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12 2 STA T .370 3 PUBLIC LA W 110 – 32 9— S E PT. 30 , 200 8TI T LE II D E PAR T M E N T OFV ETERAN S AFFAIRS V ET E RANSB ENE FI TSA DM INISTRATI O N C OM P ENSATION AND PENSIONS ( INC LU DIN G TRANSFER OF FUNDS ) F orthepaym e n to fc ompen s at i on b enefits to or on beha l fof v eterans an d a pilot pro g ram for disability e x aminations as a u thor - i z ed by section 107 and chapters 11 , 1 3 ,1 8 , 5 1, 53, 55, and 6 1 of title 38, U nited States C ode

pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors, emergency and other officers ’ retirement pay, ad j usted-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U . S.C. App. 5 4 1etse q .) and for other benefits as authorized by sections 107, 131 2 ,1 9 77, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, $ 43,111,681,000, to remain available until expended

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d, That not to exceed $26,798,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to ‘ ‘ G eneral operating expenses’’, ‘‘Medical support and compliance’’, and ‘‘Information technology systems’’ for nec- essary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding source for w hich is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and pen- sions’’ appropriation: Provided fu r th er, That such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical care collections fund’’ to augment the funding of indi- vidual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to pen- sioners as authorized. READ J USTMENT B ENEFITS For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, $3,832,944,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That expenses for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to this account. V ETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES For military and naval insurance, national service life insur- ance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by title 38, United States Code, chapters 19 and 21, $42,300,000, to remain available until expended.