that appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further , 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. (including transfer of funds) 231. 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. 232. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not reprogram funds among major construction projects or programs if such instance of reprogramming will exceed $5,000,000, unless such reprogramming is approved by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (rescissions of funds) 233. Of the discretionary funds made available in Public Law 114–223 for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2018, $313,730,000 are rescinded from Medical Services , $63,282,000 are rescinded from Medical Support and Compliance , and $22,960,000 are rescinded from Medical Facilities . 234. The amounts otherwise made available by this Act for the following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs are hereby reduced by the following amounts: (1) Veterans Health Administration—Medical and Prosthetic Research , $6,823,000. (2) National Cemetery Administration , $3,003,000. (3) Departmental Administration—General Administration , $3,600,000. (4) Departmental Administration—Board of Veterans Appeals , $1,579,000. (5) Departmental Administration—General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration , $35,470,000. (6) Departmental Administration—Information Technology Systems