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SEC. 221. Amounts made available for the ‘‘Informa-
tion technology systems’’ account may be transferred be-
tween projects: Provided, That no project may be increased 
or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to sub-
mitting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an ap-
proval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days 
has elapsed. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 222. Any balances in prior year accounts estab-
lished for the payment of benefits under the Reinstated En-
titlement Program for Survivors shall be transferred to and 
merged with amounts available under the ‘‘Compensation 
and pensions’’ account, and receipts that would otherwise 
be credited to the accounts established for the payment of 
benefits under the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Sur-
vivors program shall be credited to amounts available under 
the ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’ account. 
SEC. 223. The Department shall continue research into 
Gulf War illness at levels not less than those made available 
in fiscal year 2009, within available funds contained in 
this Act. 
SEC. 224. (a) Upon a determination by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs that such action is in the national inter-
est, and will have a direct benefit for veterans through in-
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creased access to treatment, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs may transfer not more than $5,000,000 to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services for the Graduate 
Psychology Education Program, which includes treatment 
of veterans, to support increased training of psychologists 
skilled in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, 
traumatic brain injury, and related disorders. 
(b) The Secretary of Health and Human Services may 
only use funds transferred under this section for the pur-
poses described in subsection (a). 
(c) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify Con-
gress of any such transfer of funds under this section. 
SEC. 225. 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, Treasury, 
Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Pub-
lic Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2506); or 
(2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 226. Of the amounts made available to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, in this 
Act or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ ac-
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count for non-recurring maintenance, not more than 20 
percent of the funds made available shall be obligated dur-
ing the last 2 months of the 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. 
SEC. 227. Section 1925(d)(3) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘appropriation ‘General Op-
erating Expenses, Department of Veterans Affairs’ ’’, and 
inserting ‘‘appropriations for ‘General Operating Expenses 
and Information Technology Systems, Department of Vet-
erans Affairs’ ’’. 
SEC. 228. Section 1922(a) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(5) administrative costs to 
the Government for the costs of’’, and inserting ‘‘(5) admin-
istrative support performed by General Operating Expenses 
and Information Technology Systems, Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, for’’. 
SEC. 229. (a) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR STATE VET-
ERANS CEMETERIES.—The amount appropriated by this 
title under the heading ‘‘GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 
STATE
VETERANS
CEMETERIES’’ is hereby increased by 
$4,000,000. 
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(b) OFFSET.—The amount appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this title under the heading ‘‘GENERAL 
OPERATING EXPENSES’’ is hereby decreased by $4,000,000. 
SEC. 230. (a)(1)(A) Of the amount made available by 
this title for the Veterans Health Administration under the 
heading ‘‘MEDICAL SERVICES’’, $1,500,000 shall be available 
to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer incentives 
to qualified health care providers working in underserved 
rural areas designated by the Veterans Health Administra-
tion, in addition to amounts otherwise available for other 
pay and incentives. 
(B) Health care providers shall be eligible for incen-
tives pursuant to this paragraph only for the period of time 
that they serve in designated areas. 
(2)(A) Of the amount made available by this title for 
the Veterans Health Administration under the heading 
‘‘MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE’’, $1,500,000 shall be 
available to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer 
incentives to qualified health care administrators working 
in underserved rural areas designated by the Veterans 
Health Administration, in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for other pay and incentives. 
(B) Health care administrators shall be eligible for in-
centives pursuant to this paragraph only for the period of 
time that they serve in designated areas. 
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(b) Not later than March 31, 2010, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report detailing the number of 
new employees receiving incentives under the pilot program 
established pursuant to this section, describing the potential 
for retaining those employees, and explaining the structure 
of the program. 
SEC. 231. (a) NAMING OF HEALTH CARE CENTER.— 
Effective October 1, 2010, the North Chicago Veterans Af-
fairs Medical Center located in Lake County, Illinois, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Captain James A. Lovell 
Federal Health Care Center’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the medical center 
referred to in subsection (a) in any law, regulation, map, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States shall 
be considered to be a reference to the Captain James A. 
Lovell Federal Health Care Center. 
SEC. 232. Section 315(b) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 
SEC. 233. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this title under the heading ‘‘MEDICAL 
SERVICES’’, $150,000,000 may be available for the grant 
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