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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, 
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
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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 that account: Provided, That, for fiscal year 2015, 
$250,000,000 deposited in the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Medical Care Collections Fund shall be transferred to 
‘‘Medical Facilities’’, to remain available until expended, 
for non-recurring maintenance at existing Veterans Health 
Administration medical facilities. 
SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter 
into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations 
which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with 
the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and tribal
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organizations serving rural Alaska which have entered into 
contracts with the Indian Health Service under the Indian 
Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act, to pro-
vide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental 
care. The Secretary shall require participating veterans and 
facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regula-
tions, as established by the Secretary. The term ‘‘rural Alas-
ka’’ shall mean those lands sited within the external bound-
aries of the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 
7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native Claims Set-
tlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), and those lands 
within the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 
7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), which are not within 
the boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage, the Fair-
banks North Star Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Borough 
or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. 
(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.
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SEC. 218. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 
Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services 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. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical 
Facilities’’, ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Bene-
fits Administration’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and ‘‘Na-
tional Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal year 
2015 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information Tech-
nology Systems’’ account: Provided, That before a transfer 
may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall re-
quest from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 
an approval is issued. 
SEC. 221. 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,
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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. 222. Of the amounts made available to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this 
Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ ac-
count for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 per-
cent of the funds made available shall be obligated during 
the last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided, That the 
Secretary may waive this requirement after providing writ-
ten notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 223. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical 
Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Informa-
tion Technology Systems’’, up to $252,366,000, plus reim-
bursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of 
Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub-
lic Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for oper-
ation of the facilities designated as combined Federal med-
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ical 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 De-
fense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 224. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs which become available on October 
1, 2015, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and 
Compliance’’, 
and 
‘‘Medical 
Facilities’’, 
up 
to 
$245,398,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to 
the Joint Department of Defense-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 Federal medical facilities as described by sec-
tion 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 
Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional funds may be trans-
ferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint
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Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notifi-
cation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 225. 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-
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-Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, 
established by section 1704 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities des-
ignated as combined Federal medical facilities as described 
by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 
122 Stat. 4500). 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 226. Of the amounts available in this title for 
‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, 
and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, a minimum of $15,000,000 shall
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be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incen-
tive Fund, as authorized 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. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 227. (a) Of the funds appropriated in division 
J of Public Law 113–76, the following amounts which be-
come available on October 1, 2014, are hereby rescinded 
from the following accounts in the amounts specified: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
Services’’, $1,400,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
Support and Compliance’’, $100,000,000. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
Facilities’’, $250,000,000. 
(b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 
Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following 
accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until 
September 30, 2016: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
Services’’, $1,400,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
Support and Compliance’’, $100,000,000.
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(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
Facilities’’, $100,000,000. 
SEC. 228. The Secretary of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in major con-
struction projects that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent 
of the programmed amount of the project, whichever is less: 
Provided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 
of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees 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. 229. The scope of work for a project included in 
‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ may not be increased above 
the scope specified for that project in the original justifica-
tion data provided to the Congress as part of the request 
for appropriations. 
SEC. 230. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress a quarterly report that contains the following 
information from each Veterans Benefits Administration 
Regional Office: (1) the average time to complete a dis-
ability compensation claim; (2) the number of claims pend-
ing more than 125 days; (3) error rates; (4) the number
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of claims personnel; (5) any corrective action taken within 
the quarter to address poor performance; (6) training pro-
grams undertaken; and (7) the number and results of Qual-
ity Review Team audits: Provided, That each quarterly re-
port shall be submitted no later than 30 days after the end 
of the respective quarter. 
SEC. 231. Of the funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for ‘‘Medical Services’’ 
and ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, a maximum of 
$1,139,000 may be obligated from the ‘‘Medical Services’’ 
account and a maximum of $69,804,000 may be obligated 
from the ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ account for 
the VistA Evolution and electronic health record interoper-
ability projects: Provided, That funds in addition to these 
amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution and elec-
tronic health record interoperability projects upon written 
notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 232. 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.
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SEC. 233. The Secretary of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs shall provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress notification 
of any single national outreach and awareness marketing 
campaign in which obligations exceed $2,000,000. 
SEC. 234. 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 ex-
isting Veterans Health Administration medical facilities, 
located in Veterans Integrated Service Network 23, as part 
of a planned realignment of VA services until the Secretary 
provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a report including the following ele-
ments: (1) a national realignment strategy that includes a 
detailed description of realignment plans within each Vet-
erans Integrated Service Network (VISN); (2) an expla-
nation of the process by which those plans were developed 
and coordinated within the VISN; (3) a cost vs. benefit 
analysis of each planned realignment, including the cost of 
replacing Veterans Health Administration services with 
contract care or other outsourced services; (4) an analysis 
of how any such planned realignment of services will im-
pact access to care for veterans living in rural or highly 
rural areas, including travel distances and transportation
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costs to access 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 build-
ings. 
SEC. 235. 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. 236. None of the funds in this or any other Act 
shall be used to provide performance bonuses for Medical 
Directors, Assistant Medical Directors, or Senior Executive 
Service employees of the Veterans Health Administration 
until (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Inspector 
General conducts an audit of scheduling practices and pro-
cedures at VA medical centers across all Veteran Integrated 
Service Networks, (2) a report on the findings and rec-
ommendations of the audit is submitted to Congress, and 
(3) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides Congress with 
an implementation plan to address the findings and rec-
ommendations of the Inspector General audit.
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SEC. 237. Of the funds available to the Department 
for fiscal year 2015 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, not less than 
$35,000,000 shall be available to provide contract care for 
veterans in rural and highly rural areas. 
SEC. 238. (a) REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently 
than once every 180 days thereafter, the Medical Inspector 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the programs and activities of the Veterans 
Health Administration. 
(b) ELEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each report submitted under 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of such problems or defi-
ciencies as the Medical Inspector may identify in 
programs and activities of the Veterans Health 
Administration. 
(B) An indication of whether the General 
Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
has reviewed the findings of the Medical Inspec-
tor with respect to such problems or deficiencies. 
(C) A description of any findings by the 
General Counsel of any violation of law com-
mitted by an employee of the Department result-
ing from the review under subparagraph (B).
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under subsection (a) is available to the public on an Inter-
net website of the Department not later than 30 days after 
the submittal of the report to Congress. 
(d) OTHER REPORTS.—In carrying out the functions 
of the Office of the Medical Inspector of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, the Medical Inspector shall— 
(1) submit to Congress any other report prepared 
by the Medical Inspector; and 
(2) make such report available to the public on 
an Internet website of the Department. 
(e) PRIVACY MATTERS.—Any medical or other per-
sonal information contained in any report under this sec-
tion shall be protected from disclosure or misuse in accord-
ance with the laws on privacy applicable to such informa-
tion. 
SEC. 239. (a) TRANSFER OF AMOUNT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of amounts that are available 
to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the appro-
priations account under the heading ‘‘MEDICAL FA-
CILITIES’’ for fiscal year 2015, the amount specified 
in paragraph (2) shall be transferred to the appro-
priations account under the heading ‘‘MEDICAL SERV-
ICES’’. 
(2) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.—The amount specified 
in this paragraph is the amount that the Secretary
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of Veterans Affairs determines is necessary to provide 
to veterans in the catchment area of any facility or 
proposed facility specified in subsection (d) health 
care services pursuant to contracts that are of equiva-
lent or better quality than health care services pro-
vided by community based outpatient clinics of the 
Department. 
(b) USE OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use the 
amount transferred to the appropriations account 
under the heading ‘‘MEDICAL SERVICES’’ pursuant to 
subsection (a) to provide health care services to vet-
erans in the catchment area of any facility or pro-
posed facility specified in subsection (d). 
(2) PRIORITY.—Priority for the receipt of health 
care services under paragraph (1) shall be given to 
veterans residing in areas that have been underserved 
by the Department for the longest period of time, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
(3) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Any amounts 
transferred pursuant to subsection (a) for the purpose 
of providing health care services to veterans described 
in paragraph (1) are in addition to any other 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
for such purpose.
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(c) TRANSFER FOR LEASES.—Effective on the date on 
which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that a 
major medical facility lease for a facility or proposed facil-
ity specified in subsection (d) is specifically authorized by 
law and the Secretary has entered into a contract for the 
lease of such facility, there is transferred from the unobli-
gated balances of the amounts transferred under subsection 
(a) to the appropriations account of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs under the heading ‘‘MEDICAL FACILITIES’’ an 
amount equal to the amount specifically authorized by law 
for the major medical facility lease. 
(d) FACILITIES AND PROPOSED FACILITIES SPECI-
FIED.—The facilities and proposed facilities specified in 
this subsection are the following: 
(1) A clinical research and pharmacy coordi-
nating center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 
(2) A community-based outpatient clinic in 
Brick, New Jersey. 
(3) A new primary care and dental clinic annex 
in Charleston, South Carolina. 
(4) The Cobb County community-based Out-
patient Clinic in Cobb County, Georgia. 
(5) The Leeward Outpatient Healthcare Access 
Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, including a co-located 
clinic with the Department of Defense and the co-loca-
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tion of the Honolulu Regional Office of the Veterans 
Benefits Administration and the Kapolei Vet Center 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(6) A community-based outpatient clinic in 
Johnson County, Kansas. 
(7) A replacement community-based outpatient 
clinic in Lafayette, Louisiana. 
(8) A community-based outpatient clinic in Lake 
Charles, Louisiana. 
(9) Outpatient clinic consolidation in New Port 
Richey, Florida. 
(10) An outpatient clinic in Ponce, Puerto Rico. 
(11) Lease consolidation in San Antonio, Texas. 
(12) A community-based outpatient clinic in 
San Diego, California. 
(13) An outpatient clinic in Tyler, Texas. 
(14) The Errera Community Care Center in 
West Haven, Connecticut. 
(15) The Worcester community-based Outpatient 
Clinic in Worcester, Massachusetts. 
(16) The expansion of a community-based out-
patient clinic in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. 
(17) A multispecialty clinic in Chattanooga, 
Tennessee.
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(18) The expansion of a community-based out-
patient clinic in Chico, California. 
(19) A community-based outpatient clinic in 
Chula Vista, California. 
(20) A new research lease in Hines, Illinois. 
(21) A replacement research lease in Houston, 
Texas. 
(22) A community-based outpatient clinic in 
Lincoln, Nebraska. 
(23) A community-based outpatient clinic in 
Lubbock, Texas. 
(24) Community-based outpatient clinic consoli-
dation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 
(25) A community-based outpatient clinic in 
Phoenix, Arizona. 
(26) The expansion of a community-based out-
patient clinic in Redding, California. 
(27) The expansion of a community-based out-
patient clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 
SEC. 240. (a) REMOVAL OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERV-
ICE EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS FOR PERFORMANCE.—Chapter 7 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section:
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‘‘§ 713. Senior Executive Service: removal based on 
performance 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) Notwithstanding subchapter V of chapter 35 
of title 5, subchapter V of chapter 75 of title 5, or any 
other provision of law, the Secretary may remove any 
individual who is an employee of the Department 
from a Senior Executive Service position (as defined 
in section 3132(a) of title 5) if the Secretary deter-
mines the performance of the individual warrants 
such removal. 
‘‘(2) If the Secretary so removes such an indi-
vidual, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) remove the individual from the civil 
service (as defined in section 2101 of title 5); or 
‘‘(B) appoint the individual to a General 
Schedule position at any grade of the General 
Schedule the Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after removing an individual from the Senior Executive 
Service under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives notice in writing of such removal and the reason for 
such removal.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘713. Senior Executive Service: removal based on performance.’’. 
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 $7,500 for official reception and representation 
expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
countries, when required by law of such countries, 
$73,285,000, 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, $34,390,000: Provided, That $2,500,000 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 $1,000 
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses, 
$65,800,000, of which not to exceed $3,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016. 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.
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Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading, ‘‘De-
partment of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army’’, 
may be provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relo-
cation of the federally owned water main at Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery, making additional land available for 
ground burials. 
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, $63,400,000, of which $1,000,000 
shall remain available until expended for construction and 
renovation of the physical plants at the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the 
Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. 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. 402. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, when
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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 
to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, 
or unfunded mandates. 
SEC. 403. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2015 for pay raises for programs funded by this Act 
shall be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act. 
SEC. 404. No part of any funds appropriated in this 
Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other 
than for normal and recognized executive-legislative rela-
tionships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for 
the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, 
booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation 
designed to support or defeat legislation pending before 
Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 
SEC. 405. 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. 406. 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
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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. 407. 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. 408. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
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. 409. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer net-
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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. 410. (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 
(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the effective 
control of the Department of Defense; or
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(B) otherwise under detention at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 411. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance 
of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or 
agency that are stationed within the United States at any 
single conference occurring outside a state of the United 
States, except for employees of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs stationed in the Philippines, unless the relevant Sec-
retary reports to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress at least 5 days in advance that such 
attendance is important to the national interest. 
SEC. 412. (a) The head of any executive branch depart-
ment, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this 
Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General 
or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector 
General, regarding the costs and contracting procedures re-
lated to each conference held by any such department, agen-
cy, board, commission, or office during fiscal year 2015 for 
which the cost to the United States Government was more 
than $100,000. 
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each con-
ference described in subsection (a) held during the applica-
ble period— 
(1) a description of its purpose;
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(2) the number of participants attending; 
(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United 
States Government, including— 
(A) the cost of any food or beverages; 
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services; 
(C) the cost of employee or contractor travel 
to and from the conference; and 
(D) a discussion of the methodology used to 
determine which costs relate to the conference; 
and 
(4) a description of the contracting procedures 
used including— 
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a 
competitive basis; and 
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison 
conducted by the departmental component or of-
fice in evaluating potential contractors for the 
conference. 
(c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference held 
by any executive branch department, agency, board, com-
mission, or office funded by this Act during fiscal year 2015 
for which the cost to the United States Government was 
more than $20,000, the head of any such department, agen-
cy, board, commission, or office shall notify the Inspector 
General or senior ethics official for any entity without an
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Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of em-
ployees attending such conference. 
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appro-
priated by this Act to an executive branch agency may not 
be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a conference 
described in subsection (c) that is not directly and program-
matically related to the purpose for which the grant or con-
tract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection 
with planning, training, assessment, review, or other rou-
tine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or 
contract. 
(e) None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for travel and conference activities that are not in 
compliance with Office of Management and Budget Memo-
randum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction 
and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2015’’.
Calendar No. 400 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4486 
[Report No. 113–174] 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for military construction, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2015, and for other purposes. 
MAY 1, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations 
MAY 22, 2014 
Reported with an amendment