,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #d1 #bjae ,mr4  
,m\lton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to au?orize !     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to transf]
 funds among c]ta9 s*ol>%ip & debt      
r$uction programs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,flexibility &    
,ov]sight ,act4  #b4 ,transf] au?ority  
among c]ta9 programs  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7
 ,transf] au?ority ,sub*apt] ,,iv (     
*apt] #gf ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new section3  #gfcg4 ,transf]    
au?ority  7a7 ,au?ority ,subject to     
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs may transf] funds made         
available to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out a  
cov]$ program betwe5 t cov]$ program &  
ano!r cov]$ program4 ,funds s transf]r$ 
%all be m]g$ ) & be available = ! same  
purposes z ! funds to :i* transf]r$4    

7b7 ,c]tification ,! ,secret>y may make 
a transf] "u subsection 7a7 if--  7#a7 !
 ,secret>y det]m9es t su* transf] w     
improve ! quality ( s]vice provid$ by ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to        
vet]ans2  7#b7 ! ,secret>y notifies     
,congress ( su* det]m9ation &           
ju/ification = su* transf]2 &  7#c7 a   
p]iod ( #cj days has elaps$ foll[+ !    
date ( su* notification4  7c7 ,effect ,a
 transf] made f "o acc\nt to ano!r "u ! 
au?ority ( ?is section %all be deem$ to 
increase ! am\nt au?oriz$ = ! acc\nt to 
:i* ! am\nt is transf]r$ by an am\nt    
equal to ! am\nt transf]r$4  7d7 ,cov]$ 
program def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m     
cov]$ program means any ( ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,heal?
 ,pr(essional ,s*ol>%ip ,program "u     
sub*apt] ,,ii ( ?is *apt]4  7#b7 ,!     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,employee 
,inc5tive ,s*ol>%ip ,program "u sub*apt]
 ,,vi ( ?is *apt]4  7#c7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs ,education ,debt      
,r$uction ,program "u sub*apt] ,,vii (  

?is *apt]4  7#d7 ,! education debt      
r$uction program "u section #gijc ( ?is 
title4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!     
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt]
 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+  
to section #gfcf ! foll[+ new item3     
#gfcg4 ,transf] au?ority4  4  7b7       
,reports ,section #gfcb ( su* title is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+         
p>agraph3  7#h7 ,dur+ ! #aj-ye> p]iod   
beg9n+ on ,m>* #a1 #bjaf1 an evaluation 
( ! efficacy ( ! programs 9 increas+ !  
quality ( heal? c>e provid$ to vet]ans1 
opportunities = improvem5t1 & o!r matt]s
 ! ,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  4