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JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Com-
mittee, $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $11,905,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Admin-
istrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physi-
cian and his assistants, including: 
(1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the At-
tending Physician; 
(2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Sen-
ior Medical Officer; 
(3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three 
medical officers while on duty in the Office of the At-
tending Physician; 
(4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assist-
ants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assist-
ants on the basis heretofore provided for such assist-
ants; and 
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(5) $2,796,000 for reimbursement to the Depart-
ment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending 
Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to 
the applicable appropriation or appropriations from 
which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses 
are payable and shall be available for all the purposes 
thereof, $3,869,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services, $1,536,000, to be disbursed by the 
Secretary of the Senate. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government con-
tributions for health, retirement, social security, profes-
sional liability insurance, and other applicable employee 
benefits, $424,397,000 of which overtime shall not exceed 
$50,246,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief 
of the Capitol Police or his designee. 
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GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including 
motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, secu-
rity equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, sup-
plies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, 
stenographic services, personal and professional services, the 
employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, 
communication services, travel advances, relocation of in-
structor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police 
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses, $91,144,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police or his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for 
the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Center for fiscal year 2021 shall be paid by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security from funds available to the 
Department of Homeland Security: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$3,639,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
the Joint Audible Warning System. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
STUDENT LOAN CAP ADJUSTMENT 
SEC. 120. Section 908(c) of the Emergency Supple-
mental Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 1926(c)), is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘ $60,000’’ and inserting ‘‘ $80,000’’. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE 
RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation 
of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, $7,500,000, 
of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2022, and of which not more than $1,000 may be ex-
pended on the certification of the Executive Director in con-
nection with official representation and reception expenses. 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of 
the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than 
$6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director 
of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $57,292,000: 
Provided, That the Director shall use not less than $500,000 
of the amount made available under this heading for (1) 
improving technical systems, processes, and models for the 
purpose of improving the transparency of estimates of budg-
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etary effects to Members of Congress, employees of Members 
of Congress, and the public, and (2) to increase the avail-
ability of models, economic assumptions, and data for Mem-
bers of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the 
public. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS 
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other 
personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all 
necessary expenses for surveys and studies, construction, op-
eration, and general and administrative support in connec-
tion with facilities and activities under the care of the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden; elec-
trical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office 
buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the 
Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office 
equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official re-
ception and representation expenses, to be expended as the 
Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or ex-
change, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor 
vehicle, $127,462,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2025. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $34,719,000, of which 
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$6,099,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2025. 
CAPITOL GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement 
of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House 
office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $20,560,000, 
of which $7,800,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2025. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 
furnishings to be expended under the control and super-
vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $89,615,280, of which 
$22,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2025. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the House office buildings, $138,780,000, 
of which $14,540,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, and of which $62,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for the restoration and renovation 
of the Cannon House Office Building: Provided, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, $9,000,000 
shall be derived by transfer from the House Office Building 
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Fund established under section 176(d) of the Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2017, as added by section 101(3) of 
the Further Continuing Appropriation Act, 2017 (Public 
Law 114–254; 2 U.S.C. 2001 note). 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, 
power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and 
water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House 
office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the 
grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, 
and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants 
in any of such buildings; heating the Government Pub-
lishing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating 
and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme 
Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood 
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shake-
speare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or re-
imbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and 
amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury 
to the credit of this appropriation, $97,761,000, of which 
$13,700,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2025: Provided, That not more than $10,000,000 of the 
funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation 
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as herein provided shall be available for obligation during 
fiscal year 2021. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
buildings and grounds, $83,446,000, of which $51,600,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2025. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhance-
ments of the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, 
the Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of the Cap-
itol security operations, $45,993,000, of which $15,700,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$2,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
the Joint Audible Warning System. 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 
buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $20,986,000, of which $8,300,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, 
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That, of the amount made available under this heading, the 
Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums 
as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the National Garden established under section 
307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 
(2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect 
of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee. 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Cap-
itol Visitor Center, $24,751,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR 
OVER BUDGET 
SEC. 130. None of the funds made available in this 
Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make 
incentive or award payments to contractors for work on 
contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind 
schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Capitol, 
or agency-employed designee, determines that any such de-
viations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven 
scope changes, or are not significant within the overall 
scope of the project and/or program. 
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress 
not otherwise provided for, including development and 
maintenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custo-
dial care of the Library buildings; information technology 
services provided centrally; special clothing; cleaning, laun-
dering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pic-
tures in the custody of the Library; operation and mainte-
nance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; prep-
aration and distribution of catalog records and other publi-
cations of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger 
motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust 
Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any 
trust fund held by the Board, $523,654,000, and, in addi-
tion, amounts credited to this appropriation during fiscal 
year 2021 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 
32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150), shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Library of Congress may not 
obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under 
the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized 
for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not 
more than $18,000 may be expended, on the certification 
of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official 
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representation and reception expenses, including for the 
Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $9,424,000 shall remain available 
until expended for the Teaching with Primary Sources pro-
gram: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $1,384,000 shall remain available until expended 
for upgrade of the Legislative Branch Financial Manage-
ment System: Provided further, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $250,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for the Surplus Books Program to promote the pro-
gram and facilitate a greater number of donations to eligi-
ble entities across the United States: Provided further, That 
of the total amount appropriated, $3,720,000 shall remain 
available until expended for the Veterans History Project 
to continue digitization efforts of already collected mate-
rials, reach a greater number of veterans to record their 
stories, and promote public access to the Project: Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $10,000,000 
shall remain available until expended for the Library’s Vis-
itor Experience project, and may be obligated and expended 
only upon approval by the Subcommittee on the Legislative 
Branch of the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and by the Subcommittee on the Legisla-
tive Branch of the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
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priated, $4,370,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2025, to complete the second of three phases of the shelv-
ing replacement in the Law Library’s collection storage 
areas: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $2,500,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2022, for the phase-out and retirement of the de-acidifi-
cation preservation program. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$93,416,000, of which not more than $38,004,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2021 
under sections 708(d) and 1316 of title 17, United States 
Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate 
or expend any funds derived from collections under such 
section in excess of the amount authorized for obligation 
or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, 
That not more than $6,778,000 shall be derived from collec-
tions during fiscal year 2021 under sections 111(d)(2), 
119(b)(3), 803(e), and 1005 of such title: Provided further, 
That the total amount available for obligation shall be re-
duced by the amount by which collections are less than 
$44,782,000: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
under this heading, not less than $17,100,000 is for mod-
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ernization initiatives, of which $10,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2022: Provided further, That 
not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is 
available for the maintenance of an ‘‘International Copy-
right Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of the Library of 
Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing 
countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $6,500 may be expended, 
on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connec-
tion with official representation and reception expenses for 
activities of the International Copyright Institute and for 
copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of 
title 17, United States Code, any amounts made available 
under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees 
and payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant 
to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be 
used for the costs incurred in the administration of the 
Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of 
the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty 
Judges and staff under section 802(e). 
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 
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(2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Con-
stitution of the United States of America, $125,495,000: 
Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay 
any salary or expense in connection with any publication, 
or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of 
Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Con-
gress unless such publication has obtained prior approval 
of either the Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate: Provided further, That this 
prohibition does not apply to publication of non-confiden-
tial Congressional Research Service (CRS) products: Pro-
vided further, That a non-confidential CRS product in-
cludes any written product containing research or analysis 
that is currently available for general congressional access 
on the CRS Congressional Intranet, or that would be made 
available on the CRS Congressional Intranet in the normal 
course of business and does not include material prepared 
in response to Congressional requests for confidential anal-
ysis or research. 
NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND PRINT 
DISABLED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of 
March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), 
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$59,563,000: Provided, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to provide 
newspapers to blind and print disabled residents at no cost 
to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 140. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2021, the 
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the ac-
tivities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$252,552,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub-
section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities 
that are funded from sources other than appropriations to 
the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative 
branch. 
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 
CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For authorized publishing of congressional informa-
tion and the distribution of congressional information in 
any format; publishing of Government publications author-
ized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and 
publishing, and distribution of Government publications 
authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the 
recipient, $78,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
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shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edi-
tion of the Congressional Record for individual Representa-
tives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized 
under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further, That this appropriation shall be available for the 
payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations 
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under 
section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds 
appropriated or made available under this Act or any other 
Act for printing and binding and related services provided 
to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, 
may be expended to print a document, report, or publica-
tion after the 27-month period beginning on the date that 
such document, report, or publication is authorized by Con-
gress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such print-
ing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States 
Code: Provided further, That unobligated or unexpended 
balances of expired discretionary funds made available 
under this heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds under the heading 
‘‘Government Publishing Office Business Operations Re-
volving Fund’’ no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year 
after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available 
for the purposes for which appropriated, to be available for 
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carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 44, 
United States Code, this appropriation may be used to pre-
pare indexes to the Congressional Record on only a monthly 
and session basis. 
PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE 
SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the public information programs of the 
Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide 
for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications 
in any format, and their distribution to the public, Mem-
bers of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated 
depository and international exchange libraries as author-
ized by law, $32,300,000: Provided, That amounts of not 
more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are 
authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional 
serial sets and other related publications for the preceding 
two fiscal years to depository and other designated libraries: 
Provided further, That unobligated or unexpended balances 
of expired discretionary funds made available under this 
heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be transferred 
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to, and merged with, funds under the heading ‘‘Government 
Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund’’ no 
later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal 
year for which such funds are available for the purposes 
for which appropriated, to be available for carrying out the 
purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS 
OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Publishing Office 
Business Operations Revolving Fund, $6,700,000, to re-
main available until expended, for information technology 
development and facilities repair: Provided, That the Gov-
ernment Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make 
such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and 
in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, 
as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and pur-
poses set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for 
the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Re-
volving Fund: Provided further, That not more than $7,500 
may be expended on the certification of the Director of the 
Government Publishing Office in connection with official 
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representation and reception expenses: Provided further, 
That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be 
available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 pas-
senger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures 
in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils 
to the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall 
be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, 
United States Code: Provided further, That the Business 
Operations Revolving Fund shall be available for tem-
porary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not 
more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 
of such title: Provided further, That activities financed 
through the Business Operations Revolving Fund may pro-
vide information in any format: Provided further, That the 
Business Operations Revolving Fund and the funds pro-
vided under the heading ‘‘Public Information Programs of 
the Superintendent of Documents’’ may not be used for con-
tracted security services at Government Publishing Office’s 
passport facility in the District of Columbia. 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Government Account-
ability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be ex-
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pended on the certification of the Comptroller General of 
the United States in connection with official representation 
and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services 
under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but 
at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one pas-
senger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries 
in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States 
Code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 
901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations pre-
scribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, 
rental of living quarters in foreign countries, $661,139,000: 
Provided, That, in addition, $31,342,000 of payments re-
ceived under sections 782, 791, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, 
United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year 
limitation: Provided further, That this appropriation and 
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other de-
partment or agency which is a member of the National 
Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovern-
mental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appro-
priate share of either Forum’s costs as determined by the 
respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of 
non-Federal participants: Provided further, That payments 
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hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements 
to any appropriation from which costs involved are ini-
tially financed. 
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST 
FUND 
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center 
Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open World 
Leadership Center under section 313 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), 
$6,000,000: Provided, That funds made available to support 
Russian participants shall only be used for those engaging 
in free market development, humanitarian activities, and 
civic engagement, and shall not be used for officials of the 
central government of Russia. 
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE 
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public 
Service Development Trust Fund established under section 
116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Train-
ing and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000. 
TITLE II 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 
SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this 
Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 
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vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as 
may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa-
cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Com-
mittee on House Administration and for the Senate issued 
by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 
FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this 
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 
2021 unless expressly so provided in this Act. 
RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 
SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position 
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 
1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate 
of compensation or designation of any office or position ap-
propriated for is different from that specifically established 
by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation 
in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: 
Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the various 
items of official expenses of Members, officers, and commit-
tees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk 
hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representa-
tives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under 
this Act for any consulting service through procurement 
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contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures 
are a matter of public record and available for public in-
spection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing 
law. 
COSTS OF LBFMC 
SEC. 205. Amounts available for administrative ex-
penses of any legislative branch entity which participates 
in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council 
(LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall 
be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC 
costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total 
LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legisla-
tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities 
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 
SEC. 206. 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 Act or any other appropriation Act. 
GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 
SEC. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds made available to the Architect of the Cap-
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itol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided 
tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employ-
ees and interns of offices of Members of Congress and other 
offices of the House of Representatives and Senate, unless 
through regulations as authorized by section 402(b)(8) of 
the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (2 U.S.C. 
2242(b)(8)). 
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or 
at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the ap-
proval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by employees and in-
terns described in subsection (a) may be suspended tempo-
rarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or re-
lated reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the 
Capitol. 
LIMITATION ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 
PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this Act may be used to acquire 
telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Tech-
nologies Company or ZTE Corporation for a high or mod-
erate impact information system, as defined for security 
categorization in the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing 
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Standard Publication 199, ‘‘Standards for Security Cat-
egorization of Federal Information and Information Sys-
tems’’ unless the agency, office, or other entity acquiring 
the equipment or system has— 
(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the infor-
mation systems against criteria developed by NIST to 
inform acquisition decisions for high or moderate im-
pact information systems within the Federal Govern-
ment; 
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the pre-
sumptive awardee against available and relevant 
threat information provided by the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation and other appropriate agencies; and 
(3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity, 
conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espio-
nage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of 
such telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a 
high or moderate impact system, including any risk 
associated with such system being produced, manufac-
tured, or assembled by one or more entities identified 
by the United States Government as posing a cyber 
threat, including but not limited to, those that may 
be owned, directed, or subsidized by the People’s Re-
public of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or the Rus-
sian Federation. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act may be used to acquire a high or 
moderate impact information system reviewed and assessed 
under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing entity 
described in subsection (a) has— 
(1) developed, in consultation with NIST and 
supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation 
strategy for any identified risks; 
(2) determined, in consultation with NIST and 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, that the acquisi-
tion of such telecommunications equipment for inclu-
sion in a high or moderate impact system is in the 
vital national security interest of the United States; 
and 
(3) reported that determination to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate in a manner that identifies the 
telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high 
or moderate impact system intended for acquisition 
and a detailed description of the mitigation strategies 
identified in paragraph (1), provided that such report 
may include a classified annex as necessary. 
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PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
SEC. 209. (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 or 
other official government activities. 
PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION 
SEC. 210. All agencies and offices funded by this divi-
sion that contract with a food service provider or providers 
shall confer and coordinate with such food service provider 
or providers, in consultation with disability advocacy 
groups, to eliminate or reduce plastic waste, including 
waste from plastic straws, explore the use of biodegradable 
items, and increase recycling and composting opportunities. 
JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL 
CEREMONIES OF 2021 
SEC. 211. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, for 
the same purposes and under the same authorities and con-
ditions as amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘Joint Items—Joint Congressional Committee on Inau-
gural Ceremonies of 2021’’ in division E of the Further 
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116– 
94). 
CAPITOL COMPLEX HEALTH AND SAFETY 
SEC. 212. In addition to the amounts appropriated 
under this Act under the heading ‘‘Office of the Attending 
Physician’’, there is hereby appropriated to the Office of 
the Attending Physician $5,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for response to COVID–19, including test-
ing, subject to the same terms and conditions as the 
amounts appropriated under such heading. 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE SUPPLEMENTAL 
OVERSIGHT 
SEC. 213. For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and 
Expenses’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
which shall be for audits and investigations, as authorized 
by this title: Provided, That not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Government Account-
ability Office shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
spend plan specifying funding estimates and a timeline for 
such audits and investigations: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
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the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 
DIVISION 
J—MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION, 
VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 
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, $628,900,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That, of this 
amount, not to exceed $147,000,000 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-
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mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
determination and the reasons therefor. 
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, $1,716,144,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2025: Provided, That, of this amount, not 
to exceed $261,710,000 shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as author-
ized 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, $616,156,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That, of this 
amount, not to exceed $212,556,000 shall be available for 
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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 
for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 
and the reasons therefor. 
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, 
$2,041,909,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025: 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, not to exceed 
$162,076,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional 
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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, 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-
tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $349,437,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That, of the amount, not to ex-
ceed $44,593,000 shall be available for study, planning, de-
sign, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by 
law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress of the determination and the rea-
sons 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, 
$64,214,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: 
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Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed $3,414,000 
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect 
and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Di-
rector of the Air National Guard 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, 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, $88,337,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That, of the 
amount, not to exceed $1,218,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army 
Reserve determines that additional obligations are nec-
essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina-
tion and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY 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-
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rine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
$70,995,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: 
Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed $3,485,000 
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect 
and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Sec-
retary 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 deter-
mination 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, $23,117,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That, of the 
amount, not to exceed $3,270,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air Force 
Reserve determines that additional obligations are nec-
essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina-
tion and the reasons therefor. 
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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 
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, $173,030,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 
note), $480,447,000, 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, 
$119,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for oper-
ation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
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minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in-
surance premiums, as authorized by law, $352,342,000. 
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, $42,897,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2025. 
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, 
$346,493,000. 
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, 
$97,214,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas-
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ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 
and 
insurance 
premiums, 
as 
authorized 
by 
law, 
$317,021,000. 
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, $54,728,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $5,897,000, 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 
MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT 
FUND 
For the Department of Defense Military Unaccom-
panied Housing Improvement Fund, $600,000, to remain 
available until expended, for unaccompanied housing ini-
tiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, 
United States Code, providing alternative means of acquir-
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ing and improving military unaccompanied housing and 
supporting facilities. 
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. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements 
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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-
ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the 
opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 
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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 Gulf, 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 Gulf, 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-
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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. 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. 115. 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. 
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any funds made available to a military department or de-
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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. 117. 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-
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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 
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. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 
Account 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 Homeowners 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. 119. 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 
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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 
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. 120. 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. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 121. 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. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 122. 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 March 2011, as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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SEC. 123. 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. 
SEC. 124. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 
September 30, 2025: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $233,000,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Navy 
and 
Marine 
Corps’’, $73,100,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $60,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’, 
$49,835,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’, 
$29,500,000; and 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’, 
$25,000,000: 
Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry 
out construction projects identified in the respective mili-
tary department’s unfunded priority list for fiscal year 
2021 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such 
projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation and 
expenditure of funds to carry out construction: Provided 
further, That not later than 30 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned, or 
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his or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure 
plan for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 125. All amounts appropriated to the ‘‘Depart-
ment of Defense—Military Construction, Army’’, ‘‘Depart-
ment of Defense—Military Construction, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Construction, 
Air Force’’, and ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Con-
struction, Defense-Wide’’ accounts pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in a National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act specified for fiscal year 2021 in the funding table 
in section 4601 of that Act shall be immediately available 
and allotted to contract for the full scope of authorized 
projects. 
(RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 126. Of the unobligated balances available to the 
Department of Defense from prior appropriation Acts, the 
following funds are hereby rescinded from the following ac-
counts in the amounts specified: 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Navy 
and 
Marine 
Corps’’, $48,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $9,975,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Defense-Wide’’, 
$29,838,000; and 
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‘‘Department of Defense Base Closure Account’’, 
$50,000,000: 
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts 
that were designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on 
the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 127. For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘con-
gressional defense committees’’ means the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military Construction 
and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 128. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 
September 30, 2023: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $48,000,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Navy 
and 
Marine 
Corps’’, $37,700,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $75,700,000; 
and 
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‘‘Family 
Housing 
Construction, 
Army’’, 
$4,500,000: 
Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry 
out construction projects identified in the respective mili-
tary department’s cost to complete projects list of previously 
appropriated projects submitted to Congress: Provided fur-
ther, That such projects are subject to authorization prior 
to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry out con-
struction: Provided further, That not later than 30 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military 
department concerned, or his or her designee, shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 129. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 
September 30, 2023: 
‘‘Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, 
Army’’, $20,000,000; 
‘‘Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $20,000,000; and 
‘‘Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force’’, $20,000,000. 
SEC. 130. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment 
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of the United States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, 
Cuba. 
SEC. 131. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this or any other Act may be used to consolidate or relo-
cate any element of a United States Air Force Rapid Engi-
neer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron En-
gineer (RED HORSE) outside of the United States until 
the Secretary of the Air Force: (1) completes an analysis 
and comparison of the cost and infrastructure investment 
required to consolidate or relocate a RED HORSE squad-
ron outside of the United States versus within the United 
States; (2) provides to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress (‘‘the Committees’’) a report de-
tailing the findings of the cost analysis; and (3) certifies 
in writing to the Committees that the preferred site for the 
consolidation or relocation yields the greatest savings for 
the Air Force: Provided, That the term ‘‘United States’’ in 
this section does not include any territory or possession of 
the United States. 
SEC. 132. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified for planning and design, for 
improving military installation resilience, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $4,000,000; 
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‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Navy 
and 
Marine 
Corps’’, $7,000,000; and 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $4,000,000: 
Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex-
penditure plan for funds provided under this section: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of the military depart-
ment concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior 
to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by this 
section. 
SEC. 133. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 
Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $32,200,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2025, for child develop-
ment center construction: Provided, That projects funded 
using amounts available under this section are subject to 
authorization prior to obligation and expenditure of funds 
to carry out construction: Provided further, That amounts 
made available under this section may not be obligated or 
expended until the Secretary of the Navy submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
a detailed expenditure plan not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 134. Of the unobligated balances available from 
prior appropriations Acts under the heading ‘‘Department 
of 
Defense—Military 
Construction, 
Defense-Wide’’, 
$131,000,000 is hereby rescinded, and in addition to 
amounts otherwise provided for this fiscal year, an amount 
of additional new budget authority equivalent to the 
amount rescinded pursuant to this section is hereby appro-
priated, to remain available until September 30, 2025, and 
shall be available for the same purposes and under the same 
authorities as provided under such heading: Provided, That 
no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budg-
et or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985: Provided further, That projects funded using 
amounts available under this section are subject to author-
ization prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to 
carry out construction: Provided further, That amounts 
made available under this section may not be obligated or 
expended until the Secretary of Defense, or his or her des-
ignee, submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a detailed expenditure plan not later 
than 30 days after enactment of this Act. 
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TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on 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-
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, $6,110,251,552, which shall be in addition to funds 
previously appropriated under this heading that became 
available on October 1, 2020, to remain available until ex-
pended; and, in addition, $130,227,650,000, which shall be-
come available on October 1, 2021, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $20,115,000 
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of the amount made available for fiscal year 2022 under 
this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General Operating Ex-
penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, and ‘‘Informa-
tion Technology Systems’’ for necessary expenses in imple-
menting the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 
38, United States Code, the funding source for which is spe-
cifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’ ap-
propriation: Provided further, That such sums as may be 
earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reim-
bursed to ‘‘Medical Care Collections Fund’’ to augment the 
funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home 
care provided to pensioners as authorized: Provided further, 
That funds recovered (including refunds and reimbursable 
activity) from fiscal year 2020 obligations and disburse-
ments made with funds that became available on October 
1, 2019, as provided under this heading in title II of divi-
sion C of Public Law 115–244, shall be available until ex-
pended. 
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, $14,946,618,000, which shall 
become available on October 1, 2021, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation 
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program services and assistance which the Secretary is au-
thorized 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 of title 38, United States 
Code, $2,148,000, which shall be in addition to funds pre-
viously appropriated under this heading that became avail-
able on October 1, 2020, to remain available until expended; 
and, in addition, $136,950,000, which shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2021, 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 2021, within the resources 
available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for 
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direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing 
loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $204,400,000. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $33,826, 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 
$2,469,522. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $424,272, 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, $1,186,000. 
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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, $3,180,000,000: 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 10 percent 
shall remain available until September 30, 2022. 
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, assistance and 
support services for caregivers as authorized by section 
1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repayments au-
thorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Om-
nibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 
124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), monthly assistance 
allowances authorized by section 322(d) of title 38, United 
States Code, grants authorized by section 521A of title 38, 
United States Code, and administrative expenses necessary 
to carry out sections 322(d) and 521A of title 38, United 
States Code, and hospital care and medical services author-
ized by section 1787 of title 38, United States Code; 
$497,468,000, which shall be in addition to funds pre-
viously appropriated under this heading that became avail-
able on October 1, 2020; and, in addition, $58,897,219,000, 
plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 
2021, and shall remain available until September 30, 2022: 
Provided, That, of the amount made available on October 
1, 2021, under this heading, $1,500,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2023: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the provi-
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sion 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 
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 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
ensure that sufficient amounts appropriated under this 
heading for medical supplies and equipment are available 
for the acquisition of prosthetics designed specifically for 
female veterans. 
MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE 
For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to 
individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, at non-Department facilities, $1,380,800,000, 
which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated 
under this heading that became available on October 1, 
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2020; and, in addition, $20,148,244,000, plus reimburse-
ments, shall become available on October 1, 2021, and shall 
remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That, 
of the amount made available on October 1, 2021, under 
this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2023. 
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.), $300,000,000, which shall be in addi-
tion to funds previously appropriated under this heading 
that became available on October 1, 2020; and, in addition, 
$8,403,117,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2021, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That, of the amount made 
available on October 1, 2021, under this heading, 
$200,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2023. 
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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-
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; $150,000,000, which shall be in 
addition to funds previously appropriated under this head-
ing that became available on October 1, 2020; and, in addi-
tion, $6,734,680,000, plus reimbursements, shall become 
available on October 1, 2021, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2022: Provided, That, of the amount 
made available on October 1, 2021, under this heading, 
$350,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2023. 
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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, 
$815,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain available 
until September 30, 2022: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts appro-
priated under this heading are available for prosthetic re-
search specifically for female veterans, and for toxic expo-
sure research. 
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; 
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, $352,000,000, of which 
not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022. 
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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, $365,911,000, 
of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available 
until September 30, 2022: Provided, That funds provided 
under this heading may be transferred to ‘‘General Oper-
ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 
BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS 
For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Vet-
erans Appeals, $196,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 per-
cent shall remain available until September 30, 2022. 
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, $4,912,000,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That 
$1,211,238,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of 
which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain available until 
September 30, 2022: Provided further, That $3,205,216,000 
shall be for operations and maintenance, of which not to 
exceed 5 percent shall remain available until September 30, 
2022: Provided further, That $495,546,000 shall be for in-
formation technology systems development, and shall re-
main available until September 30, 2022: Provided further, 
That amounts made available for salaries and expenses, op-
erations and maintenance, and information technology sys-
tems development may be transferred among the three sub-
accounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress the authority to make the transfer and an ap-
proval is issued: Provided further, That amounts made 
available for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ ac-
count for development 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-
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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 the funds made available under this heading for infor-
mation technology systems development shall be for the 
projects, and in the amounts, specified under this heading 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
VETERANS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD 
For activities related to implementation, preparation, 
development, interface, management, rollout, and mainte-
nance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, in-
cluding contractual costs associated with operations author-
ized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and sala-
ries and expenses of employees hired under titles 5 and 38, 
United States Code, $2,627,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2023: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress quarterly reports de-
tailing obligations, expenditures, and deployment imple-
mentation by facility, including any changes from the de-
ployment plan or schedule: Provided further, That the funds 
provided in this account shall only be available to the Office 
of the Deputy Secretary, to be administered by that Office: 
Provided further, That 25 percent of the funds made avail-
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able under this heading shall not be available until July 
1, 2021, and are contingent upon the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs providing a certification within 7 days prior to that 
date to the Committees on Appropriations of any changes 
to the deployment schedules. 
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.), $228,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall 
remain available until September 30, 2022. 
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 
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States Code, or where funds for a project were made avail-
able 
in 
a 
previous 
major 
project 
appropriation, 
$1,316,000,000, of which $980,638,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025, and of which $335,362,000 
shall 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
of 
which 
$180,198,000 shall be available for seismic improvement 
projects and seismic program management activities, in-
cluding for projects that would otherwise be funded by the 
Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities or Na-
tional Cemetery Administration accounts: Provided, That 
except for advance planning activities, including needs as-
sessments which may or may not lead to capital invest-
ments, and other capital asset management related activi-
ties, including portfolio development and management ac-
tivities, and investment strategy studies funded through the 
advance planning fund and the planning and design activi-
ties funded through the design fund, including needs assess-
ments which may or may not lead to capital investments, 
and funds provided for the purchase, security, and mainte-
nance 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 that has not been notified to Congress through the 
budgetary process or that has not been approved by the Con-
gress through statute, joint resolution, or in the explanatory 
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statement accompanying such Act and presented to the 
President at the time of enrollment: Provided further, That 
such sums as may be necessary shall be available to reim-
burse the ‘‘General Administration’’ account for payment 
of salaries and expenses of all Office of Construction and 
Facilities Management employees to support the full range 
of capital infrastructure services provided, including minor 
construction and leasing services: Provided further, That 
funds made available under this heading for fiscal year 
2021, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by 
the awarding of a construction documents contract by Sep-
tember 30, 2021; and (2) by the awarding of a construction 
contract by September 30, 2022: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
a written report on any approved major construction 
project for which obligations are not incurred within the 
time limitations established above: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding the requirements of section 8104(a) of title 
38, United States Code, amounts made available under this 
heading for seismic improvement projects and seismic pro-
gram management activities shall be available for the com-
pletion of both new and existing seismic projects of the De-
partment. 
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CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which 
may lead to capital investments, architectural and 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, 
$390,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, 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 
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measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss 
by such causes. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE 
FACILITIES 
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 
State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re-
model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and 
domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care 
to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of 
title 38, United States Code, $90,000,000, 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, $45,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2021 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 
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Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 
issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days 
has elapsed. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2021, in this or any other 
Act, under the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community 
Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical 
Facilities’’ accounts may be transferred among the ac-
counts: Provided, That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Sup-
port 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 among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community 
Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ accounts 
in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent 
for the fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary 
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 
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to or from the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ account 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. 
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 
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to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such rates as may be 
fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 
‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, 
and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be avail-
able for payment of prior year accrued obligations required 
to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year 
accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2020. 
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 2021, 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-
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nology Systems’’ accounts for the cost of administration of 
the insurance programs financed through those accounts: 
Provided, That reimbursement shall be made only from the 
surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance pro-
gram during fiscal year 2021 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 2021 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, 
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the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adju-
dication, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for all 
services provided at rates which will recover actual costs 
but not to exceed $60,096,000 for the Office of Resolution 
Management, $6,100,000 for the Office of Employment Dis-
crimination Complaint Adjudication, and $5,294,000 for 
the Office of Diversity and Inclusion: 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 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 
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 
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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. 212. 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. 213. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 
Services’’ are available— 
(1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup-
plies, and equipment; and 
(2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and 
other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 
beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 214. Such sums as may be deposited to the Med-
ical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of 
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title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the 
‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ ac-
counts to remain available until expended for the purposes 
of these accounts. 
SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter 
into agreements with Federally Qualified Health Centers in 
the State of Alaska and Indian tribes and tribal organiza-
tions which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact 
with the Indian Health Service, to provide healthcare, in-
cluding behavioral health and dental care, to veterans in 
rural Alaska. The Secretary shall require participating vet-
erans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules 
and regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term 
‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands which are not within 
the boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage or the 
Fairbanks North Star Borough. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 216. 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. 217. Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
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to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress a report on the financial status of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: Provided, 
That, at a minimum, the report shall include the direction 
contained in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quarterly reporting’’, 
under the heading ‘‘General Administration’’ in the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114–223. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 218. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support 
and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Oper-
ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘Board 
of Veterans Appeals’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and ‘‘Na-
tional Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal year 
2021 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information Tech-
nology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such transfers 
may not result in a more than 10 percent aggregate increase 
in the total amount made available by this Act for the ‘‘In-
formation Technology Systems’’ account: Provided further, 
That, before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make 
the transfer and an approval is issued. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 219. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2021 for ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support 
and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, 
Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’, 
up to $322,932,000, plus reimbursements, may be trans-
ferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, es-
tablished by section 1704 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the facilities 
designated as combined Federal medical facilities as de-
scribed by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense 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 Defense—Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon 
written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress: Provided further, That section 220 of title II of divi-
sion F of Public Law 116–94 is repealed. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs which become available on October 
1, 2021, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community 
Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical 
Facilities’’, up to $327,126,000, plus reimbursements, may 
be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111– 
84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the 
facilities 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): Provided, That additional 
funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this 
section to the Joint Department of Defense—Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 
upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 221. 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—Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111– 
84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities 
designated as combined Federal medical facilities as de-
scribed by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, That, notwithstanding 
section 1704(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 
2573), amounts transferred to the Joint Department of De-
fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund shall remain available until expended. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 222. Of the amounts available in this title for 
‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 
Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, a 
minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the DOD– 
VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by 
section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, to remain 
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available until expended, for any purpose authorized by sec-
tion 8111 of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 223. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may 
be used to replace the current system by which the Veterans 
Integrated Service Networks select and contract for diabetes 
monitoring supplies and equipment. 
SEC. 224. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no-
tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project 
that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the pro-
grammed amount of the project, whichever is less: Provided, 
That such notification shall occur within 14 days of a con-
tract identifying the programmed amount: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to 
the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the an-
ticipated use of such savings. 
SEC. 225. None of the funds made available for ‘‘Con-
struction, Major Projects’’ may be used for a project in ex-
cess of the scope specified for that project in the original 
justification data provided to the Congress as part of the 
request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs receives approval from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress. 
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SEC. 226. Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress a quarterly report containing performance measures 
and data from each Veterans Benefits Administration Re-
gional Office: Provided, That, at a minimum, the report 
shall include the direction contained in the section entitled 
‘‘Disability claims backlog’’, under the heading ‘‘General 
Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ in 
the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 
114–223: Provided further, That the report shall also in-
clude information on the number of appeals pending at the 
Veterans Benefits Administration as well as the Board of 
Veterans Appeals on a quarterly basis. 
SEC. 227. 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. 
SEC. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pro-
vide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress notification of any single 
national outreach and awareness marketing campaign in 
which obligations exceed $1,000,000. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 229. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon de-
termination that such action is necessary to address needs 
of the Veterans Health Administration, may transfer to the 
‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary appropria-
tions made available for fiscal year 2021 in this title (except 
appropriations made to the ‘‘General Operating Expenses, 
Veterans Benefits Administration’’ account) or any discre-
tionary unobligated balances within the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal year 
2021, that were provided in advance by appropriations 
Acts: Provided, That transfers shall be made only with the 
approval of the Office of Management and Budget: Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided in this section 
is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by 
law: Provided further, That no amounts may be transferred 
from amounts that were designated by Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on 
the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That such authority 
to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, 
based on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for 
which originally appropriated and in no case where the 
item for which funds are requested has been denied by Con-
gress: Provided further, That, upon determination that all 
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or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are 
not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that 
appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes 
as originally appropriated: Provided further, 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 receive approval of that request. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 230. Amounts made available for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2021, under the ‘‘Board 
of Veterans Appeals’’ and the ‘‘General Operating Expenses, 
Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts may be trans-
ferred between such accounts: Provided, That before a trans-
fer 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 
receive approval of that request. 
SEC. 231. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 
reprogram funds among major construction projects or pro-
grams if such instance of reprogramming will exceed 
$7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
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SEC. 232. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section 
1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code— 
(1) provides to individuals who contact the hot-
line immediate assistance from a trained professional; 
and 
(2) adheres to all requirements of the American 
Association of Suicidology. 
(b)(1) None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Executive 
action that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 
appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil service 
position, or establishing a new civil service position, at the 
Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to such a posi-
tion relating to the hotline specified in subsection (a). 
(2) In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘civil service’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 2101(1) of title 5, United 
States Code; and 
(B) the term ‘‘Executive action’’ includes— 
(i) any Executive order, presidential memo-
randum, or other action by the President; and 
(ii) any agency policy, order, or other direc-
tive. 
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(c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct 
a study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified in sub-
section (a) during the 5-year period beginning on January 
1, 2016, based on an analysis of national suicide data and 
data collected from such hotline. 
(2) At a minimum, the study required by paragraph 
(1) shall— 
(A) determine the number of veterans who con-
tact the hotline specified in subsection (a) and who 
receive follow up services from the hotline or mental 
health services from the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs thereafter; 
(B) determine the number of veterans who con-
tact the hotline who are not referred to, or do not con-
tinue receiving, mental health care who commit sui-
cide; and 
(C) determine the number of veterans described 
in subparagraph (A) who commit or attempt suicide. 
SEC. 233. Effective during the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2018 and ending on January 1, 2024, none of the 
funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
by this or any other Act may be obligated or expended in 
contravention of the ‘‘Veterans Health Administration Clin-
ical Preventive Services Guidance Statement on the Vet-
erans Health Administration’s Screening for Breast Cancer 
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Guidance’’ published on May 10, 2017, as issued by the Vet-
erans Health Administration National Center for Health 
Promotion and Disease Prevention. 
SEC. 234. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the ‘‘Medical 
Services’’ account may be used to provide— 
(1) fertility counseling and treatment using as-
sisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran or 
the spouse of a covered veteran; or 
(2) adoption reimbursement to a covered veteran. 
(b) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘service-connected’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 101 of title 38, United 
States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a veteran, 
as such term is defined in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code, who has a service-connected dis-
ability that results in the inability of the veteran to 
procreate without the use of fertility treatment. 
(3) The term ‘‘assisted reproductive technology’’ 
means benefits relating to reproductive assistance pro-
vided to a member of the Armed Forces who incurs 
a serious injury or illness on active duty pursuant to 
section 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, United States Code, 
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as described in the memorandum on the subject of 
‘‘Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services for the 
Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category 
II or III) Active Duty Service Members’’ issued by the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on 
April 3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement 
such policy, including any limitations on the amount 
of such benefits available to such a member except 
that— 
(A) the time periods regarding embryo 
cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 
III(G) and in part IV(H) of such memorandum 
shall not apply; and 
(B) 
such 
term 
includes 
embryo 
cryopreservation and storage without limitation 
on the duration of such cryopreservation and 
storage. 
(4) The term ‘‘adoption reimbursement’’ means 
reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 
an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en-
actment of this Act under the same terms as apply 
under the adoption reimbursement program of the De-
partment of Defense, as authorized in Department of 
Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the reimburse-
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ment limits and requirements set forth in such in-
struction. 
(c) Amounts made available for the purposes specified 
in subsection (a) of this section are subject to the require-
ments for funds contained in section 508 of division H of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 
115–141). 
SEC. 235. 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. 236. Section 842 of Public Law 109–115 shall 
not apply to conversion of an activity or function of the 
Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Admin-
istration, or National Cemetery Administration to con-
tractor performance by a business concern that is at least 
51 percent owned by one or more Indian tribes as defined 
in section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code, or one 
or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in sec-
tion 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code. 
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SEC. 237. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall dis-
continue using Social Security account numbers to identify 
individuals in all information systems of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs as follows: 
(1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under laws 
administered by the Secretary, not later than March 
23, 2023. 
(2) For all individuals not described in para-
graph (1), not later than March 23, 2026. 
(b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a Social 
Security account number to identify an individual in an 
information system of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
if and only if the use of such number is required to obtain 
information the Secretary requires from an information 
system that is not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
(c) The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall super-
sede section 238 of Public Law 116–94. 
SEC. 238. For funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2021 and 2022 for 
‘‘Medical Services’’, section 239 of division A of Public Law 
114–223 shall apply. 
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SEC. 239. None of the funds appropriated in this or 
prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 
the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to transfer 
any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensa-
tion Fund to any other account within the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 240. Of the funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 
2022 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, funds may be used in each 
year to carry out and expand the child care program au-
thorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, notwith-
standing subsection (e) of such section. 
SEC. 241. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this title may be used by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement related to 
resolving a dispute or claim with an individual that would 
restrict in any way the individual from speaking to mem-
bers of Congress or their staff on any topic not otherwise 
prohibited from disclosure by Federal law or required by 
Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national 
defense or the conduct of foreign affairs. 
SEC. 242. For funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2021 and 2022, sec-
tion 258 of division A of Public Law 114–223 shall apply. 
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SEC. 243. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to deny an 
Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to 
any records, documents, or other materials available to the 
department or agency of the United States Government over 
which such Inspector General has responsibilities under the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent 
or impede the access of such Inspector General to such 
records, documents, or other materials, under any provision 
of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers to 
such Inspector General and expressly limits the right of ac-
cess of such Inspector General. 
(b) A department or agency covered by this section 
shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, doc-
uments, and other materials in a timely manner. 
(c) Each Inspector General covered by this section shall 
ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure 
relevant to the information provided by the department or 
agency over which that Inspector General has responsibil-
ities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.). 
(d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure by 
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any department or agency covered by this section to comply 
with this section. 
SEC. 244. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in a manner that would increase wait 
times for veterans who seek care at medical facilities of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 245. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act to the Veterans Health Adminis-
tration may be used in fiscal year 2021 to convert any pro-
gram which received specific purpose funds in fiscal year 
2020 to a general purpose funded program unless the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs submits written notification of 
any such proposal to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to any such 
action and an approval is issued by the Committees. 
SEC. 246. For funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2021 and 2022, sec-
tion 248 of division A of Public Law 114–223 shall apply. 
SEC. 247. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to conduct 
research commencing on or after October 1, 2019, that uses 
any canine, feline, or non-human primate unless the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs approves such research specifi-
cally and in writing pursuant to subsection (b). 
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(b)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may approve 
the conduct of research commencing on or after October 1, 
2019, using canines, felines, or non-human primates if the 
Secretary determines that— 
(A) the scientific objectives of the research can 
only be met by using such canines, felines, or non- 
human primates; 
(B) such scientific objectives are directly related 
to an illness or injury that is combat-related; and 
(C) the research is consistent with the revised 
Department of Veterans Affairs canine research policy 
document dated December 15, 2017, including any 
subsequent revisions to such document. 
(2) The Secretary may not delegate the authority 
under this subsection. 
(c) If the Secretary approves any new research pursu-
ant to subsection (b), not later than 30 days before the com-
mencement of such research, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a report describing— 
(1) the nature of the research to be conducted 
using canines, felines, or non-human primates; 
(2) the date on which the Secretary approved the 
research; 
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(3) the justification for the determination of the 
Secretary that the scientific objectives of such research 
could only be met using canines, felines, or non- 
human primates; 
(4) the frequency and duration of such research; 
and 
(5) the protocols in place to ensure the necessity, 
safety, and efficacy of the research; and 
(d) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to such Committees a report describing— 
(1) any research being conducted by the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs using canines, felines, or 
non-human primates as of the date of the submittal 
of the report; 
(2) the circumstances under which such research 
was conducted using canines, felines, or non-human 
primates; 
(3) the justification for using canines, felines, or 
non-human primates to conduct such research; and 
(4) the protocols in place to ensure the necessity, 
safety, and efficacy of such research. 
(e) Not later than December 31, 2021, the Secretary 
shall submit to such Committees an updated plan under 
which the Secretary will eliminate or reduce the research 
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conducted using canines, felines, or non-human primates 
by not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of 
Public Law 116–94. 
SEC. 248. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in 
this title to ensure that the ratio of veterans to full-time 
employment equivalents within any program of rehabilita-
tion conducted under chapter 31 of title 38, United States 
Code, does not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time employ-
ment equivalent. 
(b) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report on the programs of rehabilitation conducted under 
chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, including— 
(1) an assessment of the veteran-to-staff ratio for 
each such program; and 
(2) recommendations for such action as the Sec-
retary considers necessary to reduce the veteran-to- 
staff ratio for each such program. 
SEC. 249. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
close the community based outpatient clinic located in 
Bainbridge, New York, until the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
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House of Representatives and the Senate a market area as-
sessment. 
SEC. 250. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Veterans 
Health Administration, Medical Community Care’’ account 
in this or any other Act for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 
may be used for expenses that would otherwise be payable 
from the Veterans Choice Fund established by section 802 
of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, as 
amended (38 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
SEC. 251. Obligations and expenditures applicable to 
the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account in fiscal years 2017 through 
2019 for aid to state homes (as authorized by section 1741 
of title 38, United States Code) shall remain in the ‘‘Med-
ical Community Care’’ account for such fiscal years. 
SEC. 252. Of the amounts made available for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2021, in this 
or any other Act, under the ‘‘Veterans Health Administra-
tion—Medical Services’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Administra-
tion—Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Ad-
ministration—Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 
‘‘Veterans Health Administration—Medical Facilities’’ ac-
counts, $660,691,000 shall be made available for gender-spe-
cific care for women. 
SEC. 253 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a plan to reduce the chances that 
clinical mistakes by employees of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs will result in adverse events that require insti-
tutional or clinical disclosures and to prevent any unneces-
sary hardship for patients and families impacted by such 
adverse events. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of a process for the timely 
identification of individuals impacted by disclosures 
described in subsection (a) and the process for con-
tacting those individuals or their next of kin. 
(2) A description of procedures for expediting 
any remedial or follow-up care required for those in-
dividuals. 
(3) A detailed outline of proposed changes to the 
process of the Department for clinical quality checks 
and oversight. 
(4) A communication plan to ensure all facilities 
of the Department are made aware of any require-
ments updated pursuant to the plan. 
(5) A timeline detailing the implementation of 
the plan. 
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(6) An identification of the senior executive of 
the Department responsible for ensuring compliance 
with the plan. 
(7) An identification of potential impacts of the 
plan on timely diagnoses for patients. 
(8) An identification of the processes and proce-
dures for employees of the Department to make lead-
ership at the facility and the Department aware of 
adverse events that are concerning and that result in 
disclosures and to ensure that the medical impact on 
veterans of such disclosures is minimized. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Af-
fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Af-
fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives. 
(RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 254. Of the unobligated balances available to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs from prior appropriations 
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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 $15,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
countries, when required by law of such countries, 
$84,100,000, 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. 
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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, $37,100,000: Provided, That $3,286,509 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-
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 $2,000 
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses, 
$81,815,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2023. In addition, such 
sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs 
and replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease of Depart-
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ment of Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies’’ ac-
count. 
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, $75,300,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2022, of which $9,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for construction and renovation of 
the physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi: Provided, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading 
from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Trust Fund, $22,000,000 shall be paid from the general 
fund of the Treasury to the Trust Fund. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 301. Amounts deposited into the special account 
established under 10 U.S.C. 7727 are appropriated and 
shall be available until expended to support activities at 
the Army National Military Cemeteries. 
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TITLE IV 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army’’, $16,111,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2025, for projects outside of the United States: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $70,020,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025, for projects outside of the United 
States: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air Force’’ $263,869,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, for projects outside of the United States: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
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for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 401. None of the funds appropriated for military 
construction projects outside the United States under this 
title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 
of any project associated with the European Deterrence Ini-
tiative until the Secretary of Defense develops and submits 
to the congressional defense committees, in a classified and 
unclassified format, a list of all of the military construction 
projects associated with the European Deterrence Initiative 
which the Secretary anticipates will be carried out during 
each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 502. 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 
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to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, 
or unfunded mandates. 
SEC. 503. All departments and agencies funded under 
this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing 
statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 
‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the conduct 
of their business practices and public service activities. 
SEC. 504. 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. 505. 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. 506. 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. 507. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
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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. 
(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. 508. (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. 509. 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. 510. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or services, 
including construction services, where the contractor has 
not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 101(e)(8) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 512. (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 
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(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. 513. Title X of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136) 
is amended under the heading ‘‘Department of Veterans Af-
fairs—Departmental Administration—Grants for Con-
struction of State Extended Care Facilities’’ by striking 
‘‘including to modify or alter existing hospital, nursing 
home, and domiciliary facilities in State homes: Provided,’’ 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ‘‘which shall be 
for modifying or altering existing hospital, nursing home, 
and domiciliary facilities in State homes or for previously 
awarded projects, for covering construction cost increases 
due to the coronavirus: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
conduct a new competition or competitions to award grants 
to States using funds provided under this heading in this 
Act: Provided further, That such grants may be made to 
reimburse States for the costs of modifications or alterations 
that have been initiated or completed before an application 
for a grant under this section is approved by the Secretary: 
Provided further, That such grants may be made to assist 
States with covering increased construction and construc-
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tion administration costs as a result of the coronavirus that 
will or have occurred on previously awarded projects: Pro-
vided further, That the use of funds provided under this 
heading in this Act shall not be subject to state matching 
fund requirements, application requirements, cost thresh-
olds, priority lists, deadlines, award dates under sections 
8134 and 8135 of title 38, United States Code, and part 
59 of chapter I of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations, 
and shall not be subject to requirements of section 501(d) 
of title 38, United States Code: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may establish and adjust rolling deadlines for ap-
plications for such grants and may issue multiple rounds 
of application periods for the award of such grants under 
this section: Provided further,’’: Provided, That amounts 
repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
SEC. 514. Of the unobligated balances available to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs from title X of division B 
of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
(Public Law 116–136) for ‘‘Veterans Health Administra-
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tion, Medical Services’’, funds may be transferred to the fol-
lowing accounts in the amounts specified: 
‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Administration’’, up to $140,000,000; 
‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’, up to 
$26,000,000; and 
‘‘Departmental Administration, Board of Vet-
erans Appeals’’, up to $1,000,000: 
Provided, That the transferred funds shall be used for per-
sonnel costs and other expenses to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, in-
cluding the elimination of backlogs that may have occurred: 
Provided further, That the transferred funds shall be in ad-
dition to any other funds made available for this purpose: 
Provided further, That the transferred funds may not be 
used to increase the number of full-time equivalent posi-
tions: Provided further, That the amounts transferred in 
this section that were previously designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 515. Of the unobligated balances available to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs from title X of division B 
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of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
(Public Law 116–136) for ‘‘Veterans Health Administra-
tion, Medical Services’’, funds may be transferred to the fol-
lowing accounts in the amounts specified: 
‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Administration’’, up to $198,000,000; and 
‘‘Departmental 
Administration, 
Information 
Technology Systems’’, up to $45,000,000: 
Provided, That the transferred funds shall be used to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically 
or internationally, to improve the Veterans Benefits Admin-
istration’s education systems, including implementation of 
changes to chapters 30 through 36 of part III of title 38, 
United States Code in the Harry W. Colmery Veterans 
Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48), 
in a bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
treat certain programs of education converted to distance 
learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situa-
tions in the same manner as programs of education pursued 
at educational institutions, and for other purposes (Public 
Law 116–128), and in the Student Veteran Coronavirus 
Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–140): Provided fur-
ther, That funds transferred to ‘‘Departmental Administra-
tion, Information Technology Systems’’ pursuant to this 
section shall be transferred to the information technology 
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systems development subaccount: Provided further, That the 
transferred funds shall be in addition to any other funds 
made available for this purpose: Provided further, That the 
amounts transferred in this section that were previously 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
SEC. 516. Section 20013(b) of the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as 
so redesignated, by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘In the 
case’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(2) If 
the Secretary waives any limit on grant amounts or 
rates for per diem payments under paragraph (1), 
notwithstanding section 2012(a)(2)(B) of such title, 
the maximum rate for per diem payments described 
in paragraph (1)(B) shall be three times the rate au-
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thorized for State homes for domiciliary care under 
section 1741 of such title.’’: 
Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this sec-
tion that were previously designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 517. Of the unobligated balances available to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs from title X of division B 
of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
(Public Law 116–136) for ‘‘Veterans Health Administra-
tion, Medical Services’’, up to $100,000,000 may be trans-
ferred to ‘‘Veterans Health Administration, Medical Com-
munity Care’’: Provided, That funds transferred pursuant 
to this section shall be used to provide a one-time emergency 
payment to existing State Extended Care Facilities for Vet-
erans to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: 
Provided further, That such payments shall be in propor-
tion to each State’s share of the total resident capacity in 
such facilities as of the date of enactment of this Act where 
such capacity includes only veterans on whose behalf the 
Department pays a per diem payment pursuant to 38 
U.S.C. 1741 or 1745: Provided further, That the amounts 
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transferred in this section that were previously designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2021’’. 
DIVISION 
K—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE, 
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 
2021 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and 
the 
Foreign 
Service 
not 
otherwise 
provided 
for, 
$9,170,013,000, of which $757,367,000 may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2022, and of which up to 
$4,120,899,000 may remain available until expended for 
Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That of the 
amount made available under this heading for Worldwide 
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Security Protection, $2,226,122,000 is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985: Provided further, That funds made available under 
this heading shall be allocated in accordance with para-
graphs (1) through (4) as follows: 
(1) HUMAN
RESOURCES.—For necessary ex-
penses for training, human resources management, 
and salaries, including employment without regard to 
civil service and classification laws of persons on a 
temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as author-
ized by section 801 of the United States Information 
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 11; 
Chapter 36), $2,990,820,000, of which up to 
$534,782,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection. 
(2) OVERSEAS
PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for the regional bureaus of the Department of 
State and overseas activities as authorized by law, 
$1,808,415,000. 
(3) DIPLOMATIC
POLICY
AND
SUPPORT.—For 
necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the 
Department of State, including representation to cer-
tain international organizations in which the United 
States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pur-
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suant to the advice and consent of the Senate or spe-
cific Acts of Congress, general administration, and 
arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament ac-
tivities as authorized, $763,428,000. 
(4) SECURITY
PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for security activities, $3,607,350,000, of which 
up to $3,586,117,000 is for Worldwide Security Pro-
tection. 
(5) FEES AND PAYMENTS COLLECTED.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise made available under this 
heading— 
(A) as authorized by section 810 of the 
United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, may be credited to this 
appropriation from fees or other payments re-
ceived from English teaching, library, motion 
pictures, and publication programs and from 
fees from educational advising and counseling 
and exchange visitor programs; and 
(B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 
derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 
fees for use of Blair House facilities. 
(6) TRANSFER OF FUNDS, REPROGRAMMING, AND 
OTHER MATTERS.— 
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(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within 
and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under 
this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. 
(B) Of the amount made available under 
this heading for Worldwide Security Protection, 
not to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to, 
and merged with, funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Emergencies in the Dip-
lomatic and Consular Service’’, to be available 
only for emergency evacuations and rewards, as 
authorized: Provided, That the exercise of the au-
thority provided by this subparagraph shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(C) Funds appropriated under this heading 
are available for acquisition by exchange or pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized 
by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 
31, United States Code, for the field examination 
of programs and activities in the United States 
funded from any account contained in this title. 
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CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 
Fund, as authorized, $250,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, $90,829,000, of which $13,624,000 may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2022: Provided, That funds appro-
priated under this heading are made available notwith-
standing section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), as it relates to post inspec-
tions. 
In addition, for the Special Inspector General for Af-
ghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction over-
sight, $54,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022, which is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con-
tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That funds ap-
propriated under this heading that are made available for 
the printing and reproduction costs of SIGAR shall not ex-
ceed amounts for such costs during the prior fiscal year. 
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of educational and cultural ex-
change programs, as authorized, $740,300,000, to remain 
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available until expended, of which not less than 
$274,000,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program and not 
less than $113,860,000 shall be for Citizen Exchange Pro-
gram: Provided, That fees or other payments received from, 
or in connection with, English teaching, educational advis-
ing and counseling programs, and exchange visitor pro-
grams as authorized may be credited to this account, to re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That a 
portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Cen-
tral Asia regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie 
Fellowships, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading that are made available for the Ben-
jamin Gilman International Scholarships Program shall 
also be made available for the John S. McCain Scholars 
Program, pursuant to section 7075 of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6): Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be made available for the Community Engagement 
Exchange Program as described under the heading ‘‘Civil 
Society Exchange Program’’ in Senate Report 116–126: 
Provided further, That any substantive modifications from 
the prior fiscal year to programs funded by this Act under 
this heading shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 
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the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
REPRESENTATION EXPENSES 
For representation expenses as authorized, $7,415,000. 
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to en-
able the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary pro-
tective services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2022. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 
Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), pre-
serving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for real 
property that are owned or leased by the Department of 
State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise avail-
able, the Harry S Truman Building, $769,055,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2025, of which not to 
exceed $25,000 may be used for overseas representation ex-
penses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisi-
tion of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other de-
partments and agencies of the United States Government. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 
$1,181,394,000, to remain available until expended, of 
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which $824,287,000 is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State 
to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic 
and Consular Service, as authorized, $7,885,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation Loans 
Program Account’’. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $2,500,000, as authorized: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such 
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $6,311,992. 
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $31,963,000. 
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INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
Not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees col-
lected from other executive agencies for lease or use of facili-
ties at the International Center in accordance with section 
4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90–553), 
and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, 
$2,743,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by 
such section, to be used for the purposes set out in that sec-
tion. 
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to 
meet annual obligations of membership in international 
multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 
pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven-
tions, or specific Acts of Congress, $1,505,928,000, of which 
$96,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op-
erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
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Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That the Secretary 
of State shall, at the time of the submission of the Presi-
dent’s budget to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, transmit to the Committees on Appro-
priations the most recent biennial budget prepared by the 
United Nations for the operations of the United Nations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in ad-
vance (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is prac-
ticable) of any United Nations action to increase funding 
for any United Nations program without identifying an off-
setting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: 
Provided further, That any payment of arrearages under 
this heading shall be directed to activities that are mutually 
agreed upon by the United States and the respective inter-
national organization and shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for a United 
States contribution to an international organization for the 
United States share of interest costs made known to the 
United States Government by such organization for loans 
incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through external bor-
rowings. 
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CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex-
penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to 
the maintenance or restoration of international peace and 
security, $1,456,314,000, of which $705,994,000 is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That of the funds 
made available under this heading, up to $818,542,000 may 
remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available by this Act 
shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded 
United Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 
days in advance of voting for such mission in the United 
Nations Security Council (or in an emergency as far in 
advance as is practicable), the Committees on Appropria-
tions are notified of: (1) the estimated cost and duration 
of the mission, the objectives of the mission, the national 
interest that will be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) 
the sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or 
transfers, that will be used to pay the cost of the new or 
expanded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal 
years: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
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priated under this heading may be made available for obli-
gation unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping 
mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is imple-
menting effective policies and procedures to prevent United 
Nations employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping 
troops serving in such mission from trafficking in persons, 
exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of sex-
ual exploitation and abuse or other violations of human 
rights, and to hold accountable individuals who engage in 
such acts while participating in such mission, including 
prosecution in their home countries and making informa-
tion about such prosecutions publicly available on the 
website of the United Nations: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations and 
foreign governments contributing peacekeeping troops to 
implement effective vetting procedures to ensure that such 
troops have not violated human rights: Provided further, 
That funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses un-
less the Secretary of State determines that United States 
manufacturers and suppliers are not being given opportuni-
ties to provide equipment, services, and material for United 
Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given 
to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
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available under this heading may be used for any United 
Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United 
States Armed Forces under the command or operational 
control of a foreign national, unless the President’s military 
advisors have submitted to the President a recommendation 
that such involvement is in the national interest of the 
United States and the President has submitted to Congress 
such a recommendation: Provided further, That any pay-
ment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to 
meet obligations of the United States arising under treaties, 
or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 
For necessary expenses for the United States Section 
of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 
United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli-
cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed 
$6,000 for representation expenses; as follows: 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
$49,770,000, of which $7,466,000 may remain available 
until September 30, 2022. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $49,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, as authorized: Provided, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading in this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign op-
erations, and related programs for the United States Sec-
tion, except for funds designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent res-
olution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, up to $5,000,000 may 
be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out 
the purposes of the United States Section, which shall be 
subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notifica-
tion procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That such transfer authority is in addition 
to any other transfer authority provided in this Act. 
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AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the 
International Joint Commission and the International 
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au-
thorized by treaties between the United States and Canada 
or Great Britain, and for technical assistance grants and 
the Community Assistance Program of the North American 
Development Bank, $15,008,000: Provided, That of the 
amount provided under this heading for the International 
Joint Commission, up to $1,250,000 may remain available 
until September 30, 2022, and up to $9,000 may be made 
available for representation expenses: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided under this heading for the 
International Boundary Commission, up to $1,000 may be 
made available for representation expenses. 
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses for international fisheries com-
missions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, 
$62,846,000: Provided, That the United States share of such 
expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions 
pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United States Code. 
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RELATED AGENCY 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to enable the United States 
Agency for Global Media (USAGM), as authorized, to carry 
out international communication activities, and to make 
and supervise grants for radio, Internet, and television 
broadcasting to the Middle East, $793,257,000: Provided, 
That in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
purposes, up to $40,708,000 of the amount appropriated 
under this heading may remain available until expended 
for satellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, 
of which not less than $20,000,000 shall be for Internet free-
dom programs: Provided further, That of the total amount 
appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 
may be used for representation expenses, of which $10,000 
may be used for such expenses within the United States as 
authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 may be used for rep-
resentation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing shall be allocated in accordance with the table included 
under this heading in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
solidated Act): Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
previous proviso, funds may be reprogrammed within and 
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between amounts designated in such table, subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations, except that no such reprogramming may reduce 
a designated amount by more than 5 percent: Provided fur-
ther, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
made available in accordance with the principles and 
standards set forth in section 303(a) and (b) of the United 
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 
6202) and section 305(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6204): Pro-
vided further, That the USAGM Chief Executive Officer 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 
days of any determination by the USAGM that any of its 
broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, pro-
vides an open platform for international terrorists or those 
who support international terrorism, or is in violation of 
the principles and standards set forth in section 303(a) and 
(b) of such Act or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics: 
Provided further, That in addition to funds made available 
under this heading, and notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising 
and revenue from business ventures, up to $500,000 in re-
ceipts from cooperating international organizations, and 
up to $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of 
the Voice of America and the International Broadcasting 
Bureau, shall remain available until expended for carrying 
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out authorized purposes: Provided further, That significant 
modifications to USAGM broadcast hours previously justi-
fied to Congress, including changes to transmission plat-
forms (shortwave, medium wave, satellite, Internet, and tel-
evision), for all USAGM language services shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That up to $7,000,000 
from the USAGM Buying Power Maintenance account may 
be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting 
Operations’’, which shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That such transfer authority is in addi-
tion to any transfer authority otherwise available under 
any other provision of law and shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 
For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preserva-
tion, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, and 
digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and 
installation of necessary equipment for radio, television, 
and digital transmission and reception, including to Cuba, 
as authorized; and physical security worldwide, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, 
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$9,700,000, to remain available until expended, as author-
ized. 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
THE ASIA FOUNDATION 
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized 
by The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $20,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned and 
obligated to the Foundation not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act. 
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE 
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute 
of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of 
Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), $45,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022, which shall not be used 
for construction activities. 
CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE 
TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle East-
ern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 
633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the interest and 
earnings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30, 
2021, to remain available until expended. 
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EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel-
lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 
of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 
U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to 
the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund 
on or before September 30, 2021, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensa-
tion, or to enter into any contract providing for the pay-
ment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by section 5376 
of title 5, United States Code; or for purposes which are 
not in accordance with section 200 of title 2 of the Code 
of Federal Regulations, including the restrictions on com-
pensation for personal services. 
ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship 
Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 
U.S.C. 2452 note), all interest and earnings accruing to the 
Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 
2021, to remain available until expended. 
EAST-WEST CENTER 
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for car-
rying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and 
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Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, 
by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical Inter-
change Between East and West in the State of Hawaii, 
$19,700,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be apportioned and obligated to the Center 
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 
For grants made by the Department of State to the 
National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the 
National Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 4412), 
$300,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$195,840,000 shall be allocated in the traditional and cus-
tomary manner, including for the core institutes, and 
$104,160,000 shall be for democracy programs: Provided, 
That the requirements of section 7061(a) of this Act shall 
not apply to funds made available under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be apportioned and obligated to the Endowment not 
later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. 
OTHER COMMISSIONS 
COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S 
HERITAGE ABROAD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 
Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, $642,000, as 
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authorized by chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code: 
Provided, That the Commission may procure temporary, 
intermittent, and other services notwithstanding paragraph 
(3) of section 312304(b) of such chapter: Provided further, 
That such authority shall terminate on October 1, 2021: 
Provided further, That the Commission shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising such au-
thority. 
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the United States Commis-
sion on International Religious Freedom, as authorized by 
title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
(22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $4,500,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2022, including not more than $4,000 
for representation expenses. 
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security 
and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 
94–304 (22 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), $2,908,000, including not 
more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022. 
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CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive 
Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as author-
ized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), $2,250,000, including not more 
than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2022. 
UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States-China 
Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized 
by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), 
$4,000,000, including not more than $4,000 for representa-
tion expenses, to remain available until September 30, 
2022: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limita-
tions, and conditions contained in the second through sixth 
provisos under this heading in the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) shall con-
tinue in effect during fiscal year 2021 and shall apply to 
funds appropriated under this heading. 
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not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or fi-
nancial reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for be-
coming a family planning acceptor; or (B) program per-
sonnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of total 
number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or 
acceptors of a particular method of family planning; (3) 
the project shall not deny any right or benefit, including 
the right of access to participate in any program of general 
welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence 
of any individual’s decision not to accept family planning 
services; (4) the project shall provide family planning ac-
ceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits 
and risks of the method chosen, including those conditions 
that might render the use of the method inadvisable and 
those adverse side effects known to be consequent to the use 
of the method; and (5) the project shall ensure that experi-
mental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical proce-
dures are provided only in the context of a scientific study 
in which participants are advised of potential risks and 
benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date on which 
the USAID Administrator determines that there has been 
a violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), 
(2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of 
violations of the requirements contained in paragraph (4) 
of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the Com-
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ket demands, as determined by the Secretary and 
provided there is no increase in the project-based 
assistance budget authority. 
(2) The transferring project shall, as determined 
by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or eco-
nomically nonviable, or be reasonably expected to be-
come economically nonviable when complying with 
state or Federal requirements for community integra-
tion and reduced concentration of individuals with 
disabilities. 
(3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or 
exceed applicable physical standards established by 
the Secretary. 
(4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring 
project shall notify and consult with the tenants re-
siding in the transferring project and provide a cer-
tification of approval by all appropriate local govern-
mental officials. 
(5) The tenants of the transferring project who 
remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the re-
ceiving project or projects shall not be required to va-
cate their units in the transferring project or projects 
until new units in the receiving project are available 
for occupancy. 
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(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) any debt incurred under section 364(g)(1) 
of this title.’’. 
(c) CONFIRMATION OF PLAN FOR REORGANIZATION.— 
Section 1191 of title 11, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) SPECIAL PROVISION RELATED
TO COVID–19 
PANDEMIC.—Notwithstanding section 1129(a)(9)(A) of this 
title and subsection (e) of this section, a plan that provides 
for payment of a claim of a kind specified in section 
503(b)(10) of this title may be confirmed under subsection 
(b) of this section if the plan proposes to make payments 
on account of such claim when due under the terms of the 
loan giving rise to such claim.’’. 
(d) CONFIRMATION OF PLAN FOR FAMILY FARMERS 
AND FISHERMEN.—Section 1225 of title 11, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding section 1222(a)(2) of this title 
and subsection (b)(1) of this section, a plan that provides 
for payment of a claim of a kind specified in section 
503(b)(10) of this title may be confirmed if the plan pro-
poses to make payments on account of such claim when due 
under the terms of the loan giving rise to such claim.’’. 
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(i) any payment to an employee of 
compensation in the form of— 
(I) salary, wage, commission, or 
similar compensation; 
(II) payment of a cash tip or an 
equivalent; 
(III) payment for vacation, pa-
rental, family, medical, or sick leave; 
(IV) payment required for the 
provision of group health care or other 
group insurance benefits, including in-
surance premiums; 
(V) payment of a retirement ben-
efit; 
(VI) payment of a State or local 
tax assessed on employees with respect 
to compensation; or 
(VII) paid administrative leave; 
and 
(ii) any payment of compensation to, 
or income of, a sole proprietor or inde-
pendent contractor— 
(I) that is— 
(aa) a wage; 
(bb) a commission; 
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services under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
take into consideration information provided by 
the provider of transportation services, includ-
ing— 
(i) the amount of debt owed by the pro-
vider of transportation services on major 
equipment, if any; 
(ii) other sources of Federal assistance 
provided to the provider of transportation 
services, if any; and 
(iii) such other information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(B) LIMITATIONS.— 
(i) AWARD.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the amount of assistance provided 
to a provider of transportation services 
under this subsection, when combined with 
any other Federal assistance provided in re-
sponse to COVID–19 under the Coronavirus 
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
(Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 281), the 
Paycheck Protection Program and Health 
Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116– 
139; 134 Stat. 620), or any other provision 
of law, does not exceed the total amount of 
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