$25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 
of Defense to be in the public interest. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site 
preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, 
except housing for which funds have been made available 
in annual Acts making appropriations for military con-
struction. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 
title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 
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 
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without prior notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 
estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for 
projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 
bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are 
awarded to United States firms or United States firms 
in joint venture with host nation firms. 
SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this 
title for military construction in the United States terri-
tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 
Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be 
used to award any contract estimated by the Government 
to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided, 
That this section shall not be applicable to contract 
awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 
of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest respon-
sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 
than 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall 
not apply to contract awards for military construction on 
Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re-
sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 
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SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the 
appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in-
cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and 
scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 
States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts 
expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 
are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 
SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 
for construction authorized for each such military depart-
ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 
current session of Congress. 
SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing 
projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex-
pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 
be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec-
tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 
and on subsequent claims, if any. 
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds made available to a military department 
or defense agency for the construction of military projects 
may be obligated for a military construction project or 
contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, 
at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after 
the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made 
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available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are 
obligated from funds available for military construction 
projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated 
for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of 
such project is increased pursuant to law. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 
14 days for a notification provided in an electronic me-
dium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 
United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 
may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 
transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family 
Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 
for construction in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be 
merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 
directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of Defense 
Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 
from amounts appropriated for construction of military 
unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac-
counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap-
propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria-
tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 
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cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 
guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 
to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 
10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 
of acquiring and improving military family housing, mili-
tary unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 
Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the 
Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated 
with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 
42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall 
be merged with and be available for the same purposes 
and for the same time period as the fund to which trans-
ferred. 
SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available in this title for operation and 
maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 
source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 
housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 
Provided, That not more than $20,000 per unit may be 
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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. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im-
provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec-
tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro-
priated and shall be available until expended for the pur-
poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 
transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropria-
tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 
for military construction and family housing operation and 
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maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 
upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 
necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 
authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga-
tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap-
propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 
may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 
with and to be available for the same time period and for 
the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans-
ferred. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 122. 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 March 2021, as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 
and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme-
tery. 
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SEC. 124. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 
September 30, 2029: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $167,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, $45,000,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Air 
Force’’, 
$68,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’, 
$44,000,000; and 
‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’, 
$33,000,000. 
Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry 
out construction and cost to complete projects identified 
in the respective military department’s unfunded priority 
list for fiscal year 2025 submitted to Congress: Provided 
further, That such projects are subject to authorization 
prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry out 
construction: Provided further, That not later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned, or their designee, shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under 
this section. 
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SEC. 125. All amounts appropriated to the ‘‘Depart-
ment of Defense—Military Construction, Army’’, ‘‘De-
partment of Defense—Military Construction, Navy and 
Marine Corps’’, ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Con-
struction, Air Force’’, and ‘‘Department of Defense—Mili-
tary Construction, Defense-Wide’’ accounts pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense 
Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2025 in the 
funding table in section 4601 of that Act shall be imme-
diately available and allotted to contract for the full scope 
of authorized projects. 
SEC. 126. Notwithstanding section 116 of this Act, 
funds made available in this Act or any available unobli-
gated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be obli-
gated before October 1, 2026, for fiscal year 2018, 2019, 
and 2020 military construction projects for which project 
authorization has not lapsed or for which authorization 
is extended for fiscal year 2025 by a National Defense 
Authorization Act: Provided, That no amounts may be ob-
ligated pursuant to this section from amounts that were 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
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SEC. 127. For the purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construc-
tion and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 128. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified for planning and design and 
for construction improvements to Department of Defense 
laboratory facilities, to remain available until September 
30, 2029: 
Military Construction, Army, $15,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, $15,000,000; and 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Air 
Force’’, 
$15,000,000: 
Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expendi-
ture plan for funds provided under this section: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of the military department 
concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to 
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approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by 
this section. 
SEC. 129. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 
Construction, Air Force’’, $100,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2029, for expenses incurred as 
a result of natural disasters: Provided, That not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Air Force, or their designee, shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both House of 
Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under 
this section. 
SEC. 130. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified for planning and design, for 
child development centers, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $25,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, $25,000,000; and 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Air 
Force’’, 
$25,000,000: 
Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 
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Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 131. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and amounts specified for planning and design, for bar-
racks, to remain available until September 30, 2029: 
‘‘Military Construction Army’’, $25,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, $25,000,000; and 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Air 
Force’’, 
$25,000,000: 
Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 132. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified for unspecified minor con-
struction for demolition, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $15,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, $15,000,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Air 
Force’’, 
$15,000,000; 
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Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned may not obligate or expend any funds 
prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required 
by this section. 
SEC. 133. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment 
of the United States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, 
Cuba. 
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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, 
$9,820,699,000, which shall be in addition to funds pre-
viously appropriated under this heading that become avail-
able on October 1, 2024, to remain available until ex-
pended; and, in addition, $204,481,753,000, which shall 
become available on October 1, 2025, to remain available 
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until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $22,816,224 
of the amount made available for fiscal year 2026 under 
this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General Operating 
Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, and ‘‘Infor-
mation Technology Systems’’ for necessary expenses in 
implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 
of title 38, United States Code, the funding source for 
which is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and 
Pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such 
sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient 
basis, shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical Care Collections 
Fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical facili-
ties for nursing home care provided to pensioners as au-
thorized. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap-
ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 
61 of title 38, United States Code, $2,657,656,000, which 
shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under 
this heading that became available on October 1, 2024, 
to remain available until expended; and in addition, 
$17,614,235,000, which shall become available on October 
1, 2025, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That expenses for rehabilitation program services and as-
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sistance 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 subsection, shall be charged to this ac-
count. 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life 
insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet-
erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
authorized by chapters 19 and 21 of title 38, United 
States Code, $131,518,000, which shall become available 
on October 1, 2025, 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 2025, 
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, $319,596,460. 
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VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $64,431, as authorized 
by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, 
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $1,563,660. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $493,868, which may 
be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex-
penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the principal amount of direct loans as author-
ized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United 
States Code, $75,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
In addition for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $5,845,241. 
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, 
4,035,000,000: Provided, That expenses for services and 
assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and 
(11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
that the Secretary of 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 10 percent shall remain 
available until September 30, 2026. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 
by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
veterans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 
under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 
medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, 
food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare em-
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ployees hired under title 38, United States Code, assist-
ance and support services for caregivers as authorized by 
section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repay-
ments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and 
Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public 
Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), 
monthly assistance allowances authorized by section 
322(d) of title 38, United States Code, grants authorized 
by section 521A of title 38, United States Code, and ad-
ministrative expenses necessary to carry out sections 
322(d) and 521A of title 38, United States Code, and hos-
pital care and medical services authorized by section 1787 
of title 38, United States Code; $75,039,000,000, plus re-
imbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2025, 
and shall remain available until September 30, 2026: Pro-
vided, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 
2025, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the 
provision of medical treatment for veterans who have serv-
ice-connected disabilities, lower income, or have special 
needs: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
give priority funding for the provision of basic medical 
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benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 
through 6: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from 
Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled vet-
erans with privately written prescriptions based on re-
quirements established by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That the implementation of the program described in the 
previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 
amounts appropriated under this heading for medical sup-
plies and equipment are available for the acquisition of 
prosthetics designed specifically for female veterans: Pro-
vided further, That nothing in section 2044(e)(1) of title 
38, United States Code, may be construed as limiting 
amounts that may be made available under this heading 
for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 in this or prior Acts. 
MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE 
For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to 
individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States 
Code, 
at 
non-Department 
facilities, 
$34,000,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become 
available on October 1, 2025, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2026: Provided, That, of the amount 
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made available on October 1, 2025, under this heading, 
$2,000,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2027. 
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 
For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad-
ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi-
ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart-
ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De-
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.), $12,700,000,000, plus 
reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 
2025, and shall remain available until September 30, 
2026: Provided, That, of the amount made available on 
October 1, 2025, under this heading, $350,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2027. 
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 
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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; 
$9,700,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2024, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2025: Provided, That, of the amount made 
available on October 1, 2025, under this heading, 
$500,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2027. 
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, 
$923,514,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 
amounts appropriated under this heading are available for 
prosthetic research specifically for female veterans, and 
for toxic exposure research. 
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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, $495,000,000, 
of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available 
until September 30, 2026. 
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, 
$457,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall re-
main available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That 
funds provided under this heading may be transferred to 
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‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis-
tration’’. 
BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS 
For necessary operating expenses of the Board of 
Veterans Appeals, $267,000,000 of which not to exceed 
10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 
2026. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information technology 
systems and telecommunications support, including devel-
opmental information systems and operational information 
systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital 
asset acquisition of information technology systems, in-
cluding management and related contractual costs of said 
acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 
operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, $6,231,680,000, plus reimbursements: Pro-
vided, That $1,686,245,270 shall be for pay and associ-
ated costs, of which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain 
available until September 30, 2026: Provided further, That 
$4,544,475,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, 
of which not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available 
until September 30, 2026, and of which $118,900,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2028, for the 
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purpose of facility activations related to projects funded 
by the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, ‘‘Construction, 
Minor Projects’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘National Ceme-
tery Administration’’, ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Vet-
erans Benefit Administration’’, and ‘‘General Administra-
tion’’ accounts: Provided further, That $960,000 shall be 
for information technology systems development, and shall 
remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts made available for salaries and ex-
penses, operations and maintenance, and information 
technology systems development may be transferred 
among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress the authority to make 
the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided further, 
That amounts made available for the ‘‘Information Tech-
nology Systems’’ account for development may be trans-
ferred among projects or to newly defined projects: Pro-
vided further, That no project may be increased or de-
creased by more than $3,000,000 of cost prior to submit-
ting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an ap-
proval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days 
has elapsed: Provided further, That the funds made avail-
able under this heading for information technology sys-
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tems development shall be for the projects, and in the 
amounts, specified in the table entitled ‘‘Information 
Technology Development Projects’’ under this heading in 
the report accompanying this Act. 
VETERANS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD 
For activities related to implementation, preparation, 
development, interface, management, rollout, and mainte-
nance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, in-
cluding contractual costs associated with operations au-
thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 
5 and 38, United States Code, $894,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress quar-
terly reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and de-
ployment implementation by facility, including any 
changes from the deployment plan or schedule: Provided 
further, That the funds provided in this account shall only 
be available to the Office of the Deputy Secretary, to be 
administered by that Office: Provided further, That 25 
percent of the funds made available under this heading 
shall not be available until July 1, 2025, and are contin-
gent upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs— 
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(1) providing the Committees on Appropriations 
a report detailing the status of outstanding issues 
impacting the stability and usability of the new elec-
tronic health record system, including those that 
contributed to the October 13, 2022, deployment 
delay, along with a timeline and measurable metrics 
to resolve issues, no later than 60 days after enact-
ment of this Act; 
(2) certifying and detailing any changes to the 
full deployment schedule, no later than 60 days prior 
to July 1, 2025; and 
(3) certifying in writing no later than 30 days 
prior to July 1, 2025, the following— 
(A) the status of issues included in the re-
port referenced in paragraph (1), including 
issues that have not been closed but have been 
suitably resolved or mitigated in a manner that 
will enhance provider productivity and minimize 
the potential for patient harm; and 
(B) whether the system is stable, ready, 
and optimized for further deployment at VA 
sites. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, to include information technology, in carrying out 
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the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), $296,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 
percent shall remain available until September 30, 2026. 
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 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 
Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar-
chitectural and engineering services, construction manage-
ment services, maintenance or guarantee period services 
costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 
under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility 
and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac-
quisition, 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, 
$2,069,000,000, of which $1,265,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2029, and of which 
$803,700,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That except for advance planning activities, includ-
ing needs assessments which may or may not lead to cap-
ital investments, and other capital asset management re-
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lated activities, including portfolio development and man-
agement activities, and planning, cost estimating, and de-
sign for major medical facility projects and major medical 
facility leases and investment strategy studies funded 
through the advance planning fund and the planning and 
design activities funded through the design fund, staffing 
expenses, and funds provided for the purchase, security, 
and maintenance of land for the National Cemetery Ad-
ministration and the Veterans Health Administration 
through the land acquisition line item, none of the funds 
made available under this heading shall be used for any 
project that has not been notified to Congress through the 
budgetary process or that has not been approved by the 
Congress through statute, joint resolution, or in the ex-
planatory statement accompanying such Act and pre-
sented to the President at the time of enrollment: Provided 
further, That funds provided for the Veterans Health Ad-
ministration through the land acquisition line item shall 
only be for projects included on the five year development 
plan notified to Congress through the budgetary process: 
Provided further, That such sums as may be necessary 
shall be available to reimburse the ‘‘General Administra-
tion’’ account for payment of salaries and expenses of all 
Office of Construction and Facilities Management employ-
ees to support the full range of capital infrastructure serv-
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