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Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve within 
30 days following the date on which the report is received. 
SEC. 212. No funds of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, 
or medical services provided to any person under chapter 
17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-service-con-
nected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such 
title, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, 
current, accurate third-party reimbursement information 
for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Provided, That 
the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any other 
debt due the United States, the reasonable charges for such 
care or services from any person who does not make such 
disclosure as required: Provided further, That any amounts 
so recovered for care or services provided in a prior fiscal 
year may be obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal 
year in which amounts are received. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
at the discretion of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, pro-
ceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activi-
ties (including disposal) may be deposited into the ‘‘Con-
struction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, minor 
projects’’ accounts and be used for construction (including 
site acquisition and disposition), alterations and improve-
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ments of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for 
the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums 
as realized are in addition to the amount provided for in 
‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, minor 
projects’’. 
SEC. 214. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 
services’’ are available— 
(1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup-
plies, and equipment; and 
(2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and 
other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 
beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 215. Such sums as may be deposited to the Med-
ical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of 
title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to ‘‘Medical 
services’’, to remain available until expended for the pur-
poses of this account. 
SEC. 216. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall allow veterans eligi-
ble under existing Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
care requirements and who reside in Alaska to obtain med-
ical care services from medical facilities supported by the 
Indian Health Service or tribal organizations. The Sec-
retary shall: (1) limit the application of this provision to 
rural Alaskan veterans in areas where an existing Depart-
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ment of Veterans Affairs facility or Veterans Affairs-con-
tracted service is unavailable; (2) require participating vet-
erans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules 
and regulations, as established by the Secretary; (3) require 
this provision to be consistent with Capital Asset Realign-
ment for Enhanced Services activities; and (4) result in no 
additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs or 
the Indian Health Service. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant 
to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may be 
transferred to the ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Con-
struction, minor projects’’ accounts, to remain available 
until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 
SEC. 218. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 
Directors of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks from 
conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new veterans 
within their respective Networks. 
SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress a quarterly report on the financial status of 
the Veterans Health Administration. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Medical 
services’’, ‘‘Medical Administration’’, ‘‘Medical facilities’’, 
‘‘General operating expenses’’, and ‘‘National Cemetery Ad-
ministration’’ accounts for fiscal year 2008, may be trans-
ferred to or from the ‘‘Information technology systems’’ ac-
count: Provided, That before a transfer may take place, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 
authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 221. For purposes of perfecting the funding 
sources of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ new ‘‘Infor-
mation technology systems’’ account, funds made available 
for fiscal year 2008, in this or any other Act, may be trans-
ferred from the ‘‘General operating expenses’’, ‘‘National 
Cemetery Administration’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector Gen-
eral’’ accounts to the ‘‘Medical services’’ account: Provided, 
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. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 222. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Informa-
tion technology systems’’ account may be transferred be-
tween projects: Provided, That no project may be increased 
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or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to sub-
mitting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an ap-
proval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days 
has elapsed. 
SEC. 223. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, in this Act, or any other Act, may 
be used to replace the current system by which the Veterans 
Integrated Services Networks select and contract for diabetes 
monitoring supplies and equipment. 
SEC. 224. Of the amounts made available for fiscal 
year 2008, in this Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical 
Facilities’’ account for non-recurring maintenance, not 
more than 20 percent of the funds made available shall be 
obligated during the last two months of the fiscal year. 
SEC. 225. PROHIBITION ON DISPOSAL OF DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS LANDS AND IMPROVEMENTS 
AT WEST LOS ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
not declare as excess to the needs of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, or otherwise take any action to exchange, 
trade, auction, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, or reduce 
the acreage of, Federal land and improvements at the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Medical Cen-
ter, California, encompassing approximately 388 acres on 
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