[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3136 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3136

  Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2005 for veterans medical services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 30, 2005

 Mr. Edwards (for himself and Mr. Obey) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
  Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2005 for veterans medical services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2005:

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                     Veterans Health Administration

                            medical services

    For an additional amount for ``Medical Services'', $1,500,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That the amount 
provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year 2006: Provided 
further, That amounts made available under this heading may be 
transferred to other accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
the extent necessary to reimburse those accounts for prior transfers to 
``Medical Services'' after notice of the amount and purpose of the 
transfer is provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and House of Representatives and a period of 30 days has elapsed: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority in this paragraph is in 
addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
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