,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #diig  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #i1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,br[n 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4  
,te/]1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 
,moran1 & ,ms4 ,coll9s7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,appropriations  ,a  
,,bill  ,mak+ supplem5tal appropriations
 = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = !  
fiscal ye> end+ ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbd1 & 
= o!r purposes4  ,t ! foll[+ sums are   
appropriat$1 out ( any money 9 !        
,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1 = !    
fiscal ye> end+ ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbd1 & 
= o!r purposes1 namely3  #aja4 7a7 ,= an
 additional am\nt = fiscal ye> #bjbd1   
!re is h]eby appropriat$ on ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 = ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs--,vet]ans ,b5efits    
,adm9i/ration--,comp5sation & ,p5sions1 
#b1bhe1eac1jjj1 to rema9 available until
 exp5d$4  7b7 ,= an additional am\nt =  
fiscal ye> #bjbd1 !re is h]eby          
appropriat$ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  

,act1 = ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans            
,affairs--,vet]ans ,b5efits             
,adm9i/ration--,readju/m5t ,b5efits1    
#eif1ifi1jjj1 to rema9 available until  
exp5d$4  7c7 ,ea* am\nt appropriat$ or  
made available 9 ?is section is 9       
addition to am\nts o!rwise appropriat$ =
 ! fiscal ye> involv$4  7d7 ,no "p ( any
 appropriation conta9$ 9 ?is section    
%all rema9 available = obligation beyond
 ! curr5t fiscal ye> unless expressly s 
provid$ h]e94  7e7 ,unless o!rwise      
provid$ = by ?is section1 ! additional  
am\nts appropriat$ by ?is section to    
appropriations acc\nts %all be available
 "u ! au?orities & conditions applicable
 to su* appropriations acc\nts = fiscal 
ye> #bjbd4  #ajb4 7a7 ,n lat] ?an #cj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice 
%all initiate a review ( ! circum/ances 
surr\nd+ & causes ( ! %ortfall 9 !      
,vet]ans ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration fund+ 9 
fiscal ye> #bjbd & possible rem$ies !   
,dep>tm5t may take 9 ! future to improve

 annual budget submissions & prev5t     
%ortfalls4  7b7 ,n lat] ?an #cj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget %all submit to ! appropriate    
committees ( ,congress revision ( !     
budget submitt$ "u section #aaje7;a7 (  
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = fiscal  
ye> #bjbe4  7c7 ,n lat] ?an #cj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! appropriate committees (    
,congress a report id5tify+ pot5tial co/
 sav+s measures )9 ! ,c5tral ,(fice ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7d7 ,9  
?is section1 ! t]m appropriate          
committees ( ,congress means !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs & !    
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs & 
! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,supplem5tal       
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd4