,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #be1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,miller of ,florida 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,michaud7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide for advance   
appropriations for certain discretionary
 accounts of the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,putting 
,veterans ,funding ,first ,act of #bjac4
  #b4 ,advance appropriations for       
certain discretionary accounts of the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,in general ,section #aag of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 by striking medical care accounts  
of the ,department each place it appears
 and inserting discretionary accounts of
 the ,department2  7#b7 in subsection   
7c7--  7,a7 by striking medical care    
accounts of the ,veterans ,health       

,administration1 ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs account and inserting
 accounts of the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs account2  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting ,veterans  
,health ,administration1 after 7#a72    
7,c7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting    
,veterans ,health ,administration1 after
 7#b72  7,d7 in paragraph 7#c71 by      
inserting ,veterans ,health             
,administration1 after 7#c72  7,e7 by   
adding at the end the following new     
paragraphs3  7#d7 ,veterans ,health     
,administration1 ,medical ,research and 
,support4  7#e7 ,national ,cemetery     
,administration4  7#f7 ,veterans        
,benefits ,administration1 ,native      
,american ,veteran ,housing ,loan       
,program ,account4  7#g7 ,departmental  
,administration1 ,general               
,administration1 ,general ,operating    
,expenses4  7#h7 ,departmental          
,administration1 ,general ,operating    
,expenses1 ,veterans ,benefits          
,administration4  7#i7 ,departmental    

,administration1 ,information           
,technology ,systems4  7#aj7            
,departmental ,administration1 ,office  
of the ,inspector ,general4  7#aa7      
,departmental ,administration1          
,construction1 ,major ,projects4  7#ab7 
,departmental ,administration1          
,construction1 ,minor ,projects4  7#ac7 
,departmental ,administration1 ,grants  
for ,construction of ,state ,extended   
,care ,facilities4  7#ad7 ,departmental 
,administration1 ,grants for            
,construction of ,veterans ,cemeteries4 
2 and  7,f7 in the subsection heading1  
by striking ,medical care accounts and  
inserting ,discretionary accounts2 and  
7#c7 in the section heading1 by striking
 certain medical care accounts and      
inserting certain discretionary         
accounts4  7b7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year #bjaf 
and each subsequent fiscal year4