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 118 STAT. 3288 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, the Secretary may transfer up to $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, to ‘‘Construction, major projects’’ for purposes of implementing CARES subject to a determination by the Secretary that such funds will improve access and quality of veteran’s health care needs: Provided further, That, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, the Secretary may transfer not more than $125,000,000 of the unobligated balances in this account and amounts made available under this heading to ‘‘General operating expenses’’ for costs associ ated with processing claims where the basis of the entitlement is claimed disability incurred as a result of a veteran’s service, subject to a determination by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that such additional funds are necessary: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Vet erans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based on requirements estab lished by the Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation of the program described in the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That for the DOD VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by section 721 of Public Law 107–314, a minimum of $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, for any purpose authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8111. MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION 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 capital policy activities; information technology hard ware and software; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901–5902 of title 5, United States Code; and adminis trative and legal expenses of the department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the department as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.); $4,705,000,000, of which $250,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2006, plus reimbursements. MEDICAL FACILITIES For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities and other nec essary facilities for the Veterans Health Administration; for administrative expenses in support 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; for oversight, engineering and architectural activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry and food services, $3,745,000,000, of which $250,000,000 shall be avail able until September 30, 2006.

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