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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter
1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con-
struction Authorization Acts, $136,077,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2010.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL RESERVE
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts,
$46,676,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military
Construction Authorization Acts, $89,260,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2010.
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
For the United States share of the cost of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro-
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gram for the acquisition and construction of military facili-
ties and installations (including international military
headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective de-
fense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by
section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Military
Construction Authorization Acts, $206,858,000, to remain
available until expended.
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
For expenses of family housing for the Army for con-
struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex-
pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law,
$549,636,000, to remain available until September 30,
2010.
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
For expenses of family housing for the Army for oper-
ation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing,
minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in-
surance premiums, as authorized by law, $812,993,000.
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE
CORPS
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace-
ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as au-
thorized by law, $218,942,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2010.
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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
AND MARINE CORPS
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt
payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter-
est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law,
$593,660,000.
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for
construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition,
expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law,
$1,142,622,000, to remain available until September 30,
2010.
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR
FORCE
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for
operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas-
ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges,
and 
insurance 
premiums, 
as 
authorized 
by 
law,
$766,939,000.
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
DEFENSE-WIDE
For expenses of family housing for the activities and
agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the mili-
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tary departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing,
and minor construction, as authorized by law, $46,391,000.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING
IMPROVEMENT FUND
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $2,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant
to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, providing
alternative means of acquiring and improving military
family housing and supporting facilities.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account 1990, established by section 2906(a)(1) of the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10
U.S.C. section 2687 note), $377,827,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account 2005, established by section 2906A(a)(1) of the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10
U.S.C. section 2687 note), $1,504,466,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That these funds may not
be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense sub-
mits to the congressional defense committees and receives
approval of a report describing the specific programs,
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projects, and activities for which such funds are to be obli-
gated.
GENERAL 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 ex-
ceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, ex-
cept Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the
Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor.
SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title shall be
available for hire of passenger motor vehicles.
SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title may be
used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration,
Department of Transportation, for the construction of ac-
cess roads as authorized by section 210 of title 23, United
States Code, when projects authorized therein are certified
as important to the national defense 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
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Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineer-
ing Command, except: (1) where there is a determination
of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by
the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney Gen-
eral; (3) where the estimated value is less than $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 military construction appropriations Acts.
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this
title for minor construction may be used to transfer or relo-
cate any activity from one base or installation to another,
without prior notification to the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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 made available in this
title may be used to pay real property taxes in any foreign
nation.
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SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this
title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas
without prior notification to the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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 North Atlantic Treaty
Organization member 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 responsive and respon-
sible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent:
Provided further, That this section shall not apply to con-
tract awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll
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for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid is sub-
mitted by a Marshallese contractor.
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the
appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, includ-
ing 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 dur-
ing the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last
two 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 cur-
rent 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, inspection,
overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on
subsequent claims, if any.
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SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any funds made available to a military department or de-
fense agency for the construction of military projects 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 made available
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 in-
creased pursuant to law.
SEC. 118. The Secretary of Defense shall 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 encourage
other member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation, Japan, Korea, and United States allies bordering
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 deposited
to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account estab-
lished by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authorization
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Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Pub-
lic Law 100–526) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) 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. section 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 Congress,
such additional amounts as may be determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the Department
of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from
amounts appropriated for construction in ‘‘Family Hous-
ing’’ 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 De-
partment of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Im-
provement Fund from amounts appropriated for construc-
tion of military unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Con-
struction’’ 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 avail-
able to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan
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guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant
to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169, title 10,
United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of ac-
quiring and improving military family housing, military
unaccompanied housing, 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 Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress the notice described
in subsection (b).
(b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a notice
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 installation
for which housing is provided under the contract;
(B) a reduction in force of units stationed at
such installation; or
(C) the extended deployment overseas of units
stationed at such installation.
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(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 Government
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 established
by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metro-
politan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. section 3374)
to pay for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assist-
ance 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 provision
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 annu-
ally for the maintenance and repair of any general or flag
officer quarters without 30 days prior notification to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress,
except that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted
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if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associated
with environmental remediation that could not be reason-
ably anticipated at the time of the budget submission: Pro-
vided further, That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp-
troller) is to report annually to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress all operation and
maintenance expenditures for each individual general or
flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year.
SEC. 125. None of the funds made available in this
title may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided
in this Act, or any other appropriations Act.
SEC. 126. 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 de-
fense.
SEC. 127. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im-
provement Account established by subsection (h) of section
2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appropriated and
shall be available until expended for the purposes specified
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in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred pur-
suant to subsection (i)(3) of such section.
SEC. 128. None of the funds made available in this
title, or in any Act making appropriations for military
construction which remain available for obligation, may be
obligated or expended to carry out a military construction,
land acquisition, or family housing project at or for a mili-
tary installation approved for closure, or at a military in-
stallation for the purposes of supporting a function that has
been approved for realignment to another installation, 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. section 2687 note), unless the Secretary of Defense
certifies that the cost to the United States of carrying out
such project would be less than the cost to the United States
of cancelling such project, or in the case of projects having
multi-agency use, that another Government agency has in-
dicated it will assume ownership of the completed project,
and the Secretary of Defense may not transfer funds made
available for such a military construction project, land ac-
quisition, or family housing project to another account or
use such funds for another purpose or project without the
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress.
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SEC. 129. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and noti-
fications required by this title shall be submitted to the Sub-
committee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs,
and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related
Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
SEC. 130. Of the amount appropriated by this title
under the heading ‘‘MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NA-
TIONAL GUARD’’ and available for planning and design,
$1,440,000 shall be available for planning and design for
a replacement C–130 maintenance hangar at Air National
Guard New Castle County Airport, Delaware.
SEC. 131. (a) Of the amount appropriated by this title
under the heading ‘‘MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY’’,
$4,550,000 shall be made available for the construction of
a military police complex at Fort Gordon, Georgia.
(b) The amount appropriated by this title under the
heading ‘‘MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY’’ and available
for Fort Gillem, Georgia, is hereby decreased by $4,550,000.
SEC. 132. (a) The amount appropriated by this title
under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLO-
SURE ACCOUNT 1990’’ is hereby increased by $25,000,000.
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(b) The amount appropriated by this title under the
heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AC-
COUNT 2005’’ is hereby decreased by $25,000,000.
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 be-
half of veterans and a pilot program for disability examina-
tions 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 burial benefits, the
Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors, emergency
and other officers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits
and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial
life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of
article IV of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of
1940 (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; 50 U.S.C. App. 540–548;
43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198),
$33,412,879,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $23,491,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General
operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical administration’’ for nec-
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essary expenses in implementing those provisions author-
ized 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 care collections fund’’ to augment the funding
of individual medical facilities for nursing home care pro-
vided 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 program
services and assistance which the Secretary is authorized
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 title 38, United States Code, chapter 19; 70
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Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487, $45,907,000, to remain available
until expended.
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 title 38, United States Code, 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 2006,
within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in
gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe-
cially adapted housing loans.
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct
and guaranteed loan programs, $153,575,000, which may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘General operating expenses’’.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $53,000, as authorized by
title 38, United States Code, chapter 31: 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 funds made available
under this heading are available to subsidize gross obliga-
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tions 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 title 38, United States Code,
chapter 37, subchapter V, $580,000, which may be trans-
ferred 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 guar-
anteed transitional housing loan program authorized by
title 38, United States Code, chapter 37, subchapter VI, not
to exceed $750,000 of the amounts appropriated by this Act
for ‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical administra-
tion’’ may be expended.
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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL SERVICES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized
by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and vet-
erans described in paragraphs (1) through (8) of section
1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, including care and
treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs and including medical sup-
plies and equipment and salaries and expenses of healthcare
employees hired under title 38, United States Code, and aid
to State homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38,
United States Code; $23,308,011,000, plus reimbursements,
of which $1,977,000,000 are designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of House Concurrent
Resolution 95 (109th Congress), the fiscal year 2006 budget
resolution: Provided further, That of the emergency funds
provided under this heading, the Department of Veterans
Affairs shall submit for approval by the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress, a financial plan
outlining how the emergency funds will be obligated: Pro-
vided further, That the Department of Veterans Affairs shall
include these emergency funds in their base request for the
fiscal year 2007 budget submission: Provided further, That
of the funds made available under this heading, not to ex-
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ceed $1,500,000,000 shall be available until September 30,
2007: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall es-
tablish 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 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority
funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to vet-
erans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dis-
pensing of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Admin-
istration facilities to enrolled veterans with privately writ-
ten 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: Pro-
vided further, That for the Department of Defense/Veterans
Affairs Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized
by section 721 of Public Law 107–314, a minimum of
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended, for any
purpose authorized by title 38, United States Code, section
8111.
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses in the administration of the
medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction,
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supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad-
ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activities;
uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections
5901–5902 of title 5, United States Code; and administra-
tive and legal expenses of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs for collecting and recovering amounts owed the depart-
ment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United
States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act
(42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.); $2,858,442,000, plus reimburse-
ments, of which $250,000,000 shall be available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
For necessary expenses, $1,456,821,000 shall be avail-
able for the Department of Veterans Affairs Information
Technology program: Provided, That within 90 days of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish an office for Information Technology (IT) with the
authority and responsibility for all IT projects: Provided
further, That this office shall report directly to the Deputy
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That this
new organizational structure shall be subject to approval
of the Committees on Appropriations in both Houses of
Congress: Provided further, That within this amount, no
more than $100,000,000 from all sources shall be available
for the HealtheVet project for fiscal year 2006: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available for the
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HealtheVet project may be obligated until such time that
the Department of Veterans Affairs creates a single position
with the responsibility for and the authority to manage the
entire project, including budgetary authority: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available for the
HealtheVet project may be obligated until the Committees
on Appropriations in both Houses of Congress approve a
financial expenditure plan for the entire project.
MEDICAL FACILITIES
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and oper-
ation of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities
and other necessary facilities for the Veterans Health Ad-
ministration; for administrative expenses in support of
planning, design, project management, real property acqui-
sition and disposition, construction and renovation of any
facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs; for oversight, engineering and ar-
chitectural activities not charged to project costs; for repair-
ing, altering, improving or providing facilities in the sev-
eral hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for,
either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees
and purchase of materials; for leases of facilities; and for
laundry and food services, $3,297,669,000, plus reimburse-
ments, of which $250,000,000 shall be available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007.
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MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of
medical and prosthetic research and development as author-
ized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code to remain
available until September 30, 2007, $412,000,000, plus re-
imbursements, of which, not less than $15,000,000 shall be
used for Gulf War Illness research.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including ad-
ministrative expenses in support of department-wide cap-
ital planning, management and policy activities, uniforms
or allowances therefore; not to exceed $25,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services
Administration for security guard services, and the Depart-
ment of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail,
$1,418,827,000: Provided, The Veterans Affairs shall con-
duct an information campaign in States with an average
annual disability compensation payment of less than
$7,300 (according to the report issued by the Department
of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General on May 19,
2005), to inform all veterans receiving disability compensa-
tion, by direct mail, of the history of below average dis-