Veterans Benefits Administration

Veterans Benefits Administration compensation and pensions (including transfer of funds) For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 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, 412, 777, and 806, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540–548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), $15,841,620,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not less than $9,711,000 of the foregoing amount shall be transferred to “General operating expenses” for necessary expenses in implementing those savings provisions authorized in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, the funding source for which is specifically provided as the “Compensation and pensions” appropriation. readjustment benefits For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 31, 34–36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61), $635,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, funds shall be available to pay any court order, court award or any compromise settlement arising from 105 STAT. 737litigation 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 law (38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487), $25,740,000, to remain available until expended. guaranty and indemnity program account (including transfer of funds) For the cost, as defined in section 13201 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct and guaranteed loans authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the program. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $39,689,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “General operating expenses’’ to cover the common overhead expenses associated with implementing the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. loan guaranty program account (including transfer of funds) For the cost, as defined in section 13201 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct and guaranteed loans authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the program. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $85,870,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “General operating expenses” to cover the common overhead expenses associated with implementing the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. direct loan program account (including transfer of funds) For the cost, as defined in section 13201 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct loans authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the program: Provided, That during 1992, within the resources available, not to exceed $1,000,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing loans (38 U.S.C. chapter 37). In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program, $1,368,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “General operating expenses” to cover the common overhead expenses associated with implementing the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. 105 STAT. 738 education loan fund program account (including transfer of funds) For the cost, as defined in section 13201 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct loans authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1798, as amended, $8,000: Provided, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $21,000. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the education loan program, $307,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “General operating expenses” to cover the common overhead expenses associated with implementing the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. vocational rehabilitation loans program account (including transfer of funds) For the cost, as defined in section 13201 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct loans authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended, $105,000: Provided, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $1,688,000. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the vocational rehabilitation revolving fund program, $936,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “General operating expenses” to cover the common overhead expenses associated with implementing the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.