{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-313","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 313","heading":"Availability of appropriations","body":"(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.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 3—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc38@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:35Z","sha256":"9efc58fe10ea13c40a172dfc0a324c4673b72b0f511ff80fefbff2bdfc2a1567","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-312a","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-314"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}