[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5325 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.5325
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen
An Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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This Act may be cited as the ``Continuing Appropriations and
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act''.

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Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this
Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of that division.

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The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2017.

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Each amount designated in this Act 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rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so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.

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(a) The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the
Senate section of the Congressional Record on or about September 22,
2016, by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate,
shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and
implementation of divisions A through D of this Act as if it were a
joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
(b) Any reference to the ``joint explanatory statement accompanying
this Act'' contained in division A of this Act shall be considered to
be a reference to the explanatory statement described in subsection
(a).
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017
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, $513,459,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2021:  Provided, That, of this amount, not to
exceed $98,159,000 shall be available for study, planning, design,
architect and engineer services, and host nation support, as authorized
by law, unless the Secretary of the Army determines that additional
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and
the reasons therefor.
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, $1,021,580,000, to remain available until September 30,
2021:  Provided, That, of this amount, not to exceed $88,230,000 shall
be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer
services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy
determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes
and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
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, $1,491,058,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021:
Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed $143,582,000 shall be
available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer
services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air Force
determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes
and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor:  Provided
further, That none of the funds made available under this heading shall
be for construction of the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex
Consolidation, Phase 3, at Royal Air Force Croughton, United Kingdom,
unless authorized in an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year
2017 for military construction.
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,
$2,025,444,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021:
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:  Provided further, That
of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $180,775,000 shall be
available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer
services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense
determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes
and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
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, $232,930,000, to remain available until September
30, 2021:  Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to exceed
$8,729,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and
architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the
Director of the Army National Guard determines that additional
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and
the reasons therefor.
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, $143,957,000, to remain available until September
30, 2021:  Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to exceed
$10,462,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and
architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the
Director of the Air National Guard determines that additional
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and
the reasons therefor.
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, $68,230,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2021:  Provided, That, of the
amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,500,000 shall be available for
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as
authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve determines that
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the
determination and the reasons therefor.
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, $38,597,000, to remain available until September
30, 2021:  Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, not to exceed
$3,783,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and
architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the
Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are
necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the
reasons therefor.
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, $188,950,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2021:  Provided, That, of the
amount appropriated, not to exceed $4,500,000 shall be available for
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as
authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve determines
that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of
the determination and the reasons therefor.
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, $177,932,000, 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), $240,237,000, to remain
available until expended.
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, $157,172,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2021.
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, $325,995,000.
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, $94,011,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021.
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, $300,915,000.
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, $61,352,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2021.
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, $274,429,000.
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, $59,157,000.
Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund,
$3,258,000, 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.
Administrative Provisions

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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.

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shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles.

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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.

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used to begin construction of new bases in the United States for which
specific appropriations have not been made.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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for military construction or family housing during the current fiscal
year may be used to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation.

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used to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notification
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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)

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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.

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funds made available in this Act may be used by the Secretary of the
Army to relocate a unit in the Army that--
(1) performs a testing mission or function that is not
performed by any other unit in the Army and is specifically
stipulated in title 10, United States Code; and
(2) is located at a military installation at which the total
number of civilian employees of the Department of the Army and Army
contractor personnel employed exceeds 10 percent of the total
number of members of the regular and reserve components of the Army
assigned to the installation.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of
the Army certifies to the congressional defense committees that in
proposing the relocation of the unit of the Army, the Secretary
complied with Army Regulation 5-10 relating to the policy, procedures,
and responsibilities for Army stationing actions.

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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.

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obligated or expended for planning and design and construction of
projects at Arlington National Cemetery.

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amounts specified, to remain available until September 30, 2021:
``Military Construction, Army'', $40,500,000;
``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'', $227,099,000;
``Military Construction, Air Force'', $149,500,000;
``Military Construction, Army National Guard'', $67,500,000;
``Military Construction, Air National Guard'', $11,000,000;
``Military Construction, Army Reserve'', $30,000,000:
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 2017 submitted to
Congress by the Secretary of Defense:  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.

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Navy and Marine Corps'', $89,400,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021:  Provided, That, such funds may only be obligated
to carry out construction projects identified by the Department of the
Navy in its June 8, 2016, unfunded priority list submission to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress detailing
unfunded reprogramming and emergency construction requirements:
Provided further, That, not later than 30 days after enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Navy, or his or her designee, shall submit to
the Committees an expenditure plan for funds provided under this
section.
(rescissions of funds)

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of Defense from prior appropriation Acts, the following funds are
hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the amounts specified:
``Military Construction, Army'', $29,602,000;
``Military Construction, Air Force'', $51,460,000;
``Military Construction, Defense-Wide'', $171,600,000, of which
$30,000,000 are to be derived from amounts made available for
Missile Defense Agency planning and design; and
``North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program'', $30,000,000:
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were
designated by the Congress 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.
(rescission of funds)

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appropriation Acts for the fund established in section 1013(d) of the
Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 3374) (other than appropriations designated by law as being for
contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism
or as an emergency requirement), $25,000,000 are hereby rescinded.

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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.

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to carry out the closure or realignment of the United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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``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)

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Affairs for fiscal year 2017, 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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``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 2016.

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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)

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fiscal year 2017, 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 2017 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 2017 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.

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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)

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other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the
Office of Resolution Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs
and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication
under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, for all services
provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to exceed
$47,668,000 for the Office of Resolution Management and $3,932,000 for
the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication:
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.

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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)

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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''.

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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)

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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.

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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 healthcare, 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)

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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)

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Public Law 114-113 under the heading ``Medical Services'' which become
available on October 1, 2016, $7,246,181,000 are hereby rescinded.

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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)

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``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 2017 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.

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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)

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Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2017 for ``Medical Services'',
``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'',
``Medical Facilities'', ``Construction, Minor Projects'', and
``Information Technology Systems'', up to $274,731,000, 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 223 of title II of division J
of Public Law 114-113 is repealed.
(including transfer of funds)

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Veterans Affairs which become available on October 1, 2017, for
``Medical Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical Support and
Compliance'', and ``Medical Facilities'', up to $280,802,000, 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)

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Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United States
Code, for healthcare 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).
(including transfer of funds)

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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.

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Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be used to replace the
current system by which the Veterans Integrated Service Networks select
and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment.

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Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of all bid
savings in a major construction project that total at least $5,000,000,
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.

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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.

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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.

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Affairs for fiscal year 2017 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.

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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.

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quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress notification of any single national outreach and awareness
marketing campaign in which obligations exceed $2,000,000.
(including transfer of funds)

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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 2017 in
this title (except appropriations made to the ``General Operating
Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'' account) or any
discretionary unobligated balances within the Department of Veterans
Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal year 2017, 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)

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Affairs for fiscal year 2017, 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.

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funds among major construction projects or programs if such instance of
reprogramming will exceed $5,000,000, unless such reprogramming is
approved by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress.
(rescission of funds)

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VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund'', $40,000,000 are hereby
rescinded.
(rescissions of funds)

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114-113 for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2017,
$134,000,000 are rescinded from ``Medical Services'', $26,000,000 are
rescinded from ``Medical Support and Compliance'', and $9,000,000 are
rescinded from ``Medical Facilities''.

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following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs are hereby
reduced by the following amounts:
(1) ``Veterans Health Administration--Medical and Prosthetic
Research'', $2,000,000.
(2) ``Departmental Administration--Board of Veterans Appeals'',
$500,000.
(3) ``Veterans Benefits Administration--General Operating
Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'', $12,000,000.
(4) ``Departmental Administration--Information Technology
Systems'', $8,000,000.
(5) ``Departmental Administration--Office of Inspector
General'', $500,000.

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toll-free suicide hotline under section 1720F(h) of title 38, United
States Code--
(1) provides to individuals who contact the hotline immediate
assistance from a trained professional; and
(2) adheres to all requirements of the American Association of
Suicidology.

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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).

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to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, domiciliaries,
or clinics, conduct an environmental assessment, or to diminish
healthcare services at existing Veterans Health Administration medical
facilities located in Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 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 VISN 23, or any
other VISN, which have been authorized or approved by Congress.

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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.

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Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-387; 38
U.S.C. 1703 note) is amended to read as follows:
``(3) Duration.--A veteran may receive health services under
this section during the period beginning on the date specified in
paragraph (2) and ending on September 30, 2017.''.

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amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply to opioid antagonists
furnished under this chapter to a veteran who is at high risk for
overdose of a specific medication or substance in order to reverse
the effect of such an overdose.''.
(b) Section 1710(g)(3) of such title is amended--
(1) by striking ``with respect to home health services'' and
inserting ``with respect to the following:''
``(A) Home health services''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(B) Education on the use of opioid antagonists to reverse
the effects of overdoses of specific medications or
substances.''.

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in subsection (c)(1) by striking the phrase ``that makes a
recommendation or otherwise suggests corrective action,''.

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Affairs for each of fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018 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.

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amended by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''.
VA Patient Protection Act of 2016

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(1) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:
``SUBCHAPTER II--WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS
``Sec. 731. Whistleblower complaint defined
``In this subchapter, the term `whistleblower complaint' means a
complaint by an employee of the Department disclosing, or assisting
another employee to disclose, a potential violation of any law, rule,
or regulation, or gross mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of
authority, or substantial and specific danger to public health and
safety.
``Sec. 732. Treatment of whistleblower complaints
``(a) Filing.--(1) In addition to any other method established by
law in which an employee may file a whistleblower complaint, an
employee of the Department may file a whistleblower complaint in
accordance with subsection (g) with a supervisor of the employee.
``(2) Except as provided by subsection (d)(1), in making a
whistleblower complaint under paragraph (1), an employee shall file the
initial complaint with the immediate supervisor of the employee.
``(b) Notification.--(1)(A) Not later than four business days after
the date on which a supervisor receives a whistleblower complaint by an
employee under this section, the supervisor shall notify, in writing,
the employee of whether the supervisor determines that there is a
reasonable likelihood that the complaint discloses a violation of any
law, rule, or regulation, or gross mismanagement, gross waste of funds,
abuse of authority, or substantial and specific danger to public health
and safety.
``(B) The supervisor shall retain written documentation regarding
the whistleblower complaint and shall submit to the next-level
supervisor and the central whistleblower office described in subsection
(h) a written report on the complaint.
``(2)(A) On a monthly basis, the supervisor shall submit to the
appropriate director or other official who is superior to the
supervisor a written report that includes the number of whistleblower
complaints received by the supervisor under this section during the
month covered by the report, the disposition of such complaints, and
any actions taken because of such complaints pursuant to subsection
(c).
``(B) In the case in which such a director or official carries out
this paragraph, the director or official shall submit such monthly
report to the supervisor of the director or official and to the central
whistleblower office described in subsection (h).
``(c) Positive Determination.--If a supervisor makes a positive
determination under subsection (b)(1) regarding a whistleblower
complaint of an employee, the supervisor shall include in the
notification to the employee under such subsection the specific actions
that the supervisor will take to address the complaint.
``(d) Filing Complaint With Next-Level Supervisors.--(1) If any
circumstance described in paragraph (3) is met, an employee may file a
whistleblower complaint in accordance with subsection (g) with the
next-level supervisor who shall treat such complaint in accordance with
this section.
``(2) An employee may file a whistleblower complaint with the
Secretary if the employee has filed the whistleblower complaint to each
level of supervisors between the employee and the Secretary in
accordance with paragraph (1).
``(3) A circumstance described in this paragraph is any of the
following circumstances:
``(A) A supervisor does not make a timely determination under
subsection (b)(1) regarding a whistleblower complaint.
``(B) The employee who made a whistleblower complaint
determines that the supervisor did not adequately address the
complaint pursuant to subsection (c).
``(C) The immediate supervisor of the employee is the basis of
the whistleblower complaint.
``(e) Transfer of Employee Who Files Whistleblower Complaint.--If a
supervisor makes a positive determination under subsection (b)(1)
regarding a whistleblower complaint filed by an employee, the Secretary
shall--
``(1) inform the employee of the ability to volunteer for a
transfer in accordance with section 3352 of title 5; and
``(2) give preference to the employee for such a transfer in
accordance with such section.
``(f) Prohibition on Exemption.--The Secretary may not exempt any
employee of the Department from being covered by this section.
``(g) Whistleblower Complaint Form.--(1) A whistleblower complaint
filed by an employee under subsection (a) or (d) shall consist of the
form described in paragraph (2) and any supporting materials or
documentation the employee determines necessary.
``(2) The form described in this paragraph is a form developed by
the Secretary, in consultation with the Special Counsel, that includes
the following:
``(A) An explanation of the purpose of the whistleblower
complaint form.
``(B) Instructions for filing a whistleblower complaint as
described in this section.
``(C) An explanation that filing a whistleblower complaint
under this section does not preclude the employee from any other
method established by law in which an employee may file a
whistleblower complaint.
``(D) A statement directing the employee to information
accessible on the Internet website of the Department as described
in section 735(d).
``(E) Fields for the employee to provide--
``(i) the date that the form is submitted;
``(ii) the name of the employee;
``(iii) the contact information of the employee;
``(iv) a summary of the whistleblower complaint (including
the option to append supporting documents pursuant to paragraph
(1)); and
``(v) proposed solutions to the complaint.
``(F) Any other information or fields that the Secretary
determines appropriate.
``(3) The Secretary, in consultation with the Special Counsel,
shall develop the form described in paragraph (2) by not later than 60
days after the date of the enactment of this section.
``(h) Central Whistleblower Office.--(1) The Secretary shall ensure
that the central whistleblower office--
``(A) is not an element of the Office of the General Counsel;
``(B) is not headed by an official who reports to the General
Counsel;
``(C) does not provide, or receive from, the General Counsel
any information regarding a whistleblower complaint except pursuant
to an action regarding the complaint before an administrative body
or court; and
``(D) does not provide advice to the General Counsel.
``(2) The central whistleblower office shall be responsible for
investigating all whistleblower complaints of the Department,
regardless of whether such complaints are made by or against an
employee who is not a member of the Senior Executive Service.
``(3) The Secretary shall ensure that the central whistleblower
office maintains a toll-free hotline to anonymously receive
whistleblower complaints.
``(4) The Secretary shall ensure that the central whistleblower
office has such staff and resources as the Secretary considers
necessary to carry out the functions of the central whistleblower
office.
``(5) In this subsection, the term `central whistleblower office'
means the Office of Accountability Review or a successor office that is
established or designated by the Secretary to investigate whistleblower
complaints filed under this section or any other method established by
law.
``Sec. 733. Adverse actions against supervisory employees who commit
prohibited personnel actions relating to whistleblower complaints
``(a) In General.--(1) In accordance with paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall carry out the following adverse actions against
supervisory employees (as defined in section 7103(a) of title 5) whom
the Secretary, an administrative judge, the Merit Systems Protection
Board, the Office of Special Counsel, an adjudicating body provided
under a union contract, a Federal judge, or the Inspector General of
the Department determines committed a prohibited personnel action
described in subsection (c):
``(A) With respect to the first offense, an adverse action that
is not less than a 12-day suspension and not more than removal.
``(B) With respect to the second offense, removal.
``(2)(A) An employee against whom an adverse action under paragraph
(1) is proposed is entitled to written notice.
``(B)(i) An employee who is notified under subparagraph (A) of
being the subject of a proposed adverse action under paragraph (1) is
entitled to 14 days following such notification to answer and furnish
evidence in support of the answer.
``(ii) If the employee does not furnish any such evidence as
described in clause (i) or if the Secretary determines that such
evidence is not sufficient to reverse the determination to propose the
adverse action, the Secretary shall carry out the adverse action
following such 14-day period.
``(C) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of section 7513 of
title 5, subsection (c) of such section, paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subsection (b) of section 7543 of such title, and subsection (c) of
such section shall not apply with respect to an adverse action carried
out under paragraph (1).
``(b) Limitation on Other Adverse Actions.--With respect to a
prohibited personnel action described in subsection (c), if the
Secretary carries out an adverse action against a supervisory employee,
the Secretary may carry out an additional adverse action under this
section based on the same prohibited personnel action if the total
severity of the adverse actions do not exceed the level specified in
subsection (a).
``(c) Prohibited Personnel Action Described.--A prohibited
personnel action described in this subsection is any of the following
actions:
``(1) Taking or failing to take a personnel action in violation
of section 2302 of title 5 against an employee relating to the
employee--
``(A) filing a whistleblower complaint in accordance with
section 732 of this title;
``(B) filing a whistleblower complaint with the Inspector
General of the Department, the Special Counsel, or Congress;
``(C) providing information or participating as a witness
in an investigation of a whistleblower complaint in accordance
with section 732 or with the Inspector General of the
Department, the Special Counsel, or Congress;
``(D) participating in an audit or investigation by the
Comptroller General of the United States;
``(E) refusing to perform an action that is unlawful or
prohibited by the Department; or
``(F) engaging in communications that are related to the
duties of the position or are otherwise protected.
``(2) Preventing or restricting an employee from making an
action described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F) of
paragraph (1).
``(3) Conducting a negative peer review or opening a
retaliatory investigation because of an activity of an employee
that is protected by section 2302 of title 5.
``(4) Requesting a contractor to carry out an action that is
prohibited by section 4705(b) or section 4712(a)(1) of title 41, as
the case may be.
``Sec. 734. Evaluation criteria of supervisors and treatment of bonuses
``(a) Evaluation Criteria.--(1) In evaluating the performance of
supervisors of the Department, the Secretary shall include the criteria
described in paragraph (2).
``(2) The criteria described in this subsection are the following:
``(A) Whether the supervisor treats whistleblower complaints in
accordance with section 732 of this title.
``(B) Whether the appropriate deciding official, performance
review board, or performance review committee determines that the
supervisor was found to have committed a prohibited personnel
action described in section 733(b) of this title by an
administrative judge, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the
Office of Special Counsel, an adjudicating body provided under a
union contract, a Federal judge, or, in the case of a settlement of
a whistleblower complaint (regardless of whether any fault was
assigned under such settlement), the Secretary.
``(b) Bonuses.--(1) The Secretary may not pay to a supervisor
described in subsection (a)(2)(B) an award or bonus under this title or
title 5, including under chapter 45 or 53 of such title, during the
one-year period beginning on the date on which the determination was
made under such subsection.
``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
shall issue an order directing a supervisor described in subsection
(a)(2)(B) to repay the amount of any award or bonus paid under this
title or title 5, including under chapter 45 or 53 of such title, if--
``(A) such award or bonus was paid for performance during a
period in which the supervisor committed a prohibited personnel
action as determined pursuant to such subsection (a)(2)(B);
``(B) the Secretary determines such repayment appropriate
pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary to carry out
this section; and
``(C) the supervisor is afforded notice and an opportunity for
a hearing before making such repayment.
``Sec. 735. Training regarding whistleblower complaints
``(a) Training.--Not less frequently than once each year, the
Secretary, in coordination with the Whistleblower Protection Ombudsman
designated under section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector General Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), shall provide to each employee of the Department
training regarding whistleblower complaints, including--
``(1) an explanation of each method established by law in which
an employee may file a whistleblower complaint;
``(2) an explanation of prohibited personnel actions described
by section 733(c) of this title;
``(3) with respect to supervisors, how to treat whistleblower
complaints in accordance with section 732 of this title;
``(4) the right of the employee to petition Congress regarding
a whistleblower complaint in accordance with section 7211 of title
5;
``(5) an explanation that the employee may not be prosecuted or
reprised against for disclosing information to Congress, the
Inspector General, or another investigatory agency in instances
where such disclosure is permitted by law, including under sections
5701, 5705, and 7732 of this title, under section 552a of title 5
(commonly referred to as the Privacy Act), under chapter 93 of
title 18, and pursuant to regulations promulgated under section
264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104-191);
``(6) an explanation of the language that is required to be
included in all nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements
pursuant to section 115(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection
Enhancement Act of 2012 (5 U.S.C. 2302 note); and
``(7) the right of contractors to be protected from reprisal
for the disclosure of certain information under section 4705 or
4712 of title 41.
``(b) Manner Training Is Provided.--The Secretary shall ensure that
training provided under subsection (a) is provided in person.
``(c) Certification.--Not less frequently than once each year, the
Secretary shall provide training on merit system protection in a manner
that the Special Counsel certifies as being satisfactory.
``(d) Publication.--(1) The Secretary shall publish on the Internet
website of the Department, and display prominently at each facility of
the Department, the rights of an employee to file a whistleblower
complaint, including the information described in paragraphs (1)
through (7) of subsection (a).
``(2) The Secretary shall publish on the Internet website of the
Department, the whistleblower complaint form described in section
732(g)(2).
``Sec. 736. Reports to Congress
``(a) Annual Reports.--Not less frequently than once each year, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report that includes--
``(1) with respect to whistleblower complaints filed under
section 732 of this title during the year covered by the report--
``(A) the number of such complaints filed;
``(B) the disposition of such complaints; and
``(C) the ways in which the Secretary addressed such
complaints in which a positive determination was made by a
supervisor under subsection (b)(1) of such section;
``(2) the number of whistleblower complaints filed during the
year covered by the report that are not included under paragraph
(1), including--
``(A) the method in which such complaints were filed;
``(B) the disposition of such complaints; and
``(C) the ways in which the Secretary addressed such
complaints; and
``(3) with respect to disclosures made by a contractor under
section 4705 or 4712 of title 41--
``(A) the number of complaints relating to such disclosures
that were investigated by the Inspector General of the
Department of Veterans Affairs during the year covered by the
report;
``(B) the disposition of such complaints; and
``(C) the ways in which the Secretary addressed such
complaints.
``(b) Notice of Office of Special Counsel Determinations.--Not
later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives from
the Special Counsel information relating to a whistleblower complaint
pursuant to section 1213 of title 5, the Secretary shall notify the
appropriate committees of Congress of such information, including the
determination made by the Special Counsel.
``(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this section, the
term `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
``(1) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
``(2) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.''.
(2) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
(A) Conforming amendment.--Such chapter is further amended by
inserting before section 701 the following:
``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL EMPLOYEE MATTERS''.
(B) Clerical amendments.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended--
(i) by inserting before the item relating to section 701
the following new item:
``subchapter i--general employee matters'';
and
(ii) by adding at the end the following new items:
``subchapter ii--whistleblower complaints
``731. Whistleblower complaint defined.
``732. Treatment of whistleblower complaints.
``733. Adverse actions against supervisory employees who commit
prohibited personnel actions relating to whistleblower
complaints.
``734. Evaluation criteria of supervisors and treatment of bonuses.
``735. Training regarding whistleblower complaints.
``736. Reports to Congress.''.
(b) Treatment of Congressional Testimony by Department of Veterans
Affairs Employees as Official Duty.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 38, United
States Code, as designated by section 2(a)(2)(A), is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 715. Congressional testimony by employees: treatment as official
duty
``(a) Congressional Testimony.--An employee of the Department is
performing official duty during the period with respect to which the
employee is testifying in an official capacity in front of either
chamber of Congress, a committee of either chamber of Congress, or a
joint or select committee of Congress.
``(b) Travel Expenses.--The Secretary shall provide travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with
applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, to
any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs performing official
duty described under subsection (a).''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning
of such chapter, as amended by section 2(a)(2)(B), is further
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 713 the
following new item:
``715. Congressional testimony by employees: treatment as official
duty.''.

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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.

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amended--
(1) by striking ``allowance to a veteran'' and inserting the
following: ``allowance to--
``(A) a veteran'';
(2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (1), by
striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(B) a veteran with a VA service-connected disability rated as
30 percent or greater by the Department of Veterans Affairs who is
selected by the United States Olympic Committee for the United
States Olympic Team for any month in which the veteran is competing
in any event sanctioned by the National Governing Bodies of the
United States Olympic Sports.''.

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States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(G) A veteran with vision impairment, a veteran with a spinal
cord injury or disorder, or a veteran with double or multiple
amputations whose travel is in connection with care provided
through a special disabilities rehabilitation program of the
Department (including programs provided by spinal cord injury
centers, blind rehabilitation centers, and prosthetics
rehabilitation centers) if such care is provided--
``(i) on an in-patient basis; or
``(ii) during a period in which the Secretary provides the
veteran with temporary lodging at a facility of the Department
to make such care more accessible to the veteran.''.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the
beneficiary travel program under section 111 of title 38, United States
Code, as amended by subsection (a), that includes the following:
(1) The cost of the program.
(2) The number of veterans served by the program.
(3) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after
the date of the enactment of this Act.

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the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish a program to conduct inspections of kitchens and food service
areas at each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Such inspections shall occur not less frequently than annually. The
program's goal is to ensure that the same standards for kitchens and
food service areas at hospitals in the private sector are being met at
kitchens and food service areas at medical facilities of the
Department.
(b) Agreement.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into an
agreement with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital
Organizations under which the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Hospital Organizations conducts the inspections required under
subsection (a).
(2) Alternate organization.--If the Secretary is unable to
enter into an agreement described in paragraph (1) with the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations on terms
acceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall seek to enter into
such an agreement with another appropriate organization that--
(A) is not part of the Federal Government;
(B) operates as a not-for-profit entity; and
(C) has expertise and objectivity comparable to that of the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations.
(c) Remediation Plan.--
(1) Initial failure.--If a kitchen or food service area of a
medical facility of the Department is determined pursuant to an
inspection conducted under subsection (a) not to meet the standards
for kitchens and food service areas in hospitals in the private
sector, that medical facility fails the inspection and the
Secretary shall--
(A) implement a remediation plan for that medical facility
within 72 hours; and
(B) Conduct a second inspection under subsection (a) at
that medical facility within 14 days of the failed inspection.
(2) Second failure.--If a medical facility of the Department
fails the second inspection conducted under paragraph (1)(B), the
Secretary shall close the kitchen or food service area at that
medical facility that did not meet the standards for kitchens and
food service areas in hospitals in the private sector until full
remediation is completed and all kitchens and food service areas at
that medical facility meet such standards.
(3) Provision of food.--If a kitchen or food service area is
closed at a medical facility of the Department pursuant to
paragraph (2), the Director of the Veterans Integrated Service
Network in which the medical facility is located shall enter into a
contract with a vendor approved by the General Services
Administration to provide food at the medical facility.
(d) Quarterly Reports.--Not less frequently than quarterly, the
Under Secretary of Health shall submit to Congress a report on
inspections conducted under this section, and their detailed findings
and actions taken, during the preceding quarter at medical facilities
of the Department.

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the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish a program to conduct risk-based inspections for mold and mold
issues at each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Such facilities will be rated high, medium, or low risk for mold. Such
inspections at facilities rated high risk shall occur not less
frequently than annually, and such inspections at facilities rated
medium or low risk shall occur not less frequently than biennially.
(b) Agreement.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into an
agreement with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital
Organizations under which the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Hospital Organizations conducts the inspections required under
subsection (a).
(2) Alternate organization.--If the Secretary is unable to
enter into an agreement described in paragraph (1) with the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations on terms
acceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall seek to enter into
such an agreement with another appropriate organization that--
(A) is not part of the Federal Government;
(B) operates as a not-for-profit entity; and
(C) has expertise and objectivity comparable to that of the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations.
(c) Remediation Plan.--If a medical facility of the Department is
determined pursuant to an inspection conducted under subsection (a) to
have a mold issue, the Secretary shall--
(1) implement a remediation plan for that medical facility
within 7 days; and
(2) Conduct a second inspection under subsection (a) at that
medical facility within 90 days of the initial inspection.
(d) Quarterly Reports.--Not less frequently than quarterly, the
Under Secretary for Health shall submit to Congress a report on
inspections conducted under this section, and their detailed findings
and actions taken, during the preceding quarter at medical facilities
of the Department.

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is amended, in the first sentence, by striking ``through 2008''.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 2017, 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 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.

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beginning with the fiscal year 2018 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.

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following major medical facility projects, with each project to be
carried out in an amount not to exceed the amount specified for that
project:
(1) Seismic corrections to buildings, including retrofitting
and replacement of high-risk buildings, in San Francisco,
California, in an amount not to exceed $180,480,000.
(2) Seismic corrections to facilities, including facilities to
support homeless veterans, at the medical center in West Los
Angeles, California, in an amount not to exceed $105,500,000.
(3) Seismic corrections to the mental health and community
living center in Long Beach, California, in an amount not to exceed
$287,100,000.
(4) Construction of an outpatient clinic, administrative space,
cemetery, and columbarium in Alameda, California, in an amount not
to exceed $87,332,000.
(5) Realignment of medical facilities in Livermore, California,
in an amount not to exceed $194,430,000.
(6) Construction of a medical center in Louisville, Kentucky,
in an amount not to exceed $150,000,000.
(7) Construction of a replacement community living center in
Perry Point, Maryland, in an amount not to exceed $92,700,000.
(8) Seismic corrections and other renovations to several
buildings and construction of a specialty care building in American
Lake, Washington, in an amount not to exceed $16,260,000.
(b) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 or the year in which funds are
appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects, account,
$1,113,802,000 for the projects authorized in subsection (a).
(c) The projects authorized in subsection (a) may only be carried
out using--
(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2016 pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations in subsection (b);
(2) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for a
fiscal year before fiscal year 2016 that remain available for
obligation;
(3) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for a
fiscal year after fiscal year 2016 that remain available for
obligation;
(4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, for
fiscal year 2016 for a category of activity not specific to a
project;
(5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, for a
fiscal year before fiscal year 2016 for a category of activity not
specific to a project; and
(6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, for a
fiscal year after fiscal year 2016 for a category of activity not
specific to a project.

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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,
2016 (Public Law 114-113).
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 $7,500
for official reception and representation expenses; and insurance of
official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of
such countries, $75,100,000, 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, $30,945,000:  Provided, That
$2,500,000 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 $1,000
for official reception and representation expenses, $70,800,000, of
which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2019. 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

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``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.

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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'',
$18,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, 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'', $59,809,000, to remain available until September 30,
2021, 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''
$88,291,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, 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'', $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, 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

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Zika Response and Preparedness Appropriations Act, 2016

Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act

Zika Response and Preparedness Appropriations Act, 2016

Other Sections

DIVISION D

DIVISION A

DIVISION B

DIVISION C

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