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which are led by employees and interns described in subsection 
(a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction 
for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours 
of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of 
the Capitol. 
BATTERY RECHARGING STATIONS FOR PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES IN 
PARKING AREAS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE LIBRARIAN OF 
CONGRESS AT NO NET COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
SEC. 209. (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
employee’’ means— 
(1) an employee of the Library of Congress; or 
(2) any other individual who is authorized to park in any 
parking area under the jurisdiction of the Library of Congress 
on the Library of Congress buildings and grounds. 
(b) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), funds appro-
priated to the Architect of the Capitol under the heading ‘‘Cap-
itol Power Plant’’ under the heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE 
CAPITOL’’ in any fiscal year are available to construct, operate, 
and maintain on a reimbursable basis battery recharging sta-
tions in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Library 
of Congress on Library of Congress buildings and grounds 
for use by privately owned vehicles used by covered employees. 
(2) VENDORS AUTHORIZED.—In carrying out paragraph (1), 
the Architect of the Capitol may use one or more vendors 
on a commission basis. 
(3) APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION.—The Architect of the Cap-
itol may construct or direct the construction of battery re-
charging stations described under paragraph (1) after— 
(A) submission of written notice detailing the numbers 
and locations of the battery recharging stations to the 
Joint Committee on the Library; and 
(B) approval by that Committee. 
(c) FEES AND CHARGES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Architect 
of the Capitol shall charge fees or charges for electricity pro-
vided to covered employees sufficient to cover the costs to 
the Architect of the Capitol to carry out this section, including 
costs to any vendors or other costs associated with maintaining 
the battery charging stations. 
(2) APPROVAL OF FEES OR CHARGES.—The Architect of the 
Capitol may establish and adjust fees or charges under para-
graph (1) after— 
(A) submission of written notice detailing the amount 
of the fee or charge to be established or adjusted to the 
Joint Committee on the Library; and 
(B) approval by that Committee. 
(d) DEPOSIT AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES, CHARGES, AND COMMIS-
SIONS.—Any fees, charges, or commissions collected by the Architect 
of the Capitol under this section shall be— 
(1) deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the appropria-
tions account described under subsection (b); and 
(2) available for obligation without further appropriation 
during the fiscal year collected. 
(e) REPORTS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the end 
of each fiscal year, the Architect of the Capitol shall submit 
a report on the financial administration and cost recovery of 
activities under this section with respect to that fiscal year 
to the Joint Committee on the Library and the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
(2) AVOIDING SUBSIDY.— 
(A) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act and every 3 years thereafter, 
the Architect of the Capitol shall submit a report to the 
Joint Committee on the Library determining whether cov-
ered employees using battery charging stations as author-
ized by this section are receiving a subsidy from the tax-
payers. 
(B) MODIFICATION OF RATES AND FEES.—If a determina-
tion is made under subparagraph (A) that a subsidy is 
being received, the Architect of the Capitol shall submit 
a plan to the Joint Committee on the Library on how 
to update the program to ensure no subsidy is being 
received. If the Joint Committee does not act on the plan 
within 60 days, the Architect of the Capitol shall take 
appropriate steps to increase rates or fees to ensure 
reimbursement for the cost of the program consistent with 
an appropriate schedule for amortization, to be charged 
to those using the charging stations. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect 
to fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
SELF-CERTIFICATION OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEMS FOR 
SENIOR-LEVEL EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 210. (a) SELF-CERTIFICATION BY LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS, 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL, AND DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT PUB-
LISHING OFFICE.—Section 5307(d) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘this title or section 
332(f), 603, or 604 of title 28’’ and inserting ‘‘this title, section 
332(f), 603, or 604 of title 28, or section 108 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1849)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5)(A) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (3), 
any regulations, certifications, or other measures necessary 
to carry out this subsection— 
‘‘(i) with respect to employees of the Library of Con-
gress shall be the responsibility of the Librarian of Con-
gress; 
‘‘(ii) with respect to employees of the Office of the 
Architect of the Capitol shall be the responsibility of the 
Architect of the Capitol; and 
‘‘(iii) with respect to employees of the Government 
Publishing Office shall be the responsibility of the Director 
of the Government Publishing Office. 
‘‘(B) The regulations under this paragraph shall be con-
sistent with those promulgated under paragraph (3).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2016’’. 
DIVISION J—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS 
AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2016 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facili-
ties, and real property for the Army as currently authorized by 
law, including personnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and other 
personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, 
and for construction and operation of facilities in support of the 
functions of the Commander in Chief, $663,245,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of this amount, 
not to exceed $109,245,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, architect and engineer services, and host nation support, 
as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, 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, $1,669,239,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of this amount, 
not to exceed $91,649,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional 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: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available under this heading may be obligated for the Town-
send Bombing Range Expansion, Phase 2, until the Secretary of 
the Navy enters into an agreement with local stakeholders that 
addresses the disposition and management of the timber and forest 
resources in the proposed areas of expansion. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facili-
ties, and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized 
by law, $1,389,185,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed $89,164,000 
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and 
engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of
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the Air Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 
for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 
therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and 
real property for activities and agencies of the Department of 
Defense (other than the military departments), as currently author-
ized by law, $2,242,867,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2020: 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 des-
ignate, 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 $175,404,000 shall be available for study, 
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina-
tion and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available by this title to construct fiscal year 2016 Special 
Operations Command military construction projects, not to exceed 
75 percent shall be available until the Commander of the Special 
Operations Command has complied with the certification and 
reporting requirements in the last proviso under the heading 
‘‘Department of Defense—Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’ in 
title I of H.R. 2029, as passed by the House of Representatives 
on April 30, 2015. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and 
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the 
Army National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized 
by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
Construction Authorization Acts, $197,237,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $20,337,000 shall be available for study, 
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard determines 
that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and 
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the 
Air National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by 
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construc-
tion Authorization Acts, $138,738,000, to remain available until
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September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, 
not to exceed $5,104,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines that 
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and 
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the 
Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
$113,595,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Pro-
vided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,318,000 
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and 
engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the 
Army Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary 
for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 
therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and 
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the 
reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized 
by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
Construction Authorization Acts, $36,078,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020: Provided, That, of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $2,208,000 shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina-
tion and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and 
conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the 
Air Force Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
$65,021,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Pro-
vided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $13,400,000 
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and 
engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the 
Air Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are nec-
essary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 
reasons therefor.
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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies 
of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) 
for operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor construction, 
as authorized by law, $58,668,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure 
Account, established by section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $266,334,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
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 per-
formed within the United States, except Alaska, without the specific 
approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the 
reasons therefor. 
SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for construction 
shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles. 
SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for construction 
may be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, for the construction of access roads 
as authorized by section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when 
projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national 
defense 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 Engineering Command, except: (1) where 
there is a determination 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 appropria-
tions for military construction. 
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 another, without prior notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations 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 construction project 
or activity for which American steel producers, fabricators, and 
manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for 
such steel procurement. 
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Department of 
Defense for military construction or family housing during the
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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 notifica-
tion to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
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 Atlantic 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 territories and posses-
sions 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 responsive 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 responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese 
contractor. 
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the appropriate 
committees of both Houses of Congress, including 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 department 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 expired or lapsed 
for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used to pay the 
cost of associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering 
and design on those projects and on subsequent claims, if any. 
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
funds made available to a military department or defense agency 
for the construction of military projects may be obligated for a 
military construction project or contract, or for any portion of such 
a project or contract, at any time before the end of the fourth 
fiscal year after the fiscal year for which funds for such project 
were made available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) 
are obligated from funds available for military construction projects; 
and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, 
plus any amount by which the cost of such project is increased 
pursuant to law. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days 
for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to
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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 Improve-
ment Fund from amounts appropriated for construction of military 
unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ 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: Provided, That appropriations made available to the Funds 
shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) 
of the Congressional 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, military unaccompanied housing, and sup-
porting 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 estab-
lished by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropoli-
tan 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 transferred. 
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 mainte-
nance 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 general 
or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, 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 
remediation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 
of the budget submission: Provided further, That the Under Sec-
retary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report annually to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation 
and maintenance expenditures for each individual general or flag 
officer quarters for the prior fiscal year. 
SEC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement 
Account established by subsection (h) of section 2814 of title 10, 
United States Code, are appropriated and shall be available until 
expended for the purposes specified in subsection (i)(1) of such 
section or until transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such 
section.
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropriations avail-
able in this Act to the Department of Defense for military construc-
tion and family housing operation and maintenance and construc-
tion 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 
obligations incurred during the period of availability of such appro-
priations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may be trans-
ferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, 
Construction, Defense’’, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same time period and for the same purposes as the appro-
priation to which transferred. 
SEC. 122. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Secretary 
of the Army to relocate a unit in the Army that— 
(1) performs a testing mission or function that is not per-
formed by any other unit in the Army and is specifically stipu-
lated in title 10, United States Code; and 
(2) is located at a military installation at which the total 
number of civilian employees of the Department 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 Regulation 5–10 relating to the policy, proce-
dures, and responsibilities for Army stationing actions. 
SEC. 123. 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 Depart-
ment of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, 
Volume 3, Chapter 7, of February 2009, as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 124. 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 Cemetery. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 125. Of the unobligated balances available for ‘‘Military 
Construction, Army’’ and ‘‘Family Housing Construction, Army’’, 
from prior appropriation 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), 
$86,420,000 are hereby rescinded. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 126. Of the unobligated balances available for ‘‘Military 
Construction, Air Force’’, from prior appropriation Acts (other than 
appropriations designated by law as being for contingency oper-
ations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an 
emergency requirement), $46,400,000 are hereby rescinded.
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(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 127. Of the unobligated balances available for ‘‘Military 
Construction, Defense-Wide’’, from prior appropriation 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), $134,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 128. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army’’, $34,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: 
Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out 
construction projects identified in the Department of the Army’s 
Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 submitted to Congress: 
Provided further, That such funding is for projects as authorized 
in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016: 
Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure 
plan for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 129. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $34,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020: Provided, That such funds may only be obli-
gated to carry out construction projects identified in the Department 
of the Navy’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016: Provided 
further, That such funding is for projects as authorized in the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016: Provided 
further, That, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan 
for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 130. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army National Guard’’, $51,300,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020: Provided, That such funds may only be obligated 
to carry out construction projects identified in the Department 
of the Army’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 submitted 
to Congress: Provided further, That such funding is for projects 
as authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016: Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 131. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army Reserve’’, $34,200,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2020: Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to 
carry out construction projects identified in the Department of 
the Army’s Unfunded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2016 submitted 
to Congress: Provided further, That such funding is for projects 
as authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016: Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
an expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 132. Notwithstanding section 124, for an additional 
amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ in this title, $30,000,000 
is provided for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, for construction of access roads as 
authorized by section 210 of title 23, United States Code.
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the United States until the Secretary of the Air Force (1) completes 
an analysis and comparison of the cost and infrastructure invest-
ment required to consolidate or relocate a RED HORSE squadron 
outside of the United States versus within the United States; (2) 
provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress (‘‘the Committees’’) a report detailing the findings of the 
cost analysis; and (3) certifies in writing to the Committees that 
the preferred site for the consolidation or relocation yields the 
greatest savings for the Air Force: Provided, That the term ‘‘United 
States’’ in this section does not include any territory or possession 
of the United States. 
SEC. 139. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to carry out the closure or transfer of the United States 
Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as author-
ized by 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 
Entitlement Program for Survivors, emergency and other officers’ 
retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment 
of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed 
under the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized 
by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 53, 
55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, $162,948,673,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which $86,083,128,000 shall 
become available on October 1, 2016: Provided, That not to exceed 
$15,562,000 of the amount made available for fiscal year 2016 
and $16,021,000 of the amount made available for fiscal year 2017 
under this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General Operating 
Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, and ‘‘Information 
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 facilities for nursing home care 
provided to pensioners as authorized. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits 
to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 
33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United
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States Code, $30,654,185,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $16,340,828,000 shall become available on October 1, 2016: 
Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation program services and 
assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide under sub-
section (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 account. 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life insur-
ance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, 
and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by chapters 
19 and 21, title 38, United States Code, $169,080,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $91,920,000 shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2016. 
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 sub-
chapters 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 defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 
2016, within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in 
gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially 
adapted housing loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, $164,558,000. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $31,000, as authorized by chapter 
31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That funds made available under this heading are available 
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $2,952,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $367,000, which may be paid to the 
appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Administration’’. 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan pro-
gram authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United 
States Code, $1,134,000. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by law, 
inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of
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the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans described in sec-
tion 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, including care and 
treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department, 
and including medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering serv-
ices, food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare 
employees hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to State 
homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United States 
Code, assistance and support services for caregivers as authorized 
by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repayments 
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), and hospital care and medical services author-
ized by section 1787 of title 38, United States Code; $2,369,158,000, 
which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under 
this heading that became available on October 1, 2015; and, in 
addition, $51,673,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2016, and shall remain available until September 
30, 2017: Provided, That, of the amount made available on October 
1, 2016, under this heading, $1,400,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment for vet-
erans who have service-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 benefits to veterans 
in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs 
from Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled veterans 
with privately written prescriptions based on requirements estab-
lished by the Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation 
of the program described in the previous proviso shall incur no 
additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided 
further, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 2016, 
under this heading, not less than $1,500,000,000 shall be available 
for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) clinical treatments, including clinical 
treatments with modern medications that have significantly higher 
cure rates than older medications, are easier to prescribe, and 
have fewer and milder side effects: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts 
appropriated under this heading for medical supplies and equipment 
are available for the acquisition of gender appropriate prosthetics. 
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; administrative expenses 
in support of capital policy activities; and administrative and legal 
expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering amounts 
owed the Department as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act 
(42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $6,524,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
become available on October 1, 2016, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided, That, of the amount made
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available on October 1, 2016, under this heading, $100,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2018. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and other necessary 
facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; for administrative 
expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real 
property acquisition and disposition, construction, and renovation 
of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Depart-
ment; for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not 
charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, or pro-
viding facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the juris-
diction of the Department, not otherwise provided for, either by 
contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of 
materials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services; 
$105,132,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously appro-
priated under this heading that became available on October 1, 
2015; and, in addition, $5,074,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
become available on October 1, 2016, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided, That, of the amount made 
available on October 1, 2016, under this heading, $250,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2018. 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical 
and prosthetic research and development as authorized by chapter 
73 of title 38, United States Code, $630,735,000, plus reimburse-
ments, shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, 
That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 
amounts appropriated under this heading are available for gender 
appropriate prosthetic research and toxic exposure research. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administra-
tion for operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, 
including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as 
authorized by law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for 
use in cemeterial operations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
repair, alteration or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 
of the National Cemetery Administration, $271,220,000, of which 
not to exceed $26,600,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2017. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative 
expenses in support of Department-wide capital planning, manage-
ment and policy activities, uniforms, or allowances therefor; not 
to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
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hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 
Services Administration for security guard services, $336,659,000, 
of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2017: Provided, That funds provided under this 
heading may be transferred to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Vet-
erans Benefits Administration’’. 
BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS 
For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans 
Appeals, $109,884,000, of which not to exceed $10,788,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2017. 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits 
Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General Services 
Administration for security guard services, and reimbursement of 
the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 
$2,707,734,000: Provided, That expenses for services and assistance 
authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) 
of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) 
to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to 
obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve max-
imum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this account: 
Provided further, That, of the funds made available under this 
heading, not to exceed $160,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2017. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information technology systems and 
telecommunications support, including developmental information 
systems and operational information systems; for pay and associated 
costs; and for the capital asset acquisition of information technology 
systems, including management and related contractual costs of 
said acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with oper-
ations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
$4,133,363,000, 
plus 
reimbursements: 
Provided, 
That 
$1,115,757,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of which not 
to exceed $34,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2017: Provided further, That $2,512,863,000 shall be for operations 
and maintenance, of which not to exceed $175,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That 
$504,743,000 shall be for information technology systems develop-
ment, modernization, and enhancement, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That amounts made 
available for information technology systems development, mod-
ernization, and enhancement may not be obligated or expended 
until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information 
Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a certifi-
cation of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obligated and
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expended for each development project: Provided further, That 
amounts made available for salaries and expenses, operations and 
maintenance, and information technology systems development, 
modernization, 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 amounts made available for the ‘‘Information 
Technology Systems’’ account for development, modernization, and 
enhancement may be transferred among projects or to newly defined 
projects: Provided further, That no project may be increased or 
decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting 
a request to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress to make the transfer and an approval is issued, or 
absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, 
That funds under this heading may be used by the Interagency 
Program Office through the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
define data standards, code sets, and value sets used to enable 
interoperability: Provided further, That, of the funds made available 
for information technology systems development, modernization, 
and enhancement for VistA Evolution, not more than 25 percent 
may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress, and such Committees approve, a report that describes: 
(1) the status of and changes to the VistA Evolution program 
plan dated March 24, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Plan’’), 
the VistA 4 product roadmap dated February 26, 2015 (‘‘Roadmap’’), 
and the VistA 4 Incremental Life Cycle Cost Estimate, dated 
October 26, 2014; (2) any changes to the scope or functionality 
of projects within the VistA Evolution program as established in 
the Plan; (3) actual program costs incurred to date; (4) progress 
in meeting the schedule milestones that have been established 
in the Plan; (5) a Project Management Accountability System 
(PMAS) Dashboard Progress report that identifies each VistA Evo-
lution project being tracked through PMAS, what functionality it 
is intended to provide, and what evaluation scores it has received 
throughout development; (6) the definition being used for interoper-
ability between the electronic health record systems of the Depart-
ment of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the 
metrics to measure the extent of interoperability, the milestones 
and timeline associated with achieving interoperability, and the 
baseline 
measurements 
associated 
with 
interoperability; 
(7) 
progress toward developing and implementing all components and 
levels of interoperability, including semantic interoperability; (8) 
the change management tools in place to facilitate the implementa-
tion of VistA Evolution and interoperability; and (9) any changes 
to the governance structure for the VistA Evolution program and 
its chain of decisionmaking authority: Provided further, That the 
funds made available under this heading for information technology 
systems development, modernization, and enhancement, 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.), $136,766,000, 
of which not to exceed $12,676,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2017. 
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, 
architectural 
and 
engineering 
services, 
construction management services, maintenance or guarantee 
period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 
under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and 
storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, 
where the estimated cost of a project is more than the amount 
set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, 
or where funds for a project were made available in a previous 
major 
project 
appropriation, 
$1,243,800,000, 
of 
which 
$1,163,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020, 
and of which $80,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That except for advance planning activities, including 
needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital invest-
ments, and other capital asset management related activities, 
including portfolio development and management activities, and 
investment strategy studies funded through the advance planning 
fund and the planning and design activities funded through the 
design fund, 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 provided for the purchase of land 
for the National Cemetery Administration through the land acquisi-
tion 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 2016, for each 
approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a 
construction documents contract by September 30, 2016; and (2) 
by the awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2017: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
promptly submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a written report on any approved major 
construction project for which obligations are not incurred within 
the time limitations established above: Provided further, That, of 
the amount made available under this heading, $649,000,000 for 
Veterans Health Administration major construction projects shall 
not be available until the Department of Veterans Affairs— 
(1) enters into an agreement with an appropriate non- 
Department of Veterans Affairs Federal entity to serve as the 
design and/or construction agent for any Veterans Health 
Administration major construction project with a Total Esti-
mated Cost of $100,000,000 or above by providing full project 
management services, including management of the project
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design, acquisition, construction, and contract changes, con-
sistent with section 502 of Public Law 114–58; and 
(2) certifies in writing that such an agreement is executed 
and intended to minimize or prevent subsequent major 
construction project cost overruns and provides a copy of the 
agreement entered into and any required supplementary 
information to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or 
for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including plan-
ning and assessments of needs which may lead to capital invest-
ments, architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guar-
antee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees 
provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility 
and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, 
or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 
and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise 
provided for, 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, $406,200,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020, 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 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 remodel, 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, $120,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in estab-
lishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as authorized 
by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, $46,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Compensa-
tion and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans Insur-
ance and Indemnities’’ may be transferred as necessary to any
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other of the mentioned appropriations: Provided, That, before a 
transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 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 Department of Vet-
erans Affairs for fiscal year 2016, in this or any other Act, under 
the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 
‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts may be transferred among the 
accounts: Provided, That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical Serv-
ices’’ 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 notification from the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees 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 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 any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ 
account may take place only after the Secretary requests from 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 
authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued. 
SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for salaries 
and expenses shall be available for services authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
lease of a facility or land or both; and uniforms or allowances 
therefore, as authorized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 
5, United States Code. 
SEC. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the appropria-
tions for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, and ‘‘Construction, Minor 
Projects’’) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or 
toward the construction of any new hospital or home. 
SEC. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be available 
for hospitalization or examination of any persons (except bene-
ficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or examination under the 
laws providing such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving 
such treatment under sections 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United 
States Code, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimburse-
ment of the cost of such hospitalization or examination is made 
to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such rates as may be fixed 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title for ‘‘Compensa-
tion and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans Insur-
ance and Indemnities’’ shall be available for payment of prior year 
accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the 
corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal 
year 2015.