Veterans Health Administration

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 of Veterans Affairs, and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto for beneficiaries receiving care in Department of Veterans Affairs facilities; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); aid to State homes as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 641); and not to exceed $2,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as referred to in 38 U.S.C. 5010(a)(5); $13,512,920,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That of the sum appropriated, $8,740,000,000 is available only for expenses in the personnel compensation and benefits object classifications: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $413,360,000 is for the equipment and land and structures object 105 STAT. 739classifications only, which amount shall not become available for obligation until August 1, 1992: Provided, further, That of the collections deposited in the “Medical care cost recovery revolving fund” pursuant to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, not more than $77,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 1992 to cover the costs of collection activities: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be available for transfer to the Medical Administration and Miscellaneous Operating Expenses Appropriation for quality assurance functions: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $700,000 shall be made available for a rural mobile clinic in the State of Vermont. medical and prosthetic research For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapter 73), to remain available until September 30, 1993, $227,000,000, plus reimbursements. health professional scholarship program For payment of health professional scholarship program grants, as authorized by law, to students who agree to a service obligation with the Department of Veterans Affairs at one of its medical facilities, $10,113,000. 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, $40,479,000, plus reimbursements. grants to the republic of the philippines For payment to the Republic of the Philippines of grants, as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 632), for assisting in the replacement and upgrading of equipment and in rehabilitating the physical plant and facilities of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, $500,000, to remain available until September 30, 1993.