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(c) Section 109 of title I of Public Law 103–449, as 
amended by Public Law 111–11, title VIII section 
8201(c), is further amended by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$17,000,000’’. 
(d) Section 608(a) of division II of Public Law 104– 
333, as amended by Public Law 110–229 section 461, is 
further amended by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$17,000,000’’. 
(e) Section 810(a)(1) of title VIII of division B of 
appendix D of Public Law 106–554, as amended by Public 
Law 115–31, division G, title I section 115(b), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘$12,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$14,000,000’’. 
SEPARATION OF ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 120. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to 
implement an orderly transition to separate accounts of 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 
Education, may transfer funds among and between the 
successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganiza-
tion only in conformance with the reprogramming guide-
lines described in this Act.
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TITLE II 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
For science and technology, including research and 
development activities, which shall include research and 
development activities under the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs 
and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment 
and supplies; and other operating expenses in support of 
research and development, $727,633,000 (reduced by 
$8,000,000) (increased by $8,000,000), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021: Provided, That of the 
funds included under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be for 
Research: National Priorities as specified in the report ac-
companying this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
For environmental programs and management, in-
cluding necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and oper-
ation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library member-
ships in societies or associations which issue publications 
to members only or at a price to members lower than to 
subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of
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the brownfields program under the Small Business Liabil-
ity Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; im-
plementation of a coal combustion residual permit pro-
gram under section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 
2016; and not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $2,707,704,000 (reduced by 
$2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced by 
$3,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000) (increased by 
$500,000) (reduced by $500,000) (increased by $25,000) 
(reduced by $25,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (increased 
by $2,000,000) (reduced by $500,000) (increased by 
$500,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That of the funds 
included under this heading, $17,700,000 shall be for En-
vironmental Protection: National Priorities as specified in 
the report accompanying this Act. Provided further, That 
of the funds included under this heading, $501,958,000 
(reduced by $1) (increased by $1) shall be for Geographic 
Programs specified in the report accompanying this Act. 
In addition, $5,000,000 to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses of activities described in 
section 26(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)): Provided, That fees collected pursu-
ant to that section of that Act and deposited in the ‘‘TSCA 
Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting receipts in
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fiscal year 2020 shall be retained and used for necessary 
salaries and expenses in this appropriation and shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That the 
sum herein appropriated in this paragraph from the gen-
eral fund for fiscal year 2020 shall be reduced by the 
amount of discretionary offsetting receipts received during 
fiscal year 2020, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2020 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
than $0: Provided further, That to the extent that amounts 
realized from such receipts exceed $5,000,000, those 
amount in excess of $5,000,000 shall be deposited in the 
‘‘TSCA Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting re-
ceipts in fiscal year 2020, shall be retained and used for 
necessary salaries and expenses in this account, and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That of 
the funds included in the first paragraph under this head-
ing, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program 
project shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the 
amount of any fees appropriated, not less than the amount 
of appropriations for that program project for fiscal year 
2014. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST SYSTEM 
FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of 
the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g), includ-
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ing the development, operation, maintenance, and upgrad-
ing of the hazardous waste electronic manifest system es-
tablished by such section, $8,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the sum herein appro-
priated from the general fund shall be reduced as offset-
ting collections under such section 3024 are received dur-
ing fiscal year 2020, which shall remain available until ex-
pended and be used for necessary expenses in this appro-
priation, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2020 appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$0: Provided further, That to the extent such offsetting 
collections received in fiscal year 2020 exceed $8,000,000, 
those excess amounts shall remain available until ex-
pended and be used for necessary expenses in this appro-
priation. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $48,514,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
$39,553,000, to remain available until expended.
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HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil-
ity Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), 
(c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and hire, 
maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $1,214,648,000, 
to remain available until expended, consisting of such 
sums as are available in the Trust Fund on September 
30, 2019, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Super-
fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 
(SARA) 
and 
up 
to 
$1,214,648,000 
(reduced 
by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) as a payment from 
general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund 
for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA: 
Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance 
with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That 
of the funds appropriated under this heading, $9,586,000 
shall be paid to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appro-
priation to remain available until September 30, 2021, 
and $30,496,000 shall be paid to the ‘‘Science and Tech-
nology’’ appropriation to remain available until September 
30, 2021.
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ing Fund capitalization grants may, at the discretion 
of each State, be used for projects to address green 
infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improve-
ments, or other environmentally innovative activities: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water 
pollution control revolving fund that may be used by 
a State to administer the fund shall not apply to 
amounts included as principal in loans made by such 
fund in fiscal year 2020 and prior years where such 
amounts represent costs of administering the fund 
to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed 
reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for sepa-
rately from other assets in the fund, and used for 
eligible purposes of the fund, including administra-
tion: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2020, 
notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (g)(1), 
(h), and (l) of section 201 of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act, grants made under title II of 
such Act for American Samoa, Guam, the common-
wealth of the Northern Marianas, the United States 
Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia may 
also be made for the purpose of providing assistance: 
(1) solely for facility plans, design activities, or
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plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed 
project for the construction of treatment works; and 
(2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of 
privately owned treatment works serving one or 
more principal residences or small commercial estab-
lishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
2020, notwithstanding the provisions of such sub-
sections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 and sec-
tion 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, funds reserved by the Administrator for grants 
under section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act may also be used to provide assistance: 
(1) solely for facility plans, design activities, or 
plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed 
project for the construction of treatment works; and 
(2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of 
privately owned treatment works serving one or 
more principal residences or small commercial estab-
lishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
2020, notwithstanding any provision of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act and regulations issued 
pursuant thereof, up to a total of $2,000,000 of the 
funds reserved by the Administrator for grants 
under section 518(c) of such Act may also be used 
for grants for training, technical assistance, and
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educational programs relating to the operation and 
management of the treatment works specified in sec-
tion 518(c) of such Act: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2020, funds reserved under section 
518(c) of such Act shall be available for grants only 
to Indian tribes, as defined in section 518(h) of such 
Act and former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as 
determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and Na-
tive Villages as defined in Public Law 92–203: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2020, notwith-
standing the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to a 
total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or 
$30,000,000, whichever is greater, and notwith-
standing the limitation on amounts in section 
1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a 
total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or 
$20,000,000, whichever is greater, for State Revolv-
ing Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the 
Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and 
section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further, That 
for fiscal year 2020, notwithstanding the amounts 
specified in section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggre-
gate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State
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Revolving Fund program under the Act less any 
sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may 
be reserved by the Administrator for grants made 
under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin 
Islands: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2020, 
notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified 
in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 
up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the 
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs 
under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved 
by the Administrator for grants made under section 
1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided 
further, That 10 percent of the funds made available 
under this title to each State for Clean Water State 
Revolving Fund capitalization grants and 14 percent 
of the funds made available under this title to each 
State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap-
italization grants shall be used by the State to pro-
vide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the 
form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest 
loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and 
shall be so used by the State only where such funds 
are provided as initial financing for an eligible re-
315 
cipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt 
obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt 
was incurred on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act, or where such debt was incurred prior to 
the date of enactment of this Act if the State, with 
concurrence from the Administrator, determines that 
such funds could be used to help address a threat 
to public health from heightened exposure to lead in 
drinking water or if a Federal or State emergency 
declaration has been issued due to a threat to public 
health from heightened exposure to lead in a munic-
ipal drinking water supply before the date of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That in a State 
in which such an emergency declaration has been 
issued, the State may use more than 14 percent of 
the funds made available under this title to the 
State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap-
italization grants to provide additional subsidy to eli-
gible recipients; 
(2) $30,000,000 (increased by $10,000,000) 
(reduced by $10,000,000) shall be for architectural, 
engineering, planning, design, construction and re-
lated activities in connection with the construction of 
high priority water and wastewater facilities in the 
area of the United States-Mexico Border, after con-
316 
sultation with the appropriate border commission: 
Provided, That no funds provided by this appropria-
tions Act to address the water, wastewater and other 
critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the 
United States along the United States-Mexico bor-
der shall be made available to a county or municipal 
government unless that government has established 
an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, 
which prevents in that jurisdiction the development 
or construction of any additional colonia areas, or 
the development within an existing colonia the con-
struction of any new home, business, or other struc-
ture which lacks water, wastewater, or other nec-
essary infrastructure; 
(3) $20,000,000 shall be for grants to the State 
of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater 
infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Vil-
lages: Provided, That of these funds: (A) the State 
of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) 
no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used 
for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) 
the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent 
with the Statewide priority list established in con-
junction with the Agency and the United States De-
partment of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste
317 
disposal, and similar projects carried out by the 
State of Alaska that are funded under section 221 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1301) or the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall 
allocate not less than 25 percent of the funds pro-
vided for projects in regional hub communities; 
(4) $105,000,000 shall be to carry out section 
104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), including grants, interagency agree-
ments, and associated program support costs: Pro-
vided, That not more than 25 percent of the amount 
appropriated to carry out section 104(k) of 
CERCLA shall be used for site characterization, as-
sessment, and remediation of facilities described in 
section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA: Provided 
further, That at least 10 percent shall be allocated 
for assistance in persistent poverty counties: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any coun-
ty that has had 20 percent or more of its population 
living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured 
by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the 
most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Esti-
318 
mates, or any territory or possession of the United 
States; 
(5) $55,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) (re-
duced by $5,000,000) shall be for grants under title 
VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
(6) $30,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed 
grants in accordance with the terms and conditions 
in the report accompanying this Act; 
(7) $4,000,000 shall be to carry out the water 
quality program authorized in section 5004(d) of the 
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 
Act (Public Law 114–322); 
(8) $25,000,000 shall be for grants and other 
activities under subsections (a) through (j) of section 
1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300j–19a)); 
(9) $25,000,000 shall be for grants and other 
activities under section 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–24(d)); 
(10) $20,000,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (in-
creased by $5,000,000) shall be for grants under 
section 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19b));
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(11) $4,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459A(l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19a(l)); 
(12) $13,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8)); 
(13) $90,000,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) 
(increased by $10,000,000) shall be for grants under 
section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1301); 
(14) $1,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 4304(b) of America’s Water Infrastructure Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–270); and 
(15) $1,114,992,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 
(reduced by $1,000,000) shall be for grants, includ-
ing associated program support costs, to States, fed-
erally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal 
consortia, and air pollution control agencies for 
multi-media or single media pollution prevention, 
control and abatement and related activities, includ-
ing activities pursuant to the provisions set forth 
under this heading in Public Law 104–134, and for 
making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air 
Act for particulate matter monitoring and data col-
lection activities subject to terms and conditions
320 
specified 
by 
the 
Administrator, 
of 
which: 
$47,745,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of 
CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall be for Environmental 
Information Exchange Network grants, including as-
sociated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall be 
for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition 
to funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Leaking 
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program’’ 
to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds 
available for grants under section 106 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State par-
ticipation in national- and State-level statistical sur-
veys of water resources and enhancements to State 
monitoring programs. 
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guar-
anteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $45,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
321 
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan 
principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $5,490,000,000. 
In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant 
to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited 
in this account, to remain available until expended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding 
section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and In-
novation Act of 2014, $5,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROTECTION AGENCY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For fiscal year 2020, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s 
function to implement directly Federal environmental pro-
grams required or authorized by law in the absence of an 
acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agree-
ments to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal
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consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist 
the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental 
programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, 
except that no such cooperative agreements may be award-
ed from funds designated for State financial assistance 
agreements. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide reg-
istration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as 
amended by Public Law 116–8, the Pesticide Registration 
Improvement Extension Act of 2018. 
Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal In-
secticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 
U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 
33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 2020. 
The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to 
$320,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great 
Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading ‘‘Environ-
mental Programs and Management’’ to the head of any 
Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of 
such head, to carry out activities that would support the 
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes 
Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities;
323 
to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of 
such Federal department or agency to carry out these ac-
tivities; and to make grants to governmental entities, non-
profit organizations, institutions, and individuals for plan-
ning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation 
in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 
and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 
The Science and Technology, Environmental Pro-
grams and Management, Office of Inspector General, Haz-
ardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are avail-
able for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, 
and renovation of facilities, provided that the cost does 
not exceed $150,000 per project. 
For fiscal year 2020, and notwithstanding section 
518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1377(f)), the Administrator is authorized to use 
the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 
319 of the Act to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant 
to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act. 
The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Environmental Pro-
grams and Management’’ for fiscal year 2020 to provide 
grants to implement the Southeastern New England Wa-
tershed Restoration Program.
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Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in sec-
tion 320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, not less than $4,000,000 of the funds made available 
under this title for the National Estuary Program shall 
be for making competitive awards described in section 
320(g)(4). 
The fourth paragraph under heading ‘‘Administrative 
Provisions’’ in title II of Public Law 109–54 is amended 
by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL 
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, 
$875,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to any agency in the Natural Resources and Environ-
ment mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the of-
fice.
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FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, $921,849,000 to remain available 
through September 30, 2021, for: (1) the base salary and 
expenses of permanent employees carrying out administra-
tive and general management support functions of the 
Forest Service; (2) the costs of leases for buildings and 
sites where such support functions take place; (3) the 
costs of utility and telecommunication expenses, business 
services, and information technology, including cybersecu-
rity requirements; and (4) such other administrative sup-
port function expenses necessary for the operation of the 
Forest 
Service: 
Provided, 
That 
not 
to 
exceed 
$565,713,000 shall be available for the base salaries and 
expenses described in paragraph (1): Provided further, 
That any unobligated balances available to the Forest 
Service from prior fiscal years for the purposes described 
under this heading shall be transferred to and merged 
with this account: Provided further, That any funding for 
the purposes described under this heading that are author-
ized to be paid by permanent funds or trust funds of the 
Forest Service shall be transferred to and merged with 
this account: Provided further, That none of the funds pro-
326 
vided to the Forest Service under this Act (other than 
under this heading) may be used to fund indirect expenses 
that before the date of the enactment of this Act were 
provided for through discretionary cost pools. 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland re-
search as authorized by law, $277,155,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2023: Provided, That of 
the funds provided, $73,174,000 is for the forest inventory 
and analysis program: Provided further, That all authori-
ties for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, 
grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute 
the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are 
also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire 
Science Research. 
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY 
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro-
viding technical and financial assistance to States, terri-
tories, possessions, and others, and for forest health man-
agement, and conducting an international program as au-
thorized, $382,894,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (re-
duced by $2,000,000), to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2023, as authorized by law; of which 
$75,000,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water
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Conservation Fund to be used for the Forest Legacy Pro-
gram, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, for management, protection, im-
provement, and utilization of the National Forest System, 
and for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to 
such lands, $1,599,308,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) (in-
creased by $10,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (re-
duced by $1,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000), to re-
main available through September 30, 2023: Provided, 
That of the funds provided, $35,526,000 (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) shall be deposited 
in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund 
for ecological restoration treatments as authorized by 16 
U.S.C. 7303(f): Provided further, That of the funds pro-
vided, $276,603,000 shall be for forest products: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided, $390,169,000 (in-
creased by $3,000,000) shall be for hazardous fuels man-
agement activities, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 
may be used to make grants, using any authorities avail-
able to the Forest Service under the ‘‘State and Private 
Forestry’’ appropriation, for the purpose of creating in-
centives for increased use of biomass from National Forest 
System lands: Provided further, That $20,000,000 may be
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used by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procure-
ment contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue 
grants for hazardous fuels management activities, and for 
training or monitoring associated with such hazardous 
fuels management activities on Federal land, or on non- 
Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities 
benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further, That 
funds made available to implement the Community For-
estry Restoration Act, Public Law 106–393, title VI, shall 
be available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance 
with authorities made available to the Forest Service 
under the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ appropriations: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 33 of the 
Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1012), the 
Secretary of Agriculture, in calculating a fee for grazing 
on a National Grassland, may provide a credit of up to 
50 percent of the calculated fee to a Grazing Association 
or direct permittee for a conservation practice approved 
by the Secretary in advance of the fiscal year in which 
the cost of the conservation practice is incurred. And, that 
the amount credited shall remain available to the Grazing 
Association or the direct permittee, as appropriate, in the 
fiscal year in which the credit is made and each fiscal year 
thereafter for use on the project for conservation practices 
approved by the Secretary.
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, $419,103,000 (reduced by $1) (in-
creased by $1), to remain available through September 30, 
2023, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance 
and acquisition of buildings and other facilities and infra-
structure; and for construction, reconstruction, decommis-
sioning of roads that are no longer needed, including un-
authorized roads that are not part of the transportation 
system, and maintenance of forest roads and trails by the 
Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 
23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, That funds becoming 
available in fiscal year 2020 under the Act of March 4, 
1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the General 
Fund of the Treasury and shall not be available for trans-
fer or obligation for any other purpose unless the funds 
are appropriated. 
LAND ACQUISITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, including 
administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or 
waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory 
authority applicable to the Forest Service, $90,000,000, 
to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund and to remain available until expended.
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ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL 
ACTS 
For acquisition of lands within the exterior bound-
aries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, 
Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the An-
geles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National 
Forests, California; and the Ozark-St. Francis and 
Ouachita National Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by 
law, $700,000, to be derived from forest receipts. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES 
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived 
from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal gov-
ernments, public school districts, or other public school au-
thorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds de-
posited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and 
Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 
(16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September 
30, 2022, (16 U.S.C. 516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96– 
586; Public Law 76–589, 76–591; and Public Law 78– 
310). 
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, pro-
tection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys re-
ceived during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing do-
mestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16
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Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public 
Law 94–579, to remain available through September 30, 
2023, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available 
for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground 
range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. 
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND 
RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), 
$45,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, 
to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the 
above Act. 
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR 
SUBSISTENCE USES 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to man-
age Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under 
title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), $2,500,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2023. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or 
other lands under fire protection agreement, and for emer-
gency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest Sys-
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tem lands and water, $2,009,545,000 (increased by 
$2,000,000), to remain available through September 30, 
2023: Provided, That such funds including unobligated 
balances under this heading, are available for repayment 
of advances from other appropriations accounts previously 
transferred for such purposes: Provided further, That any 
unobligated funds appropriated in a previous fiscal year 
for hazardous fuels management may be transferred to the 
‘‘National Forest System’’ account: Provided further, That 
such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other 
cooperating entities for services provided in response to 
wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent 
such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire 
emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency 
management agency: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided shall be available for support to Federal emergency 
response: Provided further, That the costs of implementing 
any cooperative agreement between the Federal Govern-
ment and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutu-
ally agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further, 
That of the funds provided under this heading, 
$1,011,000,000 shall be available for wildfire suppression 
operations, and is provided to meet the terms of section 
251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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In addition to the amounts provided under this head-
ing for wildfire suppression operations, $1,950,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, is additional new budg-
et authority as specified for purposes of section 
251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That the Secretary 
of Agriculture may transfer such amounts to the Depart-
ment of Interior for wildfire suppression operations. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FOREST SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current 
fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles 
from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, 
lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft 
to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service 
wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 
notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 
being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or 
trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 
replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 
5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of 
buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); 
(4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pur-
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suant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the 
Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt col-
lection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c). 
Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to 
the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or 
transfer to the Department of the Interior for wildland 
fire management, hazardous fuels management, and State 
fire assistance when such transfers would facilitate and 
expedite wildland fire management programs and projects. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for assistance to or through the Agency for Inter-
national Development in connection with forest and range-
land research, technical information, and assistance in for-
eign countries, and shall be available to support forestry 
and related natural resource activities outside the United 
States and its territories and possessions, including tech-
nical assistance, education and training, and cooperation 
with United States, private, and international organiza-
tions. The Forest Service, acting for the International 
Program, may sign direct funding agreements with foreign 
governments and institutions as well as other domestic 
agencies (including the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, the Department of State, and the
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Millennium Challenge Corporation), United States private 
sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide 
technical assistance and training programs overseas on 
forestry and rangeland management. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer to the Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, 
preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros 
from National Forest System lands, and for the perform-
ance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of 
such lands. 
None of the funds made available to the Forest Serv-
ice in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal 
year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of 
section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic 
Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 
106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public 
Law 107–171 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)). 
Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the 
Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than 
$14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall 
be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for De-
partment Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to 
as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall
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prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements re-
quested by the Forest Service in order to obtain services 
from the Department of Agriculture’s National Informa-
tion Technology Center and the Department of Agri-
culture’s International Technology Service. 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
$5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within 
the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried 
out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried 
out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act 
of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.). 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 
is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official 
reception and representation expenses. 
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public 
Law 101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, 
up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the 
National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partner-
ship projects in support of the Forest Service mission, 
without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, 
for projects on or benefitting National Forest System 
lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, 
That of the Federal funds made available to the Founda-
tion, no more than $300,000 shall be available for admin-
istrative expenses: Provided further, That the Foundation
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shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial 
assistance, private contributions to match funds made 
available by the Forest Service on at least a one-for-one 
basis: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer 
Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for 
a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained 
the non-Federal matching funds. 
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, 
up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest 
Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation 
projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, 
on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related 
to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds 
shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the 
Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That 
the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal 
or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate 
that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching 
funds. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for interactions with and providing technical as-
sistance to rural communities and natural resource-based 
businesses for sustainable rural development purposes.
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Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for payments to counties within the Columbia 
River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 
14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99– 
663. 
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may 
be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in sec-
tion 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)). 
The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the pur-
pose of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities 
maintenance and decommissioning. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall not 
be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild 
horses and burros in the care of the Forest Service or its 
contractors or for the sale of wild horses and burros that 
results in their destruction for processing into commercial 
products. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any 
appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service, 
not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Of-
fice of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agri-
culture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a re-
sult of OGC assistance or participation requested by the 
Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management
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reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar matters 
unrelated to civil litigation. Future budget justifications 
for both the Forest Service and the Department of Agri-
culture should clearly display the sums previously trans-
ferred and the sums requested for transfer. 
An eligible individual who is employed in any project 
funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest 
Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for 
purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
through the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, the 
Forest Service shall report no later than 30 business days 
following the close of each fiscal quarter all current and 
prior year unobligated balances, by fiscal year, budget line 
item and account, to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of Au-
gust 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determina-
tion and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public
340 
Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Serv-
ice, $4,556,870,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (increased 
by $35,000,000) (reduced by $35,000,000), to remain 
available until September 30, 2021, except as otherwise 
provided herein, together with payments received during 
the fiscal year pursuant to sections 231(b) and 233 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b), 
for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: Pro-
vided, That funds made available to tribes and tribal orga-
nizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any 
other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 
(25 U.S.C. 450), shall be deemed to be obligated at the 
time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall 
remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without 
fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That $2,000,000 
shall be available for grants or contracts with public or 
private institutions to provide alcohol or drug treatment 
services to Indians, including alcohol detoxification serv-
ices: Provided further, That $969,479,000 for Purchased/ 
Referred Care, including $53,000,000 for the Indian Cat-
astrophic Health Emergency Fund, shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That of the funds pro-
vided, up to $50,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for implementation of the loan repayment program
341 
under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act: Provided further, That of the funds provided, 
$53,000,000 shall remain available until expended to sup-
plement funds available for operational costs at tribal clin-
ics operated under an Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act compact or contract where health 
care is delivered in space acquired through a full service 
lease, which is not eligible for maintenance and improve-
ment and equipment funds from the Indian Health Serv-
ice, and $58,000,000 shall be for costs related to or result-
ing 
from 
accreditation 
emergencies, 
including 
supplementing activities funded under the heading ‘‘In-
dian Health Facilities,’’ of which up to $4,000,000 may 
be used to supplement amounts otherwise available for 
Purchased/Referred Care: Provided further, That the 
amounts collected by the Federal Government as author-
ized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during 
the preceding fiscal year for breach of contracts shall be 
deposited to the Fund authorized by section 108A of that 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1) and shall remain available until 
expended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of that 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)), funds shall be available to 
make new awards under the loan repayment and scholar-
ship programs under sections 104 and 108 of that Act
342 
(25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided further, That the 
amounts made available within this account for the Sub-
stance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Program, for Opioid 
Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services, for the Do-
mestic Violence Prevention Program, for the Zero Suicide 
Initiative, for the housing subsidy authority for civilian 
employees, for Aftercare Pilot Programs at Youth Re-
gional Treatment Centers, for transformation and mod-
ernization costs of the Indian Health Service Electronic 
Health Record system, for national quality and oversight 
activities, for initiatives to treat or reduce the trans-
mission of Hepatitis-C and HIV-AIDS or both in high pri-
ority areas, to improve collections from public and private 
insurance at Indian Health Service and tribally operated 
facilities, and for accreditation emergencies shall be allo-
cated at the discretion of the Director of the Indian 
Health Service and shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That funds provided in this Act may be 
used for annual contracts and grants that fall within 2 
fiscal years, provided the total obligation is recorded in 
the year the funds are appropriated: Provided further, 
That the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services under the authority of title IV of the In-
dian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) 
shall remain available until expended for the purpose of
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achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and 
requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Secu-
rity Act, except for those related to the planning, design, 
or construction of new facilities: Provided further, That 
funding contained herein for scholarship programs under 
the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1613) shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts received by tribes and tribal organiza-
tions under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act shall be reported and accounted for and available 
to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations until ex-
pended: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, and from 
tribes and tribal organizations operating health facilities 
pursuant to Public Law 93–638, such individually identifi-
able health information relating to disabled children as 
may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out its func-
tions under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.): Provided further, That of 
the funds provided, $72,280,000 is for the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Fund and may be used, as needed, to 
carry out activities typically funded under the Indian 
Health Facilities account; Provided further, That none of 
the funds appropriated by this Act to the Indian Health 
Service for the Electronic Health Record system shall be
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available for obligation or expenditure for the selection or 
implementation of a new Information Technology infra-
structure system, unless the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate are 
consulted 90 days in advance of such obligation. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2020, such sums 
as may be necessary: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, 
demolition, and equipment of health and related auxiliary 
facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of 
plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, 
purchase and erection of modular buildings, and purchases 
of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community 
sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 
7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the 
Indian Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act, and for expenses necessary to
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carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the Public 
Health Service Act with respect to environmental health 
and facilities support activities of the Indian Health Serv-
ice, $964,121,000 (reduced by $7,000,000) (increased by 
$7,000,000), to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated for the planning, design, construction, ren-
ovation or expansion of health facilities for the benefit of 
an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land 
on which such facilities will be located: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian 
Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from 
the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian 
Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Serv-
ice may be used for sanitation facilities construction for 
new homes funded with grants by the housing programs 
of the United States Department of Housing and Urban 
Development. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian 
Health Service shall be available for services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate 
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level 
positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor
346 
vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; pur-
chase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of 
modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; 
payments for telephone service in private residences in the 
field, when authorized under regulations approved by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services; uniforms or al-
lowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; 
and for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to 
the functions or activities of the Indian Health Service: 
Provided, That in accordance with the provisions of the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients 
may be extended health care at all tribally administered 
or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and 
the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal 
Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall 
be credited to the account of the facility providing the 
service and shall be available without fiscal year limitation: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other law or 
regulation, funds transferred from the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health 
Service shall be administered under Public Law 86–121, 
the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act and Public Law 93– 
638: Provided further, That funds appropriated to the In-
dian Health Service in this Act, except those used for ad-
ministrative and program direction purposes, shall not be
347 
subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel 
and transportation: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this 
Act shall be used for any assessments or charges by the 
Department of Health and Human Services unless identi-
fied in the budget justification and provided in this Act, 
or approved by the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations through the reprogramming process: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, funds previously or herein made available to a tribe 
or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agree-
ment authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 450 et seq.), may be deobligated and reobligated 
to a self-determination contract under title I, or a self- 
governance agreement under title V of such Act and there-
after shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organiza-
tion without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available to the Indian Health 
Service in this Act shall be used to implement the final 
rule published in the Federal Register on September 16, 
1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, 
relating to the eligibility for the health care services of 
the Indian Health Service until the Indian Health Service 
has submitted a budget request reflecting the increased
348 
costs associated with the proposed final rule, and such re-
quest has been included in an appropriations Act and en-
acted into law: Provided further, That with respect to func-
tions transferred by the Indian Health Service to tribes 
or tribal organizations, the Indian Health Service is au-
thorized to provide goods and services to those entities on 
a reimbursable basis, including payments in advance with 
subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received 
therefrom, along with the funds received from those enti-
ties pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may 
be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation ac-
count from which the funds were originally derived, with 
such amounts to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That reimbursements for training, technical as-
sistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service 
will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, 
and overhead costs associated with the provision of goods, 
services, or technical assistance: Provided further, That 
the Indian Health Service may provide to civilian medical 
personnel serving in hospitals operated by the Indian 
Health Service housing allowances equivalent to those that 
would be provided to members of the Commissioned Corps 
of the United States Public Health Service serving in simi-
lar positions at such hospitals: Provided further, That the 
appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may
349 
not be altered without advance notification to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
SCIENCES 
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities 
set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the 
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 
$80,000,000. 
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE 
REGISTRY 
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Sub-
stances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out 
activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $79,691,000: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu 
of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) 
of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct
350 
other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, 
including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical 
evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited 
healthcare providers: Provided further, That in performing 
any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, 
or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be 
bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of 
CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR 
to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to 
section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2020, and 
existing profiles may be updated as necessary. 
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
For necessary expenses to continue functions as-
signed to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office 
of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality 
Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 
1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $2,994,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of
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one member, appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and 
exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council. 
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pur-
suant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including 
hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances there-
for, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, and for serv-
ices authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individ-
uals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum 
rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 
5376, $12,000,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety 
and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not 
more than three career Senior Executive Service positions: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the individual appointed to the position of In-
spector General of the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the 
position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Inspector General of the Board shall utilize personnel of 
the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the 
duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall 
not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board.
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OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and 
Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93– 
531, $7,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds provided in this or any other appropria-
tions Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and 
groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned 
lands residents, those in significantly substandard hous-
ing, and all others certified as eligible and not included 
in the preceding categories: Provided further, That none 
of the funds contained in this or any other Act may be 
used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation 
to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of 
November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the lands 
partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement 
home is provided for such household: Provided further, 
That no relocatee will be provided with more than one new 
or replacement home: Provided further, That the Office 
shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have se-
lected and received an approved homesite on the Navajo 
reservation or selected a replacement residence off the 
Navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to 
section 11 of Public Law 93–531 (88 Stat. 1716).
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INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE 
CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT 
PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE 
For payment to the Institute of American Indian and 
Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as author-
ized by part A of title XV of Public Law 99–498 (20 
U.S.C. 4411 et seq.), $10,850,000, which shall become 
available on July 1, 2020, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2021. 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, as authorized by law, including research in the fields 
of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and 
documentation of the National Collections; presentation of 
public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, 
dissemination, and exchange of information and publica-
tions; conduct of education, training, and museum assist-
ance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease 
agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of 
buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed 
$100,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and 
purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for em-
ployees, $852,345,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, except as otherwise provided herein; of
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which not to exceed $6,908,000 for the instrumentation 
program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, 
and the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall re-
main available until expended; and including such funds 
as may be necessary to support American overseas re-
search centers: Provided, That funds appropriated herein 
are available for advance payments to independent con-
tractors performing research services or participating in 
official Smithsonian presentations. 
FACILITIES CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and 
alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithso-
nian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized 
by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), 
and for construction, including necessary personnel, 
$219,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the upkeep and operations of the National Gal-
lery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art 
therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as 
authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), 
as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939
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(Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in ad-
vance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for 
membership in library, museum, and art associations or 
societies whose publications or services are available to 
members only, or to members at a price lower than to the 
general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms 
for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other 
employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); 
purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting 
buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alter-
ation, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, 
and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and 
repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by 
contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, 
firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under 
such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem prop-
er, $147,022,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, of which not to exceed $3,660,000 for the special 
exhibition program shall remain available until expended. 
REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS 
For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and 
renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or 
occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or 
otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than
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10 years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 
years, that address space needs created by the ongoing 
renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, 
$34,603,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of this amount, $1,000,000 shall be available 
for design of an off-site art storage facility in partnership 
with the Smithsonian Institution: Provided further, That 
contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection 
systems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of 
the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated with se-
lected contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor 
qualifications as well as price. 
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING 
ARTS 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for the operation, mainte-
nance and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for 
the Performing Arts, $25,690,000. 
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for capital repair and restora-
tion of the existing features of the building and site of 
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
$17,800,000, to remain available until expended.
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WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR 
SCHOLARS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions 
of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 
1356) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $14,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021. 
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE 
HUMANITIES 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 
$167,500,000 shall be available to the National Endow-
ment for the Arts for the support of projects and produc-
tions in the arts, including arts education and public out-
reach activities, through assistance to organizations and 
individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program 
support, and for administering the functions of the Act, 
to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965,
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$167,500,000 to remain available until expended, of which 
$152,500,000 shall be available for support of activities 
in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and 
for administering the functions of the Act; and 
$15,000,000 shall be available to carry out the matching 
grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, 
including $13,000,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): 
Provided, That appropriations for carrying out section 
10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in such 
amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, 
bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted 
by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endow-
ment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 
11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and pre-
ceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not pre-
viously been appropriated. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
None of the funds appropriated to the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used 
to process any grant or contract documents which do not 
include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on 
the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official re-
ception and representation expenses: Provided further, 
That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as
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necessary for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That the Chairperson of the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up 
to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants 
does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for 
grantmaking purposes per year: Provided further, That 
such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms 
of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from 
the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson. 
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under 
chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code, $3,282,000: 
Provided, That the Commission is authorized to charge 
fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such 
fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting col-
lection, to remain available until expended without further 
appropriation: Provided further, That the Commission is 
authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, art-
work, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history 
and design of the Nation’s Capital or the history and ac-
tivities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose 
of artistic display, study, or education: Provided further, 
That one-tenth of one percent of the funds provided under
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this heading may be used for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 
99–190 (20 U.S.C. 956a), $5,000,000. 
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation (Public Law 89–665), $7,388,000. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Capital Plan-
ning Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United 
States Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $8,124,000: Provided, That one-quarter of 1 per-
cent of the funds provided under this heading may be used 
for official reception and representational expenses associ-
ated with hosting international visitors engaged in the 
planning and physical development of world capitals. 
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 
For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as 
authorized by Public Law 106–292 (36 U.S.C. 2301– 
2310), $61,388,000, of which $715,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2022, for the Museum’s
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equipment replacement program; and of which $3,000,000 
for the Museum’s repair and rehabilitation program and 
$1,264,000 for the Museum’s outreach initiatives program 
shall remain available until expended. 
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Dwight D. Eisenhower 
Memorial Commission, $1,800,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
Notwithstanding section 9 of the World War I Cen-
tennial Commission Act, as authorized by the World War 
I Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 112–272) and 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291), for necessary expenses of the World War 
I Centennial Commission, $6,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That in addition to 
the authority provided by section 6(g) of such Act, the 
World War I Commission may accept money, in-kind per-
sonnel services, contractual support, or any appropriate 
support from any executive branch agency for activities 
of the Commission.
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TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be available for any activity or the publica-
tion or distribution of literature that in any way tends to 
promote public support or opposition to any legislative 
proposal on which Congressional action is not complete 
other than to communicate to Members of Congress as 
described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 
OBLIGATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
DISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
SEC. 403. The amount and basis of estimated over-
head charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including 
working capital fund and cost pool charges, from pro-
grams, projects, activities and subactivities to support gov-
ernment-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau adminis-
trative functions or headquarters, regional, or central op-
erations shall be presented in annual budget justifications 
and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations for approval. 
MINING APPLICATIONS 
SEC. 404. (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant 
to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or 
process applications for a patent for any mining or mill 
site claim located under the general mining laws. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 
the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim 
concerned (1) a patent application was filed with the Sec-
retary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all re-
quirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of 
the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or 
lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the 
Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer 
claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 
U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were 
fully complied with by the applicant by that date. 
(c) REPORT.—On September 30, 2021, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken 
by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to
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section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 
104–208). 
(d) MINERAL EXAMINATIONS.—In order to process 
patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, 
upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified 
third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral exam-
ination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a 
patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bu-
reau of Land Management shall have the sole responsi-
bility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in ac-
cordance with the standard procedures employed by the 
Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third- 
party contractors. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, PRIOR YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 405. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the 
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2015 (Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect in fis-
cal year 2020. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, FISCAL YEAR 2020 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal 
year 2020 under the headings ‘‘Department of Health and
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Human Services, Indian Health Service, Contract Support 
Costs’’ and ‘‘Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Contract Sup-
port Costs’’ are the only amounts available for contract 
support costs arising out of self-determination or self-gov-
ernance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding 
agreements for fiscal year 2020 with the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian 
Health Service: Provided, That such amounts provided by 
this Act are not available for payment of claims for con-
tract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of 
payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract 
support costs for prior years. 
FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS 
SEC. 407. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be 
considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) 
of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because 
more than 15 years have passed without revision of the 
plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing 
in this section exempts the Secretary from any other re-
quirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re-
sources Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or any 
other law: Provided, That if the Secretary is not acting 
expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding avail-
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able, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest 
System, this section shall be void with respect to such plan 
and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion 
of the plan on an accelerated basis. 
PROHIBITION WITHIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS 
SEC. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be ex-
pended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities 
under either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National Monu-
ment established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 
U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 
20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under 
the Presidential proclamation establishing such monu-
ment. 
LIMITATION ON TAKINGS 
SEC. 409. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds 
appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or 
interests in lands may be expended for the filing of dec-
larations of taking or complaints in condemnation without 
the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided, That this provision shall not apply 
to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades Na-
tional Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to 
funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of
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Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration pur-
poses. 
PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS 
SEC. 410. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act to executive branch agen-
cies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless 
such contract is entered into in accordance with the re-
quirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, 
or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless— 
(1) Federal law specifically authorizes a con-
tract to be entered into without regard for these re-
quirements, including formula grants for States, or 
federally recognized Indian tribes; 
(2) such contract is authorized by the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(Public Law 93–638, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or by 
any other Federal laws that specifically authorize a 
contract within an Indian tribe as defined in section 
4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); or 
(3) such contract was awarded prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
POSTING OF REPORTS 
SEC. 411. (a) Any agency receiving funds made avail-
able in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c),
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post on the public website 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 agen-
cy that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report com-
promises national security; or 
(2) the report contains proprietary 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. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT 
GUIDELINES 
SEC. 412. Of the funds provided to the National En-
dowment for the Arts— 
(1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant 
to an individual if such grant is awarded to such in-
dividual for a literature fellowship, National Herit-
age Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellow-
ship. 
(2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures 
to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, 
except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, 
or regional group, may be used to make a grant to
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any other organization or individual to conduct ac-
tivity independent of the direct grant recipient. 
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments 
made in exchange for goods and services. 
(3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support 
to a group, unless the application is specific to the 
contents of the season, including identified programs 
or projects. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM 
PRIORITIES 
SEC. 413. (a) In providing services or awarding fi-
nancial assistance under the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appro-
priated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given 
to providing services or awarding financial assistance for 
projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve 
underserved populations. 
(b) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘underserved population’’ means 
a population of individuals, including urban minori-
ties, who have historically been outside the purview 
of arts and humanities programs due to factors such 
as a high incidence of income below the poverty line 
or to geographic isolation.
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(2) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty 
line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
Budget, and revised annually in accordance with sec-
tion 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family of 
the size involved. 
(c) In providing services and awarding financial as-
sistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and 
Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this 
Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 
Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing serv-
ices or awarding financial assistance for projects, produc-
tions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public 
knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of 
the arts. 
(d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Hu-
manities Act of 1965— 
(1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant cat-
egory for projects, productions, workshops, or pro-
grams that are of national impact or availability or 
are able to tour several States; 
(2) the Chairperson shall not make grants ex-
ceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds
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to any single State, excluding grants made under the 
authority of paragraph (1); 
(3) the Chairperson shall report to the Con-
gress annually and by State, on grants awarded by 
the Chairperson in each grant category under sec-
tion 5 of such Act; and 
(4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of 
grants to improve and support community-based 
music performance and education. 
STATUS OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 414. The Department of the Interior, the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the 
Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appro-
priations including all uncommitted, committed, and unob-
ligated funds in each program and activity. 
CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 415. Section 412 of Division E of Public Law 
112–74 is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2020’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal year 2021’’. 
EXTENSION OF GRAZING PERMITS 
SEC. 416. The terms and conditions of section 325 
of Public Law 108–108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding graz-
ing permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not
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subject to administration under section 402 of the Federal 
Lands Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), 
shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2020. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 417. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network is designed to block access 
to pornography websites. 
(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. 
FOREST SERVICE FACILITY REALIGNMENT AND 
ENHANCEMENT ACT 
SEC. 418. Section 503(f) of the Forest Service Facil-
ity Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (16 U.S.C. 
580d note; Public Law 109–54) is amended by striking 
‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL 
SEC. 419. (a)(1) None of the funds made available 
by a State water pollution control revolving fund as au-
thorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j–12) shall be used for a project for the 
construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 
water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and
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steel products used in the project are produced in the 
United States. 
(2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel’’ products 
means the following products made primarily of iron or 
steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers 
and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, 
pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, rein-
forced precast concrete, and construction materials. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
egory of cases in which the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Administrator’’) finds that— 
(1) applying subsection (a) would be incon-
sistent with the public interest; 
(2) iron and steel products are not produced in 
the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail-
able quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products pro-
duced in the United States will increase the cost of 
the overall project by more than 25 percent. 
(c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiv-
er under this section, the Administrator shall make avail-
able to the public on an informal basis a copy of the re-
quest and information available to the Administrator con-
cerning the request, and shall allow for informal public
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input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making 
a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall 
make the request and accompanying information available 
by electronic means, including on the official public Inter-
net Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements. 
(e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent 
of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out 
the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for manage-
ment and oversight of the requirements of this section. 
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER REAUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 420. Section 13 of the John F. Kennedy Center 
Act (20 U.S.C. 76r) is amended by striking subsections 
(a) and (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND
SECURITY.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Board to 
carry out section 4(a)(1)(H), $25,690,000 for fiscal year 
2020. 
‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Board to carry out subparagraphs (F) 
and (G) of section 4(a)(1), $17,800,000 for fiscal year 
2020.’’.
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LOCAL COOPERATOR TRAINING AGREEMENTS AND TRANS-
FERS OF EXCESS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR 
WILDFIRES 
SEC. 421. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized 
to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with vol-
unteer fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland 
fire protection associations, and similar organizations to 
provide for wildland fire training and equipment, including 
supplies and communication devices. Notwithstanding 
121(c) of title 40, United States Code, or section 521 of 
title 40, United States Code, the Secretary is further au-
thorized to transfer title to excess Department of the Inte-
rior firefighting equipment no longer needed to carry out 
the functions of the Department’s wildland fire manage-
ment program to such organizations. 
RECREATION FEES 
SEC. 422. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recre-
ation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2021’’. 
REPROGRAMMING PROCEDURES, DISCLOSURE OF 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, AND OPERATING PLANS 
SEC. 423. (a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of 
this section: 
(1) ‘‘Reprogramming’’ includes:
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(A) The reallocation of funds from one 
program, project, or activity, to another within 
any appropriation funded in this Act. 
(B) For construction, land acquisition, and 
forest legacy accounts, the reallocation of funds, 
including unobligated balances, from one con-
struction, land acquisition, or forest legacy 
project to another such project. 
(C) An operating plan or any later modi-
fication thereof submitted under subsection (i) 
of this section. 
(D) Proposed reorganizations even without 
a change in funding, including any change to 
the organization table presented in the budget 
justification. 
(2) ‘‘Program’’, ‘‘project’’, and ‘‘activity’’ con-
stitute the delineation below the appropriation ac-
count level of any agency funded by this Act, as 
shown in any table of the report accompanying this 
Act. 
(3) ‘‘Funds’’ includes funds provided in this Act 
or previous appropriations Acts that are available 
for obligation in the current fiscal year and any 
amounts available for obligation in the current fiscal 
year derived from collections, fees or charges.
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(4) ‘‘Assessment’’ is any overhead charge, de-
duction, reserve or holdback, including working cap-
ital fund and cost pool charges, from any program, 
project, and activity to support government-wide, de-
partmental, agency, or bureau administrative func-
tions or headquarters, regional, or central operations 
or to provide for contingencies. 
(b) GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR REPROGRAMMING.— 
(1) A reprogramming should be made only 
when an unforeseen situation arises, and then only 
if postponement of the project or the activity until 
the next appropriation year would result in actual 
loss or damage. 
(2) Any project or activity, which may be de-
ferred through reprogramming, shall not later be ac-
complished by means of further reprogramming, but 
instead, funds should again be sought for the de-
ferred project or activity through the regular appro-
priations process. 
(3) Except under the most urgent situations, 
reprogramming should not be employed to initiate 
new programs or increase allocations specifically de-
nied or limited by the Congress, or to decrease allo-
cations specifically increased by the Congress.
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(4) New programs requested in the budget 
should not be initiated before enactment of the bill 
without notification to, and the approval of, the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate (hereinafter ‘‘the Com-
mittees’’). This restriction applies to all such actions 
regardless of whether a formal reprogramming of 
funds is required to begin the program. 
(c) CRITERIA.— 
(1) A reprogramming shall be submitted to the 
Committees in writing 30 days prior to implementa-
tion if— 
(A) it exceeds $1,000,000 individually or 
cumulatively or results in a cumulative increase 
or decrease of more than 10 percent of funds 
annually in any affected program, project, or 
activity; 
(B) it is a reorganization; or 
(C) it is an operating plan or any later 
modification thereof as submitted under sub-
section (i) of this section: Provided, That such 
plan or modification thereof also meets any of 
the other criteria under subsection (c)(1) of this 
section.
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(2) No funds shall be available for obligation or 
expenditure through a reprogramming until 30 days 
after the receipt by the Committees of a notice of 
proposed reprogramming. 
(3) A reprogramming shall be considered ap-
proved 30 days after receipt if the Committees have 
posed no objection. However, agencies shall not im-
plement the reprogramming and shall extend the no-
tification period if specifically requested by either 
Committee. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) With regard to the tribal priority allocations 
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, there is no restric-
tion on reprogrammings among these programs. 
However, 
the 
Bureau 
shall 
report 
on 
all 
reprogrammings made during a given fiscal year no 
later than 60 days after the end of the fiscal year. 
(2) With regard to the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, State and Tribal Assistance Grants ac-
count, the Committees do not require reprogram-
ming requests associated with States and Tribal 
Partnership Grants. 
(3) With regard to funding for Park Manage-
ment subactivities within the National Park Service 
Operations of the National Park System account, re-
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programming guidelines apply at the activity level, 
not the more detailed level as shown in the Com-
mittee report. The National Park Service shall re-
port on actual spending at the more detailed level no 
later than 60 days after the end of the fiscal year 
and show its impact on the succeeding year budget 
at the more detailed level in the budget justification 
submitted to the Congress in the subsequent fiscal 
year for the purpose of updating the Committee sup-
port table. 
(e) ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) No assessment shall be levied or collected 
unless such assessment and the basis therefor are 
presented to the Committees in the budget justifica-
tions and are subsequently approved by the Commit-
tees. The explanation for any assessment in the 
budget justification shall show the amount of the as-
sessment, the activities assessed, and the purpose of 
the funds. 
(2) Proposed changes to estimated assessments, 
as such estimates were presented in annual budget 
justifications, shall be submitted through the re-
programming process set out in this section and 
shall be subject to the same dollar and reporting cri-
teria as any other reprogramming.
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(3) Each department, agency or bureau that 
utilizes assessments shall submit an annual report to 
the Committees which provides details on the use of 
all funds assessed from any other program, project, 
or activity. 
(4) In no case shall contingency funds or as-
sessments be used to finance agency actions dis-
approved or limited by the Congress. 
(f) LAND ACQUISITIONS, EASEMENTS, AND FOREST 
LEGACY.—Lands shall not be acquired for more than the 
approved appraised value (as addressed in section 301(3) 
of Public Law 91–646), unless such acquisitions are sub-
mitted to the Committees for approval in compliance with 
these procedures. 
(g) LAND EXCHANGES.—Land exchanges, wherein 
the estimated value of the Federal lands to be exchanged 
is greater than $1,000,000, shall not be consummated 
until the Committees have had a 30-day period in which 
to examine the proposed exchange. In addition, the Com-
mittees shall be provided advance notification of exchanges 
valued between $500,000 and $1,000,000. 
(h) BUDGET STRUCTURE.—The program, project, 
and activity structure for any agency appropriation ac-
count shall not be altered without advance approval of the 
Committees.
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(i) OPERATING PLANS.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, each department or 
agency funded by this Act shall submit an operating plan 
to the Committees to establish the baseline for application 
of reprogramming for the current fiscal year. The oper-
ating plan shall include— 
(1) a table for each appropriation with a sepa-
rate column to display the President’s budget re-
quest, adjustments made by the Congress, enacted 
rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year en-
acted level; 
(2) a delineation in the table for each appro-
priation by program, project, and activity for the re-
spective appropriation; and 
(3) an identification of items of special congres-
sional interest. 
PROJECT INFORMATION 
SEC. 424. (a) Not later than April 1, 2020, and each 
April 1 thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate prioritized and detailed lists of federal land acqui-
sition projects, and Forest Legacy projects, which could 
be executed within the three fiscal years beginning with
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the fiscal year after the date upon which the lists are sub-
mitted. 
(b) The federal land acquisition project lists required 
by subsection (a) shall include projects for the National 
Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
the Bureau of Land Management, and the United States 
Forest Service, including recreational public access 
projects as required by 54 U.S.C. 200306, and shall total 
for each agency no less than 150 percent of the amount 
enacted for that agency for the previous fiscal year. 
SEC. 425. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this division shall 
be treated as referring only to the provisions of this divi-
sion. 
SEC. 426. Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying 
this Act’’ contained in this division shall be treated as a 
reference to House Report 116–100. The effect of such 
Report shall be limited to this division and shall apply for 
purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided 
by, and the implementation of, this division. 
SEC. 427. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the transfer of jurisdiction over bor-
der lands pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 9844 
(Feb. 15, 2019).
384 
SEC. 428. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement Executive Order No. 13817 
(82 Fed. Reg. 60835) with respect to uranium. 
SEC. 429. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to accept a nomination for oil and gas 
leasing under 43 CFR 3120.3 et seq, or to offer for oil 
and gas leasing, any federal lands within the withdrawal 
area identified on the map of the Chaco Culture National 
Historical Park prepared by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment and dated April 2, 2019. 
SEC. 430. None of the funds made available to the 
National Park Service by this Act may be used to increase 
the generation of water bottle waste. 
SEC. 431. None of the funds made available to the 
National Park Service by this Act may be used for the 
purchase or display of a Confederate flag with the excep-
tion of specific circumstances where the flags provide his-
torical context as described in the National Park Service 
memorandum entitled ‘‘Immediate Action Required, No 
Reply Needed: Confederate Flags’’ and dated June 24, 
2015. 
SEC. 432. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to issue a proposed or final rule to re-
place the Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal &
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Indian Coal Valuation Reform final rule, published in the 
Federal Register on July 1, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 43338). 
SEC. 433. No funds made available by this Act may 
be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed 
rule entitled ‘‘Review of Standards of Performance for 
Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Re-
constructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Gener-
ating Units’’ published in the Federal Register by the En-
vironmental Protection Agency on December 20, 2018 (83 
Fed. Reg. 65424). 
SEC. 434. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to close or relocate any office of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency that houses emergency re-
sponders or a criminal investigation unit. 
SEC. 435. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for a Department of the Interior Execu-
tive Resources Board whose voting members are com-
prised of less than 50 percent career Senior Executive 
Service members. 
SEC. 436. None of the funds made available by this 
Act to the United States Geological Survey may be used 
to limit the use of climate modeling tools. 
SEC. 437. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to close or relocate any EPA offices in
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dividuals, a forest development road in the Tongass Na-
tional Forest. 
SEC. 442. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used— 
(1) to conduct or authorize any person to con-
duct geological or geophysical exploration for oil or 
gas, pursuant to section 11(a) of the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1340(a)), in any 
area located in the Atlantic Region Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Planning Areas, as such planning areas 
are defined in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental 
Shelf Oil and Gas Proposed Final Program de-
scribed in the notice entitled ‘‘Notice of Availability 
of the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program,’’ published by 
the Department of the Interior in the Federal Reg-
ister on November 23, 2018 (81 Fed. Reg. 84,612); 
or 
(2) to prepare or supplement an Environmental 
Impact Statement or Environmental Assessment, 
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and its associated 
regulations, for any such exploration. 
SEC. 443. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of the Interior to
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conduct oil and gas leasing, preleasing, or related activities 
in the Washington/Oregon, Northern California, Central 
California, and Southern California Outer Continental 
Shelf Planning Areas. 
SEC. 444. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize the proposed revised supple-
mental ‘‘appropriate and necessary’’ finding in the pro-
posed rule entitled ‘‘National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric 
Utility Steam Generating Units—Reconsideration of Sup-
plemental Finding and Residual Risk and Technology Re-
view’’ published by the Environmental Protection Agency 
in the Federal Register on February 7, 2019 (84 Fed. 
Reg. 2670). 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the In-
terior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2020’’. 
DIVISION D—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, 
VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2020, and for other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
installations, 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, $1,132,499,000 (re-
duced by $37,000,000) (increased by $37,000,000) (re-
duced by $1) (increased by $1), to remain available until 
September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of this amount, not 
to exceed $136,099,000 shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, architect and engineer services, and host na-
tion support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary 
of the Army determines that additional obligations are 
necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the de-
termination 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
390 
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, $2,205,771,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of this amount, 
not to exceed $178,715,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 
(reduced by $1,000,000) shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au-
thorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy 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 
reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 
as currently authorized by law, $1,588,730,000 (reduced 
by $1) (increased by $1) (reduced by $7,000,000) (in-
creased by $7,000,000), to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That, of this amount, not to 
exceed $153,148,000 shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au-
thorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air Force de-
termines that additional obligations are necessary for such
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purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 
reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and 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, 
$2,025,799,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 
as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 
be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 
of Defense available for military construction or family 
housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with 
and to be available for the same purposes, and for the 
same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which 
transferred: Provided further, That, of the amount, not to 
exceed $252,355,000 shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, and architect and engineer services, as au-
thorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations
392 
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, $210,819,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the amount, not to 
exceed $20,469,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard 
determines that additional obligations are necessary for 
such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress of the determination 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, $115,971,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024: Provided, That, of the amount, not to exceed
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$17,000,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines 
that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes 
and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 
therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, 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, $60,928,000 (reduced by 
$7,000,000) (increased by $7,000,000), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the 
amount, not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army 
Reserve determines that additional obligations are nec-
essary 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-
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NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
For the United States share of the cost of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro-
gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa-
cilities and installations (including international military 
headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 
defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 
by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili-
tary Construction Authorization Acts, $172,005,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 
Closure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the De-
fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 
U.S.C. 2687 note), $398,526,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for con-
struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex-
pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$141,372,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024.
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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for op-
eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in-
surance premiums, as authorized by law, $407,907,000. 
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 
authorized by law, $47,661,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024. 
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, $377,470,000. 
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,
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$103,631,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024. 
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, 
$326,216,000. 
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 
military departments) for operation and maintenance, 
leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, 
$57,000,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING 
IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $3,045,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu-
ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro-
viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili-
tary family housing and supporting facilities.
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MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT 
FUND 
For the Department of Defense Military Unaccom-
panied Housing Improvement Fund, $500,000, to remain 
available until expended, for unaccompanied housing ini-
tiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, 
United States Code, providing alternative means of acquir-
ing and improving military unaccompanied housing and 
supporting facilities. 
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 
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-
399 
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 
$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-
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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 
without prior notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 
estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for 
projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries 
bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are 
awarded to United States firms or United States firms 
in joint venture with host nation firms. 
SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this 
title for military construction in the United States terri-
401 
tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 
Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be 
used to award any contract estimated by the Government 
to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided, 
That this section shall not be applicable to contract 
awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 
of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest respon-
sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 
than 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall 
not apply to contract awards for military construction on 
Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re-
sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 
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.
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SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing 
projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex-
pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 
be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec-
tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 
and on subsequent claims, if any. 
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds made available to a military department 
or defense agency for the construction of military projects 
may be obligated for a military construction project or 
contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, 
at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after 
the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made 
available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are 
obligated from funds available for military construction 
projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated 
for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of 
such project is increased pursuant to law. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 
14 days for a notification provided in an electronic me-
dium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, 
United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 
may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be
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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. 
(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
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Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated 
with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 
42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall 
be merged with and be available for the same purposes 
and for the same time period as the fund to which trans-
ferred. 
SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available in this title for operation and 
maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 
source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 
housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 
Provided, That not more than $15,000 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 
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. 
SEC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Im-
provement Account established by subsection (h) of sec-
405 
tion 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appro-
priated and shall be available until expended for the pur-
poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until 
transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropria-
tions available in this Act to the Department of Defense 
for military construction and family housing operation and 
maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 
upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 
necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 
authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga-
tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap-
propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 
may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’, to be merged 
with and to be available for the same time period and for 
the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans-
ferred. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 122. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available in an account funded under the headings in this 
title may be transferred among projects and activities 
within the account in accordance with the reprogramming 
guidelines for military construction and family housing
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construction contained in Department of Defense Finan-
cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chap-
ter 7, of March 2011, as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated or expended for planning and design 
and construction of projects at Arlington National Ceme-
tery. 
SEC. 124. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $79,500,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, $546,800,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Air 
Force’’, 
$230,400,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’, 
$155,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’, 
$57,000,000; and 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’, 
$24,800,000: 
Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry 
out construction projects identified in the respective mili-
tary department’s unfunded priority list for fiscal year
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2020 submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such 
projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation 
and expenditure of funds to carry out construction: Pro-
vided further, That not later than 30 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an ex-
penditure plan for funds provided under this section. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 125. Of the unobligated balances available to 
the Department of Defense from prior appropriation Acts, 
the following funds are hereby rescinded from the fol-
lowing accounts in the amounts specified: 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Defense-Wide’’, 
$45,055,000. 
SEC. 126. For the purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construc-
tion and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 127. All amounts appropriated to the ‘‘Depart-
ment of Defense—Military Construction, Army’’, ‘‘De-
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partment of Defense—Military Construction, Navy and 
Marine Corps’’, ‘‘Department of Defense—Military Con-
struction, Air Force’’, and ‘‘Department of Defense—Mili-
tary Construction, Defense-Wide’’ accounts pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense 
Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2020 in the 
funding table in section 4601 of that Act shall be imme-
diately available and allotted to contract for the full scope 
of authorized projects. 
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
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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, 
$116,801,316,000, shall become available on October 1, 
2020: Provided, That not to exceed $18,147,000 of the 
amount made available for fiscal year 2021 under this 
heading shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General Operating Ex-
penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, and ‘‘Informa-
tion Technology Systems’’ for necessary expenses in imple-
menting the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 
38, United States Code, the funding source for which is 
specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’ 
appropriation: Provided further, That such sums as may 
be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be 
reimbursed to ‘‘Medical Care Collections Fund’’ to 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, $12,578,965,000, to 
remain available until expended and to become available 
on October 1, 2020: Provided, That expenses for rehabili-
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tation program services and assistance which the Sec-
retary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of sec-
tion 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than 
under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that sub-
section, 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, $17,620,000, to remain available until expended, 
which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated 
under this heading that become available on October 1, 
2019; and in addition, $129,224,000, to remain available 
until expended, which shall become available on October 
1, 2020. 
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 2020, 
within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in
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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, $200,377,391. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $57,729, as authorized 
by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided, 
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $2,008,232. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $401,880, 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, $1,186,000.
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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, 
$3,025,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1) (reduced by $1): Provided, 
That expenses for services and assistance authorized 
under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 
3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs determines are necessary to enable en-
titled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to be-
come employable and to obtain and maintain suitable em-
ployment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in 
daily living, shall be charged to this account: Provided fur-
ther, That, of the funds made available under this heading, 
not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 
by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to
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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 
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), monthly assistance allow-
ances authorized by section 322(d) of title 38, United 
States Code, grants authorized by section 521A of title 
38, United States Code, and administrative expenses nec-
essary to carry out sections 322(d) and 521A of title 38, 
United States Code, and hospital care and medical serv-
ices authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United States 
Code; $169,160,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (increased 
by $5,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by
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$5,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by 
$1,700,000), which shall be in addition to funds previously 
appropriated under this heading that become available on 
October 1, 2019; and, in addition, $56,158,015,000 (re-
duced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced 
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), plus reim-
bursements, shall become available on October 1, 2020, 
and shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 
2020, under this heading, $1,500,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2022: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the 
provision of medical treatment for veterans who have serv-
ice-connected disabilities, lower income, or have special 
needs: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
give priority funding for the provision of basic medical 
benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 
through 6: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from 
Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled vet-
erans with privately written prescriptions based on re-
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quirements established by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That the implementation of the program described in the 
previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 
amounts appropriated under this heading for medical sup-
plies and equipment are available for the acquisition of 
prosthetics designed specifically for female veterans: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount made available on Octo-
ber 1, 2019, under this heading, not less than 
$581,514,000 (increased by $3,000,000) (reduced by 
$3,000,000) (increased by $1,700,000) shall be for gen-
der-specific care for women as described in the report ac-
companying this Act. 
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, $4,521,400,000 
(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $1) (reduced by 
$1), which shall be in addition to funds previously appro-
priated under this heading that become available on Octo-
ber 1, 2019; and, in addition, $17,131,179,000, plus reim-
bursements, shall become available on October 1, 2020, 
and shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That, of the amount made available on October 1,
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2020, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2022. 
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.), $98,800,000, which shall 
be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this 
heading that become available on October 1, 2019; and, 
in addition, $7,914,191,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
become available on October 1, 2020, and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the 
amount made available on October 1, 2020, under this 
heading, $150,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022. 
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
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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 
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; 
$20,000,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by 
$10,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000), which shall be 
in addition to funds previously appropriated under this 
heading that become available on October 1, 2019; and, 
in addition, $6,433,265,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
become available on October 1, 2020, and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the 
amount made available on October 1, 2020, under this 
heading, $250,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022. 
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,
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$840,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021. 
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, $329,000,000, 
of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021. 
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, 
$369,200,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by
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$1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 
$6,500,000) (reduced by $1,500,000) (reduced by 
$1,700,000), of which not to exceed 10 percent shall re-
main available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That 
funds provided under this heading may be transferred to 
‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis-
tration’’. 
BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS 
For necessary operating expenses of the Board of 
Veterans Appeals, $182,000,000, of which not to exceed 
10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 
2021. 
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, $4,343,000,000 (reduced by $3,500,000) (re-
duced by $1,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced 
by $5,200,000), plus reimbursements: Provided, That
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$1,204,238,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of 
which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain available until 
September 
30, 
2021: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$2,737,482,000 (reduced by $3,500,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 
$5,200,000) shall be for operations and maintenance, of 
which not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available until 
September 30, 2021: Provided further, That $401,280,000 
shall be for information technology systems development, 
and shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available for salaries 
and expenses, operations and maintenance, and informa-
tion technology systems development may be transferred 
among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress the authority to make 
the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided further, 
That amounts made available for the ‘‘Information Tech-
nology Systems’’ account for development may be trans-
ferred among projects or to newly defined projects: Pro-
vided further, That no project may be increased or de-
creased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submit-
ting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an ap-
proval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days
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has elapsed: Provided further, That the funds made avail-
able under this heading for information technology sys-
tems development shall be for the projects, and in the 
amounts, specified under this heading in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
VETERANS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD 
For activities related to implementation, preparation, 
development, interface, management, rollout, and mainte-
nance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, in-
cluding contractual costs associated with operations au-
thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 
5 and 38, United States Code, $1,603,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress quar-
terly reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and de-
ployment implementation by facility: Provided further, 
That the funds provided in this account shall only be avail-
able to the Office of the Deputy Secretary, to be adminis-
tered by that Office: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available under this heading may be obligated 
in a manner inconsistent with deployment schedules pro-
vided to the Committees on Appropriations unless the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs provides notification to the
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Committees on Appropriations of such change and an ap-
proval is issued. 
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.), $222,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 
(reduced by $1,000,000), of which not to exceed 10 per-
cent shall remain available until September 30, 2021. 
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,
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$1,235,200,000, of which $1,036,600,000 (increased by 
$39,732,000) (reduced by $39,732,000) shall remain 
available until September 30, 2024, and of which 
$198,600,000 shall remain available until expended, of 
which $35,000,000 shall be available for seismic improve-
ment projects and seismic program management activities, 
including for projects that would otherwise be funded by 
the Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities or 
National Cemetery Administration accounts: 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 manage-
ment activities, and investment strategy studies funded 
through the advance planning fund and the planning and 
design activities funded through the design fund, including 
needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital 
investments, and funds provided for the purchase, secu-
rity, and maintenance 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 that has not been notified to Con-
gress through the budgetary process or that has not been 
approved by the Congress through statute, joint resolu-
tion, or in the explanatory statement accompanying such
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Act and presented to the President at the time of enroll-
ment: Provided further, That such sums as may be nec-
essary shall be available to reimburse the ‘‘General Admin-
istration’’ account for payment of salaries and expenses 
of all Office of Construction and Facilities Management 
employees to support the full range of capital infrastruc-
ture services provided, including minor construction and 
leasing services: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able under this heading for fiscal year 2020, for each ap-
proved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of 
a construction documents contract by September 30, 
2020; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract 
by September 30, 2021: 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 
notwithstanding the requirements of section 8104(a) of 
title 38, United States Code, amounts made available 
under this heading for seismic improvement projects and 
seismic program management activities shall be available 
for the completion of both new and existing seismic 
projects of the Department.
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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, $421,117,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024, along with unobligated balances 
of previous ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations 
which are hereby made available for any project where the 
estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth 
in such section: Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the 
nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 
of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 
damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe;
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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, $150,000,000, to 
remain available 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 2020 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
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further, That any transfers to or from the ‘‘Medical Facili-
ties’’ account may take place only after the Secretary re-
quests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer 
and an approval is issued. 
SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this title for 
salaries and expenses shall be available for services au-
thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land 
or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author-
ized by sections 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 sec-
tions 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, 
or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reim-
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bursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examina-
tion 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 re-
quired to be recorded by law against the corresponding 
prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 
2019. 
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 Pensions’’. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, during fiscal year 2020, 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
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1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ‘‘Gen-
eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra-
tion’’ and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts for 
the cost of administration of the insurance programs fi-
nanced through those accounts: Provided, That reimburse-
ment shall be made only from the surplus earnings accu-
mulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 
2020 that are available for dividends in that program after 
claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 
have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of 
administration of such an insurance program exceeds the 
amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, 
reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such 
surplus earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 
2020 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 pro-
gram. 
SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 
lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in-
curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro-
viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur-
ing the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received.
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(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 Manage-
ment, the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint 
Adjudication, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for 
all services provided at rates which will recover actual 
costs but not to exceed $57,263,000 for the Office of Reso-
lution Management, $6,000,000 for the Office of Employ-
ment 
Discrimination 
Complaint 
Adjudication, 
and 
$4,628,000 for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion: Pro-
vided, That payments 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 
Affairs 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-serv-
ice-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of 
such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Sec-
retary 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: Pro-
432 
vided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same man-
ner as any other debt due the United States, the reason-
able charges for such care or services from any person who 
does not make such disclosure as required: Provided fur-
ther, 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 re-
ceived. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leas-
ing activities (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 improvements of any medical facility under the juris-
diction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount 
provided for in ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con-
struction, Minor Projects’’. 
SEC. 213. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 
Services’’ are available— 
(1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup-
plies, and equipment; and
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(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 
Medical 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 Federally Qualified Health 
Centers in the State of Alaska and Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health 
Compact with the Indian Health Service, to provide 
healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care, to 
veterans in rural Alaska. The Secretary shall require par-
ticipating veterans and facilities to comply with all appro-
priate rules and regulations, as established by the Sec-
retary. The term ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands 
which are not within the boundaries of the municipality 
of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 216. Such sums as may be deposited to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursu-
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ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 
be transferred to the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and 
‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to remain avail-
able until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 
SEC. 217. 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 Congress 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 paragraph entitled ‘‘Quar-
terly reporting’’, under the heading ‘‘General Administra-
tion’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 114–223. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 218. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med-
ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Sup-
port and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Op-
erating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’, 
‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, 
and ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fis-
cal year 2020 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Informa-
tion Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such 
transfers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggre-
gate increase in the total amount made available by this
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Act for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ account: 
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 an approval is 
issued. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 219. Of the amounts appropriated to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2020 for 
‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical 
Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Con-
struction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology 
Systems’’, up to $314,409,000, plus reimbursements, may 
be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense—De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra-
tion Fund, established by section 1704 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat. 2571) and may be used for operation 
of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical 
facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hun-
ter 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
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Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 
That section 220 of title II of division C of Public Law 
115–244 is repealed. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 220. Of the amounts appropriated to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs which become available on 
October 1, 2020, for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Com-
munity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 
‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $322,931,000, plus reimburse-
ments, may be transferred to the Joint Department of De-
fense—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 may be used 
for operation of the facilities designated as combined Fed-
eral 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 Depart-
ment of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notifica-
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tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 221. 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 facili-
ties 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 avail-
able: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of De-
fense—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 oper-
ations of the facilities designated as combined Federal 
medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Dun-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Pro-
vided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), amounts trans-
ferred to the Joint Department of Defense—Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 
shall remain available until expended.
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 222. 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 au-
thorized 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. 
SEC. 223. 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: Pro-
vided, That such notification shall occur within 14 days 
of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Commit-
tees 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. 224. None of the funds made available for 
‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ may be used for a project 
in excess of the scope specified for that project in the origi-
nal justification data provided to the Congress as part of 
the request for appropriations unless the Secretary of Vet-
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erans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 225. 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 Congress a quarterly report containing perform-
ance measures and data from each Veterans Benefits Ad-
ministration Regional Office: Provided, That, at a min-
imum, the report shall include the direction contained in 
the section entitled ‘‘Disability claims backlog’’, under the 
heading ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Administration’’ in the joint explanatory statement accom-
panying Public Law 114–223: Provided further, That the 
report shall also include information on the number of ap-
peals pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration as 
well as the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly 
basis. 
SEC. 226. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
provide written notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to or-
ganizational 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. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appro-
440 
priations of both Houses of Congress notification of any 
single national outreach and awareness marketing cam-
paign in which obligations exceed $1,000,000. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 228. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon 
determination that such action is necessary to address 
needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may trans-
fer to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discretionary 
appropriations made available for fiscal year 2020 in this 
title (except appropriations made to the ‘‘General Oper-
ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ ac-
count) or any discretionary unobligated balances within 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2020, that were provided in ad-
vance by appropriations Acts: Provided, That transfers 
shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Man-
agement 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 emergency 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
441 
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 
Congress: 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. 229. Amounts made available for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2020, under the 
‘‘Board of Veterans Appeals’’ and the ‘‘General Operating 
Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts 
may be transferred between such accounts: Provided, That 
before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 
make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 
SEC. 230. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 
reprogram funds among major construction projects or 
programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed
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$7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
SEC. 231. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
ensure 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 profes-
sional; and 
(2) adheres to all requirements of the American 
Association of Suicidology. 
(b)(1) None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Execu-
tive action that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
from appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil 
service position, or establishing a new civil service position, 
at the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to 
such a position relating to the hotline specified in sub-
section (a). 
(2) In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘civil service’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 2101(1) of title 5, United 
States Code; and 
(B) the term ‘‘Executive action’’ includes—
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(i) any Executive order, presidential memo-
randum, or other action by the President; and 
(ii) any agency policy, order, or other di-
rective. 
SEC. 232. None of the funds in this or any other Act 
may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
hospitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environ-
mental assessment, or to diminish healthcare services at 
existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities 
located in Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 as part 
of a planned realignment of VA services until the Sec-
retary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress a report including the following 
elements— 
(1) a national realignment strategy that in-
cludes a detailed description of realignment plans 
within each Veterans Integrated Services Network 
(VISN), including an updated Long Range Capital 
Plan to implement realignment requirements; 
(2) an explanation of the process by which 
those plans were developed and coordinated within 
each VISN; 
(3) a cost versus benefit analysis of each 
planned realignment, including the cost of replacing
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Veterans Health Administration services with con-
tract care or other outsourced services; 
(4) an analysis of how any such planned re-
alignment of services will impact access to care for 
veterans living in rural or highly rural areas, includ-
ing travel distances and transportation costs to ac-
cess a VA medical facility and availability of local 
specialty and primary care; 
(5) an inventory of VA buildings with historic 
designation and the methodology used to determine 
the buildings’ condition and utilization; 
(6) a description of how any realignment will be 
consistent with requirements under the National 
Historic Preservation Act; and 
(7) consideration given for reuse of historic 
buildings within newly identified realignment re-
quirements: Provided, That, this provision shall not 
apply to capital projects in VISN 23, or any other 
VISN, which have been authorized or approved by 
Congress. 
SEC. 233. Effective during the period beginning on 
October 1, 2018 and ending on January 1, 2024, none 
of the funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs by this or any other Act may be obligated or ex-
pended in contravention of the ‘‘Veterans Health Adminis-
445 
tration Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement 
on the Veterans Health Administration’s Screening for 
Breast Cancer Guidance’’ published on May 10, 2017, as 
issued by the Veterans Health Administration National 
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 
SEC. 234. (a) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1720I the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 1720J. Provision of assisted reproductive tech-
nology or adoption reimbursements for 
certain disabled veterans 
‘‘(a) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary may provide— 
‘‘(1) fertility counseling and treatment using as-
sisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran 
or the spouse of a covered veteran; or 
‘‘(2) adoption reimbursement to a covered vet-
eran. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Amounts made available for the 
purposes specified in subsection (a) are subject to the re-
quirements for funds contained in section 508 of division 
H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public 
Law 115–31). 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) The term ‘adoption reimbursement’ means 
reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 
an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en-
actment of this section under the same terms as 
apply under the adoption reimbursement program of 
the Department of Defense, as authorized in De-
partment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including 
the reimbursement limits and requirements set forth 
in such instruction, as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this section. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘assisted reproductive tech-
nology’ means benefits relating to reproductive as-
sistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces 
who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty 
pursuant to section 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, as de-
scribed in the memorandum on the subject of ‘Policy 
for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of 
Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) 
Active Duty Service Members’ issued by the Assist-
ant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 
3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such 
policy, as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
this section, including any limitations on the amount 
of such benefits available to such a member, except 
that—
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‘‘(A) 
the 
periods 
regarding 
embryo 
cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 
III(G) and in part IV(H) of such memorandum 
shall not apply; and 
‘‘(B) 
such 
term 
includes 
embryo 
cryopreservation and storage without limitation 
on the duration of such cryopreservation and 
storage. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘covered veteran’ means a vet-
eran who has a service-connected disability that re-
sults in the inability of the veteran to procreate 
without the use of fertility treatment.’’. 
(b) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 1720I the following new item: 
‘‘1720J. Provision of assisted reproductive technology or adoption reimburse-
ments for certain disabled veterans.’’. 
SEC. 235. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 
that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor-
tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 
119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, 
United States Code.
448 
SEC. 236. Section 842 of Public Law 109–115 shall 
not apply to conversion of an activity or function of the 
Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Ad-
ministration, or National Cemetery Administration to con-
tractor performance by a business concern that is at least 
51 percent owned by one or more Indian tribes as defined 
in section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code, or one 
or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in sec-
tion 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code. 
SEC. 237. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall dis-
continue using Social Security account numbers to identify 
individuals in all information systems of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs as follows: 
(1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under 
laws administered by the Secretary, not later than 5 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) For all individuals not described in para-
graph (1), not later than 8 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a So-
cial Security account number to identify an individual in 
an information system of the Department of Veterans Af-
449 
fairs only if the use of such number is required to obtain 
information the Secretary requires from an information 
system that is not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
SEC. 238. For funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2020 and 2021 
for ‘‘Medical Services’’, section 239 of Division A of Public 
Law 114–223 shall apply. 
SEC. 239. None of the funds appropriated in this or 
prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 
the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to trans-
fer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Com-
pensation Fund to any other account within the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 240. Of the funds provided to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2020 and fiscal 
year 2021 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, funds may be used in 
each year to carry out and expand the child care program 
authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, not-
withstanding subsection (e) of such section. 
SEC. 241. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this title may be used by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement re-
lated to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual 
that would restrict in any way the individual from speak-
ing to members of Congress or their staff on any topic
450 
not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law 
or required by Executive order to be kept secret in the 
interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign af-
fairs. 
SEC. 242. For funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2020 and 2021, 
section 258 of division A of Public Law 114–223 shall 
apply. 
SEC. 243. For an additional amount for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, $1,000,000,000 to remain avail-
able until expended, for infrastructure improvements, in-
cluding new construction, and in addition to amounts oth-
erwise made available in this Act for such purpose, of 
which: 
(1) $850,000,000 shall be available for seismic 
improvement projects and seismic program manage-
ment activities, including projects that would other-
wise be funded by the Construction, Major Projects, 
the Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities, 
or National Cemetery Administration accounts. 
(2) $150,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Departmental 
Administration—Construction, Minor Projects’’: 
Provided, That the additional amounts appropriated under 
this section for the purpose of minor construction may be 
used to carry out critical life-safety projects identified in
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the Department’s annual facility condition assessments; 
sustainment projects; modernization projects; infrastruc-
ture repair; renovations at existing Veterans Health Ad-
ministration medical centers and outpatient clinics; and 
projects included in the Strategic Capital Investment 
Process plan: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
requirements of section 8104(a) of title 38, United States 
Code, amounts made available under this heading for seis-
mic improvement projects and seismic program manage-
ment activities shall be available for the completion of both 
new and existing projects of the Department: Provided 
further, That the additional amounts appropriated under 
this section may not be obligated or expended until the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and such 
Committees approve, a detailed expenditure plan, includ-
ing project descriptions and costs, for any minor construc-
tion, major construction, or seismic improvement project 
being funded with the additional amounts made available 
in this administrative provision. 
SEC. 244. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be used to deny 
an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 
to any records, documents, or other materials available to 
the department or agency of the United States Govern-
452 
ment over which such Inspector General has responsibil-
ities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), or to prevent or impede the access of such Inspector 
General to such records, documents, or other materials, 
under any provision of law, except a provision of law that 
expressly refers to such Inspector General and expressly 
limits the right of access of such Inspector General. 
(b) A department or agency covered by this section 
shall provide its Inspector General access to all records, 
documents, and other materials in a timely manner. 
(c) Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on dis-
closure relevant to the information provided by the depart-
ment or agency over which that Inspector General has re-
sponsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.). 
(d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure 
by any department or agency covered by this section to 
comply with this section. 
SEC. 245. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in a manner that would increase wait
453 
times for veterans who seek care at medical facilities of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 246. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act to the Veterans Health 
Administration may be used in fiscal year 2020 to convert 
any program which received specific purpose funds in fis-
cal year 2019 to a general purpose funded program unless 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits written notifica-
tion of any such proposal to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress at least thirty days prior 
to any such action and an approval is issued by the Com-
mittees. 
SEC. 247. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), 
none of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to purchase, breed, 
transport, house, feed, maintain, dispose of, or experiment 
on, dogs as part of the conduct of any study including 
an assignment of pain category D or E, as defined by the 
Pain and Distress Categories of the Department of Agri-
culture (or such successor categories developed pursuant 
to section 13 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2143)). 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to training pro-
grams or studies of service dogs described in section 1714 
of title 38, United States Code, or section 17.148 of title 
38, Code of Federal Regulations.
454 
SEC. 248. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
close the community based outpatient clinic located in 
Bainbridge, New York, until the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a market area 
assessment. 
SEC. 249. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
once every five-year period thereafter, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall update the handbook of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs titled ‘‘Planning and Activating 
Community Based Outpatient Clinics’’, or a successor 
handbook, to reflect current policies, best practices, and 
clarify the roles and responsibilities of the personnel of 
the Department involved in the leasing projects of the De-
partment. 
(b) The Secretary shall ensure that the handbook 
specified in subsection (a) defines ‘‘community based out-
patient clinic’’ in the same manner as such term is defined 
in the Veterans Health Administration Site Tracking 
database (commonly known as ‘‘VAST’’) as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) The Secretary shall ensure that the Veterans 
Health Administration incorporates the best practices con-
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tained in the handbook specified in subsection (a) in con-
ducting oversight of the medical centers of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Integrated 
Service Network. 
(d) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide guidance 
and training to employees of the Veterans Health Admin-
istration for the use of the handbook specified in sub-
section (a). The Secretary shall update such guidance and 
training together with each update of such handbook. 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 250. Of the funds made available for fiscal year 
2019 under the heading ‘‘Department of Veterans Af-
fairs—Departmental 
Administration—Veterans 
Elec-
tronic Health Record’’ in title II of division C of the En-
ergy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Con-
struction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 
(Public Law 115–244), $70,000,000 is hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 251. Section 252 of the Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2018 (division J of Public Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 
825; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary may carry out a 2-year pilot program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘During the period preceding October 1, 2022, the
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Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a 2-year pilot 
program’’. 
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 coun-
tries; 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 replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; not to exceed $15,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; and insurance of official motor 
vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such 
countries, $104,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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 ex-
pended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 
36, United States Code.
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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, $35,400,000: Provided, That 
$2,698,997 shall be available for the purpose of 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 Sol-
diers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including 
the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for re-
placement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed 
$2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$80,800,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2022. In addition, 
such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, 
repairs and replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease
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of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense 
Agencies’’ account. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for planning and design and 
construction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ 
and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, $131,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, for planning and design 
and construction associated with the Southern Expansion 
project at Arlington National Cemetery. 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME TRUST FUND 
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, 
and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mis-
sissippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $70,300,000, of 
which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
for construction and renovation of the physical plants at 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, Dis-
trict 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 Retirement Home Trust 
Fund, $22,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund 
of the Treasury to the Trust Fund.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 301. 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’’, $156,860,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024, 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 Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
as amended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $281,576,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024, 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
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251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air Force’’ $436,564,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024, 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 Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
as amended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Defense-Wide’’, $46,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024, 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, as amended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 401. Each amount designated in this Act 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
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anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
as amended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army National Guard’’, $50,000,000: Provided, That such 
amounts may be obligated and expended to carry out plan-
ning and design and military construction projects author-
ized by law: Provided further, That such amounts are des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
as amended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army Reserve’’, $3,300,000: Provided, That such amounts 
may be obligated and expended to carry out planning and 
design and military construction projects authorized by 
law: Provided further, That such amounts are designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amend-
ed. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 501. Each amount designated in this title as 
being for an emergency requirement as pursuant to sec-
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tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only 
if the President subsequently so designates all such 
amounts and transmits such amounts and transmits such 
designations to the Congress: Provided, That none of the 
funds shall be available for obligation until the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate receive a master plan for the installations 
and a form 1391 for each specific project: Provided fur-
ther, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Service Secretaries or their designee, shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan 
for funds provided under this heading. 
TITLE VI 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 601. 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. 602. 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
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law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 
property rights, or unfunded mandates. 
SEC. 603. 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 con-
duct of their business practices and public service activi-
ties. 
SEC. 604. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and no-
tifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Af-
fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Sub-
committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate. 
SEC. 605. 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 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 606. 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