118 STAT. 3294 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 SEC. 118. Amounts made available under ‘‘Medical services’’ are available— (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equip ment; and (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries receiving care in the department. SEC. 119. That such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 1729A may be trans ferred to ‘‘Medical services’’, to remain available until expended for the purposes of this account. SEC. 120. Amounts made available for fiscal year 2005 under the ‘‘Medical services’’, ‘‘Medical administration’’, and ‘‘Medical facilities’’ accounts may be transferred between the accounts to the extent necessary to implement the restructuring of the Veterans Health Administration accounts after notice of the amount and purpose of the transfer is provided to the Committees on Appropria tions of the Senate and House of Representatives and a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided, That the limitation on transfers is 20 percent in fiscal year 2005. SEC. 121. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2005 for the Vet erans Benefits Administration made available under the heading ‘‘General operating expenses’’ may be transferred to the ‘‘Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Program Account’’ for the purpose of providing funds for the nationwide property management contract if the administrative costs of such contract exceed $8,800,000 in the budget year. SEC. 122. The Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to expend such sums as are available in the unobligated balances of the funds originally appropriated to ‘‘Medical Care’’ for emergency expenses resulting from the January 1994 earthquake in southern California in Public Law 103–211, Emergency Supplemental Appro priations Act of 1994, for the same purposes of the ‘‘Medical Serv ices’’ account, to remain available until expended. SEC. 123. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) shall allow veterans eligible under existing VA Medical Care requirements and who reside in Alaska to obtain medical care services from medical facili ties supported by the Indian Health Services or tribal organizations. The Secretary shall: (1) limit the application of this provision to rural Alaskan veterans in areas where an existing VA facility or VA contracted service is unavailable; (2) require participating veterans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the Secretary; (3) require this provi sion to be consistent with CARES; and (4) result in no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Indian Health Service. SEC. 124. Of the funds made available under the heading ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ in chapter 11 of division B of the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005, Public Law 108–324, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transfer up to $19,800,000 to the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ account for non recurring maintenance expenses related to hurricane and tropical storm damage.
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