In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 26, 2016. 
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the 
Senate to the bill (H.R. 2577) entitled ‘‘An Act making ap-
propriations for the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other pur-
poses.’’, with the following 
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT: 
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
amendment of the Senate, insert the following: 
DIVISION 
A—MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
AND 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
AND 
RE-
LATED AGENCIES 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for military con-
struction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 
currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 
Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec-
essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con-
struction and operation of facilities in support of the func-
tions of the Commander in Chief, $503,459,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of this 
amount, not to exceed $98,159,000 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 obliga-
tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 
Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 
personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 
and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this 
appropriation, $1,021,580,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of this amount, not 
to exceed $88,230,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized
by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that 
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 
as currently authorized by law, $1,398,758,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $143,582,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air 
Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 
for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 
and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available under this heading shall be for con-
struction of the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex Con-
solidation, Phase 3, at Royal Air Force Croughton, United 
Kingdom, unless authorized in an Act authorizing appro-
priations for fiscal year 2017 for military construction.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa-
tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
departments), 
as 
currently 
authorized 
by 
law, 
$2,024,643,000 (reduced by $801,000) (increased by 
$801,000), to remain available until September 30, 2021: 
Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation as may 
be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be trans-
ferred to such appropriations of the Department of Defense 
available for military construction or family housing as the 
Secretary may designate, to be merged with and to be avail-
able for the same purposes, and for the same time period, 
as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided 
further, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed 
$201,422,000 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 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
of the determination and the reasons therefor.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu-
tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $232,930,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $8,729,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army 
National Guard determines that additional obligations are 
necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determina-
tion and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
$143,957,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021: Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $10,462,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized
by law, unless the Director of the Air National Guard deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress of the determination and the rea-
sons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 
1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con-
struction Authorization Acts, $68,230,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,500,000 shall be 
available for study, planning, design, and architect and en-
gineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of 
the Army Reserve determines that additional obligations 
are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the deter-
mination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts,
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace-
ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as au-
thorized by law, $94,011,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
AND MARINE CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 
payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter-
est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 
$300,915,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$61,352,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas-
ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges,
and 
insurance 
premiums, 
as 
authorized 
by 
law, 
$274,429,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of family housing for the activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the mili-
tary departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, 
and minor construction, as authorized by law, $59,157,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING 
IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $3,258,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant 
to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, providing 
alternative means of acquiring and improving military 
family housing and supporting facilities. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 
note), $230,237,000, 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 ex-
ceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, ex-
cept 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 con-
struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles. 
SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con-
struction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway 
Administration, Department of Transportation, for the con-
struction of access roads as authorized by section 210 of 
title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized there-
in 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 Engineer-
ing 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 Gen-
eral; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or
(4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to 
be in the public interest. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site 
preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, 
except housing for which funds have been made available 
in annual Acts making appropriations for military con-
struction. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 
title for minor construction may be used to transfer or relo-
cate any activity from one base or installation to another, 
without prior notification to the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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 housing 
during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real prop-
erty taxes in any foreign nation. 
SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas
without prior notification to the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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 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 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 responsive and respon-
sible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent: 
Provided further, That this section shall not apply to con-
tract awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll 
for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid is sub-
mitted by a Marshallese contractor.
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the 
appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, includ-
ing 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 ex-
pended 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 cur-
rent 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, 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 de-
fense 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 in-
creased 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 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 De-
partment of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Im-
provement Fund from amounts appropriated for construc-
tion of military unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Con-
struction’’ 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 avail-
able 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 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 transferred. 
SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds made available in this title for operation and mainte-
nance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of 
funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing 
units, including general or flag officer quarters: Provided, 
That not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annu-
ally 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 submis-
sion: Provided further, That the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees 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 Im-
provement 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 pur-
suant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropria-
tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 
for military construction and family housing operation and 
maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 
upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 
necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making
authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga-
tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap-
propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 
may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 
with and to be available for the same time period and for 
the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans-
ferred. 
SEC. 122. (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 performed by any other unit in the Army and 
is specifically stipulated in title 10, United States 
Code; and 
(2) is located at a military installation at which 
the total number of civilian employees of the Depart-
ment of the Army and Army contractor personnel em-
ployed exceeds 10 percent of the total number of mem-
bers 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, procedures, 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 with-
in the account in accordance with the reprogramming 
guidelines for military construction and family housing 
construction contained in Department of Defense Financial 
Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, 
of March 2011, 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 Ceme-
tery. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 125. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Military 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), $25,000,000 
are hereby rescinded.
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 126. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, from 
prior appropriation Acts (other than appropriations des-
ignated by law as being for contingency operations directly 
related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency 
requirement), $51,848,000 are hereby rescinded. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 127. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, from prior appro-
priation 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), 
$37,377,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 128. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military 
Construction, Army’’, $40,500,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That such funds may 
only be obligated to carry out construction projects, in pri-
ority order, identified in the Department of the Army’s Un-
funded Priority List for Fiscal Year 2017 submitted by the 
Secretary of Defense to Congress: Provided further, That 
such funding is subject to authorization prior to obligation 
and expenditure of funds: 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
than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for 
funds provided under this section. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 133. Of the unobligated balances made available 
in prior appropriation Acts for the fund established in sec-
tion 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan 
Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) (other than ap-
propriations designated by law as being for contingency op-
erations directly related to the global war on terrorism or 
as an emergency requirement), $25,000,000 are hereby re-
scinded. 
SEC. 134. For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘con-
gressional defense committees’’ means the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military Construction 
and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 135. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘NATO Security Investment Program’’, from prior appro-
priations Acts (other than appropriations designated by
law as being for contingency operations directly related to 
the global war on terrorism or as an emergency require-
ment), $30,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 136. 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. 
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 be-
half of veterans and a pilot program for disability examina-
tions 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 Entitlement Program for 
Survivors, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay, ad-
justed-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, $90,119,449,000, to remain available until expended 
and to become available on October 1, 2017: Provided, That 
not to exceed $17,224,000 of the amount made available for 
fiscal year 2018 under this heading shall be reimbursed to 
‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis-
tration’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ for nec-
essary 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 ‘‘Compensa-
tion and Pensions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That 
such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying pa-
tient 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 author-
ized. 
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 States Code, $13,708,648,000, to remain 
available until expended and to become available on October 
1, 2017: Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation program 
services and assistance which the Secretary is authorized 
to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 of title 38,
United States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), (2), 
(5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to this 
account. 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life 
insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet-
erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States 
Code, $124,504,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $107,899,000 shall become available on October 1, 
2017. 
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 defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That, during fiscal year 2017, 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, $167,612,000.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $36,000, 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 obliga-
tions for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$2,517,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $389,000, which may 
be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex-
penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of 
title 38, United States Code, $1,163,000. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 
by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and vet-
erans 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 serv-
ices, 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 au-
thorized 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 authorized by section 
1787 of title 38, United States Code; $850,000,000 (in-
creased by $4,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (increased 
by $10,000,000), which shall be in addition to funds pre-
viously appropriated under this heading that became avail-
able on October 1, 2016; and, in addition, $44,886,554,000, 
plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 
2017, and shall remain available until September 30, 2018: 
Provided, That, of the amount made available on October 
1, 2017, under this heading, $1,400,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2019: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the provi-
sion of medical treatment for veterans who have service-con-
nected disabilities, lower income, or have special needs: Pro-
vided 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 vet-
erans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dis-
pensing of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Admin-
istration facilities to enrolled veterans with privately writ-
ten prescriptions based on requirements established by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation of the 
program described in the previous proviso shall incur no 
additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
MEDICAL 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, $7,246,181,000, 
plus reimbursements, to be derived from amounts appro-
priated in title II of division J of Public Law 114–113 
under the headings ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support 
and Compliance’’, or ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ which became 
available on October 1, 2016; and, in addition, 
$9,409,118,000 shall become available on October 1, 2017, 
and shall remain available until September 30, 2018: Pro-
vided, That, of the amount made available on October 1,
2017, under this heading, $1,500,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2019. 
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 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.), $6,654,480,000, plus reimbursements, 
shall become available on October 1, 2017, and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That, of the 
amount made available on October 1, 2017, under this 
heading, $100,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and oper-
ation of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 
and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Admin-
istration; for administrative expenses in support of plan-
ning, design, project management, real property acquisition 
and disposition, construction, and renovation of any facil-
ity under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department;
for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not 
charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, 
or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes 
under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise pro-
vided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary 
employees and purchase of materials; for leases of facilities; 
and for laundry services, $5,434,880,000, plus reimburse-
ments, shall become available on October 1, 2017, and shall 
remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That, 
of the amount made available on October 1, 2017, under 
this heading, $250,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2019. 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 
medical and prosthetic research and development as author-
ized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 
$663,366,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad-
ministration 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 Na-
tional Cemetery Administration, $271,220,000, of which 
not to exceed $26,600,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including ad-
ministrative expenses in support of Department-wide cap-
ital planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, 
or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official re-
ception and representation expenses; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services 
Administration for security guard services, $336,659,000 
(reduced by $5,500,000) (reduced by $1,500,000) (increased 
by $1,500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), of which not to ex-
ceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2018: 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 Vet-
erans Appeals, $156,096,000, of which not to exceed
$15,610,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2018. 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Bene-
fits Administration, not otherwise provided for, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the Gen-
eral Services Administration for security guard services, 
and reimbursement of the Department of Defense for the 
cost of overseas employee mail, $2,826,160,000 (reduced by 
$5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000): Provided, That ex-
penses for services and assistance authorized under para-
graphs (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 
maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged 
to this account: Provided further, That, of the funds made 
available under this heading, not to exceed $141,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2018. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information technology sys-
tems and telecommunications support, including develop-
mental information systems and operational information 
systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital 
asset acquisition of information technology systems, includ-
ing management and related contractual costs of said ac-
quisitions, including contractual costs associated with oper-
ations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, $4,220,869,000 (increased by $5,000,000), plus reim-
bursements: Provided, That $1,247,548,000 shall be for pay 
and associated costs, of which not to exceed $36,300,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided 
further, That $2,502,052,000 shall be for operations and 
maintenance, of which not to exceed $177,900,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2018: Provided further, 
That $471,269,000 (increased by $5,000,000) shall be for 
information technology systems development, moderniza-
tion, and enhancement, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2018: Provided further, That amounts made 
available for information technology systems development, 
modernization, 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 certification of the amounts, in parts 
or in full, to be obligated and expended for each development 
project: Provided further, That amounts made available for
salaries and expenses, operations and maintenance, and in-
formation technology systems development, modernization, 
and enhancement may be transferred among the three sub-
accounts 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 ap-
proval is issued: Provided further, That amounts made 
available for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ ac-
count 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 sub-
mitting 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 funds under this head-
ing may be used by the Interagency Program Office through 
the Department of Veterans Affairs to define data stand-
ards, code sets, and value sets used to enable interoper-
ability: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading for operations and maintenance 
and information technology systems development, mod-
ernization, and enhancement, not more than a total amount 
of $168,113,000 shall be available for VistA Evolution or 
any successor: Provided further, That none of the funds
made available by the preceding proviso may be obligated 
or expended for such program or any successor until the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: (1) certifies to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress that the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs has deployed modernized elec-
tronic health record software supporting clinicians of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of De-
fense no later than December 31, 2016, while ensuring con-
tinued support and compatibility with the interoperability 
platform and full standards-based interoperability, as stip-
ulated by the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal 
Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66); (2) submits to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 
VistA Evolution Business Case and supporting documents 
regarding continuation of VistA Evolution or alternatives 
to VistA Evolution, including an analysis of necessary or 
desired capabilities, technical and security requirements, 
the plan for modernizing the platform framework, and all 
associated costs; and (3) submits to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress, and such Commit-
tees approve, the following: a report that describes a stra-
tegic plan for VistA Evolution, or any successor, and the 
associated implementation plan including metrics and 
timelines; a master schedule and lifecycle cost estimate for 
VistA Evolution or any successor; and an implementation
plan for the transition from the Project Management Ac-
countability System (PMAS) to the new project delivery 
framework (the Veteran-focused Integration Process (VIP)) 
that includes the methodology by which projects will be 
tracked, progress measured, and deliverables evaluated: Pro-
vided 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 
report accompanying this Act. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, to include information technology, in carrying out the 
provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), $160,106,000, of which not to exceed $14,800,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2018. 
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, architec-
tural and engineering services, construction management 
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs as-
sociated 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 avail-
able 
in 
a 
previous 
major 
project 
appropriation, 
$528,110,000, of which $494,310,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021, and of which $33,800,000 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That except for 
advance planning activities, including needs assessments 
which may or may not lead to capital investments, and 
other capital asset management related activities, including 
portfolio development and management activities, and in-
vestment strategy studies funded through the advance plan-
ning 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 
contracting officers who manage specific major construction 
projects, and funds provided for the purchase of land, secu-
rity, and maintenance for the National Cemetery Adminis-
tration through the land acquisition line item, none of the 
funds made available under this heading shall be used for
any project which has not been approved by the Congress 
in the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading for fiscal year 2017, for 
each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the award-
ing of a construction documents contract by September 30, 
2017; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract 
by September 30, 2018: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary 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, 
$222,620,000 for Veterans Health Administration major 
construction projects shall not be available until the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs— 
(1) enters into an agreement with an appro-
priate non-Department of Veterans Affairs Federal 
entity to serve as the design and/or construction agent 
for any Veterans Health Administration major con-
struction project with a Total Estimated Cost of 
$100,000,000 or above by providing full project man-
agement services, including management of the project 
design, 
acquisition, 
construction, 
and 
contract
changes, consistent 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 sub-
sequent major construction project cost overruns and 
provides a copy of the agreement entered into and 
any required supplementary information to the Com-
mittees 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 planning and assessments of needs which 
may lead to capital investments, architectural and engi-
neering 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 acquisi-
tion, 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 sec-
tion 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, 
$372,069,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, along with unobligated balances of previous ‘‘Con-
struction, 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 re-
model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and 
domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care 
to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of 
title 38, United States Code, $80,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to assist States and tribal organizations 
in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans ceme-
teries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United 
States Code, $45,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2017 for 
‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, 
and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans-
ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro-
priations: Provided, That, before a transfer may take place, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 
issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days 
has elapsed. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2017, in this or any other 
Act, under the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community 
Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical 
Facilities’’ accounts may be transferred among the ac-
counts: Provided, That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical Sup-
port 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 Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress of the amount and
purpose of the transfer: Provided further, That any trans-
fers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community 
Care’’, 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 sal-
aries and expenses shall be available for services authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or both; 
and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sec-
tions 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the 
appropriations 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 beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or ex-
amination under the laws providing such benefits to vet-
erans, and persons receiving such treatment under sections 
7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, or the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimbursement 
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 
‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, 
and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ shall be avail-
able 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 2016. 
SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall 
be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 
prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 
3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts 
they shall be payable only from ‘‘Compensation and Pen-
sions’’. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
during fiscal year 2017, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under 
section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, the Veterans’ 
Special Life Insurance Fund under section 1923 of title 38, 
United States Code, and the United States Government Life 
Insurance Fund under section 1955 of title 38, United 
States Code, reimburse the ‘‘General Operating Expenses, 
Veterans Benefits Administration’’ and ‘‘Information Tech-
nology Systems’’ accounts for the cost of administration of 
the insurance programs financed through those accounts: 
Provided, That reimbursement shall be made only from the 
surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance pro-
gram during fiscal year 2017 that are available for divi-
dends in that program after claims have been paid and ac-
tuarially determined reserves have been set aside: Provided 
further, That if the cost of administration of such an insur-
ance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accu-
mulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made 
only to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall determine the cost of adminis-
tration for fiscal year 2017 which is properly allocable to 
the provision of each such insurance program and to the 
provision of any total disability income insurance included 
in that insurance program. 
SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease 
proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by
that account during a prior fiscal year for providing en-
hanced-use lease services, may be obligated during the fiscal 
year in which the proceeds are received. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 210. Funds available in this title or funds for 
salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 
available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Em-
ployment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication under 
section 319 of title 38, United States Code, for all services 
provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not 
to exceed $47,668,000 for the Office of Resolution Manage-
ment and $3,532,000 for the Office of Employment Dis-
crimination Complaint Adjudication: Provided, That pay-
ments may be made in advance for services to be furnished 
based on estimated costs: Provided further, That amounts 
received shall be credited to the ‘‘General Administration’’ 
and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for use by 
the office that provided the service. 
SEC. 211. No funds of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, 
or medical services provided to any person under chapter 
17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-service-con-
nected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such 
title, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, 
current, accurate third-party reimbursement information 
for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Provided, That 
the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any other 
debt due the United States, the reasonable charges for such 
care or services from any person who does not make such 
disclosure as required: Provided further, That any amounts 
so recovered for care or services provided in a prior fiscal 
year may be obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal 
year in which amounts are received. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing ac-
tivities (including disposal) may be deposited into the 
‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor 
Projects’’ accounts and be used for construction (including 
site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and improve-
ments of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for 
the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums 
as realized are in addition to the amount provided for in 
‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor 
Projects’’. 
SEC. 213. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 
Services’’ are available—
(1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup-
plies, and equipment; and 
(2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and 
other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 
beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 214. Such sums as may be deposited to the Med-
ical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of 
title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the 
‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ ac-
counts to remain available until expended for the purposes 
of these accounts. 
SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter 
into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations 
which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with 
the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations serving rural Alaska which have entered into 
contracts with the Indian Health Service under the Indian 
Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act, to pro-
vide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental 
care. The Secretary shall require participating veterans and 
facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regula-
tions, as established by the Secretary. The term ‘‘rural Alas-
ka’’ shall mean those lands sited within the external bound-
aries of the Alaska Native regions specified in sections
7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native Claims Set-
tlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), and those lands 
within the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 
7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), which are not within 
the boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage, the Fair-
banks North Star Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Borough 
or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 216. Such sums as may be deposited to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant 
to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may be 
transferred to the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con-
struction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain available 
until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 
SEC. 217. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 
Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks from 
conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new veterans 
within their respective Networks. 
SEC. 218. Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress a report on the financial status of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: Provided,
That, at a minimum, the report shall include the direction 
contained in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 in the matter preceding division A of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2016, Public Law 114–113 in title II 
of Division J of the consolidated Act in the paragraph enti-
tled ‘‘Quarterly Report’’, under the heading ‘‘General Ad-
ministration’’. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 219. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support 
and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Oper-
ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘Gen-
eral Administration’’, and ‘‘National Cemetery Adminis-
tration’’ accounts for fiscal year 2017 may be transferred 
to or from the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ account: 
Provided, That such transfers may not result in a more 
than 10 percent aggregate increase in the total amount 
made available by this Act for the ‘‘Information Technology 
Systems’’ account: Provided further, That, before a transfer 
may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall re-
quest from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 
an approval is issued.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2017 for ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical 
Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Informa-
tion Technology Systems’’, up to $274,731,000, plus reim-
bursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of 
Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub-
lic Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for oper-
ation of the facilities designated as combined Federal med-
ical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, 
That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 
designated in this section to the Joint Department of De-
fense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That sec-
tion 223 of title II of Division J of Public Law 114–113 
is repealed.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 221. Of the amounts appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs which become available on October 
1, 2017, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community 
Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical 
Facilities’’, up to $280,802,000, plus reimbursements, may 
be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111– 
84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the 
facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities 
as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional 
funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this 
section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 
upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 222. Such sums as may be deposited to the Med-
ical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of 
title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided at fa-
cilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as 
described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) 
for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, 
established by section 1704 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities des-
ignated as combined Federal medical facilities as described 
by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 
122 Stat. 4500). 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 223. Of the amounts available in this title for 
‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 
Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, a 
minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the DOD– 
VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by 
section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, to remain 
available until expended, for any purpose authorized by sec-
tion 8111 of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 224. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall no-
tify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project
that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the pro-
grammed amount of the project, whichever is less: Provided, 
That such notification shall occur within 14 days of a con-
tract identifying the programmed amount: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to 
the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the an-
ticipated use of such savings. 
SEC. 225. None of the funds made available for ‘‘Con-
struction, Major Projects’’ may be used for a project in ex-
cess of the scope specified for that project in the original 
justification data provided to the Congress as part of the 
request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs receives approval from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 226. Of the funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2017 for ‘‘Medical Support 
and Compliance’’, a maximum of $40,000,000 may be obli-
gated from the ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ account 
for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record inter-
operability projects: Provided, That funds in addition to 
these amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution and 
electronic health record interoperability projects upon writ-
ten notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
SEC. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pro-
vide written notification to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organiza-
tional changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more 
full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to another. 
SEC. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pro-
vide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress notification of any single 
national outreach and awareness marketing campaign in 
which obligations exceed $2,000,000. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 229. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon de-
termination that such action is necessary to address needs 
of the Veterans Health Administration, may transfer to the 
‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary appropria-
tions made available for fiscal year 2017 in this title (except 
appropriations made to the ‘‘General Operating Expenses, 
Veterans Benefits Administration’’ account) or any discre-
tionary unobligated balances within the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal year 
2017, that were provided in advance by appropriations 
Acts: Provided, That transfers shall be made only with the 
approval of the Office of Management and Budget: Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided in this section
is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by 
law: Provided further, That no amounts may be transferred 
from amounts that were designated by Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on 
the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That such authority 
to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, 
based on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for 
which originally appropriated and in no case where the 
item for which funds are requested has been denied by Con-
gress: Provided further, That, upon determination that all 
or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are 
not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that 
appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes 
as originally appropriated: Provided further, 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 receive approval of that request. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 230. Amounts made available for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2017, under the ‘‘Board 
of Veterans Appeals’’ and the ‘‘General Operating Expenses, 
Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts may be trans-
ferred between such accounts: Provided, That before a trans-
fer 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 
receive approval from such Committees for such request. 
SEC. 231. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 
reprogram funds among major construction projects or pro-
grams if such instance of reprogramming will exceed 
$5,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 232. Of the unobligated balances available within 
the ‘‘DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund’’, 
$30,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
(RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 233. Of the discretionary funds made available 
in Public Law 114–113 for the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs for fiscal year 2017, $266,760,000 are rescinded from 
‘‘Medical Services’’, $52,031,000 are rescinded from ‘‘Med-
ical Support and Compliance’’, and $18,591,000 are re-
scinded from ‘‘Medical Facilities’’. 
SEC. 234. The amounts otherwise made available by 
this Act for the following accounts of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs are hereby reduced by the following amounts: 
(1) ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—Medical 
and Prosthetic Research’’, $4,004,000.
(2) 
‘‘National 
Cemetery 
Administration’’, 
$1,464,000. 
(3) 
‘‘Departmental 
Administration—General 
Administration’’, $1,250,000. 
(4) ‘‘Departmental Administration—Board of 
Veterans Appeals’’, $1,214,000. 
(5) 
‘‘Departmental 
Administration—General 
Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra-
tion’’, $24,849,000. 
(6) ‘‘Departmental Administration—Informa-
tion Technology Systems’’, $12,535,000. 
(7) ‘‘Departmental Administration—Office of 
Inspector General’’, $1,302,000. 
SEC. 235. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall en-
sure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section 1720F(h) 
of title 38, United States Code— 
(1) provides to individuals who contact the hot-
line immediate assistance from a trained professional; 
and 
(2) adheres to all requirements of the American 
Association of Suicidology. 
SEC. 236. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
treat a marriage and family therapist described in sub-
section (b) as qualified to serve as a marriage and family 
therapist in the Department of Veterans Affairs, regardless
of any requirements established by the Commission on Ac-
creditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education. 
(b) A marriage and family therapist described in this 
subsection is a therapist who meets each of the following 
criteria: 
(1) Has a masters or higher degree in marriage 
and family therapy, or a related field, from a region-
ally accredited program. 
(2) Is licensed as a marriage and family thera-
pist in a State (as defined in section 101(20) of title 
38, United States Code) and possesses the highest level 
of licensure offered from the State. 
(3) Has passed the Association of Marital and 
Family Therapy Regulatory Board Examination in 
Marital and Family Therapy. 
SEC. 237. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
pay a performance award under section 5384 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 238. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to end, suspend, or relocate hospital-based 
services with respect to a health care facility of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs that is—
(1) the subject of an environmental impact state-
ment in accordance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(2) designated as a National Historic Landmark 
by the National Park Service; and 
(3) located in a highly rural area. 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of 
the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the 
acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; 
purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national 
cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and 
its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage 
space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replace-
ment basis only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not 
to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representation 
expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
countries, when required by law of such countries, 
$75,100,000, to remain available until expended. 
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of 
the American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as
may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for 
purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 36, United 
States Code. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS 
CLAIMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United 
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized 
by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States 
Code, $30,945,000: Provided, That $2,500,000 shall be 
available for the purpose of providing financial assistance 
as described, and in accordance with the process and report-
ing procedures set forth, under this heading in Public Law 
102–229. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, 
and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Sol-
diers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including 
the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for replace-
ment on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed $1,000 
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses, 
$70,800,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2019. In addition, such
sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs 
and replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease of Depart-
ment of Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies’’ ac-
count. 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
TRUST FUND 
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the 
Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to 
be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home Trust Fund, $64,300,000, of which $1,000,000 
shall remain available until expended for construction and 
renovation of the physical plants at the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the 
Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi: 
Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading from funds available in the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home Trust Fund, $22,000,000 shall be paid from 
the general fund of the Treasury to the Trust Fund. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. Funds appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Ex-
penses, Army’’, may be provided to Arlington County, Vir-
ginia, for the relocation of the federally owned water main
at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land 
available for ground burials. 
SEC. 302. Amounts deposited into the special account 
established under 10 U.S.C. 4727 are appropriated and 
shall be available until expended to support activities at 
the Army National Military Cemeteries. 
TITLE IV 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army’’, $18,900,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, for projects outside of the United States: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $59,809,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021, for projects outside of the United 
States: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air Force’’ $88,291,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, for projects outside of the United States: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Defense-Wide’’, $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, for projects outside of the United States: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 502. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, when
it is made known to the Federal entity or official to which 
the funds are made available that the program, project, or 
activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating 
to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, 
or unfunded mandates. 
SEC. 503. All departments and agencies funded under 
this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing 
statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 
‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the conduct 
of their business practices and public service activities. 
SEC. 504. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and noti-
fications required by this Act shall be submitted to the Sub-
committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on 
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related 
Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
SEC. 505. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government except pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 
in, this or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 506. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for a project or program named for an
individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Com-
missioner of the United States House of Representatives. 
SEC. 507. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
post on the public Web site of that agency any report re-
quired to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other 
Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that 
it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report compromises 
national security; or 
(2) the report contains confidential or propri-
etary information. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 
do so only after such report has been made available to the 
requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 
than 45 days. 
SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer net-
work unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, 
and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
SEC. 509. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by an agency of the executive branch to 
pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency in 
contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or services, 
including construction services, where the contractor has 
not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Defense or the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new light 
duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet 
inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memo-
randum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 
SEC. 512. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Defense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or 
expand any facility in the United States, its territories, or 
possessions to house any individual detained at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba, for the pur-
poses of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under 
the control of the Department of Defense.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba, and who— 
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 
member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the effective 
control of the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 513. Unobligated balances of amounts appro-
priated under title VI of the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2015 (division G of Public Law 113–235) 
and title IX of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 
(division J of Public Law 113–235) shall also be available 
for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to Zika virus, domestically and internationally: Provided, 
That such amounts are designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, except that such amounts shall be available only 
if the President subsequently so designates such amounts 
and transmits such designation to the Congress. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 514. The amount by which the applicable alloca-
tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec-
tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 exceeds 
the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0. 
SEC. 515. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to propose, plan for, or execute a new or 
additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. 
SEC. 516. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract with any offeror 
or any of its principals if the offeror certifies, as required 
by Federal Acquisition Regulation, that the offeror or any 
of its principals— 
(1) within a 3-year period preceding this offer 
has been convicted of or had a civil judgment ren-
dered against it for: commission of fraud or a crimi-
nal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting 
to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or 
local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or 
State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of 
offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery,
bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making 
false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal crimi-
nal tax laws, or receiving stolen property; 
(2) are presently indicted for, or otherwise crimi-
nally or civilly charged by a governmental entity 
with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated 
above in paragraph (1); or 
(3) within a 3-year period preceding this offer, 
has been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in 
an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the liability 
remains unsatisfied. 
SEC. 517. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the Veterans Experience Office. 
SEC. 518. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to— 
(1) carry out the memorandum from the Vet-
erans Benefit Administration known as Fast Letter 
13–10, issued on May 20, 2013; or 
(2) create or maintain any patient record-keep-
ing system other than those currently approved by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office in 
Washington, D.C. 
SEC. 519. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Veterans 
Health Administration—Medical Services’’ for grants to 
States under subchapter III of chapter 81 of title 38, United
States Code, to expand, remodel, or alter existing buildings 
for furnishing nursing home care to veterans in State homes 
that are former nursing home facilities of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, as authorized by section 8133 of such 
subchapter, there is hereby appropriated, and the amount 
otherwise provided by this Act for ‘‘Departmental Adminis-
tration—General Administration’’ is hereby reduced by, 
$10,000,000. 
(b) None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
prioritization requirements in paragraphs (1)(C) or (2) 
through (5) of section 8135(c) of title 38, United States 
Code, with respect to the appropriation in subsection (a). 
SEC. 520. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of sections 575.106 or 
575.206 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 521. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
contravention of subchapter III of chapter 20 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 522. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to enforce VA Adjudication Procedure 
Manual M21–1, Part IV, Subpart II, Chapter 1, Section 
H, Topic 28.h related to Developing Claims Based on Serv-
ice Aboard Ships Offshore the RVN.
SEC. 523. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Vet-
erans Health Administration directive 2011–004 (or direc-
tive of the same substance) with respect to the prohibition 
on ‘‘VA providers from completing forms seeking rec-
ommendations or opinions regarding a Veteran’s participa-
tion in a State marijuana program’’. 
SEC. 524. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to modify a military installation in the 
United States, including construction or modification of a 
facility on a military installation, to provide temporary 
housing for unaccompanied alien children. 
SEC. 525. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement section 8(d)(2) of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration 
Directive 3220 of November 22, 2005. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2017’’. 
DIVISION B—ZIKA RESPONSE 
APPROPRIATIONS 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘CDC-Wide Activities 
and Program Support’’, $170,000,000, which shall become 
available upon enactment of this Act and remain available 
until September 30, 2016, to prevent, prepare for, and re-
spond to Zika virus, domestically and internationally: Pro-
vided, That products purchased with such funds may, at 
the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under 
section 319F–2 of the Public Health Service (‘‘PHS’’) Act: 
Provided further, That such funds may be used for purchase 
and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries: 
Provided further, That the provisions of section 317S of the 
PHS Act shall apply to the use of funds appropriated in 
this paragraph as determined by the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (‘‘CDC’’) to be appro-
priate: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
paragraph may be transferred by the Director of CDC to 
other accounts of the CDC for the purposes provided in this 
paragraph: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, up to $50,000,000 may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion—Maternal and Child Health’’ for an additional 
amount for the Maternal and Child Health Services Block 
Grant Program only for the following activities related to 
patient care associated with the Zika virus: prenatal care, 
delivery care, postpartum care, newborn health assessments, 
and care for infants with special health care needs: Pro-
vided further, That such transfer authority is in addition 
to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided 
further, That such transferred funds may be awarded not-
withstanding section 502 of the Social Security Act: Pro-
vided further, That such transferred funds may be awarded 
for special projects of regional and national significance to 
States, Puerto Rico, other Territories, Indian Tribes, Tribal 
Organizations and Urban Indian Organizations authorized 
under title V of such Act: Provided further, That no funding 
provided by a grant from funds in the fifth proviso may 
be used to make a grant to any other organization or indi-
vidual.
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS 
DISEASES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of 
Allergy and Infectious Diseases’’, $230,000,000, which shall 
become available upon enactment of this Act and remain 
available until September 30, 2016, for preclinical and 
clinical development of vaccines for the Zika virus: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be transferred by the Director 
of the National Institutes of Health (‘‘NIH’’) to other ac-
counts of the NIH for the purposes provided in this para-
graph: Provided further, That such transfer authority is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, except that such amount shall 
be available only if the President subsequently so designates 
such amount and transmits such designation to the Con-
gress.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So-
cial Services Emergency Fund’’, $103,000,000, which shall 
become available upon enactment of this Act and remain 
available until September 30, 2016, to develop necessary 
countermeasures and vaccines, including the development 
and purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, nec-
essary medical supplies, and administrative activities to re-
spond to Zika virus, domestically and internationally: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be 
used to procure security countermeasures (as defined in sec-
tion 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act): Provided further, 
That paragraphs (1) and (7)(C) of subsection (c) of section 
319F–2 of the PHS Act, but no other provisions of such 
section, shall apply to such security countermeasures pro-
cured with funds appropriated in this paragraph: Provided 
further, That products purchased with funds appropriated 
in this paragraph may, at the discretion of the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Stra-
tegic National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the PHS 
Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
paragraph may be transferred to the fund authorized by 
section 319F–4 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
except that such amount shall be available only if the Presi-
dent subsequently so designates such amount and transmits 
such designation to the Congress. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 101. Funds appropriated by this title shall only 
be available for obligation if the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
in writing at least 15 days in advance of such obligation: 
Provided, That the requirement of this section may be 
waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to 
human health or welfare: Provided further, That in case 
of any such waiver, notification to such Committees shall 
be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later 
than 3 days after taking the action to which such notifica-
tion requirement was applicable: Provided further, That 
any notification provided pursuant to such a waiver shall 
contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances. 
REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 102. Not later than 30 days after enactment of 
this Act the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a consolidated
report on the proposed uses of funds appropriated by this 
title for which the obligation of funds is anticipated: Pro-
vided, That such report shall be updated and submitted to 
such Committees every 30 days until all funds have been 
fully expended. 
OVERSIGHT 
SEC. 103. Of the funds appropriated by this title under 
the heading ‘‘Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’’, 
up to— 
(1) $500,000 shall be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds available under the heading ‘‘Office of In-
spector General’’, and shall remain available until ex-
pended, for oversight of activities supported with 
funds appropriated by this title: Provided, That the 
transfer authority provided by this paragraph is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided by 
law; and 
(2) $500,000 shall be made available to the 
Comptroller General of the United States, and shall 
remain available until expended, for oversight of ac-
tivities supported with funds appropriated by the 
title: Provided, That the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations prior to obligating such funds.
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Con-
sular Programs’’, $9,100,000, which shall become available 
upon enactment of this Act and remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to support the cost 
of medical evacuations and other response efforts related to 
the Zika virus and health conditions directly associated 
with the Zika virus: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, except that such 
amount shall be available only if the President subsequently 
so designates such amount and transmits such designation 
to the Congress. 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 
$10,000,000, which shall become available upon enactment 
of this Act and remain available until September 30, 2016, 
for necessary expenses to support response efforts related to
the Zika virus and health conditions directly associated 
with the Zika virus: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, except that such 
amount shall be available only if the President subsequently 
so designates such amount and transmits such designation 
to the Congress. 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’, $100,000,000, which shall become available upon 
enactment of this Act and remain available until September 
30, 2016, for vector control activities to prevent, prepare 
for, and respond to the Zika virus internationally. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
TRANSFER AUTHORITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this title 
under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, 
up to— 
(1) $1,350,000 may be made available for med-
ical evacuation costs of any other department or 
agency of the United States under Chief of Mission
authority and may be transferred to any other appro-
priation of such department or agency for such costs; 
and 
(2) $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds available under the heading 
‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Serv-
ice’’. 
(b) The transfer authorities provided by this section 
are in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
by law. 
(c) Any amount transferred pursuant to this section 
is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, except that 
such amount shall be available only if the President subse-
quently so designates such amount and transmits such des-
ignation to Congress. 
(d) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds 
transferred pursuant to the authorities provided by this sec-
tion are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may 
be transferred back to such appropriation. 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 202. Funds appropriated by this title shall only 
be available for obligation if the Secretary of State or the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, as appropriate, notifies the Commit-
tees on Appropriations in writing at least 15 days in ad-
vance of such obligation: Provided, That the requirement 
of this section may be waived if failure to do so would pose 
a substantial risk to human health or welfare: Provided fur-
ther, That in case of any such waiver, notification to such 
Committees shall be provided as early as practicable, but 
in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to 
which such notification requirement was applicable: Pro-
vided further, That any notification provided pursuant to 
such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emer-
gency circumstances. 
REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 203. Not later than 30 days after enactment of 
this Act the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions a consolidated report on the proposed uses of funds 
appropriated by this title for which the obligation of funds 
is anticipated: Provided, That such report shall be updated 
and submitted to such Committees every 30 days until all 
funds have been fully expended. 
OVERSIGHT 
SEC. 204. Of the funds appropriated by this title under 
the heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, up to—
(1) $500,000 shall be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds available under the heading ‘‘United 
States Agency for International Development, Funds 
Appropriated to the President, Office of Inspector 
General’’, and shall remain available until expended, 
for oversight of activities supported with funds appro-
priated by this title: Provided, That the transfer au-
thority provided by this paragraph is in addition to 
any other transfer authority provided by law; and 
(2) $500,000 shall be made available to the 
Comptroller General of the United States, and shall 
remain available until expended, for oversight of ac-
tivities supported with funds appropriated by this 
title: Provided, That the Secretary of State and the 
Comptroller General shall consult with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds. 
TITLE III 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. (a) Of the unobligated balances of amounts 
appropriated under title VI of the Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (division G of Public 
Law 113–235) and title IX of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 
2015 
(division 
J 
of 
Public 
Law 
113–235), 
$352,100,000 are rescinded: Provided, That after consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget (OMB Director) shall determine the ac-
counts and amounts from which the rescission is to be de-
rived and apply the rescission made pursuant to this sub-
section: Provided further, That not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this Act, the OMB Director shall transmit a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the 
amounts rescinded pursuant to this section by agency, ac-
count, program, project, and activity. 
(b) Of the unobligated balances available in the Non-
recurring expenses fund established in section 223 of divi-
sion G of Public Law 110–161 (42 U.S.C. 3514a) from any 
fiscal year, including amounts transferred to the Non-
recurring expenses fund under that section before, on, or 
after the date of enactment of this Act, $270,000,000 are 
rescinded. 
SEC. 302. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, 
the additional amounts appropriated pursuant to this Act 
for fiscal year 2016 are subject to the requirements for funds 
contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 
(Public Law 114–113).
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Zika Response Ap-
propriations Act, 2016’’. 
DIVISION C—ZIKA VECTOR CONTROL 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Zika Vector Control 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES. 
Section 3(f) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(f)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
section 402(s) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act, the Administrator or a State may 
not require a permit under such Act for a dis-
charge from a point source into navigable waters 
of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, or 
use under this Act, or the residue of such a pes-
ticide, resulting from the application of such pes-
ticide. 
‘‘(B) SUNSET.—This paragraph shall cease 
to be effective on September 30, 2018.’’.
SEC. 3. DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES. 
Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(s) DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.— 
‘‘(1) NO PERMIT REQUIREMENT.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), a permit shall not be re-
quired by the Administrator or a State under this Act 
for a discharge from a point source into navigable 
waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, 
or use under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act, or the residue of such a pesticide, re-
sulting from the application of such pesticide. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to the following discharges of a pesticide or pes-
ticide residue: 
‘‘(A) A discharge resulting from the appli-
cation of a pesticide in violation of a provision 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act that is relevant to protecting 
water quality, if— 
‘‘(i) the discharge would not have oc-
curred but for the violation; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount of pesticide or pes-
ticide residue in the discharge is greater
than would have occurred without the viola-
tion. 
‘‘(B) Stormwater discharges subject to regu-
lation under subsection (p). 
‘‘(C) The following discharges subject to reg-
ulation under this section: 
‘‘(i) Manufacturing or industrial efflu-
ent. 
‘‘(ii) Treatment works effluent. 
‘‘(iii) Discharges incidental to the nor-
mal operation of a vessel, including a dis-
charge resulting from ballasting operations 
or vessel biofouling prevention. 
‘‘(3) SUNSET.—This subsection shall cease to be 
effective on September 30, 2018.’’. 
Attest: 
Clerk.