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; (4) exercising the power of eminent domain without the payment of just compensation; (5) paying for first-class travel by an agency employee in contravention of federal employee travel requirements; (6) renovating, expanding, or constructing any facility in the United States in order to house any non-U.S. citizen detained at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; or (7) entering into a contract or agreement with any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation within the preceding 24 months, or that carries an unpaid federal tax liability. (Sec. 418) Prohibits the applicable allocation of new budget authority under this Act from exceeding the amount of proposed new budget authority. (Sec. 419) Prohibits funds from being used to pay more than 75% of the salary of any senior VA official from July 1-September 30, 2014, unless, as of the earlier date, the percentage of disability compensation claims that are more than 125 days old is less than or equal to 40. (Sec. 420) Prohibits funds from being used: (1) for any conference for which agency cost exceeds $500,000; (2) to pay a performance award to career VA appointees; (3) to contract with entities or individuals convicted within the last three years of fraudulent or antitrust action in connection with a public contract or subcontract, are presently indicted for any of the preceding, or who have delinquent federal taxes in excess of $3,000; (4) to propose, plan for, or execute a new or additional base realignment and closure round; (5) to award any contract greater than $1 million for which DOD did not receive at least two offers; (6) to increase funding for under-construction major medical facility projects above specified limits; (7) to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any agency fleet or inventory, except in accordance with a specified presidential memorandum; and (8) to maintain or improve DOD real property with a zero percent utilization rate (with exceptions).

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John Culberson (R)*, 

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 102. (on 06/27/2013)

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