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until expended, for any purpose authorized by section 
8111 of title 38, United States Code. 
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION 
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.); $3,635,600,000 (in-
creased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced 
by $125,000,000), plus reimbursements, of which 
$250,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2009. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili-
ties, and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health 
Administration; for administrative expenses in support of 
planning, design, project management, real property ac-
quisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 
any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 
activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter-
ing, improving, or providing facilities in the several hos-
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pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 
the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate-
rials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, 
$4,100,000,000, 
plus 
reimbursements, 
of 
which 
$250,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2009: 
Provided, That $300,000,000 for non-recurring mainte-
nance provided under this heading shall be allocated in 
a manner not subject to the Veterans Equitable Resource 
Allocation. 
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, 
$480,000,000, plus reimbursements, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
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 and 
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the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas em-
ployee mail, $1,598,500,000: Provided, That expenses for 
services and assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), 
(2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs deter-
mines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the 
maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to ob-
tain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve 
maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged 
to this account: Provided further, That the Veterans Bene-
fits Administration shall be funded at not less than 
$1,324,957,000: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, not to exceed $75,000,000 
shall be available for obligation until September 30, 2009: 
Provided further, That from the funds made available 
under this heading, the Veterans Benefits Administration 
may purchase (on a one-for-one replacement basis only) 
up to two passenger motor vehicles for use in operations 
of that Administration in Manila, Philippines: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this head-
ing, $2,000,000 is for the Advisory Committee on Women 
Veterans under section 542 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
For necessary expenses for information technology 
systems and telecommunications support, including devel-
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opmental information systems and operational information 
systems and pay and associated cost for operations and 
maintenance associated staff; for the capital asset acquisi-
tion of information technology systems, including manage-
ment and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, in-
cluding contractual costs associated with operations au-
thorized by chapter 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
$1,859,217,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009: Provided, That none of these funds may be obli-
gated until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress, and such Committees approve, a plan for expendi-
ture that: (1) meets the capital planning and investment 
control review requirements established by the Office of 
Management and Budget; (2) complies with the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs enterprise architecture; (3) con-
forms with an established enterprise life cycle method-
ology; and (4) complies with the acquisition rules, require-
ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition management 
practices of the Federal Government: Provided further, 
That within 30 days of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
a reprogramming base letter which provides, by project, 
the costs included in this appropriation. 
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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; 
and 
hire 
of 
passenger 
motor 
vehicles, 
$170,000,000, of which not to exceed $7,800,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2009. 
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 (5 U.S.C. App.), $76,500,000, of 
which $3,630,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2009. 
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, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 
and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, including plan-
ning, architectural and engineering services, construction 
management services, maintenance or guarantee period 
services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro-
vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 
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