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Union Calendar No. 518 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5786 
[Report No. 115–673] 
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2018 
Mr. DENT, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; 
which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for military construction, the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 
currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 
Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec-
essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con-
struction and operation of facilities in support of the func-
tions of the Commander in Chief, $1,001,768,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That, 
of this amount, not to exceed $110,068,000 shall be avail-
able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 
services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of the Army determines that addi-
tional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no-
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tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
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, $2,100,298,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2023: Provided, That, of this amount, 
not to exceed $185,542,000 shall be available for study, 
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as 
authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy 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 
reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 
as currently authorized by law, $1,454,723,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That, of 
this amount, not to exceed $206,577,000 shall be available 
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for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer 
services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the 
Air Force determines that additional obligations are nec-
essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter-
mination 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, 
$2,465,738,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023: 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 Defense 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 $195,345,000 shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au-
thorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter-
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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 
reasons therefor: Provided further, That the Director of 
the Missile Defense Agency shall provide quarterly reports 
to the congressional defense committees on the construc-
tion timeline and obligations for the Poland Aegis Ashore 
complex. 
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, $180,122,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 
exceed $16,622,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard 
determines that additional obligations are necessary for 
such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 
the reasons therefor. 
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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, $129,126,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2023: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed 
$18,500,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
unless the Director of the Air National Guard 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, $64,919,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That, of the 
amount, not to exceed $5,855,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army 
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Reserve determines that additional obligations are nec-
essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter-
mination 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 
Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $43,065,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 
exceed $4,695,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that 
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 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, $50,163,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That, of the 
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amount, not to exceed $4,055,000 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 
necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de-
termination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, 
That, the Chief of the Air Force Reserve shall take imme-
diate action to address unfunded military construction re-
quirements for access control points and security issues 
at Air Force Reserve facilities. 
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 fa-
cilities and installations (including international military 
headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 
defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 
by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili-
tary Construction Authorization Acts, $171,064,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 
Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the De-
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fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 
U.S.C. 2687 note), $322,390,000, 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, 
$330,660,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023: Provided, That none of the funds provided under 
this heading for family housing construction may be ex-
pended for family housing improvements on Kwajalein 
Atoll until the Secretary of the Army certifies to the con-
gressional defense committees that the new housing units 
represent the best value to the taxpayer and that no rea-
sonable alternatives exist at a lower cost. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for op-
eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in-
surance premiums, as authorized by law, $376,509,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace-
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ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 
authorized by law, $104,581,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2023. 
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, $314,536,000. 
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, 
$78,446,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas-
ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 
and 
insurance 
premiums, 
as 
authorized 
by 
law, 
$317,274,000. 
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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 
military departments) for operation and maintenance, 
leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, 
$58,373,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING 
IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $1,653,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu-
ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro-
viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili-
tary 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-
ing and improving military unaccompanied housing and 
supporting facilities. 
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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 
exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, 
except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 
the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there-
for. 
SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con-
struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles. 
SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con-
struction may be used for advances to the Federal High-
way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 
the construction of access roads as authorized by section 
210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author-
ized therein are certified as important to the national de-
fense by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to begin construction of new bases in 
the United States for which specific appropriations have 
not been made. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements 
in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by 
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the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi-
neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina-
tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 
by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 
General; (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 
relocate any activity from one base or installation to an-
other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used for the procurement of steel for any con-
struction project or activity for which American steel pro-
ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied 
the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military construction or family hous-
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ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 
property 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 Appro-
priations 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 Atlan-
tic 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 respon-
sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 
than 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall 
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not apply to contract awards for military construction on 
Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re-
sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the 
appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in-
cluding 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 
expended 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 
current 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, inspec-
tion, 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 defense agency for the construction of military projects 
may be obligated for a military construction project or 
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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 increased 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 me-
dium 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 Department of Defense 
Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 
from amounts appropriated for construction of military 
unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac-
counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
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purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap-
propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria-
tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 
cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con-
gressional 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, mili-
tary 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 trans-
ferred. 
SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available in this title for operation and 
maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 
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source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 
housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 
Provided, That not more than $15,000 per unit may be 
spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen-
eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica-
tion, 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 remedi-
ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 
of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report an-
nually to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex-
penditures for each individual general or flag officer quar-
ters for the prior fiscal year. 
SEC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im-
provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec-
tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro-
priated and shall be available until expended for the pur-
poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 
transferred pursuant 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. 
SEC. 122. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
by the Secretary of the Army to relocate a unit in the 
Army that— 
(1) performs a testing mission or function that 
is not performed by any other unit in the Army and 
is specifically stipulated in title 10, United States 
Code; and 
(2) is located at a military installation at which 
the total number of civilian employees of the Depart-
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ment of the Army and Army contractor personnel 
employed exceeds 10 percent of the total number of 
members of the regular and reserve components of 
the Army assigned to the installation. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 
the Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that in proposing the relocation of the 
unit of the Army, the Secretary complied with Army Regu-
lation 5–10 relating to the policy, procedures, and respon-
sibilities for Army stationing actions. 
SEC. 123. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available in an account funded under the headings in this 
title may be transferred among projects and activities 
within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 
guidelines for military construction and family housing 
construction contained in Department of Defense Finan-
cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chap-
ter 7, of March 2011, as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 124. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 
and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme-
tery. 
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SEC. 125. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 
September 30, 2023: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $44,100,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, $317,800,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Air 
Force’’, 
$144,450,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’, 
$11,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’, 
$62,000,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Army 
Reserve’’, 
$23,000,000; and 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’, 
$84,800,000: 
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 
2019 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such 
projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation 
and expenditure of funds to carry out construction: Pro-
vided further, That not later than 30 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Commit-
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tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex-
penditure plan for funds provided under this section. 
(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 fol-
lowing accounts in the amounts specified: 
‘‘NATO 
Security 
Investment 
Program’’, 
$25,000,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Air 
Force’’, 
$31,158,000; and 
‘‘The fund established in section 1013(d) of the 
Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374)’’, $15,000,000: 
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent 
resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
SEC. 127. For the purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construc-
tion and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria-
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tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 128. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment 
of the United States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, 
Cuba. 
SEC. 129. 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 consoli-
date or relocate any element of a United States Air Force 
Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair 
Squadron Engineer (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 squadron outside of the United States versus 
within the United States; (2) provides to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress (‘‘the Com-
mittees’’) a report detailing the findings of the cost anal-
ysis; 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. 
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SEC. 130. All amounts appropriated to ‘‘Department 
of Defense—Military Construction accounts for Army, 
Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force and Defense-Wide’’ 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 
2019 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. 
SEC. 131. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified, for enhancing force protec-
tion and safety at military installations, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2023: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $50,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, $50,000,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Air 
Force’’, 
$50,000,000: 
Provided , 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 mili-
tary department concerned, or his or her designee, shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds pro-
vided under this section. 
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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 
behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability ex-
aminations 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 Entitle-
ment Program for Survivors, emergency and other offi-
cers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certifi-
cates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insur-
ance 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 sec-
tions 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 
53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, 
$108,530,139,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $107,119,807,000 shall become available on Octo-
ber 1, 2019: Provided, That not to exceed $18,047,000 
of the amount made available for fiscal year 2020 under 
this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General Operating 
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Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, and ‘‘Infor-
mation Technology Systems’’ for necessary expenses in 
implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 
of title 38, United States Code, the funding source for 
which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and 
Pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such 
sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient 
basis, shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical Care Collections 
Fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical facili-
ties for nursing home care provided to pensioners as au-
thorized. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap-
ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 
61 of title 38, United States Code, $14,065,282,000, to 
remain available until expended and to become available 
on October 1, 2019: Provided, That expenses for rehabili-
tation program services and assistance which the Sec-
retary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of sec-
tion 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than 
under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that sub-
section, shall be charged to this account. 
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VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life 
insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet-
erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States 
Code, $111,340,000, which shall become available on Oc-
tober 1, 2019, and shall 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 de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 2019, 
within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in 
gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe-
cially adapted housing loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $200,612,000. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $39,000, as authorized 
by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, 
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
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sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $2,037,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $396,000, which may 
be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex-
penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 
of title 38, United States Code, $1,149,000. 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 
Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, in-
cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement 
of the General Services Administration for security guard 
services, and reimbursement of the Department of De-
fense 
for 
the 
cost 
of 
overseas 
employee 
mail, 
$2,922,000,000: 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 Affairs determines are nec-
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essary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum ex-
tent 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 ac-
count: Provided further, That, of the funds made available 
under this heading, not to exceed 5 percent shall remain 
available until September 30, 2020. 
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 
veterans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 
under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 
medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, 
food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare em-
ployees hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to 
State homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, 
United States Code, assistance and support services for 
caregivers as authorized by section 1720G of title 38, 
United States Code, loan repayments authorized by sec-
tion 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health 
Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 
1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), monthly assistance allow-
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ances 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 nec-
essary to carry out sections 322(d) and 521A of title 38, 
United States Code, and hospital care and medical serv-
ices authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United States 
Code, $48,747,988,000, plus reimbursements, shall be-
come available on October 1, 2019, and shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of the 
amount made available on October 1, 2018, under this 
heading, $1,400,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical 
treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabil-
ities, lower income, or have special needs: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for 
the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in en-
rollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing 
of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administra-
tion facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written 
prescriptions based on requirements established by the 
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retary 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: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man-
ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason-
able charges for such care or services from any person who 
does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur-
ther, 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 re-
ceived. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas-
ing activities (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 improvements of any medical facility under the juris-
diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 
provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con-
struction, Minor Projects’’. 
SEC. 213. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 
Services’’ are available— 
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