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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
2005 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 
Closure Account 2005, established by section 2906A(a)(1) 
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
(10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $126,697,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Department of Defense 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress 14 days prior to obligating an amount 
for a construction project that exceeds or reduces the 
amount identified for that project in the most recently 
submitted budget request for this account by 20 percent 
or $2,000,000, whichever is less: Provided further, That 
the previous proviso shall not apply to projects costing less 
than $5,000,000, except for those projects not previously 
identified in any budget submission for this account and 
exceeding the minor construction threshold under section 
2805 of title 10, United States Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a- 
fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 
exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, 
except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 
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the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there-
for. 
SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for con-
struction shall be available for hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles. 
SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for con-
struction may be used for advances to the Federal High-
way Administration, Department of Transportation, for 
the construction of access roads as authorized by section 
210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects author-
ized therein are certified as important to the national de-
fense by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to begin construction of new bases in 
the United States for which specific appropriations have 
not been made. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements 
in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by 
the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi-
neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina-
tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 
by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 
General; (3) where the estimated value is less than 
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$25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary 
of Defense to be in the public interest. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site 
preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, 
except housing for which funds have been made available 
in annual Acts making appropriations for military con-
struction. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 
title for minor construction may be used to transfer or 
relocate any activity from one base or installation to an-
other, without prior notification to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used for the procurement of steel for any con-
struction project or activity for which American steel pro-
ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied 
the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military construction or family hous-
ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 
property taxes in any foreign nation. 
SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 
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without prior notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 
estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for 
projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 
bordering the Arabian Sea, 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 Sea, may be 
used to award any contract estimated by the Government 
to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided, 
That this section shall not be applicable to contract 
awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 
of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest respon-
sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 
than 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall 
not apply to contract awards for military construction on 
Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re-
sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 
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SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the 
appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, in-
cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and 
scope of any proposed military exercise involving United 
States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts 
expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, 
are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 
SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 
for construction authorized for each such military depart-
ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 
current session of Congress. 
SEC. 115. Not more than 20 percent of the funds 
made available in this title which are limited for obligation 
during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during 
the last 2 months of the fiscal year. 
SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing 
projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex-
pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 
be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec-
tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 
and on subsequent claims, if any. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds made available to a military department 
or defense agency for the construction of military projects 
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may be obligated for a military construction project or 
contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, 
at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after 
the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made 
available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are 
obligated from funds available for military construction 
projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated 
for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of 
such project is increased pursuant to law. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, proceeds depos-
ited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 
established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authoriza-
tion Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
(10 U.S.C. 2687 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) 
of such Act, may be transferred to the account established 
by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to be 
merged with, and to be available for the same purposes 
and the same time period as that account. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 119. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 
14 days for a notification provided in an electronic me-
dium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 
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United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 
may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 
transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family 
Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 
for construction in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be 
merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 
directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of Defense 
Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 
from amounts appropriated for construction of military 
unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ ac-
counts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
purposes and for the same period of time as amounts ap-
propriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropria-
tions made available to the Funds shall be available to 
cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 
guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 
to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 
10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 
of acquiring and improving military family housing, mili-
tary unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 120. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
transferred from the accounts established by sections 
2906(a)(1) and 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to 
the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstra-
tion Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the 
Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 
U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be 
merged with and be available for the same purposes and 
for the same time period as the fund to which transferred. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available in this title for operation and 
maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 
source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 
housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 
Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit may be 
spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen-
eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica-
tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic 
medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 
United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact 
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notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded 
solely due to costs associated with environmental remedi-
ation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 
of the budget submission: Provided further, That the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report an-
nually to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance ex-
penditures for each individual general or flag officer quar-
ters for the prior fiscal year. 
SEC. 122. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im-
provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec-
tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro-
priated and shall be available until expended for the pur-
poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 
transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds made available in this 
title, or in any Act making appropriations for military con-
struction which remain available for obligation, may be ob-
ligated or expended to carry out a military construction, 
land acquisition, or family housing project at or for a mili-
tary installation approved for closure, or at a military in-
stallation for the purposes of supporting a function that 
has been approved for realignment to another installation, 
in 2005 under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101– 
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510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), unless such a project at a mili-
tary installation approved for realignment will support a 
continuing mission or function at that installation or a 
new mission or function that is planned for that installa-
tion, or unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the 
cost to the United States of carrying out such project 
would be less than the cost to the United States of cancel-
ling such project, or if the project is at an active compo-
nent base that shall be established as an enclave or in the 
case of projects having multi-agency use, that another 
Government agency has indicated it will assume ownership 
of the completed project. The Secretary of Defense may 
not transfer funds made available as a result of this limi-
tation from any military construction project, land acquisi-
tion, or family housing project to another account or use 
such funds for another purpose or project without the 
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress. This section shall not apply to 
military construction projects, land acquisition, or family 
housing projects for which the project is vital to the na-
tional security or the protection of health, safety, or envi-
ronmental quality: Provided, That the Secretary of De-
fense shall notify the congressional defense committees 
within seven days of a decision to carry out such a military 
construction project. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 124. During the 5-year period after appropria-
tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 
for military construction and family housing operation and 
maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 
upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 
necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 
authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga-
tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap-
propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 
may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 
with and to be available for the same time period and for 
the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans-
ferred. 
SEC. 125. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense to take bene-
ficial occupancy of more than 2,500 parking spaces (other 
than handicap-reserved spaces) to be provided by the 
BRAC 133 project: Provided, That this limitation may be 
waived in part if: (1) the Secretary of Defense certifies 
to Congress that levels of service at existing intersections 
in the vicinity of the project have not experienced failing 
levels of service as defined by the Transportation Research 
Board Highway Capacity Manual over a consecutive 90- 
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day period; (2) the Department of Defense and the Vir-
ginia Department of Transportation agree on the number 
of additional parking spaces that may be made available 
to employees of the facility subject to continued 90-day 
traffic monitoring; and (3) the Secretary of Defense noti-
fies the congressional defense committees in writing at 
least 14 days prior to exercising this waiver of the number 
of additional parking spaces to be made available. 
SEC. 126. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for any action that relates to or promotes 
the expansion of the boundaries or size of the Pinon Can-
yon Maneuver Site, Colorado. 
SEC. 127. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available in an account funded under the headings in this 
title may be transferred among projects and activities 
within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 
guidelines for military construction and family housing 
construction contained in Department of Defense Finan-
cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chap-
ter 7, of February 2009, as in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 128. (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— 
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(1) performs a testing mission or function that 
is not performed by any other unit in the Army and 
is specifically stipulated in title 10, United States 
Code; and 
(2) is located at a military installation at which 
the total number of civilian employees of the Depart-
ment of the Army and Army contractor personnel 
employed exceeds 10 percent of the total number of 
members of the regular and reserve components of 
the Army assigned to the installation. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 
the Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that in proposing the relocation of the 
unit of the Army, the Secretary complied with Army Regu-
lation 5–10 relating to the policy, procedures, and respon-
sibilities for Army stationing actions. 
SEC. 129. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available to the Department 
of Defense for military construction in this or any other 
Act, may be obligated or expended for planning and design 
and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme-
tery. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 130. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, from prior appro-
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priations Acts, $20,000,000 are hereby cancelled: Pro-
vided, That no amounts may be cancelled from amounts 
that were designated by Congress as an emergency re-
quirement or for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution 
on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 131. Of the unobligated balances available for 
‘‘Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005’’, 
from prior appropriations Acts, $132,513,000 are hereby 
cancelled: Provided, That no amounts may be cancelled 
from amounts that were designated by Congress as an 
emergency requirement or for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to the Concur-
rent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 132. Of the proceeds credited to the Depart-
ment of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund pur-
suant to subsection (c)(1)(C) of section 2883 of title 10, 
United States Code, from a Department of Navy land con-
veyance, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer 
$10,500,000 to the Secretary of the Navy under para-
graph (3) of subsection (d) of such section for use by the 
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Secretary of the Navy as provided in paragraph (1) of 
such subsection until expended. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on 
behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability ex-
aminations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 
13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; 
pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 
by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United 
States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitle-
ment Program for Survivors, emergency and other offi-
cers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certifi-
cates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insur-
ance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV 
of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sec-
tions 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 
53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, 
$60,599,855,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $9,204,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to 
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‘‘General operating expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis-
tration’’, ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, and ‘‘Infor-
mation technology systems’’ for necessary expenses in im-
plementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of 
title 38, United States Code, the funding source for which 
is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and pen-
sions’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such sums as 
may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall 
be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical care collections fund’’ to aug-
ment the funding of individual medical facilities for nurs-
ing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chap-
ters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 
61 of title 38, United States Code, and for the payment 
of benefits under the Veterans Retraining Assistance Pro-
gram, $12,023,458,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation pro-
gram services and assistance which the Secretary is au-
thorized to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 
of title 38, United States Code, other than under para-
graphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be 
charged to this account. 
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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, $104,600,000, to remain available until expended. 
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as 
authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of 
title 38, United States Code: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2013, 
within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in 
gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe-
cially adapted housing loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $157,814,000. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $19,000, as authorized 
by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, 
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 
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made available under this heading are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $2,729,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $346,000, 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, $1,089,000. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 
by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
veterans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 
under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 
medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, 
food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare em-
ployees 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 
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caregivers as authorized by section 1720G of title 38, 
United States Code, loan repayments authorized by sec-
tion 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 med-
ical services authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United 
States Code; $155,000,000, which shall be in addition to 
funds previously appropriated under this heading that be-
come available on October 1, 2012; and in addition, 
$43,557,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become 
available on October 1, 2013, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2014: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical 
treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabil-
ities, lower income, or have special needs: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for 
the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in en-
rollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing 
of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administra-
tion facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written 
prescriptions based on requirements established by the 
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Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation of 
the program described in the previous proviso shall incur 
no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 
For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad-
ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi-
ties; and administrative and legal expenses of the Depart-
ment for collecting and recovering amounts owed the De-
partment as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recov-
ery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.); $6,033,000,000, plus 
reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 
2013, and shall remain available until September 30, 
2014. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, 
and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad-
ministration; for administrative expenses in support of 
planning, design, project management, real property ac-
quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 
any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 
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activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter-
ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos-
pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 
the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate-
rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, 
$4,872,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2013, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2014. 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 
medical and prosthetic research and development as au-
thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 
$582,674,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2014. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad-
ministration for operations and maintenance, not other-
wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there-
for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 
of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper-
ations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alter-
ation or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction 
of the National Cemetery Administration, $258,284,000, 
of which not to exceed $25,828,000 shall remain available 
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until September 30, 2014: Provided, That none of the 
funds under this heading may be used to expand the 
Urban Initiative project beyond those sites outlined in the 
fiscal year 2012 or previous budget submissions or any 
other rural strategy, other than the Rural Initiative in-
cluded in the fiscal year 2013 budget submission, until 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a strat-
egy to serve the burial needs of veterans residing in rural 
and highly rural areas and that strategy has been ap-
proved by the Committees: Provided further, That the 
strategy shall include: (1) A review of previous policies of 
the National Cemetery Administration regarding estab-
lishment of new national cemeteries, including whether the 
guidelines of the Administration for establishing national 
cemetery annexes remain valid; (2) Data identifying the 
number of and geographic areas where rural veterans are 
not currently served by national or existing State ceme-
teries and identification of areas with the largest unserved 
populations, broken down by veterans residing in urban 
versus rural and highly rural; (3) Identification of the 
number of veterans who reside within the 75-mile radius 
of a cemetery that is limited to cremations or of a State 
cemetery which has residency restrictions, as well as an 
examination of how many communities that fall under a 
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75-mile radius have an actual driving distance greater 
than 75 miles; (4) Reassessment of the gaps in service, 
factoring in the above conditions that limit rural and high-
ly rural veteran burial options; (5) An assessment of the 
adequacy of the policy of the Administration on estab-
lishing new cemeteries proposed in the fiscal year 2013 
budget request; (6) Recommendations for an appropriate 
policy on new national cemeteries to serve rural or highly 
rural areas; (7) Development of a national map showing 
the locations and number of all unserved veterans; and 
(8) A time line for the implementation of such strategy 
and cost estimates for using the strategy to establish new 
burial sites in at least five rural or highly rural locations: 
Provided further, That the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall review the strategy to ensure that it 
includes the elements listed above: Provided further, That 
this strategy shall be submitted no later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall issue guide-
lines on committal services held at cemeteries under the 
jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration to 
ensure that: (1) veterans’ families may arrange to hold 
committal services with any religious or secular content 
they desire; (2) the choice by a family of an honor guard 
and the content and presentation of military honors may 
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not be interfered with; and (3) attendance at committal 
services by outside organizations dedicated to the support 
of veterans will not be constrained except at the request 
of family members: Provided further, That the Department 
shall not edit, control, or exercise prior restraints on the 
content of religious speech and expression by speakers at 
events at veterans national cemeteries except as provided 
in section 2413 of title 38, United States Code: Provided 
further, That actions permitted by the foregoing provisos 
shall be subject to compliance with Department security, 
safety, and law enforcement regulations. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 
administrative expenses in support of Department-Wide 
capital planning, management and policy activities, uni-
forms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 
Services Administration for security guard services, 
$424,737,000, of which not to exceed $20,837,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, 
That the Board of Veterans Appeals shall be funded at 
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not less than $86,006,000: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under this heading, such sums as 
may be necessary shall be available to the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to comply with the Department’s energy 
management requirements under section 543(f)(7) of the 
National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
8253(f)(7)): Provided further, That funds provided under 
this heading may be transferred to ‘‘General operating ex-
penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans 
Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, in-
cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement 
of the General Services Administration for security guard 
services, and reimbursement of the Department of De-
fense 
for 
the 
cost 
of 
overseas 
employee 
mail, 
$2,164,074,000: Provided, That expenses for services and 
assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and 
(11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are nec-
essary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum ex-
tent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and 
maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum 
independence in daily living, shall be charged to this ac-
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count: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, not to exceed $113,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2014. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information technology 
systems and telecommunications support, including devel-
opmental information systems and operational information 
systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital 
asset acquisition of information technology systems, in-
cluding management and related contractual costs of said 
acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 
operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, $3,327,444,000, plus reimbursements: Pro-
vided, That $1,021,000,000 shall be for pay and associ-
ated costs, of which not to exceed $30,630,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2014: Provided further, 
That $1,812,045,000 shall be for operations and mainte-
nance, of which not to exceed $126,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2014: Provided further, That 
$494,399,000 shall be for information technology systems 
development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall 
remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts made available for information tech-
nology systems development, modernization, and enhance-
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ment 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 Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 
certification of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obli-
gated and expended for each development project: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available for salaries 
and expenses, operations and maintenance, and informa-
tion technology systems development, modernization, and 
enhancement may be transferred among the three sub-ac-
counts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an 
approval is issued: Provided further, That amounts made 
available for the ‘‘Information technology systems’’ ac-
count for development, modernization, and enhancement 
may be transferred between projects or to newly defined 
projects: Provided further, That no project may be in-
creased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost 
prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer 
and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period 
of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided for information technology systems development, 
modernization, and enhancement for the development of 
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a joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans 
Affairs (DOD–VA) integrated electronic health record 
(iEHR), not more than 25 percent may be obligated until 
the DOD–VA Interagency Program Office submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress, and such Committees approve, a plan for expendi-
ture that: (1) defines the budget and cost baseline for de-
velopment of the integrated Electronic Health Record; (2) 
identifies the deployment timeline for the system for both 
Agencies; (3) breaks out annual and total spending for 
each Department; (4) relays detailed cost-sharing business 
rules; (5) establishes data standardization schedules be-
tween the Departments; (6) has been submitted to the 
Government Accountability Office for review; and (7) com-
plies with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, 
and systems acquisition management practices of the Fed-
eral Government: Provided further, That the funds made 
available under this heading for information technology 
systems development, modernization, and enhancement, 
shall be for the projects, and in the amounts, specified 
under this heading in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act). 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, to include information technology, in carrying out 
the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), $115,000,000, of which $6,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2014. 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 
316, 2404, 2406, and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 
Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, ar-
chitectural and engineering services, construction manage-
ment services, maintenance or guarantee period services 
costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 
under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility 
and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac-
quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 
than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 
38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were 
made available in a previous major project appropriation, 
$532,470,000, of which $502,470,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017, and of which $30,000,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
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$5,000,000 shall be to make reimbursements as provided 
in section 7108 of title 41, United States Code, for claims 
paid for contract disputes: Provided further, That except 
for advance planning activities, including needs assess-
ments which may or may not lead to capital investments, 
and other capital asset management related activities, in-
cluding portfolio development and management activities, 
and investment strategy studies funded through the ad-
vance planning fund and the planning and design activities 
funded through the design fund, including needs assess-
ments which may or may not lead to capital investments, 
and salaries and associated costs of the resident engineers 
who oversee those capital investments funded through this 
account, and funds provided for the purchase of land for 
the National Cemetery Administration through the land 
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 proc-
ess: Provided further, That funds made available under 
this heading for fiscal year 2013, for each approved 
project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a con-
struction documents contract by September 30, 2013; and 
(2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep-
tember 30, 2014: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees 
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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 limita-
tions established above. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 
which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 
engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 
services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro-
vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 
utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 
site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in 
sections 316, 2404, 2406, and chapter 81 of title 38, 
United States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the 
estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the 
amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, 
United States Code, $607,530,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017, along with unobligated balances 
of previous ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ appropriations 
which are hereby made available for any project where the 
estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth 
in such section: Provided, That funds made available 
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or in committee report language incorporated by ref-
erence in such joint explanatory statement. 
(b) If a sequestration is ordered by the President 
under section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the spending, expendi-
ture, or operating plan required by this section shall re-
flect such sequestration. 
(c) The departments and agencies to which this sec-
tion applies are as follows: 
(1) The Department of Agriculture. 
(2) The Department of Commerce. 
(3) The Department of Education. 
(4) The Department of Energy. 
(5) The Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
(6) The Department of Homeland Security. 
(7) The Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment. 
(8) The Department of the Interior. 
(9) The Department of Justice. 
(10) The Department of Labor. 
(11) The Department of State and United 
States Agency for International Development. 
(12) The Department of Transportation. 
(13) The Department of the Treasury. 
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apply to the amounts provided in this Act consistent with 
section 253(f) of that Act, and shall be in addition to any 
reductions required by section 251(a) of that Act. 
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