Evolution program and its chain of decisionmaking au-
thority: Provided further, That the funds made available 
under this heading for information technology systems de-
velopment, modernization, and enhancement, shall be for 
the projects, and in the amounts, specified under this 
heading in the report accompanying this Act. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, to include information technology, in carrying out 
the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), $131,766,000, of which not to exceed 
$12,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 
316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 
Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, 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-
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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, 
$561,800,000, of which $527,800,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2020, and of which $34,000,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That ex-
cept for advance planning activities, including needs as-
sessments which may or may not lead to capital invest-
ments, and other capital asset management related activi-
ties, including portfolio development and management ac-
tivities, 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 invest-
ments, and salaries and associated costs of the resident 
engineers who oversee those capital investments funded 
through this account, and funds provided for the purchase 
of land for the National Cemetery Administration through 
the land acquisition line item, none of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be used for any project 
which has not been approved by the Congress in the budg-
etary process: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading for fiscal year 2016, for each approved 
project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a con-
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struction documents contract by September 30, 2016; and 
(2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Sep-
tember 30, 2017: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written 
report on any approved major construction project for 
which obligations are not incurred within the time limita-
tions established above. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs 
which may lead to capital investments, architectural and 
engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 
services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro-
vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 
utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 
site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in 
sections 316, 2404, 2406, and chapter 81 of title 38, 
United States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the 
estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the 
amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, 
United States Code, $406,200,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020, along with unobligated balances 
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of previous ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations 
which are hereby made available for any project where the 
estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth 
in such section: Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the 
nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 
of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 
damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; 
and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to 
minimize further loss by such causes. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE 
FACILITIES 
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 
State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re-
model, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, 
and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing 
care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 
8137 of title 38, United States Code, $80,000,000, to re-
main 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. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2016 for 
‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment Benefits’’, 
and ‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities’’ may be trans-
ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appro-
priations: Provided, That before a transfer may take place, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
the authority to make the transfer and such Committees 
issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 
days has elapsed. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016, in this or 
any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical 
Support and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ ac-
counts may be transferred among the accounts: Provided, 
That any transfers between the ‘‘Medical Services’’ and 
‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ accounts of 1 percent 
or less of the total amount appropriated to the account 
in this or any other Act may take place subject to notifica-
tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
the amount and purpose of the transfer: Provided further, 
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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. 
(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 of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Of-
fice of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudica-
tion under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, 
for all services provided at rates which will recover actual 
costs but not to exceed $43,700,000 for the Office of Reso-
lution Management and $3,400,000 for the Office of Em-
ployment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: 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 appropriations in this title shall be 
available to enter into any new lease of real property if 
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the estimated annual rental cost is more than $1,000,000, 
unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits a request 
to enter into such lease to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress and (1) the Committees 
approve the request; or (2) the Committees have not re-
jected the request before the date that is 15 days after 
the date on which the request is received. 
SEC. 212. 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-
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. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 213. 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. 214. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical 
Services’’ are available— 
(1) for furnishing recreational facilities, sup-
plies, and equipment; and 
(2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and 
other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 
beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 215. 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 
‘‘Medical Services’’, to remain available until expended for 
the purposes of that account. 
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SEC. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organi-
zations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Com-
pact with the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and 
tribal organizations serving rural Alaska which have en-
tered into contracts with the Indian Health Service under 
the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance 
Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and 
dental care. The Secretary shall require participating vet-
erans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules 
and regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term 
‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands sited within the ex-
ternal boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified 
in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), and 
those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified in 
sections 7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1606), which are 
not within the boundaries of the municipality of Anchor-
age, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Penin-
sula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursu-
ant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may 
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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. 218. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the 
Directors of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks 
from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new vet-
erans within their respective Networks. 
SEC. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the financial 
status of the Veterans Health Administration. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 220. Amounts made available under the ‘‘Med-
ical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, ‘‘Med-
ical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans 
Benefits Administration’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and 
‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ accounts for fiscal 
year 2016 may be transferred to or from the ‘‘Information 
Technology Systems’’ account: Provided, That such trans-
fers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggregate 
increase in the total amount made available by this Act 
for the ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ account: Pro-
vided further, That before a transfer may take place, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Com-
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