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>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="idA15D4636C184478FBB4EA7A2DED38817"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id17598A174D844F12BB81561DD68EDBD6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Military Construction,
Army</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id54AD40D97DF54886AE034D51F5AF6494"><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,
$3,477,673,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2014:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That of this amount, not
to exceed $191,573,000 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the amounts
made available under this heading shall be expended for the projects and
activities, and in the amounts specified, under this heading in the Committee
recommendations and detail tables, including the table entitled “Military
Construction Projects Listing by Location” in the report accompanying this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idEF7DF793CC814E26B0ADAE17ABE697CA"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, $3,548,771,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2014:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That of this amount, not
to exceed $176,896,000 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the amounts
made available under this heading shall be expended for the projects and
activities, and in the amounts specified, under this heading in the Committee
recommendations and detail tables, including the table entitled “Military
Construction Projects Listing by Location” in the report accompanying this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idCD1DD6222435446BB072A286BA61C665"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Military Construction, Air
Force</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id1AB34A591AD94F9FBCEA6485E775DE85"><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,
$1,213,539,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2014:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That of this amount, not
to exceed $106,918,000 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the amounts
made available under this heading shall be expended for the projects and
activities, and in the amounts specified, under this heading in the Committee
recommendations and detail tables, including the table entitled “Military
Construction Projects Listing by Location” in the report accompanying this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idC4C698843E3043B2A0D44FAF38A3CB89"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Military Construction,
Defense-Wide</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id4BD66915DB7747669A05C863C34778B1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of funds)</header><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,
$3,069,114,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2014:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That of the
amount appropriated, not to exceed $142,942,000
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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the amounts
made available under this heading shall be expended for the projects and
activities, and in the amounts specified, under this heading in the Committee
recommendations and detail tables, including the table entitled “Military
Construction Projects Listing by Location” in the report accompanying this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idA2ED0E33387D47518717859532356A13"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Military Construction, Army National
Guard</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id9631B5E21920403D9B7D0679F5502B11"><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 chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military
Construction Authorization Acts, $497,210,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2014:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the amounts made
available under this heading shall be expended for the projects and activities,
and in the amounts specified, under this heading in the Committee
recommendations and detail tables, including the table entitled “Military
Construction Projects Listing by Location” in the report accompanying this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id8236C7D0CE6640868AC3A55420EF78A7"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and
Military Construction Authorization Acts,
$297,661,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2014:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the amounts made
available under this heading shall be expended for the projects and activities,
and in the amounts specified, under this heading in the Committee
recommendations and detail tables, including the table entitled “Military
Construction Projects Listing by Location” in the report accompanying this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id0227A2EF56814917B5834D67EDEBCB88"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 chapter 1803
of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts,
$379,012,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2014:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the amounts made
available under this heading shall be expended for the projects and activities,
and in the amounts specified, under this heading in the Committee
recommendations and detail tables, including the table entitled “Military
Construction Projects Listing by Location” in the report accompanying this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idEB7EB3C6670F4F93B7A7CAC9FC03F100"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and
Military Construction Authorization Acts,
$64,124,000, to remain available until September
30, 2014:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the amounts made
available under this heading shall be expended for the projects and activities,
and in the amounts specified, under this heading in the Committee
recommendations and detail tables, including the table entitled “Military
Construction Projects Listing by Location” in the report accompanying this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idF12E36A5FA97404DA0080A5B6D06AB7B"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 chapter
1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization
Acts, $47,376,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2014:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the amounts made
available under this heading shall be expended for the projects and activities,
and in the amounts specified, under this heading in the Committee
recommendations and detail tables, including the table entitled “Military
Construction Projects Listing by Location” in the report accompanying this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idD8B3FA8DE178438FA6334A105A53DAA4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">North Atlantic Treaty Organization 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 section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and
Military Construction Authorization Acts,
$276,314,000, to remain available until
expended: <italic>Provided,</italic> That of the amount appropriated, not to
exceed $41,400,000 shall be available for the
United States share of the planning, design and construction of a new North
Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id1F7ED604DB0443729CDC99E69B25FD4F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the amounts made
available under this heading shall be expended for the projects and activities,
and in the amounts specified, under this heading in the Committee
recommendations and detail tables, including the table entitled “Military
Construction Projects Listing by Location” in the report accompanying this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id4EC75EAC32F74BA9940A0840B84C906C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="id2A64DBBAD99B49CCB15E5816FD28C52A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the amounts made
available under this heading shall be expended for the projects and activities,
and in the amounts specified, under this heading in the Committee
recommendations and detail tables, including the table entitled “Military
Construction Projects Listing by Location” in the report accompanying this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idC52E21FEB5414B6FBE002EE52871E3E0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="id4271BDB3A1594D04AB2F643E4C6F0FFB"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the amounts made
available under this heading shall be expended for the projects and activities,
and in the amounts specified, under this heading in the Committee
recommendations and detail tables, including the table entitled “Military
Construction Projects Listing by Location” in the report accompanying this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id42B9D3E5BBA24A95AD2A6D943E0C90D6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="id82309C2120FA4976B56EA5A80075E19C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the amounts made
available under this heading shall be expended for the projects and activities,
and in the amounts specified, under this heading in the Committee
recommendations and detail tables, including the table entitled “Military
Construction Projects Listing by Location” in the report accompanying this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id81EB5F55B0664187A8AA588FBDEA225D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="id056323EDCD704A70BDA27C72FB6E0411"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 section 2883 of title 10,
United States Code, providing alternative means of acquiring and improving
military family housing and supporting
facilities.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idECF8BF51775A47EB8B34A385E2BC2F21"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Homeowners Assistance Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the Homeowners Assistance Fund
established by section 1013 of the <act-name parsable-cite="DCMDA66">Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act
of 1966</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 3374), as amended by section 1001 of division A
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123
Stat. 194), $373,225,000, to remain available
until expended.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id06E18AA5A1BA4EF3AB82A21E02559426"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (50
U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that
are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, as currently authorized by law,
$151,541,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2014, which shall be only for the Assembled Chemical Weapons
Alternatives program:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the amounts made
available under this heading shall be expended for the projects and activities,
and in the amounts specified, under this heading in the Committee
recommendations and detail tables, including the table entitled “Military
Construction Projects Listing by Location” in the report accompanying this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idB99CFF5F7ABC4042A3D304EF19550886"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (10 U.S.C.
2687 note), $421,768,000, to remain available
until expended.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idD597A8A1136F4A68AB792067D908517E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (10 U.S.C.
2687 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 10 U.S.C.
2805.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idCB90E8C1944445D9A76A8831986BC5E8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative
Provisions</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92DDA51EA3A043B7818519EC7826B41B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID116D59F311844B62AA9A64AF690B40CC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available in this title for
construction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76A575A0FB604907B3B82DFE4A71D705" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 section 210 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID668DE5808DB644F3B57D0E109A4C1396" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
title may be used to begin construction of new bases in the United States for
which specific appropriations have not been made.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43A22EC479464B708513EB22D6DC18EC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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: (1) where there is a determination of
value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney General or
the designee of the Attorney General; (3) 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>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12C5BBEC9C904E7F8224D2570FDFAE9F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or
(3) install utilities for any family housing, except housing for which funds
have been made available in annual Acts making appropriations for military
construction.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D25837435B540DCAE4270C325DDBC1E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>107.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5928F6D136C142F9BD26A9D191453A4D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID439FA1973C974F6EAAEFDA7D5A35EFED" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>109.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B972039C6C647C3B7514214E56AFF42" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>110.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without prior
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05A3081476F7474D85D3214C22F3F51C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B648CB6679647B69C9D67251AE00834" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>112.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F8E995D084440449273A9222FB6E7B5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>113.</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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06474F6D3C134B4193C2BAFE30BB5D85" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>114.</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 two months of the fiscal
year.</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="id5CD1C29543AF43FB8A32997F56E3E35C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06E11C9619CC4E848B5786903DCE7F0A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>115.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D610DA3B61043A2894A6A7335A6C869" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>116.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72D7C97D379C4B15A36F17B378026333" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>117.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B10147FA3CF4C13B019787D94932647" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>118.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDB7B1D9F9B3DD41BC874740D5A45D9ACC"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
of both Houses of Congress, by February 15 of each year, an annual report in
unclassified and, if necessary, classified form, on actions taken by the
Department of Defense and the Department of State during the previous fiscal
year to encourage host countries to assume a greater share of the common
defense burden of such countries and the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB4E9877EBF614743B0DEBE6E2900747F"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report under subsection (a) shall
include a description of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF63AE9E1213C461FABABB0287A1D8E3A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">attempts to secure cash and in-kind
contributions from host countries for military construction projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID605A9E5F04ED476C90C91A978A52575E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">attempts to achieve economic incentives
offered by host countries to encourage private investment for the benefit of
the United States Armed Forces;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A99C19810B74760B9340429312F0C6E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">attempts to recover funds due to be paid to
the United States by host countries for assets deeded or otherwise imparted to
host countries upon the cessation of United States operations at military
installations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD0D327EEBBE740CD8C4CADCB3E5D67C1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount spent by host countries on
defense, in dollars and in terms of the percent of gross domestic product (GDP)
of the host country; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID553E1D232E1F4929BECD02FFF3B6D8C4"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for host countries that are members of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the amount contributed to NATO by
host countries, in dollars and in terms of the percent of the total NATO
budget.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE35ADD1813744422BA409E46B21EDDA1"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>host
country</term> means other member countries of NATO, Japan, South Korea, and
United States allies bordering the Arabian Sea.</text>
</subsection></section><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id0C21477EDA0B4521BEE1051F4371AD56"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6752899F35B34B31816B18040F8B0F8A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>119.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (10 U.S.C. 2687
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 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to be merged with, and to be
available for the same purposes and the same time period as that
account.</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="idDC4EEE5009D140FC8DECFE0C5C33C4E3"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID235054E1D4D34ECBAB668F1C0267CBCA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>120.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to 30 days prior notification 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:
(1) 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 (2) 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 chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code,
pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving military family
housing, military unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC8C5EC833D214D968E8CD17F1161379A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>121.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID948F662AB9E44B409A3363497CF90578"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB87EA65DB4E4908B6DCE1137BDB75A8"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID33BBCA2F3DF44BE7A47610215809C9AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9049634FEFE64603A77B93261536E0D8" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the closure or realignment of the
installation for which housing is provided under the contract;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF1F981EDBCC4151BECCFEDFFCDA82B1" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a
reduction in force of units stationed at such installation; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F795E6FB2094F9DA47044E78E7CF4F8" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extended deployment overseas of units
stationed at such installation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8AE4C9B64AB446EBBC708B807BE61998" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="id8ADB99FF070B4C209C723C5D9CA3E1E4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76A3214F10864E1E8F679384B38B0843" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>122.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to the fund
established by section 1013(d) of the <act-name parsable-cite="DCMDA66">Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act
of 1966</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the
Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33DF2CFBE48B491A880F9DC91480CCB2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>123.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD88BE73B6B144B2FB1BB1A60477028D5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>124.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts contained in the Ford Island
Improvement Account established by subsection (h) of section 2814 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>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="idF5EB9D2B96BA4373BD8F11605D208434"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09319724E3444483B6843720B7C1C719" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>125.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 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 seven days of a decision to carry out
such a military construction project.</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="id5727A6EEDB274126ADF02789DBD6233D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FD2E5722B1C4715BC439891CBF523AA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>126.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBBE28C83B6B4941BCA9EFB2914A1EB5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>127.</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 that account in accordance
with the reprogramming guidelines for military construction and family housing
construction contained in the report accompanying this Act, 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>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="id08B4CB97910545828AF9F00D7EA97F58"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department Of Veterans
Affairs</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="ID3E7B9189562246419AB3C2D19EA7AB81"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Veterans benefits
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="ID07FADA76119E4B16BFE5344B3B16A572"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation and
pensions</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id99A9198026024651881F61EA9594463C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of funds)</header><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
<quote>Compensation and pensions</quote> appropriation: <italic>Provided
further,</italic> That such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying
patient basis, shall be reimbursed to <quote>Medical care collections
fund</quote> to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for
nursing home care provided to pensioners as
authorized.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idDFB7FBCF4F6B408998FEC75B6560E97D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 section 3104 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 commented="no" id="id7D1F3A97DF6B41208578504BE201676C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="idB0223DC325FA4A60A8134ADFBA9C581E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 chapter 37 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42D85A4C294A4C31A76703D11327376C"><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 commented="no" id="idDCE8CF18EBDB4A6B8C8A764792370FA9"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vocational rehabilitation loans program
account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idDFC7CE5C2FB0489494C53CD87D606166"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the cost of direct loans,
$29,000, as authorized by chapter 31 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><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition, for administrative expenses
necessary to carry out the direct loan program,
$328,000, which may be paid to the appropriation
for <quote>General operating expenses</quote>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id137EC92A61E24911A8FFF74E8C1D111D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code,
$664,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id3437A001CC4241ADB501EE6A7F0567DC"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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
chapter 20 of title 38, United States Code, not to exceed
$750,000 of the amounts appropriated by this Act
for <quote>General operating expenses</quote> and <quote>Medical support and
compliance</quote> may be expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idF65E3FBA5F57493C9C8C5847B6D22B1C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Veterans Health
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id006649EECF64487886B663006423D86C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medical
services</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id8854F3FFF414489FB47EC705B4BEDBD7"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of funds)</header><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 section 1705(a)
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 healthcare employees
hired under title 38, United States Code, and aid to State homes as authorized
by section 1741 of title 38, United States Code;
$34,704,500,000, plus reimbursements:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That of the funds made
available under this heading, not to exceed
$1,600,000,000 shall be available until
September 30, 2011:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the
implementation of the program described in the previous proviso shall incur no
additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That for the
Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing
Incentive Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States
Code, a minimum of $15,000,000, to remain
available until expended, for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of title
38, United States Code.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id2B91859400994C8C9CB2B514431EFECF"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 chapter 17 of title
38, United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C.
2651 et seq.); $5,100,000,000, plus
reimbursements, of which $250,000,000 shall be
available until September 30, 2011.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idDC79E08B2FBE467AAC504EA6434610D6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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,
$4,849,883,000, plus reimbursements, of which
$250,000,000 shall be available until September
30, 2011: <italic>Provided,</italic> That
$100,000,000 for non-recurring maintenance
provided under this heading shall be allocated in a manner not subject to the
Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id09CF0F481379416CBC991DA31E6580DB"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code,
$580,000,000, plus reimbursements, to remain
available until September 30, 2011.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id07BA85232E3D429DAD32A93D1753E61B"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="idE56FC3DD2E8E4160BE3399F1AA477C28"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Departmental
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idF1240629ADC8469C83B5BE9C1492B3B4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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,
$2,086,251,000: <italic>Provided,</italic> That
expenses for services and assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5),
and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs 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
$1,689,207,000: <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 commented="no" id="idE004C06FFEE2400C8163DCFEB5D89C29"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 costs; 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 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
$3,307,000,000, plus reimbursements, to be
available until September 30, 2011:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That not later than 30
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress a reprogramming base letter which sets forth, by project, the
Operations and Maintenance and Salaries and Expenses costs to be carried out
utilizing amounts made available by this heading:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That of the
amounts appropriated, $800,485,000 may not be
obligated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Chief
Information Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a certification of the
amounts, in parts or in full, to be obligated and expended for each development
project:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That amounts
specified in the certification with respect to development projects under the
preceding proviso shall be incorporated into the reprogramming base letter with
respect to development projects funded using amounts appropriated by this
heading.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idC5739F09B2154F20A37B03FF37EF726F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.),
$109,000,000, of which
$6,000,000 shall be available until September
30, 2011.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id0B5CEF820AF645558879A15AF66D5F5B"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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
section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, or where funds for a
project were made available in a previous major project appropriation,
$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
(41 U.S.C. 612) 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 appropriated 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 provided in this appropriation
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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idCF226A7954764B68AE7D2BA303D1A807"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38,
United States Code, $685,000,000, 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 in this account 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 commented="no" id="id26562F4A17094CB2A49938912852A048"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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,
$115,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idA098FF687EE64FE6A743648D81125349"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 section 2408 of title 38, United States Code,
$42,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id6C597F72A9914F1C9EA4E9CE63DF5898"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative
Provisions</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id2A27CC8AFEB1498EB5C59352018761F3"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23DDF820C7CA4CE28DFBA98565BDD227" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="idF045D41454BC404292854A1F748E781D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3BCC4CEABCFF4CE2BF87A124CA927593" section-type="subsequent-section"><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 between the accounts to the extent necessary to implement the
restructuring of the Veterans Health Administration accounts:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That any transfers
between the “Medical services” and “Medical support and compliance” accounts of
1 percent or less of the total amount appropriated to the account in this or
any other Act may take place subject to 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That any
transfers between the “Medical services” and “Medical support and compliance”
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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That any
transfer to or from the “Medical facilities” 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7EA780F57BE744FF80153AD3AB69220D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriations available in this title for
salaries and expenses shall be available for services authorized by section
3109 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25534CB8B0FF44869F85714864852B95" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC510261AD45A4C7AB4CDCB4F6F9FCC20" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et
seq.)), 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09974DC8517E4AB6BFB829230D3A137A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE3F613B08289435E88BF378BF2EDC4FF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="idE022D0E8D9894451A3C3A8005EFC2936"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB97FFCA8F41F4549954BC90D21B7880E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
during fiscal year 2010, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the
National Service Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans' Special
Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United States Government Life
Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5DD9B3AD3A7642D9B82E9701A75F4592" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="idBAE307590A974D86A7B347211AD521B7"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF3476E4DB5D44C4AF29D637FF33A6FF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>210.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 section
319 of title 38, United States Code, for all services provided at rates which
will recover actual costs but not exceed
$34,158,000 for the Office of Resolution
Management and $3,278,000 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93BA7172DE2E40F59C6E6C879C265243" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>211.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No appropriations in this title shall be
available to enter into any new lease of real property if the estimated annual
rental 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05066813C57A45CCB94C0771CE5CD432" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds of the Department of Veterans
Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, or medical
services provided to any person under chapter 17 of title 38, United States
Code, for a non-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 commented="no" id="id789F26420EC244EEA1C6B1B1728820FD"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43A8AD134DEB40CBA4E0FDD48189AE30" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>213.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02A7CFFAFE014DE093B9BE7D93D67BC7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>214.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available under <quote>Medical
services</quote> are available—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE356B0AC06BF4ED2841817E8A32FD5C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for furnishing recreational facilities,
supplies, and equipment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CAB219587E54050BB683CCDBFA763C6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="id66A0856A235840A6897CB22CDE252E7C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0792665E3D124636BF5643A4DAC23B5C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>215.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such sums as may be deposited to the
Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United
States Code, may be transferred to ‘‘Medical services’’, to remain available
until expended for the purposes of that account:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That, for fiscal year
2010, $200,000,000 deposited in the Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund shall be transferred to
‘‘Medical Facilities’’, to remain available until expended, for non-recurring
maintenance at existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the
allocation of amounts transferred to ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ under the preceding
proviso shall not be subject to the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation
formula.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID348C15C166834F4BB3036E068527A1E7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>216.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter
into agreements with Community Health Centers in rural Alaska, Indian tribes
and tribal organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact
with the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations
serving rural Alaska which have entered into contracts with the Indian Health
Service under the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act, to
provide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care. The Secretary
shall require participating veterans and facilities to comply with all
appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term
<term>rural Alaska</term> shall mean those lands sited within the external
boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and
(7)–(12) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1606), and those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified in sections
7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended (43
U.S.C. 1606), which are not within the boundaries of the Municipality of
Anchorage, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Borough or the
Matanuska Susitna Borough.</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="id0CD9F9122CC641528585C68D723BC568"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC12B610D899F4D44B3A1D94B18EA50D4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>217.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such sums as may be deposited to the
Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to section 8118 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74FDC169A73545248EFB516A100388A7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218.</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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID474F975C4FF042FEB58AC29CD40FD350" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>219.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="id45D262255834466696D7BD5F6D2D04F8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E3CD5BE35E6450EAA150364CF965B18" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>220.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6FD101AE725542F6BB90D4DBD8F16DEA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>221.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="id18CC4CBF0A1B44B6A4B579232D4AAEA1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID124F24A03D6A4DEAAE8E0FC4C5843F4C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>222.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any balances in prior year accounts
established for the payment of benefits under the Reinstated Entitlement
Program for Survivors shall be transferred to and merged with amounts available
under the <quote>Compensation and pensions</quote> account, and receipts that
would otherwise be credited to the accounts established for the payment of
benefits under the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors program shall
be credited to amounts available under the <quote>Compensation and
pensions</quote> account.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60965EE0970E4F69BB17F85A6872CAE2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>223.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department shall continue research into
Gulf War illness at levels not less than those made available in fiscal year
2009, within available funds contained in this Act.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID333459FF339E4AE19055A4EE4EDF7ABD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>224.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDCB35CA18BA534B89AFC71F3F010D3FFB"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon a determination by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs that such action is in the national interest, and will have a
direct benefit for veterans through increased access to treatment, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transfer not more than
$5,000,000 to the Secretary of Health and Human
Services for the Graduate Psychology Education Program, which includes
treatment of veterans, to support increased training of psychologists skilled
in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and
related disorders.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB679BB009432401CB156B98E1265F217"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Health and Human Services
may only use funds transferred under this section for the purposes described in
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID172F74C723CD4916BC3B0976E98800D9"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
notify Congress of any such transfer of funds under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID846946D389F84A9A99612D587C8E7733" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>225.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3E960CC5A384A999451BE08D9ADD2CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 842 of the Transportation,
Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2506);
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD3D6811BCA84F519CE68C9278A8E0F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United
States Code.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID688D9C9ABDEF4B038BB0F38AA6246785" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>226.</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 the fiscal year:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the Secretary may
waive this requirement after providing written notice to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20985d42e19f4a959d30e4d4bb436d3d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>227.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1925(d)(3) 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbcef7413b58043e9941adf52db09a919" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>228.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1922(a) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking <quote>(5) administrative costs to the Government
for the costs of</quote>, and inserting <quote>(5) administrative support
performed by General Operating Expenses and Information Technology Systems,
Department of Veterans Affairs, for</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="idE6B85D609D3B403BA39EBDC6E19A9F92"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">RELATED
AGENCIES</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="ID6EEA229C126140CF9BADB24CF52708C0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">American Battle Monuments
Commission</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="ID2C517E62F54243C7AB9EF6D4C8C1B548"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, $63,549,000,
to remain available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id14F6156620ED4D66B492A42018B7F57C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 section 2109 of title 36, United States
Code.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id23BCCDD7B8E44D16B112F581261AEEC9"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United states court of appeals for veterans
claims</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id834BD8C4F64F428CA2DB626C6ABC3FE5"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and
expenses</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id8D8BED39BF1D44E79289C5F4B022ED1F"><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, of which
$1,820,000 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 Public Law
102–229.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idCE63A5C696EB4B65B3ED359F23459E57"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of
Defense—Civil</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id64F9B8A539B04182B75F1BCEFA20B647"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cemeterial Expenses,
Army</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idEEA56B15D8CE4C4FA207A15A89C016A4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, $37,200,000, to remain available until
expended. 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><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idC6434E790E404DDF9D1C8E2B8D1B86A9"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Armed Forces Retirement
Home</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id009B3049D4944F2C9EE8139BEEF4CBD5"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="id942B829CCA724AEAA46B97153A799EEF"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">OVERSEAS CONTINGENCIES
OPERATIONS</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-major commented="no" id="id217C65AD9E2C42BC8339973D962BC5D3"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id64E2D9DEBC4C4B7DB7F0E9792F89DB0B"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Military Construction, Army</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount for <quote>Military
Construction, Army</quote>, $924,484,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2012:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out
planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized
by law.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idEEE02F0EBE6243E3A4031199F794B653"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Military Construction, Air
Force</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount
for <quote>Military Construction, Air Force</quote>,
$474,500,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2012:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out
planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized
by law.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><enum>V</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="idC4096A535DDB4FD49FE7583B1892AEF8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id7BE93DBDDBE4408E963FE01C6CA34FA2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Veterans health
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id32715143AA644B268B8DB19A93BCD7F2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">MEDICAL SERVICES</header><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 section 1705(a)
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 healthcare employees
hired under title 38, United States Code, and aid to State homes as authorized
by section 1741 of title 38, United States Code;
$37,136,000,000, plus reimbursements, which
shall become available on October 1, 2010, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2011:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the
implementation of the program described in the previous proviso shall incur no
additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That for the
Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing
Incentive Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States
Code, a minimum of $15,000,000, to remain
available until expended, for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of title
38, United States Code.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idBAB5B99F2C754EEFB1C936E24B259E86"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 chapter 17 of title
38, United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C.
2651 et seq.); $5,307,000,000, plus
reimbursements, which shall become available on October 1, 2010, and shall
remain available through September 30, 2011.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idFDD80CC130F041F78626458934D4FB9D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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,
$5,740,000,000, plus reimbursements, which shall
become available on October 1, 2010, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2011.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>VI</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="id13A9E79AF96A4079B93DB51572C0F1E8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GENERAL
PROVISIONS</header>
</appropriations-major><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81CA6EB6A3F34A718E743D2FF7E97C8E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F957981435C46C4A208D6924184CEF2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>602.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86A1B02560CA4385A46A1DBCED850FAB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>603.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID634691BD64A64D31A91368338136C080" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>604.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8050E07D670B4022A18C1ACFC3649E19" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>605.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID709CA5CA7695485BA0D6201D49AC6CA3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>606.</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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9DAA51E9365042148561DCB913776C2E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>607.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F9071D8E3804813ABD9159CD74741E1"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection></section>
July 7, 2009
Read twice and placed on
the calendar