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That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 
designated in this section to the Joint Department of De-
fense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 
That section 219 of title II of division F of Public Law 
116–94 is repealed. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs which become available on 
October 1, 2021, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Com-
munity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 
‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $327,126,000, plus reimburse-
ments, may be transferred to the Joint Department of De-
fense—Department 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 Fed-
eral 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 Depart-
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ment of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notifica-
tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 221. Such sums as may be deposited to the 
Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 
of title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided 
at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facili-
ties 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 avail-
able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of De-
fense—Department 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 oper-
ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 
medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Pro-
vided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), amounts trans-
ferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department 
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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 au-
thorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States 
Code, to remain available until expended, for any purpose 
authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 223. 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: Pro-
vided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 
of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 
days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall 
describe the anticipated use of such savings. 
SEC. 224. None of the funds made available for 
‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ may be used for a project 
in excess of the scope specified for that project in the origi-
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nal justification data provided to the Congress as part of 
the request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 225. 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 Congress a quarterly report containing perform-
ance measures and data from each Veterans Benefits Ad-
ministration Regional Office: Provided, That, at a min-
imum, 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 accom-
panying Public Law 114–223: Provided further, That the 
report shall also include information on the number of ap-
peals pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration as 
well as the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly 
basis. 
SEC. 226. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
provide written notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to or-
ganizational 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. 
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SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 
single national outreach and awareness marketing cam-
paign in which obligations exceed $1,000,000. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon 
determination that such action is necessary to address 
needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may trans-
fer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary 
appropriations made available for fiscal year 2021 in this 
title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General Oper-
ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ ac-
count) or any discretionary unobligated balances within 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2021, that were provided in ad-
vance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers 
shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Man-
agement 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 emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
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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 
Congress: Provided further, That, upon determination that 
all 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. 229. Amounts made available for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2021, under the 
‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’ and the ‘‘General Operating 
Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts 
may be transferred between such accounts: 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 receive approval of that request. 
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SEC. 230. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 
reprogram funds among major construction projects or 
programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed 
$7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
SEC. 231. (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 profes-
sional; 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 Execu-
tive 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 position relating to the hotline specified in sub-
section (a). 
(2) In this subsection— 
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(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 di-
rective. 
(c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall con-
duct a study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified 
in subsection (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 
continue receiving, mental health care who commit 
suicide; and 
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(C) determine the number of veterans described 
in subparagraph (A) who commit or attempt suicide. 
SEC. 232. None of the funds in this or any other Act 
may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
hospitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environ-
mental assessment, or to diminish healthcare services at 
existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities 
located in Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 as part 
of a planned realignment of VA services until the Sec-
retary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress a report including the following 
elements— 
(1) a national realignment strategy that in-
cludes a detailed description of realignment plans 
within each Veterans Integrated Services Network 
(VISN), including an updated Long Range Capital 
Plan to implement realignment requirements; 
(2) an explanation of the process by which 
those plans were developed and coordinated within 
each VISN; 
(3) a cost versus benefit analysis of each 
planned realignment, including the cost of replacing 
Veterans Health Administration services with con-
tract care or other outsourced services; 
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(4) an analysis of how any such planned re-
alignment of services will impact access to care for 
veterans living in rural or highly rural areas, includ-
ing travel distances and transportation costs to ac-
cess a VA medical facility and availability of local 
specialty and primary care; 
(5) an inventory of VA buildings with historic 
designation and the methodology used to determine 
the buildings’ condition and utilization; 
(6) a description of how any realignment will be 
consistent with requirements under the National 
Historic Preservation Act; and 
(7) consideration given for reuse of historic 
buildings within newly identified realignment re-
quirements: Provided, That, this provision shall not 
apply to capital projects in VISN 23, or any other 
VISN, which have been authorized or approved by 
Congress. 
SEC. 233. Effective during the period beginning on 
October 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 ex-
pended in contravention of the ‘‘Veterans Health Adminis-
tration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement 
on the Veterans Health Administration’s Screening for 
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Breast Cancer Guidance’’ published on May 10, 2017, as 
issued by the Veterans Health Administration National 
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 
SEC. 234. (a) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1720I the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 1720J. Provision of assisted reproductive tech-
nology or adoption reimbursements for 
certain disabled veterans 
‘‘(a) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary may 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 vet-
eran. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Amounts made available for the 
purposes specified in subsection (a) are subject to the re-
quirements for funds contained in section 508 of division 
H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public 
Law 115–31). 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘adoption reimbursement’ means 
reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 
an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en-
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actment of this section under the same terms as 
apply under the adoption reimbursement program of 
the Department of Defense, as authorized in De-
partment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including 
the reimbursement limits and requirements set forth 
in such instruction, as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this section. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘assisted reproductive tech-
nology’ means benefits relating to reproductive as-
sistance provided 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, as de-
scribed 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 Assist-
ant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 
3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such 
policy, as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
this section, including any limitations on the amount 
of such benefits available to such a member, except 
that— 
‘‘(A) 
the 
periods 
regarding 
embryo 
cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 
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III(G) and in part IV(H) of the first part IV 
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. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘covered veteran’ means a vet-
eran who has a service-connected disability that re-
sults in the inability of the veteran to procreate 
without the use of fertility treatment.’’. 
(b) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 1720I the following new item: 
‘‘1720J. Provision of assisted reproductive technology or adoption reimburse-
ments for certain disabled veterans.’’. 
SEC. 235. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 
that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor-
tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations 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 
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Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Ad-
ministration, 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. 
SEC. 237. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the 
Secretary 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 5 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) For all individuals not described in para-
graph (1), not later than 8 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a So-
cial Security account number to identify an individual in 
an information system of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs if and only if the use of such number is required 
to obtain information the Secretary requires from an in-
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formation system that is not under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary. 
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. 
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 trans-
fer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Com-
pensation Fund to any other account within the Depart-
ment 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 
authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, not-
withstanding subsection (e) of such section. 
SEC. 241. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this title may be used by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement re-
lated to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual 
that would restrict in any way the individual from speak-
ing to members of Congress or their staff on any topic 
not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law 
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or required by Executive order to be kept secret in the 
interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign af-
fairs. 
SEC. 242. For funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2021 and 2022, 
section 258 of division A of Public Law 114–223 shall 
apply. 
SEC. 243. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise 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 Govern-
ment over which such Inspector General has responsibil-
ities 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 access of such Inspector General. 
(b) A department or agency covered by this section 
shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, 
documents, and other materials in a timely manner. 
(c) Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on dis-
closure relevant to the information provided by the depart-
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ment or agency over which that Inspector General has re-
sponsibilities 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 
Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure 
by 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 other-
wise made available by this Act to the Veterans Health 
Administration may be used in fiscal year 2021 to convert 
any program which received specific purpose funds in fis-
cal year 2020 to a general purpose funded program unless 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits written notifica-
tion of any such proposal to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 
to any such action and an approval is issued by the Com-
mittees. 
SEC. 246. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), 
none of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
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by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to purchase, breed, 
transport, house, feed, maintain, dispose of, or experiment 
on, dogs as part of the conduct of any study including 
an assignment of pain category D or E, as defined by the 
Pain and Distress Categories of the Department of Agri-
culture (or such successor categories developed pursuant 
to section 13 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2143)). 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to training pro-
grams or studies of service dogs described in section 1714 
of title 38, United States Code, or section 17.148 of title 
38, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 247. 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 
House of Representatives and the Senate a market area 
assessment. 
SEC. 248. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
once every 5-year period thereafter, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall update the handbook of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs titled ‘‘Planning and Activating 
Community Based Outpatient Clinics’’, or a successor 
handbook, to reflect current policies, best practices, and 
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clarify the roles and responsibilities of the personnel of 
the Department involved in the leasing projects of the De-
partment. 
(b) The Secretary shall ensure that the handbook 
specified in subsection (a) defines ‘‘community based out-
patient clinic’’ in the same manner as such term is defined 
in the Veterans Health Administration Site Tracking 
database (commonly known as ‘‘VAST’’) as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) The Secretary shall ensure that the Veterans 
Health Administration incorporates the best practices con-
tained in the handbook specified in subsection (a) in con-
ducting oversight of the medical centers of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Integrated 
Service Network. 
(d) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide guidance 
and training to employees of the Veterans Health Admin-
istration for the use of the handbook specified in sub-
section (a). The Secretary shall update such guidance and 
training together with each update of such handbook. 
SEC. 249. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Veterans 
Health Administration, Medical Community Care’’ ac-
count in this or any other Act for fiscal years 2021 and 
2022 may be used for expenses that would have otherwise 
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been payable from the Veterans Choice Fund established 
by section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Ac-
countability Act, as amended (38 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
SEC. 250. 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 ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ account for such fiscal 
years. 
SEC. 251. Of the total amounts made available on 
October 1, 2020, under the headings ‘‘Department of Vet-
erans Affairs—Veterans Health Administration—Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs—Veterans 
Health Administration—Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘De-
partment of Veterans Affairs—Veterans Health Adminis-
tration—Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs—Veterans Health Administra-
tion—Medical Facilities’’, $660,691,000 shall be made 
available for gender-specific care for women. 
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 
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the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun-
tries; 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 replacement 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 ex-
pended. 
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 ex-
pended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 
36, United States Code. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS 
CLAIMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the 
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 
authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, 
United States Code, $37,100,000: Provided, That 
$3,286,509 shall be available for the purpose of providing 
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financial assistance as described and in accordance with 
the process and reporting 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 re-
placement 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 Department of Defense Real Property for Defense 
Agencies’’ account. 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
TRUST FUND 
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 
and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis-
sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 
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