97 STAT. 234 PUBLIC LAW 98-45—JULY 12, 1983 Report to Committees on Appropriations and Comptroller General. Review. 2 USC 686. considered and approved by the Congress in the budgetary process: Provided further. That $15,000,000 of the advance planning funds provided in this Act for medical projects shall only be available for the advance planning of those projects proposed in fiscal year 1983 and prior years: Provided further. That funds provided in the appro- priation "Construction, Major Projects" for fiscal year 1984, for each approved project shall be obligated (1) by the awarding of a working drawings contract by September 30, 1984 and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 1985: Provided further. That the Administrator shall promptly report in writing to the Comptroller General and to the Committees on Appropriations any approved major construction project in which obligations are not incurred within the time limitations established above; and the Comptroller General shall review the report in accordance with the procedures established by section 1015 of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (title X of Public Law 93-344): Provided further. That no funds from any other account may be obligated for constructing, altering, extending, or improving a project which was approved in the budget process and funded in this account until one year after final acceptance of the project by the Veterans Administration. CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Veterans Administration, including planning, architectural and engineering services, and site acquistion, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 1004, 1006, 5002, 5006, 5008, 5009, and 5010 of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project is less than $2,000,000, $185,378,000, to remain available until expended, along with unobligated balances of previous Construction, minor projects appropriations which are hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost is less than $2,000,000: Provided, That not more than $45,338,000 shall be available for expenses of the Office of Construction. GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES For grants to assist the several States to 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 law (38 U.S.C. 5031-5037), $18,000,000, to remain available until Septem- ber 30, 1986. GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding or improving State veterans' cemeteries as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 1008), $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1986. GRANTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES For payment to the Republic of the Philippines of grants, as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 632), for assisting in the replacement and upgrading of equipment and in rehabilitating the physical plant
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