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Assistance Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health 
and dental care. The Secretary shall require participating veterans 
and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regulations, 
as established by the Secretary. The term ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall 
mean those lands sited within the external boundaries of the Alaska 
Native regions specified in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement 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 bound-
aries of the municipality of Anchorage, the Fairbanks North Star 
Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna 
Borough. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to section 8118 
of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the ‘‘Construc-
tion, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, 
to remain available until expended for the purposes of these 
accounts. 
SEC. 218. 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 Net-
works. 
SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 
quarterly report on the financial status of the Veterans Health 
Administration. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Medical Serv-
ices’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Gen-
eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘Gen-
eral Administration’’, and ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ 
accounts for fiscal year 2014 may be transferred to or from the 
‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ account: 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 an approval 
is issued. 
SEC. 221. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act or any other Act for the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with: 
(1) section 842 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban 
Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Inde-
pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 
119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 222. Of the amounts made available to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2014, in this Act or any other 
Act, under the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ account for nonrecurring mainte-
nance, not more than 20 percent of the funds made available 
shall be obligated during the last 2 months of that fiscal year: 
Provided, That the Secretary may waive this requirement after
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providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 223. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2014 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, 
‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Construc-
tion, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’, up 
to $254,257,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the 
Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical 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 Dem-
onstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 224. Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical 
Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United 
States Code, for healthcare provided at 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) 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 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations 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). 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 225. Of the amounts available in this title for ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facili-
ties’’, 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 section 8111 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 226. (a) Of the funds appropriated in division E of Public 
Law 113–6, the following amounts which became available on 
October 1, 2013, are hereby rescinded from the following accounts 
in the amounts specified:
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(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services’’, 
$1,400,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and 
Compliance’’, $150,000,000. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities’’, 
$250,000,000. 
(b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, 
an additional amount is appropriated to the following accounts 
in the amounts specified to remain available until September 30, 
2015: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services’’, 
$1,400,000,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and 
Compliance’’, $100,000,000. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities’’, 
$250,000,000. 
SEC. 227. The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress of all bid savings in major construction projects that 
total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount 
of the project, whichever is less: Provided, That such notification 
shall occur within 14 days of a contract identifying the programmed 
amount: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days 
prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the 
anticipated use of such savings. 
SEC. 228. The scope of work for a project included in ‘‘Construc-
tion, Major Projects’’ may not be increased above the scope specified 
for that project in the original justification data provided to the 
Congress as part of the request for appropriations. 
SEC. 229. The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
shall provide 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. 
SEC. 230. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 
quarterly report that contains the following information from each 
Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office: (1) the average 
time to complete a disability compensation claim; (2) the number 
of claims pending more than 125 days; (3) error rates; (4) the 
number of claims personnel; (5) any corrective action taken within 
the quarter to address poor performance; (6) training programs 
undertaken; and (7) the number and results of Quality Review 
Team audits: Provided, That each quarterly report shall be sub-
mitted no later than 30 days after the end of the respective quarter. 
SEC. 231. The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a reprogramming request 
if at any point during fiscal year 2014, the funding allocated for 
a medical care initiative identified in the fiscal year 2014 expendi-
ture plan is adjusted by more than $25,000,000 from the allocation 
shown in the corresponding congressional budget justification. Such 
a reprogramming request may go forward only if the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve the request 
or if a period of 14 days has elapsed. 
SEC. 232. Of the funds provided to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 2014 for ‘‘Medical Services’’ and ‘‘Medical
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Support and Compliance’’, a maximum of $1,139,000 may be obli-
gated from the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account and a maximum of 
$69,804,000 may be obligated from the ‘‘Medical Support and 
Compliance’’ account for the VistA Evolution and electronic health 
record interoperability projects: Provided, That funds in addition 
to these amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution and 
electronic health record interoperability projects upon written 
notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 233. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide writ-
ten notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress 15 days prior to organizational 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. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 234. Of the unobligated balances available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs from prior year discretionary appropria-
tions (other than appropriations designated by law as being for 
an emergency requirement) $182,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
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 monu-
ments outside of the United States and its territories and posses-
sions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase 
(one-for-one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
countries, when required by law of such countries, $63,200,000, 
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 author-
ized 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, $35,408,000: 
Provided, That $2,500,000 shall be available for the purpose of
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providing financial assistance as described, and in accordance with 
the process and reporting 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 Soldiers’ and 
Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including the purchase or lease 
of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one basis 
only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $65,800,000, of which not to exceed $7,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2015. In addition, such sums 
as may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and replace-
ment, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease of Department of Defense 
Real Property for Defense Agencies’’ account. 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
TRUST FUND 
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 
Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds available in 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $67,800,000, of 
which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
construction and renovation of the physical plants at the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 301. Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 
‘‘Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army’’, may 
be provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of 
the federally owned water main at Arlington National Cemetery, 
making additional land available for ground burials. 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. 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. 402. 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. 403. No part of any funds appropriated in this Act shall 
be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for
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normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for pub-
licity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution, 
or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, 
or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation 
pending before Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 
SEC. 404. 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’’ tech-
nologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices 
and public service activities. 
SEC. 405. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications 
required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee 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. 406. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made 
by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other appropria-
tions Act. 
SEC. 407. 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 Commissioner of the United 
States House of Representatives. 
SEC. 408. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public 
Web site of that agency any report required 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 proprietary informa-
tion. 
(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. 409. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 
of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 410. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be distributed to the Association of Community Organizations for 
Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries or successors. 
SEC. 411. 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. 412. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this
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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 purposes 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. 413. 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. 414. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, 
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a 
loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of 
a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the pre-
ceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the 
conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debar-
ment of the corporation and has made a determination that this 
further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Govern-
ment. 
SEC. 415. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, 
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a 
loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid 
Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial 
and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 
and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an 
agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax 
liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax 
liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment 
of the corporation and has made a determination that this further 
action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 
SEC. 416. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the Department of Defense or the Department of Vet-
erans 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 Memorandum—Federal Fleet Perform-
ance, dated May 24, 2011. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014’’.
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DIVISION K—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPER-
ATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2014 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 
Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $6,605,701,000, of which 
$710,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2015, and 
of which up to $1,867,251,000 may remain available until expended 
for Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds made avail-
able under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with para-
graphs (1) through (4) as follows: 
(1) HUMAN
RESOURCES.—For necessary expenses for 
training, human resources management, and salaries, including 
employment without regard to civil service and classification 
laws of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), 
as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information 
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, $2,360,312,000, of which 
not less than $131,713,000 shall be available only for public 
diplomacy American salaries, and up to $255,866,000 is for 
Worldwide Security Protection. 
(2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses for the 
regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas 
activities as authorized by law, $1,760,255,000, of which not 
less than $369,589,000 shall be available only for public diplo-
macy international information programs. 
(3) DIPLOMATIC
POLICY
AND
SUPPORT.—For necessary 
expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, 
including representation to certain international organizations 
in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties 
ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or 
specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms 
control, nonproliferation and disarmament activities as author-
ized, $769,534,000. 
(4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses for secu-
rity activities, $1,715,600,000, of which up to $1,611,385,000 
is for Worldwide Security Protection. 
(5) FEES
AND
PAYMENTS
COLLECTED.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise made available under this heading— 
(A) not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from 
fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or 
use of facilities located at the International Center in 
accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act, 
and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, 
$520,150, to be derived from the reserve authorized by 
that section, to be used for the purposes set out in that 
section;
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(B) as authorized by section 810 of the United States 
Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 
credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 
received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, 
and publication programs and from fees from educational 
advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; 
and 
(C) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from 
reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair 
House facilities. 
(6) TRANSFER, REPROGRAMMING, AND OTHER MATTERS.— 
(A) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, funds 
may be reprogrammed within and between paragraphs (1) 
through (4) under this heading subject to section 7015 
of this Act. 
(B) Of the amount made available under this heading, 
not to exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
Service’’, to be available only for emergency evacuations 
and rewards, as authorized. 
(C) Funds appropriated under this heading are avail-
able for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to 31 
U.S.C. 1108(g), for the field examination of programs and 
activities in the United States funded from any account 
contained in this title. 
(D) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, up 
to $34,000,000, to remain available until expended, may 
be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made 
available under the heading ‘‘Conflict Stabilization Oper-
ations’’ in title I of prior acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs. 
(E) None of the funds appropriated under this heading 
may be used for the preservation of religious sites unless 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such sites are histori-
cally, artistically, or culturally significant, that the purpose 
of the project is neither to advance nor to inhibit the 
free exercise of religion, and that the project is in the 
national interest of the United States. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, 
$76,900,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized: 
Provided, That section 135(e) of Public Law 103–236 shall not 
apply to funds available under this heading. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
$69,406,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465), as it relates to post 
inspections: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this