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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, $1,820,323,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That 
of this amount, not to exceed $80,173,000 shall be avail-
able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 
services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of Army determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress 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 
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and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 
this appropriation, $1,551,217,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided, That of this amount, 
not to exceed $102,619,000 shall be available for study, 
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as 
authorized by law, unless the Secretary of 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, $388,200,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $18,635,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Air 
Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 
for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 
and the reasons therefor. 
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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, 
$3,569,623,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by 
$10,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2017: 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 appro-
priated, not to exceed $315,562,000 (increased by 
$10,000,000) shall be available for study, planning, de-
sign, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 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: 
Provided further, That, of the amount appropriated, not-
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withstanding any other provision of law, $26,969,000 shall 
be available for payments to the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization for the planning, design, and construction of 
a new North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters. 
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 law, $613,799,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That 
of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $26,622,000 
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect 
and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Di-
rector of the Army National Guard determines that addi-
tional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no-
tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
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 law, $42,386,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That of the 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be 
available for study, planning, design, and architect and en-
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gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director 
of the Air National Guard determines that additional obli-
gations 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 law, 
$305,846,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $15,951,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve 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, 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 law, $49,532,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That 
of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $2,118,000 
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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 obliga-
tions 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 
law, $10,979,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $2,879,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve 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. 
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 
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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, $254,163,000, 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, 
$4,641,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. 
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, $530,051,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace-
ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 
authorized by law, $102,182,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017. 
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leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, 
$52,238,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING 
IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $1,786,000, 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. 
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided 
for, necessary for the destruction of the United States 
stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in ac-
cordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the 
destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are 
not in the chemical weapon stockpile, as currently author-
ized by law, $151,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017, which shall be only for the Assembled 
Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. 
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
1990 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 
Closure Account 1990, established by section 2906(a)(1) 
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
(10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $349,396,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
2005 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 
Closure Account 2005, established by section 2906A(a)(1) 
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
(10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $126,697,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Department of Defense 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress 14 days prior to obligating an amount 
for a construction project that exceeds or reduces the 
amount identified for that project in the most recently 
submitted budget request for this account by 20 percent 
or $2,000,000, whichever is less: Provided further, That 
the previous proviso shall not apply to projects costing less 
than $5,000,000, except for those projects not previously 
identified in any budget submission for this account and 
exceeding the minor construction threshold under section 
2805 of title 10, United States Code. 
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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 Sea, 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 within the United States Central 
Command Area of Responsibility, 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 responsive 
and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 
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20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall 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 
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may be obligated for a military construction project or 
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. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, proceeds depos-
ited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 
established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authoriza-
tion Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
(10 U.S.C. 2687 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) 
of such Act, may be transferred to the account established 
by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to be 
merged with, and to be available for the same purposes 
and the same time period as that account. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 118. 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, 
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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 
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. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 119. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
transferred from the accounts established by sections 
2906(a)(1) and 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to 
the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstra-
tion 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 transferred. 
SEC. 120. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available in this title for operation and 
maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 
source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 
housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 
Provided, That not more than $35,000 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 
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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. 
SEC. 121. 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. 
SEC. 122. None of the funds made available in this 
title, or in any Act making appropriations for military con-
struction which remain available for obligation, may be ob-
ligated or expended to carry out a military construction, 
land acquisition, or family housing project at or for a mili-
tary installation approved for closure, or at a military in-
stallation for the purposes of supporting a function that 
has been approved for realignment to another installation, 
in 2005 under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101– 
510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), unless such a project at a mili-
tary installation approved for realignment will support a 
continuing mission or function at that installation or a 
new mission or function that is planned for that installa-
tion, or unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the 
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cost to the United States of carrying out such project 
would be less than the cost to the United States of cancel-
ling such project, or if the project is at an active compo-
nent base that shall be established as an enclave or in the 
case of projects having multi-agency use, that another 
Government agency has indicated it will assume ownership 
of the completed project. The Secretary of Defense may 
not transfer funds made available as a result of this limi-
tation from any military construction project, land acquisi-
tion, or family housing project to another account or use 
such funds for another purpose or project without the 
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress. This section shall not apply to 
military construction projects, land acquisition, or family 
housing projects for which the project is vital to the na-
tional security or the protection of health, safety, or envi-
ronmental quality: Provided, That the Secretary of De-
fense shall notify the congressional defense committees 
within seven days of a decision to carry out such a military 
construction project. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 123. 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, 
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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. 124. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense to take bene-
ficial occupancy of more than 2,000 parking spaces (other 
than handicap-reserved spaces) to be provided by the 
BRAC 133 project: Provided, That this limitation may be 
waived in part if: (1) the Secretary of Defense certifies 
to Congress that levels of service at existing intersections 
in the vicinity of the project have not experienced failing 
levels of service as defined by the Transportation Research 
Board Highway Capacity Manual over a consecutive 90- 
day period; (2) the Department of Defense and the Vir-
ginia Department of Transportation agree on the number 
of additional parking spaces that may be made available 
to employees of the facility subject to continued 90-day 
traffic monitoring; and (3) the Secretary of Defense noti-
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fies the congressional defense committees in writing at 
least 14 days prior to exercising this waiver of the number 
of additional parking spaces to be made available. 
SEC. 125. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for any action that relates to or promotes 
the expansion of the boundaries or size of the Pinon Can-
yon Maneuver Site, Colorado. 
SEC. 126. (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-
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-
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lation 5–10 relating to the policy, procedures, and respon-
sibilities for Army stationing actions. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 127. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, from prior appro-
priations Acts, $20,000,000 are hereby cancelled: Pro-
vided, That no amounts may be cancelled from amounts 
that were designated by Congress as an emergency re-
quirement or for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution 
on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 128. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005’’, 
from prior appropriations Acts, $212,291,000 are hereby 
cancelled: Provided, That no amounts may be cancelled 
from amounts that were designated by Congress as an 
emergency requirement or for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to the Concur-
rent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
SEC. 129. The total amount available in this Act for 
pay for civilian personnel of the Department of Defense 
for fiscal year 2013 shall be the amount otherwise appro-
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priated or made available by this Act for such pay reduced 
by $2,334,000. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 130. Of the proceeds credited to the Depart-
ment of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund pur-
suant to subsection (c)(1)(C) of section 2883 of title 10, 
United States Code, from a Department of Navy land con-
veyance, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer 
$10,500,000 to the Secretary of the Navy under para-
graph (3) of subsection (d) of such section for use by the 
Secretary of the Navy as provided in paragraph (1) of 
such subsection until expended. 
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-
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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, 
$61,741,232,000 (reduced by $1) (increased by $1), to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $9,204,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General operating ex-
penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘Medical sup-
port and compliance’’, and ‘‘Information technology sys-
tems’’ for necessary expenses in implementing the provi-
sions 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: Pro-
vided 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 facilities for nursing home care pro-
vided to pensioners as authorized. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap-
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ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 
61 of title 38, United States Code, and for the payment 
of benefits under the Veterans Retraining Assistance Pro-
gram, $12,607,476,000, 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 subsection (a) of section 3104 
of title 38, United States Code, other than under para-
graphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, 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-
erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States 
Code, $104,600,000, to 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 2013, 
within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in 
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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, $157,814,000. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $19,000, 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-
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 $2,729,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $346,000, 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, $1,089,000. 
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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 health care 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, and loan repayments authorized by 
section 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); $43,557,000,000 (re-
duced by $16,000,000) (increased by $16,000,000), plus 
reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 
2013, and shall remain available until September 30, 
2014: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment 
for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower 
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income, or have special needs: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provi-
sion of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment 
priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescrip-
tion drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities 
to enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions 
based on requirements established by the Secretary: Pro-
vided further, That the implementation of the program de-
scribed in the previous proviso shall incur no additional 
cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 
For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad-
ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi-
ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart-
ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De-
partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov-
ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.); $6,033,000,000, plus 
reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 
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2013, and shall remain available until September 30, 
2014. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 
and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad-
ministration; for administrative expenses in support of 
planning, design, project management, real property ac-
quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 
any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 
activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter-
ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos-
pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 
the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate-
rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, 
$4,872,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2013, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2014. 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 
medical and prosthetic research and development as au-
thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 
$582,674,000 (reduced by $35,000,000) (increased by 
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$35,000,000), plus reimbursements, shall remain available 
until September 30, 2014. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad-
ministration for operations and maintenance, not other-
wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there-
for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 
of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper-
ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter-
ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 
of the National Cemetery Administration, $258,284,000, 
of which not to exceed $25,828,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2014: Provided, That none of the 
funds under this heading may be used to expand the 
Urban Initiative project beyond those sites outlined in the 
fiscal year 2012 or previous budget submissions or any 
other rural strategy, other than the Rural Initiative in-
cluded in the fiscal year 2013 budget submission, until 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a strat-
egy to serve the burial needs of veterans residing in rural 
and highly rural areas and that strategy has been ap-
proved by the Committees: Provided further, That the 
strategy shall include: (1) A review of previous policies of 
the National Cemetery Administration regarding estab-
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lishment of new national cemeteries, including whether the 
guidelines of the Administration for establishing national 
cemetery annexes remain valid; (2) Data identifying the 
number of and geographic areas where rural veterans are 
not currently served by national or existing State ceme-
teries and identification of areas with the largest unserved 
populations, broken down by veterans residing in urban 
versus rural and highly rural; (3) Identification of the 
number of veterans who reside within the 75-mile radius 
of a cemetery that is limited to cremations or of a State 
cemetery which has residency restrictions, as well as an 
examination of how many communities that fall under a 
75-mile radius have an actual driving distance greater 
than 75 miles; (4) Reassessment of the gaps in service, 
factoring in the above conditions that limit rural and high-
ly rural veteran burial options; (5) An assessment of the 
adequacy of the policy of the Administration on estab-
lishing new cemeteries proposed in the fiscal year 2013 
budget request; (6) Recommendations for an appropriate 
policy on new national cemeteries to serve rural or highly 
rural areas; (7) Development of a national map showing 
the locations and number of all unserved veterans; and 
(8) A time line for the implementation of such strategy 
and cost estimates for using the strategy to establish new 
burial sites in at least five rural or highly rural locations: 
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Provided further, That the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall review the strategy to ensure that it 
includes the elements listed above prior to the submission 
of the report by the Secretary: Provided further, That this 
strategy shall be submitted no later 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 
administrative expenses in support of Department-Wide 
capital planning, management and policy activities, uni-
forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 
Services Administration for security guard services, 
$416,737,000, of which not to exceed $20,837,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, 
That funds provided under this heading may be trans-
ferred to ‘‘General operating expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Administration’’: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, such sums as may be nec-
essary shall be available to the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs to comply with the Department’s energy manage-
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ment requirements under section 543(f)(7) of the National 
Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(7)). 
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, 
$2,164,074,000: 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-
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 $113,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2014. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information technology 
systems and telecommunications support, including devel-
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opmental information systems and operational information 
systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital 
asset acquisition of information technology systems, in-
cluding management and related contractual costs of said 
acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 
operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, $3,327,444,000, plus reimbursements: Pro-
vided, That $1,021,000,000 shall be for pay and associ-
ated costs, of which not to exceed three percent of this 
amount shall remain available until September 30, 2014: 
Provided further, That $1,812,045,000 shall be for oper-
ations and maintenance, of which not to exceed seven per-
cent of this amount shall remain available until September 
30, 2014: Provided further, That $494,399,000 shall be 
for information technology systems development, mod-
ernization, and enhancement, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2014: Provided further, That amounts 
made available for information technology systems devel-
opment, modernization, and enhancement may not be obli-
gated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
or the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress a certification of the 
amounts, in parts or in full, to be obligated and expended 
for each development project: Provided further, That 
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amounts made available for salaries and expenses, oper-
ations and maintenance, and information technology sys-
tems development, modernization, and enhancement may 
be transferred among the three subaccounts after the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the author-
ity to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available for the ‘‘Infor-
mation technology systems’’ account for development, 
modernization, and enhancement may be transferred be-
tween projects or to newly defined projects: Provided fur-
ther, That no project may be increased or decreased by 
more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a re-
quest to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress to make the transfer and an approval is 
issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has 
elapsed: Provided further, That the funds made available 
under this heading for information technology systems de-
velopment, modernization, and enhancement, shall be for 
the projects, and in the amounts, specified under this 
heading in the report accompanying this Act: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided to develop an inte-
grated Department of Defense –Department of Veterans 
Affairs (DOD-VA) integrated health record, not more 
than twenty-five percent shall be available for obligation 
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until the DOD-VA Interagency Program Office submits 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress a completed fiscal year 2013 execution and 
spending plan and a long-term roadmap for the life of the 
project that includes, but is not limited to, the following: 
(a) annual and total spending for each Department; (b) 
a quarterly schedule of milestones for each Department 
over the life of the project; (c) detailed cost-sharing busi-
ness rules; and (d) data standardization schedules between 
the Departments. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, to include information technology, in carrying out 
the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), $113,000,000 (reduced by $1) (increased 
by $1), of which $6,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2014. 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 
316, 2404, 2406, and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 
Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar-
chitectural and engineering services, construction manage-
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ment services, maintenance or guarantee period services 
costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 
under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility 
and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac-
quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 
than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 
38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were 
made available in a previous major project appropriation, 
$532,470,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, of which $5,000,000 shall be to make reimburse-
ments as provided in section 7108 of title 41, United 
States Code, for claims paid for contract disputes: Pro-
vided, That except for advance planning activities, includ-
ing needs assessments which may or may not lead to cap-
ital investments, and other capital asset management re-
lated activities, including portfolio development and man-
agement activities, and investment strategy studies funded 
through the advance planning fund and the planning and 
design activities funded through the design fund, including 
needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 
investments, and salaries and associated costs of the resi-
dent engineers who oversee those capital investments 
funded through this account, and funds provided for the 
purchase of land for the National Cemetery Administra-
tion through the land acquisition line item, none of the 
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funds made available under this heading shall be used for 
any project which has not been approved by the Congress 
in the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading for fiscal year 2013, 
for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the 
awarding of a construction documents contract by Sep-
tember 30, 2013; and (2) by the awarding of a construc-
tion contract by September 30, 2014: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress a written report on any approved major con-
struction project for which obligations are not incurred 
within the time limitations established above. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 
which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 
engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 
services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro-
vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 
utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 
site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in 
sections 316, 2404, 2406, and chapter 81 of title 38, 
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United States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the 
estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the 
amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, 
United States Code, $607,530,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017, along with unobligated balances 
of previous ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ appropriations 
which are hereby made available for any project where the 
estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth 
in such section: Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the 
nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 
of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 
damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 
and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to 
minimize further loss by such causes. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE 
FACILITIES 
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 
State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re-
model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 
and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 
care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 
8137 of title 38, United States Code, $85,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
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GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to assist States and tribal governments 
in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme-
teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 
States Code, $46,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2013 for 
‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, 
and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ may be trans-
ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro-
priations: Provided, 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 such Committees 
issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 
days has elapsed. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2013, in this Act 
or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Medical 
support and compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical facilities’’ ac-
counts may be transferred among the accounts: Provided, 
That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical services’’ and 
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‘‘Medical support and compliance’’ accounts of 1 percent 
or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 
in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica-
tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
the amount and purpose of the transfer: Provided further, 
That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical services’’ and 
‘‘Medical support and compliance’’ accounts in excess of 
1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the 
fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary re-
quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 
and an approval is issued: Provided further, That any 
transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical facilities’’ account may 
take place only after the Secretary requests from the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 
authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued. 
SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 
salaries and expenses shall be available for services au-
thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land 
or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author-
ized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
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SEC. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the 
appropriations for ‘‘Construction, major projects’’, and 
‘‘Construction, minor projects’’) shall be available for the 
purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any 
new hospital or home. 
SEC. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be 
available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 
(except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex-
amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet-
erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sec-
tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 
or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim-
bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina-
tion is made to the ‘‘Medical services’’ account at such 
rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for 
‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, 
and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ shall be avail-
able for payment of prior year accrued obligations re-
quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 
prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 
2012. 
SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 
be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 
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prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 
3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, except that if such obligations are from trust fund 
accounts they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation 
and pensions’’. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, during fiscal year 2013, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 
Fund under section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, 
the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund under section 
1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United 
States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 
1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen-
eral operating expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra-
tion’’ and ‘‘Information technology systems’’ accounts for 
the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi-
nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse-
ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu-
mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 
2013 that are available for dividends in that program after 
claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 
have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of 
administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 
amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 
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reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 
surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 
2013 which is properly allocable to the provision of each 
such insurance program and to the provision of any total 
disability income insurance included in that insurance pro-
gram. 
SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 
lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in-
curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro-
viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur-
ing the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 210. Funds available in this title or funds for 
salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 
available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage-
ment of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Of-
fice of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudica-
tion under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, 
for all services provided at rates which will recover actual 
costs but not to exceed $42,904,000 for the Office of Reso-
lution Management and $3,360,000 for the Office of Em-
ployment and Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: 
Provided, That payments may be made in advance for 
services to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided 
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further, That amounts received shall be credited to the 
‘‘General administration’’ and ‘‘Information technology 
systems’’ accounts for use by the office that provided the 
service. 
SEC. 211. No appropriations in this title shall be 
available to enter into any new lease of real property if 
the estimated annual rental cost is more than $1,000,000, 
unless the Secretary submits a report the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve within 
30 days following the date on which the report is received. 
SEC. 212. No funds of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs 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-serv-
ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 
such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec-
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 
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Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are re-
ceived. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 213. 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 (in-
cluding site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and 
improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdic-
tion or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount pro-
vided for in ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Con-
struction, 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 
Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 
of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to 
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‘‘Medical services’’, to remain available until expended for 
the purposes of that account. 
SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organi-
zations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Com-
pact with the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and 
tribal organizations serving rural Alaska which have en-
tered into contracts with the Indian Health Service under 
the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance 
Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and 
dental care. The Secretary shall require participating vet-
erans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules 
and regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term 
‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands sited within the ex-
ternal boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified 
in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement 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 Anchor-
age, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Penin-
sula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursu-
ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 
be transferred to the ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and 
‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ accounts, to remain avail-
able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 
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 vet-
erans within their respective Networks. 
SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit 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 ‘‘Med-
ical services’’, ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, ‘‘Med-
ical facilities’’, ‘‘General operating expenses, Veterans 
Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘General administration’’, and 
‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal 
year 2013, may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Informa-
tion technology systems’’ account: Provided, That before 
a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
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fairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the 
transfer and an approval is issued. 
SEC. 221. Of the amounts made available to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2013, in this 
Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical facilities’’ ac-
count for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 
percent of the funds made available shall be obligated dur-
ing the last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided, That 
the Secretary may waive this requirement after providing 
written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 222. Of the amounts appropriated to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2013 for 
‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, 
‘‘Medical facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’, and 
‘‘Information technology systems’’, up to $247,356,000, 
plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint De-
partment of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by sec-
tion 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-
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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 
transferred from accounts designated in this section to the 
Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written 
notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 223. Such sums as may be deposited to the 
Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 
of title 38, United States Code, for health care 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 Defense- 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem-
onstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the Na-
tional 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-
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can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 224. Of the amounts available in this title for 
‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, 
and ‘‘Medical facilities’’, a minimum of $15,000,000, shall 
be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing In-
centive 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 OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 225. (a) Of the funds appropriated in title II 
of division H of Public Law 112–74, the following 
amounts which became available on October 1, 2012, are 
hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the 
amounts specified: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
services’’, $1,800,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
support and compliance’’, $200,000,000. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
facilities’’, $400,000,000. 
(b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 
Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following 
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accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until 
September 30, 2014: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
services’’, $1,800,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
support and compliance’’, $200,000,000. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
facilities’’, $400,000,000. 
SEC. 226. The Secretary of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in 
major construction 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 pro-
grammed amount: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall notify the committees 14 days prior to the obligation 
of such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use 
of such savings. 
SEC. 227. 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 
justification data provided to the Congress as part of the 
request for appropriations. 
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