H.R. 4635 (eh) Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for othe...

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                  In the Senate of the United States,

                      October 12 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.
  Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4635) 
entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.'', do pass with 
the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

                               DIVISION A

That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes, namely:

                TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration


                       compensation and pensions


                     (including transfers of funds)


  For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as 
authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 
55, and 61); pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as 
authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 
92 Stat. 2508); and burial benefits, emergency and other 
officers' retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and 
certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life 
insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of Article 
IV of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as 
amended, and for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 
107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 
U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 
1198), $22,766,276,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not to exceed $17,419,000 of the amount 
appropriated shall be reimbursed to ``General operating 
expenses'' and ``Medical care'' for necessary expenses in 
implementing those provisions authorized in the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1990, and in the Veterans' Benefits Act 
of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 51, 53, and 55), the funding source 
for which is specifically provided as the ``Compensation and 
pensions'' appropriation: Provided further, That such sums as 
may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be 
reimbursed to ``Medical facilities revolving fund'' to augment 
the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home 
care provided to pensioners as authorized.


                         readjustment benefits


  For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits 
to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapters 
21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61, $1,634,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That expenses for 
rehabilitation program services and assistance which the 
Secretary is authorized to provide under section 3104(a) of 
title 38, United States Code, other than under subsection 
(a)(1), (2), (5) and (11) of that section, shall be charged to 
the account: Provided further, That funds shall be available to 
pay any court order, court award or any compromise settlement 
arising from litigation involving the vocational training 
program authorized by section 18 of Public Law 98-77, as 
amended.


                   veterans insurance and indemnities


  For military and naval insurance, national service life 
insurance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans 
insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized 
by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487, 
$19,850,000, to remain available until expended.


         veterans housing benefit program fund program account


                     (including transfer of funds)


  For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
amended: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2001, within 
the resources available, not to exceed $300,000 in gross 
obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially 
adapted housing loans.
  In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $162,000,000, which may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``General 
operating expenses''.


                  education loan fund program account


                     (including transfer of funds)


  For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. 3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $3,400.
  In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $220,000, which may be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating 
expenses''.


            vocational rehabilitation loans program account


                     (including transfer of funds)


  For the cost of direct loans, $52,000, as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $2,726,000.
  In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $432,000, which may be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating 
expenses''.


          native american veteran housing loan program account


                     (including transfer of funds)


  For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan 
program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, as 
amended, $532,000, which may be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.


  guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans program 
                                account


                     (including transfer of funds)


  Not to exceed $750,000 of the amounts appropriated by this 
Act for ``General operating expenses'' and ``Medical care'' may 
be expended for the administrative expenses to carry out the 
guaranteed loan program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, 
subchapter VI.

                     Veterans Health Administration


                              medical care


                     (including transfer of funds)


  For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for 
furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care 
and treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, including care and treatment in facilities not under 
the jurisdiction of the department; and furnishing recreational 
facilities, supplies, and equipment; funeral, burial, and other 
expenses incidental thereto for beneficiaries receiving care in 
the department; administrative expenses in support of planning, 
design, project management, real property acquisition and 
disposition, construction and renovation of any facility under 
the jurisdiction or for the use of the department; oversight, 
engineering and architectural activities not charged to project 
cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in 
the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the 
department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or 
by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902; aid to State homes as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; 
administrative and legal expenses of the department for 
collecting and recovering amounts owed the department as 
authorized under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17, and the Federal Medical 
Care Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq., $20,281,587,000, 
plus reimbursements: Provided, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $900,000,000 is for the equipment and land 
and structures object classifications only, which amount shall 
not become available for obligation until August 1, 2001, and 
shall remain available until September 30, 2002: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
not to exceed $500,000,000 shall be available until September 
30, 2002: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, not to exceed $28,134,000 may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``General 
operating expenses'': Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall conduct by contract a program of 
recovery audits for the fee basis and other medical services 
contracts with respect to payments for hospital care; and, 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302(b), amounts collected, by setoff 
or otherwise, as the result of such audits shall be available, 
without fiscal year limitation, for the purposes for which 
funds are appropriated under this heading and the purposes of 
paying a contractor a percent of the amount collected as a 
result of an audit carried out by the contractor: Provided 
further, That all amounts so collected under the preceding 
proviso with respect to a designated health care region (as 
that term is defined in 38 U.S.C. 1729A(d)(2)) shall be 
allocated, net of payments to the contractor, to that region.
  In addition, in conformance with Public Law 105-33 
establishing the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care 
Collections Fund, such sums as may be deposited to such Fund 
pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 1729A may be transferred to this account, 
to remain available until expended for the purposes of this 
account.
  None of the foregoing funds may be transferred to the 
Department of Justice for the purposes of supporting tobacco 
litigation.


                    medical and prosthetic research


  For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical 
and prosthetic research and development as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. chapter 73, to remain available until September 30, 
2002, $351,000,000, plus reimbursements.


      medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses


  For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, 
hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and 
research activities, as authorized by law; administrative 
expenses in support of capital policy activities, $62,000,000 
plus reimbursements: Provided, That technical and consulting 
services offered by the Facilities Management Field Service, 
including project management and real property administration 
(including leases, site acquisition and disposal activities 
directly supporting projects), shall be provided to Department 
of Veterans Affairs components only on a reimbursable basis, 
and such amounts will remain available until September 30, 
2001.

                      Departmental Administration


                       general operating expenses


  For necessary operating expenses of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 
uniforms or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 
Services Administration for security guard services, and the 
Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 
$1,050,000,000: Provided, That expenses for services and 
assistance authorized under 38 U.S.C. 3104(a)(1), (2), (5) and 
(11) that the Secretary determines are necessary to enable 
entitled veterans (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become 
employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or 
(2) to achieve maximum independence in daily living, shall be 

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