) the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied 
Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 
for construction of military unaccompanied housing in 
‘‘Military Construction’’ accounts, to be merged with and 
to be available for the same purposes and for the same 
period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the 
Fund: Provided, That appropriations made available to 
the Funds shall be available to cover the costs, as defined 
in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the De-
partment of Defense pursuant to the provisions of sub-
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chapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, 
pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improv-
ing military family housing, military unaccompanied hous-
ing, and supporting facilities. 
SEC. 121. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated for Partnership for Peace Programs 
in the New Independent States of the former Soviet 
Union. 
SEC. 122. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing 
any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for 
military family housing the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the notice de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a no-
tice of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage 
or rental payments) proposed to be made by the Secretary 
to the private party under the contract involved in the 
event of— 
(A) the closure or realignment of the installa-
tion for which housing is provided under the con-
tract; 
(B) a reduction in force of units stationed at 
such installation; or
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(C) the extended deployment overseas of units 
stationed at such installation. 
(2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify 
the nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent 
and likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal Gov-
ernment with respect to the guarantee. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 123. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
transferred from the account established by section 
2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to the fund estab-
lished by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and 
Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) 
to pay for expenses associated with the Homeowners As-
sistance Program. Any amounts transferred shall be 
merged with and be available for the same purposes and 
for the same time period as the fund to which transferred. 
SEC. 124. Notwithstanding this or any other provi-
sion of law, funds made available in this title for operation 
and maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 
source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 
housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 
Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit may be 
spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen-
eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica-
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tion to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress, except that an after-the-fact notification shall 
be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due to 
costs associated with environmental remediation that 
could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of the 
budget submission: Provided further, That the Under Sec-
retary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report annually to 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress all operation and maintenance expenditures for each 
individual general or flag officer quarters for the prior fis-
cal year. 
SEC. 125. None of the funds made available in this 
title under the heading ‘‘North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion Security Investment Program’’, and no funds appro-
priated for any fiscal year before fiscal year 2006 for that 
program that remain available for obligation, may be obli-
gated or expended for the conduct of studies of missile 
defense. 
SEC. 126. Whenever the Secretary of Defense or any 
other official of the Department of Defense is requested 
by the subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Vet-
erans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives or the 
subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Af-
fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro-
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priations of the Senate to respond to a question or inquiry 
submitted by the chairman or another member of that 
subcommittee pursuant to a subcommittee hearing or 
other activity, the Secretary (or other official) shall re-
spond to the request, in writing, within 21 days of the 
date on which the request is transmitted to the Secretary 
(or other official). 
SEC. 127. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im-
provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec-
tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro-
priated and shall be available until expended for the pur-
poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 
transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 128. During the 5-year period after appropria-
tions available to the Department of Defense for military 
construction and family housing operation and mainte-
nance and construction have expired for obligation, upon 
a determination that such appropriations will not be nec-
essary for the liquidation of obligations or for making au-
thorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga-
tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap-
propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 
may be transferred into the appropriation, ‘‘Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense,’’ to be merged 
with and to be available for the same time period and for
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the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans-
ferred. 
SEC. 129. None of the funds appropriated in this title 
available for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of 
the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) or TRICARE shall 
be available for the reimbursement of any health care pro-
vider for inpatient mental health service for care received 
when a patient is referred to a provider of inpatient men-
tal health care or residential treatment care by a medical 
or health care professional having an economic interest in 
the facility to which the patient is referred: Provided, That 
this limitation does not apply in the case of inpatient men-
tal health services provided under the program for persons 
with disabilities under subsection (d) of section 1079 of 
title 10, United States Code, provided as partial hospital 
care, or provided pursuant to a waiver authorized by the 
Secretary of Defense because of medical or psychological 
circumstances of the patient that are confirmed by a 
health professional who is not a Federal employee after 
a review, pursuant to rules prescribed by the Secretary, 
which takes into account the appropriate level of care for 
the patient, the intensity of services required by the pa-
tient, and the availability of that care. 
SEC. 130. The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may
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carry out a program to distribute surplus dental and med-
ical equipment of the Department of Defense, at no cost 
to the Department of Defense, to Indian Health Service 
facilities and to federally-qualified health centers (within 
the meaning of section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B))). 
SEC. 131. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to carry out a military construction 
project, land acquisition, or family housing project for a 
military installation approved for closure in 2005 under 
the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
(part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 
2687 note), and the Secretary of Defense may not transfer 
funds appropriated for such a military construction 
project, land acquisition, or family housing project to an-
other account or use such funds for another purpose or 
project without the approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 132. None of the funds in this title for oper-
ation, maintenance, or repair of housing for general offi-
cers and flag officers in the National Capital Region may 
be used until the Department of Defense submits the re-
port required by section 2802(c) of the Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005.
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TITLE II 
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 and a pilot program for disability ex-
aminations as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 
11, 13, 18, 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 title IV of the Servicemembers 
Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 540 et seq.) and for other 
benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, 
and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 43 Stat. 122, 
123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), $33,412,879,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $23,491,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General operating ex-
penses’’ and ‘‘Medical services’’ for necessary expenses in 
implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 
of title 38, United States Code), the funding source for 
which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and
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pensions’’ appropriation: 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 funding of individual medical facilities for 
nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. 
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), $3,214,246,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation pro-
gram services and assistance which the Secretary is au-
thorized to provide under section 3104(a) of title 38, 
United States Code, other than under subsection (a)(1), 
(2), (5), and (11) of that section, shall be charged to this 
account. 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life 
insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet-
erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 
Stat. 487, $45,907,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as 
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37: 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: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2005, 
within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in 
gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe-
cially adapted housing loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $153,575,000, 
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $53,000, as authorized 
by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, 
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these 
funds under this heading are available to subsidize gross
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obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not 
to exceed $4,242,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $305,000, which may 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
‘‘General operating expenses’’. 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 
of title 38, United States Code, $580,000, which may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
‘‘General operating expenses’’: Provided, That no new 
loans in excess of $30,000,000 may be made in fiscal year 
2006. 
GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR 
HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the administrative expenses to carry out the 
guaranteed transitional housing loan program authorized 
by subchapter VI of chapter 37, of title 38, United States 
Code, not to exceed $750,000 of the amounts appropriated 
by this Act for ‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Med-
ical administration’’ may be expended.
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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 
by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
veterans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 
under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 
medical supplies and equipment and salaries and expenses 
of health-care employees hired under title 38, United 
States Code, and aid to State homes as authorized by sec-
tion
1741
of
title
38,
United
States
Code; 
$20,995,141,000, plus reimbursements, of which not less 
than $2,200,000,000 shall be expended for specialty men-
tal health care: Provided, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, not to exceed $1,100,000,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2007: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for 
treatment for veterans who are service-connected disabled, 
lower income, or have special needs: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for 
the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in en-
rollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further,
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That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing 
of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administra-
tion facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written 
prescriptions based on requirements established by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation of 
the program described in the previous proviso shall incur 
no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: 
Provided further, That for the Department of Defense/De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing Incen-
tive Fund, as authorized by section 721 of Public Law 
107–314, a minimum of $15,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for the purposes authorized by section 
8111 of title 38, United States Code. 
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad-
ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi-
ties; information technology hardware and software; uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
5901–5902 of title 5, United States Code; administrative 
and legal expenses of the Department for collecting and 
recovering amounts owed the Department as authorized 
under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, and the 
Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et