of that request. (including transfer of funds) 233. Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2018, under the Board of Veterans Appeals and the General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration accounts may be transferred between such accounts: Provided , That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and receive approval of that request. 234. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not reprogram funds among major construction projects or programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed $7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (rescission of funds) 235. Of the unobligated balances available within the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund , $15,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 236. For the purposes of performing an activity or function of the Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefit Administration, or National Cemetery Administration, section 842 of Public Law 109–115 shall not apply to a qualified firm under 51 percent ownership by a covered entity defined in section 450b(e) of title 25, United States Code or a covered entity defined in section 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code. 237. (a) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act shall be used to pay a bonus to any employee of the Veterans Health Administration in a position of Deputy Under Secretary for Health or higher until the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives determine that all recommendations set forth by the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States in report numbers GAO 16–373, VAOIG 14–03540–11–123, and VAOIG 16–03985–181 have been fully implemented and closed. (b) Not less frequently than monthly until the Committee on