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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). 
(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 until expended, for any 
purpose authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United 
States Code. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 226. (a) Of the funds appropriated in title X 
of division B of Public Law 112–10, the following amounts 
which become available on October 1, 2011, are hereby 
rescinded from the following accounts in the amounts 
specified: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
services’’, $1,000,000,000. 
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(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
support and compliance’’, $100,000,000. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
facilities’’, $100,000,000. 
(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, 2013: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
services’’, $1,000,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
support and compliance’’, $100,000,000. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
facilities’’, $100,000,000. 
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 entering into a contract: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall notify the committees 14 
days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall 
describe the anticipated use of such savings. 
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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. (a) Section 5701 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(l)(1) The Secretary shall disclose to a State con-
trolled substance monitoring program, including a pro-
gram under section 399O of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280g–3), the name and address of a veteran 
or a dependent of a veteran to the extent necessary to 
prevent misuse and diversion of prescription medicines. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the terms ‘State’ and ‘con-
trolled substance’ have the meaning given such terms in 
section 399O(m) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 280g–3(m)).’’. 
(b) Section 7332(b)(2) of title 38, Unites States Code 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(G)(i) To a State controlled substance moni-
toring program, including a program under section 
399O of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
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280g–3), to the extent necessary to prevent misuse 
and diversion of prescription medicines. 
‘‘(ii) In this subparagraph, the terms ‘State’ 
and ‘controlled substance’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 399O(m) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–3(m)).’’. 
SEC. 230. Not more than $250,000 may be used by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct any single 
national outreach and awareness marketing campaign, in-
cluding motorsports sponsorship, prior to submitting a re-
quest to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress and an approval is issued or absent a re-
sponse, a period of 30 days has elapsed. 
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 
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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, $61,100,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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,
$30,770,000:
Provided,
That 
$2,726,363 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. 
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for 
maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington 
National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Na-
tional Cemetery, including the purchase or lease of pas-
senger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one 
basis only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $45,800,000, to remain 
available until expended. In addition, such sums as may 
be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and re-
placement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease of Department 
of Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies’’ account. 
Funds appropriated under this Act may be provided 
to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of the 
federally-owned water main at Arlington National Ceme-
tery making additional land available for ground burials. 
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, $67,700,000, 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. 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. 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. 402. 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. 403. 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 
relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, or for 
the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, 
booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation 
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designed to support or defeat legislation pending before 
Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 
SEC. 404. 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. 405. 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. 406. 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. 407. (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 
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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. 408. 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. 409. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network
unless
such
network
blocks
the
viewing, 
downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds 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. 410. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this Act may be used by an agency 
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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. 411. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this Act may be used by an agency 
of the executive branch to exercise the power of eminent 
domain (to take private property for public use) without 
the payment of just compensation. 
SEC. 412. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Department of Defense in this 
Act may be used to renovate, expand, or construct any 
facility in the continental United States for the purpose 
of housing any individual who has been detained, at any 
time after September 11, 2001, at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 413. 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. 414. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or to 
make a grant to, any corporation that was convicted of 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 
1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con-
struction Authorization Acts, $280,549,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That of the 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $28,924,000 shall be 
available for study, planning, design, and architect and en-
gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary 
of the Army determines that additional obligations are nec-
essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina-
tion and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
$26,299,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: 
Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed 
$2,591,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional 
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obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
Construction Authorization Acts, $33,620,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That of the 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $2,200,000 shall be 
available for study, planning, design, and architect and en-
gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary 
of the Air Force determines that additional obligations are 
necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina-
tion and the reasons therefor. 
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
For the United States share of the cost of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro-
gram for the acquisition and construction of military facili-
ties and installations (including international military 
headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective de-
fense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by 
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section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
Construction Authorization Acts, $272,611,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for con-
struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex-
pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$186,897,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for oper-
ation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in-
surance premiums, as authorized by law, $494,858,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace-
ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as au-
thorized by law, $100,972,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
AND MARINE CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 
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payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter-
est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 
$367,863,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$84,804,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas-
ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 
and 
insurance 
premiums, 
as 
authorized 
by 
law, 
$404,761,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of family housing for the activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the mili-
tary departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, 
and minor construction, as authorized by law, $50,723,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING 
IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $2,184,000, to remain available until ex-
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SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this 
title for military construction in the United States terri-
tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 
Atoll, or in countries within the United States Central 
Command Area of Responsibility, may be used to award 
any contract estimated by the Government to exceed 
$1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided, That this 
section shall not be applicable to contract awards for 
which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a 
United States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive 
and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 
20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall not 
apply to contract awards for military construction on 
Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re-
sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the 
appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in-
cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and 
scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 
States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts 
expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 
are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 
SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the funds 
made available in this title which are limited for obligation 
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pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant 
to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, providing 
alternative means of acquiring and improving military 
family housing and supporting facilities. 
HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE FUND 
For the Homeowners Assistance Fund established by 
section 1013 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan 
Development Act of 1966, (42 U.S.C. 3374), as amended 
by section 1001 of division A of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 
194), $1,284,000, to remain available until expended. 
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE- 
WIDE 
For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided 
for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stock-
pile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance 
with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authoriza-
tion Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction 
of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the 
chemical weapon stockpile, as currently authorized by law, 
$75,312,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, 
which shall be only for the Assembled Chemical Weapons 
Alternatives program. 
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account 1990, established by section 2906(a)(1) of the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 
U.S.C. 2687 note), $323,543,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account 2005, established by section 2906A(a)(1) of the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 
U.S.C. 2687 note), $258,776,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Department of Defense shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress 14 days prior to obligating an amount for a con-
struction project that exceeds or reduces the amount identi-
fied for that project in the most recently submitted budget 
request for this account by 20 percent or $2,000,000, which-
ever is less: Provided further, That the previous proviso 
shall not apply to projects costing less than $5,000,000, ex-
cept for those projects not previously identified in any budg-
et submission for this account and exceeding the minor con-
struction threshold under section 2805 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
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