Home > Legislation > 109th Congress > H.R.5385

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.5385 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007109th Congress (2005-2006)

Back to this bill

Bill

Hide Overview
Sponsor: Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25] (Introduced 05/15/2006)
Committees: House - Appropriations | Senate - Appropriations
Committee Reports: S. Rept. 109-286; H. Rept. 109-464; H. Rept. 109-464,Part 2
Latest Action: Senate - 12/06/2006 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
Roll Call Votes: There have been 2 roll call votes

Tracker:

This bill has the status Resolving Differences

Here are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Resolving Differences

More on This Bill

  • CBO Cost Estimates [0]

Subject — Policy Area:

There are 6 versions of this bill. View text

Click the check-box to add or remove the section, click the text link to scroll to that section.
Titles Actions Overview All Actions Cosponsors Committees Related Bills Subjects Latest Summary All Summaries

Titles (10)

Popular Titles

Appropriations bill FY2007, Military Construction (Identified by CRS)
Military Construction FY2007 Appropriations bill (Identified by CRS)

Short Titles

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Passed House

Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2007

Short Titles as Reported to House

Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2007

Short Titles as Introduced

Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2007

Short Titles - Senate

Short Titles as Passed Senate

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007

Short Titles as Passed Senate for portions of this bill
  • Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2006

Short Titles as Reported to Senate

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

Making appropriations for the military quality of life functions of the Department of Defense, military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.

Official Titles - Senate

Official Titles as Amended by Senate

An act making appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.

Actions Overview (6)

Date Actions Overview
11/14/2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.(text: CR 11/16/2006 S11087-11095)
07/20/2006Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Hutchison with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 109-286.
05/19/2006Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 395 - 0 (Roll no. 176).
05/16/2006Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Appropriations, H. Rept. 109-464, Part II.
05/15/2006The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 109-464, by Mr. Walsh.
05/15/2006Introduced in House

All Actions (99)

Date Chamber All Actions
12/06/2006SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
12/06/2006SenateSenate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hutchison; Burns; Craig; DeWine; Brownback; Allard; McConnell; Cochran; Stevens; Feinstein; Inouye; Johnson; Landrieu; Byrd; Murray; Leahy; Harkin. (consideration: CR S11269-11270)
11/15/2006SenateS.Amdt.5125 Amendment SA 5125 previously agreed to, was modified by Unanimous Consent. (text as further modified: CR S10975)
11/15/2006SenateS.Amdt.5128 Amendment SA 5128, previously agreed to, was further modified by Unanimous Consent. (text as further modified: CR S10975)
11/14/2006SenatePassed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote. (text: CR 11/16/2006 S11087-11095)
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5143 Amendment SA 5143 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5143 Amendment SA 5143 proposed by Senator Hutchison for Senator Allen. (consideration: CR S10904) To establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5146 Amendment SA 5146 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5146 Amendment SA 5146 proposed by Senator Hutchison for Senator Cochran. (consideration: CR S10903-10904; text: CR S10904) To provide that of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by chapter 7 of title I of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriation to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 for Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps, and available for the replacement of a Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, $13,400,000 may be available for the construction of an additional Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at such center.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5138 Amendment SA 5138 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S10903)
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5138 Amendment SA 5138 proposed by Senator Hutchison for Senator Obama. (consideration: CR S10903) To require a report on the costs of the Comprehensive Service Programs for homeless veterans.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5130 Amendment SA 5130 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S10903)
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5130 Amendment SA 5130 proposed by Senator Hutchison for Senator Thune. (consideration: CR S10903) To require the business plan of the Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 for the implementation of a Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Wagner, South Dakota, to include an evaluation and an analysis of the prospect of colocating such clinic with the Wagner Indian Health Service unit in Wagner, South Dakota.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5128 Amendment SA 5128 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S10903)
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5141 Amendment SA 5141 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5141 Amendment SA 5141 proposed by Senator Hutchison. (consideration: CR S10902-10903; text: CR S10903) To amend the amount of a military construction project.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5135 Amendment SA 5135 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5135 Amendment SA 5135 proposed by Senator Hutchison. (consideration: CR S10902; text: CR S10902) To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs to continue major medical facility projects and leases which have funds previously appropriated.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5129 Amendment SA 5129 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5129 Amendment SA 5129 proposed by Senator Hutchison for Senator Craig. (consideration: CR S10902; text: CR S10902) To increase to $10,000,000 the threshold for major medical facility projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5127 Amendment SA 5127 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5127 Amendment SA 5127 proposed by Senator Hutchison for Senator Feinstein. (consideration: CR S10902; text: CR S10902) To require a report on actions taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to test veterans for vestibular damage.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5126 Amendment SA 5126 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5126 Amendment SA 5126 proposed by Senator Hutchison for Senator Feinstein. (consideration: CR S10902; text: CR S10902) To repeal the requirement for the Secretary of the Interior to cease the plan to exterminate the deer and elk population on Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands, California.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5131 Amendment SA 5131 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S10902)
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5131 Amendment SA 5131 proposed by Senator Hutchison for Senator Thune. (consideration: CR S10901-10902) To increase by $750,000 the amount appropriated or otherwise made available for Military Construction, Air Force and available for the Air Force Financial Management Center, and to provide an offset.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5125 Amendment SA 5125 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5125 Amendment SA 5125 proposed by Senator Hutchison for Senator Reed. (consideration: CR S10901; text: CR S10901) To provide that, of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available for Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps, $3,410,000 shall be available for the replacement of a vehicle bridge at Naval Station, Newport, Rhode Island, and to provide an offset.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5122 Amendment SA 5122 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5122 Amendment SA 5122 proposed by Senator Hutchison for Senator Stevens. (consideration: CR S10901; text: CR S10901) To provide that, of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this title for Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army, $7,500,000 may be available for the lease of not more than 300 additional housing units in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5144 Proposed amendment SA 5144 withdrawn in Senate.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5144 Point of order withdrawn in Senate with respect to amendment SA 5144.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5142 Amendment SA 5142 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5142 Amendment SA 5142 proposed by Senator Kerry. (consideration: CR S10898-10900; text: CR S10899) To make available $18,000,000 for the provision of additional mental health services through Vet Centers to veterans who served in combat in Iraq or Afghanistan.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5123 Amendment SA 5123 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5123 Amendment SA 5123 proposed by Senator Collins. (consideration: CR S10895-10897; text: CR S10895) To extend the Office of the Inspector General for Iraq until 80 percent of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund has been expended.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5144 Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to amendment SA 5144 (the section within the amendment regarding an emergency designation) made in Senate.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5144 Point of order that an emergency designation within the amendment violates the CBA raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 5144.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5144 Amendment SA 5144 proposed by Senator Conrad. (consideration: CR S10889-10895, S10897-10898, S10900-10901) To provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance.
11/14/2006SenateS.Amdt.5128 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S10889, S10903)
11/14/2006SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S10889-10908)
11/13/2006SenateS.Amdt.5128 Amendment SA 5128 proposed by Senator Akaka. (consideration: CR S10856-10859; text: CR S10856) To propose a substitute.
11/13/2006SenateThe committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
11/13/2006SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10848-10854; text of Title I as reported in Senate: CR S10848-10850; text of Title II as reported in Senate: CR S10850-10853; text of Title III as reported in Senate: CR S10853-10854; text of Title IV as reported in Senate: CR S10854)
07/20/2006SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.
07/20/2006SenateCommittee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Hutchison with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 109-286.
07/20/2006SenateCommittee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
07/18/2006SenateCommittee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Action By: Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
05/22/2006SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
05/19/2006-2:54pmHouseThe Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 5385.
05/19/2006-2:54pmHouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
05/19/2006-2:54pmHouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 395 - 0 (Roll no. 176).
05/19/2006-2:38pmHouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H2943)
05/19/2006-2:37pmHouseThe House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5385.
05/19/2006-2:37pmHouseH.Amdt.862 On agreeing to the Blumenauer amendment (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 151 - 247 (Roll no. 175).
05/19/2006-2:15pmHouseUNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of an amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
05/19/2006-2:06pmHouseH.Amdt.870 On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (A009) Failed by voice vote.
05/19/2006-2:00pmHouseDEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment under the five-minute rule.
05/19/2006-2:00pmHouseH.Amdt.870 Amendment (A009) offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX). (consideration: CR H2940-2941; text: CR H2940)
05/19/2006-1:59pmHouseH.Amdt.869 By unanimous consent, the Tiahrt amendment was withdrawn.
05/19/2006-1:54pmHouseDEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Tiahrt amendment under the five-minute rule.
05/19/2006-1:54pmHouseH.Amdt.869 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Tiahrt. (consideration: CR H2940; text: CR H2940)
05/19/2006-1:38pmHouseMr. Hensarling raised a point of order against the content of the measure. The proviso beginning on page 60, line 15 and ending on page 60, line 20 violates the Budget Act. Subsequently, Mr. Walsh insisted that the point of order lie against the entire paragraph which provides additional funds for Military Construction, Army Reserve. The Chair sustained the point of order.
05/19/2006-1:37pmHouseMr. Hensarling raised a point of order against the content of the measure. The proviso beginning on page 60, line 6 and ending on page 60, line 11 violates the Budget Act. Subsequently, Mr. Walsh insisted that the point of order lie against the entire paragraph which provides additional funding for Military Construction, National Guard. The Chair sustained the point of order.
05/19/2006-1:26pmHouseMr. Hensarling raised a point of order against the content of the measure. The proviso beginning on page 59, line 22 and ending on page 60, line 2, violates the Budget Act. Subsequently, Mr. Walsh insisted that the point of order lie against the entire paragraph which provides additional funds for Military Construction, Defense-Wide. The Chair sustained the point of order.
05/19/2006-1:25pmHouseMr. Hensarling raised a point of order against the content of the measure. The proviso beginning on page 59, line 13, and ending on page 59, line 18 violates the Budget Act. Subsequently, Mr. Walsh insisted that the point of order lie against the entire paragraph which provides additional funds for Military Construction, Air Force. The Chair sustained the point of order.
05/19/2006-1:23pmHouseMr. Hensarling raised a point of order against the content of the measure. The proviso beginning on page 59, line 4 and ending on page 59, line 9 violates the Budget Act. Subsequently, Mr. Walsh insisted that the point of order lie against the entire paragraph which provides additional funds for Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps. The Chair sustained the point of order.
05/19/2006-12:33pmHouseMr. Hensarling raised a point of order against the content of the measure. The proviso beginning on page 58, line 20, and ending on page 58 line 25 violates the Budget Act. Subsequently, Mr. Walsh insisted that the point of order lie against the entire paragraph which provides additional funds for Military Construction, Army. The Chair sustained the point of order.
05/19/2006-12:31pmHouseH.Amdt.868 Mr. Walsh raised a point of order against the Obey amendment (A007). Mr. Walsh stated that the Obey amendment sought to change existing law and consitituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
05/19/2006-12:27pmHouseDEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Obey amendment under the five-minute rule.
05/19/2006-12:26pmHouseH.Amdt.868 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Obey. (consideration: CR H2930-2931; text: CR H2930-2931)
05/19/2006-12:26pmHouseH.Amdt.867 By unanimous consent, the Lynch amendment was withdrawn.
05/19/2006-12:22pmHouseDEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Lynch amendment under the five-minute rule, pending a reservation of a point of order.
05/19/2006-12:22pmHouseH.Amdt.867 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Lynch. (consideration: CR H2930; text: CR H2930)
05/19/2006-12:21pmHouseH.Amdt.866 Mr. Walsh raised a point of order against the Moore (WI) amendment (A005). Mr. Walsh stated that the Moore (WI) amendment violated the Budget Act. The Chair sustained the point of order.
05/19/2006-12:18pmHouseDEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Moore (WI) amendment under the five-minute rule.
05/19/2006-12:17pmHouseH.Amdt.866 Amendment (A005) offered by Ms. Moore (WI). (consideration: CR H2927-2929; text: CR H2927)
05/19/2006-12:13pmHouseH.Amdt.865 Mr. Walsh raised a point of order against the Farr amendment (A004). Mr. Walsh stated that the Farr amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
05/19/2006-12:06pmHouseDEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Farr amendment under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order.
05/19/2006-12:06pmHouseH.Amdt.865 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Farr. (consideration: CR H2925-2926; text: CR H2925)
05/19/2006-12:05pmHouseH.Amdt.864 Mr. Walsh raised a point of order against the Edwards amendment (A003). Mr. Walsh stated that the amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
05/19/2006-12:03pmHouseDEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Edwards (TX) amendment under the five-minute rule.
05/19/2006-12:02pmHouseH.Amdt.864 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Edwards. (consideration: CR H2922; text: CR H2922)
05/19/2006-12:02pmHouseH.Amdt.863 By unanimous consent, the DeLauro amendment was withdrawn.
05/19/2006-11:56amHouseDEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the DeLauro amendment under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order.
05/19/2006-11:56amHouseH.Amdt.863 Amendment (A002) offered by Ms. DeLauro. (consideration: CR H2920-2921; text: CR H2920)
05/19/2006-11:56amHousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Blumenauer amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Blumenauer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
05/19/2006-11:40amHouseDEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Blumenauer amendment under the five-minute rule.
05/19/2006-11:38amHouseH.Amdt.862 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Blumenauer. (consideration: CR H2918-2920, H2942-2943; text: CR H2918)
05/19/2006-10:46amHouseGENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5385.
05/19/2006-10:44amHouseHouse resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 821 and Rule XVIII.
05/19/2006-10:44amHouseThe Speaker designated the Honorable John Shimkus to act as Chairman of the Committee.
05/19/2006-10:44amHouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 5385 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
05/19/2006-10:44amHouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 821. (consideration: CR H2902-2943; text of Title I as reported in House: CR H2917, H2918, H2920, H2921-2922, H2922-2924; text of Title II as reported in House: CR H2924-2925, H2926-2927, H2929-2930; text of Title III as reported in House: CR H2930; text of Title IV as reported in House: CR H2931, H2936, H2938; text of Title V as reported in House: CR H2939-2943)
05/19/2006-10:43amHouseRule H. Res. 821 passed House.
05/18/2006-10:49pmHouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 821 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5385 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
05/16/2006HouseSupplemental report filed by the Committee on Appropriations, H. Rept. 109-464, Part II.
05/15/2006HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 256.
05/15/2006HouseThe House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 109-464, by Mr. Walsh.

Cosponsors (0)

No cosponsors.

Committees (2)

Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.

Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
Senate Appropriations05/22/2006 Referred to
07/20/2006 Markup by
07/20/2006 Reported by S. Rept. 109-286
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies07/18/2006 Markup by
07/18/2006 Reported by
House Appropriations05/16/2006 Reported by H. Rept. 109-464
H. Rept. 109-464,Part 2
05/15/2006 Reported original measure H. Rept. 109-464
H. Rept. 109-464,Part 2

A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-congress measures.

Subjects (183)

Latest Summary (5)

There are 5 summaries for H.R.5385. View summaries

Shown Here:
Passed Senate amended (11/14/2006)

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Title I: Department of Defense - Appropriates funds for FY2007 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military departments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing and related operation and maintenance for the military departments and DOD; (4) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; and (5) the Department of Defense Base Closure Accounts of 1990 and 2005.

Specifies restrictions and authorizations regarding the use of funds appropriated in this title and in other military construction appropriations Acts.

(Sec. 113) Directs the Secretary of Defense to notify the appropriate congressional committees 30 days in advance of the plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving U.S. personnel if construction costs are anticipated to exceed $750,000.

(Sec. 118) Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriations committees on actions taken by DOD and the Department of State during the previous fiscal year to encourage other member nations of NATO, Japan, South Korea, and U.S. allies bordering the Arabian Sea to assume a greater share of the common defense burden of such nations and the United States.

(Sec. 121) Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned, at least 60 days prior to issuing any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for military family housing, to notify the appropriations committees of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage or rental payments) proposed to be made to the private party in the event of: (1) the closure or realignment of the installation for which housing is provided; (2) a reduction in force of units stationed at such installation; or (3) the extended deployment overseas of units stationed at such installation.

(Sec. 122) Authorizes the transfer of DOD funds for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966.

(Sec. 125) Places specified restrictions and limitations on the obligation or expenditure of funds made available in this title or in any other military construction appropriations Act to carry out a military construction, land acquisition, or family housing project at or for a military installation approved for closure, or for supporting a function that has been approved for realignment to another installation, in 2005 under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.

(Sec. 126) Amends the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 to direct that the Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority shall terminate ten months after 80 percent of the funds made available to the Iraq Reconstruction Fund have been expended. (Currently, the Office is set to terminate on October 1, 2007, with transition operations authorized to continue through December 31, 2007.) Requires the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, prior to the termination of the Office, to prepare a final forensic audit report on all funds made available to the Iraq Reconstruction Fund.

(Sec. 127) Earmarks specified Army family housing and operation funds for the lease of additional housing units in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska. Limits such leases to $25,000 per year over a five-year period.

(Sec. 128) Increases (with corresponding offsets) the amount of military construction funds available to the: (1) Navy and Marine Corps for a replacement vehicle bridge at the Naval Station, Newport, Rhode Island; and (2) Air Force for the Air Force Financial Management Center.

(Sec. 130) Repeals a provision of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 which requires the Secretary of the Interior to immediately cease the plan to terminate deer and elk on Santa Rosa Island, California, by helicopter.

(Sec. 131) Increases (with a corresponding offset) the amount of funds available for the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005.

(Sec. 132) Earmarks funds under the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 for the construction of an additional bachelor enlisted quarters at the Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi.

Title II: Department of Veterans Affairs - Makes appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for: (1) veterans benefits programs; (2) readjustment benefits; (3) veterans insurance and indemnities; (4) the Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund; (5) the Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program; (6) the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program; (7) guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans; (8) the Veterans Health Administration (including for medical and prosthetic research and information technology systems); (9) the National Cemetery Administration; (10) the Office of the Inspector General; (11) construction for major and minor projects; and (12) grants for the construction of state extended care facilities and veterans cemeteries.

Specifies restrictions and authorizations regarding the use of funds appropriated in this title.

(Sec. 210) Makes funds from this title available to reimburse expenses of the Office of Resolution Management and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, within specified limits.

(Sec. 211) Makes appropriations unavailable to enter into any new lease of real property if the estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 unless the Secretary submits a report which the appropriations committees approve within 30 days after receipt.

(Sec. 212) Makes appropriations unavailable for hospital or nursing home care or medical services for a non-service-connected disability unless such person has disclosed to the Secretary current and accurate third-party reimbursement information.

(Sec. 216) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow veterans eligible under existing VA medical care requirements and who reside in Alaska to obtain medical services from facilities supported by the Indian Health Service or tribal organizations.

(Sec. 218) Prohibits VA funds from this or any other Act from being used for payment for E-Gov initiatives.

(Sec. 220) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report quarterly to the appropriations committees on the financial status of the Veterans Health Administration.

(Sec. 224) Prohibits this Act's funds from being deposited into the DOD/VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund.

(Sec. 225) Continues through FY2007 VA authority to provide outreach, rehabilitation, vocational counseling and training, and transitional housing assistance to homeless veterans.

(Sec. 226) Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on the master plan relating to the use of VA lands at the West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California. Prohibits the Secretary from implementing any portion of the plan until 120 days after the appropriations committees have received the report.

(Sec. 227) Prohibits the VA from using funds available in this or any other Act to replace the current system by which the Veterans Integrated Service Networks select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment.

(Sec. 228) Treats the major medical facility project for a VA Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a major medical facility project that has been specifically authorized by law, allowing the Secretary to take necessary actions to restore or replace the current medical center.

(Sec. 229) Earmarks funds for the provision of additional mental health services for veterans who served in combat in Iraq or Afghanistan.

(Sec. 230) Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriations committees on actions taken to test veterans for vestibular damage.

(Sec. 231) Increases from $7 million to $10 million the VA major medical facility project threshold.

(Sec. 232) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out major medical facility projects and leases for which funds have been appropriated under this or any other Act.

(Sec. 233) Earmarks funds for the VA's Inspector General.

(Sec. 234) Prohibits available funds from being used to implement a business plan for a community-based outpatient clinic in Wagner, South Dakota, unless such plan contains an analysis of collocating such clinic with the Wagner Indian Health Service Unit. Earmarks funds for emergency room services at the Wagner Unit.

(Sec. 235) Requires the Secretary to carry out a study of, and report to the veterans' and appropriations committees on, costs associated with VA comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans.

Title III: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for: (1) the American Battle Monuments Commission (Commission); (2) the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; (3) cemeterial expenses, Army; and (4) the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

(Sec. 301) Makes Commission funds unavailable for the Capital Security Costs Sharing program.

(Sec. 302) Rescinds $500,000 of funds made available for the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims under the Military Quality of Life, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006. Makes such amount available under this Act for implementation of the Appellate Case Management Electronic Case Files System.

Title IV: General Provisions - Specifies restrictions and authorizations regarding the use of funds appropriated in this Act.

Title V: Digital and Wireless Technology - Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2006 - (Sec. 502) Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Program to assist eligible institutions in acquiring and augmenting the use of digital and wireless networking technologies to improve the quality and delivery of educational services at such institutions. Outlines application requirements, including matching funds. Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, in awarding grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts (assistance) to eligible institutions, to ensure institutional diversity. Requires: (1) each institution receiving assistance to report annually to the Under Secretary on its use of funds; (2) the Under Secretary to conduct periodic assessments of the Program; and (3) the Under Secretary to report to Congress upon the completion of each assessment. Makes the following institutions eligible for such assistance: (1) a historically Black college or university; (2) a Hispanic-, Alaska Native-, or Native Hawaiian-serving institution; or (3) a tribally controlled college or university.

(Sec. 503) Authorizes appropriations for FY2007-FY2010 to carry out the Program.