Other Department offices may reimburse the Office at actual cost
What the document says“Funds available for basic pay and other administrative expenses of other Department organizations and offices may be available to reimburse the Office for all services provided at rates which will recover actual costs for services provided to such organizations if the Secretary determines that contributing to such costs will not undermine the ability of any such organization or office to provide services required by such office.”
Money already available to other Department organizations and offices for basic pay and administrative expenses may be used to reimburse the Office at rates that recover actual cost. The Secretary must first determine that paying will not undermine the paying office's own ability to provide the services required of it.
What the document actually says“Funds available for basic pay and other administrative expenses of other Department organizations and offices may be available to reimburse the Office for all services provided at rates which will recover actual costs for services provided to such organizations if the Secretary determines that contributing to such costs will not undermine the ability of any such organization or office to provide services required by such office.”
Other VA offices may pay the new office back for work it does for them. The price must match the real cost. The boss must first check that paying will not hurt those offices.
The money comes out of pay and running costs. So the office can be funded by the teams it serves. This is a choice, not a must.
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