H.R. 813: Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013

HR 813 IH

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

February 25, 2013

Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Mr. MICHAUD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013’.

SEC. 2. ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) In General- Section 117 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by striking ‘medical care accounts of the Department’ each place it appears and inserting ‘discretionary accounts of the Department’;

(2) in subsection (c)--

(A) by striking ‘medical care accounts of the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs account’ and inserting ‘accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs account’;

(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘Veterans Health Administration,’ after ‘(1)’;

(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘Veterans Health Administration,’ after ‘(2)’;

(D) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘Veterans Health Administration,’ after ‘(3)’;

(E) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

‘(4) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Research and Support.

‘(5) National Cemetery Administration.

‘(6) Veterans Benefits Administration, Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account.

‘(7) Departmental Administration, General Administration, General Operating Expenses.

‘(8) Departmental Administration, General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration.

‘(9) Departmental Administration, Information Technology Systems.

‘(10) Departmental Administration, Office of the Inspector General.

‘(11) Departmental Administration, Construction, Major Projects.

‘(12) Departmental Administration, Construction, Minor Projects.

‘(13) Departmental Administration, Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities.

‘(14) Departmental Administration, Grants for Construction of Veterans Cemeteries.’; and

(F) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘Medical Care Accounts’ and inserting ‘Discretionary Accounts’; and

(3) in the section heading, by striking ‘certain medical care accounts’ and inserting ‘certain discretionary accounts’.

(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 and each subsequent fiscal year.

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