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 119 STAT. 2388

PUBLIC LAW 109–114—NOV. 30, 2005

GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES

For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify or alter existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131–8137 of title 38, United States Code, $85,000,000, to remain available until expended. GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES

For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or improving State veterans cemeteries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, $32,000,000, to remain available until expended. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (INCLUDING

TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2006 for ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ may be transferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appropriations: Provided, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed. SEC. 202. Appropriations available in this title for salaries and expenses shall be available for services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 5901–5902 of title 5, United States Code. SEC. 203. No appropriations in this title (except the appropriations for ‘‘Construction, major projects’’, and ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. SEC. 204. No appropriations in this title shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under sections 7901–7904 of title 5, United States Code or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimbursement of cost is made to the ‘‘Medical services’’ account at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. SEC. 205. Appropriations available in this title for ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2005. SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this title shall be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States Code, except that if such obligations

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