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Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appro-
priations including all uncommitted, committed, and unob-
ligated funds in each program and activity within 60 days 
of enactment of this Act. 
EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMITS 
SEC. 415. The terms and conditions of section 325 
of Public Law 108–108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding graz-
ing permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not 
subject to administration under section 402 of the Federal 
Lands Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), 
shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2022. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 416. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network is designed to block access 
to pornography websites. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
HUMANE TRANSFER AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS 
SEC. 417. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, or the 
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Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land adminis-
tered by the Forest Service (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘Secretary concerned’’), may transfer excess wild 
horses and burros that have been removed from land ad-
ministered by the Secretary concerned to other Federal, 
State, and local government agencies for use as work ani-
mals. 
(b) The Secretary concerned may make a transfer 
under subsection (a) immediately on the request of a Fed-
eral, State, or local government agency. 
(c) An excess wild horse or burro transferred under 
subsection (a) shall lose status as a wild free-roaming 
horse or burro (as defined in section 2 of Public Law 92– 
195 (commonly known as the ‘‘Wild Free-Roaming Horses 
and Burros Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1332)). 
(d) A Federal, State, or local government agency re-
ceiving an excess wild horse or burro pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall not— 
(1) destroy the horse or burro in a manner that 
results in the destruction of the horse or burro into 
a commercial product; 
(2) sell or otherwise transfer the horse or burro 
in a manner that results in the destruction of the 
horse or burro for processing into a commercial 
product; or 
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(3) euthanize the horse or burro, except on the 
recommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case 
of severe injury, illness, or advanced age. 
(e) Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be 
available for— 
(1) the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, 
and wild horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary concerned (including a contractor); or 
(2) the sale of a wild horse or burro that results 
in the destruction of the wild horse or burro for 
processing into a commercial product. 
FOREST SERVICE FACILITY REALIGNMENT AND 
ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 418. Section 503(f) of Public Law 109–54 (16 
U.S.C. 580d note) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2022’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL 
SEC. 419. (a)(1) None of the funds made available 
by a State water pollution control revolving fund as au-
thorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j–12) shall be used for a project for the 
construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 
water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and 
steel products used in the project are produced in the 
United States. 
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(2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel’’ products 
means the following products made primarily of iron or 
steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers 
and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, 
pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, rein-
forced precast concrete, and construction materials. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
egory of cases in which the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Administrator’’) finds that— 
(1) applying subsection (a) would be incon-
sistent with the public interest; 
(2) iron and steel products are not produced in 
the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail-
able quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products pro-
duced in the United States will increase the cost of 
the overall project by more than 25 percent. 
(c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiv-
er under this section, the Administrator shall make avail-
able to the public on an informal basis a copy of the re-
quest and information available to the Administrator con-
cerning the request, and shall allow for informal public 
input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making 
a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall 
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make the request and accompanying information available 
by electronic means, including on the official public Inter-
net Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements. 
(e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent 
of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out 
the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for manage-
ment and oversight of the requirements of this section. 
LOCAL COOPERATOR TRAINING AGREEMENTS AND TRANS-
FERS OF EXCESS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR 
WILDFIRES 
SEC. 420. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized 
to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with vol-
unteer fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland 
fire protection associations, and similar organizations to 
provide for wildland fire training and equipment, including 
supplies and communication devices. Notwithstanding sec-
tion 121(c) of title 40, United States Code, or section 521 
of title 40, United States Code, the Secretary is further 
authorized to transfer title to excess Department of the 
Interior firefighting equipment no longer needed to carry 
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out the functions of the Department’s wildland fire man-
agement program to such organizations. 
RECREATION FEES 
SEC. 421. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recre-
ation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ for ‘‘September 30, 
2019’’. 
REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES 
SEC. 422. None of the funds made available in this 
Act, in this and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed 
without the advance approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the re-
programming procedures contained in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 of the Further Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94; 133 
Stat. 2536). 
LOCAL CONTRACTORS 
SEC. 423. Section 412 of division E of Public Law 
112–74 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ 
for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
SHASTA–TRINITY MARINA FEE AUTHORITY 
AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 424. Section 422 of division F of Public Law 
110–161 (121 Stat 1844), as amended, shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
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INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 425. Section 426 of division G of Public Law 
113–76 (16 U.S.C. 565a–1 note) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘September 30, 2022’’ for ‘‘September 30, 
2019’’. 
PUERTO RICO SCHOOLING AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 426. The authority provided by the 19th un-
numbered paragraph under heading ‘‘Administrative Pro-
visions, Forest Service’’ in title III of Public Law 109– 
54, as amended, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal 
year 2022’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
FOREST BOTANICAL PRODUCTS FEE COLLECTION 
AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 427. Section 339 of the Department of the Inte-
rior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as 
enacted into law by Public Law 106–113; 16 U.S.C. 528 
note), as amended by section 335(6) of Public Law 108– 
108 and section 432 of Public Law 113–76, shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 
2019’’. 
CHACO CANYON 
SEC. 428. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to accept a nomination for oil and gas 
leasing under 43 CFR 3120.3 et seq., or to offer for oil 
and gas leasing, any Federal lands within the withdrawal 
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area identified on the map of the Chaco Culture National 
Historical Park prepared by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment and dated April 2, 2019, prior to the completion of 
the cultural resources investigation identified in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260)). 
TRIBAL LEASES 
SEC. 429. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in the case of any lease under section 105(l) of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 5324(l)), the initial lease term shall commence 
no earlier than the date of receipt of the lease proposal. 
FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND 
SEC. 430. The authority provided under the heading 
‘‘Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund’’ in title 
I of Public Law 111–88, as amended by section 117 of 
division F of Public Law 113–235, shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2020’’ each 
place it appears. 
ALLOCATION OF PROJECTS 
SEC. 431. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall allocate amounts 
available from the National Parks and Public Land Leg-
acy Restoration Fund for fiscal year pursuant to sub-
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section (c) of section 200402 of title 54, United States 
Code, and as provided in subsection (e) of such section 
of such title, to the agencies of the Department of the 
Interior and the Department of Agriculture specified, in 
the amounts specified, and for the projects and activities 
specified in the table titled ‘‘Allocation of Funds from the 
National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration 
Fund–Fiscal Year 2022’’ in the report accompanying this 
Act. 
(b) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, 
as appropriate, shall allocate amounts made available for 
expenditure from the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
for fiscal year 2022 pursuant to subsection (a) of section 
200303 of title 54, United States Code, to the agencies 
and accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for 
the projects and activities specified in the table titled ‘‘Al-
location of Funds from the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund–Fiscal Year 2022’’ in the report accompanying this 
Act. 
(c) Neither the President nor his designee may allo-
cate any amounts that are made available for any fiscal 
year under subsection (c) of section 200402 of title 54, 
United States Code, or subsection (a) of section 200303 
of title 54, United States Code, other than amounts that 
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are allocated by subsections (a) and (b) of this section of 
this Act. 
(d)(1) Concurrent with the annual budget submission 
of the President for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a list of supplementary 
allocations for Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy 
projects at the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and 
the U.S. Forest Service that are in addition to the ‘‘Sub-
mission 
of 
Cost 
Estimates’’ 
required 
by 
section 
200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, that are 
prioritized and detailed by account, program, and project, 
and that total no less than half the full amount allocated 
to each account for that land management agency under 
the allocations submitted under section 200303(c)(1) of 
title 54, United States Code. 
(2) The Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy 
projects in the ‘‘Submission of Cost Estimates’’ required 
by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, 
and on the list of supplementary allocations required by 
paragraph (1) shall be comprised only of projects for 
which a willing seller has been identified and for which 
an appraisal or market research has been initiated. 
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(3) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of 
the President for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate project data sheets in 
the same format and containing the same level of detailed 
information that is found on such sheets in the Budget 
Justifications annually submitted by the Department of 
the Interior with the President’s Budget for the projects 
in the ‘‘Submission of Cost Estimates’’ required by section 
200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, and in the 
same format and containing the same level of detailed in-
formation that is found on such sheets submitted to the 
Committees pursuant to section 427 of division D of the 
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public 
Law 116–94) for the list of supplementary allocations re-
quired by paragraph (1), and for the projects in the ‘‘Sub-
mission of Annual List of Projects to Congress’’ required 
by section 200402(h) of title 54, United States Code. 
(e) The Department of the Interior and the Depart-
ment of Agriculture shall provide the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
quarterly reports on the status of balances for amounts 
allocated pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this sec-
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tion, including all uncommitted, committed, and unobli-
gated funds. 
POLICIES RELATING TO BIOMASS ENERGY 
SEC. 432. To support the key role that forests in the 
United States can play in addressing the energy needs of 
the United States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall, consistent with their mis-
sions, jointly— 
(1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest 
bioenergy— 
(A) is consistent across all Federal depart-
ments and agencies; and 
(B) using the best available science, recog-
nizes the benefits of the use of forest biomass 
for energy, conservation, and responsible forest 
management; and 
(2) establish clear and simple policies for the 
use of forest biomass as an energy solution, includ-
ing policies that— 
(A) reflect the carbon benefits of forest 
bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable 
energy source, provided the use of forest bio-
mass for energy production does not cause con-
version of forests to non-forest use; 
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(B) encourage private investment through-
out the forest biomass supply chain, including 
in— 
(i) working forests; 
(ii) harvesting operations; 
(iii) forest improvement operations; 
(iv) forest bioenergy production; 
(v) wood products manufacturing; or 
(vi) paper manufacturing; 
(C) encourage forest management to im-
prove forest health; and 
(D) recognize State initiatives to produce 
and use forest biomass. 
INCORPORATION OF COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING 
SEC. 433. Within the amounts appropriated in the 
Act, funding shall be allocated in the amounts specified 
for those projects and purposes delineated in the table ti-
tled ‘‘Incorporation of Community Project Funding’’ in-
cluded in the report accompanying this Act. 
FACILITIES RENOVATION FOR URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZA-
TIONS TO THE EXTENT AUTHORIZED FOR OTHER 
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS 
SEC. 434. The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices may authorize an urban Indian organization (as de-
fined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
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Act (25 U.S.C. 1603)) that is awarded a grant or contract 
under title V of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) to use 
funds provided in such grant or contract for minor renova-
tions to facilities or construction or expansion of facilities, 
including leased facilities, to assist the urban Indian orga-
nization in meeting or maintaining standards issued by 
Federal or State governments or by accreditation organi-
zations. 
RAINY RIVER WATERSHED 
SEC. 435. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to review 
or approve a mine plan proposed within the Rainy River 
Watershed of the Superior National Forest. 
PERMIT PROHIBITION 
SEC. 436. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to issue a permit for the import of a 
sport-hunted trophy of an elephant or lion taken in Tan-
zania, Zimbabwe, or Zambia. The limitation described in 
this section shall not apply in the case of the administra-
tion of a tax or tariff. 
TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST 
SEC. 437. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to plan, design, study, or construct, for 
the purpose of harvesting timber by private entities or in-
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dividuals, a forest development road in the Tongass Na-
tional Forest. 
SEC. 438. None of the funds made available by this 
division may be used to implement the Presidential Memo-
randum entitled ‘‘Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Cer-
tain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf 
from Leasing Disposition’’ (issued September 8, 2020) or 
the Presidential Memorandum entitled ‘‘Presidential De-
termination on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the 
United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Dis-
position’’ (issued September 25, 2020), with respect to off-
shore wind leasing activities or review of construction and 
operating plans. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2022’’. 
DIVISION F—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, 
VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
installations, 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, $898,692,000 (reduced 
by $898,692,000) (increased by $898,692,000) (increased 
by $15,000,000,000) (reduced by $15,000,000,000), to re-
main available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That, 
of this amount, not to exceed $181,649,000 shall be avail-
able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 
services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of the Army determines that addi-
tional 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: 
Provided further, That of the amount made available 
under this heading, $62,010,000 shall be for the projects 
and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the 
heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ in the report to 
accompany this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes. 
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 
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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, $1,937,428,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2026: Provided, That, of this amount, 
not to exceed $413,252,000 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 amount 
made available under this heading, $7,000,000 shall be 
for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci-
fied under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and 
Marine Corps’’ in the report to accompany this Act, in 
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
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, $1,893,690,000 (reduced 
by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced by 
$45,000,000) (increased by $45,000,000), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026: Provided, That, of this 
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amount, not to exceed $279,301,000 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 
amount made available under this heading, $82,000,000 
shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, 
specified under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air 
Force’’ in the report to accompany this Act, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 
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, 
$2,023,416,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026: 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 
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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, not to 
exceed $261,313,000 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 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, $335,603,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (in-
creased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (in-
creased by $4,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (in-
creased by $1,000,000), to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 
exceed $72,000,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard 
determines that additional obligations are necessary for 
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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 
made available under this heading, $15,500,000 shall be 
for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, speci-
fied under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army Na-
tional Guard’’ in the report to accompany this Act, in ad-
dition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 
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, $246,770,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2026: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed 
$28,402,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines 
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 amount made avail-
able under this heading, $24,000,000 shall be for the 
projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified 
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under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Air National 
Guard’’ in the report to accompany this Act, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 
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, $77,411,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That, of the 
amount, not to exceed $12,167,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army 
Reserve 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 
Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $84,804,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 
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exceed $13,005,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that 
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
Construction Authorization Acts, $104,574,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That, of the 
amount, not to exceed $12,330,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air 
Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are 
necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de-
termination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, 
That of the amount made available under this heading, 
$8,700,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in 
the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military Con-
struction, Army’’ in the report to accompany this Act, in 
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 
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NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
For the United States share of the cost of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro-
gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa-
cilities and installations (including international military 
headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 
defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 
by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili-
tary Construction Authorization Acts, $205,853,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 
Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the De-
fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 
U.S.C. 2687 note), $564,639,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for con-
struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex-
pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$99,849,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026. 
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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for op-
eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in-
surance premiums, as authorized by law, $391,227,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace-
ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 
authorized by law, $77,616,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 
payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter-
est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 
law, $357,341,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
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$115,716,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas-
ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 
and 
insurance 
premiums, 
as 
authorized 
by 
law, 
$325,445,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of family housing for the activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 
military departments) for operation and maintenance, 
leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, 
$49,785,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $6,081,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu-
ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro-
viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili-
tary family housing and supporting facilities. 
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT 
FUND 
For the Department of Defense Military Unaccom-
panied Housing Improvement Fund, $494,000, to remain 
available until expended, for unaccompanied housing ini-
tiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, 
United States Code, providing alternative means of acquir-
ing and improving military unaccompanied housing and 
supporting facilities. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a- 
fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 
exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, 
except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 
the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there-
for. 
SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con-
struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles. 
SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con-
struction may be used for advances to the Federal High-
way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 
the construction of access roads as authorized by section 
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210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author-
ized therein are certified as important to the national de-
fense by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to begin construction of new bases in 
the United States for which specific appropriations have 
not been made. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements 
in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by 
the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi-
neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina-
tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 
by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 
General; (3) where the estimated value is less than 
$25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 
of Defense to be in the public interest. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site 
preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, 
except housing for which funds have been made available 
in annual Acts making appropriations for military con-
struction. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 
title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 
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relocate any activity from one base or installation to an-
other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used for the procurement of steel for any con-
struction project or activity for which American steel pro-
ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied 
the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military construction or family hous-
ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 
property taxes in any foreign nation. 
SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 
without prior notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 
estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for 
projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 
bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are 
awarded to United States firms or United States firms 
in joint venture with host nation firms. 
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SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this 
title for military construction in the United States terri-
tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 
Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be 
used to award any contract estimated by the Government 
to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided, 
That this section shall not be applicable to contract 
awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 
of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest respon-
sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 
than 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall 
not apply to contract awards for military construction on 
Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re-
sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the 
appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in-
cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and 
scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 
States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts 
expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 
are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 
SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 
for construction authorized for each such military depart-
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ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 
current session of Congress. 
SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing 
projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex-
pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 
be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec-
tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 
and on subsequent claims, if any. 
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds made available to a military department 
or defense agency for the construction of military projects 
may be obligated for a military construction project or 
contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, 
at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after 
the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made 
available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are 
obligated from funds available for military construction 
projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated 
for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of 
such project is increased pursuant to law. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 
14 days for a notification provided in an electronic me-
dium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 
United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 
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of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 
may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 
transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family 
Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 
for construction in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be 
merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 
directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of Defense 
Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 
from amounts appropriated for construction of military 
unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac-
counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap-
propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria-
tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 
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. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
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transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 
Account 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 Homeowners 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 trans-
ferred. 
SEC. 119. 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 
housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 
Provided, That not more than $15,000 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. 
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SEC. 120. 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. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 121. 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. 122. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 
and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme-
tery. 
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SEC. 123. All amounts appropriated to the ‘‘Depart-
ment of Defense—Military Construction, Army’’, ‘‘De-
partment of Defense—Military Construction, Navy and 
Marine Corps’’, ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Con-
struction, Air Force’’, and ‘‘Department of Defense—Mili-
tary Construction, Defense-Wide’’ accounts pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense 
Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2022 in the 
funding table in section 4601 of that Act shall be imme-
diately available and allotted to contract for the full scope 
of authorized projects. 
SEC. 124. For the purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construc-
tion and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 125. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $54,200,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Air 
Force’’, 
$50,100,000; 
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‘‘Family 
Housing 
Construction, 
Army’’, 
$31,500,000; and 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Army 
Reserve’’, 
$14,000,000: 
Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry 
out construction projects identified in the respective mili-
tary department’s cost to complete projects list of pre-
viously appropriated projects submitted to Congress: Pro-
vided further, That such projects are subject to authoriza-
tion prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry 
out construction: Provided further, That not later than 30 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned, or a duly authorized designee, 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds pro-
vided under this section. 
SEC. 126. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act may be used to consoli-
date or relocate any element of a United States Air Force 
Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair 
Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) outside of the United 
States until the Secretary of the Air Force: (1) completes 
an analysis and comparison of the cost and infrastructure 
investment required to consolidate or relocate a RED 
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HORSE squadron outside of the United States versus 
within the United States; (2) provides to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress (‘‘the Com-
mittees’’) a report detailing the findings of the cost anal-
ysis; and (3) certifies in writing to the Committees that 
the preferred site for the consolidation or relocation yields 
the greatest savings for the Air Force: Provided, That the 
term ‘‘United States’’ in this section does not include any 
territory or possession of the United States. 
SEC. 127. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified, for military construction and 
planning and design for improving resilience and the ef-
fects of climate change on military installations, to remain 
available until September 30, 2026: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $25,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, $25,000,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Air 
Force’’, 
$25,000,000; and 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Defense-Wide’’, 
$25,000,000: 
Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned, or a duly authorized designee, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
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an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned may not obligate or expend any funds 
prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required 
by this section. 
SEC. 128. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified for child development cen-
ters, to remain available until September 30, 2026: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $72,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, $11,000,000; and 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Air 
Force’’, 
$64,000,000: 
Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry 
out construction projects and planning and design identi-
fied in the respective military department’s unfunded pri-
ority list for fiscal year 2022 submitted to Congress: Pro-
vided further, That not later than 60 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned, or a duly authorized designee, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 
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SEC. 129. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified for barracks, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $90,200,000 
(increased 
by 
$90,200,000) 
(reduced 
by 
$90,200,000); 
‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’, 
$24,800,000; and 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Army 
Reserve’’, 
$122,200,000: 
Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry 
out construction projects identified in the respective mili-
tary department’s unfunded priority list for fiscal year 
2022 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That not 
later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the military department concerned, or a duly au-
thorized designee, shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure 
plan for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 130. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 
Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $225,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2026, for Shipyard 
Infrastructure Optimization Plan unspecified worldwide 
construction: Provided, That such funds may only be obli-
gated to carry out construction projects identified in the 
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respective military department’s unfunded priority list for 
fiscal year 2022 submitted to Congress: Provided further, 
That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the military department concerned, or a 
duly authorized designee, shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expendi-
ture plan for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 131. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 
Construction, Army National Guard’’, $100,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2026, for construc-
tion associated with the Army National Guard Trans-
formation Plan: Provided, That not later than 60 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military 
department concerned, or a duly authorized designee, shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds pro-
vided under this section. 
SEC. 132. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified for expenses incurred as a 
result of natural disasters, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026: 
‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, $62,966,000; and 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Air 
Force’’, 
$100,000,000: 
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Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned, or a duly authorized designee, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 133. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to construct any facilities, nor obligate 
planning and design, associated with Space Force until the 
Department of Defense Office of Inspector General and 
the Government Accountability Office complete the site se-
lection reviews. 
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 ex-
aminations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 
13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; 
pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 
by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United 
States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitle-
ment Program for Survivors, emergency and other offi-
cers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certifi-
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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 61 of title 38, United States Code, 
$7,347,837,000, which shall be in addition to funds pre-
viously appropriated under this heading that became avail-
able on October 1, 2021, to remain available until ex-
pended; and, in addition, $147,569,474,000, which shall 
become available on October 1, 2022, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $20,115,000 
of the amount made available for fiscal year 2023 under 
this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General Operating 
Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, and ‘‘Infor-
mation Technology 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’’ 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 facili-
ties for nursing home care provided to pensioners as au-
thorized. 
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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, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 
61 of title 38, United States Code, $8,906,851,000 (in-
creased by $45,000,000) (reduced by $45,000,000), which 
shall become available on October 1, 2022, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That expenses for re-
habilitation 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 of title 38, United 
States Code, $109,865,000, which shall become available 
on October 1, 2022, 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, 
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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 2022, 
within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in 
gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe-
cially adapted housing loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $229,500,000. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $2,838, 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 $1,662,758. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $429,467, which may 
be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex-
penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 
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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, $1,400,000. 
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, 
$3,419,400,000 (reduced by $2,000,000): 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 Vet-
erans Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled 
veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become 
employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employ-
ment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in daily 
living, shall be charged to this account: Provided further, 
That, of the funds made available under this heading, not 
to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023. 
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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 
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, bioengineering services, 
food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare em-
ployees hired under title 38, United States Code, assist-
ance and support services for caregivers as authorized by 
section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repay-
ments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and 
Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public 
Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), 
monthly assistance allowances authorized by section 
322(d) of title 38, United States Code, grants authorized 
by section 521A of title 38, United States Code, and ad-
ministrative expenses necessary to carry out sections 
322(d) and 521A of title 38, United States Code, and hos-
pital care and medical services authorized by section 1787 
of title 38, United States Code; $100,000,000 (increased 
by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 
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