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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 128. 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 obligated or expended to 
carry out a military construction, land acquisition, or family housing 
project at or for a military installation approved for closure, or 
at a military installation 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 installation approved 
for realignment will support 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 indicated 
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 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 129. (a) Of the amount in the Department of Defense 
Base Closure Account 1990 under section 2906(a)(1) of 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) that is derived from 
the disposal of Department of the Navy property under that Act, 
not less than $300,000,000 shall be available exclusively to the 
Department of the Navy for the costs of environmental restoration 
and property management and disposal of property at installations 
of the Department of the Navy closed or realigned under that 
Act. 
(b) The amount available under subsection (a) shall remain 
available for the costs specified in that subsection until expended. 
(c) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report containing 
a plan for the use of the funds made available under subsection 
(a) for environmental restoration, and for property management 
and disposal, at covered Navy installations, including specific sites 
and work to be accomplished at those sites. None of the funds 
made available under subsection (a) shall be obligated until both 
of such committees approve such report or the expiration of the 
30-day period beginning on the date such committees receive such 
report, whichever occurs earlier. 
SEC. 130. Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both of Houses of Congress a 
report containing a housing plan for Spangdahlem Air Base, Ger-
many, as outlined in the Statement of Managers accompanying 
the Conference report for H.R. 2528 of the 109th Congress. None 
of the funds made available in this title shall be used for the 
construction of family housing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, 
until both of such committees approve such report or the expiration
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of the 30-day period beginning on the date such committees receive 
such report, whichever occurs earlier. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as author-
ized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 
61); pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 
by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); 
and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Sur-
vivors, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay, adjusted-
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. 
540 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 
107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 43 
Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), $33,897,787,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
$23,491,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall 
be reimbursed to ‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical 
administration’’ for necessary expenses in implementing the provi-
sions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, 
the funding source for which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Com-
pensation and pensions’’ 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 augment 
the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing 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 law (38 U.S.C. chapters 
21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61), $3,309,234,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That expenses for 
rehabilitation program services and assistance which the Secretary 
is authorized to provide under section 3104(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, other than under subsection (a)(1), (2), (5), and (11) 
of that section, shall be charged to this account. 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life insur-
ance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, 
and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by title 38, 
United States Code, chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487, 
$45,907,000, to remain available until expended.
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VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by chapter 
37 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 during fiscal year 2006, 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, $153,575,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General operating 
expenses’’. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $53,000, 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 obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $4,242,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $305,000, which may be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General operating 
expenses’’. 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan pro-
gram authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United 
States Code, $580,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’: Provided, 
That no new loans in excess of $30,000,000 may be made in fiscal 
year 2006. 
GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS 
VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed 
transitional housing loan program authorized by subchapter VI 
of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, not to exceed $750,000 
of the amounts appropriated by this Act for ‘‘General operating 
expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical administration’’ may be expended.
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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 veterans described in sec-
tion 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 and salaries and 
expenses of health-care employees hired under title 38, United 
States Code, and aid to State homes as authorized by section 
1741 of title 38, United States Code; $22,547,141,000, plus 
reimbursements, of which not less than $2,200,000,000 shall be 
expended for specialty mental health care: Provided, That 
$1,225,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading is des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006: Provided further, 
That such $1,225,000,000 shall be available only if an official budget 
request is transmitted by the President to the Congress that revises 
the President’s budget amendment of July 14, 2005, to designate 
the entire $1,225,000,000 as an emergency requirement: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
not to exceed $1,100,000,000 shall be available until September 
30, 2007: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a 
priority for treatment for veterans who are service-connected dis-
abled, lower income, or have special needs: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provision of basic 
medical 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 veterans with privately written prescriptions based on 
requirements established by the Secretary: Provided further, That 
the implementation of the program described in the previous proviso 
shall incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: 
Provided further, That for the Department of Defense/Department 
of Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as author-
ized by section 721 of Public Law 107–314, a minimum of 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended, for any purpose 
authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United States Code. 
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, 
hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and 
research activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses 
in support of capital policy activities; uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901–5902 of title 5, United 
States Code; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart-
ment 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
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seq.); $2,858,442,000, plus reimbursements, of which $250,000,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2007. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities and other nec-
essary facilities for the Veterans Health Administration; for 
administrative expenses in support of planning, design, project 
management, real property acquisition 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, altering, 
improving or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes 
under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise provided 
for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and 
purchase of materials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry and 
food services, $3,297,669,000, plus reimbursements, of which 
$250,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2007. 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical 
and prosthetic research and development as authorized by chapter 
73 of title 38, United States Code, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007, $412,000,000, plus reimbursements, of which not 
less than $15,000,000 shall be used for Gulf War Illness research. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative 
expenses in support of Department-Wide capital planning, manage-
ment and policy activities, uniforms or allowances therefor; not 
to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 
Services Administration for security guard services, and the Depart-
ment of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 
$1,410,520,000: 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 necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) 
to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to 
obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve max-
imum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this account: 
Provided further, That the Veterans Benefits Administration shall 
be funded at not less than $1,053,938,000: Provided further, That 
of the funds made available under this heading, not to exceed 
$70,000,000 shall be available for obligation until September 30, 
2007: Provided further, That from the funds made available under 
this heading, the Veterans Benefits Administration may purchase 
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 developmental information 
systems and operational information systems; for the capital asset 
acquisition of information technology systems, including manage-
ment and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including 
contractual costs associated with operations authorized by chapter 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, $1,213,820,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That none of these 
funds 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, require-
ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices 
of the Federal Government: Provided further, That within 30 days 
of 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 provides, by project, 
the costs included in this appropriation. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administra-
tion for operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, 
including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as 
authorized by law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for 
use in cemeterial operations; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$156,447,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $7,800,000 shall be available until 
September 30, 2007. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$70,174,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007. 
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, architectural and engineering services, construction 
management services, maintenance or guarantee period services 
costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the 
project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage 
system construction costs, and site 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 appropria-
tion, $607,100,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$532,010,000 shall be for Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced
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Services (CARES) activities; and of which $2,500,000 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 advance planning activities, 
including needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 
investments, and other capital asset management related activities, 
such as portfolio development and management activities, and 
investment strategy studies funded through the advance planning 
fund and the planning and design activities funded through the 
design fund and CARES funds, including needs assessments which 
may or may not lead to capital investments, none of the funds 
appropriated 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 provided in this appropriation for 
fiscal year 2006, for each approved project (except those for CARES 
activities referenced above) shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding 
of a construction documents contract by September 30, 2006; and 
(2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 
2007: Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
promptly report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress any approved major construction project 
in which obligations are not incurred within the time limitations 
established above: Provided further, That none of the funds in 
this or any other Act may be used to reduce the mission, services 
or infrastructure, including land, of the 18 facilities on the Capital 
Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) list requiring 
further study as specified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
without prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress. 
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 plan-
ning and assessments of needs which may lead to capital invest-
ments, architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guar-
antee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees 
provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility 
and storm drainage system construction costs, and site 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 38, United States Code, $198,937,000, to remain available 
until expended, along with unobligated balances of previous 
‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ appropriations which are hereby 
made available for any project where the estimated cost is equal 
to or less than the amount set forth in such section, of which 
$155,000,000 shall be for Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 
Services (CARES) activities: Provided, That funds in this account 
shall be available for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities 
under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department which 
are necessary because of loss or damage caused by any natural 
disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures necessary to 
prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes.
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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 remodel, modify or alter 
existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities in State 
homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 
8131–8137 of title 38, United States Code, $85,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or 
improving State veterans cemeteries as authorized by section 2408 
of title 38, United States Code, $32,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2006 for ‘‘Compensa-
tion and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insur-
ance and indemnities’’ may be transferred as necessary to any 
other of the mentioned appropriations: Provided, That before a 
transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval 
is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed. 
SEC. 202. Appropriations available in this title for salaries 
and expenses shall be available for services authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
lease of a facility or land or both; and uniforms or allowances 
therefore, as authorized by sections 5901–5902 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 203. No appropriations in this title (except the appropria-
tions for ‘‘Construction, major projects’’, and ‘‘Construction, minor 
projects’’) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or 
toward the construction of any new hospital or home. 
SEC. 204. No appropriations in this title shall be available 
for hospitalization or examination of any persons (except bene-
ficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, 
and persons receiving such treatment under sections 7901–7904 
of title 5, United States Code or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), 
unless reimbursement of cost is made to the ‘‘Medical services’’ 
account at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs. 
SEC. 205. Appropriations available in this title for ‘‘Compensa-
tion and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insur-
ance and indemnities’’ shall be available for payment of prior year 
accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the 
corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal 
year 2005. 
SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title shall be available 
to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropria-
tions accounts resulting from sections 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, except that if such obligations
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are from trust fund accounts they shall be payable from ‘‘Compensa-
tion and pensions’’. 
SEC. 207. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
fiscal year 2006, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the 
National Service Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the Vet-
erans’ Special Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United 
States Government Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse 
the ‘‘General operating expenses’’ account for the cost of administra-
tion of the insurance programs financed through those accounts: 
Provided, That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus 
earnings accumulated in an insurance program in fiscal year 2006 
that are available for dividends in that program after claims have 
been paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set aside: 
Provided further, That if the cost of administration of an insurance 
program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in 
that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent 
of such surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2006 
which is properly allocable to the provision of each insurance pro-
gram and to the provision of any total disability income insurance 
included in such insurance program. 
SEC. 208. The paragraph under the heading ‘‘Franchise Fund’’ 
in title I of Public Law 104–204 (31 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘franchise fund pilot, as authorized by sec-
tion 403 of Public Law 103–356, to be available as provided 
in such section’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs 
franchise fund, to be available without fiscal year limitation’’; 
and 
(2) by striking the final proviso. 
SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds 
to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account 
during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services, 
may be obligated during the fiscal year in which the proceeds 
are received. 
SEC. 210. Funds available in this title or funds for salaries 
and other administrative expenses shall also be available to 
reimburse the Office of Resolution Management and the Office 
of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication for all serv-
ices provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not exceed 
$29,758,000 for the Office of Resolution Management and 
$3,059,000 for the Office of Employment and Discrimination Com-
plaint Adjudication: Provided, That payments may be made in 
advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs: 
Provided further, That amounts received shall be credited to ‘‘Gen-
eral operating expenses’’ for use by the office that provided the 
service. 
SEC. 211. No appropriations in this title shall be available 
to enter into any new lease of real property if the estimated annual 
rental is more than $300,000 unless the Secretary submits a report 
which the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
approve within 30 days following the date on which the report 
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-service-connected disability described in sec-
tion 1729(a)(2) of such title, unless that person has disclosed to