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the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the Senate. 
(c) CAPITOL TRUST ACCOUNT.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States an account for the 
Architect of the Capitol to be known as the ‘‘Capitol 
Trust Account’’, consisting of all fees collected by the 
Chief under subsection (b)(2). 
(2) TRANSFER.—Immediately upon receiving 
any fees collected under subsection (b)(2), the Chief 
shall transfer the fees to the Capitol Trust Account. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the Capitol 
Trust Account shall be available without fiscal year 
limitation for such maintenance, improvements, and 
projects with respect to Union Square as the Architect 
of the Capitol considers appropriate, subject to the 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–74). 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2014’’.
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DIVISION 
J—MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RE-
LATED 
AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2014 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 
currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 
Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec-
essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con-
struction and operation of facilities in support of the func-
tions of the Commander in Chief, $1,104,875,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $64,575,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, 
and host nation support, as authorized by law, unless the 
Secretary of the Army determines that additional obliga-
tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
determination and the reasons therefor.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 
Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 
personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 
and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this 
appropriation, $1,629,690,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: Provided, That of this amount, not to 
exceed $80,638,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that 
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 
as currently authorized by law, $1,052,796,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $11,314,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air 
Force determines that additional obligations are necessary
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for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 
and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That none of the 
funds provided under this heading for military construction 
in the United Kingdom as identified in the table entitled 
‘‘Military Construction’’ in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act) may be obligated or expended until 
the Department of Defense completes a European Consoli-
dation Study, and the Secretary of Defense (1) provides to 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress a comprehensive European basing strategy reflecting 
the findings of the Consolidation Study, and (2) certifies 
in writing the requirement identified in the study for each 
of the military construction projects in the United Kingdom 
funded in this section: Provided further, That none of the 
funds provided under this heading for military construction 
in Saipan or for Pacific Airpower Resiliency projects in 
Guam, Joint Region Marianas, as identified in the table 
entitled ‘‘Military Construction’’ in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act) may be obligated or ex-
pended until the Department of Defense completes a Pacific 
Resiliency Study and the Secretary of Defense (1) provides 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
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gress a comprehensive Pacific Resiliency Plan, and (2) cer-
tifies in writing the requirement identified in the study for 
each of the military construction projects in Saipan, and 
for the Pacific Airpower Resiliency projects in Guam fund-
ed in this section. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa-
tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
departments), 
as 
currently 
authorized 
by 
law, 
$3,445,423,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 
as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 
transferred to such appropriations of the Department of De-
fense available for military construction or family housing 
as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with and to 
be available for the same purposes, and for the same time 
period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: 
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $205,185,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that ad-
ditional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no-
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tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds provided under this 
heading for military construction in Germany or the 
United Kingdom as identified in the table entitled ‘‘Mili-
tary Construction’’ in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
solidated Act) may be obligated or expended until the De-
partment of Defense completes a European Consolidation 
Study, and the Secretary of Defense (1) provides to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
a comprehensive European basing strategy reflecting the 
findings of the Consolidation Study, and (2) certifies in 
writing the requirement identified in the study for each of 
the military construction projects in Germany and the 
United Kingdom funded in this section: Provided further, 
That of the amount appropriated, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, $38,513,000 shall be available for 
payments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the 
planning, design, and construction of a new North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization headquarters. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu-
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tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $314,740,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018: Provided, That of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $22,930,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army 
National Guard determines that additional obligations are 
necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina-
tion and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
$119,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $13,400,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Director of the Air National Guard deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of
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and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
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, $45,659,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That of the 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $2,229,000 shall be 
available for study, planning, design, and architect and en-
gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of 
the Air Force Reserve determines that additional obliga-
tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
determination and the reasons therefor. 
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
For the United States share of the cost of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro-
gram for the acquisition and construction of military facili-
ties and installations (including international military
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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, $199,700,000, 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, 
$27,408,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
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, $512,871,000. 
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, $73,407,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018.
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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, 
$379,444,000. 
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, 
$76,360,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
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, 
$388,598,000. 
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-
tary departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, 
and minor construction, as authorized by law, $55,845,000.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING 
IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $1,780,000, 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. 
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE- 
WIDE 
For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided 
for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stock-
pile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance 
with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authoriza-
tion Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction 
of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the 
chemical weapon stockpile, as currently authorized by law, 
$122,536,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018, which shall be only for the Assembled Chemical Weap-
ons Alternatives program. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account, established by section 2906(a)(1) of the De-
fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 
2687 note), as amended by section 2711 of the National De-
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fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239), $451,357,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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 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 for con-
struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles. 
SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con-
struction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway 
Administration, Department of Transportation, for the con-
struction of access roads as authorized by section 210 of 
title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized there-
in 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.
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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 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 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 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-
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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 housing 
during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real prop-
erty 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 
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
1038 
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 
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 plans and scope 
of any proposed military exercise involving United States 
personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts ex-
pended 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 
2 months of the fiscal year. 
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-
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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. 
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. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 118. 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 
Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (10 
U.S.C. 2687 note) 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
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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. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 119. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 
days for a notification provided in an electronic medium 
pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States 
Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress, 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 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 
guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant
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to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 
10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of 
acquiring and improving military family housing, military 
unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 120. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
transferred from the accounts established by sections 
2906(a)(1) and 2906A(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 Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the Home-
owners Assistance Program incurred under 42 U.S.C. 
3374(a)(1)(A). 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. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds made available in this title for operation and mainte-
nance 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, or 14
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days for a notification provided in an electronic medium 
pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States 
Code, 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 submis-
sion: Provided further, That the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation 
and maintenance expenditures for each individual general 
or flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year. 
SEC. 122. 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 
in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred pur-
suant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 
SEC. 123. 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
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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. 2687 note), unless such a project at a military in-
stallation approved for realignment will support a con-
tinuing mission or function at that installation or a new 
mission or function that is planned for that installation, 
or 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 if the project is at an active component base that shall 
be established as an enclave 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. 
The Secretary of Defense may not transfer funds made 
available as a result of this limitation from any military 
construction project, land acquisition, or family housing 
project to another account or use such funds for another 
purpose or project without the prior approval of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. This 
section shall not apply to military construction projects, 
land acquisition, or family housing projects for which the 
project is vital to the national security or the protection 
of health, safety, or environmental quality: Provided, That 
the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional de-
1044 
fense committees within 7 days of a decision to carry out 
such a military construction project. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 124. During the 5-year period after appropria-
tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 
for military construction and family housing operation and 
maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 
upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 
necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 
authorized 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 
the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans-
ferred. 
SEC. 125. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
by the Secretary of the Army to relocate a unit in the Army 
that— 
(1) performs a testing mission or function that 
is not performed by any other unit in the Army and 
is specifically stipulated in title 10, United States 
Code; and
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(2) is located at a military installation at which 
the total number of civilian employees of the Depart-
ment of the Army and Army contractor personnel em-
ployed exceeds 10 percent of the total number of mem-
bers of the regular and reserve components of the 
Army assigned to the installation. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that in proposing the relocation of the unit of 
the Army, the Secretary complied with Army Regulation 
5–10 relating to the policy, procedures, and responsibilities 
for Army stationing actions. 
SEC. 126. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available in an account funded under the headings in this 
title may be transferred among projects and activities with-
in the account in accordance with the reprogramming 
guidelines for military construction and family housing 
construction contained in Department of Defense Financial 
Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, 
of February 2009, as in effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 127. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 
and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme-
tery.
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SEC. 128. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used for decommis-
sioning the Combined Heat and Power Plant at Clear Air 
Force Station, Alaska, until the Comptroller General of the 
United States conducts a review of the data used by the 
Department of Defense, including data in the Environ-
mental Impact Statement and Fiscal Year 2010 Feasibility 
Study, to determine whether decommissioning the Com-
bined Heat and Power Plant is the most cost-effective and 
beneficial option for the day-to-day operations and missions 
at the installation in support of United States national se-
curity. 
SEC. 129. Notwithstanding section 116, the Secretary 
of Army may obligate from any available military con-
struction funds such additional funds that the Secretary de-
termines are necessary to complete the Explosive Research 
and Development Loading Facility, Picatinny Arsenal, 
New Jersey. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 130. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, from prior appropriations 
Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as being 
for contingency operations directly related to the global war 
on 
terrorism 
or 
as 
an 
emergency 
requirement), 
$200,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
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(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 131. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, from 
prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations des-
ignated by law as being for contingency operations directly 
related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency 
requirement), $12,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 132. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, from prior appropria-
tions Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as 
being for contingency operations directly related to the glob-
al war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), 
$39,700,000 are hereby rescinded. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 133. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, from prior appro-
priations Acts (other than appropriations designated by 
law as being for contingency operations directly related to 
the global war on terrorism or as an emergency require-
ment), $14,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 134. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’, from prior 
appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated
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by law as being for contingency operations directly related 
to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency require-
ment), $14,200,000 are hereby rescinded. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 135. Of the unobligated balances made available 
in prior appropriation Acts for the fund established in sec-
tion 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan 
Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) (other than ap-
propriations designated by law as being for contingency op-
erations directly related to the global war on terrorism or 
as an emergency requirement), $99,949,000 are hereby re-
scinded. 
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 section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 
51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; pension 
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 
15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; and 
burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for 
Survivors, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay, ad-
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justed-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums 
due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under 
the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as 
authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and 
chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States 
Code, $71,476,104,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not to exceed $17,049,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Gen-
eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra-
tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ 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 
Pensions’’ appropriation: 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 provided to pensioners as authorized. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 
21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of 
title 38, United States Code, and for the payment of benefits 
under the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program,
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$13,135,898,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That expenses for rehabilitation program services 
and assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide 
under subsection (a) of section 3104 of title 38, United 
States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and 
(11) of that subsection, 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 chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States 
Code, $77,567,000, to remain available until expended. 
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized 
by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of title 38, 
United States Code: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That during fiscal year 2014, within the resources 
available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for 
direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing 
loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $158,430,000.
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VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $5,000, 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 Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading are available to subsidize gross obliga-
tions for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$2,500,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $354,000, which may 
be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex-
penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of 
title 38, United States Code, $1,109,000. 
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 vet-
erans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United States 
Code, including care and treatment in facilities not under
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the jurisdiction of the Department, and including medical 
supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, food serv-
ices, and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees 
hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to State homes 
as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United States 
Code, assistance and support services for caregivers as au-
thorized by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, 
loan repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers 
and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public 
Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), and 
hospital care and medical services authorized by section 
1787 of title 38, United States Code; $40,000,000, which 
shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under 
this heading that became available on October 1, 2013; and, 
in addition, $45,015,527,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
become available on October 1, 2014, and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2015: Provided, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the provision 
of medical treatment for veterans who have service-con-
nected disabilities, lower income, or have special needs: Pro-
vided 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
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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. 
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 
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 activities; 
and 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 seq.), $5,879,700,000, plus reimbursements, 
shall become available on October 1, 2014, and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2015. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and oper-
ation of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 
and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Admin-
istration; for administrative expenses in support of plan-
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ning, design, project management, real property acquisition 
and disposition, construction, and renovation of any facil-
ity under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; 
for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not 
charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, 
or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes 
under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise pro-
vided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary 
employees and purchase of materials; for leases of facilities; 
and for laundry services; $85,000,000 which shall be in ad-
dition to funds previously appropriated under this heading 
that became available on October 1, 2013; and, in addition, 
$4,739,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2014, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2015. 
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, 
$585,664,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain available 
until September 30, 2015. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad-
ministration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise 
provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor;
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cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one 
passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or 
improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the Na-
tional Cemetery Administration, $250,000,000, of which 
not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2015. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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 therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official re-
ception and representation expenses; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services 
Administration for security guard services, $415,885,000, 
of which not to exceed $20,151,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2015: Provided, That the Board of Vet-
erans Appeals shall be funded at not less than $88,294,000: 
Provided further, That funds provided under this heading 
may be transferred to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Vet-
erans Benefits Administration’’.
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GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Bene-
fits Administration, not otherwise provided for, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the Gen-
eral Services Administration for security guard services, 
and reimbursement of the Department of Defense for the 
cost of overseas employee mail, $2,465,490,000: 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 Af-
fairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: 
(1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable 
and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) 
to achieve maximum independence in daily living, shall be 
charged to this account: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under this heading, not to exceed 
$123,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2015. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information technology sys-
tems and telecommunications support, including develop-
mental information systems and operational information 
systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital
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asset acquisition of information technology systems, includ-
ing management and related contractual costs of said ac-
quisitions, including contractual costs associated with oper-
ations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, $3,703,344,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That 
$1,026,400,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of 
which not to exceed $30,792,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2015: Provided further, That 
$2,181,653,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of 
which not to exceed $151,316,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2015: Provided further, That 
$495,291,000 shall be for information technology systems 
development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall 
remain available until September 30, 2015: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts made available for information tech-
nology systems development, modernization, and enhance-
ment may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a certifi-
cation of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obligated 
and expended for each development project: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts made available for salaries and ex-
penses, operations and maintenance, and information tech-
nology systems development, modernization, and enhance-
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ment may be transferred among the three subaccounts after 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the au-
thority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available for the ‘‘Infor-
mation Technology Systems’’ account for development, mod-
ernization, and enhancement may be transferred among 
projects or to newly defined projects: Provided further, That 
no project may be increased or decreased by more than 
$1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a request to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations 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: Provided further, 
That funds under this heading may be used by the Inter-
agency Program Office through the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to develop a standard data reference terminology 
model: Provided further, That of the funds provided for in-
formation technology systems development, modernization, 
and enhancement for VistA Evolution, not more than 25 
percent may be obligated until the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress, and such Commit-
tees approve, a plan for expenditure that: (1) defines the 
budget and cost for full operating capability and the total 
life cycle cost of the project; (2) identifies the deployment
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timeline, including benchmarks, for full operating capa-
bility; (3) describes how VistA Evolution will adhere to data 
standardization as defined by the Interagency Program Of-
fice and how testing will be conducted in order to ensure 
interoperability between current and future Department of 
Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense electronic 
health record systems; (4) has been submitted to the Govern-
ment Accountability Office for review; and (5) complies 
with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and 
systems acquisition management practices of the Federal 
Government: Provided further, That the funds made avail-
able under this heading for information technology systems 
development, modernization, and enhancement, shall be for 
the projects, and in the amounts, specified under this head-
ing in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, to include information technology, in carrying out the 
provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), $121,411,000, of which $10,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2015: Provided, That the Of-
fice of Inspector General, in coordination with the Depart-
ment of Defense’s Office of Inspector General, shall examine 
the process and procedures currently in place in the trans-
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mission of service treatment and personnel records from the 
Department of Defense to the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
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, and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, 
not otherwise provided for, including planning, architec-
tural and engineering services, construction management 
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs as-
sociated with equipment guarantees provided 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 avail-
able 
in 
a 
previous 
major 
project 
appropriation, 
$342,130,000, of which $322,130,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018, and of which $20,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That except for 
advance planning activities, including needs assessments 
which may or may not lead to capital investments, and 
other capital asset management related activities, including
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portfolio development and management activities, and in-
vestment strategy studies funded through the advance plan-
ning 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 account, 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 process: Provided further, 
That funds made available under this heading for fiscal 
year 2014, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) 
by the awarding of a construction documents contract by 
September 30, 2014; and (2) by the awarding of a construc-
tion contract by September 30, 2015: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress a written report on any approved major construction 
project for which obligations are not incurred within the 
time limitations established above. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the
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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 engi-
neering services, maintenance or guarantee period services 
costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under 
the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and 
storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisi-
tion, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 
2404, 2406, and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, 
not otherwise provided for, where the estimated cost of a 
project is equal to or less than the amount set forth in sec-
tion 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, 
$714,870,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018, along with unobligated balances of previous ‘‘Con-
struction, 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.
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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 8137 of 
title 38, United States Code, $85,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 
in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme-
teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 
States Code, $46,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2014 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
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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 Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2014, in this Act or any 
other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support 
and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts 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 notification from the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress of the amount and 
purpose of the transfer: Provided further, That any trans-
fers between the ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Support 
and Compliance’’ accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceed-
ing the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may take 
place only after the Secretary requests 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 Facili-
ties’’ account may take place only after the Secretary re-
quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both
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Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 
an approval is issued. 
SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for sal-
aries and expenses shall be available for services authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or both; 
and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sec-
tions 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 sections 
7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, or the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimbursement 
of the cost of such hospitalization or examination is made 
to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such rates as may be 
fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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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 required 
to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year 
accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2013. 
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 Pen-
sions’’. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
during fiscal year 2014, 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 ‘‘General Operating Expenses, 
Veterans Benefits Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Tech-
nology Systems’’ accounts for the cost of administration of 
the insurance programs financed through those accounts:
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Provided, That reimbursement shall be made only from the 
surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance pro-
gram during fiscal year 2014 that are available for divi-
dends in that program after claims have been paid and ac-
tuarially determined reserves have been set aside: Provided 
further, That if the cost of administration of such an insur-
ance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accu-
mulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made 
only to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall determine the cost of adminis-
tration for fiscal year 2014 which is properly allocable to 
the provision 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 incurred by 
that account during a prior fiscal year for providing en-
hanced-use lease services, may be obligated during 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 Management 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Em-
ployment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication under
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section 319 of title 38, United States Code, for all services 
provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not 
to exceed $42,904,000 for the Office of Resolution Manage-
ment and $3,360,000 for the Office of Employment Dis-
crimination Complaint Adjudication: Provided, That pay-
ments may be made in advance for services to be furnished 
based on estimated costs: Provided further, That amounts 
received shall be credited to the ‘‘General Administration’’ 
and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for use by 
the office that provided 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 Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve with-
in 30 days following the date on which the report is re-
ceived. 
SEC. 212. No funds of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs 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-service-con-
nected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such 
title, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, 
current, accurate third-party reimbursement information
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for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Provided, That 
the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any other 
debt due the United States, the reasonable charges for such 
care or services from any person who does not make such 
disclosure as required: Provided further, 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 received. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing ac-
tivities (including disposal) may be deposited into the 
‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor 
Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction (including 
site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and improve-
ments of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for 
the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums 
as realized are in addition to the amount provided for in 
‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor 
Projects’’. 
SEC. 214. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 
Services’’ are available— 
(1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup-
plies, and equipment; and
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(2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and 
other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 
beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 215. Such sums as may be deposited to the Med-
ical 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 pur-
poses of that account. 
SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter 
into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations 
which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with 
the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations serving rural Alaska which have entered into 
contracts with the Indian Health Service under the Indian 
Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act, to pro-
vide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental 
care. The Secretary shall require participating veterans and 
facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regula-
tions, as established by the Secretary. The term ‘‘rural Alas-
ka’’ shall mean those lands sited within the external bound-
aries of the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 
7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native Claims Set-
tlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), and those lands 
within the Alaska Native regions specified in sections
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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 Anchorage, the Fair-
banks North Star Borough, the Kenai Peninsula 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 pursuant 
to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may be 
transferred to the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con-
struction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain available 
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 veterans 
within their respective Networks. 
SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall sub-
mit 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 ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical 
Facilities’’, ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Bene-
1072 
fits Administration’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and ‘‘Na-
tional Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal year 
2014 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information Tech-
nology Systems’’ account: Provided, That before a transfer 
may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall re-
quest from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 
an approval is issued. 
SEC. 221. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act or any other Act for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner that 
is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transportation, 
Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, 
the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2506); 
or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 222. Of the amounts made available to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2014, in this 
Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ ac-
count for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 per-
cent of the funds made available shall be obligated during 
the last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided, That the 
Secretary may waive this requirement after providing writ-
ten notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress.
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 223. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2014 for ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical 
Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Informa-
tion Technology Systems’’, up to $254,257,000, plus reim-
bursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of 
Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub-
lic Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for oper-
ation of the facilities designated as combined Federal med-
ical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, 
That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 
designated in this section to the Joint Department of De-
fense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 224. Such sums as may be deposited to the Med-
ical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of 
title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided at fa-
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cilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as 
described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) 
for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, 
established by section 1704 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities des-
ignated as combined Federal medical facilities as described 
by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 
122 Stat. 4500). 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 225. 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 DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incen-
tive 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 RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 226. (a) Of the funds appropriated in division 
E of Public Law 113–6, the following amounts which be-
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came available on October 1, 2013, are hereby rescinded 
from the following accounts in the amounts specified: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
Services’’, $1,400,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
Support and Compliance’’, $150,000,000. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
Facilities’’, $250,000,000. 
(b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 
Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following 
accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until 
September 30, 2015: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
Services’’, $1,400,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
Support and Compliance’’, $100,000,000. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
Facilities’’, $250,000,000. 
SEC. 227. The Secretary of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in major con-
struction projects that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent 
of the programmed amount of the project, whichever is less: 
Provided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 
of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Provided
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further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior 
to the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the 
anticipated use of such savings. 
SEC. 228. 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 justifica-
tion data provided to the Congress as part of the request 
for appropriations. 
SEC. 229. The Secretary of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs shall provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress notification 
of any single national outreach and awareness marketing 
campaign in which obligations exceed $2,000,000. 
SEC. 230. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress a quarterly report that contains the following 
information from each Veterans Benefits Administration 
Regional Office: (1) the average time to complete a dis-
ability compensation claim; (2) the number of claims pend-
ing more than 125 days; (3) error rates; (4) the number 
of claims personnel; (5) any corrective action taken within 
the quarter to address poor performance; (6) training pro-
grams undertaken; and (7) the number and results of Qual-
ity Review Team audits: Provided, That each quarterly re-
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port shall be submitted no later than 30 days after the end 
of the respective quarter. 
SEC. 231. The Secretary shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a re-
programming request if at any point during fiscal year 
2014, the funding allocated for a medical care initiative 
identified in the fiscal year 2014 expenditure plan is ad-
justed by more than $25,000,000 from the allocation shown 
in the corresponding congressional budget justification. 
Such a reprogramming request may go forward only if the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
approve the request or if a period of 14 days has elapsed. 
SEC. 232. Of the funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2014 for ‘‘Medical Services’’ 
and ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, a maximum of 
$1,139,000 may be obligated from the ‘‘Medical Services’’ 
account and a maximum of $69,804,000 may be obligated 
from the ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ account for 
the VistA Evolution and electronic health record interoper-
ability projects: Provided, That funds in addition to these 
amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution and elec-
tronic health record interoperability projects upon written 
notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
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SEC. 233. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pro-
vide written notification to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organiza-
tional changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more 
full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 234. Of the unobligated balances available to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs from prior year discre-
tionary appropriations (other than appropriations des-
ignated by law as being for an emergency requirement) 
$182,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
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 countries; 
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 replace-
ment basis only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not 
to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representation
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expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
countries, when required by law of such countries, 
$63,200,000, to remain available until expended. 
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of 
the American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as 
may be necessary, to remain available until expended, 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, $35,408,000: Provided, That $2,500,000 shall be 
available for the purpose of providing financial assistance 
as described, and in accordance with the process and report-
ing procedures set forth, under this heading in Public Law 
102–229. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, 
and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Sol-
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diers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including 
the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for replace-
ment on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed $1,000 
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses, 
$65,800,000, of which not to exceed $7,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2015. In addition, such sums 
as may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and 
replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease of Department 
of Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies’’ account. 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
TRUST FUND 
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the 
Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to 
be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home Trust Fund, $67,800,000, of which $1,000,000 
shall remain available until expended for construction and 
renovation of the physical plants at the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the 
Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 301. Funds appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Ex-
penses, Army’’, may be provided to Arlington County, Vir-
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ginia, for the relocation of the federally owned water main 
at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land 
available for ground burials. 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. 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. 402. 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. 403. 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 rela-
tionships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for 
the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, 
booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation 
designed to support or defeat legislation pending before 
Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 
SEC. 404. All departments and agencies funded under 
this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing
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statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 
‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the conduct 
of their business practices and public service activities. 
SEC. 405. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and noti-
fications required by this Act shall be submitted to the Sub-
committee on Military Construction 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. 406. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government except pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 
in, this or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 407. 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 Com-
missioner of the United States House of Representatives. 
SEC. 408. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
post on the public Web site 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 agency that 
it shall serve the national interest.
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(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report compromises 
national security; or 
(2) the report contains confidential or propri-
etary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 
do so only after such report has been made available to the 
requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 
than 45 days. 
SEC. 409. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer net-
work unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, 
and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 410. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be distributed to the Association of Community 
Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries 
or successors. 
SEC. 411. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by an agency of the executive branch to 
pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency in
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contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 412. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Defense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or 
expand any facility in the United States, its territories, or 
possessions to house any individual detained at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba, for the pur-
poses of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under 
the control of the Department of Defense. 
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba, and who— 
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 
member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the effective 
control of the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 413. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or services,
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including construction services, where the contractor has 
not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 
SEC. 414. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of 
understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 
grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor-
poration that was convicted of a felony criminal violation 
under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, 
where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, un-
less the agency has considered suspension or debarment of 
the corporation and has made a determination that this 
further action is not necessary to protect the interests of 
the Government. 
SEC. 415. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of 
understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 
grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor-
poration that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has 
been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative 
remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is 
not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agree-
ment with the authority responsible for collecting the tax 
liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid 
tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension 
or debarment of the corporation and has made a determina-
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propriated under titles I and II of this Act for para-
graphs (5) and (6) of this subsection. 
(b) None of the funds provided under titles I and II 
of this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts 
to the agency or department funded under titles I and II 
of this Act that remain available for obligation or expendi-
ture in fiscal year 2014, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collec-
tion of fees available to the agency or department funded 
under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation 
or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through 
a reprogramming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 
percent, whichever is less, that— 
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings, including 
savings from a reduction in personnel, which would 
result in a change in existing programs, activities, or 
projects as approved by Congress; unless the Commit-
tees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in ad-
vance of such reprogramming of funds.