Bill > HR8469

This bill makes appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027. * **Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits and Healthcare:** * Compensation and Pensions: $10,555,052,000 for fiscal year 2027 and $283,806,848,000 for fiscal year 2028, to remain available until expended. * Readjustment Benefits: $23,565,656,000, available October 1, 2027, to remain available until expended. * Veterans Insurance and Indemnities: $90,892,830, available October 1, 2027, to remain available until expended. * Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund: Necessary sums for direct and guaranteed loans, plus $266,736,842 for administrative expenses. * Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account: $34,788 for direct loan costs, plus $507,254 for administrative expenses. * Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account: $2,604,056 for direct loan costs, plus $5,845,241 for administrative expenses. * General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration: $3,744,000,000. * Veterans Health Administration - Medical Services: $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and $70,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2028, plus reimbursements. * Veterans Health Administration - Medical Community Care: $1,027,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and $42,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2028, plus reimbursements. * Veterans Health Administration - Medical Support and Compliance: $12,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2028, plus reimbursements. * Veterans Health Administration - Medical Facilities: $13,540,000,000 for fiscal year 2028, plus reimbursements. * Medical and Prosthetic Research: $900,000,000, available until September 30, 2028. * National Cemetery Administration: $500,000,000. * Departmental Administration - General Administration: $425,000,000. * Board of Veterans Appeals: $268,000,000. * Information Technology Systems: $5,454,000,000. * Veterans Electronic Health Record: $3,400,000,000, available until September 30, 2029. * Office of Inspector General: $290,000,000. * Construction, Major Projects: $660,670,000. * Construction, Minor Projects: $318,000,000. * Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities: $171,000,000, available until expended. * Grants for Construction of Veterans Cemeteries: $60,000,000, available until expended. * Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund: $54,593,000,000 available until expended, and $53,715,000,000 available October 1, 2027, until September 30, 2029. * **Military Construction:** * Additional amounts for Military Construction, Army ($150,000,000), Navy and Marine Corps ($150,000,000), Air Force ($150,000,000), and Defense Wide ($50,000,000), available until September 30, 2031, for unfunded priority list projects for fiscal year 2027. * Additional amounts for design for Military Installation Resilience ($5,000,000 each for Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force), child development centers ($15,000,000 each for Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force), barracks ($15,000,000 each for Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force), and unspecified minor construction for demolition ($20,000,000 each for Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force), available until September 30, 2031. * **Related Agencies:** * American Battle Monuments Commission: $107,925,000, available until expended. * United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: $50,000,000, with $3,000,000 available until September 30, 2027. * Department of Defense—Civil Cemeterial Expenses, Army (Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery): $118,000,000. * Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund: $77,000,000, with $2,000,000 for construction and renovation. The bill includes various provisions regarding the use of funds, contract requirements, reporting, and transfer authorities between accounts. It also prohibits the use of funds for certain activities, such as closing specific facilities or constructing new bases without specific appropriations.