Pub. L. 116-260, div. J, tit. V, sec. 515 (as amended)

SEC. 515. Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Veterans Affairs from title X of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) for “Veterans Health Administration, Medical Services”, funds may be transferred to the following accounts in the amounts specified: “General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration”, up to $198,000,000; and “Departmental Administration, Information Technology Systems”, up to $45,000,000: Provided, That the transferred funds shall be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, to improve the Veterans Benefits Administration’s education systems, including implementation of changes to chapters 30 through 36 of part III of title 38, United States Code in the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-48), in a bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes (Public Law 116-128), and in the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-140): Provided further, That funds transferred to “Departmental Administration, Information Technology Systems” pursuant to this section shall be transferred to the information technology systems development subaccount: Provided further, That the transferred funds shall be in addition to any other funds made available for this purpose: Provided further, That the amounts transferred in this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.