Veterans Health Administration

Veterans Health Administration medical care 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; administrative expenses in support108 STAT. 2301 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 of Veterans Affairs; 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 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. 1741); and not to exceed $8,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as referred to in 38 U.S.C. 8110(a)(5); $16,232,756,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $771,000,000 is for the equipment and land and structures object classifications only, which amount shall not become available for obligation until August 1, 1995, and shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 1996: Provided further, That of the $15,622,452,000 made available under this heading for fiscal year 1994 in Public Law 103–124, the $9,863,265,000 restricted by section 509 of Public Law 103–124 for personnel compensation and benefits expenditures is reduced to $9,813,265,000. 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, 1996, $252,000,000, 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, $10,386,000. 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; administrative expenses in support of planning, design, project management, architectural, engineering, real property acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including site acquisition; engineering and architectural activities not charged to project cost; and research and development in building construction technology; $69,808,000, 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. 1732), 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, 1996. 108 STAT. 2302 transitional housing loan program (including transfers of funds) For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized by Public Law 102–54, section 8, which shall be transferred from the “General post fund”: 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: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $70,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program, $54,000, which shall be transferred from the “General post fund”, as authorized by Public Law 102–54, section 8.