(2) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a vet-
eran, as such term is defined in section 101 of title 
38, United States Code, who has a service-connected 
disability that results in the inability of the veteran 
to procreate without the use of fertility treatment. 
(3) The term ‘‘assisted reproductive tech-
nology’’ means benefits relating to reproductive as-
sistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces 
who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty 
pursuant to section 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, United 
States Code, as described in the memorandum on 
the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted Reproductive 
Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/ 
Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service 
Members’’ issued by the Assistant Secretary of De-
fense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the 
guidance issued to implement such policy, including 
any limitations on the amount of such benefits avail-
able to such a member except that— 
(A) the time periods regarding embryo 
cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 
III(G) and in part IV(H) of such memorandum 
shall not apply; and 
(B) 
such 
term 
includes 
embryo 
cryopreservation and storage without limitation 
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on the duration of such cryopreservation and 
storage. 
(4) The term ‘‘adoption reimbursement’’ means 
reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 
an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en-
actment of this Act under the same terms as apply 
under the adoption reimbursement program of the 
Department of Defense, as authorized in Depart-
ment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the 
reimbursement limits and requirements set forth in 
such instruction. 
(c) Amounts made available for the purposes speci-
fied in subsection (a) of this section are subject to the 
requirements for funds contained in section 508 of division 
H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public 
Law 115–141). 
SEC. 234. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 
that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor-
tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 
119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, 
United States Code. 
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SEC. 235. Section 842 of Public Law 109–115 shall 
not apply to conversion of an activity or function of the 
Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Ad-
ministration, or National Cemetery Administration to con-
tractor performance by a business concern that is at least 
51 percent owned by one or more Indian Tribes as defined 
in section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code, or one 
or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in sec-
tion 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code. 
SEC. 236. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Labor, shall discontinue using Social Security 
account numbers to authenticate individuals in all infor-
mation systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
all individuals not later than September 30, 2024: 
(b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may collect and 
use a Social Security account number to identify an indi-
vidual, in accordance with section 552a of title 5, United 
States Code, in an information system of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs if and only if the use of such number 
is necessary to: 
(1) obtain or provide information the Secretary 
requires from an information system that is not 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; 
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(2) comply with a law, regulation, or court 
order; 
(3) perform anti-fraud activities; or 
(4) identify a specific individual where no ade-
quate substitute is available. 
(c) The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall super-
sede section 237 of division J of Public Law 117–328. 
SEC. 237. For funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2025 and 2026 
for ‘‘Medical Services’’, section 239 of division A of Public 
Law 114–223 shall apply. 
SEC. 238. None of the funds appropriated in this or 
prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 
the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to trans-
fer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Com-
pensation Fund to any other account within the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 239. Of the funds provided to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2025 and fiscal 
year 2026 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, funds may be used in 
each year to carry out and expand the child care program 
authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, not-
withstanding subsection (e) of such section. 
SEC. 240. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this title may be used by the Sec-
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retary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement re-
lated to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual 
that would restrict in any way the individual from speak-
ing to members of Congress or their staff on any topic 
not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law 
or required by Executive order to be kept secret in the 
interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign af-
fairs. 
SEC. 241. For funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2025 and 2026, 
section 258 of division A of Public Law 114–223 shall 
apply. 
SEC. 242. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be used to deny 
an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 
to any records, documents, or other materials available to 
the department or agency over which that Inspector Gen-
eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the ac-
cess of the Inspector General to such records, documents, 
or other materials, under any provision of law, except a 
provision of law that expressly refers to such Inspector 
General and expressly limits the right of access. 
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