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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 
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
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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. 
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 healthcare em-
ployees hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to
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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, loan repayments authorized by sec-
tion 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), and hospital care and med-
ical services authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United 
States Code; $155,000,000, which shall be in addition to 
funds previously appropriated under this heading that be-
come available on October 1, 2012; and in addition, 
$43,557,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become 
available on October 1, 2013, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2014: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical 
treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabil-
ities, lower income, or have special needs: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for 
the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in en-
rollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing 
of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administra-
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tion facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written 
prescriptions based on requirements established by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation of 
the program described 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, 
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
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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, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail-
able 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
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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-
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
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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: 
Provided further, That the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall review the strategy to ensure that it 
includes the elements listed above: Provided further, That 
this strategy shall be submitted no later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall issue guide-
lines on committal services held at cemeteries under the 
jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration to 
ensure that: (1) veterans’ families may arrange to hold 
committal services with any religious or secular content
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they desire; (2) the choice by a family of an honor guard 
and the content and presentation of military honors may 
not be interfered with; and (3) attendance at committal 
services by outside organizations dedicated to the support 
of veterans will not be constrained except at the request 
of family members: Provided further, That the Department 
shall not edit, control, or exercise prior restraints on the 
content of religious speech and expression by speakers at 
events at veterans national cemeteries except as provided 
in section 2413 of title 38, United States Code: Provided 
further, That actions permitted by the foregoing provisos 
shall be subject to compliance with Department security, 
safety, and law enforcement regulations. 
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, 
$424,737,000, of which not to exceed $20,837,000 shall
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remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, 
That the Board of Veterans Appeals shall be funded at 
not less than $86,006,000: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under this heading, such sums as 
may be necessary shall be available to the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to comply with the Department’s energy 
management requirements under section 543(f)(7) of the 
National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
8253(f)(7)): Provided further, That funds provided under 
this heading may be transferred to ‘‘General operating ex-
penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 
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
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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-
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 $30,630,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2014: Provided further, 
That $1,812,045,000 shall be for operations and mainte-
nance, of which not to exceed $126,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2014: Provided further, That 
$494,399,000 shall be for information technology systems 
development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall 
remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided fur-
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ther, That amounts made available for information tech-
nology systems development, modernization, and enhance-
ment may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 
certification of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obli-
gated and expended for each development project: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available for salaries 
and expenses, operations and maintenance, and informa-
tion technology systems development, modernization, and 
enhancement may be transferred among the three sub-ac-
counts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an 
approval is issued: Provided further, That amounts made 
available for the ‘‘Information technology systems’’ ac-
count for development, modernization, and enhancement 
may be transferred between projects or to newly defined 
projects: Provided further, That no project may be in-
creased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost 
prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appro-
priations 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 of the funds
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provided for information technology systems development, 
modernization, and enhancement for the development of 
a joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans 
Affairs (DOD–VA) integrated electronic health record 
(iEHR), not more than 25 percent may be obligated until 
the DOD–VA Interagency Program Office submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress, and such Committees approve, a plan for expendi-
ture that: (1) defines the budget and cost baseline for de-
velopment of the integrated Electronic Health Record; (2) 
identifies the deployment timeline for the system for both 
Agencies; (3) breaks out annual and total spending for 
each Department; (4) relays detailed cost-sharing business 
rules; (5) establishes data standardization schedules be-
tween the Departments; (6) has been submitted to the 
Government Accountability Office for review; and (7) com-
plies with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, 
and systems acquisition management practices of the Fed-
eral Government: Provided further, That the funds made 
available under this heading for information technology 
systems development, modernization, and enhancement, 
shall be for the projects, and in the amounts, specified 
under this heading in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act).
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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.), $115,000,000, of which $6,000,000 shall re-
main 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-
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, of which $502,470,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017, and of which $30,000,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That
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$5,000,000 shall be to make reimbursements as provided 
in section 7108 of title 41, United States Code, for claims 
paid for contract disputes: Provided further, That except 
for advance planning activities, including needs assess-
ments which may or may not lead to capital investments, 
and other capital asset management related activities, in-
cluding portfolio development and management activities, 
and investment strategy studies funded through the ad-
vance planning fund and the planning and design activities 
funded through the design fund, including needs assess-
ments which may or may not lead to capital investments, 
and salaries and associated costs of the resident engineers 
who oversee those capital investments funded through this 
account, and funds provided for the purchase of land for 
the National Cemetery Administration through the land 
acquisition line item, none of the funds made available 
under this heading shall be used for any project which has 
not been approved by the Congress in the budgetary proc-
ess: 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 con-
struction documents contract by September 30, 2013; and 
(2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep-
tember 30, 2014: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees
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on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written 
report on any approved major construction project for 
which obligations are not incurred within the time limita-
tions 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, 
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
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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. 
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’’,
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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 
‘‘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-
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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. 
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,
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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 
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
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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, 
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-
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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 
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 which the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress ap-
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prove within 30 days following the date on which the re-
port 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 
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-
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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 
‘‘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
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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. 
(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
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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-
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. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 
that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor-
tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115;
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119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 222. Of the amounts made available to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 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. 223. 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-
tion 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author-
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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. 224. Such sums as may be deposited to the 
Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A 
of title 38, United States Code, for healthcare 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-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500).
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 225. 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. 226. (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’’, $1,500,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
support and compliance’’, $200,000,000. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
facilities’’, $250,000,000. 
(b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 
Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following 
accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until 
September 30, 2014:
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(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical serv-
ices’’, $1,500,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical sup-
port and compliance’’, $200,000,000. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical facili-
ties’’, $250,000,000. 
SEC. 227. 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 on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of such 
bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of such 
savings. 
SEC. 228. 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. 
SEC. 229. The Secretary of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs shall provide on a quarterly basis to the
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Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
notification of any single national outreach and awareness 
marketing 
campaign 
in 
which 
obligations 
exceed 
$2,000,000. 
SEC. 230. The Secretary shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a re-
programming request if at any point during fiscal year 
2013, the funding allocated for a medical care initiative 
identified in the fiscal year 2013 expenditure plan is ad-
justed by more than $25,000,000 from the allocation 
shown in the corresponding congressional budget justifica-
tion. Such a reprogramming request may go forward only 
if the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress approve the request or if a period of 14 days 
has elapsed. 
SEC. 231. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract using procedures 
that do not give to small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by veterans (as that term is defined in section 
3(q)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)(3)) 
that are included in the database under section 8127(f) 
of title 38, United States Code, any preference available 
with respect to such contract, except for a preference given 
to small business concerns owned and controlled by serv-
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ice-disabled veterans (as defined in section 3(q)(2) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)(2)). 
SEC. 232. Funds made available under the heading 
‘‘Medical services’’ in title II of division H of Public Law 
112–74 may be used to carry out section 1787 of title 
38, United States Code. 
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 coun-
tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of 
national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 
States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 
and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for- 
one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 
vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such 
countries, $62,929,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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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 ex-
pended, for purposes authorized 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, $32,481,000: Provided, That 
$2,726,000 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 Sol-
diers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including 
the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for re-
placement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed
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$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$65,800,000, of which not to exceed $27,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2015. 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. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for planning and design and 
construction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ 
and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, $103,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017, of which, 
$84,000,000 shall be for planning and design and con-
struction associated with the Millennium Project at Ar-
lington National Cemetery; and $19,000,000 shall be for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices for future expansion of burial space at Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery. 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
TRUST FUND 
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 
and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis-
sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed
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Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $67,590,000, of 
which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
for construction and renovation of the physical plants at 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, Dis-
trict of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 301. Funds appropriated in this Act under the 
heading, ‘‘Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Ex-
penses, Army’’, may be provided to Arlington County, Vir-
ginia, for the relocation of the federally owned water main 
at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land 
available for ground burials. 
TITLE IV 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $150,768,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2013: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con-
tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 401. Of the unobligated balances in section 
2005 in title X, of Public Law 112–10 and division H 
in title IV of Public Law 112–74, $150,768,000 are here-
by rescinded: 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. 
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. No part of any funds appropriated in this 
Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, 
other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative
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relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and 
for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pam-
phlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presen-
tation designed to support or defeat legislation pending 
before Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 
SEC. 504. All departments and agencies funded under 
this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing 
statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 
‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con-
duct of their business practices and public service activi-
ties. 
SEC. 505. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no-
tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Af-
fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Sub-
committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate. 
SEC. 506. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this or any other appropriations Act.
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SEC. 507. 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 Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 508. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
post on the public website of that agency any report re-
quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 
other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen-
cy that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report com-
promises national security; or 
(2) the report contains confidential or propri-
etary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 
do so only after such report has been made available to 
the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 
no less than 45 days. 
SEC. 509. (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.
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(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be distributed to the Association of Community 
Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidi-
aries or successors. 
SEC. 511. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap-
propriated 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, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the 
purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 
under the control of the Department of Defense. 
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo 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, Guantanamo 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
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(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, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise 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. 513. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used to execute a contract for goods or services, includ-
ing construction services, where the contractor has not 
complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 
SEC. 514. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 
grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor-
poration that was convicted of a felony criminal violation 
under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, 
where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, un-
less the agency has considered suspension or debarment 
of the corporation and made a determination that this fur-
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ther action is not necessary to protect the interests of the 
Government. 
SEC. 515. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 
grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor-
poration that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has 
been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative 
remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that 
is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agree-
ment with the authority responsible for collecting the tax 
liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid 
tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension 
or debarment of the corporation and made a determination 
that this further action is not necessary to protect the in-
terests of the Government. 
SEC. 516. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2013 for pay raises for programs funded by this Act 
shall be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this 
Act. 
SEC. 517. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend-
ance of more than 50 employees from a Federal depart-
ment or agency that are stationed within the United 
States at any single conference occurring outside a state
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of the United States, except for employees of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs stationed in the Philippines, un-
less the relevant Secretary reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 5 days 
in advance that such attendance is important to the na-
tional interest. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2013’’. 
DIVISION C—FULL-YEAR CONTINUING 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013 
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 
and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corpora-
tions, and other organizational units of Government for 
fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, 
at the level specified in subsection (c) and under the au-
thority and conditions provided in applicable appropria-
tions Acts for fiscal year 2012, for projects or activities 
(including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) 
that are not otherwise specifically provided for, and for
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which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made 
available in the following appropriations Acts: 
(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2012 (division A of Public Law 
112–55), except for the appropriations designated by 
the Congress as being for disaster relief in section 
735 of such Act. 
(2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division B 
of Public Law 112–55), except for the appropriation 
designated by the Congress as being for disaster re-
lief in the second paragraph under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of Commerce, Economic Development Ad-
ministration, Economic Development Assistance Pro-
grams’’ in such Act. 
(3) The Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division 
B of Public Law 112–74). 
(4) The Financial Services and General Govern-
ment Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of Public 
Law 112–74). 
(5) The Department of Homeland Security Ap-
propriations Act, 2012 (division D of Public Law 
112–74).
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(6) The Department of the Interior, Environ-
ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2012 (division E of Public Law 112–74). 
(7) The Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division F of Public 
Law 112–74). 
(8) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2012 (division G of Public Law 112–74). 
(9) The Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74). 
(10) The Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2012 (division C of Public Law 112–55), except 
for the appropriations designated by the Congress as 
being for disaster relief under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Highway Adminis-
tration, Emergency Relief’’ and in the last proviso of 
section 239 of such Act. 
(11) The Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 
2012 (Public Law 112–77), except for appropria-
tions under the heading ‘‘Corps of Engineers— 
Civil’’.
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(b) For purposes of this division, the term ‘‘level’’ 
means an amount. 
(c) The level referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
the amounts appropriated in the appropriations Acts re-
ferred to in such subsection, including transfers and obli-
gation limitations, except that such level shall be cal-
culated without regard to any rescission or cancellation 
of funds or contract authority, other than— 
(1) the 0.16 percent across-the-board rescission 
in section 436 of division E of Public Law 112–74 
(relating to the Department of the Interior, Environ-
ment, and Related Agencies); and 
(2) the 0.189 percent across-the-board rescis-
sion in section 527 of division F of Public Law 112– 
74, (relating to the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
Agencies). 
SEC. 1102. Appropriations made by section 1101 
shall be available to the extent and in the manner that 
would be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 
SEC. 1103. Appropriations provided by this division 
that, in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 
2012, carried a multiple-year or no-year period of avail-
ability shall retain a comparable period of availability.
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SEC. 1104. No appropriation or funds made available 
or authority granted pursuant to section 1101 shall be 
used to initiate or resume any project or activity for which 
appropriations, funds, or other authority were not avail-
able during fiscal year 2012. 
SEC. 1105. Except as otherwise expressly provided in 
this division, the requirements, authorities, conditions, 
limitations, and other provisions of the appropriations 
Acts referred to in section 1101 shall continue in effect 
through the date specified in section 1106. 
SEC. 1106. Unless otherwise provided for in this divi-
sion or in the applicable appropriations Act, appropria-
tions and funds made available and authority granted pur-
suant to this division shall be available through September 
30, 2013. 
SEC. 1107. Expenditures made pursuant to the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 
112–175) shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 
fund, or authorization provided by this division. 
SEC. 1108. Funds appropriated by this division may 
be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of 
Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2680), and section 313 of the Foreign Relations
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Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 
U.S.C. 6212). 
SEC. 1109. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory 
payments whose budget authority was provided in appro-
priations Acts for fiscal year 2012, and for activities under 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, the levels established 
by section 1101 shall be the amounts necessary to main-
tain program levels under current law and under the au-
thority and conditions provided in the applicable appro-
priations Acts for fiscal year 2012. 
(b) In addition to the amounts otherwise provided by 
section 1101, the following amounts shall be available for 
the following accounts for advance payments for the first 
quarter of fiscal year 2014: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Labor, Office of Workers’ 
Compensation Programs, Special Benefits for Dis-
abled Coal Miners’’, for benefit payments under title 
IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 
1977, $40,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
Grants to States for Medicaid’’, for payments to 
States or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of 
States under title XIX of the Social Security Act,
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$106,335,631,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices, Administration for Children and Families, Pay-
ments to States for Child Support Enforcement and 
Family Support Programs’’, for payments to States 
or other non-Federal entities under titles I, IV-D, X, 
XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the 
Act 
of 
July 
5, 
1960 
(24 
U.S.C. 
ch. 
9), 
$1,100,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
(4) ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices, Administration for Children and Families, Pay-
ments for Foster Care and Permanency’’, for pay-
ments to States or other non-Federal entities under 
title 
IV-E 
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act, 
$2,200,000,000. 
(5) ‘‘Social Security Administration, Supple-
mental Security Income Program’’, for benefit pay-
ments under title XVI of the Social Security Act, 
$19,300,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
SEC. 1110. (a) Each amount made available in this 
division by reference to an appropriation that was pre-
viously designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
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section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or as being for disaster 
relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A) of such Act or as being for disaster relief 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, respectively. 
(b) Of the amount made available by section 1101 
for ‘‘Social Security Administration, Limitation on Admin-
istrative Expenses’’, $483,484,000 is additional new budg-
et authority specified for purposes of subsection 
251(b)(2)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 1111. With respect to any discretionary account 
for which advance appropriations were provided for fiscal 
year 2013 or 2014 in an appropriations Act for fiscal year 
2012, in addition to amounts otherwise made available by 
this division, advance appropriations are provided in the 
same amount for fiscal year 2014 or 2015, respectively, 
with a comparable period of availability. 
SEC. 1112. (a) Section 147 of the Continuing Appro-
priations Act, 2011 (Public Law 111–242), as added by 
section 1(a)(2) of the Continuing Appropriations and Sur-
face Transportation Extensions Act, 2011 (Public Law 
111–322; 5 U.S.C. 5303 note), is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the matter 
after ‘‘ending on’’ and before ‘‘shall be made’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking the matter 
after ‘‘ending on’’ and before ‘‘no senior executive’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013,’’. 
(b) Section 114 of the Continuing Appropriations 
Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112–175; 5 U.S.C. 5303 
note) is repealed. 
SEC. 1113. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this division, each department and 
agency in subsection (c) shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a spending, expenditure, or operating plan for fis-
cal year 2013— 
(1) at the program, project, or activity level (or, 
for foreign assistance programs funded in titles III, 
IV and VIII of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, at the country, regional, and central program 
level, and for any international organization); or 
(2) as applicable, at any greater level of detail 
required for funds covered by such a plan in an ap-
propriations Act referred to in section 1101, in the 
joint explanatory statement accompanying such Act,
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or in committee report language incorporated by ref-
erence in such joint explanatory statement. 
(b) If a sequestration is ordered by the President 
under section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the spending, expendi-
ture, or operating plan required by this section shall re-
flect such sequestration. 
(c) The departments and agencies to which this sec-
tion applies are as follows: 
(1) The Department of Agriculture. 
(2) The Department of Commerce. 
(3) The Department of Education. 
(4) The Department of Energy. 
(5) The Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
(6) The Department of Homeland Security. 
(7) The Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment. 
(8) The Department of the Interior. 
(9) The Department of Justice. 
(10) The Department of Labor. 
(11) The Department of State and United 
States Agency for International Development. 
(12) The Department of Transportation. 
(13) The Department of the Treasury.
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(14) The National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration. 
(15) The National Science Foundation. 
(16) The Judiciary. 
(17) With respect to amounts made available 
under the heading ‘‘Executive Office of the Presi-
dent and Funds Appropriated to the President’’, 
agencies funded under such heading. 
(18) The Federal Communications Commission. 
(19) The General Services Administration. 
(20) The Office of Personnel Management. 
(21) The National Archives and Records Ad-
ministration. 
(22) The Securities and Exchange Commission. 
(23) The Small Business Administration. 
(24) The Environmental Protection Agency. 
(25) The Indian Health Service. 
(26) The Smithsonian Institution. 
(27) The Social Security Administration. 
(28) The Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service. 
(29) The Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 
(30) The Food and Drug Administration. 
(31) The Commodity Futures Trading Commis-
sion.
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SEC. 1114. Not later than May 1, 2013, and each 
month thereafter through November 1, 2013, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report on all obligations in-
curred in fiscal year 2013, by each department and agen-
cy, using funds made available by this division. Such re-
port shall— 
(1) set forth obligations by account; and 
(2) compare the obligations incurred in the pe-
riod covered by the report to the obligations incurred 
in the same period in fiscal year 2012. 
TITLE II—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOP-
MENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES 
SEC. 1201. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Domestic Food Programs, Food and Nutrition Serv-
ice, 
Commodity 
Assistance 
Program’’, 
shall 
be 
$253,952,000, of which $186,935,000 shall be for the 
Commodity Supplemental Food Program. 
SEC. 1202. Notwithstanding section 1101, the 
amounts included under the heading ‘‘Agricultural Pro-
grams, Farm Service Agency, Agricultural Credit Insur-
ance Fund Program Account’’ in division A of Public Law 
112–55 shall be applied to funds appropriated by this divi-
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sion as follows: by substituting ‘‘$2,000,000,000’’ for 
‘‘$1,500,000,000’’ the first place it appears; by sub-
stituting ‘‘$1,258,887,000’’ for ‘‘$1,050,090,000’’; and by 
substituting ‘‘$70,120,000’’ for ‘‘$59,120,000’’. 
SEC. 1203. Notwithstanding section 1101, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may transfer funds among the loan 
and loan guarantee programs within the Rural Develop-
ment mission area to maintain the 2012 program levels, 
to the extent possible, for such programs and activities 
during fiscal year 2013. 
SEC. 1204. Notwithstanding section 1101, amounts 
otherwise provided by section 1101 for ‘‘Department of 
Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, Salaries and Expenses’’ for medical device user fees 
shall be increased by the amounts by which the authorized 
levels of such fees for fiscal year 2013 exceed the author-
ized levels of such fees for fiscal year 2012: Provided, That 
amounts collected for fees specified in this section for fis-
cal year 2013 that exceed applicable fiscal year 2013 limi-
tations for such fees are appropriated and shall be credited 
to such account and remain available until expended. 
SEC. 1205. Notwithstanding section 1101, fees au-
thorized for fiscal year 2013 pursuant to section 744B of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
379j-42) shall be credited to ‘‘Department of Health and
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Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Salaries 
and Expenses’’ and remain available until expended. 
SEC. 1206. Sections 744 and 748 of division A of 
Public Law 112–55 shall not apply to funds appropriated 
by this division. 
SEC. 1207. Of the funds made available for ‘‘Rural 
Development Programs, Rural Business—Cooperative 
Service, Rural Economic Development Loans Program Ac-
count’’, of the funds derived from interest on the cushion 
of credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the 
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c), 
$180,000,000 shall not be obligated and $180,000,000 is 
rescinded. 
SEC. 1208. (a) Notwithstanding section 1101, the 
first and second provisos of section 726(15) of division A 
of Public Law 112–55 shall be applied to funds appro-
priated by this division as if ‘‘, in this fiscal year,’’ ap-
peared before ‘‘section 19(i)(1)(E)’’ the first place it ap-
pears, by substituting ‘‘$39,000,000’’ for ‘‘$20,000,000’’, 
and by substituting ‘‘$117,000,000’’ for ‘‘$133,000,000’’. 
(b) Of the unobligated balances available under sec-
tion 14222(b)(2)(A)(v) of Public Law 110–246 (7 U.S.C. 
612c–6(b)(2)(A)(v)), $150,000,000 is rescinded. 
SEC. 1209. In addition to amounts provided else-
where in this division, $48,256,765 is appropriated for ac-
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tivities under section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act 
of 1978 (Emergency Watershed Protection Program; 16 
U.S.C. 2203) for necessary expenses resulting from a 
major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall transfer these funds to the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service. 
SEC. 1210. Section 1109(a) of this division shall not 
be 
construed 
to 
change 
the 
requirement 
that 
$3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2014, be placed in reserve for ‘‘Domestic Food Programs, 
Food and Nutrition Service, Supplemental Nutrition As-
sistance Program’’. 
SEC. 1211. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Agricultural Programs, National Agricultural Statis-
tics Service’’ shall be $179,477,000, of which up to 
$62,500,000 shall be available until expended for the Cen-
sus of Agriculture. 
TITLE III—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES 
SEC. 1301. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
Procurement, Acquisition and Construction’’ shall be 
$1,951,036,000, of which $802,000,000 shall be for the
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite–R sys-
tem. 
SEC. 1302. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for each of the following accounts shall be $0: ‘‘Depart-
ment of Justice, General Administration, National Drug 
Intelligence Center’’; ‘‘Department of Justice, Drug En-
forcement Administration, Construction’’. 
SEC. 1303. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Department of Justice, General Administration, Jus-
tice 
Information 
Sharing 
Technology’’ 
shall 
be 
$22,000,000. 
SEC. 1304. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be $8,165,520,000. 
SEC. 1305. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Department of Justice, Federal Prison System, Sala-
ries and Expenses’’ shall be $6,689,481,000. 
SEC. 1306. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 
State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’ shall be 
$1,062,500,000: Provided, That the amounts included 
under such heading in division B of Public Law 112–55 
shall be applied to funds appropriated by this division as 
follows: 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$370,000,000’’ 
for
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‘‘$470,000,000’’; 
and 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$0’’ 
for 
‘‘$100,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1307. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Department of Justice, Legal Activities, Assets For-
feiture Fund’’, $675,000,000 is rescinded. 
SEC. 1308. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Department of Justice, Federal Prison System, Build-
ings and Facilities’’, $64,700,000 is rescinded, to be de-
rived from amounts for the ‘‘Acquire Existing Institution 
for Higher Security FCI’’ project. 
SEC. 1309. Section 505 of division B of Public Law 
112–55 shall be applied to funds appropriated by this divi-
sion by substituting ‘‘45’’ for ‘‘15’’. 
SEC. 1310. (a) None of the income retained in the 
Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant 
to title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 
U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation during 
fiscal year 2013. 
(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal-
ances transferred to the capital account of the Department 
of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of 
Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) 
shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2013, and 
any use, obligation, transfer, or allocation of such funds
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shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 505 of division B of Public Law 112–55. 
(c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobli-
gated balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of 
title 28, United States Code, shall be available for obliga-
tion during fiscal year 2013, and any use, obligation, 
transfer, or allocation of such funds shall be treated as 
a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of division 
B of Public Law 112–55. 
(d) Of amounts available in the Department of Jus-
tice Assets Forfeiture Fund in fiscal year 2013, 
$154,700,000 shall be for payments associated with joint 
law enforcement operations in fiscal year 2013 as author-
ized by section 524(c)(1)(I) of title 28, United States 
Code. 
(e) The Attorney General shall submit a spending 
plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate not later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this division detailing the 
planned distribution of the Department of Justice Assets 
Forfeiture Fund joint law enforcement operations funding 
during fiscal year 2013. 
(f) Subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall 
sunset on September 30, 2013.
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SEC. 1311. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Ex-
ploration’’ shall be $4,152,000,000: Provided, That the 
amounts included under such heading in division B of 
Public Law 112–55 shall be applied to funds appropriated 
by 
this 
division 
as 
follows: 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$2,119,000,000’’ for ‘‘$1,860,000,000’’; by substituting 
‘‘$525,000,000’’ for ‘‘$406,000,000’’; by substituting 
‘‘$308,000,000’’ for ‘‘$304,800,000’’; by substituting 
‘‘$454,000,000’’ for ‘‘$316,500,000’’; and by substituting 
‘‘$265,000,000’’ for ‘‘$58,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1312. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for each of the following accounts shall be as follows: ‘‘Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, Space Oper-
ations’’, $4,000,000,000; and ‘‘National Aeronautics and 
Space 
Administration, 
Cross 
Agency 
Support’’, 
$2,847,400,000. 
TITLE IV—ENERGY AND WATER 
DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES 
SEC. 1401. (a) Notwithstanding section 1101, the 
level for ‘‘Department of Energy, Atomic Energy Defense 
Activities, National Nuclear Security Administration, 
Weapons Activities’’ shall be $7,577,341,000.
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(b) Section 301(c) of division B of Public Law 112– 
74 shall not apply to amounts made available by this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 1402. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available by this division, $150,000,000 is appropriated 
for ‘‘Department of Energy, Atomic Energy Defense Ac-
tivities, National Nuclear Security Administration, De-
fense Nuclear Nonproliferation’’ for domestic uranium en-
richment research, development, and demonstration. 
SEC. 1403. Section 14704 of title 40, United States 
Code, shall be applied to amounts made available by this 
division by substituting the date specified in section 1106 
of this division for ‘‘October 1, 2012’’. 
TITLE V—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
SEC. 1501. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this division, except section 1106, the District of Co-
lumbia may expend local funds under the heading ‘‘Dis-
trict of Columbia Funds’’ for such programs and activities 
under title IV of H.R. 6020 (112th Congress), as reported 
by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives, at the rate set forth under ‘‘District of Co-
lumbia Funds—Summary of Expenses’’ as included in the 
Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request Act of 2012 (D.C. Act
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19–381), as modified as of the date of the enactment of 
this division. 
(b) Section 803(b) of the Financial Services and Gen-
eral Government Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of 
Public Law 112–74; 125 Stat. 940) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘November 1, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘November 1, 
2013’’. 
SEC. 1502. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘District of Columbia, Federal Funds, Federal Pay-
ment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the 
District of Columbia’’ shall be $24,700,000, of which not 
less than $9,800,000 shall be used for costs associated 
with the Presidential Inauguration. 
SEC. 1503. Notwithstanding section 1101, the fifth 
proviso under the heading ‘‘Federal Communications 
Commission, Salaries and Expenses’’ in division C of Pub-
lic Law 112–74 shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘$98,739,000’’ for ‘‘$85,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1504. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this division, amounts made available by section 1101 for 
‘‘Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices, Sal-
aries and Expenses’’ and ‘‘Department of the Treasury, 
Office of Inspector General, Salaries and Expenses’’ may 
be used for activities in connection with section 1602(e) 
of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist
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Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast 
States Act of 2012 (subtitle F of title I of division A of 
Public Law 112–141). 
SEC. 1505. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Office of Government Ethics, Salaries and Expenses’’ 
shall be $18,664,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for de-
velopment and deployment of the centralized, publicly ac-
cessible database required in section 11(b) of the STOCK 
Act (Public Law 112–105). 
SEC. 1506. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Small Business Administration, Business Loans Pro-
gram Account’’ for the cost of guaranteed loans as author-
ized by section 7(a) of the Small Business Act and section 
503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall 
be $333,600,000. 
SEC. 1507. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Department of the Treasury, Treasury Forfeiture 
Fund’’, $950,000,000 is rescinded. 
TITLE VI—HOMELAND SECURITY 
SEC. 1601. (a) Amounts made available by this divi-
sion for ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection, Salaries and Expenses’’ shall 
be obligated as necessary to maintain the staffing levels 
(including by backfilling vacant positions) of Border Pa-
trol agents, Customs and Border Protection officers, and
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Air and Marine interdiction agents in effect at the end 
of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012, or, with respect 
to Border Patrol agents, at such greater levels as may oth-
erwise be required in the second proviso under such head-
ing in division D of Public Law 112–74. 
(b) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this division, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a detailed expenditure plan for ‘‘Department of 
Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
Salaries and Expenses’’ at the program, project, and activ-
ity level that specifies how the Commissioner will maintain 
staffing levels as required under subsection (a) throughout 
fiscal year 2013. 
SEC. 1602. (a) Amounts made available by this divi-
sion for ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ shall be obligated as necessary to maintain a level 
not less than 34,000 detention beds as required in the 
sixth proviso under such heading in division D of Public 
Law 112–74. 
(b) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this division, the Assistant Secretary of U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement shall submit to the
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Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for ‘‘De-
partment of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement, Salaries and Expenses’’ at the pro-
gram, project, and activity level that specifies how the As-
sistant Secretary will maintain detention bed levels as re-
quired under subsection (a) throughout fiscal year 2013. 
SEC. 1603. Notwithstanding section 1101, the levels 
for the following accounts of the Department of Homeland 
Security shall be as follows: 
(1) ‘‘Office of the Secretary and Executive 
Management’’, $126,074,000. 
(2) ‘‘Analysis and Operations’’, $322,280,000. 
(3) ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Sal-
aries and Expenses’’, $9,024,610,000. 
(4) ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Bor-
der Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Tech-
nology’’, $324,099,000. 
(5) ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air 
and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, 
and Procurement’’, $515,436,000. 
(6) ‘‘Transportation Security Administration, 
Transportation Security Support’’, $954,277,000. 
(7) ‘‘Transportation Security Administration, 
Federal Air Marshals’’, $910,563,000.
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(8) ‘‘United States Secret Service, Salaries and 
Expenses’’, $1,601,454,000. 
(9) ‘‘National Protection and Programs Direc-
torate, United States Visitor and Immigrant Status 
Indicator Technology’’, $279,133,000. 
(10) ‘‘Office of Health Affairs’’, $132,499,000 
of which $85,390,000 shall be for BioWatch and 
$26,702,000 is for salaries and expenses. 
(11) ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Salaries and Expenses’’, $837,090,000, of which 
$35,180,000 shall be for the National Urban Search 
and Rescue Response System, not to exceed 
$22,000,000 shall be for capital improvements at 
the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center, 
and not less than $5,000,000 shall be for expenses 
related to modernization of automated systems. 
(12) ‘‘United States Citizenship and Immigra-
tion Services’’, $111,924,000 for the E-Verify Pro-
gram. 
SEC. 1604. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, Transportation 
Security Administration, Aviation Security’’ shall be 
$5,048,008,000: Provided, That the amounts included 
under such heading in division D of Public Law 112–74 
shall be applied to funds appropriated by this division by
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substituting ‘‘$3,972,020,000’’ for ‘‘$4,167,631,000’’; by 
substituting ‘‘$408,930,000’’ for ‘‘$543,103,000’’; by sub-
stituting ‘‘$115,204,000’’ for ‘‘$204,768,000’’; by sub-
stituting ‘‘$1,075,988,000’’ for ‘‘$1,086,325,000’’; by 
substituting ‘‘9 percent’’ for ‘‘10 percent’’; and by sub-
stituting ‘‘$2,978,008,000’’ for ‘‘$3,223,956,000’’. 
SEC. 1605. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, Coast Guard, Ac-
quisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ shall be 
$1,468,393,000, of which $1,005,800,000 shall be for ves-
sels, small boats, and related equipment, including 6 Fast 
Response Cutters, 1 National Security Cutter, 5 Response 
Boat-Mediums, and initial development of an icebreaker; 
and $190,500,000 shall be for aircraft including 1 
missionized HC-130J aircraft, 1 missionized HC-144 air-
craft, and one H-60 helicopter, $64,000,000 shall be for 
other acquisition programs, $94,411,000 shall be for 
shore, military housing, and aids to navigation, and 
$113,682,000 shall be for personnel compensation and 
benefits and other costs: Provided, That funds under this 
heading for vessels shall be immediately available and al-
lotted to contract for the production of the sixth National 
Security Cutter notwithstanding the availability of funds 
for post-production costs: Provided further, That the Coast 
Guard may decommission one High Endurance Cutter, re-
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tire 3 HU-24 aircraft, disestablish the Patrol Boat High- 
Tempo-Maintenance Operations, and disestablish the Vin-
tage Vessel National Center of Expertise. 
SEC. 1606. The following amounts are rescinded: 
(1) Of the funds made available for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, Coast Guard, Acquisi-
tion, Construction, and Improvements’’ in division D 
of Public Law 110–329, $25,000,000, to be derived 
from the amounts made available under such head-
ing for the fourth National Security Cutter. 
(2) Of the funds made available for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, Coast Guard, Acquisi-
tion, Construction, and Improvements’’ in Public 
Law 112–10, $43,500,000, to be derived from the 
amounts made available under such heading for the 
fifth National Security Cutter. 
SEC. 1607. (a) Notwithstanding section 1101, the 
level for ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, National 
Protection and Programs Directorate, Infrastructure Pro-
tection 
and 
Information 
Security’’ 
shall 
be 
$1,138,528,000: 
Provided, 
That 
of 
such 
amount, 
$328,000,000 shall be for Network Security Deployment, 
and $218,000,000 shall be for Federal Network Security 
to establish and sustain essential cybersecurity activities, 
including procurement and operations of continuous moni-
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toring and diagnostics systems and intrusion detection 
systems for civilian Federal computer networks: Provided 
further, That of the aggregate amount made available in 
the preceding proviso for Network Security Deployment 
and Federal Network Security, $213,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2014. 
(b) Not later than 15 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this division, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate an updated ex-
penditure plan for essential cybersecurity activities de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
SEC. 1608. Section 532(a) of the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 
109–295) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2013’’. 
SEC. 1609. Section 550(b) of the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 
109–295; 6 U.S.C. 121 note) is amended by striking ‘‘on 
October 4, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘on October 4, 2013’’. 
SEC. 1610. Section 831 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Until Sep-
tember 30, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘Until September 
30, 2013,’’; and
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(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2013,’’. 
SEC. 1611. (a) The third, fourth, and fifth provisos 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, 
Office of the Secretary and Executive Management’’ in di-
vision D of Public Law 112–74 shall not apply to funds 
appropriated by this division. 
(b) The second, third, and fourth provisos under the 
heading ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, National 
Protection and Programs Directorate, Management and 
Administration’’ in division D of Public Law 112–74 shall 
not apply to funds appropriated by this division. 
TITLE VII—INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES 
SEC. 1701. The contract authority provided for fiscal 
year 2013 by 16 U.S.C. 460l–10a is rescinded. 
SEC. 1702. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Department of the Interior, Department-wide Pro-
grams, 
Wildland 
Fire 
Management’’ 
shall 
be 
$823,473,000: Provided, That of the amounts made avail-
able by section 140(b) of Public Law 112–175 (126 Stat. 
1321), $7,500,000 is rescinded. 
SEC. 1703. Section 10101(a) of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28f(a)), as amend-
ed by section 430 of the Department of the Interior, Envi-
253 
ronment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 
(division E of Public Law 112–74; 125 Stat 1047), is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘on’’ the first place it appears and inserting 
‘‘before, on,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘located’’ the second place 
it appears; 
(B) by inserting at the end of the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Such claim maintenance fee shall be in 
lieu of the assessment work requirement con-
tained in the Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 
28 to 28e) and the related filing requirements 
contained in section 314(a) and (c) of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1744(a) and (c)).’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ in the first sentence 
and inserting ‘‘(a)(1)’’. 
SEC. 1704. (a) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the following headings from prior appropriation 
Acts, the following amounts are rescinded: 
(1) 
‘‘Hazardous 
Substance 
Superfund’’, 
$15,000,000.
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(2) ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance Grants’’, 
$35,000,000, as follows: 
(A) 
$10,000,000 
from 
unobligated 
Brownfields balances. 
(B) $5,000,000 from unobligated categor-
ical grant balances. 
(C) $10,000,000 from unobligated Drink-
ing Water State Revolving Funds balances. 
(D) $10,000,000 from unobligated Clean 
Water State Revolving Funds balances. 
(b) No amounts may be rescinded under subsection 
(a) from amounts that were designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent 
resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 1705. Notwithstanding subsection (d)(2) of sec-
tion 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w-8), the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency may assess pesticide 
registration service fees under such section for fiscal year 
2013. 
SEC. 1706. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Wildland 
Fire Management’’ shall be $2,444,390,000. In addition 
to such amount, there is appropriated $40,000,000 for an
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additional amount for fiscal year 2013 for such account, 
to remain available until expended, for repayment to other 
appropriations accounts from which funds were trans-
ferred in fiscal year 2012 for wildfire suppression. 
SEC. 1707. The authority provided by section 331 of 
the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2000 (enacted by reference in section 
1000(a)(3) of Public Law 106–113; 16 U.S.C. 497 note) 
shall continue in effect through the date specified in sec-
tion 1106 of this division. 
SEC. 1708. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Presidio Trust, Presidio Trust Fund’’ and ‘‘Dwight 
D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, Capital Construc-
tion’’ shall be $0. 
SEC. 1709. Notwithstanding section 1101, section 
408 of division E of Public Law 112–74 (125 Stat. 1038) 
shall be applied to funds appropriated by this division by 
substituting ‘‘112–10, and 112–74’’ for ‘‘112–10’’ and by 
substituting ‘‘2012’’ for ‘‘2011’’. 
TITLE 
VIII—LABOR, 
HEALTH 
AND 
HUMAN 
SERVICES, 
EDUCATION, 
AND 
RELATED 
AGENCIES 
SEC. 1801. Of the funds made available to the ‘‘De-
partment of Labor, Employment and Training Adminis-
tration’’ from any previous appropriations acts that re-
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main unobligated as of the date of enactment of this divi-
sion, up to $40,000,000 may be transferred to ‘‘Employ-
ment and Training Administration, Office of Job Corps’’ 
for Job Corps operations for program years 2012 and 
2013 and shall be in addition to any other amounts avail-
able to the Office of Job Corps for such purposes: Pro-
vided, That not less than $15,000,000 shall be transferred 
within 30 days of enactment of this division to support 
Job Corps operations for the program year ending June 
30, 2013: Provided further, That, not later than 15 days 
after any transfer has been made under the authority of 
this section, the Secretary of Labor shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate that details the source of the 
transferred funds and the specific programs, projects, or 
activities for which such funds will be used, and provides 
a detailed explanation of the need for such transfer. 
SEC. 1802. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and 
Training’’ shall be $264,436,000, of which $226,251,000 
shall be derived from the Employment Security Adminis-
tration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: Pro-
vided, That the level provided under such heading for Vet-
erans Workforce Investment Program grants shall be used 
for the Transition Assistance Program and activities au-
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thorized by the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, shall 
be available through September 30, 2013, and shall be in 
addition to any other funds available for those purposes: 
Provided further, That of the level provided under such 
heading, not less than $14,000,000 shall be for the Tran-
sition Assistance Program, and $3,414,000 shall be for 
the National Veterans’ Employment and Training Services 
Institute. 
SEC. 1803. The first proviso under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of Health and Human Services, Administration 
for Children and Families, Low Income Home Energy As-
sistance’’ in division F of Public Law 112–74 shall be ap-
plied to amounts made available by this division by sub-
stituting ‘‘2013’’ for ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 1804. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services, Admin-
istration for Children and Families, Refugee and Entrant 
Assistance’’ shall be $992,000,000. 
SEC. 1805. Notwithstanding section 1101, the rescis-
sions made in sections 522 and 525 of division F of Public 
Law 112–74 shall be repeated in this division with respect 
to funds available for fiscal year 2013. 
SEC. 1806. Of the amount provided by section 1101 
for ‘‘Department of Education, Safe Schools and Citizen-
ship Education’’ for subpart 2 of part A of title IV of
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the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 
$3,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for the Project School Emergency Response to Violence 
program to provide education-related services to local edu-
cational agencies and institutions of higher education in 
which the learning environment has been disrupted due 
to a violent or traumatic crisis. 
TITLE IX—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SEC. 1901. (a) Of the amounts made available by sec-
tion 1101 for accounts under the heading ‘‘Architect of 
the Capitol’’, the Architect of the Capitol may transfer an 
aggregate amount of not more than $61,247,000 to ‘‘Ar-
chitect of the Capitol, Capitol Building’’, solely for ex-
penses related to the rehabilitation of the United States 
Capitol Dome. 
(b) The transfer of amounts under the authority of 
subsection (a) shall be subject to the approval of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and Senate. 
(c) Any amounts transferred under the authority of 
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended. 
TITLE X—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN 
OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
SEC. 2001. (a) Notwithstanding section 1101, the 
level for the following accounts shall be as follows: ‘‘Over-
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seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism, 
Department of State, Administration of Foreign Affairs, 
Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, $4,169,640,000, of 
which $952,695,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection 
(to be available until expended); and ‘‘Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism, Department 
of State, Administration of Foreign Affairs, Embassy Se-
curity, Construction, and Maintenance’’, $1,362,124,000: 
Provided, That funds made available under this subsection 
shall be used for operations at high threat posts, security 
programs to protect personnel and property under Chief 
of Mission authority, preventing the compromise of classi-
fied United States Government information and equip-
ment, and security construction or upgrade requirements 
at Department of State facilities worldwide, including for 
Worldwide Security Upgrades. 
(b) Of the unobligated balances from funds appro-
priated in title VIII of division I of Public Law 112–74 
under the heading ‘‘Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism, Department of State, Adminis-
tration of Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams’’ and designated by the Congress for Overseas Con-
tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
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gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, $1,109,700,000 is re-
scinded. 
(c) The Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate providing an assessment of 
security requirements at United States diplomatic facili-
ties abroad, a comprehensive plan for addressing such re-
quirements, and a detailed description of embassy security 
improvements to be supported from funds made available 
under this section. Such report shall be submitted in un-
classified form, but may include a classified annex if ap-
propriate. 
SEC. 2002. The amounts included in the first para-
graph under the heading ‘‘International Security Assist-
ance, Funds Appropriated to the President, Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’ in title IV of division I of Public 
Law 112–74 shall be applied to funds appropriated by this 
division 
by 
substituting 
in 
the 
second 
proviso 
‘‘$3,100,000,000’’ for ‘‘$3,075,000,000’’ and by sub-
stituting in the fourth proviso ‘‘$815,300,000’’ for 
‘‘$808,725,000’’. 
SEC. 2003. (a) Notwithstanding section 1101, the 
level for each of the following accounts shall be $0: ‘‘Multi-
lateral Assistance, International Financial Institutions, 
Contribution to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilat-
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eral Investment Fund’’ and ‘‘Multilateral Assistance, 
International Financial Institutions, European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, Limitation on Callable 
Capital Subscriptions’’. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for the 
second paragraph for each of the following accounts shall 
be $0: ‘‘Multilateral Assistance, International Financial 
Institutions, Contribution to the International Develop-
ment Association’’, ‘‘Multilateral Assistance, International 
Financial Institutions, Contribution to the Inter-American 
Development Bank’’, and ‘‘Multilateral Assistance, Inter-
national Financial Institutions, Contribution to the Afri-
can Development Fund’’. 
SEC. 2004. The Foreign Operations, Export Financ-
ing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 
(Public Law 101–167) is amended— 
(a) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2012, and 2013’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2012’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2013’’; and 
(b) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in sub-
section (b)(2), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’. 
SEC. 2005. Of the unexpended balances available 
under the heading ‘‘Export and Investment Assistance,
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Export-Import Bank of the United States, Subsidy Appro-
priation’’ from prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, $216,213,000 is rescinded. 
TITLE XI—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND 
URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT, 
AND 
RELATED 
AGENCIES 
SEC. 2101. (a) Section 120 of division C of Public 
Law 112–55 shall not apply to amounts made available 
by this division. 
(b) During the period covered by this division, section 
1102 of Public Law 112–141 shall be applied— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by substituting 
‘‘$39,143,582,670’’ for ‘‘$39,699,000,000’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(10), as if the limitation 
applicable through fiscal year 2011 applied through 
fiscal year 2012; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(5), by treating the ref-
erence to section 204 of title 23, United States 
Code, as a reference to sections 202 and 204 of such 
title. 
SEC. 2102. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Department of Transportation, National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Highway Traffic Safety 
Grants’’ shall be $501,828,000: Provided, That the matter
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under such heading in division C of Public Law 112–55 
shall be applied to amounts made available by this division 
as follows: 
(1) 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$501,828,000’’ 
for 
‘‘$550,328,000’’ the second place it appears; 
(2) by substituting ‘‘23 U.S.C. 402 and 405 
(‘National 
Priority 
Safety 
Programs’), 
section 
31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141, and section 
2009 of Public Law 109–59 (as amended by Public 
Law 112–141)’’ for ‘‘23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 406, 408, 
and 410 and sections 2001(a)(11), 2009, 2010, and 
2011 of Public Law 109–59’’ each place it appears; 
(3) by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’ for ‘‘fis-
cal year 2012’’; 
(4) by substituting ‘‘ ‘Occupant Protection 
Grants’ under 23 U.S.C. 405(b)’’ for ‘‘ ‘Occupant 
Protection Incentive Grants’ under 23 U.S.C. 405’’; 
(5) by substituting ‘‘$0’’ for ‘‘$48,500,000’’; 
(6) by substituting ‘‘ ‘State Traffic Safety In-
formation System Improvements’ under 23 U.S.C. 
405(c)’’ for ‘‘ ‘State Traffic Safety Information Sys-
tem Improvements’ under 23 U.S.C. 408’’; 
(7) by substituting ‘‘ ‘Impaired Driving Coun-
termeasures’ under 23 U.S.C. 405(d)’’ for ‘‘ ‘Alco-
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hol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Incentive 
Grant Program’ under 23 U.S.C. 410’’; 
(8) by substituting ‘‘ ‘Administrative Expenses’ 
under section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141’’ 
for 
‘‘ ‘Administrative 
Expenses’ 
under 
section 
2001(a)(11) of Public Law 109–59’’; 
(9) by substituting ‘‘ ‘Motorcyclist Safety’ under 
23 U.S.C. 405(f)’’ for ‘‘ ‘Motorcyclist Safety’ under 
section 2010 of Public Law 109–59’’; 
(10) by substituting ‘‘ ‘Occupant Protection 
Grants’ under 23 U.S.C. 405(b)’’ for ‘‘ ‘Child Safety 
and Child Booster Seat Safety Incentive Grants’ 
under section 2011 of Public Law 109–59’’; 
(11) by substituting ‘‘section 405(a)(1)(C) of 
title 23, United States Code’’ for ‘‘section 410 ‘Alco-
hol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grants’ ’’; 
(12) by substituting ‘‘$0’’ for ‘‘$750,000’’; and 
(13) by substituting ‘‘$0’’ for ‘‘$25,000,000’’. 
SEC. 2103. The matter under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, 
Formula and Bus Grants’’ in division C of Public Law 
112–55 shall be applied to amounts made available by this 
division by substituting ‘‘49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 
5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340’’ for 
‘‘49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316,
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5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and section 3038 of 
Public Law 105–178, as amended’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 2104. Section 601(e)(1)(B) of division B of 
Public Law 110–432 shall be applied by substituting the 
date specified in section 1106 of this division for ‘‘4 years 
after such date’’. 
SEC. 2105. Section 112 of division C of Public Law 
112–55 shall be applied to funds appropriated by this divi-
sion by treating such section as if it were amended by 
striking ‘‘49 U.S.C. 41742(b) shall not apply, and’’. 
SEC. 2106. The first proviso under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development, Commu-
nity Planning and Development, Homeless Assistance 
Grants’’ in division C of Public Law 112–55 (125 Stat. 
685) shall be applied to amounts appropriated by this divi-
sion by substituting ‘‘not more than’’ for ‘‘not less than’’. 
SEC. 2107. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level 
for ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Public and Indian Housing, Indian Housing Loan Guar-
antee Fund Program Account’’ shall be $7,360,000: Pro-
vided, That the second proviso under such heading in divi-
sion C of Public Law 112–55 shall be applied to funds 
appropriated 
by 
this 
division 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$976,000,000’’ for ‘‘$360,000,000’’.
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This division may be cited as the ‘‘Full-Year Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2013’’. 
DIVISION D—ACROSS-THE-BOARD REDUCTIONS 
SEC. 3001. (a) There is hereby rescinded the applica-
ble percentage (as specified in subsection (b)) of— 
(1) the budget authority provided (or obligation 
limit imposed) for fiscal year 2013 for any discre-
tionary account in divisions A through C of this Act; 
(2) the budget authority provided in any ad-
vance appropriation for fiscal year 2013 for any dis-
cretionary account in any prior fiscal year appro-
priation Act; and 
(3) the contract authority provided in fiscal 
year 2013 for any program subject to limitation in-
corporated or otherwise contained in divisions A 
through C of this Act. 
(b)(1) For purposes of subsection (a), the applicable 
percentage shall be— 
(A) for budget authority in the nonsecurity cat-
egory (as defined in section 250(c)(4)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985), 0.098 percent; and 
(B) for budget authority in the security cat-
egory (as defined in section 250(c)(4)(B) of the Bal-
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anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985), 0.109 percent. 
(2) If, for fiscal year 2013, the amount of new budget 
authority provided in appropriation Acts exceeds the dis-
cretionary spending limits set forth in section 251(c)(2) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act on new budget authority for any category due to esti-
mating differences with the Congressional Budget Office, 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall increase the applicable percentage in paragraph (1) 
with respect to that category by such amount as is nec-
essary to eliminate the amount of the excess in that cat-
egory. 
(c) Any rescission made by subsection (a) shall be ap-
plied proportionately— 
(1) to each discretionary account and each item 
of budget authority described in such subsection; 
and 
(2) within each such account and item, to each 
program, project, and activity (with programs, 
projects, and activities as delineated in the applica-
ble appropriation Act or accompanying reports cov-
ering such account or item). 
(d) This section shall not apply to—
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(1) amounts designated by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 or as being for disaster relief pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act; or 
(2) the amount made available by division C of 
this Act for ‘‘Social Security Administration, Limita-
tion on Administrative Expenses’’ for continuing dis-
ability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social 
Security Act and for the cost associated with con-
ducting redeterminations of eligibility under title 
XVI of the Social Security Act. 
(e) Within 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report specifying the account and amount of each rescis-
sion made pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 3002. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, if, on or after the date of enactment of this Act, 
a sequestration order issued by the President pursuant to 
section 251A(7)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is in effect, the reduc-
tions in each discretionary account under such order shall
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apply to the amounts provided in this Act consistent with 
section 253(f) of that Act, and shall be in addition to any 
reductions required by section 251(a) of that Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 6, 
2013. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 933 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of De-
fense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
other departments and agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2013, and for other 
purposes.