Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/400

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118 STAT. 370 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 the operations of the Franchise Fund pilot program, shall continue until October 1, 2004. SEC. 109. Amounts deducted from enhanced use lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced use lease services, may be obligated during the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. SEC. 110. Funds available in any Department of Veterans Affairs appropriation for fiscal year 2004 or funds for salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication for all serv ices provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not exceed $29,318,000 for the Office of Resolution Management and $3,059,000 for the Office of Employment and Discrimination Com plaint Adjudication: Provided, That payments may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be credited to ‘‘Gen eral operating expenses’’ for use by the office that provided the service. SEC. 111. No appropriations in this Act for the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be available to enter into any new lease of real property if the estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 unless the Secretary submits a report which the Commit tees on Appropriations of the Congress approve within 30 days following the date on which the report is received. SEC. 112. No appropriations in this Act for the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or treat ment of any person by reason of eligibility under section 1710(a)(3) of title 38, United States Code, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require— (1) current, accurate third party reimbursement informa tion for purposes of section 1729 of such title; and (2) annual income information for purposes of section 1722 of such title. SEC. 113. Of the amounts provided in this Act, $25,000,000 shall be for information technology initiatives to support the enter prise architecture of the Department of Veterans Affairs. SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act may be used to imple ment sections 2 and 5 of Public Law 107–287. SEC. 115. Receipts that would otherwise be credited to the Veterans Extended Care Revolving Fund, the Medical Facilities Revolving Fund, the Special Therapeutic and Rehabilitation Fund, the Nursing Home Revolving Fund, the Veterans Health Services Improvement Fund, and the Parking Revolving Fund shall be depos ited into the Medical Care Collections Fund, and shall be trans ferred to ‘‘Medical services’’, to remain available until expended, to carry out the purposes of ‘‘Medical services’’. SEC. 116. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct by contract a program of recovery audits for the fee basis and other medical services contracts with respect to payments for hos pital care. Notwithstanding section 3302(b) of title 31, United States Code, amounts collected, by setoff or otherwise, as the result of such audits shall be available, without fiscal year limitation, for the purposes for which funds are appropriated under ‘‘Medical services’’ and the purposes of paying a contractor a percent of Contracts. Contracts. Reports. Deadline.