4486) is a bill that would make appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military construction and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

[9] The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 would appropriate funds for FY2015 for the United States 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 construction and operation and maintenance for the military departments and DOD; (4) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; (5) DOD chemical demilitarization construction; and (6) the Department of Defense Base Closure Account.

[9] The bill would appropriate funds for: (1) the American Battle Monuments Commission, (2) the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, (3) Army cemeterial expenses, and (4) the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

[10] The money would be used to increase the size of the staff so that the inspector general's office could do a more thorough job of investigating allegations about a Phoenix, Arizona VA hospital that had a "secret waiting list" in order to misrepresent extended care delays.

"[10] Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) offered an amendment that "would increase general operating expenses for veterans benefits administration by $10 million.

Rep. Raul Ruiz's (D-CA) amendment would provide funding for the VA to digitally scan records as it moves towards an electronic system.

Bishop said that "this amendment will not provide any solution in the short term, and in fact may have long-term consequences and compound the very problems it attempts to address.

"[3] The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on April 17, 2014, by Rep. John Culberson (R-TX), Chairman of the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies.

[11] Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) offered an amendment that would remove the provision of the bill that "prohibits funding to construct any facility to house Guantanamo Bay detainees.

"[3] Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) offered an amendment that would end the ban on VA hospital doctors talking to their patients about medical marijuana.