That 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, 2010, and for other purposes, namely:
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="no-display-inline">Department of Defense</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HB39CFA050F5E4F2285E35D2CA42CC81C"><header>Military Construction,
Army</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H5457C745C5A7458BABB4EAADB127C720"><header>(including
rescission of funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 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 necessary for the purposes of
this appropriation, and for construction and operation of facilities in support
of the functions of the Commander in Chief, $4,554,906,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2014, of which $924,484,000 is designated as being for
overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to section 423(a)(1) of S.
Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2010, and of which $450,000,000 shall be for trainee troop housing
facilities: <italic>Provided</italic>, That of this amount, not to exceed
$187,872,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, architect and
engineer services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, unless the
Secretary of Defense 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: <italic>Provided
further,</italic> That, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for the funds
provided for trainee troop housing facilities:<italic> Provided
further,</italic> That the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be for
the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading
<quote>Military Construction, Army</quote> and under the headings
<quote>Army</quote> in the tables entitled <quote>Military Construction</quote>
and <quote>Overseas Contingency Operations</quote> in the report of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives to accompany this
bill: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That of the funds appropriated for
<quote>Military Construction, Army</quote> under
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/329">Public Law
110–329</external-xref>, $59,500,000 are hereby
rescinded.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="HDF6CC321C72B41DDB7C579A2928C71BA"><header>Military Construction, Navy and
Marine Corps</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For acquisition,
construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public
works, naval installations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and
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, $3,757,330,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2014: <italic>Provided</italic>, That of this amount, not to
exceed $182,569,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and
architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of
Defense 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:<italic> Provided further,</italic> That
the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be for the projects and
activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading <quote>Military
Construction, Navy and Marine Corps</quote> and under the headings
<quote>Navy</quote> in the table entitled <quote>Military Construction</quote>
in the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives to accompany this bill.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HF3CAF6ED029E446F863977C495AACB00"><header>Military Construction, Air
Force</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H5766EF1613C640F380D622F0E9DFA939"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For acquisition, construction, installation,
and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations,
facilities, and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized by law,
$1,833,671,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014, of which
$474,500,000 is designated as being for overseas deployments and other
activities pursuant to section 423(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress),
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That of this amount, not to exceed $93,407,000 shall
be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services,
as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 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: <italic>Provided further,</italic> That the amount
appropriated in this paragraph shall be for the projects and activities, and in
the amounts, specified under the heading <quote>Military Construction, Air
Force</quote> and under the headings <quote>Air Force</quote> in the tables
entitled <quote>Military Construction</quote> and <quote>Overseas Contingency
Operations</quote> in the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives to accompany this bill.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="H4DEE6587B2F44B078809795B66A5AE2D"><header>Military Construction,
Defense-Wide</header>
<subheader>(including transfer and rescission of funds)</subheader><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For acquisition, construction, installation,
and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, installations,
facilities, and real property for activities and agencies of the Department of
Defense (other than the military departments), as currently authorized by law,
$2,743,526,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014:
<italic>Provided</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $121,442,000 shall be available
for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized
by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 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:
<italic>Provided further,</italic> That the amount appropriated in this
paragraph shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts,
specified under the heading <quote>Military Construction, Defense-Wide</quote>
and under the headings <quote>Defense-Wide</quote> in the table entitled
<quote>Military Construction</quote> in the report of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives to accompany this bill:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That of the funds appropriated for
<quote>Military Construction, Defense-Wide</quote> under
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/329">Public Law
110–329</external-xref>, $25,800,000 are hereby
rescinded.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H82A2A1C9BB1F48F6ADA3C00DDAF04CF"><header>Military Construction, Army
National Guard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of
facilities for the training and administration of the Army National Guard, and
contributions therefor, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1803">chapter 1803</external-xref> of title 10,
United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $529,129,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2014, of which $30,000,000 shall be for
critical unfunded requirements: <italic>Provided</italic>, That of the amount
appropriated, not to exceed $40,488,000 shall be available for study, planning,
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the
Secretary of Defense 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: <italic>Provided
further,</italic> That, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director of the Army National Guard shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for
the funds provided for critical unfunded requirements:<italic> Provided
further,</italic> That the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be for
the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading
<quote>Military Construction, Army National Guard</quote> and under the
headings <quote>Army National Guard</quote> in the table entitled
<quote>Military Construction</quote> in the report of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives to accompany this
bill.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H993B7A3616B24082A5DFD64700D147A9"><header>Military Construction, Air
National Guard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of
facilities for the training and administration of the Air National Guard, and
contributions therefor, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1803">chapter 1803</external-xref> of title 10,
United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $226,126,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2014, of which $30,000,000 shall be for
critical unfunded requirements: <italic>Provided</italic>, That of the amount
appropriated, not to exceed $12,021,000 shall be available for study, planning,
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the
Secretary of Defense 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:<italic> Provided
further,</italic> That, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director of the Air National Guard shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for
the funds provided for critical unfunded requirements: <italic>Provided
further,</italic> That the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be for
the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading
<quote>Military Construction, Air National Guard</quote> and under the headings
<quote>Air National Guard</quote> in the table entitled <quote>Military
Construction</quote> in the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives to accompany this
bill.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H2FBFD103D77640B4A69182C2ECEC8460"><header>Military Construction, Army
Reserve</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For construction,
acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the
training and administration of the Army Reserve as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1803">chapter 1803</external-xref> of title 10,
United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $432,516,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2014, of which $30,000,000 shall be for
critical unfunded requirements: <italic>Provided</italic>, That of the amount
appropriated, not to exceed $25,016,000 shall be available for study, planning,
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the
Secretary of Defense 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: <italic>Provided
further,</italic> That, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Chief of Army Reserve shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for the funds
provided for critical unfunded requirements: <italic>Provided further,</italic>
That the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be for the projects and
activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading <quote>Military
Construction, Army Reserve</quote> and under the headings <quote>Army
Reserve</quote> in the table entitled <quote>Military Construction</quote> in
the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
to accompany this bill.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H06705C7E2BEA44F7AA5C01BD7C54A3E0"><header>Military Construction, Navy
Reserve</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For construction,
acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the
training and administration of the reserve components of the Navy and Marine
Corps as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1803">chapter 1803</external-xref> of title 10,
United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $125,874,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2014, of which $20,000,000 shall be for
critical unfunded requirements of the Navy Reserve and $35,000,000 shall be for
critical unfunded requirements of the Marine Forces Reserve:<italic>
Provided</italic>, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $2,951,000
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer
services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 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: <italic>Provided further,</italic> That, not later
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Navy
Reserve and the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for the funds
provided for critical unfunded requirements: <italic> Provided
further,</italic> That the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be for
the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading
<quote>Military Construction, Navy Reserve</quote> and under the headings
<quote>Navy Reserve</quote> in the table entitled <quote>Military
Construction</quote> in the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives to accompany this
bill.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HC532AE8A2CAD4689B73CFAC7024E9370"><header>Military Construction, Air Force
Reserve</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For construction,
acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the
training and administration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1803">chapter 1803</external-xref> of title 10,
United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $103,169,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2014, of which $55,000,000 shall be for
critical unfunded requirements: <italic>Provided</italic>, That of the amount
appropriated, not to exceed $4,669,000 shall be available for study, planning,
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the
Secretary of Defense 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: <italic>Provided
further,</italic> That, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Chief of Air Force Reserve shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for the funds
provided for critical unfunded requirements: <italic> Provided
further,</italic> That the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be for
the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading
<quote>Military Construction, Air Force Reserve</quote> and under the headings
<quote>Air Force Reserve</quote> in the table entitled <quote>Military
Construction</quote> in the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives to accompany this
bill.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H870C1B28072D468381D7EDFFAFE14200"><header>North Atlantic Treaty
Organization</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HC075B297EC3E45E7AEB9D00F04FF53C"><header>Security Investment
Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the United States
share of the cost of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program for the acquisition and construction of military facilities and
installations (including international military headquarters) and for related
expenses for the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as
authorized by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2806">section 2806</external-xref> of title 10, United
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $234,914,000, to
remain available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HEBFF80C3BA1E46A69C3E53E21BD5CFC0"><header>Family Housing Construction,
Army</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses of family
housing for the Army for construction, including acquisition, replacement,
addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law,
$273,236,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014:
<italic>Provided,</italic> That the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall
be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the
heading <quote>Family Housing Construction, Army</quote> in the table entitled
<quote>Military Construction</quote> in the report of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives to accompany this
bill.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HBB54A54EA7E646BA9502181096BF5F67"><header>Family Housing Operation and
Maintenance, Army</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses
of family housing for the Army for operation and maintenance, including debt
payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and
insurance premiums, as authorized by law,
$523,418,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HDFDCB3D82EF445D7B3A2A6D320C7E0B9"><header>Family Housing Construction,
Navy and Marine Corps</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for construction,
including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and
alteration, as authorized by law, $146,569,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2014: <italic> Provided,</italic> That the amount appropriated in
this paragraph shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts,
specified under the heading <quote>Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine
Corps</quote> in the table entitled <quote>Military Construction</quote> in the
report of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives to
accompany this bill.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HB08402C9531C46B78EAA9B0078F611DD"><header>Family Housing Operation and
Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses of family housing for the Navy
and Marine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt payment,
leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance
premiums, as authorized by law,
$368,540,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H280AA802E0A741AE87B0A6CF4259228E"><header>Family Housing Construction, Air
Force</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses of family
housing for the Air Force for construction, including acquisition, replacement,
addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law,
$66,101,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: <italic>
Provided,</italic> That the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be for
the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading
<quote>Family Housing Construction, Air Force</quote> in the table entitled
<quote>Military Construction</quote> in the report of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives to accompany this
bill.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HC468EFC6577A4E76BBB6007B9DE45B9D"><header>Family Housing Operation and
Maintenance, Air Force</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
expenses of family housing for the Air Force for operation and maintenance,
including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest
charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law,
$502,936,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HCF4FA7C5E5BE44078DD9ECACACF6C811"><header>Family Housing Construction,
Defense-Wide</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses of
family housing for the activities and agencies of the Department of Defense
(other than the military departments) for construction, including acquisition,
replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by
law, $2,859,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: <italic>
Provided,</italic> That the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be for
the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the heading
<quote>Family Housing Construction, Defense-Wide</quote> in the table entitled
<quote>Military Construction</quote> in the report of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives to accompany this
bill.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H18FA52F4F08D4DA998CA52B7F55769D4"><header>Family housing operation and
maintenance, defense-wide</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
$49,214,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H4DAB32941AE949309093BC22CF022B26"><header>Department of defense family
housing improvement fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund, $2,600,000, to
remain available until expended, for family housing initiatives undertaken
pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2883">section
2883</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, providing alternative
means of acquiring and improving military family housing and supporting
facilities.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HACF0CEBC483D40B3947D00A1CEB3B1C"><header>Homeowners assistance
fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the Homeowners
Assistance Fund established by section 1013 of the Demonstration Cities and
Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3374">42 U.S.C. 3374</external-xref>), $23,225,000, to
remain available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HE98132AD5B8F499C94932C1209B9364"><header>Chemical demilitarization
construction, defense-wide</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
expenses of construction, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and
munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense
Authorization Act, 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1521">50 U.S.C. 1521</external-xref>), and for the
destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical
weapon stockpile, as currently authorized by law, $146,541,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2014: <italic>Provided,</italic> That the amount
appropriated in this paragraph shall be for the projects and activities, and in
the amounts, specified under the headings <quote>Chemical Demilitarization
Construction, Defense-Wide</quote> in the table entitled <quote>Military
Construction</quote> in the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives to accompany this
bill.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HE30403346F8C4FF3A7ED596E398BE68D"><header>Department of defense base
closure account 1990</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990, established
by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2687">10 U.S.C.
2687</external-xref> note), $536,768,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H788C83FEF7FC463EA9B8213793795B6F"><header>Department of defense base
closure account 2005</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005, established
by section 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2687">10 U.S.C.
2687</external-xref> note), $7,479,498,000, to remain available until expended:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That the Department of Defense shall notify the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to
obligating an amount for a construction project that exceeds or reduces the
amount identified for that project in the most recently submitted budget
request for this account by 20 percent or $2,000,000, whichever is less:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That the previous proviso shall not apply to
projects costing less than $5,000,000, except for those projects not previously
identified in any budget submission for this account and exceeding the minor
construction threshold under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2805">section
2805</external-xref> of title 10, United States
Code.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H8E1C2813A0A947F5B42780B3CE52134B"><header>Administrative
provisions</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><section id="H9587547C0CDC432EB4AB84DC71D0707"><enum>101.</enum><text>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 therefor.</text>
</section><section id="HD9F22CDD84944F96B3AFF177E6EC76E5"><enum>102.</enum><text>Funds made
available in this title for construction shall be available for hire of
passenger motor vehicles.</text>
</section><section id="HA489BDE98C984E7CA67246B3BFD80645"><enum>103.</enum><text>Funds made
available in this title for construction may be used for advances to the
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for the
construction of access roads as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/210">section
210</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized
therein are certified as important to the national defense by the Secretary of
Defense.</text>
</section><section id="H085A46C0DD724BADA445B6DDEFF9D768"><enum>104.</enum><text>None of the funds
made available in this title may be used to initiate construction of new
installations for which specific appropriations have not been made.</text>
</section><section id="H93EA0180E8234E28ACCEBA75AE991400"><enum>105.</enum><text>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 Engineering Command, except:</text><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1345151026F04F43A863EC236DB615B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>where there is a
determination of value by a Federal court;</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA3324B69C30F401D80715FD0C5F500C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>purchases negotiated by
the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney General;</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H58C99EAFCACF4B21A56D7FA39C3E2115"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H457C6FACFEA043FB94AFC72726926B92"><enum>106.</enum><text>None of the funds
made available in this title shall be used to:</text><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H297DA7D7D513453898BC204E47AE4F23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>acquire
land;</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6F696C43810847CBBF3C820095149F00"><enum>
(2)</enum><text>provide for site preparation; or</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1DE6CDB6C5FE45DBBB639346711292D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>install utilities for
any family housing, except housing for which funds have been made available in
annual Acts making appropriations for military construction.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H275B1CC8AC094E5786183C38BBFD00E4"><enum>107.</enum><text>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 another, without prior
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress.</text>
</section><section id="H1FE438A4A1B04C80AD481BEF412E875F"><enum>108.</enum><text>None of the funds
made available in this title may be used for the procurement of steel for any
construction project or activity for which American steel producers,
fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for
such steel procurement.</text>
</section><section id="H329956199ED741668EBB94F593298000"><enum>109.</enum><text>None of the funds
available to the Department of Defense for military construction or family
housing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real property taxes
in any foreign nation.</text>
</section><section id="HB5C58A397018467C928C7F85AB9788D"><enum>110.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 Atlantic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries bordering
the Arabian Sea, unless such contracts are awarded to United States firms or
United States firms in joint venture with host nation firms.</text>
</section><section id="HCD56CC77726B4B288EB2E1B76365A2AF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><text>None of the funds made
available in this title for military construction in the United States
territories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in
countries bordering the Arabian Sea, may be used to award any contract
estimated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor:
<italic>Provided</italic>, 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 responsive and responsible bid of a
foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That this section shall not apply to contract awards for
military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and
responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor.</text>
</section><section id="H0DF4597AFC15420AB5B15B45A93878DE"><enum>112.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense is to inform the
appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, including the Committees on
Appropriations, of the 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.</text>
</section><section id="H70D0EDE981994FFDBD047C002FE6AAC5"><enum>113.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 20 percent of the funds made
available in this title which are limited for obligation during the current
fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal
year.</text>
</section><section id="H012F6A70AA58463B84A6CAA88CAB9ED" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>114.</enum><text>Funds appropriated to
the Department of Defense for construction in prior years shall be available
for construction authorized for each such military department by the
authorizations enacted into law during the current session of Congress.</text>
</section><section id="HD4E7FB8FD47F469A80C61D1F69F88EEA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>115.</enum><text>For military
construction or family housing projects that are being completed with funds
otherwise expired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used
to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering
and design on those projects and on subsequent claims, if any.</text>
</section><section id="H1BEC842536EE4F1E98BEE1082D0051E1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>116.</enum><text>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.</text>
<appropriations-small id="H19491F78371D4C8FB47CAB57002832AA"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section id="HAF45585C96714224AA57C5B200133F5F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>117.</enum><text>In addition to any
other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, proceeds
deposited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account established by
section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and
Realignment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2687">10
U.S.C. 2687</external-xref> note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) of such Act,
may be transferred to the account established by section 2906(a)(1) of the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2687">10 U.S.C. 2687</external-xref>
note), to be merged with, and to be available for the same purposes and the
same time period as that account.</text>
<appropriations-small id="H4DC7D830C33A4DACA89499382E1F9FD1"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section id="HF3794C6A70204215BBA8CAF00038F075" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>118.</enum><text>Subject to 30 days
prior notification, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic
medium pursuant to sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/480">480</external-xref>
and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2883">2883,</external-xref> 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
transferred to:</text><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAD15287DAAF3448CAE35D55245629D8D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Department of
Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for
construction in <quote>Family Housing</quote> 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</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H95559FBD347B4EB0B927D04F5453D6D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Department of
Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund from amounts
appropriated for construction of military unaccompanied housing in
<quote>Military Construction</quote> 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: <italic>Provided</italic>, That
appropriations made available to the Funds shall be available to cover the
costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of
direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to
the provisions of subchapter IV of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/169">chapter 169</external-xref> of title 10,
United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving
military family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and supporting
facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H45EB4C607EE64DB8805CB700B9056A3"><enum>119.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6E09A037F0A84BDA9841CDF1BAA51091"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Not later than 60 days
before issuing any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for
military family housing the Secretary of the military department concerned
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the
notice described in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H83AF7F5305C54627B4FA3B6EC57B7D95"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0E9B70A1AF7346CC9D4238F699E6A490"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A notice referred to in
subsection (a) is a notice of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage
or rental payments) proposed to be made by the Secretary to the private party
under the contract involved in the event of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H82D24CFE3CBB462F9C87836EA3B4DDA5" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the closure or realignment of the
installation for which housing is provided under the contract;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE79F8F6A5920479DBFF58EE32E97BFB" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a reduction in force of units
stationed at such installation; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE860F7F0C5594F209D000205B5BFDD3C" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the extended deployment overseas of
units stationed at such installation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC02B388377C241BD93A36FF7253FA4E7" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Each notice under this subsection
shall specify the nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent and
likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal Government with respect to
the guarantee.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><appropriations-small id="H5C567B7D75304CEEB2B1BBF7A6073EBF"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small><section id="H9E3B1B1908284E9BA78B22A5AE85D55" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>120.</enum><text>In addition to any
other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be
transferred from the accounts established by sections 2906(a)(1) and
2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2687">10 U.S.C.
2687</external-xref> note), to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the
Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3374">42 U.S.C. 3374</external-xref>) to
pay for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3374">42 U.S.C.
3374(a)(1)(A)</external-xref>. 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 transferred.</text>
</section><section id="H957CF51957B744B28067678630A09200" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>121.</enum><text>Notwithstanding this
or 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: <italic>Provided</italic>, That not more than $35,000 per
unit may be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any general or
flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a
notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/480">480</external-xref>
and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2883">2883</external-xref> 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 remediation that
could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget submission:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance expenditures for each
individual general or flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year.</text>
</section><section id="H15B7D43A2A044C5196B16147AB19CD7F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>122.</enum><text>Amounts contained in
the Ford Island Improvement Account established by subsection (h) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2814">section
2814</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, are appropriated and
shall be available until expended for the purposes specified in subsection
(i)(1) of such section or until transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of
such section.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="H521EFB128AE54854ABE172AD40EEB796"><enum>123.</enum><text>None of the funds
made available in this title, or in any Act making appropriations for military
construction which remain available for obligation, may be obligated or
expended to carry out a military construction, land acquisition, or family
housing project at or for a military installation approved for closure, or at a
military installation for the purposes of supporting a function that has been
approved for realignment to another installation, in 2005 under the Defense
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/510">Public Law
101–510</external-xref>;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2687">10 U.S.C.
2687</external-xref> note), unless such a project at a military installation
approved for realignment will support a continuing mission or function at that
installation or a new mission or function that is planned for that
installation, or unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the cost to the
United States of carrying out such project would be less than the cost to the
United States of cancelling such project, or if the project is at an active
component base that shall be established as an enclave or in the case of
projects having multi-agency use, that another Government agency has indicated
it will assume ownership of the completed project. The Secretary of Defense may
not transfer funds made available as a result of this limitation from any
military construction project, land acquisition, or family housing project to
another account or use such funds for another purpose or project without the
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
This section shall not apply to military construction projects, land
acquisition, or family housing projects for which the project is vital to the
national security or the protection of health, safety, or environmental
quality: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify
the congressional defense committees within 7 days of a decision to carry out
such a military construction project.</text>
<appropriations-small id="HCDCCE86687AD4EC998D54CFC309E944E"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section id="H6F41B89FBBDB41A39B5492782343F42D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>124.</enum><text>During the 5-year
period after appropriations 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 obligations incurred
during the period of availability of such appropriations, unobligated balances
of such appropriations may be transferred into the appropriation <quote>Foreign
Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense</quote>, to be merged with and to
be available for the same time period and for the same purposes as the
appropriation to which transferred.</text>
</section><section id="H882F5640C51B43BF8FE4436E49F20653"><enum>125.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available in this title may be used for any action that is related to or
promotes the expansion of the boundaries or size of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver
Site, Colorado.</text>
</section><section id="H10791B61E8DA4A6E9EE91BD6B00CDF89"><enum>126.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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
construction contained in the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives to accompany this bill and in the guidance for
military construction reprogrammings and notifications contained in Department
of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of
December 1996, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="no-display-inline">Department of veterans affairs</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H89BFE27BE1DD42AE827BB1705BF1149"><header>Veterans benefits
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H29954C46AB26455F8BC500089D72891C"><header>Compensation and
pensions</header>
<subheader>(including transfer of funds)</subheader><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the payment of compensation benefits to
or on behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations 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 Entitlement Program for Survivors,
emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and
certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies
guaranteed under the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by
sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of
title 38, United States Code, $47,218,207,000, to remain available until
expended: <italic>Provided</italic>, That not to exceed $29,283,000 of the
amount appropriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to <quote>General
operating expenses</quote>, <quote>Medical support and compliance</quote>, and
<quote>Information technology systems</quote> for necessary expenses in
implementing 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
That such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be
reimbursed to “Medical care collections fund” to augment the funding of
individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as
authorized.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H33C3385BD49447F8A0ACFCE459B86291"><header>Readjustment
benefits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the payment of
readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as
authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of
title 38, United States Code, $8,663,624,000, to remain available until
expended: <italic>Provided</italic>, That expenses for rehabilitation program
services and assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide under
subsection (a) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3104">section 3104</external-xref> of title 38, United
States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that
subsection, shall be charged to this account.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HD681C9A53E0A4D6C8E4CEC49FC2F88C"><header>Veterans
insurance and indemnities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, servicemen's
indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life
insurance as authorized by title 38, United States Code, chapters 19 and 21,
$49,288,000, to remain available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H570F338A66C84F87903FB5E62E008ECD"><header>Veterans
housing benefit program fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/37">chapter 37</external-xref> of title 38,
United States Code: <italic>Provided</italic>, That such costs, including the
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That
during fiscal year 2010, within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000
in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially adapted
housing loans.</text>
<subsection id="HDCD5FD93D3C94EA289CBDFEDC4AA7713"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition, for administrative expenses to
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $165,082,000.</text>
</subsection></appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HA1D82710F8944BCC9E353C5CA8C27605"><header>Vocational rehabilitation loans
program account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H17E4D3F3AB5742B485815B197ED74708"><header>(including
transfer of funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the
cost of direct loans, $29,000, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/31">chapter 31</external-xref> of title 38,
United States Code: <italic>Provided</italic>, That such costs, including the
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That funds
made available under this heading are available to subsidize gross obligations
for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed
$2,298,000.</text>
<subsection id="H43CAA8B9B64549449F3EA5EFA2929716"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition, for administrative expenses
necessary to carry out the direct loan program, $328,000, which may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for <quote>General operating
expenses</quote>.</text>
</subsection></appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HA731E99DB8834E41A9189D70DC35668F"><header>Native american veteran housing
loan program account</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by
subchapter V of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/37">chapter 37</external-xref> of title 38,
United States Code, $664,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H0F8F6DD2CB4645C399CCB9B009DD4D3"><header>Guaranteed
transitional housing loans for homeless veterans program account</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the administrative expenses to carry out
the guaranteed transitional housing loan program authorized by subchapter VI of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/20">chapter 20</external-xref> of title 38,
United States Code, not to exceed $750,000 of the amounts appropriated by this
Act for “General operating expenses” and <quote>Medical support and
compliance</quote> may be expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="H71818D8543FB4846B48056A43F8F82A7"><header>Veterans health
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H25831787374745BC91F4D751CDC59156"><header>Medical
services</header>
<subheader>(including transfer of funds)</subheader><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses for furnishing, as
authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries
of the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1705">section
1705(a)</external-xref> 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, food services, and salaries and
expenses of health-care employees hired under title 38, United States Code, and
aid to State homes as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1741">section
1741</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code; $71,840,500,000
(increased by $1,000,000), plus reimbursements, of which $37,136,000,000 shall
become available on October 1, 2010, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2011: <italic>Provided</italic>, That, of the amount made
available under this heading for fiscal year 2010, not to exceed $1,015,000,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2011: <italic>Provided
further,</italic> That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the provision of
medical treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower
income, or have special needs: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, 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 veterans with
privately written prescriptions based on requirements established by the
Secretary: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the implementation of the
program described in the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the
Department of Veterans Affairs: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That for the
Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing
Incentive Fund, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/8111">section
8111(d)</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, a minimum of
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended, for any purpose authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/8111">section
8111</external-xref> of title 38, United States
Code.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HB2A20497B7DC49EC9000A8D2EEC9F3E4"><header>Medical
support and compliance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, hospital, nursing
home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research activities, as authorized
by law; administrative expenses in support of capital policy activities; and
administrative and legal expenses of the Department for collecting and
recovering amounts owed the Department as authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/17">chapter 17</external-xref> of title 38,
United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2651">42 U.S.C. 2651 et
seq.</external-xref>); $10,207,000,000 (reduced by $3,500,000), plus
reimbursements, of which $5,307,000,000 shall become available on October 1,
2010, and shall remain available through September 30, 2011:
<italic>Provided,</italic> That, of the amount made available under this
heading for fiscal year 2010, not to exceed $145,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2011.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HE2FC0B8ED6DB46DB0077D39043B61CA6"><header>Medical
facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, and
domiciliary facilities and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health
Administration; for administrative expenses in support of planning, design,
project management, real property acquisition 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, altering, improving, or providing
facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the
Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the hire of
temporary employees and purchase of materials; for leases of facilities; and
for laundry services, $10,633,000,000, plus reimbursements, of which
$5,740,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2010, and shall remain
available through September 30, 2011: <italic>Provided</italic>, That, of the
amount made available under this heading for fiscal year 2010, not to exceed
$145,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011: <italic>Provided
further,</italic> That, of the amount available for fiscal year 2010,
$200,000,000 for non-recurring maintenance shall be allocated in a manner not
subject to the Veterans Equitable Resource
Allocation.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H9C303B25E8EE45D98B7CAAE850C86641"><header>Medical
and prosthetic research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research
and development as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 38,
United States Code, $580,000,000, plus reimbursements, to remain available
until September 30, 2011.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="H3D3DDFBB52B14855B839388534498FCB"><header>National cemetery
administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses of the National Cemetery Administration for operations and
maintenance, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances
therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one passenger
motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; and repair, alteration or improvement of facilities under the
jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration, $250,000,000, of which
not to exceed $24,200,000 shall be available until September 30,
2011.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H7748CEE727E4446A81DCAE54DA003FE8"><header>Departmental
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H259397CBD84447C48BE45478374E2720"><header>General
operating expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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, uniforms,
or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of
the General Services Administration for security guard services, and the
Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, $2,083,700,000
(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $3,500,000): <italic>Provided</italic>,
That expenses for services and assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2),
(5), and (11) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3104">section 3104(a)</external-xref> of title 38, United
States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are necessary to
enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become
employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve
maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this account:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Veterans Benefits Administration
shall be funded at not less than $1,690,200,000: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That of the funds made available under this heading, not to
exceed $111,000,000 shall be available for obligation until September 30, 2011:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HECBF4366070045EBAC0820BD47D3738E"><header>Information technology
systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
for information technology systems and telecommunications support, including
developmental information systems and operational information systems; for pay
and associated cost; and for the capital asset acquisition of information
technology systems, including management and related contractual costs of said
acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with operations authorized
by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">section
3109</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, $3,307,000,000, plus
reimbursements, to be available until September 30, 2011:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That none of the funds made available under this
heading may be obligated until the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and such
Committees approve, a plan for expenditure that: (1) meets the capital planning
and investment control review requirements established by the Office of
Management and Budget; (2) complies with the Department of Veterans Affairs
enterprise architecture; (3) conforms with an established enterprise life cycle
methodology; and (4) complies with the acquisition rules, requirements,
guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of the Federal
Government: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That within 30 days of 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H6BDC9505D8174A09ABEAD0CDE800A04F"><header>Office of
inspector general</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.), $107,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000), of which $6,000,000
shall be available until September 30, 2011.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H52355871542D40C4B67700ADFEA5EF36"><header>Construction, major
projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 planning, architectural and engineering services, construction
management 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 acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more than the amount
set forth in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/8104">section
8104(a)(3)(A)</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, or where funds
for a project were made available in a previous major project appropriation,
$1,194,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $16,000,000 shall
be to make reimbursements as provided in section 13 of the Contract Disputes
Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/612">41
U.S.C. 612</external-xref>) for claims paid for contract disputes:
<italic>Provided</italic>, 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 management 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 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 budgetary process:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That funds made available under this heading
for fiscal year 2010, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the
awarding of a construction documents contract by September 30, 2010; and (2) by
the awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2011: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, 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 limitations established above: <italic>Provided
further,</italic> That of the funds made available under this heading,
$933,030,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the amounts,
specified under this heading in the report of the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives to accompany this
bill.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HE8107A68282D4D2A8C5B83663541C15B"><header>Construction, minor
projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 provided 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, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 8122, and 8162
of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project is equal
to or less than the amount set forth in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/8104">section
8104(a)(3)(A)</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, $726,800,000
(decreased by $4,000,000), to remain available until expended, along with
unobligated balances of previous <quote>Construction, minor projects</quote>
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:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That funds made available under this heading shall
be available 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H081FF83F85C24F8AA2170064E7F60224"><header>Grants for
construction of state extended care facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For grants to assist States to acquire or
construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, 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, $85,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H378E2271B4C24BBB8CB4D32634216DA1"><header>Grants for
construction of state veterans cemeteries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For grants to assist States in establishing,
expanding, or improving State veterans cemeteries as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/2408">section
2408</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, $42,000,000 (increased by
$4,000,000), to remain available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="H3DF6F225772549FEB820FB1E8F7FDDFE"><header>Administrative
provisions</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H8F1D9C3067424A1DA4C864A92EBD63D4"><header>(including
transfer of funds)</header>
</appropriations-small><section id="H4216DA7D72914CA6BDC8E000C316DC1C"><enum>201.</enum><text>Any appropriation
for fiscal year 2010 for <quote>Compensation and pensions</quote>,
<quote>Readjustment benefits</quote>, and <quote>Veterans insurance and
indemnities</quote> may be transferred as necessary to any other of the
mentioned appropriations: <italic>Provided</italic>, 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.</text>
<appropriations-small id="H3DA06224D0014BF992B75AACA5346C82"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section id="H80C8AD34AE414B14B6252D9088A203F7"><enum>202. </enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available for the Department
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, in this Act or any other Act, under
the <quote>Medical services</quote>, <quote>Medical support and
compliance</quote>, and <quote>Medical facilities</quote> accounts may be
transferred among the accounts: <italic>Provided</italic>, That any transfers
between the <quote>Medical services</quote> and <quote>Medical support and
compliance</quote> 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
notification from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the amount and purpose of the
transfer: <italic>Provides further,</italic> That any transfers between the
<quote>Medical services</quote> and <quote>Medical support and
compliance</quote> accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative
1 percent for the fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary requests
from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority
to make the transfer and an approval is issued: <italic>Provided
further,</italic> That any transfers to or from the <quote>Medical
facilities</quote> account may take place only after the Secretary requests
from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority
to make the transfer and an approval is issued.</text>
</section><section id="HCE6904D4D4C048618916F267F5A8B696"><enum>203.</enum><text>Appropriations
available in this title for salaries and expenses shall be available for
services authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">section
3109</external-xref> 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 authorized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United
States Code.</text>
</section><section id="HEFEB856A65B9488F81639B11E6C85034"><enum>204.</enum><text>No
appropriations in this title (except the appropriations for
<quote>Construction, major projects</quote>, and <quote>Construction, minor
projects</quote>) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward
the construction of any new hospital or home.</text>
</section><section id="HD4920C9F7794420B81964F4E01D05710"><enum>205.</enum><text>No
appropriations in this title shall be available for hospitalization or
examination of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled to such
hospitalization or examination under the laws providing such benefits to
veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under sections 7901 through 7904
of title 5, United States Code, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>)), unless
reimbursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examination is made to the
<quote>Medical services</quote> account at such rates as may be fixed by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.</text>
</section><section id="H35105F05863246F1B92E00F97448CDBB"><enum>206.</enum><text>Appropriations
available in this title for <quote>Compensation and pensions</quote>,
<quote>Readjustment benefits</quote>, and <quote>Veterans insurance and
indemnities</quote> shall be available for payment of prior year accrued
obligations required to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year
accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2009.</text>
</section><section id="HDF0EFD87A27D43A898ED45613C583E5"><enum>207.</enum><text>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
<quote>Compensation and pensions</quote>.</text>
<appropriations-small id="HC9180AEE558D41669680BBECB4B680EE"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section id="HC82807ED64EC48F38E33C62262F5CF2C"><enum>208.</enum><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2010, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1920">section
1920</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, the Veterans' Special
Life Insurance Fund under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1923">section
1923</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, and the United States
Government Life Insurance Fund under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1955">section
1955</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the
<quote>General operating expenses</quote> and <quote>Information technology
systems</quote> accounts for the cost of administration of the insurance
programs financed through those accounts: <italic>Provided</italic>, That
reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in such
an insurance program during fiscal year 2010 that are available for dividends
in that program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves
have been set aside: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the
Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2010 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 program.</text>
</section><section id="H051B870D12E84E96897BF1CE52DF337F"><enum>209.</enum><text>Amounts deducted
from enhanced-use lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred
by that account during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease
services, may be obligated during the fiscal year in which the proceeds are
received.</text>
<appropriations-small id="H031C05EE93C7479A99842D518E21F565"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section id="H3E665AD64C5343C986A41F06BA15004E"><enum>210.</enum><text>Funds available
in this title or funds for salaries and other administrative expenses shall
also be available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management of the
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Employment Discrimination
Complaint Adjudication under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/319">section
319</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, for all services provided
at rates which will recover actual costs but not exceed $35,257,000 for the
Office of Resolution Management and $3,287,000 for the Office of Employment and
Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: <italic>Provided</italic>, That payments
may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That amounts received shall be credited to
the <quote>General operating expenses</quote> and <quote>Information technology
systems</quote> accounts for use by the office that provided the
service.</text>
</section><section id="H926F46D3B64F42578CBB06E0DA8B6E"><enum>211.</enum><text>No
appropriations in this title shall be available to enter into any new lease of
real property if the estimated annual rental cost is more than $1,000,000,
unless the Secretary submits a report which the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress approve within 30 days following the date on which the
report is received.</text>
</section><section id="H988CE81B52B94EC09692CC75F62FA156"><enum>212.</enum><text>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
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/17">chapter 17</external-xref> of title 38,
United States Code, for a non-service-connected disability described in section
1729(a)(2) of such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary 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: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the Secretary may recover, in the same
manner as any other debt due the United States, the reasonable charges for such
care or services from any person who does not make such disclosure as required:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, 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 received.</text>
<appropriations-small id="H42A7A930137F46ADBD13FAC9671491DB"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section id="H76F59FDB892B4DADA6BA50226354349"><enum>213.</enum><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use
leasing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into the
<quote>Construction, major projects</quote> and <quote>Construction, minor
projects</quote> accounts and be used for construction (including site
acquisition and disposition), alterations, and improvements of any medical
facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans
Affairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount provided for in
<quote>Construction, major projects</quote> and <quote>Construction, minor
projects</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H2387FBA2F526468ABD8800B6DB03AAC"><enum>214.</enum><text>Amounts made
available under <quote>Medical services</quote> are available—</text>
<paragraph id="H45121A4E4BE24DFC82F112B20055C4A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for furnishing
recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDCD65F219E934608B6AA260071F9E333"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for funeral
expenses, burial expenses, and other expenses incidental to funerals and
burials for beneficiaries receiving care in the Department.</text>
</paragraph></section><appropriations-small id="H11ED6078A8EC48EDAD7E7D6C497157E1"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small><section id="H03C588F5554948899DA619419BB631AC"><enum>215.</enum><text>Such sums as may
be deposited to the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1729A">section
1729A</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to
<quote>Medical services</quote>, to remain available until expended for the
purposes of that account.</text>
</section><section id="H26809C4010E645D0A77CC8CBD3E8BFC"><enum>216.</enum><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall allow
veterans who are eligible under existing Department of Veterans Affairs medical
care requirements and who reside in Alaska to obtain medical care services from
medical facilities supported by the Indian Health Service or tribal
organizations. The Secretary shall: (1) limit the application of this provision
to rural Alaskan veterans in areas where an existing Department of Veterans
Affairs facility or Veterans Affairs-contracted service is unavailable; (2)
require participating veterans and facilities to comply with all appropriate
rules and regulations, as established by the Secretary; (3) require this
provision to be consistent with Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services
activities; and (4) result in no additional cost to the Department of Veterans
Affairs or the Indian Health Service.</text>
<appropriations-small id="H753684ADE201433EA4671E666C83CD3D"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section id="H5BE90CF95BDC4D76BE9B719581D609C"><enum>217.</enum><text>Such sums as may
be deposited to the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant
to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/8118">section
8118</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the
<quote>Construction, major projects</quote> and <quote>Construction, minor
projects</quote> accounts, to remain available until expended for the purposes
of these accounts.</text>
</section><section id="H1237B8C132D64F37BA31561EF8BBD269"><enum>218.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds available to the
Department of Veterans Affairs, in this Act, or any other Act, may be used to
replace the current system by which the Veterans Integrated Services Networks
select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment.</text>
</section><section id="HE1FABD600D514BFB83E834F48C53A705"><enum>219.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the Directors of the
Veterans Integrated Services Networks from conducting outreach or marketing to
enroll new veterans within their respective Networks.</text>
</section><section id="H5647BA44799743B3BB3589D0AEBB7E25" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>220.</enum><text>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.</text>
<appropriations-small id="H01C888E99A934974A067FA096342892"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section id="H17882E8696184A5900A69A4045F6E89" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>221.</enum><text>Amounts made available
under the <quote>Medical services</quote>, <quote>Medical support and
compliance</quote>, <quote>Medical facilities</quote>, <quote>General operating
expenses</quote>, and <quote>National Cemetery Administration</quote> accounts
for fiscal year 2010, may be transferred to or from the <quote>Information
technology systems</quote> account: <italic>Provided</italic>, 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.</text>
</section><section id="HF23F45A075D8475E90A3F5CBB78BE631" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>222.</enum><text>Amounts made available
for the <quote>Information technology systems</quote> account may be
transferred between projects: <italic>Provided</italic>, That no project may be
increased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a
request to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to make
the transfer and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30
days has elapsed.</text>
</section><section id="HD4E4A3F1B3DF4D99AB6D745785AC57DE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>223.</enum><text>None of the funds
appropriated or otherwise 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—</text>
<paragraph id="HC9C1B8DBD8874BCA85168089F21B25FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 842 of the
Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the
District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/115">Public Law
109–115</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 2506); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60DE69C025B546D3843CB8C62F6D406A"><enum>(2)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/8110">section 8110(a)(5)</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H9D16F755B6784A6000AFD7494E3C5E72"><enum>224.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available to the
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, in this Act or any other
Act, under the <quote>Medical facilities</quote> account for non-recurring
maintenance, not more than 20 percent of the funds made available shall be
obligated during the last 2 months of that fiscal year:
<italic>Provided,</italic> That the Secretary may waive this requirement after
providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress.</text>
</section><section id="H908BF483912D4C95A2E3CE4C5C271D23"><enum>225.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1925">Section 1925(d)(3)</external-xref> of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>appropriation <quote>General
Operating Expenses, Department of Veterans Affairs</quote></quote> and
inserting <quote>appropriations for <quote>General Operating Expenses and
Information Technology Systems, Department of Veterans
Affairs</quote></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H39DDFE01457E4A228B1D1F7725FB77C9"><enum>226.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1922">Section 1922(a)</external-xref> of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by striking <quote>administrative costs to the
Government for the costs of</quote> and inserting <quote>administrative support
financed by the appropriations for <quote>General Operating Expenses,
Department of Veterans Affairs</quote> and <quote>Information Technology
Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs</quote> for</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum>
<appropriations-major id="H401A431F6F82483DB159EC4BB557C12F"><header>Related
agencies</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="HDCC0172FE09C483F81F91EC286E3708"><header>American battle monuments
commission</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H3C173B5B63384D7B996BF9B6784139EE"><header>Salaries
and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments
Commission, including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign
countries; 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 $7,500 for official reception and representation expenses; and
insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law
of such countries, $61,800,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H45EE682A5A364E2EB02ED7BB1FCBAFCB"><header>Foreign
currency fluctuations account</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses, not otherwise
provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be
necessary, to remain available until expended, for purposes authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/36/2109">section
2109</external-xref> of title 36, United States
Code.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="HF5365917FBB14F05BA7E5FFB267FD7DD"><header>United states court of appeals
for veterans claims</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H61955D82D03841AC9DD56E7574BAFD62"><header>Salaries
and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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, $27,115,000 (increased by $1,000,000), of which $1,820,000 (increased by
$1,000,000) 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
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/229">Public Law
102–229</external-xref>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="HE9D052E824C94E56A6D1647445AC2842"><header>Department of
defense—civil</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H289411FEB16842E8B7E596BCA732482"><header>Cemeterial expenses,
army</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="HC07C17DCABF2481FA211C63F38C0AE73"><header>Salaries
and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses, as authorized by law, for maintenance, operation, and improvement of
Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery,
including the purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for replacement only,
and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses,
$42,500,000, to remain available until expended: <italic>Provided,</italic>
That none of the funds available under this heading shall be for construction
of a perimeter wall at Arlington National Cemetery. In addition, such sums as
may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, to be
derived from the Lease of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense
Agencies account.</text>
<subsection id="H13E80FD24A644BC48C494C07FFC495B"><enum></enum><text>Funds
appropriated under this Act may be provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for
the relocation of the federally-owned water main at Arlington National Cemetery
making additional land available for ground burials.</text>
</subsection></appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="H7631449341AD48FDAE2F2506A1D89F01"><header>Armed forces retirement
home</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="HF4E93A3032E64DDBB3A910C2CDE25374"><header>trust
fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses necessary
for the Armed Forces Retirement Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces
Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia and the Armed Forces
Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds available in the
Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $134,000,000, of which $72,000,000
shall remain available until expended for construction and renovation of the
physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of
Columbia and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport,
Mississippi.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>IV</enum>
<appropriations-major id="H7C223A99AA654696A92C0038C47F0459"><header>General
provisions</header>
</appropriations-major><section id="HE22BED6A92984801BED838926555EACC"><enum>401.</enum><text>No
part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for
obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided
herein.</text>
</section><section id="HAC0818AE124B4B23A3943BE4220055DC"><enum>402.</enum><text>Such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year 2010 for pay raises for programs funded by this
Act shall be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.</text>
</section><section id="HF85E7044BCEF45E7924554B444FAF4D7"><enum>403.</enum><text>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 law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property
rights, or unfunded mandates.</text>
</section><section id="H58C6610FB2D94C84004309B03780FCBE"><enum>404.</enum><text>No
part of any funds appropriated in this Act shall be used by an agency of the
executive branch, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative
relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation,
distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio,
television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation
pending before Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself.</text>
</section><section id="H1CB04747F5B247B089B9006100CB023D"><enum>405.</enum><text>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
<quote>E-Commerce</quote> technologies and procedures in the conduct of their
business practices and public service activities.</text>
</section><section id="HEB1C83AA923D46F7A86EF3551FFD01AC"><enum>406.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this or any other appropriations Act.</text>
</section><section id="H84C93DE563A3441F864F66A525CD47F2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>407.</enum><text>Unless stated
otherwise, all reports and notifications required by this Act shall be
submitted to the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans
Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate.</text>
</section><section id="H47A1D7BBDC7B4238B5179FD10B20A97F"><enum>408.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 Commissioner of the United States
Congress.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05B594B500884CE09633C675EDB6C7C5"><enum>409.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to
Congress a report detailing the current and planned use of Hyperbaric Oxygen
Therapy (hereinafter in this section referred to as <quote>HBOT</quote>) in
Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. Such report shall include
the number of veterans being treated with HBOT, the types of conditions being
treated with HBOT and their respective success rates, and the current inventory
of hyperbaric chambers.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAACF7ECE1914E98B1BC7801DAEFCBD9"><enum>410.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for the processing of new enhanced use leases in the three
original National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (soldier’s home
branches) established before 1868.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09F9D2C179304604A11F4230FDE06739" section-type="undesignated-section"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section>
Passed the House of
Representatives July 10, 2009.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.
July 13, 2009
Received; read twice and placed on the
calendar