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TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 
currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 
Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec-
essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con-
struction and operation of facilities in support of the func-
tions of the Commander in Chief, $3,141,491,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That 
of this amount, not to exceed $255,241,000 shall be avail-
able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 
services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of Army determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Pro-
vided further, That of the unobligated balances available 
for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ from prior appropria-
tions Acts (other than appropriations designated by law 
as being for contingency operations directly related to the 
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global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), 
$100,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 
Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 
personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 
and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 
this appropriation, $2,461,547,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2016: Provided, That of this amount, 
not to exceed $84,362,000 shall be available for study, 
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as 
authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 
reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the unobligated 
balances available for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and 
Marine Corps’’ from prior appropriations Acts (other than 
appropriations designated by law as being for contingency 
operations directly related to the global war on terrorism 
or as an emergency requirement), $25,000,000 are hereby 
rescinded. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 
as currently authorized by law, $1,279,358,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $81,913,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, 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 Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 
and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the un-
obligated balances available for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air Force’’ from prior appropriations Acts (other than ap-
propriations designated by law as being for contingency 
operations directly related to the global war on terrorism 
or as an emergency requirement), $32,000,000 are hereby 
rescinded. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa-
tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen-
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cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
departments),
as
currently
authorized
by
law, 
$3,665,157,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 
as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 
be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 
of Defense available for military construction or family 
housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with 
and to be available for the same purposes, and for the 
same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which 
transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $454,602,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 
determines that additional obligations are necessary for 
such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 
the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
$24,118,000 shall be available for payments to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization for the planning, design, and 
construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
headquarters: Provided further, That of the unobligated 
balances available for ‘‘Military Construction, Defense- 
Wide’’ in prior appropriations Acts (other than appropria-
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tions designated by law as being for contingency oper-
ations directly related to the global war on terrorism or 
as an emergency requirement), $131,400,000 are hereby 
rescinded. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu-
tions therefore, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $773,592,000 (increased by $25,000,000), to 
remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided, 
That
of
the
amount
appropriated,
not
to
exceed 
$20,671,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 
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Acts, $116,246,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not 
to exceed $9,000,000 shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au-
thorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that additional 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, 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 Defense determines that additional obligations are nec-
essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter-
mination and the reasons therefor. 
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cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 
guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 
to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 
10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 
of acquiring and improving military family housing, mili-
tary unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 120. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
transferred from the accounts established by sections 
2906(a)(1) and 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to 
the fund established by subsection (d) of section 1013 of 
the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associ-
ated with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred 
under subsection (a)(1)(A) of such section 1013. Any 
amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available 
for the same purposes and for the same time period as 
the fund to which transferred. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available in this title for operation and 
maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 
source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 
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housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 
Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit may be 
spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen-
eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica-
tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 
medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 
United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact 
notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 
solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi-
ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 
of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report an-
nually to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex-
penditures for each individual general or flag officer quar-
ters for the prior fiscal year. 
SEC. 122. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im-
provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec-
tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro-
priated and shall be available until expended for the pur-
poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 
transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds made available in this 
title, or in any Act making appropriations for military con-
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struction which remain available for obligation, may be ob-
ligated or expended to carry out a military construction, 
land acquisition, or family housing project at or for a mili-
tary installation approved for closure, or at a military in-
stallation for the purposes of supporting a function that 
has been approved for realignment to another installation, 
in 2005 under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101– 
510: 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), unless such a project at a mili-
tary installation approved for realignment will support a 
continuing mission or function at that installation or a 
new mission or function that is planned for that installa-
tion, or unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the 
cost to the United States of carrying out such project 
would be less than the cost to the United States of cancel-
ling such project, or if the project is at an active compo-
nent base that shall be established as an enclave or in the 
case of projects having multi-agency use, that another 
Government agency has indicated it will assume ownership 
of the completed project. The Secretary of Defense may 
not transfer funds made available as a result of this limi-
tation from any military construction project, land acquisi-
tion, or family housing project to another account or use 
such funds for another purpose or project without the 
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
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both Houses of Congress. This section shall not apply to 
military construction projects, land acquisition, or family 
housing projects for which the project is vital to the na-
tional security or the protection of health, safety, or envi-
ronmental quality: Provided, That the Secretary of De-
fense shall notify the congressional defense committees 
within seven days of a decision to carry out such a military 
construction project. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 124. During the 5-year period after appropria-
tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 
for military construction and family housing operation and 
maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 
upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 
necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 
authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga-
tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap-
propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 
may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 
with and to be available for the same time period and for 
the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans-
ferred. 
SEC. 125. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available in an account funded under the headings in this 
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title may be transferred among projects and activities 
within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 
guidelines for military construction and family housing 
construction contained in the report of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives to accom-
pany this bill and in the guidance for military construction 
reprogrammings and notifications contained in Depart-
ment
of
Defense
Financial
Management
Regulation 
7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of February 2009, as 
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 126. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Base Realignment and Closure Account, 1990’’ from 
prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations des-
ignated by law as being for contingency operations directly 
related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency 
requirement), $100,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 127. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense to take bene-
ficial occupancy of more than 1,000 parking spaces pro-
vided by the combination spaces provided by the BRAC 
133 project and the lease of spaces in the immediate vicin-
ity of the BRAC 133 project. 
SEC. 128. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for any action that relates to or promotes 
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cers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certifi-
cates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insur-
ance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV 
of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sec-
tions 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 
53,
55,
and
of
title
38,
United
States
Code, 
$58,067,319,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $32,187,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to 
‘‘General operating expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis-
tration’’, ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, and ‘‘Infor-
mation technology systems’’ for necessary expenses in im-
plementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of 
title 38, United States Code, the funding source for which 
is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and pen-
sions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such sums as 
may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall 
be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical care collections fund’’ to aug-
ment the funding of individual medical facilities for nurs-
ing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap-
ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61 
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of title 38, United States Code, $11,011,086,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That expenses for 
rehabilitation program services and assistance which the 
Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of 
section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than 
under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that sub-
section, 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, $100,252,000, 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 2012, 
within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in 
gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe-
cially adapted housing loans. 
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In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $154,698,000. 
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 
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 $3,019,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $343,000, 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, $1,116,000. 
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 
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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, food services, and sala-
ries and expenses of health care employees hired under 
title 38, United States Code, aid to State homes as author-
ized by section 1741 of title 38, United States Code, as-
sistance and support services for caregivers as authorized 
by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, and loan 
repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers 
and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Pub-
lic Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note) 
$41,354,000,000,
plus
reimbursements,
shall
become 
available on October 1, 2012, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2013: Provided, That, of the amount 
made available under this heading $1,000,000,000 (re-
duced by $20,000,000) (increased by $20,000,000) shall 
remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for 
the provision of medical treatment for veterans who have 
service-connected disabilities, lower income, or have special 
needs: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
give priority funding for the provision of basic medical 
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benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 
through 6: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from 
Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled vet-
erans with privately written prescriptions based on re-
quirements established by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That the implementation of the program described in the 
previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That of 
the funds provided in Public Law 112–10 for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, Medical services’’ for fiscal year 
2012, $664,000,000 shall be available only in the fourth 
quarter of the fiscal year upon approval of the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of a request 
from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to release such 
funding due to unanticipated needs related to economic 
conditions. 
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-
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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.); $5,746,000,000 (re-
duced by $100,000) (increased by $100,000), plus reim-
bursements, shall become available on October 1, 2012, 
and shall remain available until September 30, 2013: Pro-
vided, That, of the amount made available under this 
heading $100,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 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 
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, 
$5,441,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail-
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able on October 1, 2012, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2013: Provided, That, of the amount made 
available under this heading, $100,000,000 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, 
$508,774,000 (increased by $22,000,000), plus reim-
bursements, shall remain available until September 30, 
2013. 
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 
of the National Cemetery Administration, $250,934,000, 
of which not to exceed $25,100,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2013: Provided, That no funds shall 
be made available to any project associated with the Na-
tional Cemetery Administration’s Urban Initiative pro-
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gram until a strategy to serve rural veterans is finalized 
and operational. 
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, 
$422,500,000 (reduced by $22,000,000), of which not to 
exceed $22,144,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2013: Provided, That $20,000,000 shall be 
used to increase the Department’s acquisition workforce 
capacity and capabilities and may be transferred by the 
Secretary to any other account in the Department to carry 
out the purposes provided therein: Provided further, That 
funds provided under this heading may be transferred to 
‘‘General operating expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis-
tration’’. 
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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, 
$2,020,128,000 (reduced by $100,000) (increased by 
$100,000): Provided, That expenses for services and as-
sistance 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 
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 $105,856,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2013: Provided further, 
That from the funds made available under this heading, 
the Veterans Benefits Administration may purchase (on 
a one-for-one replacement basis only) up to two passenger 
motor vehicles for use in operations of that Administration 
in Manila, Philippines. 
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
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, $3,025,000,000 (reduced by $70,000,000) 
(increased by $70,000,000), plus reimbursements, shall 
remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided, 
That none of the funds made available under this heading 
may be obligated until the Department of Veterans Affairs 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress, and such Committees approve, a plan 
for expenditure that: (1) meets the capital planning and 
investment control review requirements established by the 
Office of Management and Budget; (2) complies with the 
Department of Veterans Affairs enterprise architecture; 
(3) conforms with an established enterprise life cycle 
methodology; and (4) complies with the acquisition rules, 
requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage-
ment practices of the Federal Government: Provided fur-
ther, That not later than 30 days after the date of the 
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enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a reprogramming base letter which 
sets forth, by project, the operations and maintenance 
costs, with salary expenses separately designated, and de-
velopment costs to be carried out utilizing amounts made 
available under this heading. 
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.), $109,391,000, of which $6,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2013. 
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, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 
and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, including plan-
ning, architectural and engineering services, construction 
management 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 
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site acquisition, 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, $589,604,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016, of which $5,000,000 shall be to 
make reimbursements as provided in section 13 of the 
Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 612) for claims 
paid for contract disputes: Provided, That except for ad-
vance planning activities, including needs assessments 
which may or may not lead to capital investments, and 
other capital asset management related activities, includ-
ing portfolio development and management activities, and 
investment strategy studies funded through the advance 
planning fund and the planning and design activities fund-
ed through the design fund, including needs assessments 
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 ac-
count, 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 
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this heading for fiscal year 2012, for each approved 
project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a con-
struction documents contract by September 30, 2012; and 
(2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep-
tember 30, 2013: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees 
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, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 
8110, 8122, and 8162 of title 38, United States Code, 
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 
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38, United States Code, $475,091,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2016, along with unobligated bal-
ances of previous ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ appro-
priations 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 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 be-
cause 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 
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States Code, $46,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2012 for 
‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, 
and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ may be trans-
ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro-
priations: Provided, That before such transfer may take 
place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress the authority to make the transfer and such Com-
mittees 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 2012, 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-
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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-
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 for salaries 
and other administrative expenses shall also be available 
to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Employ-
ment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication under sec-
tion 319 of title 38, United States Code, for all services 
provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not 
exceed $42,904,000 for the Office of Resolution Manage-
ment and $3,360,000 for the Office of Employment and 
Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: Provided, That 
payments may be made in advance for services to be fur-
nished based on estimated costs: Provided further, That 
amounts received shall be credited to the ‘‘General admin-
istration’’ 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 
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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-
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-
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ing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into 
the ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, 
minor projects’’ accounts and be used for construction (in-
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-
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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 
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-
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able until September 30, 2016, 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 
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 2012, 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. 
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a felony criminal violation under any Federal or State law 
within the preceding 24 months. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 415. The amount by which the applicable alloca-
tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec-
tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ex-
ceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0. 
SEC. 416. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to declare as excess to the needs of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs or otherwise take any ac-
tion to exchange, trade, auction, transfer, or otherwise dis-
pose of, or reduce the acreage of, Federal land and im-
provements at the St. Albans campus, consisting of ap-
proximately 55 acres of land, with borders near Linden 
Boulevard on the northwest, 115th Avenue on the west, 
the Long Island Railroad on the northeast, and Baisley 
Boulevard on the southeast. 
SEC. 417. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be available to enforce section 526 of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 
140; 42 U.S.C. 17142). 
SEC. 418. 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-
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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-
ice-disabled veterans (as that term defined in section 
3(q)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)(2)). 
SEC. 419. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Res-
olution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.). 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction 
and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2012’’. 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2012, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 
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currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 
Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec-
essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con-
struction and operation of facilities in support of the func-
tions of the Commander in Chief, $3,066,891,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $255,241,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, 
and host nation support, as authorized by law, unless the 
Secretary of Defense determines that additional obligations 
are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter-
mination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 
Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 
personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 
and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this 
appropriation, $2,187,622,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016: Provided, That of this amount, not to 
exceed $84,362,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that ad-
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ditional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no-
tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 
as currently authorized by law, $1,227,058,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $81,913,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 
determines that additional obligations are necessary for 
such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 
the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa-
tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
departments), 
as 
currently 
authorized 
by 
law, 
$3,380,917,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 
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as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 
transferred to such appropriations of the Department of De-
fense available for military construction or family housing 
as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with and to 
be available for the same purposes, and for the same time 
period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: 
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $439,602,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that ad-
ditional obligations are necessary for such purposes and no-
tifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount appropriated, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, $24,118,000 shall be 
available for payments to the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization for the planning, design, and construction of a new 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu-
tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $773,592,000, to remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2016: Provided, That of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $20,671,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army 
National Guard 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
$116,246,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $9,000,000 shall be available for study, planning, de-
sign, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by 
law, unless the Director of the Air National Guard deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress of the determination and the rea-
sons therefor. 
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(B) a reduction in force of units stationed at 
such installation; or 
(C) the extended deployment overseas of units 
stationed at such installation. 
(2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify the 
nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent and 
likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal Government 
with respect to the guarantee. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 121. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
transferred from the accounts established by sections 
2906(a)(1) and 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to the 
fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration 
Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the Home-
owners Assistance Program incurred under 42 U.S.C. 
3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be merged 
with and be available for the same purposes and for the 
same time period as the fund to which transferred. 
SEC. 122. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds made available in this title for operation and mainte-
nance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of 
funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing 
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units, including general or flag officer quarters: Provided, 
That not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annu-
ally for the maintenance and repair of any general or flag 
officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 
days for a notification provided in an electronic medium 
pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States 
Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress, except that an after-the-fact notification shall 
be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs 
associated with environmental remediation that could not 
be reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget submis-
sion: Provided further, That the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation 
and maintenance expenditures for each individual general 
or flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year. 
SEC. 123. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im-
provement Account established by subsection (h) of section 
2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appropriated and 
shall be available until expended for the purposes specified 
in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred pur-
suant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 
SEC. 124. None of the funds made available in this 
title, or in any Act making appropriations for military 
construction which remain available for obligation, may be 
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obligated or expended to carry out a military construction, 
land acquisition, or family housing project at or for a mili-
tary installation approved for closure, or at a military in-
stallation for the purposes of supporting a function that has 
been approved for realignment to another installation, in 
2005 under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act 
of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 
U.S.C. 2687 note), unless such a project at a military in-
stallation approved for realignment will support a con-
tinuing mission or function at that installation or a new 
mission or function that is planned for that installation, 
or unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the cost to 
the United States of carrying out such project would be less 
than the cost to the United States of cancelling such project, 
or if the project is at an active component base that shall 
be established as an enclave or in the case of projects having 
multi-agency use, that another Government agency has in-
dicated it will assume ownership of the completed project. 
The Secretary of Defense may not transfer funds made 
available as a result of this limitation from any military 
construction project, land acquisition, or family housing 
project to another account or use such funds for another 
purpose or project without the prior approval of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. This 
section shall not apply to military construction projects, 
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land acquisition, or family housing projects for which the 
project is vital to the national security or the protection 
of health, safety, or environmental quality: Provided, That 
the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional de-
fense committees within seven days of a decision to carry 
out such a military construction project. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 125. During the 5-year period after appropria-
tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 
for military construction and family housing operation and 
maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 
upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 
necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 
authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga-
tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap-
propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 
may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 
with and to be available for the same time period and for 
the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans-
ferred. 
SEC. 126. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available in an account funded under the headings in this 
title may be transferred among projects and activities with-
in the account in accordance with the reprogramming 
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guidelines for military construction and family housing 
construction contained in Department of Defense Financial 
Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, 
of February 2009, as in effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 127. (a) CLOSURE OF UMATILLA ARMY CHEM-
ICAL DEPOT, OREGON.—The closure of the Umatilla Army 
Chemical Depot, Oregon, and subsequent management and 
property disposal, may be carried out in accordance with 
procedures and authorities contained in the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX 
of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note). 
(b) RETENTION OF PROPERTY AND FACILITIES.—The 
Secretary of the Army may retain minimum essential 
ranges, facilities, and training areas at Umatilla Army 
Chemical Depot, totaling approximately 7,500 acres, as a 
training enclave for the reserve components of the Armed 
Forces to permit the conduct of individual and annual 
training. 
(c) OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ACTIVITIES.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Office of 
Economic Adjustment Activities of the Department of De-
fense may make grants and supplement other Federal funds, 
using funds made available by title, in connection with the 
closure and management and disposal provided for in this 
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justed-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums 
due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under 
the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as 
authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and 
chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States 
Code, $58,067,319,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not to exceed $32,187,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Gen-
eral operating expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 
‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, and ‘‘Information tech-
nology systems’’ for necessary expenses in implementing the 
provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United 
States Code, the funding source for which is specifically 
provided as the ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’ appropria-
tion: Provided further, That such sums as may be earned 
on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed 
to ‘‘Medical care collections fund’’ to augment the funding 
of individual medical facilities for nursing home care pro-
vided to pensioners as authorized. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 
21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 
38, United States Code, $11,011,086,000, to remain avail-
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able until expended: Provided, That expenses for rehabilita-
tion program services and assistance which the Secretary 
is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 
of title 38, United States Code, other than under para-
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 title 38, United States Code, chapters 19 and 
21, $100,252,000, 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 defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That during fiscal year 2012, within the resources 
available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for 
direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing 
loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $154,698,000. 
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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 loans, shall 
be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading are available to subsidize gross obliga-
tions for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$3,019,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $343,000, 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, $1,116,000. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 
by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and vet-
erans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United States 
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Code, including care and treatment in facilities not under 
the jurisdiction of the Department, and including medical 
supplies and equipment, food services, and salaries and ex-
penses of health care employees hired under title 38, United 
States Code, aid to 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, and loan repayments author-
ized 
by 
section 
604 
of 
Public 
Law 
111–163; 
$41,354,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2012, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall establish a priority for the provision of medical treat-
ment for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, 
lower income, or have special needs: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provi-
sion of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment pri-
ority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription 
drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to en-
rolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based 
on requirements established by the Secretary: Provided fur-
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ther, 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 activities; 
and administrative and legal expenses of the Department 
for collecting and recovering amounts owed the Department 
as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United States 
Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 
U.S.C. 2651 et seq.); $5,746,000,000, plus reimbursements, 
shall become available on October 1, 2012, and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2013. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and oper-
ation of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities 
and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Admin-
istration; for administrative expenses in support of plan-
ning, design, project management, real property acquisition 
and disposition, construction, and renovation of any facil-
ity under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; 
for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not 
charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, 
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mail, $2,018,764,000: 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 main-
tain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum inde-
pendence in daily living, shall be charged to this account: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $105,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 20, 2013: Provided further, That from 
the funds made available under this heading, the Veterans 
Benefits Administration may purchase (on a one-for-one re-
placement basis only) up to two passenger motor vehicles 
for use in operations of that Administration in Manila, 
Philippines. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
For necessary expenses for information technology sys-
tems and telecommunications support, including develop-
mental information systems and operational information 
systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital 
asset acquisition of information technology systems, includ-
ing management and related contractual costs of said ac-
quisitions, including contractual costs associated with oper-
ations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
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Code, $3,161,376,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That 
$915,000,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of which 
not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2013: Provided further, That $1,709,953,000 
shall be for operations and maintenance as designated in 
the President’s 2012 budget justification, of which not to 
exceed $110,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2013: Provided further, That $536,423,000 shall be for 
information technology systems development, moderniza-
tion, and enhancement as designated in the President’s 
2012 budget justification, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2013: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available under this heading may be obligated 
until the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, 
and such Committees approve, a plan for expenditure that: 
(1) meets the capital planning and investment 
control review requirements established by the Office 
of Management and Budget; 
(2) complies with the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs enterprise architecture; 
(3) conforms with an established enterprise life 
cycle methodology; and 
(4) complies with the acquisition rules, require-
ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage-
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ment practices of the Federal Government: Provided 
further, That amounts made available for information 
technology systems development, modernization, and 
enhancement may not be obligated or expended until 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Infor-
mation Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a certification of the amounts, in 
parts or in full, to be obligated and expended for each 
development project: Provided further, That amounts 
made available for salaries and expenses, operations 
and maintenance, and information technology sys-
tems development, modernization, and enhancement 
may be transferred among the three subaccounts after 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests from the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress the authority to make the transfer and an ap-
proval is issued: 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 report 
accompanying this Act. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, to include information technology, in carrying out the 
provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), $112,391,000, of which $6,600,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2013. 
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, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 
of title 38, United States Code, including planning, archi-
tectural and engineering services, construction management 
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs as-
sociated with equipment guarantees provided under the 
project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm 
drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, 
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 avail-
able 
in 
a 
previous 
major 
project 
appropriation, 
$589,604,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$5,000,000 shall be to make reimbursements as provided in 
section 13 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 
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612) for claims paid for contract disputes: Provided, That 
except for advance planning activities, including needs as-
sessments which may or may not lead to capital invest-
ments, and other capital asset management related activi-
ties, including portfolio development and management ac-
tivities, and investment strategy studies funded through the 
advance planning fund and the planning and design activi-
ties 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 ac-
quisition 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 process: 
Provided further, That funds made available under this 
heading for fiscal year 2012, for each approved project shall 
be obligated: 
(1) by the awarding of a construction documents 
contract by September 30, 2012; and 
(2) by the awarding of a construction contract 
by September 30, 2013: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
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