830 
ISLATIVE BRANCH’’ are available for more than 1 fis-
cal year, the Secretary of the Senate may establish proce-
dures for the payment of expenses with respect to that 
account from any amounts available for that fiscal year. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to 
fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $1,225,680,000, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
$23,275,773, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker, 
$6,942,770, including $25,000 for official expenses of the 
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,277,595, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,432,812, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority 
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief 
Deputy Majority Whip, $1,971,050, including $5,000 for 
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$1,524,951, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $1,572,788; 
Democratic Caucus, $1,553,807. In addition to the 
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amounts made available above, for salaries and expenses 
under this heading, to be available during the period be-
ginning September 30, 2012, and ending December 31, 
2013; $5,818,948, including: Office of the Speaker, 
$1,735,694, including $6,250 for official expenses of the 
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $569,399, 
including $2,500 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,858,205, 
including $2,500 for official expenses of the Minority 
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief 
Deputy Majority Whip, $492,763, including $1,250 for of-
ficial expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minor-
ity Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$381,238, including $1,250 for official expenses of the Mi-
nority Whip; Republican Conference, $393,197; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $388,452. 
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES 
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL 
EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL 
For Members’ representational allowances, including 
Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 
$573,939,282. 
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COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, 
special and select, authorized by House resolutions, 
$125,964,870: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
available for such salaries and expenses until December 
31, 2012. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $26,665,785, including studies and examina-
tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv-
ices for such committee, to be expended in accordance with 
section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies 
for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall 
remain available for such salaries and expenses until De-
cember 31, 2012. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For salaries and expenses of officers and employees, 
as authorized by law, $177,628,400, including: for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more 
than $23,000, of which not more than $20,000 is for the 
Family Room, for official representation and reception ex-
penses, $26,114,400, of which $2,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the 
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Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of 
Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency 
Management, and including not more than $3,000 for offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $12,585,000 
of which $4,445,000 shall remain available until expended; 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Admin-
istrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $116,782,000, 
of which $3,937,000 shall remain available until expended; 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General, $5,045,000; for salaries and expenses of the Of-
fice of General Counsel, $1,415,000; for the Office of the 
Chaplain, $179,000; for salaries and expenses of the Of-
fice of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamen-
tarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not 
more than $1,000 for official representation and reception 
expenses, $2,060,000; for salaries and expenses of the Of-
fice of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, 
$3,258,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Legislative Counsel of the House, $8,814,000; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, 
$859,000; for other authorized employees, $347,000; and 
for salaries and expenses of the Historian, $170,000. 
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ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
resolution or law, $292,386,942, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
$3,696,118; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $201,000; 
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 
Security, 
and 
other 
applicable 
employee 
benefits, 
$264,848,219; Business Continuity and Disaster Recov-
ery, $17,112,072, of which $5,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended; transition activities for new members 
and staff, $1,721,533; Wounded Warrior Program 
$2,500,000, to remain available until expended; Office of 
Congressional Ethics, $1,548,000; and miscellaneous 
items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair 
and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary 
receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees 
of the House, $760,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN 
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE 
USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE 
FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES
AND 
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EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL
ALLOW-
ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2012. Any 
amount remaining after all payments are made under such 
allowances for fiscal year 2012 shall be deposited in the 
Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no 
Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been 
made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as 
the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives shall have 
authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. 
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means a Rep-
resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to, the Congress. 
REPUBLICAN POLICY COMMITTEE 
SEC. 102. (a) Section 109(a) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 74a–13(a)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘the chair of the Republican Con-
ference’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives (or, if the Speaker is not a mem-
ber of the Republican Party, the Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives)’’. 
(b) Section 109(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 74a–13(b)) 
is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
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the following: ‘‘, and which shall be obligated and ex-
pended as directed by the Speaker (or, if the Speaker is 
not a member of the Republican party, the Minority Lead-
er).’’. 
(c) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
AUTHORITY OF SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO 
ALLOCATE FUNDS AMONG CERTAIN HOUSE LEAD-
ERSHIP OFFICES 
SEC. 103. (a) AUTHORITY OF SPEAKER.— 
(1) AUTHORITY DESCRIBED.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law (including any provision 
of law that sets forth an allowance for official ex-
penses), the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
available during a Congress for the salaries and ex-
penses of any office or authority described in para-
graph (2) shall be the amount allocated for such of-
fice or authority by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives from the aggregate amount appro-
priated or otherwise made available for all such of-
fices and authorities. 
(2) OFFICES AND AUTHORITIES DESCRIBED.— 
The offices and authorities described in this para-
graph are as follows: 
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(A) The Office of the Speaker. 
(B) The Speaker’s Office for Legislative 
Floor Activities. 
(C) The Republican Steering Committee (if 
the Speaker is a member of the Republican 
party) or the Democratic Steering and Policy 
Committee (if the Speaker is a member of the 
Democratic party). 
(D) The Republican Policy Committee (if 
the Speaker is a member of the Republican 
party). 
(E) Training and program development— 
majority (as described under the heading 
‘‘House leadership offices’’ in the most recent 
bill making appropriations for the legislative 
branch that was enacted prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act). 
(F) Cloakroom personnel—majority (as so 
described). 
(b) AUTHORITY OF MINORITY LEADER.— 
(1) AUTHORITY DESCRIBED.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law (including any provision 
of law that sets forth an allowance for official ex-
penses), the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
available during a Congress for the salaries and ex-
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penses of any office or authority described in para-
graph (2) shall be the amount allocated for such of-
fice or authority by the Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives from the aggregate 
amount appropriated or otherwise made available for 
all such offices and authorities. 
(2) OFFICES AND AUTHORITIES DESCRIBED.— 
The offices and authorities described in this para-
graph are as follows: 
(A) The Office of the Minority Leader. 
(B) The Democratic Steering and Policy 
Committee (if the Minority Leader is a member 
of the Democratic party) or the Republican 
Steering Committee (if the Minority Leader is 
a member of the Republican party). 
(C) The Republican Policy Committee (if 
the Minority Leader is a member of the Repub-
lican party). 
(D) Training and program development— 
minority (as described under the heading 
‘‘House leadership offices’’ in the most recent 
bill making appropriations for the legislative 
branch that was enacted prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act). 
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(E) Cloakroom personnel—minority (as so 
described). 
(F) Nine minority employees (as so de-
scribed). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to any months occurring during the One Hundred 
Twelfth Congress that begin after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and to any succeeding Congress. 
REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE AND THE DEMOCRATIC 
STEERING AND POLICY COMMITTEE 
SEC. 104. (a) Section 103(b) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 74a–8(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘Subject to the allocation described in sub-
section (c), funds’’ and inserting ‘‘Funds’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘direct;’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘direct (or, if the Speaker is 
not a member of the Republican Party, under such 
terms and conditions as the Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives may direct);’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘direct.’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘direct (or, if the Speaker is 
a member of the Democratic Party, under such 
terms and conditions as the Speaker may direct).’’. 
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(b) Section 103 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 74a–8(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c). 
(c) The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1999. 
TRANSFER
OF HOUSE EMERGENCY PLANNING, PRE-
PAREDNESS, AND OPERATIONS FUNCTIONS TO SER-
GEANT AT ARMS 
SEC. 105. Effective February 1, 2010— 
(1) section 905 of the Emergency Supplemental 
Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 130i) is repealed; and 
(2) the functions and responsibilities of the Of-
fice of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Op-
erations under section 905 of such Act are trans-
ferred and assigned to the Sergeant at Arms of the 
House of Representatives. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 
Committee, $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate. 
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JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL 
CEREMONIES OF 2013 
For salaries and expenses associated with conducting 
the inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, January 20, 2013, in accord-
ance with such program as may be adopted by the joint 
congressional committee authorized to conduct the inau-
gural ceremonies of 2013, $1,237,000 to be disbursed by 
the Secretary of the Senate and to remain available until 
September 30, 2013. Funds made available under this 
heading shall be available for payment, on a direct or re-
imbursable basis, whether incurred on, before, or after, 
October 1, 2012: Provided, That the compensation of any 
employee of the Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the Senate who has been designated to perform service 
with respect to the inaugural ceremonies of 2013 shall 
continue to be paid by the Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration, but the account from which such staff mem-
ber is paid may be reimbursed for the services of the staff 
member (including agency contributions when appro-
priate) out of funds made available under this heading. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $10,004,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
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For other joint items, as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending 
Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance 
of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an 
allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical Offi-
cer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three 
medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attend-
ing Physician; (4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 
assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 as-
sistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assist-
ants; and (5) $2,427,000 for reimbursement to the De-
partment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physi-
cian, which shall be advanced and credited to the applica-
ble appropriation or appropriations from which such sala-
ries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall 
be available for all the purposes thereof, $3,400,000, to 
be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives. 
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OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congres-
sional Accessibility Services, $1,363,000, to be disbursed 
by the Secretary of the Senate. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 1001. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(a) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 
60c–5(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, except as 
provided under subsection (b)(3)’’ after ‘‘means an 
individual’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) EMPLOYEE OF THE SENATE.—The term 
‘employee of the Senate’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term 
under section 101 of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301); and 
‘‘(B) includes any employee of the Office of 
Congressional Accessibility Services whose pay 
is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
‘‘(3) EMPLOYING OFFICE.—The term ‘employ-
ing office’— 
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‘‘(A) means the employing office, as de-
fined under section 101 of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301), of 
an employee of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) includes the Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services with respect to employees 
of that office whose pay is disbursed by the 
Secretary of the Senate.’’. 
(b) EXCLUSION FROM PARTICIPATION IN DUAL PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 102(b) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 60c–5(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSION FROM PARTICIPATION IN DUAL 
PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding section 5379 of title 
5, United States Code, an employee of the Office of 
Congressional Accessibility Services may not partici-
pate in the student loan repayment program through 
an agreement under that section and participate in 
the student loan repayment program through a serv-
ice agreement under this section at the same time.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE
DATE
AND
APPLICATION.—The 
amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act and apply to service agree-
ments entered into under section 102 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 60c–5) or sec-
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tion 5379 of title 5, United States Code, on or after that 
date. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, in-
cluding overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and 
Government contributions for health, retirement, social se-
curity, professional liability insurance, and other applica-
ble employee benefits, $277,133,000, to be disbursed by 
the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, 
security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, 
supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic 
services, stenographic services, personal and professional 
services, the employee assistance program, the awards pro-
gram, postage, communication services, travel advances, 
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Fed-
eral Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more 
than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the 
Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $63,004,000, of which 
$2,400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2014, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police 
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or his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol 
Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 
for fiscal year 2012 shall be paid by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security from funds available to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1101. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 
2012 for the Capitol Police may be transferred between 
the headings ‘‘Salaries’’ and ‘‘General expenses’’ upon the 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
WAIVER BY CHIEF OF CAPITOL POLICE OF CLAIMS ARIS-
ING OUT OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS TO OFFICERS 
AND EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 1102. (a) WAIVER OF CLAIM.—Subject to the 
joint approval of the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, 
the Chief of the United States Capitol Police may waive 
in whole or in part a claim of the United States against 
a person arising out of an erroneous payment of any pay 
or allowances, other than travel and transportation ex-
penses and allowances, to an officer, member, or employee 
of the United States Capitol Police, if the collection of the 
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claim would be against equity and good conscience and 
not in the best interests of the United States. 
(b) INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATION; REPORT.—The 
Chief shall investigate each application for the waiver of 
a claim under subsection (a) and shall submit a written 
report of the investigation, including a description of the 
facts and circumstances of the claim, to the Chief Admin-
istrative Officer of the House of Representatives and the 
Secretary of the Senate, except that if the aggregate 
amount of the claim involved exceeds $1,500, the Comp-
troller General may also investigate the application and 
submit a written report of the investigation, including a 
description of the facts and circumstances of the claim, 
to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Secretary of the Senate. 
(c) PROHIBITION OF WAIVER UNDER CERTAIN CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—The Chief may not exercise the authority 
to waive a claim under subsection (a) if— 
(1) in the Chief’s opinion, there exists in con-
nection with the claim an indication of fraud, mis-
representation, fault, or lack of good faith on the 
part of the officer, member, or employee involved or 
of any other person having an interest in obtaining 
a waiver of the claim; or 
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(2) the Chief receives the application for the 
waiver after the expiration of the 3-year period that 
begins on the date on which the erroneous payment 
of pay or allowances was discovered. 
(d) CREDIT FOR WAIVER.—In the audit and settle-
ment of accounts of any accountable officer or official, full 
credit shall be given for any amounts with respect to which 
collection by the United States is waived under subsection 
(a). 
(e) EFFECT OF WAIVER.—An erroneous payment, 
the collection of which is waived under subsection (a), is 
deemed a valid payment for all purposes. 
(f) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS.—This sec-
tion does not affect any authority under any other law 
to litigate, settle, compromise, or waive any claim of the 
United States. 
(g) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—Subject to the ap-
proval of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, the 
Chief shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out 
this section. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to payments of pay and allowances made at any 
time after the Chief became the disbursing officer for the 
United States Capitol Police pursuant to section 1018(a) 
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of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 
U.S.C. 1907(a)). 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compli-
ance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,817,000, 
of which $700,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2013: Provided, That not more than $500 may be ex-
pended on the certification of the Executive Director of 
the Office of Compliance in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses. 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of 
the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than 
$6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director 
of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $43,787,000. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and 
other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; 
for surveys and studies in connection with activities under 
the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary 
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expenses for the general and administrative support of the 
operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the 
Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Sen-
ate and House office buildings, and other facilities under 
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including 
furnishings and office equipment; including not more than 
$5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may ap-
prove; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and oper-
ation of a passenger motor vehicle, $101,340,000, of 
which $3,749,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2016. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $36,154,000, of which 
$11,063,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2016. 
CAPITOL GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement 
of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House 
office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $9,852,000. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 
furnishings to be expended under the control and super-
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vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $71,128,000, of 
which $13,128,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2016. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the House office buildings, $94,154,000, 
of which $45,631,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016. 
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic 
Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $30,000,000, shall 
remain available until expended. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat-
ing, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) 
and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and 
House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and 
the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate ga-
rage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from 
plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government 
Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and 
heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Su-
preme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the 
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the 
Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be 
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advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of 
the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited 
into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, 
$123,229,000, of which $37,617,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2016: Provided, That not more 
than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed 
to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available 
for obligation during fiscal year 2012. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
buildings 
and 
grounds, 
$46,876,000, 
of 
which 
$21,116,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2016. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhance-
ments of the United States Capitol Police, wherever lo-
cated, the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security 
operations, $21,500,000, of which $3,473,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2016. 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 
buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex-
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change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $12,000,000: Provided, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, the Architect 
of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums as may 
be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of 
the National Garden established under section 307E of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 
U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect 
of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee. 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the 
Capitol Visitor Center, $21,276,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
USE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FUNDS TO REIMBURSE 
CAPITOL POLICE FOR RELATED OVERTIME COSTS 
SEC. 1201. (a) PAYMENT OF OVERTIME COSTS.— 
The Architect of the Capitol shall transfer amounts made 
available for construction projects during a fiscal year to 
the applicable appropriations accounts of the United 
States Capitol Police in order to reimburse the Capitol Po-
lice for overtime costs incurred in connection with such 
projects. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
TRANSFER TO ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
SEC. 1202. (a) TRANSFER.—To the extent that the 
Director of the National Park Service has jurisdiction and 
control over any portion of the area described in sub-
section (b) and any monument or other facility which is 
located within such area, such jurisdiction and control is 
hereby transferred to the Architect of the Capitol as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area described in this 
subsection is the property which is bounded on the north 
by Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the east by First 
Street Northwest and First Street Southwest, on the 
south by Maryland Avenue Southwest, and on the west 
by Third Street Southwest and Third Street Northwest. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress 
not otherwise provided for, including development and 
maintenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custo-
dial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; clean-
ing, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of 
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation 
and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the 
Library; activities under the Civil Rights History Project 
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Act of 2009; preparation and distribution of catalog 
records and other publications of the Library; hire or pur-
chase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the 
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly 
chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the 
Board, $420,093,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropria-
tion during fiscal year 2012, and shall remain available 
until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 
1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than 
$350,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal 
year 2012 and shall remain available until expended for 
the development and maintenance of an international legal 
information database and activities related thereto: Pro-
vided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or 
expend any funds derived from collections under the Act 
of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for 
obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided 
further, That the total amount available for obligation 
shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are 
less than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be ex-
pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, 
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, 
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That of the total amount appropriated, $6,959,000 shall 
remain available until expended for the digital collections 
and educational curricula program. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$51,650,000, of which not more than $28,029,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2012 
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That not more than $2,000,000 shall be derived 
from prior year available unobligated balances: Provided 
further, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or ex-
pend any funds derived from collections under such sec-
tion, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or 
expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That 
not more than $5,484,000 shall be derived from collections 
during fiscal year 2012 under sections 111(d)(2), 
119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided 
further, That the total amount available for obligation 
shall be reduced by the amount by which collections and 
prior year available unobligated balances are less than 
$35,513,000: Provided further, That not more than 
$100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the 
maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in 
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the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the 
purpose of training nationals of developing countries in 
intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further, 
That not more than $4,250 may be expended, on the cer-
tification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with 
official representation and reception expenses for activities 
of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright 
delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, 
United States Code, any amounts made available under 
this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and 
payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to 
sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be 
used for the costs incurred in the administration of the 
Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of 
the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty 
Judges and staff under section 802(e). 
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Anno-
tated Constitution of the United States of America, 
$106,790,000: Provided, That no part of such amount 
may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 
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with any publication, or preparation of material therefor 
(except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued 
by the Library of Congress unless such publication has 
obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives or the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. 
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of 
March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 
135a), $50,674,000: Provided, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to 
provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped 
residents at no cost to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 1301. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2012, 
the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for 
the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$169,725,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub-
section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities 
that are funded from sources other than appropriations 
to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative 
branch. 
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(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—During fiscal year 2012, 
the Librarian of Congress may temporarily transfer funds 
appropriated in this Act, under the heading ‘‘Library of 
Congress’’, under the subheading ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program 
and the Federal Research Program established under sec-
tion 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Im-
provement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–481; 2 U.S.C. 
182c): Provided, That the total amount of such transfers 
may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further, That the ap-
propriate revolving fund account shall reimburse the Li-
brary for any amounts transferred to it before the period 
of availability of the Library appropriation expires. 
TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 1302. (a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated 
for fiscal year 2012 for the Library of Congress may be 
transferred during fiscal year 2012 between any of the 
headings under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’ upon 
the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Not more than 10 percent of the 
total amount of funds appropriated to the account under 
any heading under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’ for 
fiscal year 2012 may be transferred from that account by 
all transfers made under subsection (a). 
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FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR WORKERS COMPENSATION 
PAYMENTS 
SEC. 1303. (a) IN GENERAL.—Available balances of 
expired Library of Congress appropriations shall be avail-
able to the Library of Congress to make the deposit to 
the credit of the Employees’ Compensation Fund required 
by subsection 8147(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to appropriations for fiscal year 2012 and each 
fiscal year thereafter. 
PERMITTING USE OF PROCEEDS FROM DISPOSITION OF 
SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE PERSONAL PROPERTY 
SEC. 1304. (a) DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.—Within 
the limits of available appropriations, the Librarian of 
Congress may dispose of surplus or obsolete personal 
property of the Library of Congress by interagency trans-
fer, donation, sale, trade-in, or other appropriate method. 
(b) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Any amounts received by 
the Librarian of Congress from the disposition of property 
under subsection (a) shall be credited to the funds avail-
able for the operations of the Library of Congress, and 
shall be available to acquire the same or similar property 
during the fiscal year in which the amounts are received 
and the following fiscal year. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress 
and the distribution of Congressional information in any 
format; printing and binding for the Architect of the Cap-
itol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly 
and session index to the Congressional Record, as author-
ized by law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); 
printing and binding of Government publications author-
ized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and 
printing, binding, and distribution of Government publica-
tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge 
to the recipient, $90,700,000: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per-
manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au-
thorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: 
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available 
for the payment of obligations incurred under the appro-
priations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limita-
tion under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, 
none of the funds appropriated or made available under 
this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and 
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related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of 
title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print 
a document, report, or publication after the 27-month pe-
riod beginning on the date that such document, report, 
or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, un-
less Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance 
with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in 
this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding 
fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Print-
ing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of 
this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
Senate: Provided further, That notwithstanding sections 
901, 902, and 906 of title 44, United States Code, this 
appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the Con-
gressional Record on only a monthly and session basis. 
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Doc-
uments necessary to provide for the cataloging and index-
ing of Government publications and their distribution to 
the public, Members of Congress, other Government agen-
cies, and designated depository and international exchange 
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libraries as authorized by law, $35,000,000: Provided, 
That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current 
year appropriations are authorized for producing and dis-
seminating congressional serial sets and other related pub-
lications for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to depository and 
other designated libraries: Provided further, That any un-
obligated or unexpended balances in this account or ac-
counts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may 
be transferred to the Government Printing Office revolv-
ing fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, 
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Printing Office Re-
volving Fund, $500,000 for information technology devel-
opment: Provided, That the Government Printing Office 
is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the 
limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and 
to make such contracts and commitments without regard 
to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of 
title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in car-
rying out the programs and purposes set forth in the 
budget for the current fiscal year for the Government 
Printing Office revolving fund: Provided further, That not 
more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification 
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of the Public Printer in connection with official represen-
tation and reception expenses: Provided further, That the 
revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase 
of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided 
further, That expenditures in connection with travel ex-
penses of the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall 
be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 
44, United States Code: Provided further, That the revolv-
ing fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: 
Provided further, That activities financed through the re-
volving fund may provide information in any format: Pro-
vided further, That the revolving fund and the funds pro-
vided under the headings ‘‘Office of Superintendent of 
Documents’’ and ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ may not be 
used for contracted security services at GPO’s passport 
facility in the District of Columbia. 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Government Account-
ability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Comptroller General of 
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the United States in connection with official representa-
tion and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; 
hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in 
foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 
31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those pay-
able under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); 
and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States, rental of living quarters in for-
eign countries, $511,296,000: Provided, That, in addition, 
$22,304,000 of payments received under sections 782, 
3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be 
available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, 
That this appropriation and appropriations for adminis-
trative expenses of any other department or agency which 
is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit 
Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum 
shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either 
Forum’s costs as determined by the respective Forum, in-
cluding necessary travel expenses of non-Federal partici-
pants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the 
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Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appro-
priation from which costs involved are initially financed. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 1401. (a) Section 210 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 60q) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘United 
States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Code, 
but excluding the Government Accountability Of-
fice’’. 
(b) Section 3521(1) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 105’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 105 (other than the Government Accountability Of-
fice)’’. 
(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply 
with respect to voluntary separation incentive payments 
made during fiscal year 2012 or any succeeding fiscal 
year. 
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST 
FUND 
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center 
Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open World 
Leadership Center under section 313 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), 
$10,000,000. 
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JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC 
SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Pub-
lic Service Development Trust Fund established under 
section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv-
ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), 
$430,000. 
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TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 
SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this 
Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 
vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as 
may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa-
cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the 
Committee on House Administration and for the Senate 
issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 
FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this 
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 
2012 unless expressly so provided in this Act. 
RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 
SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position 
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 
1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate 
of compensation or designation of any office or position 
appropriated for is different from that specifically estab-
lished by such Act, the rate of compensation and the des-
ignation in this Act shall be the permanent law with re-
spect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act 
for the various items of official expenses of Members, offi-
cers, and committees of the Senate and House of Rep-
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resentatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of 
the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law 
with respect thereto. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such ex-
penditures are a matter of public record and available for 
public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 
existing law, or under existing Executive order issued 
under existing law. 
AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS 
SEC. 205. Such sums as may be necessary are appro-
priated to the account described in subsection (a) of sec-
tion 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards and settlements as au-
thorized under such subsection. 
COSTS OF LBFMC 
SEC. 206. Amounts available for administrative ex-
penses of any legislative branch entity which participates 
in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council 
(LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall 
be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC 
costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total 
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LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legisla-
tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities 
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE 
SEC. 207. The Architect of the Capitol, in consulta-
tion with the District of Columbia, is authorized to main-
tain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets, 
in the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by Wash-
ington Avenue, SW, on the northeast, Second Street, SW, 
on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the beginning 
of the I–395 tunnel on the southeast. 
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 
SEC. 208. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 
SEC. 209. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds made available to the Architect of the 
Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict 
guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led 
by employees and interns of offices of Members of Con-
gress and other offices of the House of Representatives 
and Senate. 
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(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or 
at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the 
approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by employees and in-
terns described in subsection (a) may be suspended tempo-
rarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or re-
lated reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of 
the Capitol. 
SEC. 210. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint 
resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the 
House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to the Congress) unless the Member 
requests a copy. 
SEC. 211. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of any version 
of the Congressional Record to the office of a Member of 
the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to the Congress). 
SEC. 212. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of 
the House of Representatives to make any payments from 
any Members’ Representational Allowance for the leasing 
of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggre-
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gate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any 
month. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2012’’. 
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DIVISION 
H—MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RE-
LATED 
AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2012 
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 
currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 
Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec-
essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con-
struction and operation of facilities in support of the func-
tions of the Commander in Chief, $3,006,491,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That 
of this amount, not to exceed $229,741,000 shall be avail-
able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 
services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of Army determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 
Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 
personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 
and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 
this appropriation, $2,112,823,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2016: Provided, That of this amount, 
not to exceed $84,362,000 shall be available for study, 
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as 
authorized by law, unless the Secretary of 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. 
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, $1,227,058,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $81,913,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Air 
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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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa-
tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
departments), 
as 
currently 
authorized 
by 
law, 
$3,431,957,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 
as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 
be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 
of Defense available for military construction or family 
housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with 
and to be available for the same purposes, and for the 
same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which 
transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $430,602,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 
determines that additional obligations are necessary for 
such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
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tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and 
the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
$24,118,000 shall be available for payments to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization for the planning, design, and 
construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
headquarters: Provided further, That the Department of 
Defense shall not award a design contract to exceed the 
20 percent design level for the Landstuhl Regional Med-
ical Center in Germany until the Secretary of Defense: 
(1) provides the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for imple-
menting the recommendations of the Government Ac-
countability Office with respect to the plans, baseline data, 
and estimated cost of the facility; and (2) certifies in writ-
ing to the Committees that the facility is properly sized 
and scoped to meet current and projected healthcare re-
quirements. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu-
tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $773,592,000, to remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2016: Provided, That of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $20,671,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army 
National Guard determines that additional obligations are 
necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de-
termination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 
Acts, $116,246,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not 
to exceed $12,225,000 shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au-
thorized by law, unless the Director of the Air National 
Guard determines that additional obligations are nec-
essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter-
mination and the reasons therefor. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 
1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con-
struction Authorization Acts, $280,549,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That of the 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $28,924,000 shall be 
available for study, planning, design, and architect and en-
gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of 
the Army Reserve determines that additional obligations 
are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
determination 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, $26,299,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016: Provided, That of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $2,591,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the 
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Navy 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
Construction Authorization Acts, $33,620,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That of the 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $2,200,000 shall be 
available for study, planning, design, and architect and en-
gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of 
the Air Force Reserve determines that additional obliga-
tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
For the United States share of the cost of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro-
gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa-
cilities and installations (including international military 
headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 
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defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 
by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili-
tary Construction Authorization Acts, $247,611,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for con-
struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex-
pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$176,897,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016. 
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, $493,458,000. 
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, $100,972,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016. 
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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, $367,863,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$60,042,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas-
ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 
and 
insurance 
premiums, 
as 
authorized 
by 
law, 
$429,523,000. 
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, 
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leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, 
$50,723,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING 
IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $2,184,000, to remain available until ex-
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. 
HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE FUND 
For the Homeowners Assistance Fund established by 
section 1013 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropoli-
tan Development Act of 1966, (42 U.S.C. 3374), as 
amended by section 1001 of division A of the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 
5; 123 Stat. 194), $1,284,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
not issue any regulation or otherwise take any action to 
limit the submission prior to September 30, 2012, of ap-
plications for benefits, including permanent change of sta-
tion benefits, as provided under section 1013 of the Dem-
onstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 
1966, (42 U.S.C. 3374), as amended. 
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CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided 
for, necessary for the destruction of the United States 
stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in ac-
cordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the 
destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are 
not in the chemical weapon stockpile, as currently author-
ized by law, $75,312,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016, which shall be only for the Assembled 
Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
1990 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 
Closure Account 1990, established by section 2906(a)(1) 
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
(10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $323,543,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
2005 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 
Closure Account 2005, established by section 2906A(a)(1) 
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
(10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $258,776,000, to remain available 
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until expended: Provided, That the Department of Defense 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress 14 days prior to obligating an amount 
for a construction project that exceeds or reduces the 
amount identified for that project in the most recently 
submitted budget request for this account by 20 percent 
or $2,000,000, whichever is less: Provided further, That 
the previous proviso shall not apply to projects costing less 
than $5,000,000, except for those projects not previously 
identified in any budget submission for this account and 
exceeding the minor construction threshold under section 
2805 of title 10, United States Code. 
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-
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way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 
the construction of access roads as authorized by section 
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. 
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SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 
title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 
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 Sea, unless such contracts are 
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awarded to United States firms or United States firms 
in joint venture with host nation firms. 
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 Sea, 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. Not more than 20 percent of the funds 
made available in this title which are limited for obligation 
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during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during 
the last 2 months of the fiscal year. 
SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 
for construction authorized for each such military depart-
ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 
current session of Congress. 
SEC. 116. 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. 117. 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. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, proceeds depos-
ited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 
established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authoriza-
tion Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
(10 U.S.C. 2687 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) 
of such Act, may be transferred to the account established 
by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to be 
merged with, and to be available for the same purposes 
and the same time period as that account. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 119. 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 
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 
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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. 120. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
transferred from the accounts established by sections 
2906(a)(1) and 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to 
the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstra-
tion 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 
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merged with and be available for the same purposes and 
for the same time period as the fund to which transferred. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available in this title for operation and 
maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 
source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 
housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 
Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit may be 
spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen-
eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica-
tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 
medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 
United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact 
notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 
solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi-
ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 
of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report an-
nually to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex-
penditures for each individual general or flag officer quar-
ters for the prior fiscal year. 
SEC. 122. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im-
provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec-
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tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro-
priated and shall be available until expended for the pur-
poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 
transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds made available in this 
title, or in any Act making appropriations for military con-
struction which remain available for obligation, may be ob-
ligated or expended to carry out a military construction, 
land acquisition, or family housing project at or for a mili-
tary installation approved for closure, or at a military in-
stallation for the purposes of supporting a function that 
has been approved for realignment to another installation, 
in 2005 under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101– 
510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), unless such a project at a mili-
tary installation approved for realignment will support a 
continuing mission or function at that installation or a 
new mission or function that is planned for that installa-
tion, or unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the 
cost to the United States of carrying out such project 
would be less than the cost to the United States of cancel-
ling such project, or if the project is at an active compo-
nent base that shall be established as an enclave or in the 
case of projects having multi-agency use, that another 
Government agency has indicated it will assume ownership 
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of the completed project. The Secretary of Defense may 
not transfer funds made available as a result of this limi-
tation from any military construction project, land acquisi-
tion, or family housing project to another account or use 
such funds for another purpose or project without the 
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress. This section shall not apply to 
military construction projects, land acquisition, or family 
housing projects for which the project is vital to the na-
tional security or the protection of health, safety, or envi-
ronmental quality: Provided, That the Secretary of De-
fense shall notify the congressional defense committees 
within seven days of a decision to carry out such a military 
construction project. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 124. During the 5-year period after appropria-
tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 
for military construction and family housing operation and 
maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 
upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 
necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 
authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga-
tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap-
propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 
may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur-
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rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 
with and to be available for the same time period and for 
the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans-
ferred. 
SEC. 125. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available in an account funded under the headings in this 
title may be transferred among projects and activities 
within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 
guidelines for military construction and family housing 
construction contained in Department of Defense Finan-
cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chap-
ter 7, of February 2009, as in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 126. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary of the Army shall close Umatilla 
Chemical Depot, Oregon, not later than 1 year after the 
completion of chemical demilitarization activities required 
under the Chemical Weapons Convention. 
(b) The closure of the Umatilla Chemical Depot, Or-
egon, and subsequent management and property disposal 
shall be carried out in accordance with procedures and au-
thorities contained in the Defense Base Closure and Re-
alignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public 
Law 110–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note). 
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(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
or limit the application of, or any obligation to comply 
with, any environmental law, including the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). 
(d) The Secretary of the Army may retain minimum 
essential ranges, facilities, and training areas at Umatilla 
Chemical Depot, totaling approximately 7,500 acres, as a 
training enclave for the reserve components of the Armed 
Forces to permit the conduct of individual and annual 
training. 
SEC. 127. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense to take bene-
ficial occupancy of more than 2,000 parking spaces (other 
than handicap-reserved spaces) to be provided by the 
BRAC 133 project: Provided, That this limitation may be 
waived in part if: (1) the Secretary of Defense certifies 
to Congress that levels of service at existing intersections 
in the vicinity of the project have not experienced failing 
levels of service as defined by the Transportation Research 
Board Highway Capacity Manual over a consecutive 90- 
day period; (2) the Department of Defense and the Vir-
ginia Department of Transportation agree on the number 
of additional parking spaces that may be made available 
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to employees of the facility subject to continued 90-day 
traffic monitoring; and (3) the Secretary of Defense noti-
fies the congressional defense committees in writing at 
least 14 days prior to exercising this waiver of the number 
of additional parking spaces to be made available: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall imple-
ment the Department of Defense Inspector General rec-
ommendations outlined in report number DODIG–2012– 
024, and certify to Congress not later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act that the recommendations have been 
implemented. 
SEC. 128. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this title may be obligated or ex-
pended for a permanent United States Africa Command 
headquarters outside of the United States until the Sec-
retary of Defense provides the congressional defense com-
mittees an analysis of all military construction costs asso-
ciated with establishing a permanent location overseas 
versus in the United States. 
SEC. 129. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for any action that relates to or promotes 
the expansion of the boundaries or size of the Pinon Can-
yon Maneuver Site, Colorado. 
SEC. 130. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
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by the Secretary of the Army to relocate a unit in the 
Army that— 
(1) performs a testing mission or function that 
is not performed by any other unit in the Army and 
is specifically stipulated in title 10, United States 
Code; and 
(2) is located at a military installation at which 
the total number of civilian employees of the Depart-
ment of the Army and Army contractor personnel 
employed exceeds 10 percent of the total number of 
members of the regular and reserve components of 
the Army assigned to the installation. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 
the Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that in proposing the relocation of the 
unit of the Army, the Secretary complied with Army Regu-
lation 5–10 relating to the policy, procedures, and respon-
sibilities for Army stationing actions. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 131. Of the unobligated balances available 
under the following headings from prior appropriations 
Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as 
being for contingency operations directly related to the 
global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), 
the following amounts are hereby rescinded: ‘‘Military 
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Construction, Army’’, $100,000,000; ‘‘Military Construc-
tion, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $25,000,000; ‘‘Military 
Construction, Air Force’’, $32,000,000; and ‘‘Military 
Construction, Defense-Wide’’, $131,400,000. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 132. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005’’, 
from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations 
designated by law as being for contingency operations di-
rectly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emer-
gency requirement), $258,776,000 are hereby rescinded. 
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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-
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, 
$51,237,567,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $32,187,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to 
‘‘General operating expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis-
tration’’, ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, and ‘‘Infor-
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mation technology systems’’ for necessary expenses in im-
plementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of 
title 38, United States Code, the funding source for which 
is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and pen-
sions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such sums as 
may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall 
be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical care collections fund’’ to aug-
ment the funding of individual medical facilities for nurs-
ing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap-
ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61 
of title 38, United States Code, $12,108,488,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That expenses for 
rehabilitation program services and assistance which the 
Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of 
section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than 
under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that sub-
section, shall be charged to this account. 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life 
insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet-
erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
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authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States 
Code, $100,252,000, to remain available until expended. 
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as 
authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 
title 38, United States Code: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2012, 
within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in 
gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe-
cially adapted housing loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $154,698,000. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $19,000, as authorized 
by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, 
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $3,019,000. 
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In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $343,000, which may 
be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General operating ex-
penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 
of title 38, United States Code, $1,116,000. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 
by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
veterans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 
under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 
medical supplies and equipment, food services, and sala-
ries and expenses of health care employees hired under 
title 38, United States Code, aid to State homes as author-
ized by section 1741 of title 38, United States Code, as-
sistance and support services for caregivers as authorized 
by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, and loan 
repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers 
and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Pub-
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lic Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note) 
$41,354,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become 
available on October 1, 2012, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical 
treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabil-
ities, lower income, or have special needs: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for 
the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in en-
rollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing 
of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administra-
tion 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. 
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 
For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad-
ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi-
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ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart-
ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De-
partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov-
ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.); $5,746,000,000, plus 
reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 
2012, and shall remain available until September 30, 
2013. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 
and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad-
ministration; for administrative expenses in support of 
planning, design, project management, real property ac-
quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 
any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 
activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter-
ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos-
pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 
the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate-
rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, 
$5,441,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail-
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able on October 1, 2012, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2013. 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 
medical and prosthetic research and development as au-
thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 
$581,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2013. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad-
ministration for operations and maintenance, not other-
wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there-
for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 
of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper-
ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter-
ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 
of the National Cemetery Administration, $250,934,000, 
of which not to exceed $25,100,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2013: Provided, That none of the 
funds under this heading may be used to expand the 
Urban Initiative project beyond those sites outlined in the 
fiscal year 2012 or previous budget submissions until the 
National Cemetery Administration submits to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 
detailed strategy to serve the burial needs of veterans re-
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siding in rural and highly rural areas: Provided further, 
That the report shall include a timeline for implementa-
tion of such strategy and cost estimates of establishing 
new burial sites in at least five rural or highly rural loca-
tions. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 
administrative expenses in support of Department-Wide 
capital planning, management and policy activities, uni-
forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 
Services Administration for security guard services, 
$416,737,000, of which not to exceed $20,837,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided, 
That funds provided under this heading may be trans-
ferred to ‘‘General operating expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Administration’’. 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 
Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, in-
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cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement 
of the General Services Administration for security guard 
services, and reimbursement of the Department of De-
fense 
for 
the 
cost 
of 
overseas 
employee 
mail, 
$2,018,764,000: Provided, That expenses for services and 
assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and 
(11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are nec-
essary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum ex-
tent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and 
maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum 
independence in daily living, shall be charged to this ac-
count: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, not to exceed $105,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2013: Provided further, 
That from the funds made available under this heading, 
the Veterans Benefits Administration may purchase (on 
a one-for-one replacement basis only) up to two passenger 
motor vehicles for use in operations of that Administration 
in Manila, Philippines. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
For necessary expenses for information technology 
systems and telecommunications support, including devel-
opmental information systems and operational information 
systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital 
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asset acquisition of information technology systems, in-
cluding management and related contractual costs of said 
acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 
operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, $3,111,376,000, plus reimbursements: Pro-
vided, That $915,000,000 shall be for pay and associated 
costs, of which not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2013: Provided further, That 
$1,616,018,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, 
of which not to exceed $110,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2013: Provided further, That 
$580,358,000 shall be for information technology systems 
development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall 
remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available under this 
heading may be obligated until the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress, and such Committees 
approve, a plan for expenditure that: (1) meets the capital 
planning and investment control review requirements es-
tablished by the Office of Management and Budget; (2) 
complies with the Department of Veterans Affairs enter-
prise architecture; (3) conforms with an established enter-
prise life cycle methodology; and (4) complies with the ac-
quisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems ac-
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quisition management practices of the Federal Govern-
ment: Provided further, That amounts made available for 
information technology systems development, moderniza-
tion, and enhancement may not be obligated or expended 
until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Infor-
mation Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs sub-
mits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress a certification of the amounts, in parts or in 
full, to be obligated and expended for each development 
project: Provided further, That amounts made available for 
salaries and expenses, operations and maintenance, and 
information technology systems development, moderniza-
tion, and enhancement may be transferred among the 
three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 
and an approval is issued: Provided further, That the 
funds made available under this heading for information 
technology systems development, modernization, and en-
hancement, shall be for the projects, and in the amounts, 
specified under this heading in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act). 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, to include information technology, in carrying out 
the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), $112,391,000, of which $6,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2013. 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 
316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 
and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, including plan-
ning, architectural and engineering services, construction 
management services, maintenance or guarantee period 
services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro-
vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 
utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 
site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is 
more than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) 
of title 38, United States Code, or where funds for a 
project were made available in a previous major project 
appropriation, $589,604,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $5,000,000 shall be to make reimburse-
ments as provided in section 13 of the Contract Disputes 
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Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 612) for claims paid for contract 
disputes: Provided, That except for advance planning ac-
tivities, including needs assessments which may or may 
not lead to capital investments, and other capital asset 
management related activities, including portfolio develop-
ment and management activities, and investment strategy 
studies funded through the advance planning fund and the 
planning and design activities funded through the design 
fund, including needs assessments which may or may not 
lead to capital investments, and salaries and associated 
costs of the resident engineers who oversee those capital 
investments funded through this account, and funds pro-
vided for the purchase of land for the National Cemetery 
Administration through the land acquisition line item, 
none of the funds made available under this heading shall 
be used for any project which has not been approved by 
the Congress in the budgetary process: Provided further, 
That funds made available under this heading for fiscal 
year 2012, for each approved project shall be obligated: 
(1) by the awarding of a construction documents contract 
by September 30, 2012; and (2) by the awarding of a con-
struction contract by September 30, 2013: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prompt-
ly submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a written report on any approved 
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major construction project for which obligations are not 
incurred within the time limitations established above. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 
which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 
engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 
services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro-
vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 
utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 
site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in 
sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 
8110, 8122, and 8162 of title 38, United States Code, 
where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less 
than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 
38, United States Code, $482,386,000, to remain avail-
able 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: Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the 
nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 
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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. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE 
FACILITIES 
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 
State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re-
model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 
and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 
care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 
8137 of title 38, United States Code, $85,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to assist States and tribal governments 
in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme-
teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 
States Code, $46,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2012 for 
‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, 
and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ may be trans-
ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro-
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priations: 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 such Committees 
issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 
days has elapsed. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2012, in this Act 
or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Medical 
support and compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical facilities’’ ac-
counts may be transferred among the accounts: Provided, 
That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical services’’ and 
‘‘Medical support and compliance’’ accounts of 1 percent 
or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 
in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica-
tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
the amount and purpose of the transfer: Provided further, 
That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical services’’ and 
‘‘Medical support and compliance’’ accounts in excess of 
1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the 
fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary re-
quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 
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(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
services’’, $1,400,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
support and compliance’’, $100,000,000. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
facilities’’, $250,000,000. 
(b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 
Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following 
accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until 
September 30, 2013: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
services’’, $1,400,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
support and compliance’’, $100,000,000. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical 
facilities’’, $250,000,000. 
SEC. 228. The Secretary of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in 
major construction projects that total at least $5,000,000, 
or 5 percent of the programmed amount of the project, 
whichever is less: Provided, That such notification shall 
occur within 14 days of a contract identifying the pro-
grammed amount: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall notify the committees 14 days prior to the obligation 
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