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38 U.S.C. § 313 — Availability of appropriations
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**(a)** Funds appropriated to the Department may remain available until expended.
**(b)** Funds appropriated to the Department may not be used for a settlement of more than $1,000,000 on a construction contract unless—
(1) the settlement is audited by an entity outside the Department for reasonableness and appropriateness of expenditures; and
(2) the settlement is provided for specifically in an appropriation law.
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**(a)** Funds appropriated to the Department may remain available until expended.
**(b)** Funds appropriated to the Department may not be used for a settlement of more than $1,000,000 on a construction contract unless—
(1) the settlement is audited by an entity outside the Department for reasonableness and appropriateness of expenditures; and
(2) the settlement is provided for specifically in an appropriation law.
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**(a)** Where there is affirmative evidence to the contrary, or evidence to establish that an intercurrent injury or disease which is a recognized cause of any of the diseases or disabilities within the purview of section 1112, 1116, 1117, 1118, or 1120 of this title, has been suffered between the date of separation from service and the onset of any such diseases or disabilities, or the disability is due to the veteran’s own willful misconduct, service-connection pursuant to section 1112, 1116, 1118, or 1120 of this title, or payments of compensation pursuant to [section 1117 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1117&num=0&edition=prelim), will not be in order.
**(b)** Nothing in section 1112, 1116, 1117, 1118, or 1120 of this title, subsection (a) of this section, or section 5 of Public Law 98–542 ([38 U.S.C. 1154](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1154&num=0&edition=prelim) note) shall be construed to prevent the granting of service-connection for any disease or disorder otherwise shown by sound judgment to have been incurred in or aggravated by active military, naval, air, or space service.
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 313
duty of cooperating with the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department.
‘‘(b) TIMING OF TRAINING.—In carrying out subsection
(a), the Secretary shall require each employee of the
Department covered under such subsection to undergo
the training required by such subsection not later than
one year after the date on which the employee begins
employment with the Department.
‘‘(c) ELEMENTS.—Training developed and required
under subsection (a) shall include the following:
‘‘(1) Definition of the role, responsibilities, and
legal authority of the Inspector General of the De-
partment and the duties of employees of the Depart-
ment for engaging with the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral.
‘‘(2) Identification of Federal whistleblower protec-
tion rights, including the right to report fraud,
waste, abuse, and other wrongdoing to Congress.
‘‘(3) Identification of the circumstances and mecha-
nisms for reporting fraud, waste, abuse, and other
wrongdoing to the Inspector General, including mak-
ing confidential complaints to the Inspector General.
‘‘(4) Identification of the prohibitions and remedies
that help to protect employees of the Department
from retaliation when reporting wrongdoing to the
Inspector General.
‘‘(5) Recognition of opportunities to engage with
staff of the Office of Inspector General to improve
programs, operations, and services of the Depart-
ment.
‘‘(6) Notification of the authority of the Inspector
General to subpoena the attendance and testimony of
witnesses, including former employees of the Depart-
ment, as necessary to carry out the duties of the Of-
fice of Inspector General under section 312 of title 38,
United States Code.
‘‘(d) DESIGN AND UPDATE.—The Inspector General of
the Depart
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