[Senate Report 109-286]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 525
109th Congress Report
SENATE
2d Session 109-286
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATION BILL, 2007
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July 20, 2006.--Ordered to be printed
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Mrs. Hutchison, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 5385]
The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the
bill (H.R. 5385) making appropriations for military quality of
life functions of the Department of Defense, military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for
other purposes, reports the same to the Senate with an
amendment, and an amendment to the title, and recommends that
the bill as amended do pass.
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. __)
making appropriations for military quality of life functions of
the Department of Defense, military construction, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes,
reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.
deg.
Amounts in new budget authority
Total of bill as reported to the Senate................. $94,315,643,000
Amount of 2006 appropriations........................... 81,215,894,000
Amount of 2007 budget estimate by Senate................ 94,749,144,000
Amount of House allowance \1\........................... 93,910,158,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
Amount of 2006 appropriations....................... +13,099,749,000
Amount of 2007 budget estimate...................... -433,501,000
Amount of House allowance........................... +405,485,000
\1\ Excludes $42,465,630,000 to be addressed in another bill.
C O N T E N T S
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Background:
Purpose of the Bill.......................................... 4
Comparative Statement........................................ 4
Compliance With Section 308 of the Budget Control Act........ 4
Committee Recommendation..................................... 5
Overview and Summary of the Bill:
Supporting the Defense Department Through Infrastructure..... 6
Supporting Our Veterans Through Better Healthcare............ 7
Title I:
Military Construction:
Items of Special Interest:
Hearings............................................. 9
Summary of Committee Recommendations................. 9
Reprogramming Guidelines............................. 9
Real Property Maintenance............................ 10
Global War on Terror................................. 11
Military Construction, Army.............................. 11
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps............. 15
Military Construction, Air Force......................... 17
Military Construction, Defense-Wide...................... 20
Military Construction, Reserve Components................ 23
North Atlantic Treaty Organization....................... 26
Family Housing Overview.................................. 27
Family Housing Construction, Army........................ 27
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army........... 29
Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps....... 29
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine
Corps.................................................. 30
Family Housing Construction, Air Force................... 31
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force...... 33
Family Housing Construction, Defense-Wide................ 33
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide... 35
Family Housing Improvement Fund.......................... 35
Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide..... 35
Base Closure Account 1990................................ 36
Base Closure Account 2005................................ 37
Administrative Provisions................................ 41
Title II:
Department of Veterans Affairs............................... 43
Veterans Benefits Administration......................... 44
Compensation and Pensions............................ 45
Readjustment Benefits................................ 46
Veterans Insurance and Indemnities................... 46
Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Program Account 47
Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account...... 48
Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account. 48
Veterans Health Administration:
Medical Services..................................... 52
Medical Facilities................................... 54
Medical and Prosthetic Research...................... 55
Medical Care Cost Recovery Collections............... 58
Medical Care Collection Fund--Revenues Applied....... 58
National Cemetery Administration......................... 58
Departmental Administration.............................. 59
General Operating Expenses........................... 59
Office of the Inspector General...................... 60
Construction, Major Projects......................... 60
Construction, Minor Projects......................... 63
Grants for Construction of State Extended Care
Facilities......................................... 63
Grants for Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries. 64
Information Technology Systems....................... 65
Administrative Provisions............................ 66
Title III:
Related Agencies:
American Battle Monuments Commission:
Salaries and Expenses................................ 68
Foreign Currency Fluctuations........................ 69
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Salaries and
Expenses............................................... 69
Department of Defense--Civil: Cemeterial Expenses, Army:
Salaries and Expenses.................................. 70
Armed Forces Retirement Home............................. 70
Administrative Provision................................. 70
Title IV: General Provisions..................................... 72
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of
the Sen-
ate............................................................ 73
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 73
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 74
Military construction project listing by location................ 76
BACKGROUND
Purpose of the Bill
The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related
Agencies appropriation bill provides necessary funding for the
planning, design, construction, alteration, and improvement of
military facilities worldwide, for both Active and Reserve
forces. It also finances the cost of military family housing
and the U.S. share of the NATO Security Investment Program. In
addition, the bill provides funding to implement base closures
and realignments authorized by law. The bill provides resources
to the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans benefits and
healthcare. The bill also provides funding for U.S. cemeteries
and battlefield monuments both in the United States and abroad;
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and Armed Forces
Retirement Homes.
Comparative Statement
The Committee recommends appropriations totaling
$94,315,643,000 for fiscal year 2007 military construction,
family housing, base closure, veterans health care and
benefits, as well as related agencies. The table at the end of
the report displays the Committee recommendation in comparison
with the current fiscal year, and the President's fiscal year
2007 request.
Compliance With Section 308(a) of the Budget Control Act
Section 308(a) of the Budget and Impoundment Control Act of
1974 (Public Law 93-344) requires that the Committee include in
its report a comparison of its recommendations with levels
contained in the first concurrent resolution. Appropriate data
are reflected below:
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
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Committee Amount of Committee Amount of
allocation \1\ bill allocation \1\ bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee
allocations to its subcommittees of budget totals for
2007: Subcommittee on Military Construction,
Department of Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies:
Mandatory......................................... 36,961 36,961 NA \1\ 36,814
Discretionary..................................... 52,900 52,900 NA \1\ 47,897
Projection of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2007.............................................. .............. ........... .............. \2\ 71,854
2008.............................................. .............. ........... .............. 9,785
2009.............................................. .............. ........... .............. 5,606
2010.............................................. .............. ........... .............. 2,589
2011 and future years............................. .............. ........... .............. 1,092
Financial assistance to State and local governments NA 738 NA 546
for 2007............................................
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\1\ Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\ Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NA: Not applicable.
Committee Recommendation
The Committee recommends new fiscal year 2007
appropriations of $94,315,643,000. This is $13,099,749,000 over
the fiscal year 2006 enacted level and $433,501,000 below the
budget request. The basis for this recommendation is contained
in the following ``Overview and summary of the bill,'' and
under the discussions pertaining to each individual
appropriation. Complete project detail is provided in the
tables at the end of the report.
Title I of the Committee recommendation does not contain
certain items addressed in the House bill, H.R. 5385. The
Committee believes that it is more appropriate to fund these
items as part of the Senate Department of Defense
Appropriations bill, 2007, H.R. 5631. For ease of comparison,
the Committee report sets forth in title I a ``House
allowance'' as if these items had not been contained in the
House passed bill.
OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL
The total amount of new budget authority recommended by the
Committee in this bill for fiscal year 2007 is $94,315,643,000.
The new budget authority represents an increase of
$13,099,749,000 over the fiscal year 2006 enacted level and
$433,501,000 below the President's budget request for fiscal
year 2007. The amount of discretionary budget authority
recommended by this Committee, as defined by the Budget Act of
1980, is $52,900,000,000.
This bill makes appropriations for the Department of
Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and other related
agencies for fiscal year 2007. It provides for military
construction, family housing and base realignment and closure
activities of the Defense Department. In addition, the bill
includes funds for the operation of medical facilities and
medical care for the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as
providing for the benefits and pensions of our Nation's
veterans. This bill also provides resources for the
construction and maintenance of cemeteries and monuments, both
domestically and abroad, that commemorate American servicemen
and women who have served and died in combat. It also provides
resources for the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and
for the Armed Forces Retirement Homes.
SUPPORTING THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE
As stated in the Constitution of the United States, ``to
provide for the common defense'' is an essential function of
the Federal Government. Currently, this task is complicated by
budgetary constraints and the Nation's changing defensive
posture. Given this shift in defense posture and the global war
on terror, the Committee understands the importance of
providing the necessary tools to those tasked with providing
for the common defense. Thus, the Committee has made a
concerted effort to provide resources only for infrastructure
projects that are the most necessary components of the
Department's mission.
Increasing Energy Efficiency
The Federal Government is the Nation's largest consumer of
energy. The Department of Defense is the Federal Government's
largest consumer of energy, accounting for approximately 75
percent of the government's energy use. This means that the
Department is in a unique position to contribute to the
Nation's independence from foreign energy sources by
emphasizing efficiency in the operation of its facilities.
Further, by focusing on energy efficiency the Department stands
to extend the life of its facilities, furnishings and equipment
while improving its bottom line.
It is worth noting that the Department has made strides in
this regard, actually decreasing its energy consumption from
fiscal year 1994 to fiscal year 2004 by approximately 2
percent. Yet more can be done to promote a ``green'' mentality
within the Department. Because the Committee is committed to
guiding the Department in the direction of energy efficiency,
the Committee has recommended fully funding the Department of
Defense's Energy Conservation Investment Program. This program
has yielded excellent results over its life, producing on
average four dollars of savings through improved energy and
water efficiency for every dollar invested in the program. The
Committee has also included language directing the Department
of Defense to incorporate the highest energy efficiency
standards possible into the building envelopes of all
construction funded in this act.
Encouraging Allies' Involvement
The Committee supports the commitment of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization [NATO] to transform itself into a lighter,
more agile fighting force. The Committee also notes the
establishment of the NATO Response Force, which will be rapidly
deployable. While these efforts are essential to the ability of
NATO to be effective in a 21st century threat environment, this
transformation cannot be successful without sufficient funding.
The United States spent approximately 4 percent of its
gross domestic product [GDP] on defense in 2004, an increase of
over $37,000,000,000 above the previous year, for the benefit
of the United States and its allies. By comparison, Germany
spent 1.4 percent of its GDP on defense; Italy spent 2 percent
on defense; Spain spent 1.1 percent; and France spent 2.6
percent. As NATO attempts to transform itself, it becomes more
important for the members of the NATO alliance to commit
funding to modernize their own armed forces to an operational
standard that allows them to be interoperable with the United
States. Instead, the amount spent by each of these nations on
defense decreased from 2004 to 2005, and the vast majority of
contributions by these nations to the United States' defense of
their countries has come in the form of indirect contributions,
such as tax waivers, rather than in the form of direct
contributions to the United States. The result of these
policies by our allies is that more of a burden lands on the
United States to provide unilaterally for the common defense.
It also creates a perception that other NATO countries are
acting in their own interests to the exclusion of the interests
of the alliance.
By increasing defense spending, or by increasing their
contributions to offset the cost to the United States of
maintaining forces on their soil, these allies could
demonstrate their substantial interest in our common defense.
An alliance in which partners are all substantially
contributing for the common good also becomes an alliance in
which the partners have a vested interest in the activities and
success of the alliance. When western European nations become
more active participants in the funding of the alliance, they
will also become more active partners in securing the peace.
To encourage our allies to become more invested in our
common defense, the Committee recommendation includes
provisions to encourage increases in the level of defense
spending by our allies and to require the Department of Defense
to report on its efforts to secure contributions to our common
defense.
SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS THROUGH BETTER HEALTHCARE
Electronic Health Records
The VA is at the forefront of developing a comprehensive
electronic health record system, called HealtheVet-Vista. This
system will revolutionize the entire healthcare system through
the use of information technology by making a veteran's
healthcare record accessible on-line for VA healthcare
clinicians. At no time was it more valuable than during the
hurricanes of the 2005 season when veterans from Louisiana were
evacuated to Texas and needed medical care. When the evacuation
took place, there was no time to gather paper healthcare
records. The VA relocated the records to a server in Houston,
and doctors throughout Texas could access them. This is a
monumental tribute to the VA and the electronic healthcare
records they used.
The Committee is supportive of this valuable national
project and encourages the Department to move forward with
nationwide implementation. In addition, the Committee
understands the Department of Veterans Affairs is working with
the Department of Defense on the Bi-directional Health
Information Exchange, a secure exchange of medical records
between the two Departments. However, this cooperation is not
moving at a pace suitable to the importance of the men and
women in uniform. With significant numbers of military service
persons transitioning from the active duty ranks to the VA
rolls, the sharing of medical records is even more important.
The Committee urges the Department of Defense to adopt the VA's
architecture and hasten the shared use of such a valuable
system. The Committee believes the VA is leading the Nation,
both in government and private industry, in healthcare
delivery, and the electronic health records are a large part of
that service.
Mental Healthcare Needs
Many Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom
[OEF/OIF] veterans, including Guard and Reserve forces, are
returning home with physical and/or mental injuries. The
attacks from insurgents and suicide bombers have left a record
number of men and women with a loss of limbs, brain and spinal
cord injuries, and blindness. In past wars, these service
members would not have survived these types of injuries, but
recent advancements in medical science have made it possible to
save more lives. The road to recovery is often dependent on the
quality of care the VA's healthcare system has to offer.
Many veterans have injuries that are not visible. Many
suffer from mental health issues and post-traumatic stress
disorders [PTSD]. PTSD can debilitate our veterans with severe
mental anguish, stress and depression, disabling them from
moving forward with their lives. This Committee fully supports
the VA's efforts to treat all mental health disorders,
particularly PTSD, and commends the VA for its work in this
area.
The Department of Veterans Affairs at a Crossroads
The VA is facing tremendous stresses to its system.
Healthcare costs are rising, and patient workload is
increasing. The Department has built the premier healthcare
system in the country. Veterans are receiving better healthcare
than at any time in our Nation's history. Compensation and
pension benefits are at an all time high. At the current rate,
VA healthcare costs will double by 2014.
The administration and the Congress must work together to
continue to provide this world-class healthcare while working
to contain cost and expenses. Administration proposals to
increase collections and revenue are not totally without merit,
but a fairer and more equitable way to implement them must be
found.
This Committee urges the administration to work with the
Congress to devise a way to contain cost before submitting fee
methods as part of a budget request. Without the cooperation of
both branches of government, the primary objective of the
entire government--quality healthcare for our veterans--will
not be met in the future. The Department is at a critical
crossroads on fiscal policy. Providing superior healthcare for
our Nation's veterans and fiscal responsibility to our
taxpayers are not mutually exclusive. It will take creative and
innovative approaches, but the goals are achievable.
TITLE I
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Items of Special Interest
HEARINGS
The Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs held a hearing related to the fiscal year 2007 Military
Construction budget request on May 9, 2006. The subcommittee
heard testimony from representatives of the Department of
Defense (the Department); the United States Army; the United
States Navy; and the United States Air Force concerning fiscal
year 2007 budget priorities, base realignment and closure
[BRAC], and the impending restructuring of United States
military facilities overseas.
SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
The budget request for fiscal year 2007 reflects an
increase of $2,230,026,000 from the amount enacted in fiscal
year 2006, including rescissions and supplemental funds.
The Committee recommends $16,262,758,000. This is
$435,665,000 below the budget request.
REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES
The following reprogramming guidelines apply for all
military construction and family housing projects. A project or
account (including the sub-elements of an account) which has
been specifically reduced by the Congress in acting on the
budget request is considered to be a congressional interest
item and as such, prior approval is required. Accordingly, no
reprogrammings to an item specifically reduced below the
threshold by the Congress are permitted.
The reprogramming criteria that apply to military
construction projects (25 percent of the funded amount or
$2,000,000, whichever is less) continue to apply to new housing
construction projects and to improvements over $2,000,000. To
provide the Services the flexibility to proceed with
construction contracts without disruption or delay, the costs
associated with environmental hazard remediation such as
asbestos removal, radon abatement, lead-based paint removal or
abatement, and any other legislated environmental hazard
remediation may be excluded, provided that such remediation
requirements could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of
the budget submission. This exclusion applies to projects
authorized in this budget year, as well as projects authorized
in prior years for which construction has not been completed.
Furthermore, in instances where prior approval to a
reprogramming request for a project or account has been
received from the Committee, the adjusted amount approved
becomes the new base for any future increase or decrease via
below-threshold reprogrammings (provided that the project or
account is not a congressional interest item as defined above).
REAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
The Committee recommends a continuation of the following
general rules for repairing a facility under ``Operation and
maintenance'' account funding:
--Components of the facility may be repaired by replacement,
and such replacement may be up to current standards or
code.
--Interior arrangements and restorations may be included as
repair, but additions, new facilities, and functional
conversions must be performed as military construction
projects.
--Such projects may be done concurrent with repair projects,
as long as the final conjunctively funded project is a
complete and usable facility.
--The appropriate Service Secretary shall submit a 21-day
notification prior to carrying out any repair project
with an estimated cost in excess of $7,500,000.
The Department is directed to continue to report on the
real property maintenance backlog at all installations for
which there is a requested construction project in future
budget requests. This information is to be provided on the Form
1390. In addition, for all troop housing requests, the Form
1391 is to continue to show all real property maintenance
conducted in the past 2 years and all future requirements for
unaccompanied housing at that installation.
Air Force Operation and Maintenance Repair Projects.--The
Committee notes that the Air Force has made extensive use of
the authority to carry out repair projects using ``Operation
and maintenance'' account funding. In funding repair projects
with Operation and Maintenance funds, the Air Force often cites
a need to maintain its flexibility ``while balancing [its]
operation and maintenance and military construction programs.''
However, in the view of the Committee, this practice has
slipped out of balance. The Air Force elected to execute
$772,210,837 in facility repair projects with costs over
$750,000 (the threshold for using O&M funds for construction)
in fiscal year 2005 using O&M funds. While these projects are
within the bounds of operation and maintenance, they could
appropriately be executed with military construction funds. The
Air Force requested $5,601,510,000 in emergency supplemental
funding for operation and maintenance in fiscal year 2005,
justifying these funds as ``necessary resources to cover costs
associated with personnel support costs for Active and
mobilized Reserve and National Guard personnel, including
travel and per diem; and operations, such as incremental flying
hours, special airlift missions, contractor logistics support,
fuel purchases, base support, depot maintenance, and for over-
ocean transportation.'' The supplemental request did not
mention facility repair. Yet, had the Air Force not spent
$772,210,837 of operation and maintenance funds on projects
that could have been funded through military construction,
funds for personnel costs and flying hours, for example, would
have been available to the Air Force and thus reduced the
necessary amount of its supplemental request.
While the demand for operation and maintenance dollars is
divided among many competing and ``must-pay'' bills, military
construction funds, by contrast, are devoted solely to
facilities. It seems to the Committee to be unwise to siphon
funds from such a widely needed account to fund requirements
that could be funded using a more appropriate account. The Air
Force has continued the practice of pursuing facility repair
projects with operation and maintenance funds into fiscal year
2006, and requested $6,088,200,000 in emergency supplemental
funds.
In attempt to restore balance to the operation and
maintenance and military construction programs, the Committee
directs the Air Force to submit a report of its fiscal year
2007 facility repair projects by September 30, 2006, to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. This
report shall include the account and sub-account from which the
Air Force intends to fund each repair project.
GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR
The Committee is aware of several military construction
projects in Iraq funded in previous supplemental funding bills
that are no longer needed. This underscores the concern long
expressed by this Committee regarding the inclusion of military
construction projects in supplemental spending bills. However,
as long as the administration continues to request funding for
the global war on terror via emergency supplemental funding, as
is clearly the administration's intent, it is important the
process remain consistent, rather than fund some war-related
military construction via supplemental spending bills and other
war-related military construction through the regular budget
process. For this reason, the Committee has rescinded the funds
for projects no longer required in Iraq and appropriated, using
these emergency funds, several projects requested in the
President's budget request which are clearly linked to the
global war on terror. They are as follows: Special Operations
Forces Rotary Wing Hangar, Qatar; Special Operations Forces
Aircraft Operations and Maintenance Hangar, Qatar; Operations/
Technical Building, Menwith Hill Station, United Kingdom; Base
Camp, Classified Location; and the Secretary of Defense's
``Contingency construction'' account. This action will keep
emergency projects related to the global war on terror funded
within emergency supplemental appropriations until the
administration includes all funding related to the global war
on terror in its base budget.
Military Construction, Army
Appropriations, 2006 (including rescissions and
supplementals)...................................... $1,924,861,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 2,059,762,000
House allowance (including rescissions)................. 1,712,950,000
Committee recommendation (including rescissions)........ 2,003,474,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The military construction appropriation for the Army
provides for acquisition, construction, installation, and
equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military
installations, facilities, and real property for the Army. This
appropriation also provides for facilities required as well as
funds for infrastructure projects and programs required to
support bases and installations around the world.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $2,003,474,000 for the Army for
fiscal year 2007. This amount is $78,613,000 above the fiscal
year 2006 enacted level, including rescissions and supplemental
funds, and $56,288,000 below the budget request. Further detail
of the Committee's recommendation is provided in the State
table at the end of this report.
Master Plan, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.--The Committee is
aware of the disparate tenant agencies and organizations that
will be brought together at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, as a result
of the 2005 BRAC process. Further, the Committee is concerned
that the significant construction planned for Fort Belvoir as a
part of this consolidation be developed in a comprehensive way,
to prevent redundant expenditures and inefficient use of the
land and infrastructure at Fort Belvoir. The Committee directs
the Department of the Army, in consultation with tenant
agencies, to submit a master plan for Fort Belvoir,
incorporating BRAC 2005 decisions, by September 30, 2006.
The Committee fully expects contracts for the following
projects to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2007 as
practical:
Advanced Individual Training Barracks, Fort Meade,
Maryland.--The Committee urges the Army to advance the
construction of this facility in its Future Years Defense Plan
to fiscal year 2008 to replace the current failing facilities
constructed in 1954, and meet the urgent housing needs for
trainees at Fort Meade.
Aviation Readiness Center Addition/Alteration, Helena
Regional Airport, Montana.--Of the funds provided for planning
and design in this account, the Committee directs that
$3,370,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Body Repair Building, Red River Army Depot, Texas.--Of the
funds provided for planning and design in this account, the
Committee directs that $500,000 be made available for the
design of this facility and urges the Army to include this
project in its Future Years Defense Plan in the fiscal year
2008 budget submission.
General Instruction Building, Fort Lewis, Washington.--Of
the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this
account, the Committee directs that $1,500,000 be made
available for the construction of this facility.
Multifunction Center, Camp Rudder, Eglin Air Force Base,
Florida.--Of the funds provided for unspecified minor
construction in this account, the Committee directs that
$1,450,000 be made available for the construction of this
facility, which is urgently needed to replace a multipurpose
center which was destroyed by fire in November 2005. The
Committee notes that Camp Rudder is a remote Army Ranger
enclave located on Eglin AFB, and that as a result of the fire,
no multifunction facilities are available within 25 miles for
the students or permanent party personnel attached to Camp
Rudder.
Railroad Line Spur, Wabasha, Hawthorne Army Depot,
Nevada.--Of the funds provided for unspecified minor
construction in this account, the Committee directs that
$1,400,000 be made available for the construction of this
railroad spur.
Regional NCO Academy, Fort Richardson, Alaska.--Of the
funds provided for planning and design in this account, the
Committee directs that $1,300,000 be made available for the
design of this facility.
The Committee recommends rescissions as follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Public Law Location Installation Project Title recommendation
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Public Law 109-114 (Fiscal Year 2006) Korea.............................. Camp Humphreys................................... Barracks (PN 058248)............................. -11,898
Public Law 109-114 (Fiscal Year 2006) Korea.............................. Camp Humphreys................................... Barracks (PN 058354)............................. -17,044
Public Law 109-114 (Fiscal Year 2006) Korea.............................. Camp Humphreys................................... Barracks (PN 058398)............................. -14,406
Public Law 109-13 (Fiscal Year 2005-- Iraq............................... Marez............................................ Combat Support Hospital.......................... -9,900
Emergency).
Public Law 109-13 (Fiscal Year 2005-- Iraq............................... Marez............................................ CMU Barracks..................................... -9,300
Emergency).
Public Law 109-13 (Fiscal Year 2005-- Iraq............................... Various Locations................................ CMU Barracks..................................... -55,200
Emergency).
Public Law 109-13 (Fiscal Year 2005-- Iraq............................... LSA Anaconda..................................... Battalion and Company HQ......................... -7,800
Emergency).
Public Law 109-13 (Fiscal Year 2005-- Iraq............................... Camp Warrior..................................... Medical Facility................................. -7,500
Emergency).
Public Law 109-13 (Fiscal Year 2005-- Iraq............................... Camp Hope........................................ CMU Barracks..................................... -2,500
Emergency).
Public Law 109-13 (Fiscal Year 2005-- Iraq............................... Camp Taji........................................ CMU Barracks..................................... -24,600
Emergency).
Public Law 109-13 (Fiscal Year 2005-- Iraq............................... Camp Warrior..................................... Tactical Ops Building............................ -6,100
Emergency).
Public Law 109-13 (Fiscal Year 2005-- Iraq............................... Marez............................................ Troop Medical Clinic............................. -2,900
Emergency).
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Total.......................... ................................... ................................................. ................................................. -169,148
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Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
Appropriations, 2006 (including rescissions and
supplementals)...................................... $1,431,522,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 1,162,038,000
House allowance (including rescissions)................. 1,155,834,000
Committee recommendation (including rescissions)........ 1,200,065,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The military construction appropriation for the Navy and
Marine Corps provides for acquisition, construction,
installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public
works, naval installations, facilities, and real property for
the Navy and the Marine Corps. This appropriation also provides
for facilities required as well as funds for infrastructure
projects and programs required to support bases and
installations around the world.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,200,065,000 for Navy and Marine
Corps military construction for fiscal year 2007. This amount
is $231,457,000 below the fiscal year 2006 enacted level,
including rescissions and supplemental funds, and $38,027,000
above the budget request. Further detail of the Committee's
recommendation is provided in the State table at the end of
this report.
Master Plan, Guam.--The Committee is aware of the
considerable plans of United States Pacific Command [PACOM] to
expand the presence of the United States military on Guam,
including the movement of approximately 8,000 Marines from
Japan. The Government of Japan has agreed to pay approximately
60 percent of the estimated $10,300,000,000 cost of this
relocation. The Committee commends the Department of Defense
for engaging our allies prior to this move to ensure the moving
process and its cost are undertaken as a partnership. Further,
the Committee commends the Government of Japan for its
commitment to our common defense.
The prospect of a $10,300,000,000 construction program on
the island of Guam is ambitious to say the least, and will
require a well-developed master plan to efficiently use the
available land and infrastructure. Absent this plan, the
Committee has not recommended funding for two projects included
in the President's budget request at Anderson Air Force Base.
Rather, the Committee recommends deferring these projects until
such time as they can be incorporated into a master plan for
Guam and viewed in that context. To that end, the Committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a master plan for
Guam by December 29, 2006, to the Committees on Appropriations
of both Houses of Congress and clarifies its standing request
of GAO to review overseas master plans, to include a review of
the master planning effort for Guam. The Committee also directs
the Secretary of Defense to provide a report accounting for the
United States' share of this construction program to project-
level detail and the year in which each project is expected to
be funded.
The Committee recommends rescissions as follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Public Law Location Installation Project Title recommendation
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Public Law 108-324 (Fiscal North Carolina....... Washington County....................... OLF Land Acqquisition (Phase I)......... -8,000
Year 2005).
Public Law 108-132 (Fiscal Italy................ La Maddalena............................ Consolidate Santo Stefano Facilities.... -30,000
Year 2004).
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Total.................. ..................... ........................................ ........................................ -38,000
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Military Construction, Air Force
Appropriations, 2006 (including rescissions and
supplementals)...................................... $1,424,157,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 1,156,148,000
House allowance (including rescissions)................. 1,184,856,000
Committee recommendation (including rescissions)........ 1,191,175,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The military construction appropriation for the Air Force
provides for acquisition, construction, installation, and
equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military
installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force.
This appropriation also provides for facilities required as
well as funds for infrastructure projects and programs required
to support bases and installations around the world.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,191,175,000 for the Air Force
in fiscal year 2007. This amount is $232,982,000 below the
fiscal year 2006 enacted level, including rescissions and
supplemental funds, and $35,027,000 above the budget request.
Further detail of the Committee's recommendation is provided in
the State table at the end of this report.
United States Air Force Academy, Colorado.--The Committee
notes that most of the United States Air Force Academy's
[USAFA's] campus, including its dormitories, classrooms,
gymnasiums, training centers, and administrative buildings, was
constructed in the late 1950s. The Committee recognizes the Air
Force invested a sizable amount of military construction
funding, totaling $310,000,000, and operation and maintenance
facility and infrastructure sustainment funding, totaling
$437,600,000, at the Air Force Academy from fiscal year 2000 to
fiscal year 2006. The Committee supported these requests and
notes they were helpful in alleviating some concerns about the
Academy's infrastructure. However, the Committee understands
that these requests are not sufficient to address the overall
rapidly deteriorating condition of a significant portion of the
USAFA campus. The Committee encourages the Air Force to
continue its strong commitment to the Academy's infrastructure.
The Committee is interested in the Air Force's
infrastructure recapitalization plan for the Academy, and urges
the Air Force to provide resources needed to improve the
infrastructure at USAFA over the long-term. Therefore, the
Committee directs the Air Force to submit a master
infrastructure recapitalization plan for USAFA facilities by no
later than March 16, 2007. The plan should include descriptions
of the projects that are needed to improve the infrastructure
required for educating, training, and equipping the cadets at
USAFA; and a funding plan showing when the Air Force would
expect to support the projects listed.
The Committee fully expects contracts for the following
projects to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2007 as
practical:
Consolidated Base Support Center, Dyess AFB, Texas.--Of the
funds provided for planning and design in this account, the
Committee directs that $1,800,000 be made available for the
design of this facility.
Information Technology Complex, Phase II, Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio.--Of the funds provided for planning and design in
this account, the Committee directs that $900,000 be made
available for the design of this facility.
Joint Intelligence Technical Training Facility, Phase I,
Goodfellow AFB, Texas.--Of the funds provided for planning and
design in this account, the Committee directs that $1,550,000
be made available for the design of this facility.
Parking Structure, Los Angeles Air Force Base,
California.--Of the funds provided for planning and design in
this account, the Committee directs that $1,300,000 be made
available for the design of this facility and urges the Air
Force to fully fund this project in fiscal year 2008 to
alleviate a severe parking shortage.
33rd IOS Operations Facility, Lackland AFB, Texas.--Of the
funds provided for planning and design in this account, the
Committee directs that $1,750,000 be made available for the
design of this facility.
The Committee recommends rescissions as follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Public Law Location Installation Project Title recommendation
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Public Law 108-324 (Fiscal Maryland............. Andrews AFB............................. ASA Munitions Storage Igloos............ -1,100
Year 2005).
Public Law 108-324 (Fiscal Italy................ Aviano AB............................... Flight Simulator Facility............... -1,594
Year 2005).
Public Law 109-114 (Fiscal Korea................ Kunsan AB............................... Dormitory (382 Rm)...................... -13,419
Year 2006).
Public Law 109-114 (Fiscal Korea................ Osan AB................................. Dormitory (156 Rm)...................... -6,397
Year 2006).
Public Law 109-13 (Fiscal Iraq................. Talil................................... Temporary Cantonment Area............... -10,800
Year 2005--Emergency).
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Total.................. ..................... ........................................ ........................................ -33,310
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Military Construction, Defense-Wide
Appropriations, 2006 (including rescissions and
supplementals)...................................... $1,044,366,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 1,208,198,000
House allowance (including rescissions)................. 997,377,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,038,216,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The military construction appropriation for the Department
of Defense provides for acquisition, construction,
installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public
works, military installations, facilities, and real property
Defense-Wide. This appropriation also provides for facilities
required as well as funds for infrastructure projects and
programs required to support bases and installations around the
world.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,038,216,000 for projects
considered within the ``Defense-Wide'' account. This amount is
$6,150,000 below the fiscal year 2006 enacted level, including
rescissions and supplemental funds, and $169,982,000 below the
budget request. Further detail of the Committee's
recommendation is provided in the State table at the end of
this report.
CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION
The Committee has provided $10,000,000 for the Secretary of
Defense ``Contingency construction'' account. This account
provides funds which may be used by the Secretary of Defense
for unforeseen facility requirements and military exercises,
including those related to the global war on terror.
ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM
The Committee recommends the full budget request of
$60,000,000 for the Energy Conservation Investment Program
[ECIP]. The Committee maintains a strong interest in renewable
energy resources, including wind, solar, and geothermal, and
commends the Services for the awards they have received for
renewable energy initiatives, including the Presidential Awards
for Leadership in Federal Energy Management.
Energy Efficiency.--The Committee notes that energy
efficiency in building practices provides significant
opportunities for energy savings and thus cost savings for the
Department of Defense. The Committee therefore directs the
Department to incorporate the highest energy efficiency
standards possible into the building envelopes of all
construction funded under this act. ``Energy efficiency'' is
defined as in sections 179D(c) and 45L(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1), as amended by the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58).
Water Conservation.--The Committee encourages the
Department of Defense to aggressively pursue water conservation
technologies in its construction projects, and notes that the
Army has promulgated a standard for the use of waterfree
urinals in new military construction and in major renovations
of existing facilities. The Committee commends the Army for its
adoption of this fiscally and environmentally prudent
technology, and directs the Secretary of the Army to report to
the Committee by December 31, 2006, on the Army's
implementation of the new standard, including the impact on
energy consumption, water use, and utility costs at facilities
using the technology. The Committee encourages the Departments
of the Navy and Air Force, and the Defense Agencies, to explore
the adoption of similar standards for new construction and
major renovation, as appropriate, with particular attention to
facilities in arid environments. The Secretary of Defense is
directed to report to the Committee by March 1, 2007, on the
Department's actions to integrate this and other water
conserving technologies into its facilities.
The Committee recommends rescissions as follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Public Law Location Installation Project Title recommendation
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Law 108-132 (Fiscal District of Columbia. Walter Reed AMC......................... Energy Plant Addition................... -9,000
Year 2004).
Public Law 108-324 (Fiscal Virginia............. Fort Belvoir............................ Hospital Replacement (Phase I).......... -43,000
Year 2005).
Public Law 109-114 (Fiscal Virginia............. Fort Belvoir............................ Hospital Replacement (Phase II)......... -56,329
Year 2006).
Public Law 109-114 (Fiscal Virginia............. Fort Belvoir............................ Alter Air Intakes....................... -1,900
Year 2006).
Public Law 109-114 (Fiscal Mississippi.......... Keesler AFB............................. Surgery Suite Addition/Alteration....... -13,836
Year 2006).
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Total.................. ..................... ........................................ ........................................ -124,065
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Military Construction, Reserve Components
Appropriations, 2006 (including rescissions and
supplementals)...................................... $1,809,105,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 858,816,000
House allowance......................................... 999,729,000
Committee recommendation (including rescission)......... 1,075,303,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The military construction appropriation for Reserve
Components provides for acquisition, construction, expansion,
rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training
and administration of the Reserve Components. This
appropriation also provides for facilities required as well as
funds for infrastructure projects and programs required to
support bases and installations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,075,303,000 for military
construction projects for the Guard and Reserve Components.
This amount is $733,802,000 below the fiscal year 2006 enacted
level, including rescissions and supplementals, and
$216,487,000 above the budget request. Further detail of the
Committee's recommendation is provided in the State table at
the end of this report.
The Committee recommends approval of military construction,
Reserve Components, as outlined in the following table:
RESERVE COMPONENTS
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Committee
Component Budget request recommendation
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Army National Guard..................... $473,197,000 $537,675,000
Air National Guard...................... 125,788,000 252,834,000
Army Reserve............................ 166,487,000 191,450,000
Navy Reserve............................ 48,408,000 48,408,000
Air Force Reserve....................... 44,936,000 44,936,000
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Total............................. 858,816,000 1,075,303,000
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The Committee recommends rescissions as follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Public Law Location Installation Project Title recommendation
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Law 109-114 (Fiscal Massachusetts........ Westfield............................... Fire Station............................ -2,129
Year 2006).
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Total.................. ..................... ........................................ ........................................ -2,129
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The Committee fully expects contracts for the following
projects to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2007 as
practical:
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Armed Forces Reserve Center, Clarksdale, Mississippi.--The
Committee understands a new reserve center is urgently needed
at this location and is among the top priorities of the
Mississippi Adjutant General. The Committee therefore urges the
Army National Guard to accelerate planning and design for this
facility with funds previously appropriated for this purpose,
and to include full funding for this project in the fiscal year
2008 budget request.
Armed Forces Reserve Center, Monticello, Mississippi.--The
Committee understands a new reserve center is urgently needed
at this location and is among the top priorities of the
Mississippi Adjutant General. The Committee therefore urges the
Army National Guard to accelerate planning and design for this
facility with funds previously appropriated for this purpose,
and to include full funding for this project in the fiscal year
2008 budget request.
Armed Forces Reserve Center, Logan County, West Virginia.--
The Committee understands that a new reserve center is urgently
needed at this location to accommodate a major mission change
and expansion resulting from the Army's transformation and
modularity efforts. The Committee therefore urges the Army
National Guard to accelerate planning and design for this
facility with funds previously appropriated for this purpose,
and to include full funding for this project in the fiscal year
2008 budget request.
Bachelor Officers Quarters/Bachelor Enlisted Quarters,
Ravenna Training and Logistics Site, Ohio.--Of the funds
provided for unspecified minor construction in this account,
the Committee directs that $1,500,000 be made available for the
construction of this barracks facility.
Barracks, Los Alamitos, California.--Of the funds provided
for unspecified minor construction in this account, the
Committee directs that $1,400,000 be made available for the
construction of this barracks facility.
Billeting, Regional and Readiness Technology Center,
Northfield, Vermont.--Of the funds provided for unspecified
minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that
$1,500,000 be made available for the construction of this
facility.
Rappelling Tower, Camp Dawson, West Virginia.--Of the funds
provided for unspecified minor construction in this account,
the Committee directs that $1,500,000 be made available for the
construction of this tower.
Dining Facility, Camp Roberts, San Miguel, California.--Of
the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this
account, the Committee directs that $1,500,000 be made
available for the construction of this facility.
Regional Training Institute, Camp Dawson, West Virginia.--
Of the funds provided for planning and design in this account,
the Committee directs that $2,000,000 be made available for the
design of these facilities.
United States Property and Fiscal Office, Nashville,
Tennessee.--Of the funds provided for planning and design in
this account, the Committee directs that $1,164,000 be made
available for the design of this facility.
Vehicle Storage Facility, 31st Civil Support Team, Smyrna,
Delaware.--Of the funds provided for unspecified minor
construction in this account, the Committee directs that
$1,000,000 be made available for the construction of this
facility.
United States Property and Fiscal Office, Buckhannon, West
Virginia.--Of the funds provided for planning and design in
this account, the Committee directs that $3,000,000 be made
available for the design of this facility.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Deployment Processing Facility, Great Falls International
Airport, Montana.--Of the funds provided for unspecified minor
construction in this account, the Committee directs that
$1,450,000 be made available for the construction of this
facility.
Engine Shop Addition/Alteration, NAS/JRB Fort Worth,
Texas.--Of the funds provided for unspecified minor
construction in this account, the Committee directs that
$1,400,000 be made available for the construction of this
facility.
Fire Station, Ellington JRB, Texas.--The Committee notes
the fire station at Ellington Joint Reserve Base in Houston,
Texas, is in a state of deterioration and is not sufficient to
adequately serve the base community. The Committee urges the
Air National Guard to include funds for this project in its
fiscal year 2008 budget request.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $174,789,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 220,985,000
House allowance......................................... 200,985,000
Committee recommendation................................ 205,985,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] appropriation
provides for the U.S. cost-share of the NATO Security
Investment Program for the acquisition and construction of
military facilities and installations (including international
military headquarters) and for related expenses for the
collective defense of the NATO Treaty Area.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $205,985,000 for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] Security Investment Program
for fiscal year 2007. This amount is $31,196,000 above the
fiscal year 2006 enacted level and $15,000,000 below the budget
request.
European Investment.--The United States contributes 23.2
percent of the funding provided to the NATO Security Investment
Program in addition to the President's current budget request
of $940,000,000 for United States military construction
projects at United States military installations in the
European Theater in fiscal year 2007. Thus, while the United
States contributes more than any other country to the NATO
infrastructure program, it will also contribute almost
$1,000,000,000 unilaterally in military infrastructure in
fiscal year 2007 to the common defense of the NATO alliance.
It is against this backdrop that the Committee urges the
United States' NATO allies to increase their investment in our
common defense and, as detailed in section 118 of the
administrative provisions of this title, directs the Department
of Defense to report to the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress, no later than December 1, 2006, on its
efforts to obtain contributions from our allies to our common
defense.
The Committee continues the requirement that no funds will
be used for projects (including planning and design) related to
the enlargement of NATO and the Partnership for Peace program,
unless the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress are notified 21 days in advance of the obligation of
funds.
The Department of Defense is directed to identify
separately the level of effort anticipated for NATO enlargement
and for Partnership for Peace for that fiscal year in future
budget justifications.
Family Housing Overview
The Committee recommends $3,988,827,000 for family housing
construction, operations and maintenance, and the Department's
family housing improvement fund. This amount is $493,405,000
below the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2006, including
rescissions and supplemental funds, and $95,213,000 below the
fiscal year 2007 budget request.
Oversight of Privatized Family Housing Projects.--The
Committee is concerned that, as the inventory of military
family housing transitions from direct military management to
the management of private developers, the military Services
remain vigilant in their oversight of family housing. It is
imperative that the Services ensure private developers, once
entrusted with contracts to provide family housing, maintain
military communities not only at levels commensurate with the
level of dedication exhibited by their occupants, but in
accordance with their requirements under contract. To ensure
this vigilance, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to submit quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations
of both Houses of Congress on the maintenance of family housing
units and the contributions of housing privatization entities
to the recapitalization accounts for each ongoing family
housing privatization project.
Family Housing Construction, Army
Appropriations, 2006 (including rescission)............. $528,140,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 594,991,000
House allowance......................................... 578,791,000
Committee recommendation................................ 578,791,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing appropriation for the Army provides for
expenses of family housing for construction, including
acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and
alteration. This appropriation provides for the financing of
all costs for construction, improvements and leasing of all
Army housing. In addition to quality of life enhancements, the
program contains initiatives to reduce operating costs and
conserve energy by upgrading or replacing facilities which can
be made more efficient through relatively modest investments in
improvements. The Department of Defense is authorized to use
limited partnerships, make direct and guaranteed loans, and
convey Department-owned property to stimulate the private
sector to increase the availability of affordable, quality
housing for the Army.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $578,791,000 for family housing
construction, Army, in fiscal year 2007. This amount is
$50,651,000 above the fiscal year 2006 enacted level, including
rescissions, and $16,200,000 below the budget request.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $241,800,000 for new construction,
as shown below:
ARMY FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Location Installation Project title Budget request recommendation
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Alaska.................................. Fort Richardson.............. Replacement Construction (105 Units)........... 45,000 45,000
Alaska.................................. Fort Richardson.............. Replacement Construction (57 Units)............ 25,000 25,000
Alaska.................................. Fort Wainwright.............. Replacement Construction (90 Units)............ 50,000 50,000
Alaska.................................. Fort Wainwright.............. Replacement Construction (86 Units)............ 50,000 50,000
Alaska.................................. Fort Wainwright.............. Replacement Construction (58 Units)............ 32,000 32,000
Arizona................................. Fort Huachuca................ Replacement Construction (119 Units)........... 32,000 32,000
Arkansas................................ Pine Bluff Arsenal........... Replacement Construction (10 Units)............ 2,900 2,900
Wisconsin............................... Fort McCoy................... Replacement Construction (13 Units)............ 4,900 4,900
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Total............................. ............................. ............................................... 241,800 241,800
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CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
The following projects are to be accomplished within the
amounts provided for construction improvements:
ARMY CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Location Installation Project title Budget request recommendation
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Alaska.................................. Fort Richardson.............. Construction Improvements (86 Units)........... 14,800 14,800
Arkansas................................ Pine Bluff Arsenal........... Construction Improvements (34 Units)........... 4,059 4,059
Arizona................................. Fort Huachuca................ Construction Improvements (16 Units)........... 6,200 6,200
Oklahoma................................ Fort Sill.................... Construction Improvements (416 Units).......... 48,000 48,000
Germany................................. Ansbach...................... Construction Improvements (116 Units).......... 19,500 19,500
Germany................................. Stuttgart.................... Construction Improvements (116 Units).......... 22,000 22,000
Germany................................. Stuttgart.................... Construction Improvements (126 Units).......... 25,000 25,000
Germany................................. Wiesbaden.................... Construction Improvements (34 Units)........... 7,200 7,200
Germany................................. Wiesbaden.................... Construction Improvements (104 Units).......... 25,000 25,000
Germany................................. Wiesbaden.................... Construction Improvements (36 Units)........... 8,300 8,300
California.............................. Fort Irwin................... Privatization (172 Units)...................... 31,000 31,000
District of Columbia................... Fort McNair.................. Privatization (29 Units)....................... 16,200 ..............
New York................................ Fort Drum.................... Privatization (358 Units)...................... 75,000 75,000
Texas................................... Fort Bliss................... Privatization (90 Units)....................... 12,600 12,600
New York................................ U.S. Military Academy....... Privatization (966 Units)...................... 22,000 22,000
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Total............................. ............................. ............................................... 336,859 320,659
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Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $795,953,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 676,829,000
House allowance......................................... 674,657,000
Committee recommendation................................ 675,617,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation
for the Army provides for the operation and maintenance of
family housing. This includes debt payment, leasing, minor
construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance
premiums of Army family housing.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $675,617,000 for family housing
operation and maintenance, Army. This amount is $120,336,000
below the fiscal year 2006 enacted level, and $1,212,000 below
the budget request.
Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
Appropriations, 2006 (including supplemental)........... $302,918,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 305,071,000
House allowance......................................... 308,956,000
Committee recommendation................................ 305,071,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing appropriation for the Navy and Marine
Corps provides for expenses of family housing for construction,
including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion,
extension, and alteration. This appropriation provides for the
financing of all costs for construction, improvements, and
leasing of all Navy and Marine Corps housing. In addition to
quality of life enhancements, the program contains initiatives
to reduce operating costs and conserve energy by upgrading or
replacing facilities which can be made more efficient through
relatively modest investments in improvements. The Department
of Defense is authorized to use limited partnerships, make
direct and guaranteed loans, and convey Department-owned
property to stimulate the private sector to increase the
availability of affordable, quality housing for the Navy and
Marine Corps.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $305,071,000 for family housing
construction, Navy and Marine Corps, in fiscal year 2007. This
amount is $2,153,000 above the fiscal year 2006 enacted level,
including supplemental funds, and equal to the budget request.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $126,025,000 for new construction,
as shown below:
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Location Installation Project title Budget request recommendation
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California........................ Barstow.............. Replace Desert View.. 27,851 27,851
Guam.............................. Guam................. Replace Old Apra..... 48,017 48,017
Guam.............................. Guam................. Replace N. Tipalo.... 50,157 50,157
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Total....................... ..................... ..................... 126,025 126,025
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CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
The following projects are to be accomplished within the
amounts provided for construction improvements:
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Location Installation Project title Budget request recommendation
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Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas... ................................. Southeast Region, Phase II.................. 19,900 19,900
Guam................................... ................................. Wholehouse Improvements (4 Units)........... 830 830
Japan.................................. CFA Yokosuka..................... 9 Halsey.................................... 383 383
Japan.................................. CFA Yokosuka..................... 11 Halsey................................... 383 383
Japan.................................. CFA Yokosuka..................... 13 Halsey................................... 383 383
California............................. MCB Camp Pendleton............... Privatization............................... 19,564 19,564
Hawaii................................. MCB Hawaii....................... Privatization............................... 56,052 56,052
North Carolina......................... MCB Camp Lejeune/MCAS Cherry Privatization............................... 78,951 78,951
Point.
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Total............................ ................................. ............................................ 176,446 176,446
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Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps
Appropriations, 2006 (including supplemental)........... $631,662,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 509,126,000
House allowance......................................... 509,126,000
Committee recommendation................................ 498,525,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation
for the Navy and Marine Corps provides for the operation and
maintenance of family housing. This includes debt payment,
leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges,
and insurance premiums of Navy and Marine Corps family housing.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $498,525,000 for family housing
operation and maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps, in fiscal
year 2007. This amount is $133,137,000 below the fiscal year
2006 enacted level, including supplemental funds, and
$10,601,000 below the budget request.
Family Housing Construction, Air Force
Appropriations, 2006 (including rescissions and
supplementals)...................................... $1,368,868,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 1,183,138,000
House allowance (including rescissions)................. 1,102,938,000
Committee recommendation (including rescissions)........ 1,115,938,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing appropriation for the Air Force provides
for expenses of family housing for construction, including
acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and
alteration. This appropriation provides for the financing of
all costs for construction, improvements and leasing of all Air
Force housing. In addition to quality of life enhancements, the
program contains initiatives to reduce operating costs and
conserve energy by upgrading or replacing facilities which can
be made more efficient through relatively modest investments in
improvements. The Department of Defense is authorized to use
limited partnerships, make direct and guaranteed loans, and
convey Department-owned property to stimulate the private
sector to increase the availability of affordable, quality
housing for the Air Force.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,115,938,000 for family housing
construction, Air Force, in fiscal year 2007. This amount is
$252,930,000 below the fiscal year 2006 enacted level,
including rescissions and supplemental funds, and $67,200,000
below the budget request.
Family Housing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.--The Air
Force's fiscal year 2007 budget request to spend $39,294,000 to
build a second phase of family housing (60 units) at
Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, has been of great interest to
the Committee. In fiscal year 2006, Congress provided
$45,385,000 for the first phase of family housing (79 units) at
Spangdahlem in an effort to put the needs of our airmen and
their families first and to demonstrate the commitment of the
United States to the community surrounding Spangdahlem Air
Base.
The Committee has conducted extensive review of the Air
Force's proposed housing plan at Spangdahlem, including
briefings, site visits to Spangdahlem Air Base and surrounding
areas, and a request of GAO to review the Air Force's
methodology in undertaking this project. The Committee
questioned the Air Force's underlying assumptions, such as
residual value calculations, and remains skeptical of its
original proposal to build housing at Spangdahlem without first
conducting an updated Housing Requirements Market Analysis
[HRMA] and measuring community interest in build-to-lease
housing at Spangdahlem. According to the GAO, the Air Force did
not follow its own guidance in performing it original life-
cycle cost analysis.
Throughout this process, the Committee has supported the
need for family housing at Spangdahlem Air Base. After this
thorough review, the Committee recommends fully funding the
President's fiscal year 2007 budget request of $39,294,000 for
family housing at Spangdahlem. However, the Committee does not
expect funding for a third phase of housing at Spangdahlem, as
originally proposed by the Air Force, to be necessary, as an
updated HRMA should reduce the expected need and build-to-lease
proposals should meet the remaining need at Spangdahlem.
Therefore, this Committee does not intend to provide funding
for housing at Spangdahlem Air Base in fiscal year 2008.
Family Housing, Malmstrom AFB, Montana.--The Committee
recognizes the quality of construction from past housing
projects on Malmstrom AFB that utilized local contractors. The
Committee therefore directs the Air Force to contract for
housing at Malmstrom AFB in housing blocks small enough to
allow local contractors to compete for these contracts and
further directs the Air Force not to use language that may
unfairly bias contract bids to large companies over small
contractors.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $765,159,000 for new construction,
as shown below:
AIR FORCE FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Location Installation Project title Budget request recommendation
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Alaska.................................. Eielson AFB..................... Replace Family Housing (129 Units).......... 87,414 87,414
Idaho................................... Mountain Home AFB............... Replace Family Housing, Phase 8 (457 Units) 107,800 107,800
Missouri................................ Whiteman AFB.................... Replace Family Housing (116 Units).......... 39,270 39,270
Montana................................. Malmstrom AFB................... Replace Family Housing (493 Units).......... 140,252 140,252
North Carolina.......................... Seymour Johnson AFB............. Replace Family Housing, Phase 10 (56 Units) 22,956 22,956
North Dakota............................ Minot AFB....................... Replace Family Housing, Phase 13 (575 171,188 170,188
Units).
Texas................................... Dyess AFB....................... Replace Family Housing, Phase 7 (199 Units) 49,215 49,215
Germany................................. Ramstein AB..................... Replace Family Housing (101 Units).......... 73,488 73,488
Germany................................. Spangdahlem AB.................. Replace Family Housing (60 Units)........... 39,294 39,294
United Kingdom.......................... Royal Air Force Lakenheath...... Replace Family Housing (74 Units)........... 35,282 35,282
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Total............................. ................................ ............................................ 766,159 765,159
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CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
The following projects are to be accomplished within the
amounts provided for construction improvements:
AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Location Installation Project title Budget request recommendation
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Alaska....................... Eielson AFB.......... Improve Family Housing.... 102,261 102,261
Missouri..................... Whiteman AFB......... Improve Family Housing.... 12,816 12,816
North Carolina............... Seymour Johnson AFB.. Improve Family Housing.... 9,655 9,655
North Dakota................. Minot AFB............ Improve Family Housing.... 24,356 24,356
Tennessee.................... Arnold AFB........... Improve Family Housing.... 2,521 2,521
Germany...................... Ramstein AB.......... Improve Family Housing.... 5,448 5,448
Japan........................ Kadena AB............ Improve Family Housing.... 121,777 121,777
Japan........................ Kadena AB............ Install Government 1,871 1,871
Furnished Materials.
Japan........................ Misawa AB............ Improve Family Housing.... 68,997 68,997
Japan........................ Misawa AB............ Install Government 1,304 1,304
Furnished Materials.
Japan........................ Yokota AB............ Improve Family Housing.... 52,239 52,239
United Kingdom............... RAF Mildenhall....... Improve Family Housing.... 482 482
Classified................... Classified........... Improve Infrastructure.... 50 50
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Total.................. ..................... .......................... 403,777 403,777
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The Committee recommends rescissions as follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Public Law Location/Installation Project Title recommendation
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Public Law 108-324 (Fiscal Year Various Locations......... Privatization Savings........... -23,400
2005).
Public Law 109-114 (Fiscal Year Various Locations......... Privatization Savings........... -42,800
2006).
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Total....................... .......................... ................................ -66,200
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Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
Appropriations, 2006 (including supplemental)........... $806,289,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 755,071,000
House allowance......................................... 755,071,000
Committee recommendation................................ 755,071,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation
for the Air Force provides for the operation and maintenance of
family housing. This includes debt payment, leasing, minor
construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance
premiums of Air Force family housing.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $755,071,000 for family housing
operation and maintenance, Air Force, in fiscal year 2007. This
amount is $51,218,000 below the fiscal year 2006 enacted level,
including supplemental funds, and equal to the budget request.
Family Housing Construction, Defense-Wide
Appropriations, 2006....................................................
Budget estimate, 2007................................... $8,808,000
House allowance......................................... 8,808,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,808,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing appropriation for Defense-Wide provides
for expenses of family housing for construction, including
acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and
alteration. This appropriation provides for the financing of
all costs for construction, improvements and leasing of housing
Defense-Wide. In addition to quality of life enhancements, the
program contains initiatives to reduce operating costs and
conserve energy by upgrading or replacing facilities which can
be made more efficient through relatively modest investments in
improvements. The Department of Defense is authorized to use
limited partnerships, make direct and guaranteed loans, and
convey Department-owned property to stimulate the private
sector to increase the availability of affordable, quality
housing Defense-Wide.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $8,808,000 for family housing
construction, Defense-Wide, in fiscal year 2007. This amount is
$8,808,000 above the fiscal year 2006 enacted level and equal
to the budget request.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $8,040,000 for new construction,
as shown below:
DEFENSE-WIDE FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Location Installation Project title Budget request recommendation
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pennsylvania............................ Mechanicsburg................... Planning/Design--Wholehouse Renovation...... 200 200
Virginia................................ Richmond IAP.................... Replace Family Housing (25 Units)........... 7,840 7,840
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Total............................. ................................ ............................................ 8,040 8,040
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CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
The following projects are to be accomplished within the
amounts provided for construction improvements:
DEFENSE-WIDE CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Committee
Location Installation Project title Budget request recommendation
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Virginia................................. Defense Supply Center Richmond......... Wholehouse Renovation............... 484 484
United Kingdom........................... RAF Menwith Hill Station............... Enclose Covered Parking............. 284 284
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Total.............................. ....................................... .................................... 768 768
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Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $45,927,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 48,506,000
House allowance......................................... 48,506,000
Committee recommendation................................ 48,506,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation
for Defense-Wide provides for the operation and maintenance of
family housing. This includes debt payment, leasing, minor
construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance
premiums of Defense family housing.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $48,506,000 for family housing
operation and maintenance, Defense-Wide. This amount is
$2,579,000 above the fiscal year 2006 enacted level and equal
to the budget request.
Family Housing Improvement Fund
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $2,475,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 2,500,000
House allowance......................................... 2,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,500,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The family housing improvement appropriation provides for
the Department of Defense to undertake housing initiatives and
to provide an alternative means of acquiring and improving
military family housing and supporting facilities. This account
provides seed money for housing privatization initiatives.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $2,500,000 for the Family Housing
Improvement Fund. This amount is $25,000 above the fiscal year
2006 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide
Appropriations, 2006....................................................
Budget estimate, 2007................................... $130,993,000
House allowance......................................... 90,993,000
Committee recommendation................................ 140,993,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account provides funding for design and construction
of full-scale chemical disposal facilities and associated
projects to upgrade installation support facilities and
infrastructures required to support the Chemical
Demilitarization Program. This account was established starting
in fiscal year 2005 to comply with section 141(b) of the fiscal
year 2003 National Defense Authorization Act.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $140,993,000 for chemical
demilitarization construction projects, an increase of
$10,000,000 over the President's budget request. The Committee
notes that the fiscal year 2006 budget request did not include
any funding for chemical demilitarization construction in the
military construction program, but instead funded the entire
chemical demilitarization program through the ``Defense
chemical agents and munitions destruction, Army, research and
development'' account. The $51,000,000 provided for
construction activities at the Blue Grass and Pueblo sites in
this account in fiscal year 2006 was a one-time exception to
assist the Defense Department to restart work at these two
sites. The Committee directs the Department to include future
requests for funding in the appropriate military construction
accounts.
Base Closure Account 1990
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $252,279,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 191,220,000
House allowance......................................... 216,220,000
Committee recommendation................................ 191,220,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The base closure appropriation (1990) provides for clean up
and disposal of property consistent with the four closure
rounds required by the base closure Acts of 1988 and 1990.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a total of $191,220,000 for the
Base Closure Account 1990. This is $61,059,000 below the fiscal
year 2006 enacted level and equal to the budget request. The
Military Departments have assured the Committee that this level
of funding, in conjunction with estimated proceeds from Navy
land sales of $334,800,000, is adequate to address urgent
requirements for fiscal year 2007 resulting from prior BRAC
rounds.
Since the start of the current process for BRAC, Military
Construction Appropriations Acts have appropriated a net total
of $23,458,554,000 for the entire program for fiscal years 1990
through 2006. The total amount appropriated for BRAC 1990,
combined with the Committee recommendation for fiscal year 2007
is $23,649,774,000.
In appropriating these funds, the Committee continues to
provide the Department with the flexibility to allocate funds
by Service, function, and installation. The following table
displays the total amount appropriated for each round of base
closure, including amounts recommended for fiscal year 2007 for
BRAC 1990.
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, 1990
[Total funding, fiscal year 1990 through fiscal year 2007]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 1990 Fiscal year 2007
through fiscal Fiscal year 2006 Committee Total
year 2005 enacted recommendation
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Part I.............................. $2,684,577,000 ( \1\ ) ( \1\ ) $2,684,577,000
Part II............................. 4,915,636,000 ( \1\ ) ( \1\ ) 4,915,636,000
Part III............................ 7,269,267,000 ( \1\ ) ( \1\ ) 7,269,267,000
Part IV............................. 8,334,247,000 $254,827,000 $191,220,000 8,780,294,000
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Total......................... 23,203,727,000 254,827,000 191,220,000 23,649,774,000
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\1\ Not Applicable.
Environmental Remediation, McClellan AFB, California.--The
former McClellan Air Force Base, closed by the 1995 Base
Realignment and Closure round, performed operation and
maintenance service on aircraft involving the use, storage, and
disposal of hazardous materials including industrial solvents,
caustic cleansers, paints, metal plating wastes, low-level
radioactive wastes, and a variety of fuel oils and lubricants.
Active cleanup of solvents in soil and groundwater has been
continuing since it first started in the mid 1980s. In 1987 the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] named McClellan a
Superfund Site.
The Committee is concerned that the funds the Air Force
programs for environmental cleanup annually at McClellan are
being diverted to bases not on the EPA's National Priorities
List [NPL]. The NPL highlights known releases or threatened
releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants
throughout the United States and its territories.
The Committee strongly urges the Air Force to accelerate
cleanup efforts at McClellan, and to provide the Committees on
Appropriation of both Houses of Congress, no later than
December 29, 2006, with a timetable and full accounting of past
and projected BRAC funding for this site through the completion
of the remediation process.
Base Closure Account 2005
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $1,489,421,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 5,626,223,000
House allowance......................................... 5,309,876,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,237,100,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The base realignment and closure appropriation for 2005
provides for clean up and disposal of property consistent with
the 2005 closure round required by the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. section 2687 note).
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a total of $5,237,100,000 for the
Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005. This amount is
$3,747,679,000 above the fiscal year 2006 enacted level and
$389,123,000 below the budget request.
Jointness.--The 2005 BRAC round was undertaken in large
part to facilitate a more ``joint'' Department of Defense.
While this process requires the Services to reconcile sometimes
conflicting philosophies, the Department is becoming more
``joint'' as it implements the 2005 BRAC decisions. The chart
below details joint projects to be carried out using BRAC 2005
funding.
BRAC JOINT PROJECTS
[In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Location Installation Project title Amount Joint occupants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama........................ Birmingham......... Armed Forces 28,000 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard
Arizona........................ Buckeye............ Armed Forces 19,500 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard
California..................... Bell............... Armed Forces 46,900 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard/Navy
Reserve
California..................... Moffett Field...... Armed Forces 47,000 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard
Connecticut.................... Middletown......... Armed Forces 35,000 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard
Florida........................ MacDill AFB........ AFR Add/Alter 1,700 Air National Guard/Air
Aerial Port Force
Squadron Training.
Florida........................ MacDill AFB........ ADAL Bldg 6 for 16,500 Air National Guard/Air
Squad Ops/AMU. Force
Florida........................ Eglin AFB.......... Special Forces 115,700 Army/Air Force
Complex, Phase 1.
Kansas......................... Fort Leavenworth... Regional 68,000 Army/Air Force
Correctional
Facility.
Kentucky....................... Paducah............ Armed Forces 16,500 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard
Kentucky....................... Bluegrass Army Armed Forces 21,000 Army Reserve/Army
Depot. Reserve Center. National Guard
Louisiana...................... Belle Chasse....... Military Entrance 6,307 Army/Navy/Air Force
Processing Center.
Maryland....................... Bethesda........... Joint Medical 1,374 Army/Navy/Air Force
Command HQ Fac,
Navy.
Maryland....................... Fort Detrick....... Armed Forces 13,800 Army Reserve/Marine
Reserve Center. Corps Reserve
Massachusetts.................. Ayer............... Armed Forces 81,000 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard/Marine
Corps Reserve
Massachusetts.................. Westover AFB....... Armed Forces 34,000 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard/Marine
Corps Reserve
Minnesota...................... Cambridge.......... Armed Forces 10,000 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard
Nebraska....................... Hastings........... Armed Forces 12,000 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard
Nebraska....................... Kearney............ Armed Forces 4,700 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard
New Mexico..................... Kirtland AFB....... Armed Forces 20,000 Army Reserve/Navy
Reserve Center. Reserve
North Carolina................. Seymour Johnson AFB AFR Add/Alter 9,600 Air Force/Air Force
Squad Ops & AMU. Reserve
North Carolina................. Seymour Johnson AFB AFR Add/Alter 1,100 Air Force/Air Force
Maintenance Shops. Reserve
North Carolina................. Seymour Johnson AFB AFR Flight 3,500 Air Force/Air Force
Simulator (AFRC). Reserve
North Carolina................. Seymour Johnson AFB AFR Corrosion 9,400 Air Force/Air Force
Control Hangar. Reserve
North Carolina................. Seymour Johnson AFB AFR KC-135 Parts 1,000 Air Force/Air Force
Stor, Bldg 4810. Reserve
Texas.......................... Fort Sam Houston... Joint Project Navy 48,991 Army/Navy/Air Force
Share.
Texas.......................... Stewart Newburgh... Armed Forces 22,000 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard
Texas.......................... Camp Bullis........ Armed Forces 44,000 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard
Texas.......................... Grand Prairie...... Armed Forces 35,000 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard
Texas.......................... Seagoville......... Armed Forces 19,500 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard
Texas.......................... Fort Sam Houston... Battlefield Health/ 54,000 Army/Navy
Trauma Biomed
Lab, Incr 1.
Virginia....................... Fort Lee........... Combat Service 197,000 Army/Air Force
Support Center,
Incr 1.
Washington..................... Fairchild AFB...... Armed Forces 31,000 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard
Washington..................... Fort Lewis......... Armed Forces 24,000 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard
Washington..................... Vancouver.......... Armed Forces 28,000 Army Reserve/Army
Reserve Center. National Guard
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Total.................... ................... .................. 1,127,072 ......................
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Administrative Provisions
Sec. 101. The Committee includes a provision that restricts
payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for work,
except in cases of contracts for environmental restoration at
base closure sites.
Sec. 102. The Committee includes a provision that permits
use of funds for hire of passenger motor vehicles.
Sec. 103. The Committee includes a provision that permits
use of funds for defense access roads.
Sec. 104. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
construction of new bases inside the continental United States
for which specific appropriations have not been made.
Sec. 105. The Committee includes a provision that limits
the use of funds for purchase of land or land easements.
Sec. 106. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
the use of funds to acquire land, prepare a site, or install
utilities for any family housing except housing for which funds
have been made available.
Sec. 107. The Committee includes a provision that limits
the use of minor construction funds to transfer or relocate
activities among installations.
Sec. 108. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
the procurement of steel unless American producers,
fabricators, and manufacturers have been allowed to compete.
Sec. 109. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
payments of real property taxes in foreign nations.
Sec. 110. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
construction of new bases overseas without prior notification.
Sec. 111. The Committee includes a provision that
establishes a threshold for American preference of $500,000
relating to architect and engineering services if a host
country has not increased defense spending by at least 3
percent in calendar year 2005.
Sec. 112. The Committee includes a provision that
establishes preference for American contractors for military
construction in the United States territories and possessions
in the Pacific, and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries
bordering the Arabian Sea.
Sec. 113. The Committee includes a provision that requires
notification of military exercises involving construction in
excess of $750,000.
Sec. 114. The Committee includes a provision that limits
obligations during the last 2 months of the fiscal year.
Sec. 115. The Committee includes a provision that permits
funds appropriated in prior years to be available for
construction authorized during the current session of Congress.
Sec. 116. The Committee includes a provision that permits
the use of expired or lapsed funds to pay the cost of
supervision for any project being completed with lapsed funds.
Sec. 117. The Committee includes a provision that permits
obligation of funds from more than 1 fiscal year to execute a
construction project, provided that the total obligation for
such project is consistent with the total amount appropriated
for the project.
Sec. 118. The Committee includes a provision that directs
the Department to report annually on actions taken to encourage
other nations to assume a greater share of the common defense
burden.
Sec. 119. The Committee includes a provision that allows
transfer of proceeds from earlier base closure accounts to the
continuing base closure account (1990, parts I-IV).
Sec. 120. The Committee includes a provision that permits
the transfer of funds from Family Housing Construction accounts
to the DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund and from Military
Construction accounts to the DOD Military Unaccompanied Housing
Improvement Fund.
Sec. 121. The Committee includes a provision that requires
the Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional defense
committees of all family housing privatization solicitations
and agreements which contain any clause providing consideration
for base realignment and closure, force reductions and extended
deployments.
Sec. 122. The Committee includes a provision that provides
transfer authority to the Homeowners Assistance Program.
Sec. 123. The Committee includes a provision that requires
that all acts making appropriations for military construction
be the sole funding source of all operation and maintenance for
family housing, including flag and general officer quarters,
and limits the repair on flag and general officer quarters to
$35,000 per year without prior notification to the
congressional defense committees.
Sec. 124. The Committee includes a provision that provides
authority to expend funds from the ``Ford Island improvement''
account.
Sec. 125. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
the expenditure of funds at installations or for projects no
longer necessary as a result of BRAC 2005, and requires the
Secretary of Defense to submit a prior-approval reprogramming
request before redirecting such funds.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Appropriations, 2006 (including supplementals).......... $71,457,832,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 77,908,797,000
House allowance......................................... 77,908,811,000
Committee recommendation................................ 77,908,797,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Veterans Administration was established as an
independent agency by Executive Order 5398 of July 21, 1930, in
accordance with the Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 1016). This
act authorized the President to consolidate and coordinate
Federal agencies especially created for or concerned with the
administration of laws providing benefits to veterans,
including the Veterans' Bureau, the Bureau of Pensions, and the
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. On March 15,
1989, the Veterans Administration was elevated to Cabinet-level
status as the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA].
The VA's mission is to serve America's veterans and their
families as their principal advocate in ensuring they receive
the care, support, and recognition they have earned in service
to the Nation. The VA's operating units include the Veterans
Benefits Administration, Veterans Health Administration,
National Cemetery Administration, and staff support offices.
The Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA] provides an
integrated program of non-medical veteran benefits. The VBA
administers a broad range of benefits to veterans and other
eligible beneficiaries through 57 regional offices and the
records processing center in St. Louis, Missouri. The benefits
provided include: compensation for service-connected
disabilities; pensions for wartime, needy, and totally disabled
veterans; vocational rehabilitation assistance; educational and
training assistance; home buying assistance; estate protection
services for veterans under legal disability; information and
assistance through personalized contacts; and six life
insurance programs.
The Veterans Health Administration [VHA] develops,
maintains, and operates a national healthcare delivery system
for eligible veterans; carries out a program of education and
training of healthcare personnel; carries out a program of
medical research and development; and furnishes health services
to members of the Armed Forces during periods of war or
national emergency. A system of 156 hospitals, 935 outpatient
clinics, 135 nursing homes, and 43 VA domiciliary residential
rehabilitation treatment programs is maintained to meet the
VA's medical mission.
The National Cemetery Administration provides for the
interment of the remains of eligible deceased servicepersons
and discharged veterans in any national cemetery with available
grave space; permanently maintains these graves; provides
headstones and markers for the graves of eligible persons in
national and private cemeteries; administers the grant program
for aid to States in establishing, expanding, or improving
State veterans' cemeteries; and provides certificates to
families of deceased veterans recognizing the veterans'
contributions and service to the Nation. The National Cemetery
Administration includes 158 cemeterial installations and
activities.
Other VA offices include the General Counsel, Inspector
General, Boards of Contract Appeals and Veterans Appeals, and
the general administration, which supports the Secretary,
Deputy Secretary, Under Secretary for Benefits, Under Secretary
for Health, and the Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $77,908,797,000 for the Department
of Veterans Affairs, including $41,415,643,000 in mandatory
spending and $36,493,154,000 in discretionary spending. The
amount provided for discretionary activities represents an
increase of $2,240,836,000 above the fiscal year 2006 enacted
level, including supplemental funds, and equal to the budget
request.
Administrative Policy and Legislative Proposals.--The
Committee is deeply concerned that the Department of Veterans
Affairs continues to assume congressional approval of its
policy and legislative proposals before the Congress has done
so. The current budget request has not only assumed full
enactment of its proposal, the Department assumed $795,509,000
in revenue and savings as part of the budget request.
Therefore, the Department's budget request is $795,509,000 less
than the stated need. This practice of under-requesting the
true needs of the Department to care for our veterans, with the
mandate that the Congress either enact the fees, shortchange
veterans healthcare, or make up the difference, is not
responsible budgeting. It is not a practice that the Congress
should tolerate. Risking the healthcare service for our
veterans is not a practice our veterans should tolerate.
Therefore, the Department of Veterans Affairs should
thoroughly evaluate revenue alternatives and report these
alternatives to the proper Committees in Congress for
consideration prior to including any such assumptions in budget
requests. In the strongest terms possible, this Committee
directs the Department not to submit another budget using
assumed fees and copayments until such time as the Congress
approves and authorizes the Department to implement new revenue
enhancing policies. To do otherwise undermines the entire
appropriations process and a system that veterans depend on for
critical care.
Veterans Benefits Administration
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $37,360,027,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 41,569,801,000
House allowance......................................... 41,569,815,000
Committee recommendation................................ 41,569,801,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA] is responsible
for the payment of compensation and pension benefits to
eligible ser-
vice-connected disabled veterans. This administration also
provides education benefits and housing loan guarantees.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $41,569,801,000 for the Veterans
Benefits Administration. This amount is composed of
$38,007,095,000 for ``Compensation and pensions'';
$3,262,006,000 for ``Readjustment benefits''; $49,850,000 for
``Veterans insurance and indemnities''; $196,692,000 for the
``Veterans housing benefit program fund program account'', with
$100,000,000 in credit subsidies and $153,185,000 for
administrative expenses; $53,000 for the ``Vocational
rehabilitation loans program account'' and $305,000 for
administrative expenses; and $615,000 for the ``Native American
veteran housing loan program account''.
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $33,897,787,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 38,007,095,000
House allowance......................................... 38,007,095,000
Committee recommendation................................ 38,007,095,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Compensation is payable to living veterans who have
suffered impairment of earning power from service-connected
disabilities. The amount of compensation is based upon the
impact of disabilities on a veteran's earning capacity. Death
compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation is
payable to the surviving spouses and dependents of veterans
whose deaths occur while on active duty or result from service-
connected disabilities. A clothing allowance may also be
provided for service-connected veterans who use a prosthetic or
orthopedic device.
Pensions are an income security benefit payable to needy
wartime veterans who are precluded from gainful employment due
to non-service-connected disabilities which render them
permanently and totally disabled. Under the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990, veterans 65 years of age or older
are no longer considered permanently and totally disabled by
law and are thus subject to a medical evaluation. Death
pensions are payable to needy surviving spouses and children of
deceased wartime veterans. The rate payable for both disability
and death pensions is determined on the basis of the annual
income of the veteran or their survivors.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $38,007,095,000 for ``Compensation
and pensions''. This is an increase of $4,109,308,000 above the
fiscal year 2006 enacted level and the same as the budget
request. The amount includes funds for a projected fiscal year
2007 cost-of-living increase of 2.6 percent for pension
recipients.
The appropriation includes $28,112,000 in payments to the
``General operating expenses'' and ``Medical services''
accounts for expenses related to implementing provisions of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, the Veterans'
Benefits Act of 1992, the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act
of 1994, and the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996.
Claims Processing Wait Time.--The Committee is aware the VA
claim processing wait time is projected to increase
significantly. At a time when our OEF/OIF veterans are
returning with significant injuries, the Committee believes the
VA should be processing veterans claims in a more timely and
efficient manner. The Committee is concerned how the VA will
reduce the number of average days processing claims. Progress
is not being made fast enough toward achieving the 125 day
strategic goal. Therefore, the Committee directs the VA to
provide a report on the number of new hires for claim
processing in fiscal year 2006 and projections for 2007, the
attrition rate for claims examiners, and the projected
productivity per FTE. This report is due to the Committee on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress no later than 60 days
following enactment of this act.
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $3,309,234,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 3,262,006,000
House allowance......................................... 3,262,006,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,262,006,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The ``Readjustment benefits'' appropriation finances the
education and training of veterans and servicepersons whose
initial entry into active duty took place on or after July 1,
1985. These benefits are included in the All-Volunteer Force
Educational Assistance Program (Montgomery GI bill) authorized
under 38 U.S.C. section 30. Eligibility to receive this
assistance began in 1987. Basic benefits are funded through
appropriations made to the readjustment benefits appropriation
and transfers from the Department of Defense. This account also
finances vocational rehabilitation, specially adapted housing
grants, automobile grants with the associated approved adaptive
equipment for certain disabled veterans, and educational
assistance allowances for eligible dependents of those veterans
who died from service-connected causes or have a total
permanent service-connected disability, as well as dependents
of servicepersons who were captured or missing in action.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $3,262,006,000 for ``Readjustment
benefits''. This is a decrease of $47,228,000 below the fiscal
year 2006 enacted level and the same as the budget request.
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $45,907,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 49,850,000
House allowance......................................... 49,850,000
Committee recommendation................................ 49,850,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The ``Veterans insurance and indemnities'' appropriation
consists of the former appropriations for military and naval
insurance, applicable to World War I veterans; National Service
Life Insurance, applicable to certain World War II veterans;
Servicemen's indemnities, applicable to Korean conflict
veterans; and veterans mortgage life insurance to individuals
who have received a grant for specially adapted housing.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $49,850,000 for ``Veterans
insurance and indemnities''. This is an increase of $3,943,000
above the fiscal year 2006 enacted level and the same as the
budget request. The Department estimates there will be
7,270,907 policies in force in fiscal year 2007 with a value of
$1,100,182,000,000.
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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Administrative
Program account expenses
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Appropriations, 2006................ $64,586,000 $153,575,000
Budget estimate, 2007............... 196,692,000 153,185,000
House allowance..................... 196,692,000 153,185,000
Committee recommendation............ 196,692,000 153,185,000
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides for all costs, with the
exception of the ``Native American veteran housing loan
program'' and the ``Guaranteed transitional housing loans for
homeless veterans program'', of the VA's direct and guaranteed
housing loans, as well as the administrative expenses to carry
out these programs.
VA loan guaranties are made to service members, veterans,
reservists and unremarried surviving spouses for the purchase
of homes, condominiums, manufactured homes and for refinancing
loans. VA guarantees part of the total loan, permitting the
purchaser to obtain a mortgage with a competitive interest
rate, even without a downpayment, if the lender agrees. The VA
requires that a downpayment be made for a manufactured home.
With a VA guaranty, the lender is protected against loss up to
the amount of the guaranty if the borrower fails to repay the
loan.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends such sums as may be necessary for
funding subsidy payments, estimated to total $100,000,000; and
$153,185,000 for administrative expenses for fiscal year 2007.
Bill language limits gross obligations for direct loans for
specially-adapted housing to $500,000.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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Administrative
Program account expenses
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Appropriations, 2006................ $53,000 $305,000
Budget estimate, 2007............... 53,000 305,000
House allowance..................... 67,000 305,000
Committee recommendation............ 53,000 305,000
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation covers the funding subsidy cost of
direct loans for vocational rehabilitation of eligible veterans
and, in addition, it includes administrative expenses necessary
to carry out the direct loan program. Loans of up to $977
(based on the indexed chapter 31 subsistence allowance rate)
are available to service-connected disabled veterans enrolled
in vocational rehabilitation programs, as provided under 38
U.S.C. chapter 31, when the veteran is temporarily in need of
additional assistance. Repayment is made in 10 monthly
installments, without interest, through deductions from future
payments of compensation, pension, subsistence allowance,
educational assistance allowance, or retirement pay. Most loans
are repaid in full in less than 1 year.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $53,000 for program costs and
$305,000 for administrative expenses for the ``Vocational
rehabilitation loans program account''. The administrative
expenses may be transferred to and merged with the ``General
operating expenses'' account. Bill language is included
limiting program direct loans to $4,242,000. It is estimated
that the VA will make 4,630 loans in fiscal year 2007, with an
average amount of $728.
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $580,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 615,000
House allowance......................................... 615,000
Committee recommendation................................ 615,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This program tests the feasibility of enabling VA to make
direct home loans to Native American veterans who live on U.S.
trust lands. It is a pilot program that began in 1993 and
expires on December 31, 2008. Subsidy amounts necessary to
support this program were appropriated in fiscal year 1993.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $615,000 for administrative
expenses associated with this program. This is $35,000 above
the fiscal year 2006 enacted level and the same as the budget
request.
GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This program was established by Public Law 105-368, the
Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998. The program is a
pilot project designed to expand the supply of transitional
housing for homeless veterans and to guarantee up to 15 loans
with a maximum aggregate value of $100,000,000. The project
must enforce sobriety standards and provide a wide range of
supportive services such as counseling for substance abuse and
development of job readiness skills.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
All funds authorized for the ``Guaranteed transitional
housing loans for homeless veterans program account'' have been
appropriated. Therefore, additional appropriations are not
required. Administrative expenses of the program, limited to
$750,000 for fiscal year 2007, will be borne by the ``Medical
services'' and ``General operating expenses'' accounts.
Veterans Health Administration
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $29,340,517,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 32,657,000,000
House allowance......................................... 32,695,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 32,670,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Department of Veterans Affairs operates the largest
Federal medical care delivery system in the country, with 156
hospitals, 43 VA domicilary residential rehabilitation
treatment programs, 135 nursing homes, and 935 outpatient
clinics, which include independent, satellite, community-based,
and rural outreach clinics.
The Department of Veterans Affairs ``Medical care
collections fund'' [MCCF] was established by the Balanced
Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33). In fiscal year 2004,
Public Law 108-199 allowed the Department to deposit first-
party and pharmacy co-payments; third-party insurance payments
and enhanced use collections; long-term care co-payments;
Compensated Work Therapy Program collections; Compensation and
Pension Living Expenses Program collections; and Parking
Program fees into the MCCF.
The Parking Program provides funds for the construction,
alteration, and acquisition (by purchase or lease) of parking
garages at VA medical facilities authorized by 38 U.S.C.
section 8109. The Secretary is required under certain
circumstances to establish and collect fees for the use of such
garages and parking facilities. Receipts from the parking fees
are to be deposited into the MCCF and are used for medical
services activities.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $32,670,000,000 for the ``Veterans
Health Administration'', without collections. This amount is
composed of $28,689,000,000 for ``Medical services'';
$3,569,000,000 for ``Medical facilities''; and $412,000,000 for
``Medical and prosthetic research''. Medical care collections
are expected to be $2,329,000,000. Therefore, VHA will have
total resources of $34,999,000,000, plus any carryover from
fiscal year 2006, available in fiscal year 2007.
AREAS OF INTEREST
HealtheVet-Vista Electronic Health Records.--The Committee
lauds the VA on its accomplishments with its electronic health
record system. This premier system sets the standard for
quality healthcare in both the public and private sectors.
HealtheVet-Vista, an on-line patient records system, has made
it possible for physicians and clinicians to have accurate and
timely access to all relevant information on the veteran's
health, thus enabling the best healthcare for the veteran.
HealtheVet-Vista has the potential to revolutionize the
healthcare system in the United States, and the Committee fully
supports the VA's efforts in improving the quality of
healthcare delivery.
VA-DOD Bi-Directional Health Information Exchange.--
Recently the VA and DOD began live production testing of
computable pharmacy and allergy data. The Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Defense achieved the first-ever bi-
directional exchange of standardized and computable pharmacy
and allergy data in a live patient care environment. Using a
new jointly developed interface known as ``CHDR'' clinicians
from the William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Ft. Bliss,
Texas, and the El Paso VA Healthcare System exchanged pharmacy
and allergy data on patients who were receiving healthcare from
both healthcare systems. Production testing also demonstrated
CHDR's ability to support automatic drug-drug and drug-allergy
order checking for these same patients. This unprecedented
achievement is expected to have a significant impact upon the
ability of VA and DOD to deliver safe, effective care to shared
patients. The Committee lauds the Department on this
accomplishment and encourages the Department to continue
testing this new technology.
The DOD has now established the Clinical Data Repository in
El Paso, Texas. The William Beaumont Army Medical Center at
Fort Bliss hosts a co-located DOD/VA medical facility. To
enhance the use of this technology, the VA is directed to
continue the VA/DOD demonstration project at the William
Beaumont Army Medical Center.
Traumatic Brain Injury.--The Committee is concerned that a
growing number of veterans returning from combat operations
overseas are not being properly screened for Traumatic Brain
Injury [TBI]. Although TBI clinically presents many of the
signs and symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD],
these two serious medical conditions require separate and
distinct treatment programs. The Committee encourages the
Department of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the four
Polytrauma Centers in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Palo Alto,
California; Richmond, Virginia; and Tampa, Florida, to
establish a separate education and diagnosis screening program
for VA medical centers and VET Centers that is distinct from
current PTSD programs.
Diabetes.--The Committee is encouraged by the Department's
work on diabetes and obesity. Twenty percent of the veteran
population is affected by this disease. The Committee
encourages the VA to continue this important work and expand on
its public-private partnerships in the area of nutrition,
diabetes, obesity and health-oriented research.
The Committee also recognizes that the technology to
closely monitor diabetics in patients' homes or daily
environments is rapidly advancing. These advances depend on the
reliable collection of accurate blood glucose data from
patients and coaching feedback to patients.
The Committee is aware that any solution to home-based
monitoring of diabetes must be readily accessible, easy to use,
and as effective as possible in managing veterans' diabetes.
Because telephones are nearly universally accessible, when
combined with third generation advanced voice interactive
protocols, a voice interactive system can provide patients with
a familiar and readily available management tool that other
technologies do not. Such technologies combined with patient
blood glucose data uploads could be especially useful in
reaching homebound veterans or veterans who live outside of
urban areas. The Committee encourages the VA to pursue these
promising interactive technologies.
Furthermore, the Committee is sensitive to the fact that
there is no current standard for the transfer of data from
blood glucose meters to programs in the VA healthcare centers
via wire or wireless methods. The Committee recommends that the
VA work with the providers of diabetes monitoring programs to
establish standards for data transfer between blood glucose
meters and remote diabetes monitoring programs so that this
process can be fully tested for the benefit of diabetic
veterans nationwide.
Age-Related Hearing Loss.--The Committee recognizes the
incidence and severity of age-related hearing loss and that
their associated costs are increasing at dramatic rates.
Currently, there are no approved therapeutics that either
prevent or treat age-related hearing loss, a leading cause of
disability and costs within the VA. The Committee encourages
the VA to examine and support the development and testing of
therapeutics aimed at preventing and treating age-related
hearing loss.
Advanced Nursing Education.--The Committee urges the VA in
conjunction with accredited schools of nursing to explore the
development of a fast track doctoral training program which
would facilitate completion of a Ph.D. in nursing by qualified
nurses employed within the VA network who possess their
bachelor of science in nursing.
Lung Cancer Screening.--The Committee encourages the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to institute a pilot program for
lung cancer screening, early diagnosis and treatment among high
risk veteran populations to be coordinated and partnered with
the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program and its
member institutions and with the designated sites of the
National Cancer Institute's Lung Cancer Specialized Programs of
Research Excellence. The Department shall report back to the
Committee on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this
act, on a proposal for this program.
Veterans Affairs Bio-Based Packaging Public Private
Partnership.--The Congress is interested in encouraging the use
of bio-based products wherever possible through implementation
of section 9002 of the 2002 farm bill. The Department shall
develop a program for the use of bio-based products as part of
its food service operations, consistent with section 9002 of
the 2002 farm bill, utilizing bio-based products to the maximum
extent feasible in facilities where disposable food service
products are used. The Department shall report to the Congress
by December 31, 2007, and annually thereafter, on its progress
in developing and utilizing bio-based food service products,
cleaning supplies, and other products as may be available in
its operations, and the cost-savings realized or increases
incurred as a result of such products.
MEDICAL SERVICES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $25,630,848,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 28,689,000,000
House allowance......................................... 28,689,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 28,689,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The ``Medical services'' account combines programs and
funding into one account previously appropriated as ``Medical
services'' and ``Medical administration''.
The ``Medical services'' account provides for medical
services of eligible veterans and beneficiaries in VA medical
centers, outpatient clinic facilities, contract hospitals,
State homes, and outpatient programs on a fee basis. Hospital
and outpatient care is also provided by the private sector for
certain dependents and survivors of veterans under the civilian
health and medical programs for the VA.
This account also provides funds for the expenses of
management, security, and administration of the VA healthcare
system. This appropriation provides for costs associated with
the operation of VA medical centers; other facilities; and VHA
headquarters; plus the costs of VISN offices and facility
director offices; chief of staff operations; quality of care
oversight; legal services; billing and coding activities;
procurement; financial management; human resource management;
and medical program information technology personnel services,
travel, and training.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $28,689,000,000 for ``Medical
services''. This amount is an increase of $3,058,152,000 over
the fiscal year 2006 enacted level and equal to the budget
request. In addition, the VA has the authority to retain co-
payments and third-party collections, estimated to total
$2,329,000,000 in fiscal year 2007.
The Committee has included bill language to make available
through September 30, 2008, up to $1,350,000,000 of the
``Medical services'' appropriation. This provides flexibility
to the Department of Veterans Affairs as it continues to
implement significant program changes.
The bill does not include requested language to allow for
the transfer of $15,000,000 to the DOD/VA Health Care Sharing
Incentive Fund. The Committee notes that the Fund has a large
unobligated balance in its fourth year of existence, and
additional funds are not recommended at this time.
AREAS OF INTEREST
Centers of Excellence.--Public Law 109-114 created three
Centers of Excellence specializing in mental health and post-
traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]. These centers could not have
come at a more appropriate time. A recent DOD questionnaire
determined many of the OEF/OIF service members are returning
from the conflict at a high risk for PTSD. The Committee is
very interested to determine what progress has been made with
the three centers, Waco VAMC, Texas; San Diego VAMC,
California; and Canandaigua VAMC, New York, to address mental
health care, and when these centers will be operational. The VA
is directed to submit a status report on each of these Centers
to the Committees of Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
no later than 60 days following enactment of this act.
Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.--The Committee
commends the Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at the
White River Junction, VA Medical Center, Vermont. This facility
has directly benefited VA medical centers across the country,
as well as numerous other local, State and Federal governmental
agencies. The Subcommittee encourages the VA to fund the
Center's budget commensurate with its activities and
responsibilities.
Blind Rehabilitative Service.--The VA's Blind
Rehabilitative Service is known world-wide for its excellence
in delivering comprehensive blind rehabilitation to our
Nation's blind veterans at 10 VA Blind Rehabilitation Centers.
On July, 22, 2004, GAO testified before Congress that more
outpatient services for blind veterans and better outpatient
training could better meet the demands of today's blind veteran
population. Since 1940, the VA has focused its training and
treatment at inpatient facilities. While the VA should continue
to support and maintain its inpatient capacity at its Blind
Rehabilitation Centers, it should also begin to expand its
treatment for blind veterans through outpatient services closer
to where veterans live. Within the amount provided in the
medical services account, the Committee directs the VA to begin
implementing a plan to expand more outpatient blind
rehabilitation services and training consistent with the
recommendations of the GAO report: ``More Outpatient
Rehabilitation Services for Blind Veterans Could Better Meet
their Needs'' (GAO-04-996T); the conclusions of the VA's Office
of Finance and Allocation Resource Center; and the
recommendations of the VA's Visual Impairment Advisory Board
[VIAB]. The full continuum of outpatient blind and low vision
rehabilitation services will include Visual Impairment Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation [VISOR], Blind Rehabilitation
Specialists, and Visual Impairment Center to Optimize Remaining
Site [VICTORS]. Additionally, the Committee is concerned about
current and future staffing levels of existing and expanded
programs and directs the VA to report back to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 120 days after
the enactment of this act, the status of the expansion of these
services and the current and planned staffing levels of both
inpatient Blind Rehabilitation Centers and the newly
established outpatient services.
Readjustment Counseling.--The Committee recognizes the
increased and ongoing pressures facing military families, and
believes it is important to take a proactive, preemptive
approach in helping veterans, particularly those in the
National Guard and Reserves, and their families adjust to
deployments and the transition home after the battlefield. Vet
Centers serve as the front line for many veterans and their
families. A program has been developed that has been
successfully utilized by Army families, which focuses on goals,
family strengthening, and communication as tools to deal with
stressful situations. The program can be successfully
facilitated by Vet Center staff and can help veterans and their
families to deal with both the transition from active duty to
civilian life and the call up to active duty for National
Guardsmen and Reservists. The Committee encourages VA to look
at the DOD program and consider applying it to the veteran
population.
G.V. Montgomery National Center for the Study of Veterans'
Education Policy, Mississippi State University, Mississippi.--
The Committee notes the advent of the G.V. ``Sonny'' Montgomery
National Center for the Study of Veterans' Education Policy at
Mississippi State University and encourages the VA to seek out
opportunities to work with the Center as it goes about the
important work of research on veterans' education and training
issues.
MEDICAL FACILITIES
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $3,297,669,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 3,569,000,000
House allowance......................................... 3,594,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,569,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The ``Medical facilities'' account provides funds for the
operation and maintenance of the VA healthcare system's vast
capital infrastructure. This appropriation provides for costs
associated with utilities, engineering, capital planning,
leases, laundry and food services, groundskeeping,
housekeeping, facility repair, and property disposition and
acquisition.
The Committee has included bill language to make available
through September 30, 2008, up to $250,000,000 of the medical
facilities appropriation. This provision provides flexibility
to the Department as it continues to implement significant
program changes.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $3,569,000,000 for ``Medical
facilities''. This amount is $271,331,000 above the fiscal year
2006 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
Community-Based Outpatient Clinics.--The Committee
continues to support the VA's efforts to provide healthcare
delivery to veterans in rural areas through its community-based
outpatient clinics [CBOCs]. The CBOCs play an important role in
outreach to veterans, Reserves, and Guard forces in areas not
served by major medical facilities.
As a result of the direction from the Committee in the
fiscal year 2006 appropriations conference report (H. Rept.
109-305) the VA submitted a report on the status of
establishing Community-Based Outpatient Clinics [CBOCs] in
locations around the country. While the Committee appreciates
the update from the VA on the Capital Asset Realignment for
Enhanced Services [CARES] Initiatives on CBOCs, it remains
concerned about the VA's ability to open CBOCs in a timely
fashion. The Committee encourages the VA to place an emphasis
on opening new CBOCs especially in areas that lack VA primary
care. Additionally, the Committee encourages the VA to move
forward establishing clinics in Bellingham and Centralia,
Washington; Alpena, Michigan; and in rural Colorado. The
Committee is concerned that some rural areas throughout the
country lack primary and secondary medical services for their
veteran population. The Committee encourages the VA to study
the feasibility of contracting these services in rural areas
that lack VA inpatient or outpatient facilities or services.
The Committees directs the VA to submit a report outlining
the location of the CBOCs opened in fiscal year 2006 and the
locations planned in fiscal year 2007. This report shall be due
to the Committees on Appropriations in both Houses of Congress
within 60 days following enactment of this act.
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $412,000,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 399,000,000
House allowance......................................... 412,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 412,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The ``Medical and prosthetic research'' account provides
funds for medical, rehabilitative, and health services
research. Medical research supports basic and clinical studies
that advance knowledge leading to improvements in the
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and
disabilities. Rehabilitation research focuses on rehabilitation
engineering problems in the fields of prosthetics, orthotics,
adaptive equipment for vehicles, sensory aids and related
areas. Health services research focuses on improving the
effectiveness and economy of the delivery of health services.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $412,000,000 for ``Medical and
prosthetic research''. This is equal to the fiscal year 2006
enacted level and $13,000,000 above the budget request.
The Committee remains highly supportive of this program,
and recognizes its importance both in improving healthcare
services to veterans and recruiting and retaining high-quality
medical professionals in the Veterans Health Administration.
Gulf War Illness Research Center of Excellence.--The
Committee commends the VA for establishing a center of
excellence devoted to gulf war illness research, at the
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center [UTSMC] in
collaboration with the VA Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. This
center is the result of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf
War Veterans' Illness' [RAC/GWVI] report recommendation to
develop a comprehensive Federal research plan to address gulf
war veterans illnesses by adopting a strategic research program
that identifies and addresses key medical questions. As
specified in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee
of Conference accompanying Public Law 109-114 and in accordance
with RAC's funding recommendation, the Committee directs the
Department to continue devoting at least $15,000,000 to gulf
war illness research in this fiscal year and the next 3 years
through this collaborative center.
Gulf War Illness Research and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
[ALS].--Recent studies conducted by the Houston VA Medical
Center, in conjunction with Baylor College of Medicine, have
shown gulf war veterans were twice as likely to develop
amyotrophic lateral schlerosis (ALS, also known as ``Lou
Gehrig's disease'') than the general population. The Committee
encourages the VA to continue researching ALS to determine the
relationship to the high incidence of ALS among our gulf war
veterans.
Nursing Research Program.--The Committee encourages
collaboration between the VA nurses and Tri-Service Nursing
Research Program award recipients in the exploration of
research proposals that improve the health and well-being of
their shared beneficiary population.
Myeloma Initiative.--Multiple Myeloma is a cancer of the
plasma cell, a treatable but uncurable disease. The Committee
understands the VA is working closely with the Multiple Myeloma
Research Foundation to establish patient education programs to
inform affected veterans about this rare blood cancer disease
and the proper treatment. The Committee is highly supportive
and directs the VA to work with the University of Maryland to
develop a pilot program on a Tablet PC Patient Education
System. The Committee envisions this pilot program to test the
use of Tablet PCs in a minimum of four VA medical facilities.
Joint Research Initiative.--The Committee understands that
the Department has been involved in discussions with the
Israeli Ministry of Defense regarding a number of research
issues including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, virtual
reality rehabilitation for motor recovery and ambulatory
training for veterans with prosthetic limbs, and robotic
rehabilitation trials for the neurologically impaired and for
veterans with missing limbs. The Committee is supportive of
continued discussions regarding the possibility of developing a
working group composed of the Veterans Health Administration,
the Israeli Ministry of Defense, clinicians, and researchers
that would guide collaborative research in these areas.
Not later than March 1, 2007, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a
report that describes: (1) the ways in which the Department of
Veterans Affairs and Israel have cooperated on Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder, virtual reality rehabilitation for motor
recovery and ambulatory training for veterans with prosthetic
limbs, and robotic rehabilitation trials for the neurologically
impaired and for veterans with missing limbs; (2) projects
initiated; and (3) plans for future cooperation and joint
projects.
Parkinson's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis.--The Committee
commends the work of the Parkinson's Disease Research Education
and Clinical Centers [PADRECCs] and Multiple Sclerosis Centers
of Excellence [MSCoEs] in the Veterans Health Administration of
the Department of Veterans Affairs. The six PADRECCs and two
MSCoEs serve veterans across the entire Veterans Health
Administration via a nationally coordinated system. These
centers are the model of innovation in the delivery of highly
specialized healthcare and research for chronic disease in the
veteran population. The Committee commends the PADRECCs and
MSCoEs for conducting clinical and basic science research,
administering national outreach and education programs, and
providing state-of-the-art clinical care vital not only to
veterans, but to the entire Nation. The Committee encourages
continued support and funding for the Parkinson's Disease
Research Education and Clinical Centers and Multiple Sclerosis
Centers of Excellence.
Longitudinal Study.--In 1984 Congress directed the VA to
initiate a large-scale survey of the psychiatric and socio-
medical components of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD] in
Vietnam and Vietnam-era veterans. The National Vietnam Veterans
Readjustment Study [NVVRS] is the largest nationwide
psychiatric study ever done to date. Only through the NVVRS has
the American public and medical community become aware of the
high rates of current and lifetime PTSD, and of the long-term
consequences of high stress war zone combat exposure. In 2000,
Congress directed the VA to contract for a follow-up report,
using the exact same participants, to assess the psychosocial,
psychiatric, physical, and general well being of these
individuals. The follow-up report would become a longitudinal
study of the mortality and morbidity of the participants, and
draw conclusions as to the long-term effects of service in the
military and of service in Vietnam in particular. The results
of the study were to be reported to Congress in 2005, but the
study has not been executed to date. The results of the study
would not only help the VA to better understand the long-term
mental health and social needs of Vietnam veterans, but could
prepare the VA for the long-term needs of Iraq and Afghanistan
veterans who are returning in record numbers with PTSD. The
Committee directs the Department to report to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, within 60 days of
enactment of this act, on a plan to complete this study, to
include its legal ability to obtain the original data and the
anticipated cost of completing the study.
Educational Outreach Program.--The Committee is aware that
many veterans who were part of Department of Defense programs
that conducted chemical and biological warfare testing from
1962 through 1973, including the program designated as Project
Shipboard Hazard and Defense [SHAD], are presenting themselves
to VA medical facilities with unrecognizable or confusing
medical symptoms. The Committee encourages the Department of
Veterans Affairs to coordinate with the Department of Defense
on an educational outreach program to all VA medical facilities
to educate VA medical professionals regarding the symptoms of
such testing and services veterans are eligible for pertaining
to hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care.
Mental Health/PTSD.--The Committee is aware of the
significant impact combat stress and its related mental health
disorders have on the lives of returning soldiers. The
Committee encourages the Center for Faith-Based and Community
Initiatives [CFBCI] and the Centers of Excellence for Mental
Health/PTSD, all VA entities, to work jointly in support of
faith-based and community organizations assisting veterans
diagnosed with mental health disorders.
MEDICAL CARE COST RECOVERY COLLECTIONS
MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $2,170,000,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 2,329,000,000
House allowance......................................... 2,329,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,329,000,000
MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND--REVENUES APPLIED
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $2,170,000,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 2,329,000,000
House allowance......................................... 2,329,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,329,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Medical Care Collection Fund [MCCF] was established by
the Balanced budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33). In fiscal
year 2004, Public Law 108-199 allowed the Department of
Veterans Affairs to deposit first-party and pharmacy co-
payments; third-party insurance payments and enhanced use
collections; long-term care co-payments; Compensated Work
Therapy Program collections; and Parking Program fees into the
MCCF. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs has the authority to
transfer funds between the MCCF and the medical services
appropriation, and medical facilities appropriation.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation includes the authority to
retain co-payments and third-party collections, estimated to
total $2,329,000,000 in fiscal year 2007.
National Cemetery Administration
Appropriations, 2006 \1\ (including supplemental)....... $156,647,000
Budget estimate, 2007 \1\............................... 160,733,000
House allowance \1\..................................... 160,733,000
Committee recommendation \1\............................ 160,733,000
\1\ Previously included in Departmental Administration.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The National Cemetery Administration was established in
accordance with Public Law 93-94, the National Cemeteries Act
of 1973. It has a four-fold mission: To provide for the
interment in any national cemetery of the remains of eligible
deceased servicepersons and discharged veterans, together with
their spouses and certain dependents, and permanently to
maintain their graves; to provide headstones for, and to mark
graves of eligible persons in national, State, and private
cemeteries; to administer the grant program for aid to States
in establishing, expanding, or improving State veterans'
cemeteries; and to administer the Presidential Memorial
Certificate Program.
There are a total of 158 cemeterial installations in 39
States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The
Committee's recommendation for the National Cemetery
Administration provides funds for all of these cemeterial
installations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $160,733,000 for the ``National
Cemetery Administration''. This is an increase of $4,086,000
over the fiscal year 2006 enacted level and the same as the
budget request.
Pikes Peak Region and El Paso County, Colorado.--The Pikes
Peak region and El Paso County, Colorado, have 125,000
veterans. There is no national veterans' cemetery in this
region of the State. The Committee encourages the Department of
Veterans Affairs to consider establishing a veterans' cemetery
in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado.
Departmental Administration
Appropriations, 2006 (including supplementals) \1\...... $4,600,641,000
Budget estimate, 2007 \1\............................... 3,521,263,000
House allowance \1\..................................... 3,483,263,000
Committee recommendation \1\............................ 3,508,263,000
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides for the administration of
nonmedical veterans benefits through the Veterans Benefits
Administration [VBA], the executive direction of the
Department, several top level supporting offices, the Board of
Contract Appeals, and the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $3,508,263,000 for ``Departmental
administration''. The amount is composed of $1,467,764,000 for
``General operating expenses''; $70,599,000 for the ``Office of
the Inspector General''; $399,000,000 for ``Construction, major
projects''; $198,000,000 for ``Construction, minor projects'';
$85,000,000 for grants for ``Construction of State extended
care facilities''; $32,000,000 for ``Grants for the
construction of State veterans cemeteries''; and $1,255,900,000
for ``Information technology systems''.
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2006 (including supplemental)........... $1,435,391,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 1,480,764,000
House allowance......................................... 1,480,764,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,467,764,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides for the ``General operating
expenses'' of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,467,764,000 for ``General
operating expenses''. This amount is $32,373,000 above the
fiscal year 2006 enacted level, including supplemental funds,
and $13,000,000 below the budget request.
Franchise Fund.--The Franchise Fund was established in 1997
as a pilot program and made permanent in fiscal year 2006 under
Public Law 109-114. The Committee directs the Department to
provide a report on the Franchise Fund's business plan for
fiscal year 2007. This plan should include a list of services,
customers, overhead expenses, funds collected for services, and
the unobligated balance from the previous fiscal year. The VA
shall submit this report to the Committees on Appropriations in
both Houses of Congress no later than 60 days following
enactment of this act.
Procurement Contracting.--There are possible opportunities
for the Department to save funds by procuring supplies and
equipment from vendors not on the General Services
Administration [GSA] schedule. Therefore, when purchasing these
items, the Committee urges the Department to review proposals
from companies both on and off the GSA schedule and make
decisions based on best value.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $70,174,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 69,499,000
House allowance......................................... 69,499,000
Committee recommendation................................ 70,599,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Inspector General was established by the
Inspector General Act of the 1978 and is responsible for the
audit and investigation and inspections of all Department of
Veterans Affairs programs and operations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $70,599,000 for the ``Office of
Inspector General''. This is $425,000 above the fiscal year
2006 enacted level and $1,100,000 above the budget request.
The recommended amount includes $1,100,000 from the
``Information technology systems'' account for IT systems
unique to the Office of Inspector General.
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
Appropriations, 2006 (including supplementals).......... $1,560,519,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 399,000,000
House allowance......................................... 283,670,000
Committee recommendation................................ 429,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The ``Construction, major projects'' account provides for
constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the
facilities (including parking projects) under the jurisdiction
or for the use of the VA, including planning, architectural and
engineering services, Capital Asset Realignment Enhanced
Services [CARES] activities, assessment, and site acquisition
where the estimated cost of a project is more than the amount
set forth in 38 U.S.C. section 8104(a)(3)(A). Proceeds realized
from Enhanced Use Lease activities may be deposited into the
``Construction, major projects'' and ``Construction, minor
projects'' accounts.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $429,000,000
for the construction of major projects. This is $1,131,519,000
below the fiscal year 2006 enacted level, including
supplemental funds for construction related to Hurricane
Katrina, and $30,000,000 above the budget request.
The following table compares the Committee recommendation
with the budget request.
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Location and description 2007 request recommendation
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Veterans Health Administration
[VHA]:
American Lake, Washington, $38,220 $38,220
Seismic Correction, NHCU &
Dietitics......................
Columbia, Missouri, OR 25,830 25,830
Replacement....................
Denver, Colorado, Replacement 52,000 52,000
Medical Center Facility........
Long Beach, California, Seismic 97,545 97,545
Correction, Bldg. 7 & 126......
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Spinal 32,500 32,500
Cord Injury [SCI] Center.......
St. Louis, Missouri, Medical 7,000 7,000
Facility Improvement & Cemetery
Exp............................
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ................ 40,000
Ambulatory Care Facility.......
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Subtotal, CARES............... 253,095 293,095
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Advance planning fund: Various 39,255 29,255
locations..........................
Asbestos abatement: Various 5,000 5,000
locations..........................
Claims Analyses: Various locations.. 2,000 2,000
Judgment Fund: Various locations.... 2,000 2,000
Hazardous Waste: Various locations.. 2,000 2,000
Facility Security Fund: Various 4,000 4,000
locations..........................
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Subtotal, Various locations... 54,255 44,255
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Total VHA construction, major 307,350 337,350
projects.....................
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National Cemetery Administration
[NCA]:
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, Phase 13,000 13,000
2 Gravesite Expansion..........
Gerald B.H. Solomon-Saratoga, 7,600 7,600
New York, Phase 2 Gravesite
Expansion......................
Great Lakes, Michigan, Phase 1B 16,900 16,900
Development....................
Design Fund: Various locations.. 2,300 2,300
Advance Planning Fund: Various 13,600 13,600
locations......................
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Total NCA construction, major 53,400 53,400
projects.....................
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General Administration (Staff
Offices)
Martinsburg, West Virginia, Capital 35,000 35,000
Region Readiness Center............
Asset Management [APF] Various 3,250 3,250
Locations..........................
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Total construction, major 399,000 429,000
projects.....................
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\1\ National Cemetery Administration major project requests do not
1include the purchase of pre-placed crypts, which are funded by the
Compensation and Pensions appropriation.
Major Construction Planning.--The Committee is concerned
about the large number of major construction projects underway.
There are numerous projects in various stages of completion
that need additional funding. There are other projects with
full funding that are behind schedule. The Department has now
requested additional project funds to begin new projects. While
the Committee understands the schedule timelines for large
construction projects, the Department's request for only
$399,000,000 this year is not consistent with its stated
construction schedule priority processes. Therefore, the
Department is directed to submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations in both Houses of Congress by April 1, 2007, on
the Department's entire construction program. This report shall
contain a list of all projects that have received funding in
this and previous appropriations acts, specifying total project
cost, scheduled completion date, reason for delay, if
applicable, and additional funding needed.
Orlando, Florida, Medical Care Facility.--In 2004, Congress
appropriated $25,000,000 for a medical care facility at
Orlando, Florida. Since then, VA has made no progress on the
design and construction of this hospital. The Committee directs
the Department to submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations in both Houses of Congress no later than 60 days
following enactment of this act, on the status of the Orlando,
Florida, medical care facility project and the reason for the
delay in construction.
Beckley, West Virginia, Nursing Home.--The Committee urges
the Department of Veterans Affairs to include $28,500,000 in
the President's fiscal year 2008 budget request for the
construction of a 90-bed nursing home and adult day care center
at the Beckley Veterans Affairs Medical Center, which was
listed in the VA's February 2005 Five-Year Capital Plan, 2005-
2010.
Martinsburg, West Virginia, Veterans Affairs Medical
Center.--The Committee urges the Department of Veterans Affairs
to include an amount of $3,560,000 in the President's fiscal
year 2008 budget request for planning and design work
associated with the renovation and expansion of the primary,
mental health, and specialty outpatient care at the Martinsburg
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, which was listed in the VA's
February 2005 Five-Year Capital Plan, 2005-2010.
Relocation of PTSD Program.--Last year, the VA Pacific
Islands Health Care System [PIHCS] relocated the Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder Residential Rehabilitation Program from Hilo to
temporary space at the Tripler Army Medical Center campus in
Honolulu, Hawaii. The relocation was intended to consolidate
and expand existing resources into a single location to allow
VA PICHS to treat patients with chronic PTSD and acute PTSD,
including OEF/OIF veterans. However, the temporary space in
which the program is currently located is inadequate. The
Committee understands that a permanent relocation project is
included in the list of VA potential construction projects for
fiscal year 2007. The Committee encourages VA to find a
permanent facility in which to house the PTSD Residential
Rehabilitation Program.
West Los Angeles, California Veterans Affairs Medical
Center.--The Committee includes a provision which directs the
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit a
report on the Master Plan for the West Los Angeles Veterans
Affairs Medical Center and its land. The Committee understands
that this report was mandated as part of Public Law 105-368,
yet the Department has not produced the report. Therefore, the
Committee has included similar language as the original
requirement. Further, the Committee has included a section
requiring the VA to allow 120 days after submission of the
report to the Committees on Appropriations before implementing
any recommendations made within the report. Additionally, any
recommendation which does not provide direct services for
veterans requires approval of the Committees on Appropriations
of both Houses of Congress before implementation. Nothing
contained within the provision shall be construed to prevent
the Department of Veterans Affairs from providing maintenance,
services, or programs consistent with the mission of the VA.
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
Appropriations, 2006 (including supplemental)........... $200,737,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 198,000,000
House allowance......................................... 210,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 168,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The ``Construction, minor projects'' account provides for
constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the
facilities (including parking) under the jurisdiction or for
the use of the VA, including planning, CARES activities,
assessment of needs, architectural and engineering services,
and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is
equal to or less than the amount set forth in 38 U.S.C. section
8104(a)(3)(4). Public Law 106-117, the Veterans Millennium
Health Care and Benefits Act of 1999, gave the VA the authority
to make capital contributions from minor construction in
enhanced-use leases. Proceeds realized from enhanced-use lease
activities may be deposited into the ``Construction, major
projects'' and ``Construction, minor projects'' accounts.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $168,000,000 for minor
construction. This is $32,737,000 below the fiscal year 2006
enacted level, including supplemental funds, and $30,000,000
below the budget request.
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $85,000,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 85,000,000
House allowance......................................... 105,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 85,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account is used to provide grants to assist States in
acquiring or constructing State home facilities for furnishing
domiciliary or nursing home care to veterans, and to expand,
remodel or alter existing buildings for furnishing domiciliary,
nursing home, or hospital care to veterans in State homes. The
grant may not exceed 65 percent of the total cost of the
project. Public Law 102-585 granted permanent authority for
this program, and Public Law 106-117 provided greater
specificity in directing VA to prescribe regulations for the
number of beds for which grant assistance may be furnished.
This program has been a successful partnership between the
States and the VA in meeting the long-term care needs of
elderly veterans for decades.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $85,000,000 for ``Grants for the
construction of State extended care facilities''. This is the
same as the fiscal year 2006 enacted level and equal to the
budget request. This program cost-effectively meets long-term
healthcare needs of veterans.
Life and Safety Requirements.--The Committee is extremely
concerned about the existing State veterans nursing homes cited
in violation of structural conditions which threaten the life
and safety of its residents. The VA has the responsibility to
provide Federal assistance to correct these life and safety
violations to the best interests and care of our veterans.
Therefore, the Department shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress no later than 60 days
after enactment of this act on its plan to rectify these
critical life safety issues.
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $32,000,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 32,000,000
House allowance......................................... 32,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 32,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Public Law 105-368, amended title 38 U.S.C. section 2408,
established authority to provide aid to States for
establishment, expansion, and improvement of State veterans
cemeteries which are operated and permanently maintained by the
States. This statutory change increased the maximum Federal
share from 50 percent to 100 percent in order to fund
construction costs and the initial equipment expenses when the
cemetery is established. The States remain responsible for
providing the land and for paying all costs related to the
operation and maintenance of the State cemeteries, including
the costs for subsequent equipment purchases.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $32,000,000 for ``Grants for the
construction of State veterans cemeteries''. This is the same
as the fiscal year 2006 enacted level and equal to the budget
request.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $1,213,820,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 1,257,000,000
House allowance......................................... 1,302,330,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,255,900,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Information Technology Systems account was established
in Public Law 109-114. The account encompasses the entire non-
pay information technology portfolio for the Department of
Veterans Affairs, including all automation efforts in all
administrations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,255,900,000 for ``Information
technology systems'' [IT]. This amount is $42,080,000 above the
fiscal year 2006 enacted level and $1,100,000 below the budget
request.
The recommended amount reflects a decrease of $1,100,000
which is transferred to the Office of Inspector General for
information technology systems.
Personnel Cost.--When the personnel associated cost for IT
maintenance and operations support is moved under the purview
of the CIO, the Department may elect to move funding under such
a heading to this ``Information technology systems'' account.
Information Security.-- The Committee is deeply concerned
with the vulnerabilities in the VA's information technology and
security system which leaves our veterans' personal data
information at high risk for fraud and identity theft. For the
past 4 years, the Inspector General cited in his reports the
``VA's systems remain vulnerable to unauthorized access and
misuse of sensitive information and data,'' yet the VA did not
take positive steps to rectify this. As the second largest
department in the Federal Government, the VA is responsible to
maintain and protect the data for millions of veterans'
personal, financial, and medical data information. The VA
cannot continue to operate with an information security program
which does not secure its veterans' data information. The
Committee directs the VA to report to the Committees on
Appropriations in both Houses of Congress no later than
December 30, 2006, on the measures the VA is taking to secure
its database from employee downloading or copying sensitive
information.
Information Technology System Reorganization.--In fiscal
year 2006, the Committees directed the Secretary of the VA to
reorganize the program office's information technology systems
into one office with the authority to manage the entire IT
portfolio. The congressional intent for the VA IT
reorganization was to produce a coordinated, systematic, and
efficient information technology portfolio management system.
The Committee directs the VA to provide a report to the
Committees on Appropriations in both Houses of Congress within
60 days following the enactment of this act, on the current
status of funds and the related progress on organizing this IT
oversight program.
E-Gov Initiatives.--This bill does not contain any funding
for the E-Gov initiatives as specified in the administration's
request. The Committee is not convinced these initiatives add
value to the Department of Veterans Affairs. From fiscal year
2005 to fiscal year 2006, the VA's E-Gov obligations increased
by 60.31 percent. For fiscal year 2007, VA's E-Gov request
increases by 5.93 percent over the fiscal year 2006 enacted
level, from $10,768,000 to $11,407,000. The Committee is
concerned the funds needed for this program are growing at an
alarming rate, while the utility to the VA is taking the
opposite track. Future budget request for E-Gov initiatives
should include a detailed explanation of how they directly
benefit the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Financial and Logistics Integrated Technology Enterprise
[FLITE].--The VA is at the beginning stages of developing its
financial and logistics integrated technology enterprise
[FLITE] system. The VA needs a comprehensive accounting and
financial management system as mandated by the Chief Financial
Officers Act of 1990. The Committee is pleased to see the VA is
approaching FLITE in incremental steps and is more vigilant
over cost and performance by contractors. The Committee expects
the VA to benefit from lessons learned by the preceding
project. It is imperative the VA has complete oversight of a
contractor's work and enforces any requirements if the
contractor fails to deliver in a timely and cost effective
manner. In the final stages of development, the VA must provide
quality training to its employees if it expects quality outcome
delivered from this system. The Committee directs the VA to
submit a semi-annual progress report on FLITE to the Committees
on Appropriations in both Houses of Congress until this project
reaches completion.
Automated Collateral Management System.--The Committee
encourages the Department to consider implementing a national
automated collateral management/appraisal management system.
Such a system would greatly increase the efficiency of loan
origination appraisals.
Regional Data Center Consolidation.--The VA is undergoing a
regional data center consolidation effort to decrease
maintenance cost on their key applications. The VISN
headquarters in Jackson, Mississippi, is an ideal location for
a regional center. As the VA continues to evaluate locations
for these centers, the Committee recommends Jackson,
Mississippi, be included as a possible location.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 201. The Committee includes a provision which outlines
reprogramming authority and responsibilities for the Veterans
Benefit Administration.
Sec. 202. The Committee includes a provision which outlines
reprogramming authority and responsibilities for the Veterans
Health Administration.
Sec. 203. The Committee includes a provision which outlines
the use of the ``Salaries and expenses'' account.
Sec. 204. The Committee includes a provision mandating that
only construction funds may be used for land procurement.
Sec. 205. The Committee includes a provision allowing for
reimbursements to the ``Medical services'' account.
Sec. 206. The Committee includes a provision allowing for
payments of prior year obligations.
Sec. 207. The Committee includes a provision which allows
for the use of fiscal year 2007 funds for prior year
obligations.
Sec. 208. The Committee includes a provision which allows
for payments from the National Service Life Insurance Fund.
Sec. 209. The Committee includes a provision which outlines
the use of funds from enhanced-use lease proceeds.
Sec. 210. The Committee includes a provision which provides
for funds for the Office of Resolution Management and the
Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication.
Sec. 211. The Committee includes a provision which sets a
limit on new leases without congressional approval.
Sec. 212. The Committee includes a provision which requires
disclosure of third-party reimbursement information.
Sec. 213. The Committee includes a provision which allows
for the transfer of funds into the construction accounts.
Sec. 214. The Committee includes a provision which outlines
authorized uses for ``Medical services'' funds.
Sec. 215. The Committee includes a provision which allows
funds in the Medical Care Collection Fund to be transferred
into the ``Medical services'' account.
Sec. 216. The Committee includes a provision which allows
eligible veterans in the State of Alaska to obtain medical care
services.
Sec. 217. The Committee includes a provision which allows
for the transfer of funds into the construction accounts.
Sec. 218. The Committee includes a provision denying
payments for E-Gov Initiatives.
Sec. 219. The Committee includes a provision which allows
for outreach and marketing to enroll new veterans.
Sec. 220. The Committee includes a provision requiring the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit quarterly financial
reports on the Veterans Health Administration.
Sec. 221. The Committee includes a provision outlining
transfer authority to the ``Information technology systems''
account.
Sec. 222. The Committee includes a provision outlining
transfer authority to the ``Medical services'' account.
Sec. 223. The Committee includes a provision outlining
limits on transfers within the ``Information technology
systems'' account.
Sec. 224. The Committee includes a provision denying
contributions to the DOD/VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund.
Sec. 225. The Committee includes a provision continuing
authority granted under 38 U.S.C.
Sec. 226. The Committee includes a provision requiring a
report on a master plan.
Sec. 227. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting
the Department from implementing a national standardized
contract for diabetes monitoring equipment.
Sec. 228. The Committee includes a provision allowing the
VA to procure land and constuct a new medical facility.
TITLE III
RELATED AGENCIES
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
Program Description
The American Battle Monuments Commission [ABMC] is
responsible for the following: the maintenance and construction
of U.S. monuments and memorials commemorating the achievements
in battle of our Armed Forces since April 1917 (the date of the
United States entry into World War I); the erection of
monuments and markers by U.S. citizens and organizations in
foreign countries; and the design, construction, and
maintenance of permanent military cemetery memorials in foreign
countries. The Commission maintains 24 military memorial
cemeteries and 25 monuments, memorials, and markers in 15
countries around the world, including three memorials on U.S.
soil. It is presently charged with erecting an Interpretive
Center at the Normandy American Cemetery, Normandy, France.
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $35,888,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 35,838,000
House allowance......................................... 37,088,000
Committee recommendation................................ 37,088,000
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $37,088,000 for the ``Salaries and
expenses'' account. This amount is $1,200,000 above the fiscal
year 2006 enacted level and $1,250,000 above the budget
request.
Normandy Interpretive Center.--Within this amount, the
Committee recommends funding for initial staffing of guides,
security and maintenance personnel for the Center. Public Law
107-73 funded the design of an Interpretive Center at the
American Cemetery in Normandy, France. The Center will tell the
story of the 9,386 American soldiers buried and 1,557 missing
in action at Normandy. Groundbreaking was held on August 28,
2004, with the official opening scheduled for June 6, 2007.
Point du Hoc.--The Committee fully supports the
Commission's effort to preserve the World War II Ranger
Monument located at Point du Hoc. This monument is a tribute to
sacrifices made by the Army Rangers during the D-Day invasion
at Normandy, France, and must be preserved as a reminder to the
world of what happened that day. The Committee understands the
sensitive nature of this project and has included funds to
ensure the Commission has sufficient resources to accomplish
this mission.
The bill does not include funds for payments to the State
Department's Capital Security Cost Sharing Program.
Foreign Currency Fluctuations
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $15,098,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 4,900,000
House allowance......................................... 4,900,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,900,000
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $4,900,000 for the ``Foreign
currency fluctuation'' account. This amount is $10,198,000
below the fiscal year 2006 enacted level and equal to the
budget request. The Committee has provided these funds due to
unanticipated currency fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and
the euro to meet the increased operating needs of its sites in
Europe.
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS
Program Description
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims was
established by the Veterans' Judicial Review Act of 1988. The
Court is an independent judicial tribunal with exclusive
jurisdiction to review decisions of the Board of Veterans'
Appeals. It has the authority to decide all relevant questions
of law; interpret constitutional, statutory, and regulatory
provisions; and determine the meaning or applicability of the
terms of an action by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. It is
authorized to compel action by the Secretary. It is authorized
to hold unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful and set aside
decisions, findings, conclusions, rules and regulations issued
or adopted by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Board of
Veterans' Appeals, or the Chairman of the Board that are found
to be arbitrary or capricious. The Court's principle office
location is Washington, District of Columbia; however, it is a
national court, empowered to sit anywhere in the United States.
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $18,607,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 19,790,000
House allowance......................................... 19,790,000
Committee recommendation................................ 19,790,000
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $19,790,000 for the ``U.S. Court
of Appeals for Veterans Claims''. This amount is an increase of
$1,183,000 above the fiscal year 2006 enacted level and equal
to the budget request.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
Cemeterial Expenses, Army
Program Description
The Secretary of the Army is responsible for the
administration, operation and maintenance of Arlington National
Cemetery and the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery.
In addition to its principal function as a national cemetery,
Arlington is the site of approximately 3,100 non-funeral
ceremonies each year and has approximately 4,000,000 visitors
annually.
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriations, 2006.................................... $28,760,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 26,550,000
House allowance......................................... 26,550,000
Committee recommendation................................ 26,550,000
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $26,550,000 for the ``Ceremonial
expenses, Army'' account. This amount is $2,210,000 below the
fiscal year 2006 enacted level and equal to the budget request.
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
Appropriations, 2006 (including supplemental)........... $299,499,000
Budget estimate, 2007................................... 54,846,000
House allowance......................................... 54,846,000
Committee recommendation................................ 54,846,000
Program Description
The Armed Forces Retirement Home account provides funds to
operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--
Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces
Retirement Home--Gulfport, Mississippi. These two facilities
provide medical and domiciliary care and other authorized
benefits for the relief and support of certain retired and
former military personnel of the Armed Forces.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends authority to expend $54,846,000
from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund to operate and
maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington, District
of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Gulfport,
Mississippi. This amount is $244,653,000 below the fiscal year
2006 enacted level, including supplemental funds, and equal to
the budget request.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
American Battle Monuments Commission funds from being used for
the Capital Security Costs Sharing program.
Sec. 302. The Committee includes a provision which extends
funds for the Appellate Case Management Electronic Case Files
System.
TITLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
the obligation of funds beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided.
Sec. 402. The Committee includes a provision that requires
pay raises to be absorbed within the levels appropriated.
Sec. 403. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
the use of funds for programs, projects or activities not in
compliance with Federal law relating to risk assessment, the
protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates.
Sec. 404. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits
the use of funds to support or defeat legislation pending
before Congress.
Sec. 405. The Committee includes a provision that
encourages the expansion of E-Commerce technologies and
procedures.
Sec. 406. The Committee includes a provision that limits
funds from being transferred from this appropriations measure
to any instrumentality of the United States Government without
authority from an appropriations act.
Sec. 407. The Committee includes a provision that specifies
the congressional committees that are to receive all reports
and notifications.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports on
general appropriations bills identify each Committee amendment
to the House bill ``which proposes an item of appropriation
which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing
law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously
passed by the Senate during that session.''
Title I: Department of Defense
Military Construction, Army
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
Military Construction, Air Force
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
Military Construction, Army National Guard
Military Construction, Air National Guard
Military Construction, Army Reserve
Military Construction, Navy Reserve
Military Construction, Air Force Reserve
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Security Investment
Program
Family Housing Construction, Army
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army
Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine
Corps
Family Housing Construction, Air Force
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
Department of Defense, Family Housing Improvement Fund
Chemical Demilitarization, Defense-Wide
Base Closure Account, 1990
Base Closure Account, 2005
Title II: Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Services
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on July 20, 2006,
the Committee ordered reported, en bloc: H.R. 5631, making
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 3708, an original
bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes;
H.R. 5576, making appropriations for the Departments of
Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development,
the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other
purposes, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
H.R. 5385, making appropriations for Military Construction and
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the
title; with each bill subject to further amendment and each
subject to the budget allocation, by a recorded vote of 28-0, a
quorum being present. The vote was as follows:
Yeas Nays
Chairman Cochran
Mr. Stevens
Mr. Specter
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Bond
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Burns
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Craig
Mrs. Hutchison
Mr. DeWine
Mr. Brownback
Mr. Allard
Mr. Byrd
Mr. Inouye
Mr. Leahy
Mr. Harkin
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Reid
Mr. Kohl
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Dorgan
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Johnson
Ms. Landrieu
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports
on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute
or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by
the committee.''
The Committee bill as recommended contains no such
provisions.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT LISTING BY LOCATION
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee
recommendation compared
Budget House Committee with (+ or -)
Installation and project estimate allowance recommendation ---------------------------
Budget House
estimate allowance
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ALABAMA
ARMY:
REDSTONE ARSENAL:
CHILD CARE CENTER............... ............ 2,000 .............. ............ -2,000
EXPLOSIVE CARGO HANDLING APRON.. ............ 2,300 .............. ............ -2,300
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ............ ............ 20,000 +20,000 +20,000
ANNEX..........................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
ANNISTON: READINESS CENTER PHASE 1.. 13,223 13,223 13,223 ............ ............
MOBILE: ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTER 9,012 9,012 9,012 ............ ............
BUILDING (PHASE III)...............
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: BIRMINGHAM: ALERT ............ 4,500 .............. ............ -4,500
QUARTERS AND MOBILITY PROCESSING
COMPLEX................................
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TOTAL, ALABAMA.................... 22,235 31,035 42,235 +20,000 +11,200
ALASKA
ARMY:
FORT RICHARDSON:
AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT UPGRADE. 9,800 9,800 9,800 ............ ............
BARRACKS COMPLEX................ 50,000 48,356 50,000 ............ +1,644
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER........ 12,500 12,500 12,500 ............ ............
FORT WAINWRIGHT: RAILHEAD OPERATIONS ............ ............ 8,800 +8,800 +8,800
FACILITY (PHASE I).................
AIR FORCE:
EIELSON AFB:
ADD/ALTER PHYSICAL FITNESS 23,900 23,900 23,900 ............ ............
CENTER.........................
REPLACE CHAPEL CENTER........... 14,400 14,400 14,400 ............ ............
ELMENDORF AFB:
C-17 MAINTENANCE COMPLEX PHASE 2 30,000 30,000 30,000 ............ ............
DORMITORY (120 RM).............. 21,000 21,000 21,000 ............ ............
F/A-22 CORROSION CONTROL/LOW 31,750 31,750 31,750 ............ ............
OBSERVABLE COMPOSITE REPAIR
FACILITY.......................
F/A-22 FIGHTER TOWN EAST 3,350 3,350 3,350 ............ ............
INFRASTRUCTURE.................
REPLACEMENT OF THE ALASKA PME ............ ............ 12,000 +12,000 +12,000
CENTER (PHASE I)...............
DEFENSE-WIDE: FORT RICHARDSON: HEALTH 37,200 37,200 37,200 ............ ............
CLINIC.................................
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TOTAL, ALASKA..................... 233,900 232,256 254,700 +20,800 +22,444
ARIZONA
NAVY: YUMA: FIXED WING FUELING APRON.... 5,966 5,966 5,966 ............ ............
AIR FORCE:
DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB:
COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE GROUP 4,600 4,600 4,600 ............ ............
HEADQUARTERS FACILITY..........
CONSOLIDATED MISSION SUPPORT ............ 7,200 .............. ............ -7,200
CENTER.........................
DEFENSE-WIDE: YUMA: FIXED WING HYDRANT 8,715 8,715 8,715 ............ ............
FUEL SYSTEM............................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: FLORENCE: FIELD ............ ............ 10,870 +10,870 +10,870
MAINTENANCE SHOP.......................
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TOTAL, ARIZONA.................... 19,281 26,481 30,151 +10,870 +3,670
ARKANSAS
AIR FORCE: LITTLE ROCK AFB: EDUCATION ............ 9,800 .............. ............ -9,800
CENTER COMPLEX.........................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: LITTLE ROCK AFB: ............ ............ 3,600 +3,600 +3,600
ENGINE INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
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TOTAL, ARKANSAS................... ............ 9,800 3,600 +3,600 -6,200
CALIFORNIA
ARMY:
FORT IRWIN:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER........ ............ 8,200 .............. ............ -8,200
LAND ACQUISITION PHASE 4........ 10,000 10,000 10,000 ............ ............
NAVY:
CAMP PENDLETON:
ARMORY/COMMUNICATIONS COMPLEX... 12,160 12,160 12,160 ............ ............
AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE TEST BRANCH 2,320 2,320 2,320 ............ ............
ANNEX--DEL MAR.................
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS...... 18,068 ............ 18,068 ............ +18,068
BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--22 14,940 14,940 14,940 ............ ............
AREA--FREST....................
FIRE STATION--DEL MAR........... 4,710 4,710 4,710 ............ ............
LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISANCE 7,969 ............ 7,969 ............ +7,969
BATTALION FACILITY.............
MARSOC BACHELOR ENLISTED 31,115 31,115 31,115 ............ ............
QUARTERS AND DINING FACILITY...
RECLAMATION/CONVEYANCE 33,290 33,290 33,290 ............ ............
(WASTEWATER PHASE 2)...........
REGIMENTAL MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 14,860 14,860 14,860 ............ ............
FACILITIES (PHASE 2)...........
TACTICAL SUPPORT VAN PADS 5,057 5,057 5,057 ............ ............
EXPANSION......................
TAXIWAY IMPROVEMENTS............ 1,355 1,355 1,355 ............ ............
MIRAMAR: MISSILE MAGAZINE........... 2,968 2,968 2,968 ............ ............
MONTEREY: GLOBAL WEATHER OPERATIONS ............ 7,380 .............. ............ -7,380
CENTER EXPANSION...................
NORTH ISLAND: WATERFRONT AMPHIBIOUS 21,535 21,535 21,535 ............ ............
OPERATIONS FACILITY................
TWENTYNINE PALMS:
COMMUNICATIONS/ELECTRONICS 8,217 8,217 8,217 ............ ............
MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE........
MILITARY OPERATIONS ON URBAN ............ 19,000 .............. ............ -19,000
TERRAIN FACILITY, PHASE 2......
AIR FORCE:..............................
BEALE AFB: DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND 28,000 28,000 28,000 ............ ............
STATION OPERATIONS FACILITY........
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE: MAIN BASE 31,000 31,000 31,000 ............ ............
RUNWAY, PHASE 2....................
TRAVIS AFB:
C-17 MUNITIONS STORAGE FACILITY. 6,200 6,200 6,200 ............ ............
C-17 ROADS/UTILITIES............ 8,800 8,800 8,800 ............ ............
C-17 TAXIWAY LIMA............... 8,500 8,500 8,500 ............ ............
C-17 TWO-2-BAY HANGAR........... 50,400 50,400 50,400 ............ ............
FIRE/CRASH STATION.............. ............ ............ 11,900 +11,900 +11,900
DEFENSE-WIDE:
BEALE AFB: REPLACE FUEL STORAGE AND 9,000 9,000 9,000 ............ ............
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM................
CAMP PENDLETON: SOF MARINE SPECIAL 24,400 24,400 24,400 ............ ............
OPERATIONS COMMAND HEADQUARTERS....
FORT IRWIN: DENTAL CLINIC ADDITION/ 6,050 6,050 6,050 ............ ............
ALTERATION.........................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP ROBERTS: INFANTRY SQUAD BATTLE 2,000 ............ 2,000 ............ +2,000
COURSE.............................
FORT IRWIN: MANEUVER AREA TRAINING 20,000 20,000 20,000 ............ ............
AND EQUIPMENT SITE PHASE 2.........
FRESNO: AVIATION CLASSIFICATION AND 30,000 30,000 30,000 ............ ............
REPAIR DEPOT PHASE 1...............
SACRAMENTO ARMY DEPOT: FIELD 4,500 4,500 4,500 ............ ............
MAINTENANCE SHOP ADDITION/
ALTERATION.........................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
FRESNO/YOSEMITE IAP: SQUADRON ............ ............ 9,800 +9,800 +9,800
OPERATIONS FACILITY................
MARCH ARB: PREDATOR OPERATIONS AND 6,000 6,000 6,000 ............ ............
TRAINING COMPLEX...................
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT: COMBAT PISTOL/ 1,351 1,351 1,351 ............ ............
MILITARY POLICE QUALIFICATIONS
COURSE.............................
MORENO VALLEY: ARMED FORCES RESERVE 32,562 32,562 32,562 ............ ............
CENTER/ORGANIZATIONAL: MAINTENANCE
SHOP/AREA MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT
ACTIVITY/UNHEATED STORAGE..........
NAVY RESERVE: COLTON: RESERVE TRAINING 11,453 11,453 11,453 ............ ............
CENTER--MCB TWENTYNINE PALMS...........
AIR FORCE RESERVE: MARCH ARB: C-17 ALTER 10,300 10,300 10,300 ............ ............
GENERAL MAINTENANCE HANGAR.............
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TOTAL, CALIFORNIA................. 479,080 485,623 500,780 +21,700 +15,157
COLORADO
ARMY:
FORT CARSON:
AIRFIELD ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE 24,000 24,000 24,000 ............ ............
COMPLEX, PHASE 2...............
UTILITY UPGRADES, PHASE 1....... ............ 6,800 .............. ............ -6,800
AIR FORCE:
BUCKLEY AFB: CONSOLIDATED FUELS 10,700 10,700 10,700 ............ ............
FACILITY...........................
PETERSON AFB: COMMAND COMPLEX FORCE ............ 4,900 .............. ............ -4,900
PROTECTION LAND ACQUISITION........
SCHRIEVER AFB: SPACE TEST & 21,000 21,000 21,000 ............ ............
EVALUATION FACILITY................
DEFENSE-WIDE: FORT CARSON: SOF COMBAT 26,100 26,100 26,100 ............ ............
SERVICE SUPPORT COMPLEX................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
BUCKLEY AFB:
AIR SOVEREIGNTY ALERT--ALERT ............ 3,100 .............. ............ -3,100
CREW QUARTERS..................
SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY (F- ............ ............ 7,000 +7,000 +7,000
16)............................
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, 41,836 ............ 41,836 ............ +41,836
DEFENSE-WIDE: PUEBLO DEPOT: AMMUNITION
DEMILITARIZATION FACILITY, PHASE VIII..
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TOTAL, COLORADO................... 123,636 96,600 130,636 +7,000 +34,036
CONNECTICUT
NAVY: NEW LONDON: WATERFRONT OPERATIONS ............ 9,580 9,580 +9,580 ............
& SMALL CRAFT: MAINTENANCE FACILITY....
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TOTAL, CONNECTICUT................ ............ 9,580 9,580 +9,580 ............
DELAWARE
AIR FORCE:
DOVER AFB:
C-17 ADD/ALTER COMPOSITE SHOP... 2,600 2,600 2,600 ............ ............
C-17 AIRCREW LIFE SUPPORT....... 7,400 7,400 7,400 ............ ............
C-17 ALTER HANGARS.............. 13,400 13,400 13,400 ............ ............
C-17 ENGINE STORAGE............. 3,000 3,000 3,000 ............ ............
PRECISION MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT ............ ............ 4,000 +4,000 +4,000
LABORATORY.....................
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TOTAL, DELAWARE............... 26,400 26,400 30,400 +4,000 +4,000
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NAVY RESERVE: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: 1,924 1,924 1,924 ............ ............
ADMINISTRATIVE & BOAT STORAGE FACILITY.
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TOTAL, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA....... 1,924 1,924 1,924 ............ ............
FLORIDA
NAVY:
BLOUNT ISLAND: WATERFRONT OPERATIONS ............ 3,580 .............. ............ -3,580
FACILITY...........................
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION: ............ ............ 9,900 +9,900 +9,900
ENGINEERING SERVICES FACILITY......
JACKSONVILLE: HELICOPTER HANGAR 43,250 43,250 43,250 ............ ............
REPLACEMENT (INCREMENT 2)..........
PENSACOLA: BACHELOR ENLISTED 13,486 13,486 13,486 ............ ............
QUARTERS...........................
AIR FORCE:
EGLIN AFB:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER........ ............ 11,000 .............. ............ -11,000
DORMITORIES (144 RM)............ 15,000 15,000 15,000 ............ ............
REPLACE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 4,350 4,350 4,350 ............ ............
DISPOSAL COMPLEX...............
HURLBURT FIELD:
ADD/ALTER SECURITY FORCES 1,900 1,900 1,900 ............ ............
OPERATIONS FACILITY............
DORMITORY (50 RM)............... 8,400 8,400 8,400 ............ ............
FIRE CRASH/RESCUE STATION....... 6,400 6,400 6,400 ............ ............
JOINT OPERATIONS PLAN FACILITY.. 7,250 7,250 7,250 ............ ............
REALIGN CRUZ AVENUE............. 2,000 2,000 2,000 ............ ............
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITY.... 7,000 7,000 7,000 ............ ............
MACDILL AFB:
ADD TO USCENTCOM HEADQUARTERS... 60,000 60,000 60,000 ............ ............
CENTCOM JOINT INTEL CENTER 23,300 23,300 23,300 ............ ............
(INCREMENT 2)..................
DORMITORY (96 RM)............... 11,000 11,000 11,000 ............ ............
TYNDALL AFB:
1ST AIR FORCE/AFFOR CENTER, ............ 6,400 .............. ............ -6,400
PHASE 3........................
F-22 OPERATIONS FACILITY 1,800 1,800 1,800 ............ ............
ADDITION.......................
DEFENSE-WIDE:
HURLBURT FIELD:
SOF ENGINE MAINTAINENCE AND 8,500 8,500 8,500 ............ ............
STORAGE FACILITY...............
SOF TALON II SQUADRON OPERATIONS 5,982 5,982 5,982 ............ ............
FACILITY.......................
JACKSONVILLE: HOSPITAL ALTERATION... 16,000 16,000 16,000 ............ ............
MACDILL AFB:
CLINIC REPLACEMENT.............. 87,000 45,600 45,600 -41,400 ............
SOF 501-D BUILDING ADDITION..... 27,300 27,300 27,300 ............ ............
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP BLANDING: ............ 14,800 .............. ............ -14,800
REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE, PHASE 3...
AIR FORCE RESERVE: PATRICK AFB: ISO/ ............ 3,000 .............. ............ -3,000
PHASE DOCK EXTENSION, HANGAR 630.......
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TOTAL, FLORIDA.................... 349,918 347,298 318,418 -31,500 -28,880
GEORGIA
ARMY:
FORT GILLEM: FORENSIC LAB........... 15,000 15,000 15,000 ............ ............
FORT STEWART:
BRIGADE COMPLEX................. 23,800 ............ 23,800 ............ +23,800
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER........ 7,700 7,700 7,700 ............ ............
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER........ 6,800 6,800 6,800 ............ ............
COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE 23,000 ............ 23,000 ............ +23,000
TRAINING FACILITY..............
DIGITAL MULTIPURPOSE RANGE 34,000 34,000 34,000 ............ ............
COMPLEX........................
NAVY:
ALBANY:
COMBAT VEHICLE WAREHOUSE........ ............ 4,960 .............. ............ -4,960
LAND SETTLEMENT--BLOUNT ISLAND.. 62,000 62,000 62,000 ............ ............
KINGS BAY:
REACTION FORCE FACILITY 13,648 13,648 13,648 ............ ............
AUXILIARY SUPPORT COMPLEX......
WATERFRONT SECURITY FORCE 6,634 6,634 6,634 ............ ............
FACILITY.......................
AIR FORCE:
ROBINS AFB:
ADVANCED METAL FINISHING 30,000 30,000 30,000 ............ ............
FACILITY.......................
CONSOLIDATED LOGISTICS FACILITY, ............ 7,000 .............. ............ -7,000
PHASE 1........................
DEPOT MAINTENANCE SUPPORT HANGAR 8,600 8,600 8,600 ............ ............
SOFTWARE SUPPORT FACILITY (PHASE ............ ............ 14,000 +14,000 +14,000
I).............................
DEFENSE-WIDE: AUGUSTA: REGIONAL SECURITY 107,118 87,118 107,118 ............ +20,000
OPERATIONS CENTER, INCREMENT 2.........
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD IAP:
REPLACE OPERATIONS TRAINING AND 7,100 7,100 7,100 ............ ............
SECURITY FORCES COMPLEX........
REPLACE TROOP TRAINING QUARTERS. ............ 8,700 .............. ............ -8,700
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TOTAL, GEORGIA................ 345,400 299,260 359,400 +14,000 +60,140
HAWAII
ARMY:
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER........ 12,500 12,500 12,500 ............ ............
UNIT OPERATIONAL FACILITIES..... 42,000 42,000 42,000 ............ ............
NAVY:
PEARL HARBOR:
DREDGE WEST LOCH CHANNEL FOR T- 30,994 30,994 30,994 ............ ............
AKE............................
DRY DOCK SHIP SUPPORT SERVICES.. ............ ............ 22,000 +22,000 +22,000
HELICOPTER FLIGHT TRAINING 4,324 4,324 4,324 ............ ............
FACILITY.......................
NAVAL MAGAZINE FIRE STATION..... ............ 6,010 .............. ............ -6,010
SITE PREPARATION MOBILE USER 13,020 13,020 13,020 ............ ............
OBJECTIVE SYSTEM...............
AIR FORCE:
HICKAM AFB:
C-17 FUEL CELL NOSE DOCK........ 25,000 25,000 25,000 ............ ............
C-17 ROAD RESTORATION........... 3,538 3,538 3,538 ............ ............
DEFENSE-WIDE:
KUNIA: REGIONAL SECURITY OPERATIONS 47,016 47,016 47,016 ............ ............
CENTER REPLACEMENT.................
PEARL HARBOR: ENVIRONMENTAL 7,700 7,700 7,700 ............ ............
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE: UNIT 6
REPLACEMENT FACILITY...............
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TOTAL, HAWAII..................... 186,092 192,102 208,092 +22,000 +15,990
IDAHO
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: GOWEN FIELD: ............ ............ 6,964 +6,964 +6,964
RAILHEAD (PHASE II)....................
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TOTAL, IDAHO...................... ............ ............ 6,964 +6,964 +6,964
ILLINOIS
NAVY: GREAT LAKES: RECRUIT TRAINING 23,589 23,589 23,589 ............ ............
COMMAND INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE
(INCREMENT 2)..........................
AIR FORCE:..............................
SCOTT AFB:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER........ ............ ............ 8,200 +8,200 +8,200
DORMITORY (120 RM).............. 20,000 20,000 20,000 ............ ............
DEFENSE-WIDE: GREAT LAKES: HEALTHCARE 20,000 20,000 20,000 ............ ............
FACILITY PARKING STRUCTURE.............
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: SPARTA: FIRE 1,700 1,700 1,700 ............ ............
STATION................................
ARMY RESERVE: GRANITE CITY: ARMY RESERVE 20,935 20,935 20,935 ............ ............
CENTER/ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/
AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY/
UNHEATED STORAGE.......................
AIR FORCE RESERVE:
SCOTT AFB:
CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT 4,350 4,350 4,350 ............ ............
STORAGE FACILITY...............
SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY.... 10,200 10,200 10,200 ............ ............
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TOTAL, ILLINOIS............... 100,774 100,774 108,974 +8,200 +8,200
INDIANA
NAVY: CRANE: SPECIAL WEAPONS ASSESSMENT ............ 6,730 6,730 +6,730 ............
FACILITY...............................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP ATTERBURY:
LIVE FIRE SHOOT HOUSE........... 1,929 ............ 1,929 ............ +1,929
URBAN ASSAULT COURSE............ 1,601 ............ 1,601 ............ +1,601
EVANSVILLE: MOTOR VEHICLE STORAGE 2,566 2,566 2,566 ............ ............
COMPOUND...........................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: FORT WAYNE IAP: 4,300 4,300 4,300 ............ ............
REPLACE SECURITY FORCES OPERATIONS AND
TRAINING FACILITY......................
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TOTAL, INDIANA.................... 10,396 13,596 17,126 +6,730 +3,530
IOWA
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
IOWA CITY: READINESS CENTER/ ............ ............ 10,724 +10,724 +10,724
MAINTENANCE SHOP...................
WATERLOO: ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT 11,432 11,432 11,432 ............ ............
FACILITY...........................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: FORT DODGE: VEHICLE ............ 5,600 .............. ............ -5,600
MAINTENANCE/COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING
CENTER.................................
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TOTAL, IOWA....................... 11,432 17,032 22,156 +10,724 +5,124
KANSAS
ARMY:
FORT LEAVENWORTH:
BATTLE SEMINAR FACILITY......... 15,000 15,000 15,000 ............ ............
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER........ ............ 8,200 .............. ............ -8,200
FORT RILEY:
BARRACKS COMPLEX................ 32,000 32,000 32,000 ............ ............
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER........ 5,200 5,200 5,200 ............ ............
VEHICLE INSPECTION/CARGO ............ ............ 10,200 +10,200 +10,200
PROCESSING FACILITY............
AIR FORCE: MCCONNELL AFB: UPGRADE RAMP ............ 3,875 .............. ............ -3,875
LIGHTING NORTH AND SOUTH...............
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TOTAL, KANSAS..................... 52,200 64,275 62,400 +10,200 -1,875
KENTUCKY
ARMY:
BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT: BLOCK & BRACE 3,500 ............ 3,500 ............ +3,500
FACILITY...........................
FORT CAMPBELL:
BARRACKS........................ 26,000 26,000 26,000 ............ ............
BARRACKS COMPLEX................ 50,000 50,000 50,000 ............ ............
BATTLE COMMAND TRAINING CENTER.. 24,400 24,400 24,400 ............ ............
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER........ 5,000 5,000 5,000 ............ ............
TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ............ 8,100 .............. ............ -8,100
FACILITY.......................
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP........ 10,000 ............ 10,000 ............ +10,000
WARRIOR REHABILITATION AND ............ ............ 11,800 +11,800 +11,800
FITNESS CENTER (PHASE I).......
AIR FORCE: FORT KNOX: TACTICAL AIR 3,500 3,500 3,500 ............ ............
CONTROL PARTY-AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS
SQUADRON FACILITY......................
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT CAMPBELL: SOF BATTALION 24,500 24,500 24,500 ............ ............
OPERATIONS COMPLEX (5th SPECIAL
FORCES GROUP)......................
FORT KNOX: HIGH SCHOOL REPLACEMENT.. 18,108 18,108 18,108 ............ ............
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
LONDON: READINESS CENTER ADDITION/ ............ 2,500 .............. ............ -2,500
ALTERATION.........................
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, 89,157 ............ 99,157 +10,000 +99,157
DEFENSE-WIDE: BLUE GRASS ARMY
DEPOT:AMMUNITION DEMILITARIZATION
FACILITY, PHASE VII....................
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TOTAL, KENTUCKY................. 254,165 162,108 275,965 +21,800 +113,857
LOUISIANA
ARMY:
FORT POLK:
4TH BRIGADE 10TH MOUNTAIN ............ ............ 9,800 +9,800 +9,800
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS..........
CHILD CARE CENTER............... ............ 6,100 .............. ............ -6,100
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TOTAL, LOUISIANA.............. ............ 6,100 9,800 +9,800 +3,700
MAINE
NAVY: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD: DRYDOCK ............ ............ 9,650 +9,650 +9,650
NUMBER 3 WATERFRONT SUPPORT FACILITY...
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TOTAL, MAINE...................... ............ ............ 9,650 +9,650 +9,650
MARYLAND
ARMY:
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND: AUTOMOTIVE ............ ............ 8,800 +8,800 +8,800
TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION FACILITY
(PHASE I)..........................
FORT DETRICK: RESEARCH ACQUISITION ............ 12,400 .............. ............ -12,400
BUILDING...........................
NAVY:
ANNAPOLIS: WESLEY BROWN FIELD HOUSE 26,685 21,685 26,685 ............ +5,000
(INCREMENT 2)......................
PATUXENT RIVER: MULTI-MISSION 16,316 16,316 16,316 ............ ............
MARITIME AIRCRAFT TEST FACILITIES,
RENOVATION & MODERNIZATION.........
SUITLAND: NATIONAL MARITIME INTEL 11,780 11,780 11,780 ............ ............
CENTER (INCREMENT 1)...............
AIR FORCE: ANDREWS AFB: STRATEGIC 29,000 ............ 29,000 ............ +29,000
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT FACILITY........
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT DETRICK: U.S. ARMY MEDICAL 29,000 29,000 29,000 ............ ............
RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS
DISEASES REPLACEMENT FACILITY STAGE
I (INCREMENT I)....................
FORT MEADE:
CLASSIFIED MATERIAL CONVERSION 11,151 11,151 11,151 ............ ............
(INCREMENT II).................
HEADQUARTERS UTILITY UPGRADE.... 4,517 4,517 .............. -4,517 -4,517
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: GAITHERSBURG: 5,612 5,612 5,612 ............ ............
READINESS CENTER ADDITION/ALTERATION...
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: MARTIN STATE ............ 8,800 .............. ............ -8,800
AIRPORT: REPLACE FIRE STATION AND
AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT
FACILITY...............................
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TOTAL, MARYLAND................... 134,061 121,261 138,344 +4,283 +17,083
MASSACHUSETTS
AIR FORCE: HANSCOM AFB: RENOVATE ............ ............ 12,400 +12,400 +12,400
ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT FACILITY........
ARMY RESERVE: FORT DEVENS: URBAN ASSAULT 1,713 ............ 1,713 ............ +1,713
COURSE.................................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: BARNES ANGB: ADD/ ............ 7,000 .............. ............ -7,000
ALTER FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION........
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TOTAL, MASSACHUSETTS.............. 1,713 7,000 14,113 +12,400 +7,113
MICHIGAN
ARMY: DETROIT ARSENAL: GROUND SYSTEMS ............ ............ 18,500 +18,500 +18,500
POWER AND ENERGY LABORATORY............
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: LANSING: U.S. ............ 4,239 .............. ............ -4,239
PROPERTY AND FISCAL OFFICE/READINESS
CENTER, PHASE 2........................
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TOTAL, MICHIGAN................... ............ 4,239 18,500 +18,500 +14,261
MINNESOTA
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP RIPLEY: URBAN ASSAULT COURSE... ............ 1,700 1,700 +1,700 ............
ST CLOUD: ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT 34,453 34,453 34,453 ............ ............
FACILITY...........................
AIR FORCE RESERVE: MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL ............ 6,400 .............. ............ -6,400
IAP: AERIAL PORT FACILITY..............
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TOTAL, MINNESOTA.................. 34,453 42,553 36,153 +1,700 -6,400
MISSISSIPPI
NAVY: MERIDIAN NAVAL AIR STATION: FIRE ............ ............ 5,870 +5,870 +5,870
STATION................................
DEFENSE-WIDE: STENNIS SPACE CENTER: SOF ............ 10,200 .............. ............ -10,200
RIVERINE AND COMBATANT CRAFT OPERATIONS
FACILITY SBT-22........................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP SHELBY: JOINT USE SIMULATION ............ ............ 14,839 +14,839 +14,839
CENTER.............................
TUPELO: ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT 29,888 29,888 29,888 ............ ............
FACILITY...........................
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TOTAL, MISSISSIPPI................ 29,888 40,088 50,597 +20,709 +10,509
MISSOURI
ARMY:
FORT LEONARD WOOD:
BARRACKS........................ 17,000 17,000 17,000 ............ ............
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER........ ............ ............ 6,900 +6,900 +6,900
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP, 58TH ............ 10,600 .............. ............ -10,600
TRANSPORTATION BATTALION.......
AIR FORCE: WHITEMAN AFB: ANIMAL CLINIC/ ............ 3,800 .............. ............ -3,800
SECURITY FORCES KENNEL COMPLEX.........
NAVY RESERVE: ST LOUIS: ADMINISTRATIVE & 4,108 4,108 4,108 ............ ............
BOAT STORAGE FACILITY..................
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TOTAL, MISSOURI................... 21,108 35,508 28,008 +6,900 -7,500
MONTANA
AIR FORCE: MALMSTROM AFB: COMMUNITY ............ 5,700 .............. ............ -5,700
ACTIVITY CENTER........................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: GREAT FALLS IAP: ............ ............ 9,600 +9,600 +9,600
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING FACILITY.......
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TOTAL, MONTANA.................... ............ 5,700 9,600 +9,600 +3,900
NEBRASKA
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: GRAND ISLAND: ARMY 17,275 17,275 17,275 ............ ............
AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY..............
ARMY RESERVE:
NORTH PLATTE: ARMY RESERVE CENTER/ ............ ............ 7,630 +7,630 +7,630
ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/
AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY/
UNHEATED STORAGE...................
OMAHA: ARMY RESERVE CENTER/ 24,143 24,143 24,143 ............ ............
ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/
AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY/
UNHEATED STORAGE...................
NAVY RESERVE: OMAHA: ARMED FORCES 5,160 5,160 5,160 ............ ............
RESERVE CENTER OFFUTT AFB..............
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TOTAL, NEBRASKA............... 46,578 46,578 54,208 +7,630 +7,630
NEVADA
NAVY: NAS FALLON: RANGE IMPROVEMENTS.... ............ ............ 7,730 +7,730 +7,730
AIR FORCE:
INDIAN SPRINGS:
PREDATOR VARIOUS FACILITIES..... 26,000 ............ 26,000 ............ +26,000
PREDATOR VARIOUS FACILITIES..... 23,923 ............ 23,923 ............ +23,923
NELLIS AFB: AIRFIELD FIRE/RESCUE ............ ............ 4,800 +4,800 +4,800
STATION............................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: RENO-TAHOE IAP: ............ 5,000 5,000 +5,000 ............
REPLACE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE COMPLEX....
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TOTAL, NEVADA..................... 49,923 5,000 67,453 +17,530 +62,453
NEW JERSEY
ARMY: PICATINNY ARSENAL: ARMAMENT ............ 9,900 .............. ............ -9,900
INTEGRATION FACILITY...................
AIR FORCE:
MCGUIRE AFB:
C-17 NORTHEAST ASSAULT LANDING 15,500 15,500 15,500 ............ ............
ZONE...........................
UNIFIED SECURITY FORCES ............ 13,000 .............. ............ -13,000
OPERATIONS FACILITY............
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: LAKEHURST: 20,024 20,024 20,024 ............ ............
CONSOLIDATED LOGISTICS AND TRAINING
FACILITY...............................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: ATLANTIC CITY IAP: ............ 1,800 1,800 +1,800 ............
ARM/DISARM APRON.......................
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TOTAL, NEW JERSEY................. 35,524 60,224 37,324 +1,800 -22,900
NEW MEXICO
AIR FORCE: KIRTLAND AFB: PJ/CRO RESCUE ............ ............ 11,400 +11,400 +11,400
AND RECOVERY TRAINING CENTER...........
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TOTAL, NEW MEXICO................. ............ ............ 11,400 +11,400 +11,400
NEW YORK
ARMY:
FORT DRUM:
AUTOMATED QUALIFICATION TRAINING ............ 9,400 .............. ............ -9,400
RANGE..........................
BARRACKS........................ 40,000 40,000 40,000 ............ ............
BARRACKS........................ 29,000 29,000 29,000 ............ ............
BARRACKS COMPLEX INCREMENT 2.... 16,500 16,500 16,500 ............ ............
BRIGADE COMPLEX #1, PHASE 1..... 36,500 ............ 36,500 ............ +36,500
BRIGADE COMPLEX #2, PHASE 1..... 37,400 ............ 37,400 ............ +37,400
BRIGADE COMPLEX #3, PHASE 1..... 42,400 ............ 42,400 ............ +42,400
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER........ 7,400 7,400 7,400 ............ ............
COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE 16,500 ............ 16,500 ............ +16,500
TRAINING FACILITY..............
DEFENSE-WIDE: DENTAL CLINIC............. 9,700 9,700 9,700 ............ ............
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
CAMP SMITH: READINESS CENTER........ 21,908 21,908 21,908 ............ ............
FORT DRUM: MANEUVER AREA TRAINING & 12,658 12,658 12,658 ............ ............
EQUIPMENT SITE, PHASE II...........
QUEENSBURY: READINESS CENTER 9,763 9,763 9,763 ............ ............
ADDITION/ALTERATION................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
GRIFFISS ANG BASE: NORTHEAST AIR ............ 6,600 6,600 +6,600 ............
DEFENSE SECTOR SUPPORT FACILITY,
PHASE 2............................
HANCOCK FIELD: UPGRADE BASE ............ 8,000 .............. ............ -8,000
FACILITIES.........................
NAVY RESERVE: STEWART IAP: MARINE CORPS 1,834 1,834 1,834 ............ ............
RESERVE CENTER.........................
AIR FORCE RESERVE: NIAGARA FALLS IAP: 7,800 7,800 7,800 ............ ............
VISITING QUARTERS, PHASE 2.............
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TOTAL, NEW YORK................... 289,363 180,563 295,963 +6,600 +115,400
NORTH CAROLINA
ARMY:
FORT BRAGG:
BARRACKS........................ 22,000 22,000 22,000 ............ ............
BARRACKS COMPLEX................ 39,000 39,000 39,000 ............ ............
BARRACKS COMPLEX, INCREMENT 2... 37,000 37,000 37,000 ............ ............
BARRACKS COMPLEX, INCREMENT 2... 50,000 50,000 50,000 ............ ............
BARRACKS COMPLEX, INCREMENT 2... 31,000 31,000 31,000 ............ ............
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER........ ............ ............ 7,900 +7,900 +7,900
DIGITAL MULTIPURPOSE RANGE 28,000 28,000 28,000 ............ ............
COMPLEX........................
SUNNY POINT MILITARY OCEAN TERMINAL: 46,000 ............ 46,000 ............ +46,000
CENTER WHARF EXPANSION.............
NAVY:
CAMP LEJEUNE:
ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION FACILITY 15,140 15,140 15,140 ............ ............
(PHASE 2)......................
AMMO SUPPLY POINT UPGRADE (PHASE 7,610 7,610 7,610 ............ ............
2).............................
ARMORIES--2nd MARINE 4,702 4,702 4,702 ............ ............
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE............
MARSOC BACHELOR ENLISTED 61,905 61,905 61,905 ............ ............
QUARTERS.......................
MARSOC DINING FACILITY.......... 13,420 13,420 13,420 ............ ............
MARSOC INTEL OPERATIONS......... 20,430 20,430 20,430 ............ ............
MARSOC MAINTENANCE COMPLEX...... 22,117 22,117 22,117 ............ ............
MARSOC MEDICAL/BATTALION AND 3,478 3,478 3,478 ............ ............
STATION FACILITIES.............
MODERNIZE K-RANGES (PHASE 1).... 12,102 12,102 12,102 ............ ............
CHERRY POINT: COMMERCIAL POWER/CARGO ............ 2,790 .............. ............ -2,790
REFUELING SYSTEM...................
NEW RIVER MCAS:
AIRCRAFT HANGAR................. 21,500 21,500 21,500 ............ ............
COMBAT TRAINING TANK............ ............ ............ 5,800 +5,800 +5,800
NAVAL OUTLYING LANDING FIELD 7,926 7,926 7,926 ............ ............
WASHINGTON COUNTY: OUTLYING LANDING
FIELD FACILITIES (INCREMENT I).....
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CAMP LEJEUNE: SOF MARINE SPECIAL 51,600 51,600 51,600 ............ ............
OPERATIONS COMMAND HEADQUARTERS....
FORT BRAGG:
SOF COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING ............ 6,900 .............. ............ -6,900
FACILITY.......................
SOF OPERATIONS FACILITY 18,291 18,291 18,291 ............ ............
NORTHEAST ADDITION.............
SOF OPERATIONS FACILITY 17,927 17,927 17,927 ............ ............
NORTHWEST ADDITION.............
SOF TRAINING FACILITY (PHASE IV) 8,650 8,650 8,650 ............ ............
(SWCS).........................
POPE AFB: SOF SQUADRON OPERATIONS/ 15,276 15,276 15,276 ............ ............
HANGAR.............................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: STANLY COUNTY 5,100 5,100 5,100 ............ ............
AIRPORT: RELOCATE COMMUNICATIONS AND
ELECTRONICS TRAINING COMPLEX...........
ARMY RESERVE: RALEIGH-DURHAM: ARMY 12,114 12,114 12,114 ............ ............
RESERVE CENTER/ORGANIZATIONAL
MAINTENANCE SHOP/UNHEATED STORAGE......
NAVY RESERVE:
CAMP LEJEUNE:
RESERVE CENTER RELOCATION....... 5,210 5,210 5,210 ............ ............
RESERVE TRAINING CENTER......... 5,792 5,792 5,792 ............ ............
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TOTAL, NORTH CAROLINA......... 583,290 546,980 596,990 +13,700 +50,010
NORTH DAKOTA
AIR FORCE: MINOT AFB: AIR TRAFFIC ............ ............ 9,000 +9,000 +9,000
CONTROL COMPLEX (PHASE I)..............
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: HECTOR IAP: PREDATOR 5,500 5,500 5,500 ............ ............
OPERATIONS COMPLEX.....................
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TOTAL, NORTH DAKOTA............... 5,500 5,500 14,500 +9,000 +9,000
OHIO
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
COLUMBUS: READINESS CENTER, ADDITION/ 1,108 1,108 1,108 ............ ............
ALTERATION.........................
MARYSVILLE: READINESS CENTER........ 6,163 6,163 6,163 ............ ............
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: RICKENBACKER IAP: ............ 7,200 7,200 +7,200 ............
SECURITY FORCES COMPLEX, COMMUNICATIONS
FACILITY...............................
AIR FORCE RESERVE: WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB: 2,700 2,700 2,700 ............ ............
C-5 ALTER FACILITY FOR RESERVE TRAINING
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TOTAL, OHIO....................... 9,971 17,171 17,171 +7,200 ............
OKLAHOMA
ARMY: MCALESTER: FABRICATION FACILITY... 3,050 3,050 3,050 ............ ............
AIR FORCE:
ALTUS AFB:
CONSTRUCT VISITING QUARTERS ............ ............ 8,000 +8,000 +8,000
(PHASE I)......................
DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD REPAIR 1,500 1,500 1,500 ............ ............
MCQUEEN ROAD...................
TINKER AFB: ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION 6. ............ 5,700 8,100 +8,100 +2,400
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TOTAL, OKLAHOMA................... 4,550 10,250 20,650 +16,100 +10,400
OREGON
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: BOARDMAN: 3,314 3,314 3,314 ............ ............
MULTIPURPOSE TRAINING RANGE............
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TOTAL, OREGON................. 3,314 3,314 3,314 ............ ............
PENNSYLVANIA
ARMY: LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT: PORT ............ ............ 7,500 +7,500 +7,500
STAGING FACILITY.......................
DEFENSE-WIDE: DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION DEPOT 8,900 8,900 8,900 ............ ............
NEW CUMBERLAND: ADD TO CONSOLIDATED
MAINTENANCE FACILITY...................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
BRADFORD: READINESS CENTER STRYKER 6,206 6,206 6,206 ............ ............
BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM (SBCT).........
BUTLER: READINESS CENTER, ADD/ALT 2,496 2,496 2,496 ............ ............
(SBCT).............................
CARLISLE: FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP 7,033 7,033 7,033 ............ ............
(SBCT).............................
CHAMBERSBURG: READINESS CENTER, ADD/ 4,560 4,560 4,560 ............ ............
ALT (SBCT).........................
EASTON:
FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP (SBCT)... 9,707 9,707 9,707 ............ ............
READINESS CENTER (SBCT)......... 5,190 5,190 5,190 ............ ............
LANCASTER:
FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP (SBCT)... 8,309 8,309 8,309 ............ ............
READINESS CENTER (SBCT)......... 10,714 10,714 10,714 ............ ............
LEWISTOWN: READINESS CENTER, ADD/ALT 8,868 8,868 8,868 ............ ............
(SBCT).............................
PUNXSUTAWNEY: READINESS CENTER, ADD/ 5,470 5,470 5,470 ............ ............
ALT (SBCT).........................
READING: READINESS CENTER ADD/ALT 5,817 5,817 5,817 ............ ............
(SBCT).............................
WAYNESBURG: READINESS CENTER........ ............ 8,012 .............. ............ -8,012
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP: OPERATIONS AND ............ 6,000 .............. ............ -6,000
TRAINING FACILITY..................
STATE COLLEGE ANGS: REPLACE AIR 5,300 5,300 5,300 ............ ............
OPERATIONS SQUADRON TRAINING
FACILITY...........................
ARMY RESERVE: BEAVER FALLS: ARMY RESERVE 10,285 10,285 10,285 ............ ............
CENTER/ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/
UNHEATED STORAGE.......................
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TOTAL, PENNSYLVANIA............... 98,855 112,867 106,355 +7,500 -6,512
RHODE ISLAND
NAVY: NAVAL STATION NEWPORT: HAZARDOUS ............ ............ 3,410 +3,410 +3,410
MATERIAL STORAGE FACILITY..............
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: EAST GREENWICH: 27,472 27,472 29,547 +2,075 +2,075
COMBINED SUPPORT MAINTENANCE SHOP......
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TOTAL, RHODE ISLAND............... 27,472 27,472 32,957 +5,485 +5,485
SOUTH CAROLINA
NAVY:
BEAUFORT:
ENLISTED DINING FACILITY........ 14,970 14,970 14,970 ............ ............
LAND ACQUISITION (PHASE 1)...... 7,255 7,255 .............. -7,255 -7,255
NUCLEAR/BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL ............ 3,350 .............. ............ -3,350
TRAINING FACILITY..............
AIR FORCE:
CHARLESTON AFB: CHILD DEVELOPMENT ............ ............ 10,200 +10,200 +10,200
CENTER.............................
SHAW AFB:
AEROSPACE GROUND EQUIPMENT SHOP. 6,200 6,200 6,200 ............ ............
AIR DEFENSE ALERT AIRFIELD ............ 9,300 .............. ............ -9,300
PAVEMENTS......................
DORMITORY (144 RM).............. 16,000 16,000 16,000 ............ ............
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TOTAL, SOUTH CAROLINA......... 44,425 57,075 47,370 +2,945 -9,705
SOUTH DAKOTA
AIR FORCE: ELLSWORTH AFB: BASE WATER ............ 3,000 3,000 +3,000 ............
WELL...................................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: JOE FOSS FIELD: BASE ............ ............ 7,500 +7,500 +7,500
CIVIL ENGINEER MAINTENANCE COMPLEX.....
ARMY RESERVE: SIOUX FALLS: ARMY RESERVE 12,876 12,876 12,876 ............ ............
CENTER/ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/
AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY/
UNHEATED STORAGE WITH LAND.............
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TOTAL, SOUTH DAKOTA............... 12,876 15,876 23,376 +10,500 +7,500
TENNESSEE
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: LOUISVILLE: ARMY 5,239 5,239 5,239 ............ ............
AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY..............
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
MEMPHIS IAP:
C-5 INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE...... 5,000 5,000 5,000 ............ ............
C-5 REPLACE FIRE/CRASH RESCUE 4,350 4,350 4,350 ............ ............
STATION........................
C-5 REPLACE AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 4,400 4,400 4,400 ............ ............
EQUIPMENT SHOP AND STORAGE.....
C-5 REPLACE SQUADRON OPERATIONS/ 10,000 10,000 10,000 ............ ............
SIMULATOR FACILITY.............
MCGHEE TYSON ANGB: SQUADRON ............ ............ 11,200 +11,200 +11,200
OPERATIONS/RELOCATE FRONT GATE.....
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TOTAL, TENNESSEE.................. 28,989 28,989 40,189 +11,200 +11,200
TEXAS
ARMY:
CORPUS CHRISTI: AIRCRAFT COMPONENT ............ 12,200 .............. ............ -12,200
MAINTENANCE FACILITY...............
FORT BLISS: PHYSICAL FITNESS ............ 8,200 .............. ............ -8,200
FACILITY...........................
FORT HOOD:
BARRACKS COMPLEX................ 47,000 47,000 47,000 ............ ............
CH-47 MAINTENANCE HANGAR........ ............ 18,000 .............. ............ -18,000
COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE 28,000 ............ 28,000 ............ +28,000
TRAINING FACILITY..............
RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT: MANUEVER ............ ............ 6,000 +6,000 +6,000
SYSTEM SUSTAINMENT CENTER (PHASE I)
AIR FORCE:
FORT BLISS: TACTICAL AIR CONTROL 8,500 8,500 8,500 ............ ............
PARTY-AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS
SQUADRON FACILITY..................
LACKLAND AFB:
REPLACE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 13,200 13,200 13,200 ............ ............
SWITCH/ADMIN SUPPORT FACILITY..
BASIC EXPEDITIONARY AIRMAN SKILL ............ ............ 25,400 +25,400 +25,400
TRAINING FACILITY..............
LAUGHLIN AFB: STUDENT OFFICER ............ 12,600 .............. ............ -12,600
QUARTERS, PHASE 2..................
SHEPPARD AFB: BASE OPERATIONS RAMP, ............ 7,000 .............. ............ -7,000
PHASE 1............................
DEFENSE-WIDE: FORT HOOD: WOMEN'S HEALTH 18,000 18,000 18,000 ............ ............
SERVICES ADDITION/ALTERATION...........
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP BOWIE: 2,229 2,229 2,229 ............ ............
MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE.........
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: ELLINGTON FIELD: 6,000 6,000 6,000 ............ ............
PREDATOR OPERATIONS COMPLEX............
ARMY RESERVE: ELLINGTON FIELD: ARMED ............ ............ 15,000 +15,000 +15,000
FORCES RESERVE CENTER (PHASE III)......
NAVY RESERVE:
FORT WORTH:
JOINT GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & 9,428 9,428 9,428 ............ ............
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE FACILITY..
JOINT MULTI-LEVEL PARKING ............ 6,500 .............. ............ -6,500
FACILITY.......................
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TOTAL, TEXAS.................. 132,357 168,857 178,757 +46,400 +9,900
UTAH
ARMY: DUGWAY PROVING GROUND: MICHAEL 14,400 14,400 14,400 ............ ............
ARMY AIRFIELD RUNWAY PHASE 3...........
AIR FORCE:
HILL AFB:
ADD TO SOFTWARE SUPPORT FACILITY 20,000 20,000 20,000 ............ ............
ARMAMENT OVERHAUL FACILITY...... 7,400 7,400 7,400 ............ ............
CONSOLIDATED OO-ALC WAREHOUSE... ............ ............ 10,000 +10,000 +10,000
F/A-22 FUELED COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT 26,000 26,000 26,000 ............ ............
OVERHAUL/TEST FACILITY.........
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP WILLIAMS: 19,688 19,688 19,688 ............ ............
TOTAL ARMY SCHOOL SYSTEM BARRACKS
(PHASE I)..............................
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TOTAL, UTAH....................... 87,488 87,488 97,488 +10,000 +10,000
VERMONT
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: ETHAN ALLEN: 2,204 2,204 2,204 ............ ............
INFANTRY SQUAD BATTLE COURSE...........
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: BURLINGTON IAP: POOR ............ ............ 6,000 +6,000 +6,000
FARM ROAD SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS (PHASE
I).....................................
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TOTAL, VERMONT.................... 2,204 2,204 8,204 +6,000 +6,000
VIRGINIA
ARMY:
FORT BELVOIR:
ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS........ 31,000 ............ 31,000 ............ +31,000
DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD PHASE 2..... 13,000 13,000 13,000 ............ ............
MUSEUM SUPPORT CENTER........... 27,000 ............ 27,000 ............ +27,000
FORT LEE: DEPLOYMENT STAGING AREA... ............ 4,150 .............. ............ -4,150
NAVY:
NSWC DAHLGREN: ELECTROMAGNETIC ............ ............ 9,850 +9,850 +9,850
LAUNCH RDT&E FACILITY..............
NORFOLK:............................
DAMAGE CONTROL SCHOOL TRAINER... 13,502 13,502 13,502 ............ ............
DRY DOCK #8 MODERNIZATION....... 34,952 34,952 34,952 ............ ............
HELICOPTER TRAINING FACILITY 12,062 12,062 12,062 ............ ............
ADDITION.......................
JOINT DEPLOYMENT/FLEET SERVICES 14,960 14,960 14,960 ............ ............
COMMAND CENTER.................
JOINT FORCES COMMAND ............ 13,250 10,500 +10,500 -2,750
HEADQUARTERS FACILITY, BUILDING
1..............................
PIER 11 REPLACEMENT (INCREMENT 30,633 30,633 30,633 ............ ............
3).............................
SHIP REPAIR PIER 3 REPLACEMENT 30,939 30,939 30,939 ............ ............
(INCREMENT 2)..................
QUANTICO:
ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION FACILITY-- 8,317 8,317 8,317 ............ ............
STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
STUDENT QUARTERS--THE BASIC 22,311 22,311 22,311 ............ ............
SCHOOL (PHASE 1)...............
AIR FORCE:
LANGLEY AFB:
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND 47,700 47,700 47,700 ............ ............
STATION OPERATIONS FACILITY....
DORMITORY (96 RM)............... 10,000 10,000 10,000 ............ ............
DEFENSE-WIDE:
FORT BELVOIR: MATERIAL RECEIVING AND 5,500 5,500 5,500 ............ ............
SCREENING FACILITY.................
LITTLE CREEK: SOF SEAL DELIVERY 22,000 22,000 22,000 ............ ............
VEHICLE TEAM TWO MAINTENANCE
FACILITY...........................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
FORT PICKETT: AMMO SUPPLY POINT 1,889 1,889 1,889 ............ ............
MAGAZINES (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT
TEAM)..............................
WINCHESTER: ORGANIZATIONAL ............ 3,113 .............. ............ -3,113
MAINTENANCE SHOP...................
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TOTAL, VIRGINIA................... 325,765 288,278 346,115 +20,350 +57,837
WASHINGTON
ARMY:
FORT LEWIS:
BARRACKS COMPLEX................ 35,000 35,000 35,000 ............ ............
BARRACKS COMPLEX................ 49,000 49,000 49,000 ............ ............
BRIGADE COMPLEX INCREMENT 1..... 102,000 ............ 102,000 ............ +102,000
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER........ 10,600 10,600 10,600 ............ ............
NAVY:
BANGOR:
LIMITED AREA PRODUCTION AND 14,274 14,274 14,274 ............ ............
STORAGE COMPLEX (INCREMENT 3)..
REACTION FORCE FACILITY 13,507 13,507 13,507 ............ ............
AUXILIARY SUPPORT COMPLEX......
EVERETT: BEQ HOMEPORT ASHORE 20,917 20,917 20,917 ............ ............
(INCREMENT 2)......................
KITSAP: OCEAN ENGINEERING SUPPORT ............ 4,110 .............. ............ -4,110
FACILITY...........................
WHIDBEY ISLAND:
HANGAR 5 RECAPITALIZATION....... 57,653 26,500 26,500 -31,153 ............
INDOOR WASHRACK................. ............ 9,650 9,650 +9,650 ............
AIR FORCE: FAIRCHILD AFB: PHYSIOLOGICAL ............ 4,250 .............. ............ -4,250
TRAINING FACILITY......................
DEFENSE-WIDE: CONSOLIDATED FUEL FACILITY 26,000 26,000 26,000 ............ ............
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TOTAL, WASHINGTON................. 328,951 213,808 307,448 -21,503 +93,640
WEST VIRGINIA
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP DAWSON: ............ 4,842 .............. ............ -4,842
MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING..................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
REGIONAL AIRPORT--SHEPHERD FIELD:
C-5 AVIONICS SHOP............... ............ ............ 5,000 +5,000 +5,000
C-5 REPLACE BASE SUPPLY FACILITY 5,700 5,700 5,700 ............ ............
C-5 REPLACE FIRE/CRASH RESCUE 7,500 7,500 7,500 ............ ............
STATION........................
C-5 UPGRADE/EXTEND RUNWAY AND 20,500 20,500 20,500 ............ ............
TAXIWAYS.......................
YEAGER AB: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ............ ............ 17,300 +17,300 +17,300
HANGAR.............................
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TOTAL, WEST VIRGINIA.......... 33,700 38,542 56,000 +22,300 +17,458
WISCONSIN
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: TRUAX FIELD: ADD/ ............ ............ 7,000 +7,000 +7,000
ALTER FIRE CRASH/RESCUE STATION........
ARMY RESERVE:
FORT MCCOY: GENERAL PURPOSE 13,744 13,744 13,744 ............ ............
WAREHOUSE..........................
MENASHA: ARMY RESERVE CENTER/ 12,159 12,159 12,159 ............ ............
ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/
UNHEATED STORAGE...................
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TOTAL, WISCONSIN.................. 25,903 25,903 32,903 +7,000 +7,000
WYOMING
AIR FORCE: F. E. WARREN AFB: RENOVATE 11,000 11,000 11,000 ............ ............
DORMITORY 320..........................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP GUERNSEY: 1,796 1,796 1,796 ............ ............
MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE.........
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
CHEYENNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT:
ADD/ALTER FIRE CRASH/RESCUE 4,200 4,200 4,200 ............ ............
STATION........................
REPLACE SQUADRON OPERATIONS ............ ............ 7,600 +7,600 +7,600
FACILITY.......................
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TOTAL, WYOMING................ 16,996 16,996 24,596 +7,600 +7,600
DIEGO GARCIA
NAVY: DIEGO GARCIA: WHARF IMPROVEMENTS & 37,473 37,473 37,473 ............ ............
SHORE SUPPORT FACILITY.................
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TOTAL, DIEGO GARCIA............... 37,473 37,473 37,473 ............ ............
GERMANY
ARMY:
GRAFENWOEHR:
BARRACKS........................ 29,000 29,000 29,000 ............ ............
BARRACKS........................ 29,000 29,000 29,000 ............ ............
BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS............ 11,132 11,132 11,132 ............ ............
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE COMPLEX..... 29,500 29,500 29,500 ............ ............
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE COMPLEX..... 29,500 29,500 29,500 ............ ............
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE COMPLEX..... 29,500 29,500 29,500 ............ ............
VILSECK: BARRACKS................... 19,000 19,000 19,000 ............ ............
AIR FORCE:
RAMSTEIN AB:
C-130 CONSTRUCT 2-BAY HANGAR.... 22,000 22,000 22,000 ............ ............
C-130 CONSTRUCT AIRCRAFT PARTS 3,300 3,300 3,300 ............ ............
STORE..........................
RAMP 1, PHASE 2................. 27,850 27,850 27,850 ............ ............
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TOTAL, GERMANY................ 229,782 229,782 229,782 ............ ............
GUAM
NAVY: GUAM: ALPHA/BRAVO WHARF 29,772 29,772 29,772 ............ ............
IMPROVEMENTS...........................
AIR FORCE:
ANDERSEN AFB:
GLOBAL HAWK AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE 52,800 52,800 52,800 ............ ............
& OPERATIONS COMPLEX...........
INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND 15,500 15,500 .............. -15,500 -15,500
RECONNAISANCE/STRIKE TASK FORCE
CONSTRUCT CONTRACTOR GATE/
ACCESS ROAD....................
UPGRADE NORTHWEST FIELD 12,500 12,500 .............. -12,500 -12,500
INFRASTRUCTURE, PHASE 1........
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TOTAL, GUAM................... 110,572 110,572 82,572 -28,000 -28,000
ITALY
ARMY:
VICENZA DAL MOLIN:
BARRACKS COMPLEX................ 46,000 46,000 46,000 ............ ............
BARRACKS COMPLEX................ 29,000 29,000 29,000 ............ ............
BARRACKS COMPLEX................ 41,000 41,000 41,000 ............ ............
BRIGADE COMPLEX................. 32,000 32,000 32,000 ............ ............
BRIGADE COMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURE.. 49,000 49,000 49,000 ............ ............
PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTER......... 26,000 26,000 26,000 ............ ............
NAVY: SIGONELLA: MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE 13,051 13,051 13,051 ............ ............
SYSTEM INSTALLATION....................
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CAMP EDERLE: NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.. 31,460 31,460 31,460 ............ ............
VICENZA: ENHANCED HEALTH SERVICE 52,000 52,000 52,000 ............ ............
CENTER.............................
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TOTAL, ITALY...................... 319,511 319,511 319,511 ............ ............
JAPAN
ARMY: CAMP HANSEN: RANGE COMPLEX PH 2... 7,150 ............ 7,150 ............ +7,150
NAVY: YOKOSUKA: WHARF UPGRADES 44,360 44,360 44,360 ............ ............
(INCREMENT 2)..........................
DEFENSE-WIDE: TENGAN ANCHORAGE 5,000 5,000 5,000 ............ ............
(OKINAWA): REPLACE SINGLE POINT MOORING
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TOTAL, JAPAN...................... 56,510 49,360 56,510 ............ +7,150
KOREA
ARMY:
CAMP HUMPHREYS:
BARRACKS COMPLEX................ 42,000 42,000 33,600 -8,400 -8,400
BARRACKS COMPLEX................ 35,000 35,000 28,000 -7,000 -7,000
YONPYONG:
DIGITAL MULTIPURPOSE RANGE...... 4,350 4,350 4,350 ............ ............
SHOOT HOUSE..................... 1,450 ............ 1,450 ............ +1,450
SHOOT HOUSE..................... 1,600 ............ 1,600 ............ +1,600
AIR FORCE:
KUNSAN AB: DORMITORY (480 RM)....... 46,700 46,700 37,360 -9,340 -9,340
OSAN AB: DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND 2,156 2,156 2,156 ............ ............
STATION INTEL SQUAD OPERATIONS
FACILITY...........................
DEFENSE-WIDE: OSAN HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION. 4,589 4,589 4,589 ............ ............
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TOTAL, KOREA...................... 137,845 134,795 113,105 -24,740 -21,690
KWAJALEIN
DEFENSE-WIDE: KWAJALEIN ATOLL: LAUNCH 7,592 ............ 7,592 ............ +7,592
CONTROL FACILITY LIFE SAFETY UPGRADES..
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TOTAL, KWAJALEIN.................. 7,592 ............ 7,592 ............ +7,592
PUERTO RICO
ARMY RESERVE: CAMP SANTIAGO: COMBAT 2,054 2,054 2,054 ............ ............
PISTOL/MILITARY POLICE FIREARM
QUALIFICATION COURSE...................
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TOTAL, PUERTO RICO................ 2,054 2,054 2,054 ............ ............
QATAR
DEFENSE-WIDE:
QATAR:
SOF AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND 28,000 ............ .............. -28,000 ............
MAINTENANCE HANGAR.............
(EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION)... ............ ............ 28,000 +28,000 +28,000
SOF ROTARY WING HANGAR.......... 16,500 ............ .............. -16,500 ............
(EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION)... ............ ............ 16,500 +16,500 +16,500
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TOTAL, QATAR.............. 44,500 ............ 44,500 ............ +44,500
SPAIN
DEFENSE-WIDE: ROTA: HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION 23,048 23,048 23,048 ............ ............
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TOTAL, SPAIN...................... 23,048 23,048 23,048 ............ ............
UNITED KINGDOM
DEFENSE-WIDE: MENWITH HILL STATION: 46,386 46,386 .............. -46,386 -46,386
OPERATIONS/TECH BUILDING INCREMENT 2...
(EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION)........... ............ ............ 46,386 +46,386 +46,386
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TOTAL, UNITED KINGDOM............. 46,386 46,386 46,386 ............ ............
WAKE ISLAND
DEFENSE-WIDE: WAKE ISLAND: REPLACE FUEL 2,600 2,600 2,600 ............ ............
TRUCK LOADING FACILITY.................
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TOTAL, WAKE ISLAND................ 2,600 2,600 2,600 ............ ............
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION: NATO 220,985 200,985 205,985 -15,000 +5,000
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM............
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TOTAL, NATO....................... 220,985 200,985 205,985 -15,000 +5,000
WORLDWIDE CLASSIFIED
ARMY: CLASSIFIED LOCATION: BASE CAMP.... 34,800 34,800 .............. -34,800 -34,800
(EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION)........... ............ ............ 34,800 +34,800 +34,800
AIR FORCE:
CLASSIFIED PROJECT.................. 3,377 3,377 3,377 ............ ............
CLASSIFIED.......................... 1,700 1,700 1,700 ............ ............
CLASSIFIED-SPECIAL EVALUATION 4,600 4,600 4,600 ............ ............
PROGRAM............................
GLOBAL HAWK AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND 26,000 26,000 .............. -26,000 -26,000
OPERATIONS COMPLEX.................
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TOTAL, WORLDWIDE CLASSIFIED... 70,477 70,477 44,477 -26,000 -26,000
WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED
ARMY:
HOST NATION SUPPORT................. 21,000 21,000 21,000 ............ ............
UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION...... 23,000 23,930 27,350 +4,350 +3,420
PLANNING & DESIGN................... 191,830 199,830 199,540 +7,710 -290
RESCISSION (PUBLIC LAW 109-114)..... ............ -43,348 -43,348 -43,348 ............
RESCISSION (EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION) ............ ............ -125,800 -125,800 -125,800
(PUBLIC LAW 109-13)................
NAVY:
PLANNING AND DESIGN................. 67,861 72,857 71,626 +3,765 -1,231
UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION...... 8,939 8,939 8,939 ............ ............
HELICOPTER SUPPORT FACILITY......... 12,185 12,185 12,185 ............ ............
HOCHMUTH HALL ADDITION.............. 11,559 10,159 11,559 ............ +1,400
RESCISSION (PUBLIC LAW 108-132)..... ............ -30,000 -30,000 -30,000 ............
RESCISSION (PUBLIC LAW 108-324)..... ............ -8,000 -8,000 -8,000 ............
AIR FORCE:
COMMON BATTLEFIELD AIRMAN TRAINING 14,200 ............ .............. -14,200 ............
COMPLEX............................
PLANNING AND DESIGN................. 87,504 97,504 71,381 -16,123 -26,123
UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION...... 15,000 15,000 15,000 ............ ............
RESCISSION (PUBLIC LAW 108-114)..... ............ ............ -19,816 -19,816 -19,816
RESCISSION (EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION) ............ ............ -10,800 -10,800 -10,800
(PUBLIC LAW 109-13)................
RESCISSION (PUBLIC LAW 108-324)..... ............ -2,694 -2,694 -2,694 ............
DEFENSE-WIDE:
CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION............ 10,000 10,000 .............. -10,000 -10,000
(EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION)....... ............ ............ 10,000 +10,000 +10,000
ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT 60,000 55,000 60,000 ............ +5,000
PROGRAM............................
PLANNING AND DESIGN:
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY........ 6,416 6,416 6,416 ............ ............
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND...... 47,915 48,715 47,915 ............ -800
TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY..... 81,800 81,800 81,800 ............ ............
WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICE. 507 507 507 ............ ............
UNDISTRIBUTED................... 35,512 35,512 35,512 ............ ............
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SUBTOTAL, PLANNING AND DESIGN. 172,150 172,950 172,150 ............ -800
UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION:
DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING 1,421 1,421 1,421 ............ ............
SERVICE........................
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT 466 466 466 ............ ............
EDUCATION......................
THE JOINT STAFF................. 7,531 7,531 7,531 ............ ............
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND...... 4,342 4,342 4,342 ............ ............
TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY..... 3,321 3,321 3,321 ............ ............
UNDISTRIBUTED................... 4,591 4,591 4,591 ............ ............
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SUBTOTAL, UNSPECIFIED MINOR 21,672 21,672 21,672 ............ ............
CONSTRUCTION.................
RESCISSION (PUBLIC LAW 108-132)......... ............ -9,000 -9,000 -9,000 ............
RESCISSION (PUBLIC LAW 108-324)......... ............ -43,000 -43,000 -43,000 ............
RESCISSION (PUBLIC LAW 109-114)......... ............ -58,229 -72,065 -72,065 -13,836
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SUBTOTAL, UNSPECIFIED MINOR 21,672 -88,557 -102,393 -124,065 -13,836
CONSTRUCTION.....................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
PLANNING AND DESIGN................. 57,337 63,337 68,372 +11,035 +5,035
UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION...... 20,844 20,844 29,244 +8,400 +8,400
RESCISSION (PUBLIC LAW 109-114). ............ ............ -2,129 -2,129 -2,129
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS:
PLANNING AND DESIGN............. 18,838 27,838 30,834 +11,996 +2,996
UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION.. 6,000 6,000 8,850 +2,850 +2,850
ARMY RESERVE:
PLANNING AND DESIGN................. 19,509 22,509 21,842 +2,333 -667
UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION...... 3,042 3,042 3,042 ............ ............
NAVY RESERVE:
UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS:
PLANNING AND DESIGN............. 2,387 2,637 2,387 ............ -250
UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION.. 1,112 1,112 1,112 ............ ............
AIR FORCE RESERVE:
VARIOUS WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS:
PLANNING AND DESIGN............. 5,109 7,609 5,109 ............ -2,500
UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION.. 4,477 4,477 4,477 ............ ............
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TOTAL, WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED.. 855,555 686,160 511,019 -344,536 -175,141
FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY
ALASKA:
FORT RICHARDSON (105 UNITS)..... 45,000 45,000 45,000 ............ ............
FORT RICHARDSON (57 UNITS)...... 25,000 25,000 25,000 ............ ............
FORT WAINWRIGHT (58 UNITS)...... 32,000 32,000 32,000 ............ ............
FORT WAINWRIGHT (86 UNITS)...... 50,000 50,000 50,000 ............ ............
FORT WAINWRIGHT (90 UNITS)...... 50,000 50,000 50,000 ............ ............
ARIZONA: FORT HUACHUCA: FORT HUACHUCA 32,000 32,000 32,000 ............ ............
(119 UNITS)............................
ARKANSAS: PINE BLUFF ARSENAL (10 UNITS). 2,900 2,900 2,900 ............ ............
WISCONSIN: FORT MCCOY (13 UNITS)........ 4,900 4,900 4,900 ............ ............
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS............... 336,859 320,659 320,659 -16,200 ............
PLANNING AND DESIGN..................... 16,332 16,332 16,332 ............ ............
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SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION.............. 594,991 578,791 578,791 -16,200 ............
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:
UTILITIES ACCOUNT................... 106,133 106,133 106,133 ............ ............
SERVICES ACCOUNT.................... 26,726 26,726 26,726 ............ ............
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.................. 60,919 60,919 60,919 ............ ............
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT............... 630 630 630 ............ ............
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT................. 36,687 36,687 36,687 ............ ............
LEASING............................. 214,781 214,781 214,781 ............ ............
MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY........ 204,963 202,791 203,751 -1,212 +960
PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS......... 25,990 25,990 25,990 ............ ............
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SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND 676,829 674,657 675,617 -1,212 +960
MAINTENANCE......................
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TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY....... 1,271,820 1,253,448 1,254,408 -17,412 +960
FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
CALIFORNIA: BARSTOW--DESERT VIEW & CLUB 27,851 27,851 27,851 ............ ............
ST (74 UNITS)..........................
GUAM:
NORTH TIPALO--PHASE II (108 UNITS).. 50,157 50,157 50,157 ............ ............
OLD APRA--PHASE I (68 UNITS)........ 48,017 48,017 48,017 ............ ............
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS............... 176,446 180,146 176,446 ............ -3,700
PLANNING AND DESIGN..................... 2,600 2,785 2,600 ............ -185
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SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION............ 305,071 308,956 305,071 ............ -3,885
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:
UTILITIES ACCOUNT................... 80,751 80,751 80,751 ............ ............
SERVICES ACCOUNT.................... 34,123 34,123 34,123 ............ ............
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.................. 75,085 75,085 75,085 ............ ............
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT............... 595 595 595 ............ ............
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT................. 18,036 18,036 18,036 ............ ............
LEASING............................. 132,282 132,282 121,681 -10,601 -10,601
MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY........ 152,991 152,991 152,991 ............ ............
MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUM.......... 2 2 2 ............ ............
PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS......... 15,261 15,261 15,261 ............ ............
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SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND 509,126 509,126 498,525 -10,601 -10,601
MAINTENANCE......................
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TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND 814,197 818,082 803,596 -10,601 -14,486
MARINE CORPS.....................
FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE
ALASKA: EIELSON AFB (129 UNITS)......... 87,414 87,414 87,414 ............ ............
IDAHO: MOUNTAIN HOME AFB (457 UNITS).... 107,800 107,800 107,800 ............ ............
MISSOURI: WHITEMAN AFB (116 UNITS)...... 39,270 39,270 39,270 ............ ............
MONTANA: MALMSTROM AFB (493 UNITS)...... 140,252 140,252 140,252 ............ ............
NORTH CAROLINA: SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (56 22,956 22,956 22,956 ............ ............
UNITS).................................
NORTH DAKOTA: MINOT AFB (575 UNITS)..... 171,188 171,188 170,188 -1,000 -1,000
TEXAS: DYESS AFB (199 UNITS)............ 49,215 49,215 49,215 ............ ............
GERMANY:
RAMSTEIN AB (101 UNITS)............. 73,488 59,488 73,488 ............ +14,000
SPANGDAHLEM AB (60 UNITS)........... 39,294 39,294 39,294 ............ ............
UNITED KINGDOM: ROYAL AIR FORCE 35,282 35,282 35,282 ............ ............
LAKENHEATH (74 UNITS)..................
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS............... 403,777 403,777 403,777 ............ ............
PLANNING AND DESIGN..................... 13,202 13,202 13,202 ............ ............
RESCISSION (PUBLIC LAW 108-324)......... ............ -23,400 -23,400 -23,400 ............
RESCISSION (PUBLIC LAW 109-114)......... ............ -42,800 -42,800 -42,800 ............
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SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION.............. 1,183,138 1,102,938 1,115,938 -67,200 +13,000
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:
UTILITIES ACCOUNT................... 103,250 103,250 103,250 ............ ............
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.................. 77,981 77,981 77,981 ............ ............
SERVICES ACCOUNT.................... 25,888 25,888 25,888 ............ ............
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT................. 44,545 44,545 44,545 ............ ............
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT............... 1,914 1,914 1,914 ............ ............
LEASING............................. 121,295 121,295 121,295 ............ ............
MAINTENANCE......................... 342,298 342,298 342,298 ............ ............
DEBT ACCOUNT........................ 1 1 1 ............ ............
PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS......... 37,899 37,899 37,899 ............ ............
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SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND 755,071 755,071 755,071 ............ ............
MAINTENANCE......................
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TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE.. 1,938,209 1,858,009 1,871,009 -67,200 +13,000
FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE
VIRGINIA: DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER RICHMOND 7,840 7,840 7,840 ............ ............
(DLA) (25 UNITS).......................
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS............... 768 768 768 ............ ............
PLANNING AND DESIGN (DLA)............... 200 200 200 ............ ............
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SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION............ 8,808 8,808 8,808 ............ ............
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT (NSA)........... 26 26 26 ............ ............
UTILITIES ACCOUNT (NSA)............. 7 7 7 ............ ............
MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY (NSA).. 70 70 70 ............ ............
LEASING (NSA)....................... 10,261 10,261 10,261 ............ ............
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT (DIA)........... 4,182 4,182 4,182 ............ ............
LEASING (DIA)....................... 32,821 32,821 32,821 ............ ............
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT (DLA)............ 374 374 374 ............ ............
SERVICES ACCOUNT (DLA).............. 72 72 72 ............ ............
FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT (DLA)........... 58 58 58 ............ ............
UTILITIES ACCOUNT (DLA)............. 399 399 399 ............ ............
MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY (DLA).. 236 236 236 ............ ............
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SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND 48,506 48,506 48,506 ............ ............
MAINTENANCE......................
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TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE- 57,314 57,314 57,314 ............ ............
WIDE.............................
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, ............ 90,993 .............. ............ -90,993
DEFENSE-WIDE...........................
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING 2,500 2,500 2,500 ............ ............
IMPROVEMENT FUND.......................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, 191,220 216,220 191,220 ............ -25,000
1990...................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, 5,626,223 5,309,876 5,237,100 -389,123 -72,776
2005...................................
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TOTAL, BASE REALIGNMENT AND 5,817,443 5,526,096 5,428,320 -389,123 -97,776
CLOSURE..........................
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GRAND TOTAL....................... 16,698,423 15,858,173 16,262,758 -435,665 +404,585
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RECAP
ARMY.................................... 2,059,762 1,756,298 2,137,822 +78,060 +381,524
EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS............ ............ ............ 34,800 +34,800 +34,800
RESCISSION.......................... ............ -43,348 -43,348 -43,348 ............
RESCISSION EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS. ............ ............ -125,800 -125,800 -125,800
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS................... 1,162,038 1,193,834 1,238,065 +76,027 +44,231
RESCISSION.......................... ............ -38,000 -38,000 -38,000 ............
AIR FORCE............................... 1,156,148 1,187,550 1,214,885 +58,737 +27,335
RESCISSION.......................... ............ -2,694 -22,510 -22,510 -19,816
RESCISSION EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS. ............ ............ -10,800 -10,800 -10,800
DEFENSE-WIDE............................ 1,208,198 1,107,606 1,061,395 -146,803 -46,211
EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS............ ............ ............ 100,886 +100,886 +100,886
RESCISSION.......................... ............ -110,229 -124,065 -124,065 -13,836
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD..................... 473,197 512,873 539,804 +66,607 +26,931
RESCISSION.......................... ............ ............ -2,129 -2,129 -2,129
AIR NATIONAL GUARD...................... 125,788 207,088 252,834 +127,046 +45,746
RESCISSION.......................... ............ ............ .............. ............ ............
ARMY RESERVE............................ 166,487 167,774 191,450 +24,963 +23,676
RESCISSION.......................... ............ ............ .............. ............ ............
NAVY RESERVE............................ 48,408 55,158 48,408 ............ -6,750
RESCISSION.......................... ............ ............ .............. ............ ............
AIR FORCE RESERVE....................... 44,936 56,836 44,936 ............ -11,900
RESCISSION.......................... ............ ............ .............. ............ ............
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TOTAL, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION...... 6,444,962 6,050,746 6,498,633 +53,671 +447,887
NATO INFRASTRUCTURE..................... 220,985 200,985 205,985 -15,000 +5,000
RESCISSION.......................... ............ ............ .............. ............ ............
FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY.................... 1,271,820 1,253,448 1,254,408 -17,412 +960
(CONSTRUCTION)...................... (594,991) (578,791) (578,791) (-16,200) ............
(RESCISSION).................... ............ ............ .............. ............ ............
(OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE)......... (676,829) (674,657) (675,617) (-1,212) (+960)
FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS... 814,197 818,082 803,596 -10,601 -14,486
(CONSTRUCTION)...................... (305,071) (308,956) (305,071) ............ (-3,885)
(RESCISSION).................... ............ ............ .............. ............ ............
(OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE)......... (509,126) (509,126) (498,525) (-10,601) (-10,601)
FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE............... 1,938,209 1,858,009 1,871,009 -67,200 +13,000
(CONSTRUCTION)...................... (1,183,138) (1,169,138) (1,182,138) (-1,000) (+13,000)
(RESCISSION).................... ............ -66,200 -66,200 -66,200 ............
(OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE)......... (755,071) (755,071) (755,071) ............ ............
FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE............ 57,314 57,314 57,314 ............ ............
(CONSTRUCTION)...................... (8,808) (8,808) (8,808) ............ ............
(OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE)......... (48,506) (48,506) (48,506) ............ ............
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION.. 130,993 90,993 140,993 +10,000 +50,000
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING 2,500 2,500 2,500 ............ ............
IMPROVEMENT FUND.......................
RESCISSIONS......................... ............ ............ .............. ............ ............
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT.... 5,817,443 5,526,096 5,428,320 -389,123 -97,776
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GRAND TOTAL....................... 16,698,423 15,858,173 16,262,758 -435,665 +404,585
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee recommendation compared with (+ or
)
Item 2006 Budget estimate House allowance Committee -----------------------------------------------------
appropriation recommendation 2006
appropriation Budget estimate House allowance
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TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military construction, Army....................................... 1,757,507 2,059,762 1,756,298 2,137,822 +380,315 +78,060 +381,524
Emergency appropriations...................................... ................ ................ ................ 34,800 +34,800 +34,800 +34,800
Rescissions................................................... -19,746 ................ -43,348 -43,348 -23,602 -43,348 ................
Rescissions (emergency appropriations)........................ ................ ................ ................ -125,800 -125,800 -125,800 -125,800
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-234)................. 187,100 ................ ................ ................ -187,100 ................ ................
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Total....................................................... 1,924,861 2,059,762 1,712,950 2,003,474 +78,613 -56,288 +290,524
Military construction, Navy and Marine Corps...................... 1,145,570 1,162,038 1,170,245 1,238,065 +92,495 +76,027 +67,820
Rescissions................................................... -50,037 ................ -14,411 -38,000 +12,037 -38,000 -23,589
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 291,219 ................ ................ ................ -291,219 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-234)................. 44,770 ................ ................ ................ -44,770 ................ ................
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Total....................................................... 1,431,522 1,162,038 1,155,834 1,200,065 -231,457 +38,027 +44,231
Military construction, Air Force.................................. 1,275,645 1,156,148 1,187,550 1,214,885 -60,760 +58,737 +27,335
Rescissions................................................... -29,100 ................ -2,694 -22,510 +6,590 -22,510 -19,816
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 52,612 ................ ................ ................ -52,612 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-234)................. 125,000 ................ ................ ................ -125,000 ................ ................
Rescissions (emergency appropriations)........................ ................ ................ ................ -10,800 -10,800 -10,800 -10,800
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Total....................................................... 1,424,157 1,156,148 1,184,856 1,181,575 -242,582 +25,427 -3,281
Military construction, Defense-Wide............................... 998,766 1,208,198 1,107,606 1,061,395 +62,629 -146,803 -46,211
Emergency appropriations...................................... ................ ................ ................ 100,886 +100,886 +100,886 +100,886
Rescissions................................................... -20,000 ................ -110,229 -124,065 -104,065 -124,065 -13,836
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 45,000 ................ ................ ................ -45,000 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-234)................. 20,600 ................ ................ ................ -20,600 ................ ................
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Total....................................................... 1,044,366 1,208,198 997,377 1,038,216 -6,150 -169,982 +40,839
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Total, Active components.................................... 5,824,906 5,586,146 5,051,017 5,423,330 -401,576 -162,816 +372,313
Military construction, Army National Guard........................ 517,919 473,197 512,873 539,804 +21,885 +66,607 +26,931
Rescissions................................................... ................ ................ ................ -2,129 -2,129 -2,129 -2,129
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 374,300 ................ ................ ................ -374,300 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-234)................. 210,071 ................ ................ ................ -210,071 ................ ................
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Total....................................................... 1,102,290 473,197 512,873 537,675 -564,615 +64,478 +24,802
Military construction, Air National Guard......................... 312,956 125,788 207,088 252,834 -60,122 +127,046 +45,746
Rescissions................................................... -13,700 ................ ................ ................ +13,700 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 35,000 ................ ................ ................ -35,000 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-234)................. 5,800 ................ ................ ................ -5,800 ................ ................
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Total....................................................... 340,056 125,788 207,088 252,834 -87,222 +127,046 +45,746
Military construction, Army Reserve............................... 151,043 166,487 167,774 191,450 +40,407 +24,963 +23,676
Military construction, Navy Reserve............................... 46,395 48,408 55,158 48,408 +2,013 ................ -6,750
Rescissions................................................... -66,090 ................ ................ ................ +66,090 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 120,132 ................ ................ ................ -120,132 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-234)................. 24,270 ................ ................ ................ -24,270 ................ ................
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Total....................................................... 124,707 48,408 55,158 48,408 -76,299 ................ -6,750
Military construction, Air Force Reserve.......................... 104,824 44,936 56,836 44,936 -59,888 ................ -11,900
Rescissions................................................... -13,815 ................ ................ ................ +13,815 ................ ................
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Total....................................................... 91,009 44,936 56,836 44,936 -46,073 ................ -11,900
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Total, Reserve components................................... 1,809,105 858,816 999,729 1,075,303 -733,802 +216,487 +75,574
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Total, Military construction................................ 7,634,011 6,444,962 6,050,746 6,498,633 -1,135,378 +53,671 +447,887
Appropriations.......................................... (6,310,625) (6,444,962) (6,221,428) (6,729,599) (+418,974) (+284,637) (+508,171)
Emergency appropriations................................ (1,535,874) ................ ................ (135,686) (-1,400,188) (+135,686) (+135,686)
Rescissions............................................. (-212,488) ................ (-170,682) (-230,052) (-17,564) (-230,052) (-59,370)
Rescissions (emergency appropriations).................. ................ ................ ................ (-136,600) (-136,600) (-136,600) (-136,600)
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program.... 204,789 220,985 200,985 205,985 +1,196 -15,000 +5,000
Rescissions................................................... -30,000 ................ ................ ................ +30,000 ................ ................
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Total....................................................... 174,789 220,985 200,985 205,985 +31,196 -15,000 +5,000
Family housing construction, Army................................. 544,140 594,991 578,791 578,791 +34,651 -16,200 ................
Rescissions................................................... -16,000 ................ ................ ................ +16,000 ................ ................
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Total....................................................... 528,140 594,991 578,791 578,791 +50,651 -16,200 ................
Family housing operation and maintenance, Army.................... 795,953 676,829 674,657 675,617 -120,336 -1,212 +960
Family housing construction, Navy and Marine Corps................ 216,753 305,071 308,956 305,071 +88,318 ................ -3,885
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 86,165 ................ ................ ................ -86,165 ................ ................
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Total....................................................... 302,918 305,071 308,956 305,071 +2,153 ................ -3,885
Family housing operation and maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps... 582,773 509,126 509,126 498,525 -84,248 -10,601 -10,601
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 48,889 ................ ................ ................ -48,889 ................ ................
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Total....................................................... 631,662 509,126 509,126 498,525 -133,137 -10,601 -10,601
Family housing construction, Air Force............................ 1,090,868 1,183,138 1,169,138 1,182,138 +91,270 -1,000 +13,000
Rescissions................................................... ................ ................ -66,200 -66,200 -66,200 -66,200 ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 278,000 ................ ................ ................ -278,000 ................ ................
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Total....................................................... 1,368,868 1,183,138 1,102,938 1,115,938 -252,930 -67,200 +13,000
Family housing operation and maintenance, Air Force............... 759,270 755,071 755,071 755,071 -4,199 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 47,019 ................ ................ ................ -47,019 ................ ................
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Total....................................................... 806,289 755,071 755,071 755,071 -51,218 ................ ................
Family housing construction, Defense-Wide......................... ................ 8,808 8,808 8,808 +8,808 ................ ................
Family housing operation and maintenance, Defense-Wide............ 45,927 48,506 48,506 48,506 +2,579 ................ ................
Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund............. 2,475 2,500 2,500 2,500 +25 ................ ................
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Total, Family housing....................................... 4,482,232 4,084,040 3,989,353 3,988,827 -493,405 -95,213 -526
Appropriations.......................................... (4,038,159) (4,084,040) (4,055,553) (4,055,027) (+16,868) (-29,013) (-526)
Emergency appropriations................................ (460,073) ................ ................ ................ (-460,073) ................ ................
Rescissions............................................. (-16,000) ................ (-66,200) (-66,200) (-50,200) (-66,200) ................
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Chemical demilitarization construction, Defense-Wide.............. ................ 130,993 90,993 140,993 +140,993 +10,000 +50,000
Base realignment and closure:
Base realignment and closure account, 1990.................... 252,279 191,220 216,220 191,220 -61,059 ................ -25,000
Base realignment and closure account, 2005.................... 1,489,421 5,626,223 5,309,876 5,237,100 +3,747,679 -389,123 -72,776
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Total, Base realignment and closure......................... 1,741,700 5,817,443 5,526,096 5,428,320 +3,686,620 -389,123 -97,776
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Total, title I.............................................. 14,032,732 16,698,423 15,858,173 16,262,758 +2,230,026 -435,665 +404,585
Appropriations.......................................... (12,295,273) (16,698,423) (16,095,055) (16,559,924) (+4,264,651) (-138,499) (+464,869)
Emergency appropriations................................ (1,995,947) ................ ................ (135,686) (-1,860,261) (+135,686) (+135,686)
Rescissions............................................. (-258,488) ................ (-236,882) (-296,252) (-37,764) (-296,252) (-59,370)
Rescissions (emergency appropriations).................. ................ ................ ................ (-136,600) (-136,600) (-136,600) (-136,600)
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TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans Benefits Administration
Compensation and pensions......................................... 33,897,787 38,007,095 38,007,095 38,007,095 +4,109,308 ................ ................
Readjustment benefits............................................. 3,309,234 3,262,006 3,262,006 3,262,006 -47,228 ................ ................
Veterans insurance and indemnities................................ 45,907 49,850 49,850 49,850 +3,943 ................ ................
Veterans housing benefit program fund program account (indefinite) 64,586 196,692 196,692 196,692 +132,106 ................ ................
(Limitation on direct loans).................................. (500) (500) (500) (500) ................ ................ ................
Credit subsidy................................................ -112,000 -100,000 -100,000 -100,000 +12,000 ................ ................
Administrative expenses....................................... 153,575 153,185 153,185 153,185 -390 ................ ................
Vocational rehabilitation loans program account................... 53 53 67 53 ................ ................ -14
(Limitation on direct loans).................................. (4,242) (4,242) (3,369) (4,242) ................ ................ (+873)
Administrative expenses....................................... 305 305 305 305 ................ ................ ................
Native American veteran housing loan program account.............. 580 615 615 615 +35 ................ ................
(Limitation on direct loans).................................. (30,000) (30,000) (30,000) (30,000) ................ ................ ................
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Total, Veterans Benefits Administration..................... 37,360,027 41,569,801 41,569,815 41,569,801 +4,209,774 ................ -14
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Veterans Health Administration
Medical services.................................................. 24,180,583 28,689,000 28,689,000 28,689,000 +4,508,417 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations...................................... 1,225,000 ................ ................ ................ -1,225,000 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 198,265 ................ ................ ................ -198,265 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 27,000 ................ ................ ................ -27,000 ................ ................
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Subtotal, Medical Services.................................. 25,630,848 28,689,000 28,689,000 28,689,000 +3,058,152 ................ ................
Medical facilities................................................ 3,297,669 3,569,000 3,594,000 3,569,000 +271,331 ................ -25,000
Medical and prosthetic research................................... 412,000 399,000 412,000 412,000 ................ +13,000 ................
Medical care cost recovery collections:
Offsetting collections........................................ -2,170,000 -2,329,000 -2,329,000 -2,329,000 -159,000 ................ ................
Appropriations (indefinite)................................... 2,170,000 2,329,000 2,329,000 2,329,000 +159,000 ................ ................
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Total, Veterans Health Administration....................... 29,340,517 32,657,000 32,695,000 32,670,000 +3,329,483 +13,000 -25,000
National Cemetery Administration
General operating expenses........................................ 156,447 160,733 160,733 160,733 +4,286 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 200 ................ ................ ................ -200 ................ ................
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Total, National Cemetery Administration..................... 156,647 160,733 160,733 160,733 +4,086 ................ ................
Departmental Administration
General operating expenses........................................ 1,410,520 1,480,764 1,480,764 1,467,764 +57,244 -13,000 -13,000
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 24,871 ................ ................ ................ -24,871 ................ ................
Office of Inspector General....................................... 70,174 69,499 69,499 70,599 +425 +1,100 +1,100
Construction, major projects...................................... 607,100 399,000 283,670 429,000 -178,100 +30,000 +145,330
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 367,500 ................ ................ ................ -367,500 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-234)................. 585,919 ................ ................ ................ -585,919 ................ ................
Construction, minor projects...................................... 198,937 198,000 210,000 168,000 -30,937 -30,000 -42,000
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)................. 1,800 ................ ................ ................ -1,800 ................ ................
Grants for construction of State extended care facilities......... 85,000 85,000 105,000 85,000 ................ ................ -20,000
Grants for the construction of State veterans cemeteries.......... 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 ................ ................ ................
Information technology systems.................................... 1,213,820 1,257,000 1,302,330 1,255,900 +42,080 -1,100 -46,430
Disaster Compensation for Veterans (Emergency) (Public Law 109- 3,000 ................ ................ ................ -3,000 ................ ................
148).............................................................
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Total, Departmental Administration.......................... 4,600,641 3,521,263 3,483,263 3,508,263 -1,092,378 -13,000 +25,000
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Total, title II............................................. 71,457,832 77,908,797 77,908,811 77,908,797 +6,450,965 ................ -14
Appropriations...................................... (69,024,277) (77,908,797) (77,908,811) (77,908,797) (+8,884,520) ................ (-14)
Emergency appropriations............................ (2,433,555) ................ ................ ................ (-2,433,555) ................ ................
(Limitation on direct loans)............................ (34,742) (34,742) (33,869) (34,742) ................ ................ (+873)
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Discretionary..................................................... 34,252,318 36,493,154 36,493,168 36,493,154 +2,240,836 ................ -14
Mandatory......................................................... 37,205,514 41,415,643 41,415,643 41,415,643 +4,210,129 ................ ................
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TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
American Battle Monuments Commission
Salaries and expenses............................................. 35,888 35,838 37,088 37,088 +1,200 +1,250 ................
Foreign currency fluctuations account............................. 15,098 4,900 4,900 4,900 -10,198 ................ ................
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Total, American Battle Monuments Commission................. 50,986 40,738 41,988 41,988 -8,998 +1,250 ................
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Salaries and expenses............................................. 18,607 19,790 19,790 19,790 +1,183 ................ ................
Department of Defense--Civil
Cemeterial Expenses, Army
Salaries and expenses............................................. 28,760 26,550 26,550 26,550 -2,210 ................ ................
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Operation and maintenance......................................... 56,463 54,846 54,846 54,846 -1,617 ................ ................
Capital program................................................... 1,236 ................ ................ ................ -1,236 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-148)..................... 65,800 ................ ................ ................ -65,800 ................ ................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109-234)..................... 176,000 ................ ................ ................ -176,000 ................ ................
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Total, Armed Forces Retirement Home......................... 299,499 54,846 54,846 54,846 -244,653 ................ ................
Section 302:
Appropriation................................................. ................ ................ ................ 500 +500 +500 +500
Rescission.................................................... ................ ................ ................ -500 -500 -500 -500
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Total, Section 302.......................................... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
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Total, title III............................................ 397,852 141,924 143,174 143,174 -254,678 +1,250 ................
Appropriations.......................................... (156,052) (141,924) (143,174) (143,674) (-12,378) (+1,750) (+500)
Emergency appropriations................................ (241,800) ................ ................ ................ (-241,800) ................ ................
Rescissions............................................. ................ ................ ................ (-500) (-500) (-500) (-500)
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Grand total................................................. 85,888,416 94,749,144 93,910,158 94,314,729 +8,426,313 -434,415 +404,571
Appropriations.......................................... (81,475,602) (94,749,144) (94,147,040) (94,612,395) (+13,136,793) (-136,749) (+465,355)
Emergency appropriations................................ (4,671,302) ................ ................ (135,686) (-4,535,616) (+135,686) (+135,686)
Rescissions............................................. (-258,488) ................ (-236,882) (-296,752) (-38,264) (-296,752) (-59,870)
Rescissions (emergency appropriations).................. ................ ................ ................ (-136,600) (-136,600) (-136,600) (-136,600)
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