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(3) shall assess, evaluate, and review Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas or any eligible met-
ropolitan area’s eligibility for funds under such title
XXVI as if Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and
Texas or such eligible metropolitan area had fully
complied with the requirements of the sections listed
in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a).
(c) For grant years beginning in 2008, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas and any eligible metro-
politan area in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and
Texas shall comply with each of the applicable requirements
under title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300ff–11 et seq.).
CHAPTER 8
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CAPITOL POWER PLANT
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol Power Plant’’,
$25,000,000, for emergency utility tunnel repairs and as-
bestos abatement, to remain available until September 30,
2011: Provided, That the Architect of the Capitol may not
obligate any of the funds appropriated under this heading
without approval of an obligation plan by the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives.
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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ of the Government Accountability Office, $374,000,
to remain available until expended.
CHAPTER 9
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction,
Air Force Reserve’’, $3,096,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2011: Provided, That such funds may be obli-
gated and expended to carry out planning and design and
military construction projects not otherwise authorized by
law.
Of the funds appropriated for ‘‘Military Construction,
Air Force Reserve’’ under Public Law 109–114, $3,096,000
are hereby rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT,
2005
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account 2005, established by section 2906(a)(1) of the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10
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U.S.C. 2687 note), $3,136,802,000, to remain available
until expended.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL SERVICES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’,
$454,131,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$50,000,000 shall be for the establishment of new Level I
comprehensive polytrauma centers; $9,440,000 shall be for
the establishment of polytrauma residential transitional re-
habilitation programs; $20,000,000 shall be for additional
transition caseworkers; $30,000,000 shall be for substance
abuse treatment programs; $20,000,000 for readjustment
counseling; $10,000,000 shall be for blind rehabilitation
services; $100,000,000 shall be for enhancements to mental
health services; $8,000,000 shall be for polytrauma support
clinic teams; $5,356,000 for additional polytrauma points
of contacts; and $201,335,000 shall be for treatment of Op-
eration Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom
veterans.
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Administra-
tion’’, $250,000,000, to remain available until expended.
MEDICAL FACILITIES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’,
$595,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
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$45,000,000 shall be used for facility and equipment up-
grades at the Department of Veterans Affairs polytrauma
rehabilitation centers and the polytrauma network sites;
and $550,000,000 shall be for non-recurring maintenance
as identified in the Department of Veterans Affairs Facility
Condition Assessment report: Provided, That the amount
provided under this heading for non-recurring maintenance
shall be allocated in a manner outside of the Veterans Equi-
table Resource Allocation and specific to the needs and geo-
graphic distribution of Operation Enduring Freedom and
Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans: Provided further, That
within 30 days of enactment of this Act the Secretary shall
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress an expenditure plan for non-recurring mainte-
nance prior to obligation.
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical and Prosthetic
Research’’, $30,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, which shall be used for research related to the
unique medical needs of returning Operation Enduring
Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
For an additional amount for ‘‘General Operating Ex-
penses’’, $46,000,000, to remain available until expended,
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for the hiring and training of new pension and compensa-
tion claims processing personnel.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Information Tech-
nology Systems’’, $36,100,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $20,000,000 shall be for information tech-
nology support and improvements for processing of OIF/
OEF veterans benefits claims, including making electronic
DOD medical records available for claims processing and
enabling electronic benefits applications by veterans;
$1,000,000 shall be for the digitization of benefits records;
and $15,100,000 shall be for electronic data breach and re-
mediation and prevention.
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Minor
Projects’’, $355,907,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $36,000,000 shall be for construction costs
associated with the establishment of polytrauma residential
transitional rehabilitation programs.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 2901. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, none of the funds in this or any other Act shall
be used to downsize staff or to close, realign or phase out
essential services at Walter Reed Army Medical Center until
equivalent medical facilities at the Walter Reed National
Military Medical Center at Naval Medical Center, Bethesda,
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Maryland, and/or the Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Community
Hospital have been constructed and equipped, and until the
Secretary of Defense has certified in writing to the Congress
that:
(1) the new facilities at Walter Reed National
Military Medical Center at Bethesda and/or the Fort
Belvoir Community Hospital are complete and fully
operational, and
(2) replacement medical facilities at Walter Reed
National Military Medical Center at Bethesda have
adequate capacity to meet both the existing and pro-
jected demand for complex medical care and services,
including outpatient and medical hold facilities, for
combat veterans and other military personnel.
(b) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives
a report and proposed timetable outlining the Department’s
plan to transition patients, staff and medical services to
the new facilities at Bethesda and Fort Belvoir without
compromising patient care, staffing requirements or facility
maintenance at the Walter Reed Medical Center.
(c) To ensure that the quality of care provided by the
Military Health System is not diminished during this tran-
sition, the Walter Reed Army Medical Center shall be ade-