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fense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That sec-
tion 223 of title II of division J of Public Law 114–113 
is repealed. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 223. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs which become available on October 
1, 2017, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and 
Compliance’’, 
and 
‘‘Medical 
Facilities’’, 
up 
to 
$280,802,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to 
the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans 
Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established 
by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) 
and may be used for operation of the facilities designated 
as combined Federal medical facilities as described by sec-
tion 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 
Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional funds may be trans-
ferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint 
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notifi-
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cation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 224. Such sums as may be deposited to the Med-
ical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of 
title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided at fa-
cilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as 
described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) 
for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, 
established by section 1704 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities des-
ignated as combined Federal medical facilities as described 
by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 
122 Stat. 4500). 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 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 Incen-
tive Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, 
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United States Code, to remain available until expended, for 
any purpose authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 226. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may 
be used to replace the current system by which the Veterans 
Integrated Service Networks select and contract for diabetes 
monitoring supplies and equipment. 
SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no-
tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project 
that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the pro-
grammed amount of the project, whichever is less: Provided, 
That such notification shall occur within 14 days of a con-
tract identifying the programmed amount: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to 
the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the an-
ticipated use of such savings. 
SEC. 228. None of the funds made available for ‘‘Con-
struction, Major Projects’’ may be used for a project in ex-
cess of the scope specified for that project in the original 
justification data provided to the Congress as part of the 
request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Veterans 
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Affairs receives approval from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 229. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress a quarterly report that contains the following 
information from each Veterans Benefits Administration 
Regional Office: (1) the average time to complete a dis-
ability compensation claim; (2) the number of claims pend-
ing more than 125 days, disaggregated by initial and sup-
plemental claims; (3) error rates; (4) the number of claims 
personnel; (5) any corrective action taken within the quar-
ter to address poor performance; (6) training programs un-
dertaken; (7) the number and results of Quality Review 
Team audits; (8) the number of claims completed by each 
Regional Office based on the Regional Office being the sta-
tion of jurisdiction; and (9) the number of claims completed 
by each Regional Office based on the Regional Office being 
the station of origin: Provided, That each quarterly report 
shall be submitted no later than 30 days after the end of 
the respective quarter. 
SEC. 230. Of the funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2017 for ‘‘Medical Support 
and Compliance’’ a maximum of $40,000,000 may be obli-
gated from the ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ account 
for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record inter-
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operability projects: Provided, That funds in addition to 
these amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution and 
electronic health record interoperability projects upon writ-
ten notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 231. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pro-
vide written notification to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organiza-
tional changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more 
full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 232. Amounts made available for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2017, under the ‘‘Board 
of Veterans Appeals’’ and the ‘‘General Operating Expenses, 
Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts may be trans-
ferred between such accounts: Provided, That before a trans-
fer 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 
receive approval of that request. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 233. Of the unobligated balances available within 
the ‘‘DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund’’, 
$52,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
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SEC. 234. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 
reprogram funds among major construction projects or pro-
grams if such instance of reprogramming will exceed 
$5,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 235. None of the funds appropriated in this or 
prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 
the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to transfer 
any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensa-
tion Fund to any other account within the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 236. Paragraph (3) of section 403(a) of the Vet-
erans’ Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–387; 38 U.S.C. 1703 note) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) DURATION.—A veteran may receive health 
services under this section during the period begin-
ning on the date specified in paragraph (2) and end-
ing on September 30, 2018.’’. 
SEC. 237. (a) Section 1722A(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply to opioid an-
tagonists furnished under this chapter to a veteran 
who is at high risk for overdose of a specific medica-
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tion or substance in order to reverse the effect of such 
an overdose.’’. 
(b) Section 1710(g)(3) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘with respect to home health serv-
ices’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect to the following:’’ 
‘‘(A) Home health services’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) Education on the use of opioid antago-
nists to reverse the effects of overdoses of specific 
medications or substances.’’. 
SEC. 238. Section 312 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended in subsection(c)(1) by striking the phrase ‘‘that 
makes a recommendation or otherwise suggests corrective 
action,’’. 
SEC. 239. The Department of Veterans Affairs is au-
thorized to administer financial assistance grants and enter 
into cooperative agreements with organizations, utilizing a 
competitive selection process, to train and employ homeless 
and at-risk veterans in natural resource conservation man-
agement. 
SEC. 240. The Department of Veterans Affairs shall 
seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy 
of Medicine for an assessment on research relating to the 
descendants of individuals with toxic exposure and to evalu-
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ate the feasibility of a research entity or entities to conduct 
research relating to health conditions of descendants of vet-
erans with toxic exposure while serving in the Armed 
Forces. 
SEC. 241. Of the funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 
2018 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, $3,000,000 in each year for 
carrying out and expanding to each medical center of the 
Department the child care program authorized by section 
205 of Public Law 111–163, notwithstanding subsection (e) 
of such section. 
SEC. 242. Section 5701(l) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
SEC. 243. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, 
as part of the hiring process for each health care provider 
considered for a position at the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs after the date of the enactment of this Act, require 
from the medical board of each State in which the health 
care provider holds or has held a medical license— 
(1) information on any violation of the require-
ments of the medical license of the health care pro-
vider; and 
(2) information on whether the health care pro-
vider has entered into any settlement agreement for a 
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disciplinary charge relating to the practice of medi-
cine by the health care provider. 
(b) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 244. (a) Notwithstanding section 552a of title 5, 
United States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, 
with respect to each health care provider of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs that has violated a requirement of their 
medical license, provide to the medical board of each State 
in which the health care provider is licensed or practices 
all relevant information contained in the State Licensing 
Board Reporting File or any successor file of the Depart-
ment with respect to such violation. 
(b) The Secretary shall provide the information re-
quired in subsection (a) to a medical board described in 
such subsection notwithstanding that such board may not 
have formally requested such information from the Depart-
ment. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 245. Upon determination by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs that such action is necessary for providing 
health care, benefits and other services, the Secretary may 
transfer amounts made available to the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs for fiscal year 2017 by this Act between any 
discretionary appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2017: 
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Provided, That amounts so transferred shall be merged with 
the account to which transferred: Provided further, That the 
total amount that the Secretary may transfer under this 
section may not exceed two percent of the total discretionary 
appropriations made available to the Department for fiscal 
year 2017 by this Act: Provided further, That a transfer 
of funds between the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Commu-
nity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 
‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts shall not be counted toward 
the two percent limitation in the previous proviso: Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided by this section 
may be exercised only to support activities in an appro-
priations account that have a higher priority than those 
undertaken in the appropriations account from which budg-
et authority is transferred, as determined by the Secretary: 
Provided further, That such transfer authority may not be 
used to provide budget authority for an activity that the 
Secretary lacks the authority to carry out: Provided further, 
That the transfer authority provided in this section is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: 
Provided further, 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 receive approval of 
that request. 
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VA PATIENT PROTECTION ACT OF 2016 
SEC. 246. (a) PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subchapter: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—WHISTLEBLOWER 
COMPLAINTS 
‘‘§ 731. Whistleblower complaint defined 
‘‘In this subchapter, the term ‘whistleblower complaint’ 
means a complaint by an employee of the Department dis-
closing, or assisting another employee to disclose, a poten-
tial violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or gross mis-
management, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or 
substantial and specific danger to public health and safety. 
‘‘§ 732. Treatment of whistleblower complaints 
‘‘(a) FILING.—(1) In addition to any other method es-
tablished by law in which an employee may file a whistle-
blower complaint, an employee of the Department may file 
a whistleblower complaint in accordance with subsection (g) 
with a supervisor of the employee. 
‘‘(2) Except as provided by subsection (d)(1), in mak-
ing a whistleblower complaint under paragraph (1), an em-
ployee shall file the initial complaint with the immediate 
supervisor of the employee. 
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‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION.—(1)(A) Not later than four busi-
ness days after the date on which a supervisor receives a 
whistleblower complaint by an employee under this section, 
the supervisor shall notify, in writing, the employee of 
whether the supervisor determines that there is a reasonable 
likelihood that the complaint discloses a violation of any 
law, rule, or regulation, or gross mismanagement, gross 
waste of funds, abuse of authority, or substantial and spe-
cific danger to public health and safety. 
‘‘(B) The supervisor shall retain written documenta-
tion regarding the whistleblower complaint and shall sub-
mit to the next-level supervisor and the central whistle-
blower office described in subsection (h) a written report 
on the complaint. 
‘‘(2)(A) On a monthly basis, the supervisor shall sub-
mit to the appropriate director or other official who is supe-
rior to the supervisor a written report that includes the 
number of whistleblower complaints received by the super-
visor under this section during the month covered by the 
report, the disposition of such complaints, and any actions 
taken because of such complaints pursuant to subsection (c). 
‘‘(B) In the case in which such a director or official 
carries out this paragraph, the director or official shall sub-
mit such monthly report to the supervisor of the director 
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‘‘(B) The employee who made a whistleblower 
complaint determines that the supervisor did not ade-
quately address the complaint pursuant to subsection 
(c). 
‘‘(C) The immediate supervisor of the employee 
is the basis of the whistleblower complaint. 
‘‘(e) TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEE WHO FILES WHISTLE-
BLOWER COMPLAINT.—If a supervisor makes a positive de-
termination under subsection (b)(1) regarding a whistle-
blower complaint filed by an employee, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) inform the employee of the ability to volun-
teer for a transfer in accordance with section 3352 of 
title 5; and 
‘‘(2) give preference to the employee for such a 
transfer in accordance with such section. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION
ON EXEMPTION.—The Secretary 
may not exempt any employee of the Department from 
being covered by this section. 
‘‘(g) WHISTLEBLOWER
COMPLAINT
FORM.—(1) A 
whistleblower complaint filed by an employee under sub-
section (a) or (d) shall consist of the form described in para-
graph (2) and any supporting materials or documentation 
the employee determines necessary. 
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‘‘(2) The form described in this paragraph is a form 
developed by the Secretary, in consultation with the Special 
Counsel, that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) An explanation of the purpose of the whis-
tleblower complaint form. 
‘‘(B) Instructions for filing a whistleblower com-
plaint as described in this section. 
‘‘(C) An explanation that filing a whistleblower 
complaint under this section does not preclude the 
employee from any other method established by law in 
which an employee may file a whistleblower com-
plaint. 
‘‘(D) A statement directing the employee to in-
formation accessible on the Internet website of the De-
partment as described in section 735(d). 
‘‘(E) Fields for the employee to provide— 
‘‘(i) the date that the form is submitted; 
‘‘(ii) the name of the employee; 
‘‘(iii) the contact information of the em-
ployee; 
‘‘(iv) a summary of the whistleblower com-
plaint (including the option to append sup-
porting documents pursuant to paragraph (1)); 
and 
‘‘(v) proposed solutions to the complaint. 
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‘‘(F) Any other information or fields that the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary, in consultation with the Special 
Counsel, shall develop the form described in paragraph (2) 
by not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(h) CENTRAL WHISTLEBLOWER OFFICE.—(1) The 
Secretary shall ensure that the central whistleblower of-
fice— 
‘‘(A) is not an element of the Office of the Gen-
eral Counsel; 
‘‘(B) is not headed by an official who reports to 
the General Counsel; 
‘‘(C) does not provide, or receive from, the Gen-
eral Counsel any information regarding a whistle-
blower complaint except pursuant to an action re-
garding the complaint before an administrative body 
or court; and 
‘‘(D) does not provide advice to the General 
Counsel. 
‘‘(2) The central whistleblower office shall be respon-
sible for investigating all whistleblower complaints of the 
Department, regardless of whether such complaints are 
made by or against an employee who is not a member of 
the Senior Executive Service. 
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‘‘(3) The Secretary shall ensure that the central whis-
tleblower office maintains a toll-free hotline to anonymously 
receive whistleblower complaints. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall ensure that the central whis-
tleblower office has such staff and resources as the Secretary 
considers necessary to carry out the functions of the central 
whistleblower office. 
‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘central whistleblower 
office’ means the Office of Accountability Review or a suc-
cessor office that is established or designated by the Sec-
retary to investigate whistleblower complaints filed under 
this section or any other method established by law. 
‘‘§ 733. Adverse actions against supervisory employees 
who commit prohibited personnel actions 
relating to whistleblower complaints 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) In accordance with paragraph 
(2), the Secretary shall carry out the following adverse ac-
tions against supervisory employees (as defined in section 
7103(a) of title 5) whom the Secretary, an administrative 
judge, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Office of 
Special Counsel, an adjudicating body provided under a 
union contract, a Federal judge, or the Inspector General 
of the Department determines committed a prohibited per-
sonnel action described in subsection (c): 
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‘‘(A) With respect to the first offense, an adverse 
action that is not less than a 12-day suspension and 
not more than removal. 
‘‘(B) With respect to the second offense, removal. 
‘‘(2)(A) An employee against whom an adverse action 
under paragraph (1) is proposed is entitled to written no-
tice. 
‘‘(B)(i) An employee who is notified under subpara-
graph (A) of being the subject of a proposed adverse action 
under paragraph (1) is entitled to 14 days following such 
notification to answer and furnish evidence in support of 
the answer. 
‘‘(ii) If the employee does not furnish any such evi-
dence as described in clause (i) or if the Secretary deter-
mines that such evidence is not sufficient to reverse the de-
termination to propose the adverse action, the Secretary 
shall carry out the adverse action following such 14-day pe-
riod. 
‘‘(C) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of sec-
tion 7513 of title 5, subsection (c) of such section, para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of section 7543 of such 
title, and subsection (c) of such section shall not apply with 
respect to an adverse action carried out under paragraph 
(1). 
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‘‘(b) LIMITATION
ON OTHER ADVERSE ACTIONS.— 
With respect to a prohibited personnel action described in 
subsection (c), if the Secretary carries out an adverse action 
against a supervisory employee, the Secretary may carry 
out an additional adverse action under this section based 
on the same prohibited personnel action if the total severity 
of the adverse actions do not exceed the level specified in 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITED PERSONNEL ACTION DESCRIBED.— 
A prohibited personnel action described in this subsection 
is any of the following actions: 
‘‘(1) Taking or failing to take a personnel action 
in violation of section 2302 of title 5 against an em-
ployee relating to the employee— 
‘‘(A) filing a whistleblower complaint in ac-
cordance with section 732 of this title; 
‘‘(B) filing a whistleblower complaint with 
the Inspector General of the Department, the 
Special Counsel, or Congress; 
‘‘(C) providing information or partici-
pating as a witness in an investigation of a 
whistleblower complaint in accordance with sec-
tion 732 or with the Inspector General of the De-
partment, the Special Counsel, or Congress; 
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