Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/2346

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124 STAT. 2320 PUBLIC LAW 111–212—JULY 29, 2010 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) SEC. 901. (a) Of the amounts made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs under the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ account, in fiscal year 2010 or previous fiscal years, up to $67,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund’’ account or may be retained in the ‘‘Construc- tion, Major Projects’’ account and used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such major medical facility projects (as defined under section 8104(a) of title 38, United States Code) that have been authorized by law as the Secretary considers appropriate: Provided, That any amount transferred from ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ shall be derived from unobligated balances that are a direct result of bid savings: Provided further, That no amounts may be trans- ferred from amounts that were designated by Congress as an emer- gency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. (b) Section 3002 shall not apply to the amount in this section. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SEC. 902. The amount made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs by this chapter under the heading ‘‘VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION’’ under the heading ‘‘COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS’’ may not be obligated or expended until the expiration of the period for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Congres- sional Review Act’’), of the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 1116 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a service connection between exposure of veterans to Agent Orange during service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era and hairy cell leukemia and other chronic B cell leukemias, Parkinson’s disease, and ischemic heart disease. CHAPTER 10 DEPARTMENT OF STATE ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro- grams’’, $1,261,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That the Secretary of State may transfer up to $149,500,000 of the total funds made available under this heading to any other appropriation of any department or agency of the United States, upon concurrence of the head of such department or agency and after consultation with the Committees on Appropria- tions, to support operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and Agent Orange.