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Union Calendar No. 94
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2620
[Report No. 107–159]
Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards,
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 2001
Mr. WALSH, 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 the Departments of Veterans Af-
fairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sun-
dry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corpora-
tions, and offices for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2002, and for other purposes.
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 the
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Departments of Veteran Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and for sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS 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 law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters
11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to or
on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C.
chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and bur-
ial benefits, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay,
adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of pre-
miums due on commercial life insurance policies guaran-
teed under the provisions of article IV of the Soldiers’ and
Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 (50 U.S.C. App. 540 et
seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by law (38
U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53,
55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540–548; 43 Stat. 122, 123;
45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), $24,944,288,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed
$17,940,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
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ing shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General operating expenses’’
and ‘‘Medical care’’ for necessary expenses in imple-
menting those provisions authorized in the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, and in the Veterans’
Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 51, 53, and 55),
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
facilities revolving fund’’ to augment the funding of indi-
vidual medical facilities for nursing home care provided
to pensioners as authorized.
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law
(38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53,
55, and 61), $2,135,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation pro-
gram services and assistance which the Secretary is au-
thorized to provide under section 3104(a) of title 38,
United States Code, other than under subsection (a)(1),
(2), (5) and (11) of that section, 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-
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erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72
Stat. 487, $26,200,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided fur-
ther, That during fiscal year 2002, within the resources
available, not to exceed $300,000 in gross obligations for
direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing
loans.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $164,497,000,
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’.
EDUCATION LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized
by 38 U.S.C. 3698, as amended: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
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as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the prin-
cipal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,400.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $64,000, which may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘General operating expenses’’.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $72,000, as authorized
by 38 U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: 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, as amended: Provided further, That funds made
available under this heading are available to subsidize
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans
not to exceed $3,301,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $274,000, which may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘General operating expenses’’.
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NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, sub-
chapter V, as amended, $544,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General
operating expenses’’.
GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR
HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the administrative expenses to carry out the
guaranteed transitional housing loan program authorized
by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter VI, not to exceed
$750,000 of the amounts appropriated by this Act for
‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical care’’ may be
expended.
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL CARE
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili-
ties; for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and
outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, including care and treat-
ment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the depart-
ment; and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and
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equipment; funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental
thereto for beneficiaries receiving care in the department;
administrative expenses in support of planning, design,
project management, real property acquisition and disposi-
tion, construction and renovation of any facility under the
jurisdiction or for the use of the department; oversight,
engineering and architectural activities not charged to
project cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing fa-
cilities in the several hospitals and homes under the juris-
diction of the department, not otherwise provided for, ei-
ther by contract or by the hire of temporary employees
and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowances there-
for, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; aid to State
homes as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; administrative
and legal expenses of the department for collecting and
recovering amounts owed the department as authorized
under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17, and the Federal Medical
Care 
Recovery 
Act, 
U.S.C. 
2651 
et 
seq.,
$21,281,587,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That of
the 
funds 
made 
available 
under 
this 
heading,
$900,000,000 is for the equipment and land and struc-
tures object classifications only, which amount shall not
become available for obligation until August 1, 2002, and
shall remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided
further, That of the funds made available under this head-