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(2) $300,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Departmental Administra-
tion—Construction, Major Projects’’; 
(3) $800,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Veterans Health Administra-
tion—Medical Facilities’’ to be used for non-recurring mainte-
nance; and 
(4) $150,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Departmental Administra-
tion—Construction, Minor Projects’’: 
Provided, That the additional amounts appropriated for the pur-
poses of non-recurring maintenance and minor construction may 
be used to carry out critical life-safety projects identified in the 
Department’s annual facility condition assessments; sustainment 
projects; modernization projects; infrastructure repair; renovations 
at existing Veterans Health Administration medical centers and 
outpatient clinics; and projects included in the Strategic Capital 
Investment Process plan: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able under this section for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ shall 
be available for previously authorized and partially funded major 
construction projects: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
requirements of section 8104(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
amounts made available under this heading for seismic improve-
ment projects and seismic program management activities shall 
be available for the completion of both new and existing projects 
of the Department: Provided further, That the additional amounts 
appropriated under this section may not be obligated or expended 
until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and such Committees 
approve, a detailed expenditure plan, including project descriptions 
and costs, for any non-recurring maintenance, minor construction, 
major construction, or seismic improvement project being funded 
with the additional amounts made available in this administrative 
provision. 
SEC. 249. (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely 
access to any records, documents, or other materials available to 
the department or agency of the United States Government over 
which such Inspector General has responsibilities under the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or 
impede the access of such Inspector General to such records, docu-
ments, or other materials, under any provision of law, except a 
provision of law that expressly refers to such Inspector General 
and expressly limits the right of access of such Inspector General. 
(b) TIMELY ACCESS.—A department or agency covered by this 
section shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, 
documents, and other materials in a timely manner. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.—Each Inspector General covered by this sec-
tion shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure 
relevant to the information provided by the department or agency 
over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) REPORT.—Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives within 5 calendar days of any failure by any department 
or agency covered by this section to comply with this section. 
SEC. 250. (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans
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Affairs shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a plan to reduce the chances that clinical mistakes by employees 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs will result in adverse events 
that require institutional or clinical disclosures and to prevent 
any unnecessary hardship for patients and families impacted by 
such adverse events. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of a process for the timely identification 
of individuals impacted by disclosures described in subsection 
(a) and the process for contacting those individuals or their 
next of kin. 
(2) A description of procedures for expediting any remedial 
or follow-up care required for those individuals. 
(3) A detailed outline of proposed changes to the process 
of the Department for clinical quality checks and oversight. 
(4) A communication plan to ensure all facilities of the 
Department are made aware of any requirements updated 
pursuant to the plan. 
(5) A timeline detailing the implementation of the plan. 
(6) An identification of the senior executive of the Depart-
ment responsible for ensuring compliance with the plan. 
(7) An identification of potential impacts of the plan on 
timely diagnoses for patients. 
(8) An identification of the processes and procedures for 
employees of the Department to make leadership at the facility 
and the Department aware of adverse events that are con-
cerning and that result in disclosures and to ensure that the 
medical impact on veterans of such disclosures is minimized. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Sub-
committee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Sub-
committee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 251. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used in a manner that would increase wait times for veterans 
who seek care at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. 
SEC. 252. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act to the Veterans Health Administration may 
be used in fiscal year 2019 to convert any program which received 
specific purpose funds in fiscal year 2018 to a general purpose 
funded program unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits 
written notification of any such proposal to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least thirty days 
prior to any such action and an approval is issued by the Commit-
tees.
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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 monu-
ments outside of the United States and its territories and posses-
sions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase 
(one-for-one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; not to exceed $42,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
countries, when required by law of such countries, $104,000,000, 
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 author-
ized by section 2109 of title 36, United States Code. 
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, $34,955,000: 
Provided, That $2,580,000 shall be available for the purpose of 
providing financial assistance as described and in accordance with 
the process and reporting 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 Soldiers’ and 
Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including the purchase or lease 
of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one basis 
only, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $80,800,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2021. 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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CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for planning and design and construc-
tion at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s 
Home National Cemetery, $33,600,000, to remain available until 
expended, for planning and design and construction associated with 
the Southern Expansion project at Arlington National Cemetery. 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
TRUST FUND 
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 
Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds available in 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $64,300,000, of 
which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
construction and renovation of the physical plants at the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under this heading 
from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
Fund, $22,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the 
Treasury to the Trust Fund. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 301. Amounts deposited into the special account estab-
lished under 10 U.S.C. 4727 are appropriated and shall be available 
until expended to support activities at the Army National Military 
Cemeteries. 
TITLE IV 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, 
$192,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for 
projects outside of the United States: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy 
and Marine Corps’’, $227,320,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023, for projects outside of the United States: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’ 
$414,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for 
projects outside of the United States: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Defense- 
Wide’’, $87,050,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, 
for projects outside of the United States: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global 
War 
on 
Terrorism 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if 
the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and 
transmits such designations to the Congress. 
SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated for military construc-
tion projects outside the United States under this title may be 
obligated or expended for planning and design of any project associ-
ated with the European Deterrence Initiative until the Secretary 
of Defense develops and submits to the congressional defense 
committees, in a classified and unclassified format, a list of all 
of the military construction projects associated with the European 
Deterrence Initiative which the Secretary anticipates will be carried 
out during each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. 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. 502. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for any program, project, or activity, when 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. 503. 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’’ tech-
nologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices 
and public service activities. 
SEC. 504. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications 
required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on 
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
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of the Committee on Appropriations 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. 505. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made 
by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other appropria-
tions Act. 
SEC. 506. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for a project or program named for an individual serving 
as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United 
States House of Representatives. 
SEC. 507. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public 
Web site of that agency any report required 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 proprietary informa-
tion. 
(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. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 
of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by an agency of the executive branch to pay for first- 
class travel by an employee of the agency in contravention of 
sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to execute a contract for goods or services, including 
construction services, where the contractor has not complied with 
Executive Order No. 12989. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the Department of Defense or the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for 
any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in 
accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Perform-
ance, dated May 24, 2011. 
SEC. 512. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appropriated 
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 purposes of detention or imprisonment in the 
custody or under the control of the Department of Defense.
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(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 
(B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction, Vet-
erans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.