[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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                                                       Calendar No. 173
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1557

                          [Report No. 115-130]

  Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of 
   Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
              September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 13, 2017

Mr. Moran, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
     original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
  Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of 
   Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
              September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2018, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                      Military Construction, Army

    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, $930,394,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2022.

              Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

    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, $1,565,665,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

    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, $1,569,296,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022.

                  Military Construction, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and 
real property for activities and agencies of the Department of Defense 
(other than the military departments), as currently authorized by law, 
$2,612,583,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022:  
Provided, 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.

               Military Construction, Army National Guard

    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, $210,652,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022.

               Military Construction, Air National Guard

    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, $161,491,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022.

                  Military Construction, Army Reserve

    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, $73,712,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2022.

                  Military Construction, Navy Reserve

    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, $65,271,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022.

                Military Construction, Air Force Reserve

    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, $63,535,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2022.

                   North Atlantic Treaty Organization

                      Security Investment Program

    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, $154,000,000, to remain available until expended.

               Department of Defense Base Closure Account

    For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account, 
established by section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $255,867,000, to remain 
available until expended.

             Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army

    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, $348,907,000.

    Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps

    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, $328,282,000.

          Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

    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, $318,324,000.

         Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

    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, $59,169,000.

                   Family Housing Construction, Army

    For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction, 
including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and 
alteration, as authorized by law, $182,662,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2022:  Provided, That none of the funds provided 
under this heading for family housing construction may be expended for 
family housing improvements on Kwajalein Atoll until the Secretary of 
the Army certifies to the congressional defense committees that the new 
housing units represent the best value to the taxpayer and that no 
reasonable alternatives exist at a lower cost.

           Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

    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, $83,682,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022.

                 Family Housing Construction, Air Force

    For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for construction, 
including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and 
alteration, as authorized by law, $85,062,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2022.

         Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund

    For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund, 
$2,726,000, 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.

                     Department of Defense Military

                 Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund

    For the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing 
Improvement Fund, $623,000, to remain available until expended, for 
unaccompanied housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 
of title 10, United States Code, providing alternative means of 
acquiring and improving military unaccompanied housing and supporting 
facilities.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 101.  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.
    Sec. 102.  Funds made available in this title for construction 
shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles.
    Sec. 103.  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.
    Sec. 104.  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.
    Sec. 105.  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.
    Sec. 106.  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.
    Sec. 107.  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.
    Sec. 108.  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.
    Sec. 109.  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.
    Sec. 110.  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.
    Sec. 111.  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 Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded 
to United States firms or United States firms in joint venture with 
host nation firms.
    Sec. 112.  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 Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated by the 
Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor:  Provided, 
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:  Provided further, 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.
    Sec. 113.  The Secretary of Defense shall inform the appropriate 
committees of both Houses of Congress, including the Committees on 
Appropriations, of 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.
    Sec. 114.  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.
    Sec. 115.  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.
    Sec. 116.  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.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 117.  Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a 
notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 
and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as 
may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: 
(1) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from 
amounts appropriated for construction in ``Family Housing'' 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 ``Military Construction'' 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:  Provided, 
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.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 118.  In addition to any other transfer authority available to 
the Department of Defense, amounts may be transferred from the 
Department of Defense Base Closure Account to the fund established by 
section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan 
Development Act of 1966 (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.
    Sec. 119.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made 
available in this title for operation and maintenance of family housing 
shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and maintenance of 
all family housing units, including general or flag officer quarters:  
Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually for 
the maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer quarters 
without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification 
provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of 
title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact notification 
shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs 
associated with environmental remediation that could not be reasonably 
anticipated at the time of the budget submission:  Provided further,  
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.
    Sec. 120.  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.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 121.  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 ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense'', 
to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and for 
the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred.
    Sec. 122.  Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in an 
account funded under the headings in this title may be transferred 
among projects and activities within the account in accordance with the 
reprogramming guidelines for military construction and family housing 
construction contained in Department of Defense Financial Management 
Regulation 7000.14-R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of March 2011, as in effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 123.  None of the funds made available in this title may be 
obligated or expended for planning and design and construction of 
projects at Arlington National Cemetery.
    Sec. 124.  For the purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional 
defense committees'' means the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives.
    Sec. 125.  For an additional amount for the accounts and in the 
amounts specified, to remain available until September 30, 2022:
            ``Military Construction, Army'', $68,800,000;
            ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'', 
        $110,100,000;
            ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $127,300,000;
            ``Military Construction, Army National Guard'', 
        $83,500,000;
            ``Military Construction, Air National Guard'', $24,000,000;
            ``Military Construction, Army Reserve'', $30,000,000;
            ``Military Construction, Air Force Reserve'', $35,100,000:
  Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out 
construction projects identified in the respective military 
department's unfunded priority list for fiscal year 2018 submitted to 
Congress:  Provided further, That such projects are subject to 
authorization prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry out 
construction:  Provided further, That not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department 
concerned, or his or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds 
provided under this section.

                         (rescission of funds)

    Sec. 126.  Of the unobligated balances available for ``Military 
Construction, Defense-Wide'', from prior appropriations Acts (other 
than appropriations designated by law as being for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended), 
$14,703,000 are hereby rescinded.
    Sec. 127.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to carry out the closure or realignment of the United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    Sec. 128.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act 
may be used to consolidate or relocate any element of a United States 
Air Force Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron 
Engineer (RED HORSE) outside of the United States until the Secretary 
of the Air Force (1) completes an analysis and comparison of the cost 
and infrastructure investment required to consolidate or relocate a RED 
HORSE squadron outside of the United States versus within the United 
States; (2) provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress (``the Committees'') a report detailing the findings of the 
cost analysis; and (3) certifies in writing to the Committees that the 
preferred site for the consolidation or relocation yields the greatest 
savings for the Air Force:  Provided, That the term ``United States'' 
in this section does not include any territory or possession of the 
United States.

                                TITLE II

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration

                       compensation and pensions

                     (including transfer of funds)

    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, 
$95,769,000,000, to remain available until expended and to become 
available on October 1, 2018:  Provided, That not to exceed $18,000,000 
of the amount made available for fiscal year 2019 under this heading 
shall be reimbursed to ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Administration'', and ``Information Technology Systems'' for necessary 
expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of 
title 38, United States Code, the funding source for which is 
specifically provided as the ``Compensation and Pensions'' 
appropriation:  Provided further, That such sums as may be earned on an 
actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to ``Medical Care 
Collections Fund'' to augment the funding of individual medical 
facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized.

                         readjustment benefits

    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, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, 
$11,832,000,000, to remain available until expended and to become 
available on October 1, 2018:  Provided, 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.

                   veterans insurance and indemnities

    For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, 
servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and 
veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by chapters 19 and 21, 
title 38, United States Code, $122,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $109,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 
2018.

                 veterans housing benefit program fund

    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:  Provided, 
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  
Provided further, That, during fiscal year 2018, within the resources 
available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans 
are authorized for specially adapted housing loans.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, $178,626,000.

            vocational rehabilitation loans program account

    For the cost of direct loans, $30,000, as authorized by chapter 31 
of title 38, United States Code:  Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading are available to subsidize gross 
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$2,356,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct loan program, $395,000, which may be paid to the appropriation 
for ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration''.

          native american veteran housing loan program account

    For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program 
authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United States 
Code, $1,163,000.

      general operating expenses, veterans benefits administration

    For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits 
Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General Services Administration 
for security guard services, and reimbursement of the Department of 
Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, $2,910,000,000:  
Provided, That expenses for services and assistance authorized under 
paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, 
United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 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:  Provided further, That, of the funds 
made available under this heading, not to exceed 10 percent shall 
remain available until September 30, 2019.

                     Veterans Health Administration

                            medical services

    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, bioengineering services, food 
services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees hired under 
title 38, United States Code, aid to State homes as authorized by 
section 1741 of title 38, United States Code, assistance and support 
services for caregivers as authorized by section 1720G of title 38, 
United States Code, loan repayments authorized by section 604 of the 
Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 
111-163; 124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), and hospital care and 
medical services authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United States 
Code; $1,923,000,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously 
appropriated under this heading that become available on October 1, 
2017; and, in addition, $49,161,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
become available on October 1, 2018, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2019:  Provided, That, of the amount made available on 
October 1, 2018, under this heading, not to exceed 5 percent shall 
remain available until September 30, 2020:  Provided further, 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:  Provided further, 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:  Provided further, 
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:  Provided further, That the implementation of the 
program described in the previous proviso shall incur no additional 
cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs:  Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts 
appropriated under this heading for medical supplies and equipment are 
available for the acquisition of prosthetics designed specifically for 
female veterans.

                         medical community care

    For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to individuals 
pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, at non-
Department facilities, $254,000,000, which shall be in addition to 
funds previously appropriated under this heading that become available 
on October 1, 2017; and, in addition, $8,385,000,000, plus 
reimbursements shall become available on October 1, 2018, and shall 
remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That, of the 
amount made available on October 1, 2018 under this heading, 
$2,000,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022.

                     medical support and compliance

    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.), 
$100,000,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously 
appropriated under this heading that become available on October 1, 
2017; and, in addition, $7,239,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
become available on October 1, 2018, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2019:  Provided, That, of the amount made available on 
October 1, 2018, under this heading, not to exceed 5 percent shall 
remain available until September 30, 2020.

                           medical facilities

    For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
hospitals, nursing homes, 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; $707,000,000, which shall be 
in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that 
become available on October 1, 2017; and, in addition, $5,915,000,000, 
plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2018, and 
shall remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That, of 
the amount made available on October 1, 2018, under this heading, not 
to exceed 5 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2020.

                    medical and prosthetic research

    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, $722,262,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts 
appropriated under this heading are available for prosthetic research 
specifically for female veterans, and for toxic exposure research.

                    National Cemetery Administration

    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, $306,193,000, of which not to exceed 10 
percent shall remain available until September 30, 2019.

                      Departmental Administration

                         general administration

                     (including transfer of funds)

    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, $329,891,000, of which not to exceed 10 
percent shall remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, 
That funds provided under this heading may be transferred to ``General 
Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration''.

                       board of veterans appeals

    For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans Appeals, 
$166,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available 
until September 30, 2019.

                     information technology systems

                     (including transfer of funds)

    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, 
$4,055,500,000, plus reimbursements:  Provided, That $1,230,320,000 
shall be for pay and associated costs, of which not to exceed 5 percent 
shall remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided further, 
That $2,466,650,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of which 
not to exceed 5 percent shall remain available until September 30, 
2019:  Provided further, That $358,530,000 shall be for information 
technology systems development, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2019:  Provided further, That amounts made available for 
information technology systems development 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:  Provided further, That amounts 
made available for salaries and expenses, operations and maintenance, 
and information technology systems development may be transferred among 
the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 
authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued:  Provided 
further, That amounts made available for the ``Information Technology 
Systems'' account for development may be transferred among projects or 
to newly defined projects:  Provided further, That no project may be 
increased or decreased by more than $3,000,000 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:  Provided further, That 
funds under this heading may be used by the Interagency Program Office 
through the Department of Veterans Affairs to define data standards, 
code sets, and value sets used to enable interoperability:  Provided 
further, That the funds made available under this heading for 
information technology systems development shall be for the projects, 
and in the amounts, specified under this heading in the report 
accompanying this Act.

                      office of inspector general

    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.), $164,000,000, of which 
not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 30, 
2019.

                      construction, major projects

    For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the 
facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for 
the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the 
purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 
38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, 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, $512,430,000, of which 
$432,430,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022, and of 
which $80,000,000 shall remain available until expended:  Provided, 
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 salaries and 
associated costs of the resident engineers who oversee those capital 
investments funded through this account and contracting officers who 
manage specific major construction projects, and funds provided for the 
purchase, security, and maintenance of land for the National Cemetery 
Administration through the land acquisition line item, none of the 
funds made available under this heading shall be used for any project 
that has not been notified to Congress through the budgetary process or 
that has not been approved by the Congress through statute, joint 
resolution, or in the explanatory statement accompanying such Act and 
presented to the President at the time of enrollment:  Provided 
further, That funds made available under this heading for fiscal year 
2018, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding 
of a construction documents contract by September 30, 2018; and (2) by 
the awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2019:  
Provided further, 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.

                      construction, minor projects

    For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the 
facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for 
the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 and chapter 81 of 
title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, 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, 
$342,570,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, along with 
unobligated balances of previous ``Construction, Minor Projects'' 
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:  Provided, That funds made available under this heading 
shall be 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.

                      grants for construction of 
                     state extended care facilities

    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, $110,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

             grants for construction of veterans cemeteries

    For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in 
establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as authorized 
by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, $45,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                       Administrative Provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 201.  Any appropriation for fiscal year 2018 for 
``Compensation and Pensions'', ``Readjustment Benefits'', and 
``Veterans Insurance and Indemnities'' may be transferred as necessary 
to any other of the mentioned appropriations:  Provided, 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.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 202.  Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 2018, in this or any other Act, under the 
``Medical Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical Support and 
Compliance'', and ``Medical Facilities'' accounts may be transferred 
among the accounts:  Provided, That any transfers among the ``Medical 
Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', 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:  Provided further, That any transfers 
among the ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', 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:  Provided further, That any transfers 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.
    Sec. 203.  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.
    Sec. 204.  No appropriations in this title (except the 
appropriations for ``Construction, Major Projects'', and 
``Construction, Minor Projects'') shall be available for the purchase 
of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home.
    Sec. 205.  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 ``Medical 
Services'' account at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs.
    Sec. 206.  Appropriations available in this title for 
``Compensation and Pensions'', ``Readjustment Benefits'', and 
``Veterans Insurance and Indemnities'' 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 2017.
    Sec. 207.  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 ``Compensation and Pensions''.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 208.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the 
National Service Life Insurance Fund under section 1920 of title 38, 
United States Code, the Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund under 
section 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United States 
Government Life Insurance Fund under section 1955 of title 38, United 
States Code, reimburse the ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans 
Benefits Administration'' and ``Information Technology Systems'' 
accounts for the cost of administration of the insurance programs 
financed through those accounts:  Provided, That reimbursement shall be 
made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance 
program during fiscal year 2018 that are available for dividends in 
that program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined 
reserves have been set aside:  Provided further, 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:  Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for 
fiscal year 2018 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.
    Sec. 209.  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.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 210.  Funds available in this title or funds for salaries and 
other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the 
Office of Resolution Management, the Office of Employment 
Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, the Office of Accountability and 
Whistleblower Protection, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for 
all services provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not 
to exceed $47,700,000 for the Office of Resolution Management, 
$4,000,000 for the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint 
Adjudication, $17,700,000 for the Office of Accountability and 
Whistleblower Protection, and $3,000,000 for the Office of Diversity 
and Inclusion:  Provided, That payments may be made in advance for 
services to be furnished based on estimated costs:  Provided further, 
That amounts received shall be credited to the ``General 
Administration'' and ``Information Technology Systems'' accounts for 
use by the office that provided the service.
    Sec. 211.  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:  Provided, 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:  Provided 
further, 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.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 212.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeds or 
revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activities (including 
disposal) may be deposited into the ``Construction, Major Projects'' 
and ``Construction, Minor Projects'' 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 ``Construction, Major 
Projects'' and ``Construction, Minor Projects''.
    Sec. 213.  Amounts made available under ``Medical Services'' are 
available--
            (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and 
        equipment; and
            (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other 
        expenses incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries 
        receiving care in the Department.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 214.  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 the ``Medical Services'' and ``Medical 
Community Care'' accounts to remain available until expended for the 
purposes of these accounts.
    Sec. 215.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into 
agreements with Federally Qualified Health Centers in the State of 
Alaska and Indian tribes and tribal organizations which are party to 
the Alaska Native Health Compact with the Indian Health Service, to 
provide health care, including behavioral health and dental care, to 
veterans in rural Alaska. The Secretary shall require participating 
veterans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and 
regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term ``rural Alaska'' 
shall mean those lands which are not within the boundaries of the 
municipality of Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 216.  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 ``Construction, Major 
Projects'' and ``Construction, Minor Projects'' accounts, to remain 
available until expended for the purposes of these accounts.

                         (rescission of funds)

    Sec. 217.  Of the unobligated balance of funds made available in 
the sixth proviso under the heading ``Department of Veterans Affairs--
Veterans Health Administration--Medical Services'' in title II of 
Division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 
114-113), $751,000,000 is hereby rescinded.
    Sec. 218.  Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal 
quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report on the 
financial status of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the 
preceding quarter:  Provided, That, at a minimum, the report shall 
include the direction contained in the paragraph entitled ``Quarterly 
reporting'', under the heading ``General Administration'' in the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying this Act.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 219.  Amounts made available under the ``Medical Services'', 
``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'', 
``Medical Facilities'', ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Administration'', ``General Administration'', and ``National Cemetery 
Administration'' accounts for fiscal year 2018 may be transferred to or 
from the ``Information Technology Systems'' account:  Provided, That 
such transfers may not result in a more than 10 percent aggregate 
increase in the total amount made available by this Act for the 
``Information Technology Systems'' account:  Provided further, 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.
    Sec. 220.  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: (1) section 
842 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-115; 119 Stat. 2506); or (2) 
section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 221.  Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2018 for ``Medical Services'', 
``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'', 
``Medical Facilities'', ``Construction, Minor Projects'', and 
``Information Technology Systems'', up to $298,000,000, plus 
reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense--
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, 
established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be 
used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal 
medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110-417; 122 Stat. 4500):  Provided, That additional funds may be 
transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint 
Department of Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress:  Provided further, That section 222 of title II of division A 
of Public Law 114-223 is repealed.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 222.  Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs which become available on October 1, 2018, for 
``Medical Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical Support and 
Compliance'', and ``Medical Facilities'', up to $307,000,000, plus 
reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense--
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, 
established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be 
used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal 
medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110-417; 122 Stat. 4500):  Provided, That additional funds may be 
transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint 
Department of Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 223.  Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care 
Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United States 
Code, for health care provided at facilities designated as combined 
Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) for transfer 
to the Joint Department of Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111-84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities 
designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by 
section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500):  Provided, That, 
notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 
2573), amounts transferred to the Joint Department of Defense--
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 
shall remain available until expended.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 224.  Of the amounts available in this title for ``Medical 
Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical Support and 
Compliance'', and ``Medical Facilities'', a minimum of $15,000,000 
shall be transferred to the DOD-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, 
as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, to 
remain available until expended, for any purpose authorized by section 
8111 of title 38, United States Code.
    Sec. 225.  The Committee directs the Department to make every 
effort to fund State Veterans Nursing Home Construction grants for 
those projects included on the VA State Home Construction Grants 
Priority List for fiscal year 2017.
    Sec. 226.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of all bid 
savings in a major construction project that total at least 
$10,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount of the project, 
whichever is less:  Provided, That such notification shall occur within 
14 days of a contract identifying the programmed amount:  Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the 
obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use 
of such savings.
    Sec. 227.  None of the funds made available for ``Construction, 
Major Projects'' may be used for a project in excess of the scope 
specified for that project in the original justification data provided 
to the Congress as part of the request for appropriations unless the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
    Sec. 228.  Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal 
quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly 
report containing performance measures and data from each Veterans 
Benefits Administration Regional Office:  Provided, That, at a minimum, 
the report shall include the direction contained in the section 
entitled ``Disability claims backlog'', under the heading ``General 
Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'' in the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying this Act.
    Sec. 229.  Of the funds provided to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 2018 for ``Medical Support and Compliance'' a 
maximum of $40,000,000 may be obligated from the ``Medical Support and 
Compliance'' account for the VistA Evolution and electronic health 
record interoperability projects:  Provided, That funds in addition to 
these amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution and electronic 
health record interoperability projects upon written notification by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress.
    Sec. 230.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide written 
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress 15 days prior to organizational changes which result in the 
transfer of 25 or more full-time equivalents from one organizational 
unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs to another.
    Sec. 231.  Of the funds provided under the heading ``Medical 
Facilities'' for fiscal year 2018 including funds previously 
appropriated under the same heading in advance for fiscal year 2018 in 
Public Law 114-223, no less than $1,870,000,000, shall be for non-
recurring maintenance:  Provided, That the authorities contained in 
section 202 of this Act shall apply to such funds.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 232.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon determination 
that such action is necessary to address needs of the Veterans Health 
Administration, may transfer to the ``Medical Services'' account any 
discretionary appropriations made available for fiscal year 2018 in 
this title or any discretionary unobligated balances within the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal 
year 2018, that were provided in advance by appropriations Acts:  
Provided, That transfers shall be made only with the approval of the 
Office of Management and Budget:  Provided further, That the transfer 
authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided by law:  Provided further, That no amounts may be 
transferred from amounts that were designated by Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  
Provided further, That such authority to transfer may not be used 
unless for higher priority items, based on emergent healthcare 
requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no 
case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by 
Congress:  Provided further, That, upon determination that all or part 
of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such 
amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation and shall be 
available for the same purposes as originally appropriated:  Provided 
further, 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 receive 
approval of that request.

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 233.  Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 2018, under the ``Board of Veterans Appeals'' 
and the ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
Administration'' accounts may be transferred between such accounts:  
Provided, 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 receive 
approval of that request.
    Sec. 234.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not reprogram 
funds among major construction projects or programs if such instance of 
reprogramming will exceed $7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is 
approved by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress.

                         (rescission of funds)

    Sec. 235.  Of the unobligated balances available within the ``DOD-
VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund'', $15,000,000 are hereby 
rescinded.
    Sec. 236.  For the purposes of performing an activity or function 
of the Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefit Administration, 
or National Cemetery Administration, section 842 of Public Law 109-115 
shall not apply to a qualified firm under 51 percent ownership by a 
covered entity defined in section 450b(e) of title 25, United States 
Code or a covered entity defined in section 637(a)(15) of title 15, 
United States Code.
    Sec. 237. (a) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available in 
this Act shall be used to pay a bonus to any employee of the Veterans 
Health Administration in a position of Deputy Under Secretary for 
Health or higher until the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
determine that all recommendations set forth by the Inspector General 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of 
the United States in report numbers GAO 16-373, VAOIG 14-03540-11-123, 
and VAOIG 16-03985-181 have been fully implemented and closed.
    (b) Not less frequently than monthly until the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives make the determination described in subsection 
(a), and not less frequently than quarterly during the one-year period 
after such determination, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a progress 
report on fully implementing the recommendations described in 
subsection (a).
    Sec. 238. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of Labor, shall discontinue using Social Security account 
numbers to identify individuals in all information systems of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs as follows:
            (1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under laws 
        administered by the Secretary, not later than 2 years after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) For all individuals not described in paragraph (1), not 
        later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a Social Security 
account number to identify an individual in an information system of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs if and only if the use of such 
number is required to obtain information the Secretary requires from an 
information system that is not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
    Sec. 239. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall treat a 
marriage and family therapist described in subsection (b) as qualified 
to serve as a marriage and family therapist in the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, regardless of any requirements established by the 
Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education.
    (b) A marriage and family therapist described in this subsection is 
a therapist who meets each of the following criteria:
            (1) Has a masters or higher degree in marriage and family 
        therapy, or a related field, from a regionally accredited 
        institution.
            (2) Is licensed as a marriage and family therapist in a 
        State (as defined in section 101(20) of title 38, United States 
        Code) and possesses the highest level of licensure offered from 
        the State.
            (3) Has passed the Association of Marital and Family 
        Therapy Regulatory Board Examination in Marital and Family 
        Therapy or a related examination for licensure administered by 
        a State (as so defined).
    Sec. 240. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act to the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be 
expended for the purpose of organizing or using groups of subject 
matter experts to evaluate compensation claims under the laws 
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
    (b) It is the sense of Congress that the evaluation and 
adjudication of compensation claims under the laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs should be a uniform process equally 
applied to all claims and the Secretary should not use subject matter 
experts or any other process that applies additional or heightened 
scrutiny to claims of a particular class of veterans absent explicit 
legislative authorization to do so.
    Sec. 241.  None of the funds appropriated in this or prior 
appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs may be used to transfer any amounts from the Filipino 
Veterans Equity Compensation Fund to any other account within the 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
    Sec. 242. (a) One year after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall deny or revoke the eligibility of a 
healthcare provider to provide non-Department healthcare services to 
veterans if the Secretary determines that--
            (1) the healthcare provider was removed from employment 
        with the Department of Veterans Affairs due to conduct that 
        violated a policy of the Department relating to the delivery of 
        safe and appropriate patient care;
            (2) the healthcare provider violated the requirements of a 
        medical license of the healthcare provider;
            (3) the healthcare provider had a Department credential 
        revoked and the Secretary determines that the grounds for such 
        revocation impact the ability of the healthcare provider to 
        deliver safe and appropriate care; or
            (4) the healthcare provider violated a law for which a term 
        of imprisonment of more than one year may be imposed.
    (b) One year after enactment of this Act, the Secretary may deny, 
revoke, or suspend the eligibility of a healthcare provider to provide 
non-Department healthcare services if the Secretary has reasonable 
belief that such action is necessary to immediately protect the health, 
safety, or welfare of veterans and--
            (1) the healthcare provider is under investigation by the 
        medical licensing board of a State in which the healthcare 
        provider is licensed or practices;
            (2) the healthcare provider has entered into a settlement 
        agreement for a disciplinary charge relating to the practice of 
        medicine by the healthcare provider; or
            (3) the Secretary otherwise determines that such action is 
        appropriate under the circumstances.
    (c) The Secretary shall suspend the eligibility of a healthcare 
provider to provide non-Department healthcare services to veterans if 
the healthcare provider is suspended from serving as a healthcare 
provider of the Department.
    (d) The Secretary shall review the Department employment status and 
history of each healthcare provider providing non-Department healthcare 
services to determine instances of circumstances described in 
subsections (a) through (c) and shall take action as appropriate to 
each circumstance as described in subsections (a) through (c).
    (e) Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
Congress a report on the implementation by the Secretary of this 
section, including the following:
            (1) The aggregate number of healthcare providers denied or 
        suspended under this section from participation in providing 
        non-Department healthcare services.
            (2) An evaluation of any impact on access to care for 
        patients or staffing shortages in programs of the Department 
        providing non-Department healthcare services.
            (3) An explanation of the coordination of the Department 
        with the medical licensing boards of States in implementing 
        this section, the amount of involvement of such boards in such 
        implementation, and efforts by the Department to address any 
        concerns raised by such boards with respect to such 
        implementation.
            (4) Such recommendations as the Comptroller General 
        considers appropriate regarding harmonizing eligibility 
        criteria between healthcare providers of the Department and 
        healthcare providers eligible to provide non-Department 
        healthcare services.
    (f) In this section, the term ``non-Department healthcare 
services'' means--
            (1) services provided under subchapter I of chapter 17 of 
        title 38, United States Code, at non-Department facilities (as 
        defined in section 1701 of such title);
            (2) services provided under section 101 of the Veterans 
        Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-
        146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note);
            (3) services purchased through the Medical Community Care 
        account of the Department; or
            (4) services purchased with amounts deposited in the 
        Veterans Choice Fund under section 802 of the Veterans Access, 
        Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014.

                         (rescission of funds)

    Sec. 243. (a) Of the unobligated balance of funds made available 
under the heading ``Construction, Major Projects'' in division A of the 
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 and Sandy Recovery 
Improvement Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-2), $25,000,000 is hereby 
rescinded:  Provided, That the amounts rescinded pursuant to this 
section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to that section of that 
Act.
    (b) For an additional amount for fiscal year 2017 for 
``Construction, Major Projects'', $25,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2022, for renovations and repairs as a consequence 
of damage caused by Hurricane Sandy:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to 
carry out planning and design and major medical facility construction 
not otherwise authorized by law:  Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    (c) Each amount designated in this section by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be 
available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President 
subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such 
designations to the Congress.
    (d) This section shall become effective immediately upon enactment 
of this Act.

                         (rescissions of funds)

    Sec. 244. (a) Of the unobligated balance of funds made available 
through September 30, 2018, under the heading ``Construction, Major 
Projects'' in division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 
(Public Law 113-76), $10,000,000 is hereby rescinded.
    (b) For an additional amount for ``Construction, Major Projects'', 
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023.
    (c) Of the unobligated balance of funds made available through 
September 30, 2019, under the heading ``Construction, Major Projects'' 
in division I of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235), $410,000,000 is hereby rescinded.
    (d) For an additional amount for ``Construction, Major Projects'', 
$410,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.
    Sec. 245.  Of the funds provided to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for each of fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 2019 for ``Medical 
Services'', funds may be used in each year to carry out and expand the 
child care program authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111-163, 
notwithstanding subsection (e) of such section.
    Sec. 246. (a) Section 204(c) of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-135; 38 
U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The program''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) The program shall be carried out at not fewer than 
        two medical centers or clinics in each Veterans Integrated 
        Service Network by not later than December 31, 2019, and at not 
        fewer than 50 percent of all medical centers in each Veterans 
        Integrated Service Network by not later than December 31, 
        2021.''.
    (b)(1) Paragraph (6) of section 1701 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(H) Chiropractic services.''.
    (2) Paragraph (8) of such section is amended by inserting 
``chiropractic,'' after ``counseling,''.
    (3) Paragraph (9) of such section is amended--
            (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (K) as 
        subparagraphs (G) through (L), respectively; and
            (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 
        subparagraph (F):
                    ``(F) periodic and preventive chiropractic 
                examinations and services;''.
    Sec. 247. (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall carry out a pilot program to provide educational assistance to 
certain former members of the Armed Forces for education and training 
as physician assistants of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    (b) Eligible Individuals.--An individual is eligible to participate 
in the pilot program if the individual--
            (1) has medical or military health experience gained while 
        serving as a member of the Armed Forces;
            (2) has received a certificate, associate degree, 
        baccalaureate degree, master's degree, or postbaccalaureate 
        training in a science relating to health care; or
            (3) has participated in the delivery of healthcare services 
        or related medical services, including participation in 
        military training relating to the identification, evaluation, 
        treatment, and prevention of diseases and disorders.
    (c) Duration.--The pilot program shall be carried out during the 5-
year period beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Selection.--
            (1) The Secretary shall select eligible individuals under 
        subsection (b) to participate in the pilot program.
            (2) In selecting individuals to participate in the pilot 
        program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority 
        to individuals who agree to be employed as a physician 
        assistant for the Veterans Health Administration at a medical 
        facility of the Department located in a community that--
                    (A) is designated as a medically underserved 
                population under section 330(b)(3)(A) of the Public 
                Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)(A)); and
                    (B) is in a State with a per capita population of 
                veterans of more than 5 percent according to the 
                National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics 
                and the United States Census Bureau.
    (e) Educational Assistance.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
Secretary shall provide educational assistance to individuals 
participating in the pilot program, including through the use of 
scholarships, to cover the costs to such individuals of obtaining a 
master's degree in physician assistant studies or a similar master's 
degree.
    (f) Period of Obligated Service.--The Secretary shall enter into an 
agreement with each individual participating in the pilot program in 
which such individual agrees to be employed as a physician assistant 
for the Veterans Health Administration for a period of obligated 
service to be determined by the Secretary.
    (g) Breach.--An individual who participates in the pilot program 
and fails to satisfy the period of obligated service under subsection 
(f) shall be liable to the United States, in lieu of such obligated 
service, for the amount that has been paid or is payable to or on 
behalf of the individual under the pilot program, reduced by the 
proportion that the number of days served for completion of the period 
of obligated service bears to the total number of days in the period of 
obligated service of such individual.
    (h) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in 
collaboration with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Defense, 
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to 
Congress a report on the pilot program's effectiveness of helping to 
meet the shortage of physician assistants employed by the Department.
    Sec. 248. (a) In General.--For the purposes of verifying that an 
individual performed service under honorable conditions that satisfies 
the requirements of a coastwise merchant seaman who is recognized 
pursuant to section 401 of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (Public 
Law 95-202; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) as having performed active duty service 
for the purposes described in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of 
Defense shall accept the following:
            (1) In the case of an individual who served on a coastwise 
        merchant vessel seeking such recognition for whom no applicable 
        Coast Guard shipping or discharge form, ship logbook, merchant 
        mariner's document or Z-card, or other official employment 
        record is available, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
        such recognition on the basis of applicable Social Security 
        Administration records submitted for or by the individual, 
        together with validated testimony given by the individual or 
        the primary next of kin of the individual that the individual 
        performed such service during the period beginning on December 
        7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946.
            (2) In the case of an individual who served on a coastwise 
        merchant vessel seeking such recognition for whom the 
        applicable Coast Guard shipping or discharge form, ship 
        logbook, merchant mariner's document or Z-card, or other 
        official employment record has been destroyed or otherwise 
        become unavailable by reason of any action committed by a 
        person responsible for the control and maintenance of such 
        form, logbook, or record, the Secretary of Defense shall accept 
        other official documentation demonstrating that the individual 
        performed such service during period beginning on December 7, 
        1941, and ending on December 31, 1946.
            (3) For the purpose of determining whether to recognize 
        service allegedly performed during the period beginning on 
        December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, the 
        Secretary shall recognize masters of seagoing vessels or other 
        officers in command of similarly organized groups as agents of 
        the United States who were authorized to document any 
        individual for purposes of hiring the individual to perform 
        service in the merchant marine or discharging an individual 
        from such service.
    (b) Treatment of Other Documentation.--Other documentation accepted 
by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall satisfy 
all requirements for eligibility of service during the period beginning 
on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946.
    (c) Benefits Allowed.--
            (1) Medals, ribbons, and decorations.--An individual whose 
        service is recognized as active duty pursuant to subsection (a) 
        may be awarded an appropriate medal, ribbon, or other military 
        decoration based on such service.
            (2) Status of veteran.--An individual whose service is 
        recognized as active duty pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
        honored as a veteran but shall not be entitled by reason of 
        such recognized service to any benefit that is not described in 
        this subsection.
    Sec. 249. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for the ``Medical Services'' account may be used to 
provide--
            (1) fertility counseling and treatment using assisted 
        reproductive technology to a covered veteran or the spouse of a 
        covered veteran; or
            (2) adoption reimbursement to a covered veteran.
    (b) In this section:
            (1) The term ``service-connected'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``covered veteran'' means a veteran, as such 
        term is defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code, 
        who has a service-connected disability that results in the 
        inability of the veteran to procreate without the use of 
        fertility treatment.
            (3) The term ``assisted reproductive technology'' means 
        benefits relating to reproductive assistance provided to a 
        member of the Armed Forces who incurs a serious injury or 
        illness on active duty pursuant to section 1074(c)(4)(A) of 
        title 10, United States Code, as described in the memorandum on 
        the subject of ``Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services for 
        the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II 
        or III) Active Duty Service Members'' issued by the Assistant 
        Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and 
        the guidance issued to implement such policy, including any 
        limitations on the amount of such benefits available to such a 
        member.
            (4) The term ``adoption reimbursement'' means reimbursement 
        for the adoption-related expenses for an adoption that is 
        finalized after the date of the enactment of this Act under the 
        same terms as apply under the adoption reimbursement program of 
        the Department of Defense, as authorized in Department of 
        Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the reimbursement limits 
        and requirements set forth in such instruction.
    (c) Amounts made available for the purposes specified in subsection 
(a) of this section are subject to the requirements for funds contained 
in section 508 of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2017 (Public Law 115-31).

                         (rescission of funds)

    Sec. 250.  Of the unobligated balances available from prior year 
appropriations under the heading ``Information Technology Systems'', 
$30,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
    Sec. 251. (a) Demand Profile.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
        establish a demand profile with respect to each healthcare 
        service furnished under the laws administered by the Secretary.
            (2) Elements.--Each demand profile established under 
        paragraph (1) with respect to a healthcare service shall 
        include the following information:
                    (A) The number of requests for the healthcare 
                service under the laws administered by the Secretary.
                    (B) The number of appointments for the receipt of 
                the healthcare service under the laws administered by 
                the Secretary, disaggregated by--
                            (i) appointments at facilities of the 
                        Department of Veterans Affairs; and
                            (ii) appointments with non-Department 
                        healthcare providers.
                    (C) The capacity of the Department to provide the 
                healthcare service at facilities of the Department.
                    (D) An assessment of the extent to which the 
                Department needs to use non-Department healthcare 
                providers to provide healthcare services under the laws 
                administered by the Secretary.
            (3) Use of demand profile for provision of non-department 
        care.--The Secretary shall use the demand profile established 
        under paragraph (1) to inform the capability and capacity of 
        any non-Department healthcare services provided under the laws 
        administered by the Secretary.
    (b) Strategic Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
        shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
        strategic plan that specifies a 5-year forecast--
                    (A) for healthcare capacity and capabilities to be 
                provided and maintained at each medical facility of the 
                Department of Veterans Affairs; and
                    (B) for the demand for health care from the 
                Department, disaggregated by geographic area as 
                determined by the Secretary.
            (2) Update.--The Secretary shall annually update the 
        strategic plan required under paragraph (1) during the 5-year 
        period specified in such subsection.
            (3) Elements.--In preparing the strategic plan under 
        paragraph (1), and any updates to such plan under paragraph 
        (2), the Secretary shall--
                    (A) take into account the information set forth in 
                the demand profiles established under subsection 
                (a)(1);
                    (B) assess capacity, capabilities, and demand with 
                respect to primary and specialty care at each medical 
                facility of the Department; and
                    (C) include the use of primary care in the 
                community through any non-Department healthcare 
                services provided under the laws administered by the 
                Secretary when there is a lack of density of veterans 
                in a community to justify a full-time staff at a 
                medical facility of the Department.
    (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
    Sec. 252. (a) Establishment of Access Standards.--The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall establish uniform access standards for 
furnishing the following types of health care services, including 
through the use of non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care 
providers:
            (1) Urgent care.
            (2) Routine care.
            (3) Referred or specialty care.
            (4) Wellness or preventative care.
    (b) Coordination With Other Entities.--The Secretary shall 
coordinate with the Department of Defense, the Department of Health and 
Human Services, entities in the private sector, and other non-
governmental entities in establishing the uniform access standards 
under subsection (a).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report detailing the uniform access standards 
established under subsection (a).
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Uniform access standards.--The term ``uniform access 
        standards'' includes, with respect to a health care service--
                    (A) the average time a veteran is expected to wait 
                to receive an appointment for such service;
                    (B) the average time a veteran is expected to drive 
                to arrive at an appointment for such service;
                    (C) the average time a veteran is expected to wait 
                at a facility to receive such service; and
                    (D) such other access standards as the Secretary 
                considers appropriate.
    Sec. 253.  None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used 
to dispose of approximately 430 vacant or mostly vacant buildings and 
structures, and approximately 730 underutilized buildings and 
structures, until such time as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
provides a report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress including the following elements:
            (1) an explanation of the process and methodology used to 
        determine, record and validate which buildings and structures 
        in VA's real property portfolio are vacant, mostly vacant, or 
        underutilized, and their physical condition;
            (2) an explanation of the process by which those property 
        disposal analyses and plans were developed and coordinated 
        with, and within, each VISN;
            (3) a cost-benefit analysis of the Department's ongoing 
        real property disposal plans, both in terms of this immediate 
        disposal action, and in aggregate;
            (4) a discussion of the impact of historic designations of 
        buildings and structures on the Department's ability to manage 
        its real property portfolio; and
            (5) a certification that the disposal of these identified 
        properties will have no significant adverse impact on the 
        Department's ability to provide health care and benefits for 
        veterans.
    Sec. 254. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available in this title to ensure that 
the ratio of veterans to full-time employment equivalents within any 
program of rehabilitation conducted under chapter 31 of title 38, 
United States Code, does not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time 
employment equivalent.
    (b) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the programs of 
rehabilitation conducted under chapter 31 of title 38, United States 
Code, including--
            (1) an assessment of the veteran-to-staff ratio for each 
        such program; and
            (2) recommendations for such action as the Secretary 
        considers necessary to reduce the veteran-to-staff ratio for 
        each such program.
    Sec. 255. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 
to any records, documents, or other materials available to the 
department or agency over which that Inspector General has 
responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), or to prevent or impede that Inspector General's access to such 
records, documents, or other materials, under any provision of law, 
except a provision of law that expressly refers to the Inspector 
General and expressly limits the Inspector General's right of access.
    (b) A department or agency covered by this section shall provide 
its Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, and 
other materials in a timely manner.
    (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory 
limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the 
establishment over which that Inspector General has responsibilities 
under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
    (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures to comply with this 
requirement.
    Sec. 256.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this title may be used by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to enter into an agreement related to resolving a dispute or 
claim with an individual that would restrict in any way the individual 
from speaking to members of Congress or their staff on any topic not 
otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law or required by 
Executive Order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense 
or the conduct of foreign affairs.
    Sec. 257.  Appropriations made available in this Act under the 
heading ``Medical Services'' shall be available to carry out sections 
322(d) and 521A of title 38, United States Code, to include the payment 
of the administrative expenses necessary to carry out such sections. Of 
the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2018, up to $2,000,000 shall be 
available for the payment of monthly assistance allowances to veterans 
pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 322(d) and up to $8,000,000 shall be available 
for the payment of grants pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 521A. Of the amounts 
appropriated in advance for fiscal year 2019, up to $2,000,000 shall be 
available for the payment of monthly assistance allowances to veterans 
pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 322(d) and up to $8,000,000 shall be available 
for the payment of grants pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 521A.
    Sec. 258. (a) In fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year hereafter, 
beginning with the fiscal year 2019 budget request submitted to 
Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
the budget justification documents submitted for the ``Construction, 
Major Projects'' account of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall 
include, at a minimum, the information required under subsection (b).
    (b) The budget justification documents submitted pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall include, for each project--
            (1) the estimated total cost of the project;
            (2) the funding provided for each fiscal year prior to the 
        budget year;
            (3) the amount requested for the budget year;
            (4) the estimated funding required for the project for each 
        of the 4 fiscal years succeeding the budget year; and
            (5) such additional information as is enumerated under the 
        heading relating to the ``Construction, Major Projects'' 
        account of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the joint 
        explanatory statement accompanying this Act.
    (c) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a proposed budget 
justification template that complies with the requirements of this 
section.
    Sec. 259. (a) Extension.--Subsection (b) of section 506 of the 
Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 
111-163; 38 U.S.C. 523 note) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Duration of Program.--The Secretary may not carry out the 
pilot program after September 30, 2019.''.
    (b) Expansion of Locations.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Additional locations.--The Secretary may expand the 
        pilot program to include additional locations if the Secretary 
        recommends that the pilot program be expanded in the initial 
        report submitted under subsection (g)(2)(C).''.
    (c) Report.--Subsection (g) of such section is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Report on 
        Program'' and inserting ``Reports'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and not later than 180 
        days after the completion of the pilot program,'' after 
        ``September 30, 2017,''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``The report'' and inserting ``Each report''; 
                and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or 
                expanding'' after ``continuing''.
    Sec. 260.  None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used 
to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, domiciliaries, 
or clinics, or to diminish healthcare services at existing Veterans 
Health Administration medical facilities as part of a planned 
realignment of VA services until the Secretary provides to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report 
including the following elements:
            (1) a national realignment strategy that includes a 
        detailed description of realignment plans within each Veterans 
        Integrated Service Network (VISN), including an updated Long 
        Range Capital Plan to implement realignment requirements;
            (2) an explanation of the process by which those plans were 
        developed and coordinated within each VISN;
            (3) a cost vs. benefit analysis of each planned 
        realignment, including the cost of replacing Veterans Health 
        Administration services with contract care or other outsourced 
        services;
            (4) an analysis of how any such planned realignment of 
        services will impact access to care for veterans living in 
        rural or highly rural areas, including travel distances and 
        transportation costs to access a VA medical facility and 
        availability of local specialty and primary care;
            (5) an inventory of VA buildings with historic designation 
        and the methodology used to determine the buildings' condition 
        and utilization;
            (6) a description of how any realignment will be consistent 
        with requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act; 
        and
            (7) consideration given for reuse of historic buildings 
        within newly identified realignment requirements:  Provided, 
        That, this provision shall not apply to capital projects in any 
        VISN which have been authorized or approved by Congress.
    Sec. 261. (a) In General.--Section 2402(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(10) Any individual--
                    ``(A) who--
                            ``(i) was naturalized pursuant to section 
                        2(1) of the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act 
                        of 2000 (Public Law 106-207; 8 U.S.C. 1423 
                        note); and
                            ``(ii) at the time of the individual's 
                        death resided in the United States; or
                    ``(B) who--
                            ``(i) the Secretary determines served 
                        honorably with a special guerrilla unit or 
                        irregular forces operating from a base in Laos 
                        in support of the Armed Forces of the United 
                        States at any time during the period beginning 
                        February 28, 1961, and ending May 7, 1975; and
                            ``(ii) at the time of the individual's 
                        death--
                                    ``(I) was a citizen of the United 
                                States or an alien lawfully admitted 
                                for permanent residence in the United 
                                States; and
                                    ``(II) resided in the United 
                                States.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to an individual dying on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 262.  The Secretary may carry out a 2-year pilot program 
making grants to nonprofit veterans services organizations recognized 
by the Secretary in accordance with section 5902 of title 38, United 
States Code, to upgrade, through construction and repair, VSO community 
facilities into health and wellness centers and to promote and expand 
complementary and integrative wellness programs:  Provided, That no 
single grant may exceed a total of $500,000:  Provided further, That 
the Secretary may not provide more than 20 grants during the 2-year 
pilot program:  Provided further, That the recipient of a grant under 
this section may not use the grant to purchase real estate or to carry 
out repair of facilities leased by the recipient or to construct 
facilities on property leased by the recipient:  Provided further, That 
the Secretary ensures that the grant recipients use grant funds to 
construct or repair facilities located in at least 10 different 
geographic locations in economically depressed areas or areas 
designated as highly rural that are not in close proximity to 
Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers:  Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, 
on the grant program established under this section.

 modification of priority of state home projects of the department of 
                            veterans affairs

    Sec. 263. (a) Projects From Previous Years.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (4) of section 8135(c) of title 
        38, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
                ``(A) The Secretary''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
    ``(B) With respect to a project that is approved in a fiscal year 
but for which a grant has not been awarded under this subchapter in 
that fiscal year, the Secretary may not accord a lower priority on the 
list described in subparagraph (A) to that project in any subsequent 
fiscal year (as compared to the priority accorded that project in any 
previous fiscal year) unless the reason for such lower priority is the 
inclusion in such list of a project described in subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of paragraph (2).''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (2) of such section is 
        amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``paragraphs (3) and (5)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (3), 
        (4)(B), and (5)(C)''.
    (b) Consideration of Access to Private Facilities.--Such section is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(8) In determining under subparagraphs (D), (F), and (H) of 
paragraph (2) whether a State has a great, significant, or limited need 
for beds in connection with an application under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall--
            ``(A) consider the availability and accessibility to 
        individuals in that State of private facilities providing 
        similar care to the care for which the application is submitted 
        under such subsection; and
            ``(B) accord a lower priority in the list established under 
        paragraph (4) to applications by States with a significant 
        number of such private facilities, as determined by the 
        Secretary.''.

 access to department of veterans affairs mental and behavioral health 
  care for certain individuals discharged or released from the active 
 military, naval, or air service under conditions other than honorable

    Sec. 264. (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1712C the 
following new section:
``Sec. 1712D. Mental and behavioral health care for certain individuals 
              discharged or released from the active military, naval, 
              or air service under conditions other than honorable
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 5303(a) of this title 
and subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall furnish to an 
eligible individual covered mental and behavioral health care.
    ``(b) Eligible Individuals.--For purposes of this section, an 
eligible individual is any of the following:
            ``(1) An individual who--
                    ``(A) served in the active military, naval, or air 
                service for a period of more than 180 days and was 
                deployed in a theater of combat operations, in support 
                of a contingency operation, or in an area at a time 
                during which hostilities are occurring in that area, 
                for a period of more than 30 days during such service;
                    ``(B) was discharged or released from such service 
                by reason of committing a covered offense; and
                    ``(C) was diagnosed by a qualified mental health 
                care provider with a mental or behavioral health 
                condition before committing the covered offense.
            ``(2) An individual who--
                    ``(A) served in the active military, naval, or air 
                service for a period of more than 180 days and was 
                deployed in a theater of combat operations, in support 
                of a contingency operation, or in an area at a time 
                during which hostilities are occurring in that area, 
                for a period of more than 30 days during such service;
                    ``(B) was discharged or released from such service 
                by reason of committing a covered offense;
                    ``(C) is diagnosed with a mental or behavioral 
                health condition after committing such covered offense 
                but before the expiration of the five-year period 
                beginning on the later of--
                            ``(i) the date of the enactment of this 
                        section; or
                            ``(ii) the date on which the individual is 
                        discharged or released from such service;
                    ``(D) submits to the Secretary--
                            ``(i) a certification from a qualified 
                        mental health care provider that the provider 
                        believes such condition may have led the 
                        individual to commit such offense; and
                            ``(ii) the Certificate of Release or 
                        Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) of the 
                        individual; and
                    ``(E) is determined by the Secretary pursuant to 
                subsection (c) to have had a mental or behavioral 
                health condition at the time the individual committed 
                the covered offense that contributed to the commission 
                of the offense.
    ``(c) Determination by Secretary.--(1) Not later than 90 days after 
receiving the information submitted under subsection (b)(2)(D) with 
respect to an individual, the Secretary shall determine whether, at the 
time of committing the covered offense, the individual had a mental or 
behavioral health condition that contributed to the commission of the 
offense.
    ``(2) If the Secretary does not make a determination under 
paragraph (1) with respect to a mental or behavioral health condition 
of an individual before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the 
date of the submittal of the information described in subsection 
(b)(2)(D), the condition is deemed to be a mental or behavioral health 
condition that contributed to the commission of the offense until such 
time as the Secretary makes the determination.
    ``(d) Initial Mental Health Screening.--(1) The Secretary may 
furnish to each individual described in paragraph (2) an initial mental 
health screening not later than the later of--
            ``(A) five years after the date of the enactment of this 
        section; or
            ``(B) five years after the date on which the individual was 
        discharged or released from the active military, naval, or air 
        service.
    ``(2) Individuals described in this paragraph are the following:
            ``(A) Eligible individuals described in subsection (b)(1).
            ``(B) Individuals described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
        (C) of subsection (b)(2).
    ``(3) The mental health screening provided to an individual under 
paragraph (1) shall be at no cost to the individual.
    ``(e) Notification of Eligibility.--The Secretary shall notify each 
eligible individual described in subsection (b)(1) about the 
eligibility of the individual for covered mental and behavioral health 
care under this section not later than the later of--
            ``(1) 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
        section; or
            ``(2) 180 days after the date on which the individual was 
        discharged or released from the active military, naval, or air 
        service.
    ``(f) Annual Report.--Not less frequently than annually, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a report that includes, with respect to the year 
preceding the submittal of the report, the following:
            ``(1) The number of eligible individuals who were furnished 
        covered mental and behavioral health care under this section.
            ``(2) The number of individuals who the Secretary 
        determined under subsection (c) did not have a mental or 
        behavioral health condition at the time of committing a covered 
        offense that contributed to the commission of the offense.
            ``(3) The number of individuals who requested an initial 
        mental health screening under subsection (d).
            ``(4) The number of individuals who were furnished an 
        initial mental health screening under subsection (d).
    ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered mental and behavioral health care' 
        means the same types of medical services furnished by the 
        Department to individuals with service-connected mental or 
        behavioral health conditions to treat such conditions.
            ``(2) The term `covered offense' means an offense for which 
        an individual is discharged or separated from the active 
        military, naval, or air service under conditions other than 
        honorable but not a dishonorable discharge or a discharge by 
        court-martial.
            ``(3) The term `qualified mental health care provider' 
        means a licensed or certified health care provider whose scope 
        of practice includes diagnosing mental or behavioral health 
        conditions and includes physicians, psychologists, psychiatric 
        nurse practitioners, physician assistants, clinical social 
        workers, and licensed professional counselors.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1712C the following new item:

``1712D. Mental and behavioral health care for certain individuals 
                            discharged or released from the active 
                            military, naval, or air service under 
                            conditions other than honorable.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Section 1712D of title 38, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 265.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Veterans Affairs in this Act may be used 
in a manner that would--
            (1) interfere with the ability of a veteran to participate 
        in a medicinal marijuana program approved by a State;
            (2) deny any services from the Department to a veteran who 
        is participating in such a program; or
            (3) limit or interfere with the ability of a health care 
        provider of the Department to make appropriate recommendations, 
        fill out forms, or take steps to comply with such a program.

                               TITLE III

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                  American Battle Monuments Commission

                         salaries and expenses

    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 $10,000 
for official reception and representation expenses; and insurance of 
official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of 
such countries, $79,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                 foreign currency fluctuations account

    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.

           United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

                         salaries and expenses

    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, $33,608,000:  Provided, That, of 
the foregoing amount, $800,000 shall be transferred to the General 
Services Administration for planning and design of a courthouse:  
Provided further, That $2,580,000 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.

                      Department of Defense--Civil

                       Cemeterial Expenses, Army

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and improvement 
of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National 
Cemetery, including the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles 
for replacement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed $2,000 
for official reception and representation expenses, $81,000,000, of 
which not to exceed 20 percent shall remain available until September 
30, 2020. 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.

                      Armed Forces Retirement Home

                               trust fund

    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, $64,300,000, of which $1,000,000 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:  Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
Fund, $22,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund of the Treasury 
to the Trust Fund.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 301.  Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 
``Department of Defense--Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army'', 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.
    Sec. 302.  Amounts deposited into the special account established 
under 10 U.S.C. 4727 are appropriated and shall be available until 
expended to support activities at the Army National Military 
Cemeteries.

                                TITLE IV

                    OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                      Military Construction, Army

    For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Army'', 
$139,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for 
projects outside of the United States:  Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

              Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

    For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Navy and 
Marine Corps'', $18,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022, for projects outside of the United States:  Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

    For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air 
Force''$478,030,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for 
projects outside of the United States:  Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                  Military Construction, Defense-Wide

    For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Defense-
Wide'', $1,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for 
projects outside of the United States:  Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                        Administrative Provision

    Sec. 401.  Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President 
subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such 
designations to the Congress.

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 501.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein.
    Sec. 502.  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.
    Sec. 503.  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 ``E-Commerce'' technologies and 
procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public 
service activities.
    Sec. 504.  Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications 
required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related 
Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
    Sec. 505.  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.
    Sec. 506. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this 
Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web 
site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress 
in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the 
agency that it shall serve the national interest.
    (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
            (1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
        security; or
            (2) the report contains confidential or proprietary 
        information.
    (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only 
after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee 
or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.
    Sec. 507. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network 
blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
    (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement 
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, 
prosecution, or adjudication activities.
    Sec. 508.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
by an agency of the executive branch to pay for first-class travel by 
an employee of the agency in contravention of sections 301-10.122 
through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
    Sec. 509. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this Act may 
be used to construct, renovate, or expand any facility in the United 
States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual 
detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the 
purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the 
control of the Department of Defense.
    (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba.
    (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual 
who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
            (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of 
        the Armed Forces of the United States; and
            (2) is--
                    (A) in the custody or under the effective control 
                of the Department of Defense; or
                    (B) otherwise under detention at United States 
                Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Construction, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018''.
                                                       Calendar No. 173

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1557

                          [Report No. 115-130]

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                                 A BILL

  Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of 
   Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
              September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.

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                             July 13, 2017

                 Read twice and placed on the calendar