[Appendix]
[Detailed Budget Estimates by Agency]
[Department of Veterans Affairs]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
The 1998 Budget provides $18,705 million in discretionary budget
authority for veterans' health, benefits, and other services.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT
The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 represents
the primary vehicle through which VA is developing more complete and
refined performance information to better determine how well its
programs are meeting their intended objectives.
During FY 1996, VA made significant advancements toward the
effective implementation of GPRA by reinvigorating the Department's
strategic management process; enhancing the performance measures for all
three of the major program offices; developing an initial set of goals,
objectives, and performance measures for each of the staff offices;
continuing its participation as a pilot agency in reports streamlining
so as to consolidate various reporting requirements into two primary
documents; and restructuring the annual budget submission so that it
serves to satisfy the performance planning requirements of GPRA.
Future GPRA efforts will focus on enhancing the relationship between
goals of individual programs and goals of the Department; developing
improved measures of program efficiency (unit cost) and program
outcomes; modifying information systems to ensure that data are
available on each measure; developing benchmark levels of performance
that the organization is ultimately striving to achieve; and better
linking organizational goals and performance with individual employee
goals and performance. The ultimate aim is to develop and use a single
set of performance goals and measures throughout the program planning,
budget formulation, budget execution, and accountability processes.
NEW RESOURCES FOR VETERANS MEDICAL CARE
The request in 1998 establishes a new course for veterans' health
care that emphasizes and supports an emerging dynamic, business-like,
healthcare system that is innovative and cost effective, and will
improve the health and well-being of veterans throughout the Nation. The
VA healthcare system will expand and improve with future budget
increases provided by the proposed retention of all medical collections
and user fees. The net total of these is an estimated $468 million in FY
1998 ($591 million less $123 million in administrative expenses).
The budget schedule includes a legislative proposal to retain
earnings from Medical Care Cost Recovery (MCCR) program third party and
user fee collections as reimbursements to Medical Care starting on
October 1, 1997. VA also plans to begin a demonstration program in 1998
to test the feasibility of ``Medicare subvention'', i.e. billing
Medicare for healthcare provided to Medicare eligible Category C
veterans. By 2002, assuming that Congress authorizes a Medicare
subvention demonstration, and it is successful, and that Congress
decides to allow VA to expand it nationwide, the combination of the
Medicare reimbursements and allowing VA to retain medical collections
and user fees would support a 30 percent lower unit cost and 20 percent
more veterans served with 10 percent of the VA healthcare budget from
non-appropriated revenues. It would also give veterans more healthcare
provider choices.
The schedule also includes appropriation adjustments to have
Compensation and Pension exams directly funded from Veterans Benefit
Administration (VBA) resources ($68 million reduced from Medical Care in
1998), and to allow two-year spending availability for up to 8.3 percent
(one month) of resources made available.
Proposal to Supplement Budget Authority with Medical Care Receipts
[Dollars in millions]
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Budget Authority (BA)............... 16,551 17,013 16,959
Proposal to keep MCCR receipts:
Gross collections................. 591
Administration cost............... -123
Net Supplement to BA.............. 468
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Total............................... 16,551 17,013 17,427
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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Medical Care
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of
hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing, as
authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including care and
treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department;
and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment;
funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto for beneficiaries
receiving care in the Department; administrative expenses in support of
planning, design, project management, real property acquisition and
disposition, construction and renovation of any facility under the
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; oversight, engineering
and architectural activities not charged to project cost; repairing,
altering, improving or providing facilities in the several hospitals and
homes under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise provided
for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and
purchase of materials; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; aid to State homes as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741;
and not to exceed $8,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as referred
to in 38 U.S.C. 8110(a)(5); [$17,008,447,000,] $16,958,846,000, plus
reimbursements: Provided, That [of the funds made available under this
heading, $700,000,000 is for the equipment and land and structures
object classifications only, which amount shall not become available for
obligation until August 1, 1997, and shall remain available until
September 30, 1998.] not to exceed 8.3 percent of amounts made available
herein shall remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided
further, That funds under this heading shall be available for medical
examinations required for benefits claims under title 38, United States
Code. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Note: In addition to resources requested here, $468 million in net
resources would be provided by an accompanying legislative proposal.
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
Operating expenses:
Provision of veterans health
care:
00.01 Acute hospital care......... 5,225 5,038 4,663
00.02 Rehabilitative care......... 377 375 343
00.03 Psychiatric care............ 1,535 1,558 1,428
00.04 Nursing home care........... 1,594 1,767 1,831
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00.05 Subacute care............... 544 495 453
00.06 Residential care............ 245 269 271
00.07 Outpatient care............. 5,184 5,939 6,426
00.08 Miscellaneous benefits and
services.................. 692 699 727
00.09 CHAMPVA....................... 91 92 92
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00.91 Total operating expenses.... 15,487 16,232 16,234
Capital investment:
Provision of veterans health
care:
01.01 Acute hospital care......... 335 354 329
01.02 Rehabilitative care......... 21 22 21
01.03 Psychiatric care............ 59 62 58
01.04 Nursing home care........... 45 47 44
01.05 Subacute care............... 21 22 21
01.06 Residential care............ 14 15 14
01.07 Outpatient care............. 298 314 293
01.08 Miscellaneous benefits and
services.................. 26 27 26
01.09 CHAMPVA....................... 1
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01.91 Total capital investment.... 820 863 806
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01.92 Total direct program.......... 16,307 17,095 17,040
02.01 Reimbursable program.............. 66 75 146
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10.00 Total obligations............... 16,373 17,170 17,186
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 501 731 650
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 16,617 17,088 17,105
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -14
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 17,104 17,819 17,755
23.95 New obligations................... -16,373 -17,170 -17,186
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 731 650 569
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 16,564 17,013 16,959
40.75 Reduction pursuant to P.L. 104-
134........................... -21
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43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 16,543 17,013 16,959
Permanent:
Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash). 66 75 146
68.26 Offsetting collections
(unavailable balances)...... 8
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68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)................... 74 75 146
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 16,617 17,088 17,105
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 2,179 2,394 2,460
73.10 New obligations................... 16,373 17,170 17,186
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -16,114 -17,103 -16,848
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -44
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 2,394 2,460 2,798
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 14,131 14,526 14,192
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1,917 2,502 2,510
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 66 75 146
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 16,114 17,103 16,848
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -47 -53 -123
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -19 -22 -23
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -66 -75 -146
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 16,551 17,013 16,959
90.00 Outlays........................... 16,048 17,028 16,702
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Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
(in millions of dollars)
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority.................. 16,551 17,013 16,959
Outlays........................... 16,048 17,028 16,702
Legislative proposal, not subject to
PAYGO:
Budget Authority.................. 591
Outlays........................... 591
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Total:
Budget Authority.................. 16,551 17,013 17,550
Outlays........................... 16,048 17,028 17,293
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PERFORMANCE MEASURES
1994 actual 1995 actual 1996 actual 1997 1998
projected projected
Medical Care Summary:
Unique users (in millions).................... 2.811 2.890 2.937 2.937 3.072
Chronic disease index......................... N/A N/A 0.46 0.92 0.95
Prevention index.............................. N/A N/A 0.34 0.68 0.95
Percentage of inpatients receiving care in
accordance with externally set and accepted
standards................................... 98 96 96 97 98
Percentage of patients reporting their care as
very good or excellent:
Inpatient................................... N/A 60 65 70 75
Outpatient.................................. N/A 60 61 70 75
Percentage of networks improving performance
on two-thirds of customer service standards. N/A N/A 86 91 95
Bed-days of care per 1,000 unique users....... 3,523 3,183 2,525 2,275 2,025
Percentage of appropriate surgical and
invasive diagnostic procedures performed on
ambulatory basis............................ 35 39 52 58 65
Percentage of patients enrolled in primary
care........................................ 20 66 72 75 80
Percentage of medical care residents trained
in primary care............................. 34.0 37.5 38.5 41.0 43.5
The performance measures and workloads reported in this schedule
represent the total estimated workloads for fiscal years 1996-1998.
Fiscal year 1998 estimated performance measures and workload levels can
only be fully accomplished with: (1) approval of resources in this
schedule; (2) passage of proposed legislation referenced in the
following schedule; and (3) achieving receipts estimated. The short
narrative descriptions of net change by program sub-activity that
introduces these workload levels also include obligations and the
average employment estimates in total, the aggregate of both regular and
proposed legislation schedules.
Provision of Veterans Health Care--
Acute hospital care.--Costs for 1998 are estimated to decrease
by $194 million for operating medical, neurology, surgical, contract
and State home hospital beds, reflecting the shift to increased use
of ambulatory care.
Estimated operating levels are:
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Patients treated.................. 621,495 575,334 560,377
Average daily census.............. 13,948 12,266 11,364
Average employment................ 67,902 61,175 57,364
Rehabilitative care.--A decrease of $18 million in 1998 is
estimated for providing rehabilitative care, including spinal cord
injury care.
Estimated operating levels are:
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Patients treated.................. 18,625 18,021 17,537
Average daily census.............. 1,642 1,516 1,399
Average employment................ 5,724 5,344 4,998
Psychiatric care.--A decrease of $71 million is estimated in
1998 for the inpatient care of veterans with problems related to
mental illness, including alcohol and drug problems.
1996 actual I997 est. 1998 est.
Patients treated.................. 177,287 172,624 167,985
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Average daily census.............. 11,037 10,357 9,558
Average employment................ 25,162 23,944 22,474
Nursing home care.--In 1998, an increase of $116 million is
estimated for the care of residents in VA nursing homes, contract
nursing homes and State nursing homes.
Estimated operating levels are:
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Patients treated.................. 82,390 86,091 87,446
Average daily census.............. 33,733 35,182 35,876
Average employment................ 19,567 20,494 20,806
Subacute care.--A decrease of $22 million is estimated in 1998
for the treatment of veterans who require a level of care between
acute and long-term care, as provided in VA hospital intermediate
bed sections.
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Patients treated.................... 32,691 28,605 27,836
Average daily census................ 5,085 4,369 4,032
Average employment.................. 9,634 8,399 7,832
Residential care.--An increase of $12 million is estimated in
1998 for the care of veterans in locations other than their own
homes, such as residential rehabilitation and domiciliary care
programs.
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Patients treated.................... 28,036 29,142 29,674
Average daily census................ 9,319 9,612 9,905
Average employment.................. 3,700 3,864 3,932
Outpatient care.--An increase of $758 million is estimated in
1998 for the cost of outpatient medical and dental care provided by
staff, physicians, and dentists participating under a fee basis
arrangement for certain eligible veterans.
NUMBER OF MEDICAL VISITS AND DENTAL WORKLOADS
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Medical visits (in thousands):
Outpatient clinic visits.......... 28,360 29,209 31,504
Community based visits............ 935 935 935
Readjustment counseling........... 760 767 774
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Total....................... 30,055 30,911 33,213
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Dental:
Staff:
Examinations.................. 234,968 235,000 235,000
Treatments.................... 152,373 150,000 150,000
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Total....................... 387,341 385,000 385,000
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Fee: Cases completed............ 16,647 16,500 16,500
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Average employment................ 56,906 59,653 63,911
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Miscellaneous benefits and services.--This covers such items of
nondirect medical care and treatment as beneficiary travel, care of
the dead, operation of personnel quarters at medical facilities, and
the cost of furnishing supply, engineering, housekeeping, and other
administrative support services to other departments on a
nonreimbursable basis. An increase of $27 million is estimated for
1998.
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Average employment................ 6,416 5,985 5,858
Civilian health and medical program of the Department of
Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA).--No change is estimated in 1998 for
private hospital and outpatient care for dependents and survivors of
certain veterans.
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Average daily hospital census..... 150 150 150
Outpatient (in thousands)......... 822,637 822,637 822,637
Average employment................ 142 142 142
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 6,506 6,689 6,548
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 863 717 704
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 783 801 763
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11.9 Total personnel compensation 8,152 8,207 8,015
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 1,900 1,935 1,914
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 11 148 15
Travel and transportation of
persons:
21.0 Employee travel............... 31 51 52
21.0 Beneficiary travel............ 108 118 123
21.0 Interagency motor pool
payments.................... 12 12 12
21.0 All other..................... 31 34 32
22.0 Transportation of things........ 25 30 30
23.1 Rental payments to GSA.......... 23 25 26
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 55 63 66
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 430 464 465
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 13 15 14
25.2 Other contractual services...... 1,221 1,363 1,528
Medical care:
25.6 Outpatient dental fees........ 12 13 14
25.6 Medical and nursing fees...... 275 289 303
25.6 Community nursing homes....... 338 325 364
25.6 Contract hospitalization...... 143 150 158
25.6 Civilian Health and Medical
Program of the Department of
Veterans Affairs............ 85 85 85
Supplies and materials:
26.0 Supplies and materials........ 2,317 2,608 2,673
26.0 Provisions.................... 92 95 94
31.0 Equipment....................... 632 567 545
32.0 Land and structures............. 187 256 258
Grants, subsidies, and
contributions:
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions............... 207 232 245
41.0 Grants to private
organizations............... 6 8 7
43.0 Interest and dividends.......... 1 2 2
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 16,307 17,095 17,040
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 66 75 146
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99.9 Total obligations............... 16,373 17,170 17,186
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 194,364 188,143 177,987
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 3,470 3,395 3,141
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment. 789 857 1,666
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 14 15 29
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Note: An additional 7,664 FTE are funded through the legislative
proposal authorizing Medical Care to retain medical collections and user
fees.
Medical Care
(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)
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Obligations by program activity:
Reimbursements:
Operating expenses:
Provision of veterans health
care:
00.01 Acute hospital care......... 172
00.02 Rehabilitative care......... 13
00.03 Psychiatric care............ 55
00.04 Nursing home care........... 46
00.05 Subacute care............... 17
00.06 Residential care............ 9
00.07 Outpatient care............. 246
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00.91 Total operating expenses.... 558
Capital investment:
Provision of veterans health
care:
01.01 Acute hospital care......... 14
01.02 Rehabilitative care......... 1
01.03 Psychiatric care............ 2
01.04 Nursing home care........... 2
01.05 Subacute care............... 1
01.06 Residential care............ 1
01.07 Outpatient care............. 12
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01.91 Total capital investment.... 33
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01.92 Total reimbursement program... 591
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10.00 Total obligations............... 591
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 591
23.95 New obligations................... -591
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 591
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 591
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -591
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 591
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 591
90.00 Outlays........................... 591
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The request in 1998 establishes a new course for veterans' health
care that emphasizes and supports an emerging dynamic, business-like
healthcare system that is innovative and cost effective, and will
improve the health and well being of veterans throughout the Nation. The
VA healthcare system will expand and improve with future budget
increases provided by the proposed retention of all medical collections
and user fees. The net total of these is an estimated $468 million in FY
1998 ($591 million less $123 million in administrative expenses).
The budget schedule includes a legislative proposal to retain
earnings from Medical Care Cost Recovery (MCCR) program third party and
user fee collections as reimbursements to Medical Care starting on
October 1, 1997. VA also plans to begin a demonstration program in 1998
to test the feasibility of ``Medicare subvention'', i.e.--billing
Medicare for healthcare provided to Medicare eligible Category C
veterans. By FY 2002, assuming that the Congress authorizes a Medicare
subvention demonstration and it is successful, and that Congress decides
to allow VA to expand it nationwide, the combination of the Medicare
reimbursements and allowing VA to retain medical collections and user
fees would support a 30 percent lower unit cost and 20 percent more
veterans served with 10 percent of the VA healthcare budget from non-
appropriated revenues. It would also give veterans more healthcare
provider choices.
The MCCR legislation proposed for FY 1998 repeals Section 1729(g) of
title 38, United States Code, and inserts language requiring all amounts
recovered or collected (third party, medical fees and other receipts)
for medical care and other services furnished to be deposited in the
Department of Veterans Affairs' Medical Care account and be available
until expended. At the same time, the existing Medical Care Cost
Recovery (MCCR) Fund is proposed for termination. These additional
expenditures within this discretionary account are being funded through
offsetting receipts as the result of the merger of the MCCR activities
with the Medical Care account.
This is one of several proposals in the budget to charge fees to
users directly availing themselves of, or subject to, a government
service, program, or activity, in order to cover the government's costs.
Legislation will be proposed to authorize the fees and, upon enactment
of the authorization, a budget amendment to the current appropriations
language will be proposed to make the fees available for expenditure.
Because the current requirements of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990
make it difficult to fund discretionary programs with receipts that are
not authorized in appropriations acts, the Administration is proposing a
change in the requirements to facilitate the enactment of proposals such
as this one.
The additional expenditures described below include the
administrative costs of collecting receipts and user fees for the
medical services provided.
Provision of Veterans Health Care--
Acute hospital care--Medical collections and user fees provide
an estimated $186 million in 1998 for operating medical, neurology,
and surgical hospital beds.
1998 est.
Patients treated.................................. 15,835
Average daily census.............................. 315
Average employment................................ 2,390
Rehabilitative care.--Medical collections and user fees provide
an estimated $14 million in 1998 for rehabilitative care, including
spinal cord injury care.
1998 est.
Patients treated.................................. 513
Average daily census.............................. 41
Average employment................................ 208
Psychiatric care.--Medical collections and user fees provide an
estimated $57 million in 1998 for inpatient care of veterans with
problems related to mental illness, including alcohol and drug
problems.
1998 est.
Patients treated.................................. 4,911
Average daily census.............................. 279
Average employment................................ 938
Nursing home care.--Medical collections and user fees provide an
estimated $48 million in 1998 for the care of residents in VA
nursing homes.
1998 est.
Patients treated.................................. 1,128
Average daily census.............................. 409
Average employment................................ 839
Subacute care.--Medical collections and user fees provide an
estimated $18 million in 1998 for the treatment of veterans who
require a level of care between acute and long-term care, as
provided in VA hospital immediate bed sections.
1998 est.
Patients treated.................................. 814
Average daily census.............................. 118
Average employment................................ 327
Residential care.--Medical collections and user fees provide an
estimated $10 million in 1998 for the care of veterans in locations
other than their own homes, such as residential rehabilitation and
domiciliary care programs.
1998 est.
Patients treated.................................. 657
Average daily census.............................. 174
Average employment................................ 163
Outpatient care.--Medical collections and user fees provide an
estimated $258 million in 1998 for the cost of outpatient medical
care provided by VA staff and other health professionals
participating under a fee basis arrangement for certain eligible
veterans.
NUMBER OF MEDICAL VISITS
1998 est.
Medical visits (in thousands).....................
Staff............................................ 921
Fee.............................................. 27
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Total........................................... 948
Average employment................................ 2,799
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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99.0 Reimbursable obligations:
Subtotal, reimbursable
obligations..................... 591
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99.9 Total obligations............... 591
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Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment... 7,664
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 73
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Medical and Prosthetic Research
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and
prosthetic research and development as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter
73, to remain available until September 30, [1998, $262,000,000] 1999,
$234,374,000, plus reimbursements. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
Operating expenses:
00.01 Medical research.............. 192 210 178
00.02 Rehabilitation research....... 23 24 22
00.03 Health services research...... 30 32 33
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00.91 Total operating expenses.... 245 266 233
Capital investment:
01.01 Medical research.............. 8 7 5
01.02 Rehabilitation research....... 1 1 1
01.03 Health services research...... 2 2 1
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01.91 Total capital investment.... 11 10 7
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01.92 Total direct program.......... 256 276 240
02.01 Reimbursable program.............. 51 45 46
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10.00 Total obligations............... 307 321 286
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 20 20 6
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 308 307 280
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -1
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 327 327 286
23.95 New obligations................... -307 -321 -286
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 20 6
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 257 262 234
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 51 45 46
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 308 307 280
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 52 79 94
73.10 New obligations................... 307 321 286
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -283 -305 -288
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... 2
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 79 94 93
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 178 192 172
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 54 68 70
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 51 45 46
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 283 305 288
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -51 -45 -46
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 257 262 234
90.00 Outlays........................... 232 260 242
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The Medical and Prosthetic Research account is comprised of the
following three programs:
Medical research.--This program is comprised of investigator-
initiated and special research. In addition to the broad spectrum of
biomedical research projects, priority is given to research Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome and conditions that frequently occur among
veterans such as aging, alcoholism, schizophrenia, delayed stress
disorders and other mental illness, and spinal cord injury and tissue
regeneration. Cooperative studies include surgical treatment of angina
pectoris, adjunct treatment of diabetes, and relative potency and side-
effect liability of new and marketed sedatives.
Rehabilitation research.--This program is dedicated to the
development and application of science and technology to improve the
care of physically disabled veterans through prostheses for the amputee,
improved wheelchairs for the paralyzed, and better joint functions for
the arthritic. It also includes care for those with visual, hearing, and
speech disorders.
Health services research.--This program provides support for health
services projects at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers for
improving the effectiveness and economy of delivery of health services
and improving the accessibility of services to veterans.
In support of the research activities of these three programs, VA
applies a variety of budgetary resources including appropriations from
the Medical Care account and reimbursements from the Department of
Defense, grants from the National Institutes of Health, private
proprietary sources, and voluntary agencies which provide additional
support for VA's researchers. The first table summarizes all budgetary
resources for the Medical and Prosthetic Research account. The second
table shows the total number of projects.
SUMMARY OF BUDGETARY RESOURCES
[In millions of dollars]
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Medical and prosthetic research
appropriation....................... 257 262 234
Medical care appropriation.......... 335 328 325
Federal grants (NIH)................ 209 217 224
Other grants (voluntary agencies,
private proprietary)................ 106 110 113
DOD reimbursements.................. 16 20 *
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Total budgetary resources..... 923 937 896
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*DoD reimbursements for FY 1998 are unknown.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
1994 actual 1995 actual 1996 actual 1997 1998
projected projected
Research Summary:
Total number of projects funded................. 1,870 1,771 1,666 1,644 1,469
Total number of new projects funded............. 261 334 192 200 120
Number of cooperative studies................... 28 31 35 37 37
Number of VA-funded studies involving VA
patients or VA data bases....................... 972 854 786 786 786
Percentage of projects receiving total or
partial funding from extra-VA sources........... 58 58 57 59 64
Percentage of funds coming from extra-mural
sources......................................... 54 54 59 61 64
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 34 41 39
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 68 76 71
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 4 4 4
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11.9 Total personnel compensation 106 121 114
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 27 28 24
21.0 Employee travel................. 2 2 2
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 1 1 1
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 1 1 1
25.5 Research and development
contracts..................... 73 80 69
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 22 32 22
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31.0 Equipment....................... 11 11 7
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 13
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 256 276 240
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 51 45 46
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99.9 Total obligations............... 307 321 286
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 2,595 2,833 2,522
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 17 17 17
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 655 527 431
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Medical Administration and Miscellaneous Operating Expenses
For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical,
hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research
activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support of
planning, design, project management, architectural, engineering, real
property acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation of any
facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, including site acquisition; engineering and
architectural activities not charged to project cost; and research and
development in building construction technology; [$61,207,000]
$60,160,000, plus reimbursements. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Operating expenses: Integrated
health care system
administration.................. 63 61 60
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10.00 Total obligations............... 63 61 60
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 63 61 60
23.95 New obligations................... -63 -61 -60
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 63 61 60
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 6 13 6
73.10 New obligations................... 63 61 60
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -57 -68 -60
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 13 6 6
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 53 56 55
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 4 12 5
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 57 68 60
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 63 61 60
90.00 Outlays........................... 57 68 60
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Supervision and administration of VA's comprehensive and integrated
healthcare system.--Central office staff elements provide executive
direction for all Department medical and construction programs through
program development, implementation, and the administration of policies,
plans, and objectives.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 40 40 39
11.3 Other than full-time permanent.. 1 2 2
11.5 Other personnel compensation.... 2 2 2
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11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 43 44 43
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 6 7 6
13.0 Benefits for former personnel..... 1
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons: employee travel........ 1 1
23.1 Rental payments to GSA............ 5 5 5
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 1
25.2 Other services.................... 3 3 3
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 1 1 1
31.0 Equipment......................... 3 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 63 61 60
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 635 610 565
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 1 1 1
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Health Professional Scholarship Program
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 10 4 4
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -6
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 4 4 4
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 6
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... 6
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Health professional scholarship.--To assist in the recruitment and
retention of staff, this program provided grants for tuition, stipend,
and other educational expenses for eligible students in programs leading
to a degree in nursing or other allied health disciplines.
No appropriation for this account was requested in FY 1997 and none
is requested for FY 1998.
Medical Care Cost Recovery Fund
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 1,101 1,060 1,038
Receipts:
02.01 Medical cost recovery............. 93 97 176
02.02 Medical cost recovery, legislative
proposal, not subject to PAYGO.. 176
02.03 Medical cost recovery, legislative
proposal, subject to PAYGO...... -176
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04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 1,194 1,157 1,214
Appropriation:
05.01 Medical care cost recovery fund... -126 -119 -123
05.03 Medical care cost recovery fund,
legislative proposal subject to
PAYGO........................... 123
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05.04 Medical care...................... -8
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05.99 Subtotal appropriation............ -134 -119
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 1,060 1,038 1,214
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Obligations by program activity:
00.09 Operating expenses................ 103 114 118
00.10 Capital investment................ 16 5 5
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10.00 Total obligations............... 119 119 123
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 6 14 13
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 126 119 123
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 132 133 136
23.95 New obligations................... -119 -119 -123
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 14 13 13
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.25 Appropriation (special fund,
indefinite)..................... 126 119 123
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 14 23 23
73.10 New obligations................... 119 119 123
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -109 -119 -123
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 23 23 24
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 109 119 123
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 126 119 123
90.00 Outlays........................... 109 119 123
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Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
(in millions of dollars)
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority.................. 126 119 123
Outlays........................... 109 119 123
Legislative proposal, subject to
PAYGO:
Budget Authority.................. -123
Outlays........................... -123
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Total:
Budget Authority.................. 126 119
Outlays........................... 109 119
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The Medical Care Cost Recovery (MCCR) Fund was established by the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, P.L. 100-508. This Fund
serves as a depository for all third-party insurance collections. A
portion of these monies will be utilized to provide for FTE and other
administrative costs associated with medical care cost recovery efforts.
After providing for the estimated cost of operations for the ensuing
year, remaining funds are transferred to the Department of Treasury
before January of the next year.
While the MCCR Fund reflects the program costs of both third-party
and copayment activities, the receipts only reflect third-party
recoveries. The table below presents the complete relationship between
the costs of MCCR activities and the total collections, regardless of
source, resulting from these activities.
In 1998, the Administration will propose legislation to permanently
extend current legal provisions due to expire in 1998. These provisions
provide for the collection of third party health insurance payments for
care provided by the VA for service-connected veterans with nonservice-
connected conditions, including copayments and income verification
provisions.
[In millions of dollars]
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Program activity
Third-party recoveries.................. 495 471 523
Copayments and other collections........ 62 62 68
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Total collections................. 557 533 591
Total program costs............... 119 120 123
Ratio of costs to collections........... 21.3% 22.4% 20.8%
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 57 59 61
11.5 Other personnel compensation.... 15 16 16
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11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 72 75 77
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 16 17 17
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 3 3 3
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 4 5 5
25.2 Other services.................... 4 7 8
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 4 7 8
31.0 Equipment......................... 16 5 5
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99.9 Total obligations............... 119 119 123
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Total compensable workyears:
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 46 46 46
1011 Exempt Full-time equivalent
employment...................... 2,269 2,295 2,295
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Medical Care Cost Recovery Fund
(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.09 Operating expenses................ -118
00.10 Capital investment................ -5
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10.00 Total obligations............... -123
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... -123
23.95 New obligations................... 123
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.25 Appropriation (special fund,
indefinite)..................... -123
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... -123
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. 123
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... -123
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. -123
90.00 Outlays........................... -123
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Language is being proposed that would merge all medical related
collections with the Medical Care account. VA is expected to receive a
net increase of $468 million in funds to support the medical care of
veterans through this concept.
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. -61
11.5 Other personnel compensation.... -16
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11.9 Total personnel compensation.. -77
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12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... -17
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... -3
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... -5
25.2 Other services.................... -8
26.0 Supplies and materials............ -8
31.0 Equipment......................... -5
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99.9 Total obligations............... -123
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Total compensable workyears:
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... -46
1011 Exempt Full-time equivalent
employment...................... -2,295
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Public enterprise funds:
Medical Facilities Revolving Fund
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Operating expenses................ 1 1
00.02 Capital investment................ 1 1 1
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10.00 Total obligations............... 1 2 2
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 17 6 6
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 2 2 2
22.21 Unobligated balance transferred to
other accounts.................. -12
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 7 8 8
23.95 New obligations................... -1 -2 -2
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 6 6 5
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 2 2 2
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1
73.10 New obligations................... 1 2 2
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1 -4 -4
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 1 2 2
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1 4 4
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -2 -2 -2
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... -1 2 2
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This account provides funds for the operating expenses of VA medical
facilities furnishing nursing home care to certain veterans in receipt
of pensions. Title 38 provides that a veteran with no spouse or child
will only receive $90 per month in pension beginning the third full
month following the month of admission to VA furnished nursing home
care. The difference between the $90 the veteran receives and the amount
otherwise authorized is transferred to this fund for spending expenses
at the facility furnishing the nursing care.
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26.0 Supplies and materials............ 1 1
31.0 Equipment......................... 1 1 1
99.0 Subtotal, reimbursable obligations 1 2 2
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99.9 Total obligations............... 1 2 2
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Canteen Service Revolving Fund
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Operating expenses:
00.01 Acquisitions.................... 117 131 132
00.02 Direct operations............... 78 87 86
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00.91 Total operating expenses...... 195 218 218
01.01 Capital investment: Sales program:
Purchase of equipment and
leasehold....................... 7 7 7
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10.00 Total obligations............... 202 225 225
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
21.90 Fund balance.................... -12 -14 -15
21.91 U.S. Securities: Par value...... 38 42 42
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21.99 Total unobligated balance,
start of year............... 26 28 27
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 204 225 226
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 230 253 253
23.95 New obligations................... -202 -225 -225
Unobligated balance available, end of year:
24.90 Fund balance.................... -14 -15 -14
24.91 U.S. Securities: Par value...... 42 42 42
--------- --------- ----------
24.99 Total unobligated balance, end
of year....................... 28 27 28
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 204 225 226
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 15 14 15
73.10 New obligations................... 202 225 225
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -204 -225 -226
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 14 15 15
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 202 225 226
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 2
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 204 225 226
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -2 -2 -1
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -202 -223 -225
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -204 -225 -226
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... -2
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The Veterans Canteen Service was established to furnish, at
reasonable prices, merchandise and services necessary to the comfort and
well-being of veterans in VA medical facilities.
Financing.--Operations will be financed from current revenues.
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0101 Revenue........................... 209 209 225 225
0102 Expense........................... -206 -206 -221 -222
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0109 Net income or loss (-)............ 3 3 4 3
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 3 2 4
Investments in US securities:
1102 Treasury securities, par...... 38 40 41 42
1106 Receivables, net.............. 2 1 2 2
1107 Advances and prepayments...... 2 2 2 1
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 1
Other Federal assets:
1802 Inventories and related
properties.................... 27 24 25 26
1803 Property, plant and equipment,
net........................... 25 28 28 28
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1999 Total assets.................... 97 95 100 104
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................ 2 1
2104 Resources payable to Treasury... 1 1 2 2
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Accounts payable................ 10 9 8 9
2207 Other........................... 5 8 8 8
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2999 Total liabilities............... 18 18 19 19
NET POSITION:
3200 Invested capital.................. 44 42 47 46
3600 Other............................. 34 35 34 39
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 78 77 81 85
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 96 95 100 104
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 40 41 40
11.3 Other than full-time permanent.. 14 18 18
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11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 54 59 58
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 15 18 18
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 1 3 3
22.0 Transportation of things.......... 1 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 1 1
24.0 Printing and reproduction......... 1 1
25.2 Other services.................... 3 6 6
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 123 128 129
31.0 Equipment......................... 6 8 8
99.0 Subtotal, reimbursable obligations 202 225 225
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99.9 Total obligations............... 202 225 225
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2011 Total compensable workyears:
Exempt Full-time equivalent
employment...................... 3,065 3,200 3,200
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Special Therapeutic and Rehabilitation Activities Fund
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Reimbursable Program:
00.01 Contracts....................... 18 22 23
00.02 Education and training.......... 1 1 2
00.03 Operating expenses.............. 10 12 12
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10.00 Total obligations............... 29 35 37
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 5 8 8
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 32 35 37
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 37 43 45
23.95 New obligations................... -29 -35 -37
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 8 8 8
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 32 35 37
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 2 1 4
73.10 New obligations................... 29 35 37
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -29 -32 -33
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 4 8
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 29 32 33
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources..... -32 -35 -37
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... -3 -3 -3
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This revolving fund, established pursuant to the Veterans Omnibus
Health Care Act of 1976, Public Law 94-581, provides a mechanism for the
furnishing of rehabilitative services to certain veteran beneficiaries
who are receiving medical care and treatment from the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Funds to operate the various rehabilitative activities and provide
for the therapeutic work for remuneration for patients and members in VA
health care facilities are derived from contractual arrangements with
private industry or nonprofit entities. Public Law 102-54 authorizes VA
to contract with any Federal agency, including VA, and authorizes the
Fund to cover the training, education, and travel costs of employees
associated with the rehabilitative programs. This is a self-sustaining
fund, and therefore no appropriation is required to support these
activities.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0101 Revenue........................... 27 32 35 37
0102 Expense........................... -23 -27 -35 -37
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0109 Net income or loss (-)............ 4 5
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 7 10 13 16
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 2 1 1 1
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 1 1 1 1
1803 Other Federal assets: Property,
plant and equipment, net........ 1 1 1
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 10 13 16 19
LIABILITIES:
2101 Federal liabilities: Accounts
payable......................... 1 1 4 7
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 1 1 4 7
NET POSITION:
3200 Invested capital.................. 1
3300 Cumulative results of operations.. 8 11 11 11
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 8 12 11 11
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
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4999 Total liabilities and net position 9 13 15 18
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25.2 Other services.................... 26 31 33
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 2 3 3
31.0 Equipment......................... 1 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 29 35 37
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Medical Center Research Organizations
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Operating expenses................ 25 26 26
00.02 Capital investment................ 3 3 3
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 28 29 29
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 18 18 18
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 28 29 29
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 46 47 47
23.95 New obligations................... -28 -29 -29
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 18 18 18
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 28 29 29
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 28 29 29
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -28 -29 -29
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 28 29 29
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -1 -1 -1
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -27 -28 -28
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -28 -29 -29
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays...........................
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These nonprofit corporations provide a flexible funding mechanism
for the conduct of approved research at Department of Veterans Affairs
medical centers. These organizations will derive funds to operate
various research activities from Federal and non-Federal sources. No
appropriation is required to support these activities.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.2 Other services.................... 17 18 18
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 8 8 8
31.0 Equipment......................... 3 3 3
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99.9 Total obligations............... 28 29 29
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Trust Funds
[Transitional Housing Loan Program] General Post Fund, National Homes
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized by Public Law
102-54, section 8, which shall be transferred from the ``General post
fund'': Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are
available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of
direct loans not to exceed $70,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan programs, $54,000, which shall be transferred from the ``General
post fund'', as authorized by Public Law 102-54, section 8. (Departments
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 2 2 5
Receipts:
02.01 General post fund, national homes,
deposits........................ 24 28 29
02.02 General post fund, national homes,
interest on investments......... 3 3 3
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02.99 Total receipts.................. 27 31 32
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04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 29 33 37
Appropriation:
05.01 General post fund, national homes. -27 -28 -29
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 2 5 8
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Religious, recreational, and
entertainment activities........ 21 21 22
00.02 Research activities............... 3 3 4
00.03 Therapeutic residence maintenance. 1 1
00.04 Therapeutic residence purchase and
renovation...................... 1 1
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10.00 Total obligations............... 25 26 27
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
21.40 Uninvested balance.............. -1 -3 -1
21.41 U.S. Securities: Par value...... 36 40 40
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21.99 Total unobligated balance,
start of year............... 35 37 39
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 27 28 29
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 62 65 68
23.95 New obligations................... -25 -26 -27
Unobligated balance available, end of year:
24.40 Uninvested balance.............. -3 -1 -1
24.41 U.S. Securities: Par value...... 40 40 42
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24.99 Total unobligated balance, end
of year....................... 37 39 41
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.27 Appropriation (trust fund,
indefinite)..................... 27 28 29
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 3 5 6
73.10 New obligations................... 25 26 27
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -24 -25 -25
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 5 6 7
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 22 23 23
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 2 2 2
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 24 25 25
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 27 28 29
90.00 Outlays........................... 24 25 25
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This fund consists of gifts, bequests, and proceeds from the sale of
property left in the care of the facilities by former beneficiaries,
patients' fund balances, and proceeds from the sale of effects of
beneficiaries who die leaving no heirs or without having otherwise
disposed of their estate. Such funds are used to promote the comfort and
welfare of veterans at hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliaries where
no general appropriation is available. Public Law 102-54 authorizes
compensation work therapy and therapeutic transitional housing and loan
programs to be funded from the General post fund. In addition, donations
from pharmaceutical companies, non-profit corporations, and individuals
to support VA medical research are deposited into this fund. (38 U.S.C.
chs. 83 and 85.)
Also under this heading are the activities of the Transitional
housing loan program. This program provides loans to nonprofit
organizations to assist them in leasing housing units exclusively for
use as a transitional group residence for veterans who are in (or who
have recently been in) a program for the treatment of substance abuse.
The amount of the loan cannot exceed $4,500 for any single residential
unit and each loan must be repaid within two years through monthly
installments. The total amount of loans outstanding at any time may not
exceed $100,000.
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21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................... 11 12 12
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 6 6 6
31.0 Equipment......................... 4 4 4
32.0 Land and structures............... 3 3 4
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99.9 Total obligations............... 25 26 27
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VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
[Compensation and Pensions]
[For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of
veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 51, 53,
55, and 61); pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized
by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and
burial benefits, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-
service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial
life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of Article IV of
the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and for
other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and
2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat.
122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198); $18,671,259,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $26,417,000 of
the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ``General operating
expenses'' and ``Medical care'' for necessary expenses in implementing
those provisions authorized in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990, and in the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 51,
53, and 55), the funding source for which is specifically provided as
the ``Compensation and pensions'' appropriation: Provided further, That
such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall
be reimbursed to ``Medical facilities revolving fund'' to augment the
funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided
to pensioners as authorized by the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38
U.S.C. chapter 55).
For an additional amount for ``Compensation and Pensions'',
$100,000,000, to be made available upon enactment of this Act, to remain
available until expended.]
Activities formerly included in this account are proposed to be
financed by three separate appropriation accounts in 1998 and are
presented below in the ``Compensation'', ``Pensions'', and ``Burial
benefits and miscellaneous assistance'' accounts. Amounts for 1996,
1997, and 1998 are shown on a comparable basis. The following table
shows the distribution of the amounts (dollars in millions) appropriated
in 1996 and 1997 and requested in 1998.
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Distribution of budget authority by
account:
Compensation...................... 15,415 16,163 16,438
Pensions.......................... 3,074 3,145 3,184
Burial benefits................... 114 117 119
Distribution of outlays by account:
Compensation...................... 14,222 16,160 16,436
Pensions.......................... 2,834 3,141 3,177
Burial benefits................... 114 117 119
Compensation
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans
and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized by law,
$16,437,688,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to
exceed $2,083,000 shall be reimbursed to ``General operating expenses''
for necessary expenses as authorized by chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55
and 61 of title 38, United States Code.
For the payment, after June 30 of the current fiscal year, of
compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law,
for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums
as may be necessary. (38 U.S.C. 107, and chapters 11, 13, and 61.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Compensation:
Veterans:
00.02 World War I................... 3 2 2
00.03 World War II.................. 3,421 3,201 3,168
00.04 Korean conflict............... 1,160 1,128 1,166
00.05 Vietnam era................... 4,722 4,846 5,286
00.06 Peacetime service............. 2,479 2,534 2,773
00.07 Persian Gulf conflict......... 467 569 708
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total veterans.............. 12,252 12,280 13,103
Survivors:
01.04 World War I................... 63 52 46
01.05 World War II.................. 1,279 1,232 1,274
01.06 Korean conflict............... 382 374 393
01.07 Vietnam era................... 928 951 1,043
01.08 Peacetime service............. 452 432 442
01.09 Persian Gulf conflict......... 45 51 60
--------- --------- ----------
01.91 Total survivors............. 3,149 3,092 3,258
02.01 Clothing allowance.............. 37 36 38
--------- --------- ----------
02.93 Total compensation............ 15,437 15,409 16,399
Children:
03.02 Vietnam Era..................... 18
03.03 Ch 18 Voc Rehab................. 3
--------- --------- ----------
03.91 Total Children................ 21
09.01 Payment to general operating
expenses........................ 2 2 2
09.02 Medical Exam Pilot Program........ 8 16
--------- --------- ----------
09.91 Total other..................... 2 10 18
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations (object class
42.0)......................... 15,440 15,418 16,438
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 33 8
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 15,415 15,410 16,438
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 15,448 15,418 16,438
23.95 New obligations................... -15,440 -15,418 -16,438
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 8
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 15,275 15,564 16,438
41.00 Transferred to other accounts..... -154
42.00 Transferred from other accounts... 140
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 15,415 15,410 16,438
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 15,415 15,410 16,438
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 13 1,232 1,243
73.10 New obligations................... 15,440 15,418 16,438
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -14,222 -15,407 -16,436
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1,232 1,243 1,245
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 14,176 14,175 15,193
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 46 1,232 1,243
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 14,222 15,407 16,436
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 15,415 15,410 16,438
90.00 Outlays........................... 14,222 15,407 16,436
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Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
(in millions of dollars)
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority.................. 15,415 15,410 16,438
Outlays........................... 14,222 15,407 16,436
Supplemental proposal:
Budget Authority.................. 753
Outlays........................... 753
Legislative proposal, not subject to
PAYGO:
Budget Authority.................. 331
Outlays........................... 298
Legislative proposal, subject to
PAYGO:
Budget Authority.................. -17
Outlays........................... -17
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Total:
Budget Authority.................. 15,415 16,163 16,752
Outlays........................... 14,222 16,160 16,717
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This appropriation would provide for the payment of compensation
benefits to veterans and survivors. Compensation is paid to veterans for
disabilities incurred in or aggravated during active military service.
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation is paid to survivors of
servicepersons or veterans whose death occurred while on active duty or
as a result of service-connected disabilities. Compensation and
vocational rehabilitation is provided to the children of Vietnam
veterans who were born with the birth defect spina bifida.
The Secretary may pay a clothing allowance to each veteran who uses
a prescribed medication for a service-connected skin condition, or wears
a prosthetic or orthopedic appliance (including a wheelchair) which, in
the judgment of the Secretary, tends to damage or tear the clothing of
such veteran.
Caseload and cost tables shown below do not include proposed
legislation.
AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMPENSATION CASES AND PAYMENTS
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Veterans:
Mexican border period............. 11 11 9
World War I....................... 483 330 230
World War II...................... 671,110 634,900 595,700
Korean conflict................... 188,427 184,700 180,700
Vietnam era....................... 709,079 719,659 729,461
Peacetime service................. 522,233 539,300 558,800
Persian Gulf conflict............. 151,764 184,600 217,200
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Total......................... 2,243,107 2,263,500 2,282,100
Average payment per case, per year $5,462 $5,692 $5,741
Total obligations (in
millions)................... $12,252 $12,883 $13,102
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Children of Vietnam era veterans:
Children.......................... 2,000
Average payment per case, per year $9,219
Total obligations (in
millions)................... $18
Chapter 18 Vocational
rehabilitations:
Rehabilitations................... 860
Average payment per case, per year $3,095
Total obligations (in
millions)................... $3
Survivors:
Prior to Spanish-American War..... 1 1 1
Spanish-American War.............. 19 14 10
Mexican border period............. 2 2 2
World War I....................... 6,232 5,254 4,431
World War II...................... 124,731 122,057 119,530
Korean conflict................... 37,250 37,093 36,967
Vietnam era....................... 89,636 93,182 96,812
Peacetime service................. 44,766 43,677 42,620
Persian Gulf conflict............. 3,604 4,120 4,627
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Total......................... 306,241 305,400 305,000
Average payment per case, per year $10,286 10,609 10,683
Total obligations (in
millions)................... $3,150 3,240 3,258
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Clothing allowance:
Number of veterans................ 73,102 73,700 74,300
Average payment per case, per year $503 518 518
Total obligations (in
millions)................... $37 $37 $38
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Compensation
(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)
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Obligations by program activity:
Compensation:
Veterans:
00.03 World War II.................. 63
00.04 Korean conflict............... 23
00.05 Vietnam era................... 106
00.06 Peacetime service............. 56
00.07 Persian Gulf conflict......... 14
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00.91 Total veterans.............. 262
Survivors:
01.04 World War I................... 1
01.05 World War II.................. 27
01.06 Korean conflict............... 8
01.07 Vietnam era................... 22
01.08 Peacetime service............. 9
01.09 Persian Gulf conflict......... 1
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01.91 Total survivors............. 68
02.01 Clothing allowance.............. 1
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02.93 Total compensation............ 331
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations (object class
42.0)......................... 331
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 331
23.95 New obligations................... -331
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 331
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation
73.10 New obligations................... 331
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -298
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 33
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 298
86.93 Outlays from current balances.....
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 298
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 331
90.00 Outlays........................... 298
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Legislation will be proposed to provide a cost-of-living adjustment
(COLA) to all compensation beneficiaries including spouses and children.
This increase, effective December 1,
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1997, is expected to be 2.7 percent and cost $331 million in fiscal year
1998.
Compensation
(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)
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Obligations by program activity:
Compensation:
Veterans:
00.03 COLA Round down............... -17
--------- --------- ----------
02.93 Total compensation............ -17
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10.00 Total obligations (object class
42.0)......................... -17
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... -17
23.95 New obligations................... 17
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... -17
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... -17
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. 17
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority -17
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. -17
90.00 Outlays........................... -17
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This legislative proposal would provide for a permanent round down
of the annual COLA increase.
Legislation will also be proposed to deny service connection for
disability or death due to an injury or disease resulting from tobacco
use while on active duty which becomes manifest after service discharge
and beyond any applicable presumptive period.
Pensions
For the payment of pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as
authorized by law, $3,178,055,000, to remain available until expended;
of which not to exceed $24,297,000 shall be reimbursed to ``General
operating expenses'' and ``Medical care'' for necessary expenses as
authorized by chapters 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States
Code; and of which such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying
patient basis, shall be reimbursed to ``Medical facilities revolving
fund'' to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for
nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized by chapter 55.
For the payment, after June 30 of the current fiscal year, of
pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law, for
unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as
may be necessary. (38 U.S.C. chapters 15 and 61.)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
Pensions:
Veterans:
04.01 Improved law................ 2,184 2,268 2,331
04.02 Prior law................... 78 66 56
04.03 Old law..................... 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
04.91 Total veterans............ 2,263 2,335 2,387
Survivors:
05.01 Improved law................ 673 666 659
05.02 Prior law................... 127 115 104
05.03 Old law..................... 2 2 2
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05.91 Total survivors........... 802 783 765
--------- --------- ----------
06.93 Total pensions.............. 3,065 3,118 3,152
Other expenses:
07.01 Medical facility expenses..... 2 2 2
07.02 Reimbursement to GOE and VHA.. 19 24 24
--------- --------- ----------
07.91 Total other expenses........ 21 26 26
--------- --------- ----------
08.00 Total direct program.......... 3,086 3,144 3,178
Reimbursable program:
09.01 Minimum income for widows
program....................... 1 6
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 3,086 3,145 3,184
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 3,074 3,145 3,184
22.22 Unobligated balance transferred
from other accounts............. 12
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 3,086 3,145 3,184
23.95 New obligations................... -3,086 -3,145 -3,184
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance.....
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 3,044 2,989 3,178
41.00 Transferred to other accounts... -160
42.00 Transferred from other accounts. 190 155
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 3,074 3,144 3,178
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 1 6
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 3,074 3,145 3,184
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 3 254 258
73.10 New obligations................... 3,086 3,145 3,184
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -2,834 -3,141 -3,183
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 254 258 260
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 2,831 2,886 2,919
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 3 254 258
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 1 6
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances...
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 2,834 3,141 3,183
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -1 -6
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 3,074 3,144 3,178
90.00 Outlays........................... 2,834 3,140 3,177
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Pension benefits may be paid to veterans or their survivors. A
veteran's entitlement is based on active duty service of a specific
length (normally 90 days or more) during a designated war period,
disabilities considered permanent and total, and countable income below
established levels. There is no disability requirement for survivor
cases. Income support is provided at established benefit levels.
Veterans who are under the age of 45 and are in receipt of a
disability pension will be evaluated to determine whether a vocational
goal is reasonably feasible. Those for whom a vocational goal is
feasible are eligible for a program of vocational training.
An automatic annual cost-of-living increase comparable to the annual
social security increase is provided for those pensioners in the
improved program and to parents receiving dependency and indemnity
compensation. The increase, effective with payments made on January 1,
1998, is expected to be 2.7 percent.
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AVERAGE NUMBER OF PENSION CASES AND PAYMENTS
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Veterans:
Improved law...................... 373,947 373,577 373,693
Prior law......................... 49,134 41,892 35,758
Old law and service............... 636 531 449
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Total......................... 423,717 416,000 409,900
Average payment per case, per year $5,338 $5,610 $5,821
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Total obligations (in
millions)................... $2,262 $2,334 $2,386
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Survivors:
Improved law...................... 209,467 203,349 197,865
Prior law......................... 128,367 115,169 103,504
Old law and service............... 3,855 3,182 2,631
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Total......................... 341,689 321,700 304,000
Average payment per case, per year $2,349 $2,434 $2,517
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Total obligations (in
millions)................... 803 783 765
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Minimum Income for Widows Program:
Widows............................ 800 793
Average benefit per case, per year.. $1,736 $7,133
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Total obligations (in
millions)................... $1 $6
Vocational training:
Trainees.......................... 136 110 85
Average benefit per year.......... $2,625 $2,700 $2,776
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Total obligations (in
millions) 1............
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1 Amounts round to less than $1 million.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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42.0 Direct obligations: Insurance
claims and indemnities.......... 3,086 3,144 3,178
99.0 Reimbursable obligations:
Subtotal, reimbursable
obligations..................... 1 6
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99.9 Total obligations............... 3,086 3,145 3,184
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The Administration is proposing legislation which will make
permanent two provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1993 due to expire at the end of 1998: (1) authorization of VA access to
certain Internal Revenue Service data for determining eligibility for
veterans pension benefits; and (2) limiting pension benefits to
Medicaid-eligible beneficiaries in nursing homes.
Burial Benefits and Miscellaneous Assistance
For the payment of burial benefits, emergency and other officers'
retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of
premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under
Article IV of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as
amended, and for other benefits as authorized by law, $119,300,000, to
remain available until expended. (38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106,
chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat. 122,
123; 45 Stat. 735; Stat. 76 Stat. 1198.) (Departments of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Burial benefits:
07.01 Burial allowances............... 35 35 35
07.02 Burial plots.................... 12 12 11
07.03 Service-connected deaths........ 12 12 12
07.04 Burial flags.................... 16 17 18
07.05 Headstones and markers.......... 29 30 31
07.07 Outer burial receptacles........ 8 9 10
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07.91 Total burial benefits......... 112 115 117
08.03 Special allowance dependents...... 1 1 1
08.04 Equal access to justice........... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
08.91 Total miscellaneous assistance.. 2 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations (object class
42.0)......................... 114 117 119
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 114 117 119
23.95 New obligations................... -114 -117 -119
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 112 118 119
41.00 Transferred to other accounts..... -1
42.00 Transferred from other accounts... 2
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 114 117 119
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 114 117 119
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 114 117 119
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -114 -117 -119
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 114 117 119
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 114 117 119
90.00 Outlays........................... 114 117 119
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Burial benefits.--Provides for: (a) the payment of an allowance of
$300 (plus transportation charges where death occurs under VA care) to
reimburse, in part, the burial and funeral expense of an eligible
deceased veteran; (b) the payment of $150 for a plot allowance where an
eligible veteran is not buried in a national cemetery or other cemetery
under the jurisdiction of the United States; (c) the payment of a burial
allowance up to $1,500 when a veteran dies as the result of service-
connected disability; (d) furnishing a flag to drape the casket of each
deceased veteran entitled thereto; (e) furnishing a headstone or marker
for the grave of a veteran and, in certain cases, eligible dependents;
and (f) authority to provide outer burial receptacles in the National
Cemetery System.
NUMBER OF BURIAL BENEFITS
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Burial allowance.................... 90,775 88,400 88,200
Burial plot......................... 80,715 77,000 73,500
Service-connected death............. 9,262 9,400 9,500
Burial flags........................ 439,752 448,800 457,200
Headstone markers................... 319,758 326,000 332,000
Headstone allowance................. 14 10
Outer burial receptacles............ 47,220 51,734 52,354
Miscellaneous assistance.--Provides for: (a) payments to emergency
officers of World War I and certain officers of the Regular
Establishment who have retired because of service-connected disability;
(b) payments for claims made pursuant to the provision of the World War
Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924, as amended; (c) a special allowance
(38 U.S.C. 1312) to dependents of certain veterans who died after
December 31, 1956, but who were not fully and currently insured under
the Social Security Act; and (d) payments authorized by the Equal Access
to Justice Act.
MISCELLANEOUS ASSISTANCE CASELOAD
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Retired Officers.................... 4 3 2
Adjusted service and dependence pay.
Special allowance dependents........ 152 152 152
Equal Access to Justice payments.... 206 220 220
Readjustment Benefits
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on
behalf of veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapters 21,
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30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61, [$1,377,000,000]
$1,366,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds
shall be available to pay any court order, court award or any compromise
settlement arising from litigation involving the vocational training
program authorized by section 18 of Public Law 98-77, as amended.
(Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
Education and training:
00.01 Sons and daughters............ 91 94 96
00.02 Spouses....................... 10 11 12
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00.91 Total education and training 101 105 108
Special assistance to disabled
veterans:
01.01 Vocational rehabilitation..... 355 358 341
01.02 Housing grants................ 14 14 14
01.03 Automobiles, adaptive
equipment, maintenance and
repair...................... 27 27 28
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01.91 Total special assistance to
disabled veterans......... 396 399 383
02.01 Work study...................... 26 26 28
02.02 Payments to states.............. 13 13 13
02.03 All-volunteer assistance:
Veterans' basic benefits...... 689 805 880
--------- --------- ----------
02.91 All-volunteer assistance and
other....................... 728 844 921
--------- --------- ----------
02.93 Total direct program.......... 1,225 1,348 1,412
Reimbursable program:
03.01 Veterans' basic benefits........ 14 14 11
03.02 Veterans' supplementary benefits 74 72 70
03.03 Reservists benefits............. 95 98 99
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03.91 Total reimbursables........... 183 184 180
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10.00 Total obligations............... 1,408 1,532 1,592
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 93 27 46
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1,338 1,561 1,546
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 9 10
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -5 -21
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 1,435 1,577 1,592
23.95 New obligations................... -1,408 -1,532 -1,592
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 27 46
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 1,345 1,377 1,366
41.00 Transferred to other accounts... -190
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43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 1,155 1,377 1,366
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 183 184 180
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 1,338 1,561 1,546
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 51 54 50
73.10 New obligations................... 1,408 1,532 1,592
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1,396 -1,526 -1,589
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -9 -10
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 54 50 53
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 1,104 1,342 1,366
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 43
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 183 184 180
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 109
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1,396 1,526 1,589
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -183 -184 -180
88.40 Non-Federal sources...........
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -183 -184 -180
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 1,155 1,377 1,366
90.00 Outlays........................... 1,212 1,342 1,409
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This appropriation finances educational assistance allowances for
certain peacetime veterans and for eligible dependents of those
veterans: (a) who died from service-connected causes or have a total and
permanent rated service-connected disability; and (b) servicepersons who
were captured or missing in action. In addition, certain disabled
veterans are provided with vocational rehabilitation, specially adapted
housing grants, and automobile grants with the associated approved
adaptive equipment. The funding level in 1998 will consist of
appropriated funds of $1,366 million and available funds from 1997 of
$46 million.
The following table provides a comparison of trainees and costs for
the Dependents Educational Assistance program.
NUMBER OF TRAINEES AND COST
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Sons and daughters:
Number of trainees................ 35,685 36,609 37,558
Average cost per trainee.......... $2,559 $2,560 $2,560
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Total cost (in millions)...... $91 $94 $96
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Spouses and widow(ers):
Number of trainees................ 4,969 5,273 5,597
Average cost per trainee.......... $2,067 $2,068 $2,069
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Total cost (in millions)...... $10 $11 $12
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Special assistance to disabled veterans.--Service-disabled veterans
requiring vocational rehabilitation receive assistance to cover the
costs of subsistence, tuition, books, supplies, and equipment.
Specially adapted housing grants, up to a maximum of $38,000, are
provided to certain severely disabled veterans. Veterans who suffer
service-connected blindness or who have lost the use of both upper
extremities can receive up to $6,500.
An allowance, up to a maximum of $5,500, is provided to certain
service-disabled veterans and servicepersons toward the purchase price
of an automobile. Adaptive equipment and the maintenance and replacement
of such equipment is also provided.
The following table shows a caseload and cost comparison for these
beneficiaries.
CASELOAD AND AVERAGE COST DATA
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Vocational Rehabilitation:
Number of trainees:
10% rated disabled.............. 3,987 3,919 3,635
rehabilitated................... 787 905 1,081
20% rated disabled.............. 15,056 14,800 13,728
rehabilitated................... 2,182 2,508 2,995
30% rated disabled.............. 12,055 11,849 10,992
rehabilitated................... 1,784 2,051 2,449
40% rated disabled.............. 7,270 7,146 6,630
rehabilitated................... 1,102 1,267 1,513
50% rated disabled.............. 3,845 3,779 3,506
rehabilitated................... 586 674 804
60% rated disabled.............. 2,746 2,699 2,504
rehabilitated................... 404 465 555
70% rated disabled.............. 1,051 1,033 958
rehabilitated................... 173 199 238
80% rated disabled.............. 485 477 442
rehabilitated................... 97 111 133
90% rated disabled.............. 154 151 140
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rehabilitated................... 38 42 50
100% rated disabled............. 5,072 4,986 4,625
rehabilitated................... 242 278 332
Total number of trainees...... 51,721 50,839 47,160
Total number rehabilitated.... 7,395 8,500 10,150
Percent of total rehabilitated 14.30 16.72 21.52
Average cost per trainee.......... $6,856 $7,045 $7,238
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Total cost (in millions)...... $355 $358 $341
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Housing grants:
Number of housing grants.......... 429 429 429
Average cost per grant............ $33,535 $33,535 $33,535
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Total cost (in millions)...... $14 $14 $14
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Automobiles or other conveyances:
Number of conveyances............. 843 843 843
Average cost per conveyance....... $5,496 $5,496 $5,496
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Total cost (in millions)...... $5 $5 $5
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Adaptive equipment (including
maintenance, repair and
installation for automobiles):
Number of items................... 6,734 6,593 6,455
Average cost...................... $3,318 $3,411 $3,500
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Total cost (in millions)...... $22 $22 $23
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Work-Study.--Certain veterans pursuing a program of rehabilitation,
education, or training, who are enrolled as a full-time student, can
work up to 250 hours and receive a maximum of $1,187.50 per semester,
paid at the rate of the Federal ($5.15 on 9/1/97) or State minimum wage,
whichever is higher.
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Number of contracts............... 30,887 27,864 28,687
Payments to States.--State approving agencies are reimbursed for the
costs of inspecting, approving, and supervising programs of education
and training offered by educational institutions and training
establishments in which veterans, dependents, and reservists are
enrolled or are about to enter.
All Volunteer Force educational assistance (Montgomery GI Bill).--
Public Law 98-525, enacted October 19, 1984, established two new
peacetime educational programs: an assistance program for veterans who
enter active duty during the period beginning July 1, 1985; and an
assistance program for certain members of the Selected Reserve. The
Readjustment benefits appropriation pays the basic benefit allowance for
the peacetime veterans. Supplementary educational assistance for
peacetime veterans and the basic benefit allowance for reservists are
financed by payments from the Department of Defense and the Department
of Transportation.
The following table shows a caseload and cost comparison for these
beneficiaries under existing legislation.
CASELOAD AND AVERAGE COST DATA
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Veterans:
Number of trainees................ 296,353 323,400 345,300
Average cost per trainee.......... $2,623 $2,755 $2,784
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Total cost (in millions)...... \1\$777 \2\ $891 \3\ $961
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Reservists:
Number of trainees................ 86,196 82,400 80,300
Average cost per trainee.......... $1,101 $1,187 $1,235
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Total cost (in millions)...... $95 $98 $99
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\1\ Includes $689 million of basic benefits (VA funded), $14 million
of basic benefits (DOD funded), and $74 million of supplemental benefits
(DOD funded).
\2\ Includes $805 million of basic benefits (VA funded), $14 million
of basic benefits, (DOD funded) and $72 million of supplemental benefits
(DOD funded).
\3\ Includes $880 million of basic benefits (VA funded), $11 million
of basic benefits (DOD funded) and $70 million of supplemental benefits
(DOD funded).
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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41.0 Direct obligations: Grants,
subsidies, and contributions.... 1,225 1,348 1,412
99.0 Reimbursable obligations:
Subtotal, reimbursable
obligations..................... 183 184 180
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99.9 Total obligations............... 1,408 1,532 1,592
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Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors Under Public Law 97-377
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 36-0200-0-1-701 1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Benefit payments................ 21 19 18
00.02 Administrative expenses, VA..... 1 1 1
00.03 Cole v. Brown payments.......... 1
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total direct program.......... 23 20 19
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 23 20 19
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 22 20 19
23.95 New obligations................... -23 -20 -19
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 22 20 19
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 11 12 12
73.10 New obligations................... 23 20 19
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -20 -20 -19
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 12 12 12
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 10 8 7
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 10 12 12
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 20 20 19
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -22 -20 -19
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... -2
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In accordance with Public Law 97-377, this program restores social
security benefits to certain surviving spouses or children of veterans
who died of service-connected causes. Financing is provided in the form
of offsetting collections from the Department of Defense.
CASELOAD AND AVERAGE COST DATA
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Spouses............................. 432 380 340
Average benefit..................... $10,334 $10,759 $11,190
Obligations (in millions)........... $4,464 $4,089 $3,805
Children............................ 1,729 1,580 1,440
Average benefit..................... $9,299 $9,543 $9,966
Obligations (in millions)........... $16,078 $15,078 $14,350
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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99.0 Reimbursable obligations:
Subtotal, reimbursable
obligations..................... 23 20 19
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99.9 Total obligations............... 23 20 19
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Veterans Insurance and Indemnities
For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance,
servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and
veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19;
70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487, [$38,970,000] $51,360,000, to remain
available until expended. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 36-0120-0-1-701 1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
00.04 Payment to National service life
insurance fund.................. 2 2 2
00.05 Payment to Service-disabled
veterans insurance fund......... 34 31 43
00.06 Total operating expenses.......... 9 9 9
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10.00 Total obligations............... 45 42 54
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 45 41 54
23.95 New obligations................... -45 -42 -54
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 25 39 51
42.00 Transferred from other accounts. 18
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 43 39 51
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 2 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 45 41 53
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 45 42 54
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -45 -41 -53
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 43 39 51
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 2 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 45 41 53
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: VMLI premiums........... -2 -2 -2
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 43 39 53
90.00 Outlays........................... 43 39 53
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Note.--The Department of Veterans Affairs insurance policy loans are
not an extension of Federal credit. Credit schedules previously shown
for this account have been discontinued.
Military and naval insurance.--Payments are made to the U.S.
Government life insurance fund for certain World War I veterans for
extra hazards of military service and for claims on war risk insurance
issued to servicemen and veterans of World War I.
National service life insurance.--Payments are made to the national
service life insurance fund for certain World War II veterans for: (a)
the extra hazards of service; (b) gratuitous insurance granted to
certain persons unable to apply for national service life insurance; and
(c) death claims on policies under the waiver of a premium while the
insured was on active duty.
Payments are also made to policyholders and beneficiaries on
nonparticipating national service life insurance policies issued to
World War II veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Veterans mortgage life insurance (VMLI).--Payments are made to
mortgage holders under this program which provides mortgage protection
life insurance to veterans who have received a grant for specially
adapted housing due to severe disabilities.
The general decline in the number of policies and the amount of
insurance in force is expected to continue in 1998 as indicated in the
following table (dollars in thousands).
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
National service life insurance
policies:
Number of policies................ 1,514 1,383 1,260
Amount of insurance............... $7,692 $7,000 $6,350
VMLI policies:
Number of policies................ 3,890 3,740 3,590
Amount of insurance............... $229,115 $228,400 $230,000
Payment to service-disabled veterans insurance fund.--Payments are
made to the service-disabled veterans insurance fund to supplement the
premiums and other receipts of the fund in amounts necessary to pay
claims on insurance policies issued to veterans with service-connected
disabilities.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 36 33 45
42.0 Insurance claims and indemnities.. 9 9 9
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99.9 Total obligations............... 45 42 54
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Public enterprise funds:
Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance Fund
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 36-4012-0-3-701 1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
Operating expenses:
00.01 Death claims.................... 39 43 48
00.02 All other....................... 13 13 13
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total operating expenses...... 52 56 61
01.01 Capital investment................ 14 14 14
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 66 70 75
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 3 6 3
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 69 66 77
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 72 72 80
23.95 New obligations................... -66 -70 -75
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 6 3 3
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 69 66 77
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 5 5 4
73.10 New obligations................... 66 70 75
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -66 -71 -74
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 5 4 4
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 61 66 70
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 5 5 4
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 66 71 74
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources: Payments from
VI and I.................... -34 -31 -43
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Interest on loans........... -3 -2 -2
88.40 Insurance premiums earned... -23 -23 -22
88.40 Optional settlements........ -1 -1 -1
88.40 Repayments of loans......... -8 -9 -9
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -69 -66 -77
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... -3 5 -3
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This fund finances the payment of claims on nonparticipating life
insurance policies issued and currently is open for new issues to
veterans having service-connected disabilities. The program provides
insurance coverage for service-disabled veterans at standard rates.
Administrative expenses are paid from the General operating expenses
appropriation.
Operating costs--
Death claims.--Represents payments to designated beneficiaries.
All other.--Represents payments to policyholders who surrender
their policies for their cash value and hold endowment policies
which have matured.
Capital investment.--A policyholder may borrow up to 94 percent of
the value of his policy.
The trend in the number and amount of policies in force is indicated
in the following table (dollars in thousands):
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Number of policies.................. 163,053 158,833 156,723
Insurance in force.................. $1,492,311 $1,464,200 $1,436,300
Financing.--Operations are financed from premiums and other
receipts. Additional funds are received by transfer from the veterans'
insurance and indemnities appropriation, instead of direct
appropriations to this fund.
Operating results and financial condition.--Since premium and other
receipts are insufficient to cover operations, the fund continues to
project liabilities in excess of assets. The deficit is expected to
reach an estimated $451 million by September 30, 1998.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 36-4012-0-3-701 1995 actual 1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
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0101 Revenue........................... 64 72 68 79
0102 Expense........................... -66 -67 -69 -71
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0109 Net income or loss (-)............ -2 5 -1 8
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 36-4012-0-3-701 1995 actual 1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 8 11 7 9
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 1 1 3 2
1601 Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans receivable
and acquired defaulted
guaranteed loans receivable:
Direct loans, gross............. 49 55 59 65
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 58 67 69 76
LIABILITIES:
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Accounts payable................ 4 4 5 5
2206 Pension and other actuarial
liabilities................... 516 520 522 522
2207 Other........................... 1 1 1 1
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 521 525 528 528
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 3 6 3 5
3200 Invested capital.................. -466 -463 -462 -456
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. -463 -457 -459 -451
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 58 68 69 77
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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33.0 Investments and loans............. 14 14 14
42.0 Insurance claims and indemnities.. 52 56 61
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99.9 Total obligations............... 66 70 75
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Veterans Reopened Insurance Fund
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 36-4010-0-3-701 1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
Operating expenses:
00.01 Death claims.................... 31 36 39
00.02 Dividends....................... 30 31 27
00.03 All other....................... 9 9 8
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total operating expenses...... 71 76 74
01.01 Capital investment: Policy loans.. 7 7 7
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 78 83 81
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
21.90 Fund balance.................... 1 1
21.91 U.S. Securities: Par value...... 498 492 480
--------- --------- ----------
21.99 Total unobligated balance,
start of year............... 498 493 481
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 72 71 66
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 570 564 547
23.95 New obligations................... -78 -83 -81
Unobligated balance available, end of year:
24.90 Fund balance.................... 1 1 1
24.91 U.S. Securities: Par value...... 492 480 465
--------- --------- ----------
24.99 Total unobligated balance, end
of year....................... 493 481 466
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 72 71 66
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.91 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: U.S.
Securities: Par value........... 28 33 36
73.10 New obligations................... 78 83 81
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -73 -79 -78
74.91 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: U.S.
Securities: Par value........... 33 36 39
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 69 71 66
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 4 8 12
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 73 79 78
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources: Interest on
U.S. securities............. -48 -46 -43
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Interest on loans........... -1 -2 -2
88.40 Insurance premiums earned... -17 -17 -15
88.40 Repayments of loans......... -6 -6 -6
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -72 -71 -66
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... 1 9 12
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Note.--The Department of Veterans Affairs insurance policy loans are
not an extension of Federal credit. Credit schedules previously shown
for this account have been discontinued.
This fund pays claims and administrative costs on participating life
insurance policies issued during the period May 1, 1965, through May 2,
1966, under three life insurance programs: (1) service-disabled standard
insurance; (2) service-disabled rated insurance; and (3) nonservice
disabled insur-
[[Page 907]]
ance availing disabled World War II and Korean conflict veterans an
opportunity to acquire life insurance coverage who were no longer
eligible for other Government insurance.
Budget program--
Death claims.--Represents payments to designated beneficiaries.
Dividends.--Policyholders participate in the distribution of
annual dividends.
All other.--This represents payments to the General operating
expenses appropriation for the administrative costs of processing
claims and maintaining the accounts, and to those policyholders who:
(a) surrender their policies for cash value; (b) hold endowment
policies which have matured; and (c) have purchased total disability
income coverage and subsequently become disabled.
Policy loans made.--A policyholder may borrow up to 94 percent
of the cash value of his policy at an interest rate adjusted to
reflect private sector borrowing costs.
The following table reflects the decrease in the number of
policies and the amount of insurance in force (dollars in
thousands):
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Number of policies................ 97,502 92,782 87,852
Insurance in force................ $750,079 $730,000 $706,800
Financing.--Operations are financed from premiums collected from
policyholders and interest on investments. Excess earnings of the fund
are now distributed to the policyholders in the form of an annual
dividend.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0101 Revenue........................... 69 68 65 61
0102 Expense........................... -78 -62 -66 -62
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0109 Net income or loss (-)............ -9 6 -1 -1
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
Investments in US securities:
1102 Treasury securities, par...... 526 525 516 504
1106 Receivables, net.............. 12 12 11 10
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 1 1
1601 Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans receivable
and acquired defaulted
guaranteed loans receivable:
Direct loans, gross............. 26 28 29 30
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 565 565 557 545
LIABILITIES:
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Accounts payable................ 38 41 45 48
2206 Pension and other actuarial
liabilities................... 516 508 496 482
2207 Other........................... 2 2 2 2
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 557 551 543 532
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 498 492 481 465
3200 Invested capital.................. -489 -478 -467 -452
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 9 14 14 13
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 566 565 557 545
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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33.0 Investments and loans............. 7 7 7
42.0 Insurance claims and indemnities.. 37 42 44
43.0 Interest and dividends............ 34 34 30
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99.9 Total obligations............... 78 83 81
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Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Fund
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Premium payments.................. 474 509 492
00.03 Payment to GOE account............ 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)......................... 474 510 493
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.91 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: U.S. Securities:
Par value....................... 15 7 1
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 467 504 492
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 482 511 493
23.95 New obligations................... -474 -510 -493
24.91 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: U.S. Securities: Par
value........................... 7 1 1
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 467 504 492
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: offsetting
collections..................... 4 3 3
73.10 New obligations................... 474 510 493
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -476 -510 -492
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: offsetting
collections..................... 3 3 3
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 461 503 491
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 15 7 1
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 476 510 492
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources:
Withholdings from serviceman's
pay........................... -467 -504 -492
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... 8 6
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Budget program.--This fund finances the payment of group life
insurance premiums to private insurance companies under the
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Act of 1965, as amended.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0101 Revenue........................... 461 467 504 493
0102 Expense........................... -489 -475 -510 -493
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0109 Net income or loss (-)............ -28 -8 -6
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Credit accounts:
Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Program Account
[Guaranty and Indemnity Program Account]
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter
37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
during fiscal year 1998, within the resources available, not to exceed
$300,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for
specially adapted housing loans.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and
guaranteed loan programs, [$105,226,000] $160,437,000, which may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``General
[[Page 908]]
operating expenses''. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 263 169 918
Receipts:
02.01 Guaranteed loan downward subsidy
reestimate...................... 789
02.02 Direct loan downward subsidy
reestimate...................... 157
--------- --------- ----------
02.99 Total receipts.................. 946
--------- --------- ----------
03.00 Offsetting Collections............ 169
04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 432 1,115 918
Appropriation:
05.01 Veterans housing benefit fund..... -263 -197 -192
--------- --------- ----------
05.99 Subtotal appropriation............ -263 -197 -192
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 169 918 726
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loan subsidy............... 30 49 50
00.02 Guaranteed loan subsidy........... 447 148 142
00.05 Reestimates of direct loan subsidy 63 73
00.06 Interest on reestimates of the
direct loan subsidy............. 13 12
00.07 Reestimates of the guaranteed loan
subsidy......................... 238 74
00.08 Interest on reestimates of the
guaranteed loan subsidy......... 11 9
00.09 Administrative expenses........... 118 139 160
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 920 504 352
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 920 504 352
23.95 New obligations................... -920 -504 -352
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 118 139 160
40.25 Appropriation (special fund,
indefinite)................... 197 192
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 118 336 352
Permanent:
60.05 Appropriation (indefinite)...... 168
Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
Total downward reestimate... 708
68.26 Offsetting collections
(unavailable balances)...... 263
68.45 Portion not available for
obligation (limitation on
obligations)................ -169
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)................... 802
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 920 504 352
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 920 504 352
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -920 -504 -352
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 118 336 352
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 802 168
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 920 504 352
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -708
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 212 504 352
90.00 Outlays........................... 211 504 352
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Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
(in millions of dollars)
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority.................. 212 504 352
Outlays........................... 212 504 352
Legislative proposal, subject to
PAYGO:
Budget Authority.................. -29
Outlays........................... -29
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Total:
Budget Authority.................. 212 504 323
Outlays........................... 212 504 323
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Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1150 Direct loan levels................ 1,336 1,887 2,144
--------- --------- ----------
1159 Total direct loan levels........ 1,336 1,887 2,144
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Subsidy rate...................... 1.76 2.61 2.36
--------- --------- ----------
1329 Weighted average subsidy rate... 1.76 2.61 2.36
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Subsidy budget authority.......... 29 49 50
--------- --------- ----------
1339 Total subsidy budget authority.. 29 49 50
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Subsidy outlays................... 105 134 50
--------- --------- ----------
1349 Total subsidy outlays........... 105 134 50
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Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
2150 Loan guarantee levels............. 28,676 30,230 28,945
--------- --------- ----------
2159 Total loan guarantee levels..... 28,676 30,230 28,945
Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
2320 Subsidy rate...................... 0.42 0.49 0.49
--------- --------- ----------
2329 Weighted average subsidy rate... 0.42 0.49 0.49
Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
2330 Subsidy budget authority.......... 697 231 142
--------- --------- ----------
2339 Total subsidy budget authority.. 697 231 142
Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
2340 Subsidy outlays................... 120 148 142
--------- --------- ----------
2349 Total subsidy outlays........... 120 148 142
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Administrative expense data:
3510 Budget authority.................. 118 139 160
3590 Outlays........................... 118 139 160
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The Administration is proposing to consolidate all information on
Loan Guaranty, Guaranty and Indemnity, and Direct Loan housing programs
into a single housing fund called the Veterans Housing Benefit Program
Fund (VHBPF). All current year and prior year data are presented on a
comparable basis to the budget year in the single account. A legislative
proposal is being submitted with this budget that supports this budget
presentation. Beginning October 1, 1997, all appropriations and income
received from Loan Guaranty, Guaranty and Indemnity, and Direct Loan
housing accounts would be deposited in this new fund (except the portion
specifically designated for the Native American Pilot Program). No
program changes result as an effect of this presentation.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct
loans obligated and loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond,
(including modifications of direct loans or loan guarantees that
resulted from obligations or commitments in any year) as well as for the
administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are
estimated on a net present value basis.
The following Federal guaranty protects lenders against losses: (a)
for loans of $45,000, or less, 50 percent of the
[[Page 909]]
loan is guaranteed; (b) for loans greater than $45,000, but not more
than $56,250, $22,500; (c) for loans more than $56,250 but less than
$144,000, the lesser of $36,000 or 40 percent of the loan; or (d) for
loans greater than $144,000, the lesser of $50,750 or 25 percent of the
loan.
The Administration is proposing legislation which will make
permanent three provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1993 due to expire in 1998: (1) the loan origination fee increase of .75
percent; (2) the three-percent fee for multiple home loans with less
than five percent down; and (3) the current law on resale losses on
loans.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 118 139 160
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 802 365 192
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99.9 Total obligations............... 920 504 352
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Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Program Account
(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loan subsidy............... -29
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)......................... -29
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... -29
23.95 New obligations................... 29
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.05 Appropriation (indefinite)........ -29
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... -29
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. 29
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority -29
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. -29
90.00 Outlays........................... -29
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Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1159 Total direct loan levels..........
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Subsidy rate...................... -1.36
--------- --------- ----------
1329 Weighted average subsidy rate... -1.36
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Subsidy budget authority.......... -29
--------- --------- ----------
1339 Total subsidy budget authority.. -29
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Subsidy outlays................... -29
--------- --------- ----------
1349 Total subsidy outlays........... -29
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Legislation will be proposed to increase the funding fees in the
vendee loan program to 2.25 percent, matching the FHA fee structure.
This program offers financing of VA real estate obtained as a result of
property foreclosures and is available to both veteran and non-veteran
purchasers.
Legislation will also be introduced to permanently extend loan asset
sales enhancement authority. This allows VA to guarantee the
certificates which securitize VA vendee loan sales. VA can then obtain
the best pricing for these loans and receive a greater cash yield
without any additional risk over previous loan sale procedures.
Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Direct Loan Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loans...................... 1,336 1,887 2,144
00.02 Interest on Treasury borrowing.... 238 87 121
00.04 Property sales expense............ 1 1 2
00.05 Property improvement expense...... 1 1
00.06 Property management/other expense. 3 2
00.07 Payment of downward reestimate to
program account................. 113 120
00.08 Payment of excess interest earned
to program account.............. 12 37
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10.00 Total obligations............... 1,703 2,135 2,268
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 1,703 2,135 2,268
23.95 New obligations................... -1,703 -2,135 -2,268
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 1,356 1,911 2,093
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 1,512 1,449 1,860
68.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... -1,165 -1,225 -1,685
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 347 224 175
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 1,703 2,135 2,268
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Obligated
balance......................... 7 5 6
73.10 New obligations................... 1,703 2,135 2,268
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -1,705 -2,134 -2,268
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Obligated
balance......................... 5 6 6
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 1,705 2,134 2,268
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources: Payments from
program account............. -105 -134 -51
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Repayments of principal..... -17 -28 -37
88.40 Interest received on loans.. -48 -88 -115
88.40 Fees........................ -11 -17 -20
88.40 Interest from Treasury...... -126
88.40 Loan sale proceeds, net..... -1,196 -1,110 -1,548
88.40 Cash sale of properties..... -2 -18 -27
88.40 Other revenue............... -7 -54 -62
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -1,512 -1,449 -1,860
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 191 686 408
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 193 685 408
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........
1131 Direct loan obligations exempt
from limitation................. 1,336 1,887 2,144
--------- --------- ----------
1150 Total direct loan obligations... 1,336 1,887 2,144
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 722 723 1,398
[[Page 910]]
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 1,396 1,887 2,144
Repayments:
1251 Repayments and prepayments...... -62 -27 -37
1253 Proceeds from loan asset sales
to the public with recourse... -1,196 -1,111 -1,549
1262 Adjustments: Discount on loan
asset sales to the public or
discounted...................... -38 -65 -92
Write-offs for default:
1263 Direct loans.................... -9 -9 -17
1264 Other adjustments, net.......... -90
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 723 1,398 1,847
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond (including
modifications of direct loans that resulted from obligations in any
year). The amounts in this account are a means of financing and are not
included in the budget totals.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 1,018 954
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 18 29
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 540 723 1,398 1,847
1404 Foreclosed property............. 6 58
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 546 781 1,398 1,847
1603 Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans receivable
and acquired defaulted
guaranteed loans receivable:
Allowance for estimated
uncollectible loans and interest
(-)............................. 15 28 38
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 1,582 1,779 1,426 1,885
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2102 Interest payable................ 7 5
2104 Resources payable to Treasury... 1,575 1,768 1,413 1,868
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Accounts payable................ 7 7 13 17
2204 Liabilities for loan guarantees. -7 -1
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 1,582 1,779 1,426 1,885
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 1,582 1,779 1,426 1,885
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Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Direct Loan Financing Account
(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.02 Interest on Treasury borrowing.... -1
00.06 Payment to liquidating account for
debt collection................. 126
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10.00 Total obligations............... 125
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 125
23.95 New obligations................... -125
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 156
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... -42
68.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... 11
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... -31
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 125
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 125
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -125
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 125
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
Federal sources:
88.00 Federal sources: Payments
from program account...... -29
88.00 Repayment from liquidating
account for debt
collection................ 43
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Fees........................ 25
88.40 Loan sale proceeds, net..... 3
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ 42
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 167
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 167
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This schedule shows the effects of the Administration's proposal to
repeal restrictions on collection of loan guaranty debts by Federal
salary offset or Federal income tax refund offset.
Legislation will be proposed to increase the funding fees in the
vendee loan program to 2.25 percent, matching the FHA fee structure.
This program offers financing of VA real estate obtained as a result of
property foreclosures and is available to both veteran and non-veteran
purchasers.
Legislation will also be proposed to permanently extend loan asset
sales enhancement authority. This allows VA to guarantee the
certificates which securitize VA vendee loan sales. VA can then obtain
the best pricing for these loans and receive a greater cash yield
without any additional risk over previous loan sale procedures.
Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Guaranteed Loan Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Acquisition of homes.............. 737 1,412 1,682
00.02 Losses on defaulted loans......... 215 309 385
00.03 Property sales expense............ 31 75 102
00.04 Property management expense....... 19 27 36
00.05 Property improvement expense...... 16 27 33
00.06 Loans acquired.................... 84 86 88
00.07 Payment of downward reestimate to
program account................. 462 684
00.08 Payment of excess interest to
program account................. 121 105
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 1,685 2,725 2,326
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 3,428 3,744 3,170
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 2,001 2,151 2,400
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 5,429 5,895 5,570
23.95 New obligations................... -1,685 -2,725 -2,326
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 3,744 3,170 3,244
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 2,001 2,151 2,400
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Obligated
balance......................... 18 40 65
73.10 New obligations................... 1,685 2,725 2,326
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -1,663 -2,700 -2,336
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Obligated
balance......................... 40 65 56
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 1,663 2,700 2,336
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
Federal sources:
88.00 Payments from program
account................... -697 -231 -142
88.00 Recoveries from direct loans
conveyed to the direct
loan financing account.... -453 -958 -1,264
88.25 Interest on uninvested funds.. -238 -173 -159
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Funding fees................ -516 -572 -550
88.40 Cash sale of properties..... -74 -205 -271
88.40 Other collections........... -23 -12 -14
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -2,001 -2,151 -2,400
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority...............
90.00 Financing disbursements........... -338 549 -64
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Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on commitments:
2111 Limitation on guaranteed loans
made by private lenders.........
2131 Guaranteed loan commitments exempt
from limitation................. 28,676 30,230 28,948
--------- --------- ----------
2150 Total guaranteed loan
commitments................... 28,676 30,230 28,948
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........ 121,310 130,031 138,044
2231 Disbursements of new guaranteed
loans........................... 28,676 30,230 28,948
2232 Guarantees of loans sold to the
public with recourse............ 1,234 820 1,074
2251 Repayments and prepayments........ -20,239 -21,694 -23,031
Adjustments:
2261 Terminations for default that
result in loans receivable.... -84 309 385
2262 Terminations for default that
result in acquisition of
property...................... -737 -1,412 -109
2263 Terminations for default that
result in claim payments...... -214 -240 -269
2264 Other adjustments, net.......... 85
--------- --------- ----------
2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 130,031 138,044 145,042
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 42,289 53,415 56,335
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Addendum:
Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed
loans that result in loans receivable:
2310 Outstanding, start of year...... 37 61 82
2331 Disbursements for guaranteed
loan claims................... 237 309 385
2351 Repayments of loans receivable.. -5 -8 -11
2361 Write-offs of loans receivable.. -208 -280 -353
--------- --------- ----------
2390 Outstanding, end of year...... 61 82 103
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond (including
modifications of guaranteed loans that resulted from commitments in any
year). The amounts in this account are a means of financing and are not
included in the budget totals.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 4,004 3,785 3,235 3,300
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 38 61 52 53
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1403 Accounts receivable from
foreclosed property........... 14
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 14
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 acquired defaulted
guaranteed loans receivable:
1504 Foreclosed property............. 194 415 445 472
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1599 Net present value of assets
related to defaulted
guaranteed loans............ 194 415 445 472
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 4,250 4,261 3,732 3,825
LIABILITIES:
2101 Federal liabilities: Accounts
payable......................... 33
2204 Non-Federal liabilities:
Liabilities for loan guarantees. 4,217 4,261 3,732 3,825
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 4,250 4,261 3,732 3,825
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 4,250 4,261 3,732 3,825
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Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Liquidating Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Capital investment:
00.01 Acquisition of homes............ 608 675 565
00.02 Property improvements........... 24 26 21
00.04 Cash advances................... 12 9 7
00.05 Acquisition of defaulted
guaranteed loans.............. 66 64 62
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total capital investment...... 710 774 655
Operating expenses:
01.01 Property management expense..... 39 39 36
01.02 Sales expense................... 52 54 50
01.03 Claims-Individual homes......... 216 203 170
01.04 Other expenses.................. 33 32 31
--------- --------- ----------
01.91 Total operating expenses...... 340 328 287
--------- --------- ----------
02.93 Claims-Individual homes......... 1,050 1,102 942
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations (object class
33.0)......................... 1,050 1,102 942
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 842 192
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1,204 1,174 1,078
22.40 Capital transfer to general fund.. -804 -264 -136
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 1,242 1,102 942
23.95 New obligations................... -1,050 -1,102 -942
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 192
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 1,204 1,174 1,078
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 76 67 71
73.10 New obligations................... 1,050 1,102 942
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1,058 -1,099 -952
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 67 71 60
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 1,050 1,096 942
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86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 8 3 10
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1,058 1,099 952
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal Sources: Payments from
Direct Loan Financing
Account..................... -873 -929 -870
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Loan and other repayments... -64 -51 -41
88.40 Loan sale proceeds, net..... -31
88.40 Sale of homes, cash......... -121 -104 -97
88.40 Interest on loans........... -63 -51 -41
88.40 Collection of claims
(veteran indebtedness).... -48 -36 -27
88.40 Other revenue............... -4 -3 -2
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -1,204 -1,174 -1,078
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... -146 -75 -126
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Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
(in millions of dollars)
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority..................
Outlays........................... -146 -75 -126
Legislative proposal, subject to
PAYGO:
Budget Authority..................
Outlays........................... -127
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Total:
Budget Authority..................
Outlays........................... -146 -75 -253
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 555 449 413
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 38 31 28
Repayments:
1251 Repayments and prepayments...... -49 -40 -36
1253 Proceeds from loan asset sales
to the public with recourse... -30 -24 -22
Adjustments:
1261 Capitalized interest............ 5
1262 Discount on loan asset sales to
the public or discounted...... -2 -1 -1
Write-offs for default:
1263 Direct loans.................... -2 -2 -2
1264 Other adjustments, net.......... -66
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1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 449 413 380
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Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........ 32,345 24,731 18,659
2251 Repayments and prepayments........ -6,793 -5,194 -3,919
Adjustments:
2262 Terminations for default that
result in acquisition of
property...................... -608 -675 -565
2263 Terminations for default that
result in claim payments...... -216 -203 -170
2264 Other adjustments, net.......... 3
--------- --------- ----------
2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 24,731 18,659 14,005
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 13,886 10,476 7,864
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Addendum:
Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed
loans that result in loans receivable:
2310 Outstanding, start of year...... 1,518 1,350 1,206
2331 Disbursements for guaranteed
loan claims................... 258 220 187
2351 Repayments of loans receivable.. -87 -36 -27
2361 Write-offs of loans receivable.. -339 -328 -141
--------- --------- ----------
2390 Outstanding, end of year...... 1,350 1,206 1,225
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Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0101 Revenue........................... 563 869 695 556
0102 Expense........................... -446 -441 -353 -282
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0109 Net income or loss (-)............ 117 428 342 274
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 914 238 264 137
1207 Non-Federal assets: Advances and
prepayments..................... 1
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1402 Interest receivable............. 7 51 41
1403 Accounts receivable from
foreclosed property........... 890 463 203 170
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 890 470 254 211
1706 Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans receivable
and acquired defaulted
guaranteed loans receivable:
Foreclosed property............. 40
Other Federal assets:
1803 Property, plant and equipment,
net........................... 444 643 655 530
1901 Other assets.................... -84
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 2,204 1,352 1,173 878
LIABILITIES:
2101 Federal liabilities: Accounts
payable......................... 93 293 249 211
2207 Non-Federal liabilities: Other.... 747 76 66 50
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 840 369 315 261
NET POSITION:
3200 Invested capital.................. 1,284 1,106 941 799
3300 Cumulative results of operations.. 827 169 -83 -183
3500 Future funding requirements....... -747 -292
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 1,364 983 858 616
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 2,204 1,352 1,173 877
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Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Liquidating Account
(Legislative proposals, subject to PAYGO)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Capital investment:
00.04 Payment to DLFA due to debt
collection.................... 43
--------- --------- ----------
02.93 Claims-Individual Homes......... 43
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations (object class
33.0)......................... 43
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 170
22.40 Capital transfer to general fund.. -126
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 44
23.95 New obligations................... -43
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 170
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance.
73.10 New obligations................... 43
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -43
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 2
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 43
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances...
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 43
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Payment from DLFA due to
debt collection........... -127
88.40 Collection of claims
(veteran indebtedness).... -43
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -170
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... -127
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This schedule shows the effects of the Administration's proposal to
repeal restrictions on collection of loan guaranty debts. VA would be
permitted to collect all loan guaranty debts by Federal salary offset or
Federal income tax refund offset.
[Loan Guaranty Program Account]
[(including transfer of funds)]
[For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter
37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended.]
[In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
and guaranteed loan programs, $33,810,000, which may be transferred to
and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.]
(Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
[Loan Guaranty Direct Loan Financing Account]
[Direct Loan Program Account]
[(including transfer of funds)]
[For the cost of direct loans, such sums as may be necessary to
carry out the program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as
amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, as amended; Provided further, That during 1997, within the
resources available, not to exceed $300,000 in gross obligations for
direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing loans.]
[In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan program, $80,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.] (Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Miscellaneous Veterans Programs Loan Fund Program Account
[Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account]
(including transfer of funds)
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, as amended, [$205,000]
$515,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation
for ``General operating expenses''. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1997.)
[Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account]
[(including transfer of funds)]
For the cost of direct loans, [$49,000] $44,000, as authorized by
38 U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed [$2,822,000] $2,278,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct loan program, [$377,000] $388,000, which may be transferred to
and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.
(Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
[Education Loan Fund Program Account]
[(including transfer of funds)]
For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct loan program, [$195,000] $200,000; which may be transferred to
and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.
(Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loan subsidy............... 1 1 1
00.09 Administrative expenses........... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 2 2 2
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 4 3 2
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 5 4 3
23.95 New obligations................... -2 -2 -2
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 3 2
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 1 1 1
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 2 2 2
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -2 -2 -2
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 1 1 1
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 2 2 2
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 1 1 1
90.00 Outlays........................... 1 2 2
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Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1150 Direct loan levels, Vocational
Rehabiliation................... 2 3 3
1150 Direct loan levels, Native
American Housing................ 6 12 14
--------- --------- ----------
1159 Total direct loan levels........ 8 15 17
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Voc. Rehab. Loan Subsidy rate..... 2.78 2.03 1.94
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1320 Education Loan Subsidy rate....... 0.00 42.94 34.11
1320 Native American Subsidy rate...... 7.72 7.72 7.72
--------- --------- ----------
1329 Weighted average subsidy rate... 6.62 6.78 6.99
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Subsidy budget authority, Native
American........................ 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
1339 Total subsidy budget authority.. 1 1 1
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Subsidy outlays, Native American.. 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
1349 Total subsidy outlays........... 1 1 1
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Administrative expense data:
3510 Budget authority.................. 1 1 1
3590 Outlays........................... 1 1 1
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All information from the Native American Veterans Home Loan Fund,
Vocational Rehabilitation Loan Program and Education Loan Fund is
consolidated in a single housing fund called the Miscellaneous Veterans
Programs Loan Fund.
The Native American Veterans Housing Loan program provides direct
loans to veterans living on trust lands under 38 U.S.C. chapter 37,
section 3761. These loans are available to purchase, construct or
improve homes to be occupied as the veteran's residence. The principal
amount of a loan under this authority is generally limited to $80,000,
except in areas where housing costs are significantly higher than
average costs nationwide. The Native American Veterans Housing Loan
Program is a five-year pilot program beginning in 1993. This submission
assumes the enactment of the proposal to extend the Native American
Program for two additional years through 1999.
The Vocational Rehabilitation Loan Fund provides loans of up to $815
(based on indexed Chapter 31 Subsistence allowance rate) to veterans
enrolled in a program of vocational rehabilitation who are temporarily
in need of additional funds to meet their expenses.
The Education Loan program provides loans of up to $2,500 to
dependents of veterans who are eligible for training benefits under
chapter 35, title 38, U.S.C. and who are without sufficient funds to
meet their education related expenses.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for these programs, the subsidy costs associated with the
direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond, as well as the administrative
expenses of these programs. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a
present value basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash
basis.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 1 1 1
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 2 2 2
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Miscellaneous Veterans Programs Loan Fund Direct Loan Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loans...................... 8 15 17
00.02 Interest on Treasury borrowing.... 2 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 10 16 18
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 1 2
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 11 16 19
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 12 18 19
23.95 New obligations................... -10 -16 -18
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 2
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 8 14 16
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 5 6 6
68.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... -2 -4 -4
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 3 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 11 16 18
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 1 1
73.10 New obligations................... 10 16 18
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -10 -16 -19
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 1
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 10 16 19
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -1 -1 -1
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Non-Federal sources......... -2 -3 -2
88.40 Interest on loans........... -1 -2 -3
88.40 Interest on uninvested funds -1
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -5 -6 -6
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 6 10 13
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 5 10 13
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........ 8 15 17
--------- --------- ----------
1150 Total direct loan obligations... 8 15 17
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 7 13 26
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 8 15 17
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -3 -3 -2
1264 Write-offs for default: Other
adjustments, net................ 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 13 26 41
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 4 3 1 1
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 1 13 26 41
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 1 13 26 41
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 5 16 27 42
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................
2103 Debt............................ 2 3 2 2
2104 Resources payable to Treasury... 10 23
2203 Non-Federal liabilities: Debt..... 1 13
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 3 16 12 25
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 14 17
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 14 17
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 3 16 26 42
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This account contains all information on the Native American
Veterans Home Loan Fund, Vocational Rehabilitation Loan Program
Education Loan Fund, and Transitional Housing Financing Account.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond. The amounts in
the account are means of financing and are not included in the budget
totals.
Miscellaneous Veterans Programs Loan Fund Liquidating Account
Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 3 3 2
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 3 2 2
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 1
Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans
receivable and acquired
defaulted guaranteed loans
receivable:
1601 Direct loans, gross............. 3 3 2 2
1603 Allowance for estimated
uncollectible loans and
interest (-).................. -2 -2 -1
1604 Direct loans and interest
receivable, net............... 1 1 1 2
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1699 Value of assets related to
direct loans................ 1 1 1 2
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 1 2 1 2
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 8 1
3300 Cumulative results of operations.. -7 1 1 2
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 1 1 1
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 1 2 1 2
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This account contains all information on the Vocational
Rehabilitation Loan Program and Education Loan Fund on loans prior to
1992.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records all cash flows to and from the Government resulting from direct
loans obligated prior to 1992. All new activity in this program in 1992
and beyond is recorded in corresponding program and financing acounts.
WORKLOAD, AMOUNT LOANED AND REPAID
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Number of loans outstanding......... 3,142 2,700 2,340
Average amount per loan outstanding. $831 $849 $855
Trust Funds
Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Education Account
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 64 64 64
Receipts:
02.01 Deductions from military pay...... 4 4
02.02 Contributions..................... 12 15 11
--------- --------- ----------
02.99 Total receipts.................. 16 19 11
--------- --------- ----------
04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 80 83 75
Appropriation:
05.01 Post-Vietnam era veterans
education account............... -16 -19 -11
--------- --------- ----------
05.99 Subtotal appropriation............ -16 -19 -11
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 64 64 64
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Payment to post-Vietnam era
trainees........................ 28 18 14
00.02 Payment to section 901 trainees... 1 1
00.03 Participant disenrollments........ 24 81 28
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 53 100 42
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 226 189 108
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 16 19 11
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 242 208 108
23.95 New obligations................... -53 -100 -42
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 189 108 77
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.27 Appropriation (trust fund,
indefinite)..................... 20 23 11
60.45 Portion precluded from obligation. -4 -4
--------- --------- ----------
63.00 Appropriation (total)........... 16 19 11
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 16 19 11
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation -6 4 5
73.10 New obligations................... 53 100 42
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -43 -99 -44
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 4 5 3
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 16 19 11
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 27 80 33
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 43 99 44
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 16 19 11
90.00 Outlays........................... 43 99 44
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This account consists of voluntary contributions by eligible
servicepersons and matching contributions provided by the
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Department of Defense. The fund provides educational assistance payments
to participants who entered the service after December 31, 1976, and are
pursuing training under chapter 32, title 38, U.S.C. Section 901 is a
non-contributory program with educational assistance provided by the
Department of Defense. Public Law 99-576, enacted October 28, 1986,
closed the program permanently for new enrollments effective March 31,
1987. The estimated activity in the fund follows:
CONTRIBUTIONS, PARTICIPANTS, DISENROLLMENTS, REFUNDS AND TRAINEES
[In millions of dollars]
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Total budget authority.............. $15 $19 $11
Servicepersons.................... $4 $4
Transferred from Department of
Defense (bonus)................. 7 5
Transferred from Department of
Defense (matching).............. 10 8 6
Transferred from Department of
Defense (Section 901)........... 1 1
Transferred from Department of
Defense (Section 903)...........
Total participants (end of year).... 341,439 223,442 164,342
Total contributors (end of year).... 3,611 4,300
Average contribution per contributor
(actual dollars).................... $1,028 $1,028
Number of disenrollments............ 14,150 117,997 59,100
Total refunds....................... $24 $81 $28
Total trainees...................... 14,002 9,154 6,778
Total trainee cost.................. $28 $18 $14
Average cost per trainee (actual
dollars)............................ $1,994 $1,994 $1,994
Section 901 trainees................ 183 144 113
Section 901 trainee cost............ $1 $1
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41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 29 19 14
44.0 Refunds........................... 24 81 28
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99.9 Total obligations............... 53 100 42
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National Service Life Insurance Fund
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 30
Receipts:
02.01 Premium and other receipts........ 236 256 216
02.02 Interest.......................... 1,050 1,002 965
02.03 Payments from general and special
funds........................... 2 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
02.99 Total receipts.................. 1,288 1,260 1,183
--------- --------- ----------
04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 1,288 1,260 1,213
Appropriation:
05.01 National Service Life Insurance
fund............................ -1,288 -1,230 -1,182
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 30 31
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct:
Operating expenses:
00.01 Death claims.................. 546 591 622
00.02 Disability claims............. 20 20 21
00.03 Matured endowments............ 25 20 13
00.04 Cash surrenders............... 24 15 20
00.05 Dividends..................... 535 509 493
00.06 Interest paid on dividend
credits and deposits........ 55 57 59
00.07 Payment to general operating
expenses.................... 19 20 22
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total operating expenses.... 1,224 1,232 1,250
Capital investment:
02.01 Policy loans.................... 132 128 131
--------- --------- ----------
02.93 Total direct obligations........ 1,356 1,360 1,381
Reimbursable program:
03.01 Death claims.................... 245 253 254
03.02 Disability claims............... 9 9 8
03.03 Matured endowments.............. 11 9 6
03.04 Cash surrenders................. 11 7 8
03.05 Dividends....................... 240 218 202
03.06 Interest paid on dividend
credits and deposits.......... 25 24 24
03.07 Payment to general operating
expenses...................... 9 8 9
--------- --------- ----------
03.91 Total reimbursable............ 550 528 511
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10.00 Total obligations............... 1,906 1,888 1,892
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.91 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: U.S. Securities:
Par value....................... 10,854 10,824 10,729
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1,877 1,794 1,727
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 12,731 12,618 12,456
23.95 New obligations................... -1,906 -1,888 -1,892
24.91 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: U.S. Securities: Par
value........................... 10,824 10,729 10,564
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.27 Appropriation (trust fund,
indefinite)..................... 1,288 1,230 1,182
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections: Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 589 564 545
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 1,877 1,794 1,727
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
72.40 Appropriation................. 10 5 5
72.41 U.S. Securities: Par value.... 1,101 1,183 1,185
--------- --------- ----------
72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 1,111 1,188 1,190
73.10 New obligations................... 1,906 1,888 1,892
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1,829 -1,887 -1,849
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance:
74.40 Appropriation................. 5 5 5
74.41 U.S. Securities: Par value.... 1,183 1,185 1,228
--------- --------- ----------
74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 1,188 1,190 1,233
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 589 564 545
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 1,240 1,323 1,304
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1,829 1,887 1,849
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Repayments of loans......... -126 -120 -122
88.40 Optional settlements........ -7 -6 -5
88.40 Net income offsets
adjustments............... -456 -438 -418
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -589 -564 -545
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 1,288 1,230 1,182
90.00 Outlays........................... 1,240 1,323 1,304
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Note.--The Department of Veterans Affairs insurance policy loans are
not an extension of Federal credit. Credit schedules previously shown
for this account have been discontinued.
This fund was established in 1940 for the World War II servicemen's
and veterans' insurance program. Over 22 million policies have been
issued under this program. Activity of the fund reflects a rising claim
workload. The trend in the number and amount of policies in force is
shown as follows (dollars in millions):
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of policies...................... 2,120,348 2,019,328 1,913,028
Insurance in force...................... $19,365 $18,851 $18,299
This fund is operated on a commercial basis to the extent possible.
The income of the fund is derived from premium receipts, interest on
investments, and payments which are made to the fund from the Veterans
insurance and indemnities appropriation.
Assets of the fund, which are largely invested in special Treasury
interest-bearing securities and in policy loans, are
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expected to decrease from $12,947 million as of September 30, 1997 to
$12,823 million as of September 30, 1998. The actuarial estimate of
policy obligations as of September 30, 1998, total $12,730 million,
leaving a balance of $93 million for contingency reserves.
The status of the fund, excluding noncash transactions, is as
follows (in millions of dollars):
Status of Funds (in millions of dollars)
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Unexpended balance, start of year:
0100 Uninvested balance [unavailable
collections].................... 10 5 35
0101 U.S. Securities: Par value........ 11,954 12,007 11,914
--------- --------- ----------
0199 Total balance, start of year.... 11,964 12,012 11,949
Cash income during the year:
Proprietary receipts:
0220 NSLI fund, Premium and other
receipts...................... 236 256 216
Intragovernmental transactions:
0240 NSLI fund, Interest............. 1,050 1,002 965
0241 NSLI fund, Payments from general
and special funds............. 2 2 2
Offsetting collections:
0289 Offsetting Collections.......... 589 564 545
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0299 Total cash income............... 1,877 1,824 1,728
Cash outgo during year:
0500 National Service Life Insurance
fund............................ -1,829 -1,887 -1,849
Unexpended balance, end of year:
Uninvested balance:
0700 Uninvested balance.............. 5 5 5
0700 Unavailable Collections......... 30 31
0701 U.S. Securities: Par value........ 12,007 11,914 11,792
--------- --------- ----------
0799 Total balance, end of year...... 12,012 11,949 11,828
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
33.0 Investments and loans........... 91 90 93
42.0 Insurance claims and indemnities 616 648 677
43.0 Interest and dividends.......... 610 586 577
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 1,317 1,324 1,347
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 589 564 545
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 1,906 1,888 1,892
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United States Government Life Insurance Fund
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............
Receipts:
02.01 Interest and profits on
investments in public debt
securities...................... 7 7 6
Appropriation:
05.01 United States government life
insurance fund.................. -7 -7 -6
07.99 Total balance, end of year........
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Operating expenses:
00.01 Death claims.................... 8 7 7
00.03 Matured endowments.............. 1 1
00.05 Dividends....................... 6 5 4
00.06 Interest paid on dividend
credits and deposits.......... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total operating expenses...... 16 14 12
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 16 14 12
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.91 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: U.S. Securities:
Par value....................... 87 79 72
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 9 8 7
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 96 87 79
23.95 New obligations................... -16 -14 -12
24.91 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: U.S. Securities: Par
value........................... 79 72 66
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.27 Appropriation (trust fund,
indefinite)..................... 7 7 6
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections: Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 2 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 9 8 7
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.41 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: U.S.
Securities: Par value........... 19 20 19
73.10 New obligations................... 16 14 12
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -17 -15 -14
74.41 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: U.S.
Securities: Par value........... 20 19 19
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 2 1 1
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 15 14 13
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 17 15 14
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Repayments of loans..... -2 -1 -1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 7 7 6
90.00 Outlays........................... 15 14 12
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Note.--The Department of Veterans Affairs insurance policy loans are
not an extension of Federal credit. Credit schedules previously shown
for this account have been discontinued.
This fund was established in 1919 to receive premiums and pay claims
on insurance issued under the provisions of the War Risk Insurance Act.
The general decline in the activity of the fund is indicated in the
following table (dollars in millions):
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Number of policies.................. 23,130 21,424 19,838
Insurance in force.................. $77 $71 $65
The fund is operated on a commercial basis to the extent possible.
The income of the fund is derived from interest on investments and
payments from the Veterans insurance and indemnities appropriation.
Effective January 1, 1983, premiums were discontinued since reserves
held in the fund were adequate to meet future liabilities of the
program.
Assets of the fund, which are largely invested in interest-bearing
securities and policy loans, are estimated to decrease from $98 million
as of September 30, 1997, to $91 million as of September 30, 1998, as an
increasing number of policies mature through death or disability. The
actuarial evaluation of policy obligations as of September 30, 1998,
totals $89 million, leaving a balance of $2 million for contingency
reserves.
The status of the fund, excluding noncash transactions, is as
follows (in millions of dollars):
Status of Funds (in millions of dollars)
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Unexpended balance, start of year:
0101 U.S. Securities: Par value........ 106 99 92
Cash income during the year:
Intragovernmental transactions:
0240 Interest and profits on
investments in public debt
securities, USGLI, VA......... 7 7 6
Offsetting collections:
0289 Offsetting Collections.......... 2 1 1
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0299 Total cash income............... 9 8 7
Cash outgo during year:
0500 United States government life
insurance fund.................. -17 -15 -14
Unexpended balance, end of year:
0701 U.S. Securities: Par value........ 99 92 85
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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42.0 Insurance claims and indemnities.. 10 9 8
43.0 Interest and dividends............ 6 5 4
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99.9 Total obligations............... 16 14 12
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Veterans Special Life Insurance Fund
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Operating expenses:
00.01 Death claims.................... 43 49 53
00.02 Cash surrenders................. 5 5 4
00.03 Dividends....................... 105 99 98
00.04 All other....................... 48 58 61
00.05 Payment to general operating
expenses account.............. 4 4 5
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total operating expenses...... 205 215 221
01.01 Capital investment................ 24 25 25
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 229 240 246
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.91 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: U.S. Securities:
Par value....................... 1,397 1,412 1,415
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 244 243 241
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 1,641 1,655 1,656
23.95 New obligations................... -229 -240 -246
24.91 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: U.S. Securities: Par
value........................... 1,412 1,415 1,410
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 244 243 241
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
72.90 Fund balance.................. 1 1 1
72.91 U.S. Securities: Par value.... 150 168 179
--------- --------- ----------
72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 151 169 180
73.10 New obligations................... 229 240 246
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -210 -229 -233
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance:
74.90 Fund balance.................. 1 1 1
74.91 U.S. Securities: Par value.... 168 179 192
--------- --------- ----------
74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 169 180 193
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 75 68 40
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 135 161 193
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 210 229 233
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.20 Interest on U.S. securities... -147 -145 -144
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Interest on loans........... -5 -6 -6
88.40 Insurance premiums earned... -75 -73 -71
88.40 Optional settlements........ -2 -2 -2
88.40 Repayments of loans......... -15 -17 -18
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -244 -243 -241
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... -34 -14 -8
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Note.--The Department of Veterans Affairs insurance policy loans are
not an extension of Federal credit. Credit schedules previously shown
for this account have been discontinued.
This fund finances the payment of claims on life insurance policies
issued before January 3, 1957, to veterans who served in the Armed
Forces subsequent to April 1, 1951. No new policies can be issued.
Policyholders may elect to purchase total disability income coverage
with the payment of additional premiums.
Budget program--
Death claims.--Represents payments to designated beneficiaries.
Cash surrenders.--A policyholder may terminate his or her
insurance by cashing in the policy for its cash value.
Dividends.--Policyholders participate in the distribution of
annual dividends.
All other.--Classified in this category are payments to
policyholders who: (a) hold endowment policies which have matured;
(b) have purchased total disability income coverage and subsequently
become disabled; and (c) are paid interest on dividend credits and
deposits.
The following table reflects the decrease in the number of
policies and the amounts of insurance in force (dollars in
millions):
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Number of policies................ 256,330 249,600 242,870
Insurance in force................ $2,825 $2,789 $2,760
Financing.--Payments from this fund are financed primarily from
premium receipts and interest on investments.
Operating results and financial condition.--Favorable mortality
experience on insurance written against this fund has kept death claim
payments well below the amount of premium and interest receipts, thereby
producing an annual increase in the total revenue of the fund. Excess
earnings of the fund are now distributed to the policyholders in the
form of an annual dividend.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0101 Revenue........................... 228 231 229 225
0102 Expense........................... -226 -223 -229 -225
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0109 Net income or loss (-)............ 2 8
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 1 1 1 1
Investments in US securities:
1102 Treasury securities, par...... 1,546 1,580 1,594 1,602
1106 Receivables, net.............. 94 37 37 36
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 3 3
1601 Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans receivable
and acquired defaulted
guaranteed loans receivable:
Direct loans, gross............. 37 102 109 117
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 1,678 1,720 1,744 1,759
LIABILITIES:
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Accounts payable................ 168 187 201 214
2206 Pension and other actuarial
liabilities................... 1,465 1,481 1,491 1,493
2207 Other........................... 20 19 19 18
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 1,652 1,687 1,711 1,725
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 1,397 1,412 1,415 1,410
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3200 Invested capital.................. -1,370 -1,378 -1,382 -1,378
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 27 34 33 32
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 1,680 1,721 1,744 1,757
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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33.0 Investments and loans............. 24 25 25
42.0 Insurance claims and indemnities.. 85 100 105
43.0 Interest and dividends............ 120 115 116
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99.9 Total obligations............... 229 240 246
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CONSTRUCTION
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Construction, Major Projects
For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316,
2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38,
United States Code, including planning, architectural and engineering
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with
equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims
analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs,
and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is
[$3,000,000] $5,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were made
available in a previous major project appropriation, [$250,858,000, of
which $32,100,000 shall be for the replacement hospital at Travis Air
Force Base, Fairfield, California, and shall not be released for
obligation prior to January 1, 1998, unless action is taken by the
Congress specifically making such funds available, and all funds
appropriated under the above heading are] $79,500,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That except for advance planning of
projects funded through the advance planning fund and the design of
projects funded through the design fund, none of these funds shall be
used for any project which has not been considered and approved by the
Congress in the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds provided
in this appropriation for fiscal year [1997] 1998, for each approved
project shall be obligated (1) by the awarding of a construction
documents contract by September 30, [1997] 1998, and (2) by the awarding
of a construction contract by September 30, [1998] 1999: Provided
further, That the Secretary shall promptly report in writing to the
Comptroller General and to the Committees on Appropriations any approved
major construction project in which obligations are not incurred within
the time limitations established above; and the Comptroller General
shall review the report in accordance with the procedures established by
section 1015 of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (title X of Public
Law 93-344): Provided further, That no funds from any other account
except the ``Parking revolving fund'', may be obligated for
constructing, altering, extending, or improving a project which was
approved in the budget process and funded in this account until one year
after substantial completion and beneficial occupancy by the Department
of Veterans Affairs of the project or any part thereof with respect to
that part only. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Replacement and modernization..... 102 39 61
00.02 Nursing home care................. 1 1
00.04 Research and education............ 28 1
00.05 Outpatient improvements........... 123 96 49
00.06 Other improvements................ 72 135 88
00.07 National cemeteries............... 3 50 16
00.08 Replacement or renovation of
regional offices................ 1
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10.00 Total obligations............... 302 349 215
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 768 595 465
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 136 219 112
22.21 Unobligated balance transferred to
other accounts.................. -7
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 897 814 577
23.95 New obligations................... -302 -349 -215
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 595 465 362
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 136 219 80
Permanent:
65.00 Advance appropriation (definite) 32
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 136 219 112
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 826 650 681
73.10 New obligations................... 302 349 215
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -478 -318 -238
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 650 681 656
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 2 10 3
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 476 308 235
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 478 318 238
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 136 219 112
90.00 Outlays........................... 478 318 238
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The major construction request improves access to VA health care for
thousands of veterans and expands VA's national cemetery system. Funds
are requested for one seismic project at Memphis, TN. One new cemetery
will be constructed at Cleveland, OH, with two existing cemeteries (Fort
Sam Houston, TX, and the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona)
expanding their gravesites. Additional funds are provided to remove
asbestos from Department-owned buildings, and to support advanced
planning and design activities.
Budget Authority by Program Activity
[In millions of dollars]
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Replacement and modernization....... 33 35
Research and Education.............. 16
Outpatient and improvements......... 33 64
Safety deficiencies................. 18 11 6
Patient environment................. 20 38
General............................. 28 44 11
Other departments................... 9 49 31
Advance appropriation provided under
P.L. 104-208........................ 32
Design fund offset.................. -5 -3 -3
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Total budget authority........ 136 219 112
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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11.3 Personnel compensation: Other than
full-time permanent............. 1 2 1
25.2 Other services.................... 23 25 14
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 2 2 2
31.0 Equipment......................... 3 4 3
32.0 Land and structures............... 273 316 195
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99.9 Total obligations............... 302 349 215
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Personnel Summary
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 25 50 50
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Construction, Minor Projects
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, including planning, architectural and engineering
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with
equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims
analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs,
and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections
316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title
38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project is less
than [$3,000,000; $175,000,000] $5,000,000; $166,300,000, to remain
available until expended, along with unobligated balances of previous
``Construction, minor projects'' appropriations which are hereby made
available for any project where the estimated cost is less than
[$3,000,000] $5,000,000: Provided, That funds in this account shall be
available for (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department which are necessary
because of loss or damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe,
[and] (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further
loss by such causes, and (3) capital contribution payments under
enhanced-use leases, authorized by subchapter V of Chapter 81 of title
38, United States Code. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Nursing home care................. 14 4 12
00.02 Research and education............ 4 1 4
00.04 Other improvements................ 123 152 128
00.06 National cemeteries............... 12 19 14
00.07 Computer centers, additions and
alterations..................... 4 7 5
00.08 Replacement or renovation of
regional offices................ 3 14 10
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10.00 Total obligations............... 160 197 173
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 30 59 37
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 190 175 166
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 220 234 203
23.95 New obligations................... -160 -197 -173
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 59 37 30
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 190 175 166
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 157 171 195
73.10 New obligations................... 160 197 173
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -147 -173 -175
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 171 195 193
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 33 46 43
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 114 127 132
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 147 173 175
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 190 175 166
90.00 Outlays........................... 147 173 175
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The Construction, Minor Projects appropriation, which funds
construction projects costing less than $3 million, is used to reduce
risks to patient life and safety, correct code deficiencies, and improve
ambulatory care settings. Legislation is being proposed to increase the
limit on minor construction projects from $3 million to $5 million.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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11.3 Personnel compensation: Other than
full-time permanent............. 5 5 5
25.2 Other services.................... 32 40 37
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 2 3 2
31.0 Equipment......................... 2 5 4
32.0 Land and structures............... 119 144 125
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99.9 Total obligations............... 160 197 173
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 85 80 80
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Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing
home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify or alter existing
hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for
furnishing care to veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8131-8137,
[$47,397,000] $41,000,000, to remain available until expended.
(Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Grants to States.................. 47 47 41
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10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)......................... 47 47 41
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 47 47 41
23.95 New obligations................... -47 -47 -41
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 47 47 41
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 134 124 127
73.10 New obligations................... 47 47 41
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -57 -44 -47
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 124 127 121
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 57 44 47
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 47 47 41
90.00 Outlays........................... 57 44 47
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In 1997, the Department plans to obligate $47.4 million to assist
seven States to acquire or construct State home facilities for
furnishing domiciliary or nursing home care to veterans, and expand,
remodel, or alter existing buildings for furnishing domiciliary, nursing
home, or hospital care to veterans.
Grants for the Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or improving
State veteran cemeteries as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 2408, [$1,000,000]
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. (Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Grants to States.................. 8 5 10
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10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)......................... 8 5 10
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 10 4
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1 1 10
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 11 5 10
23.95 New obligations................... -8 -5 -10
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 4
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 1 1 10
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 9 14 16
73.10 New obligations................... 8 5 10
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -2 -3 -2
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 14 16 24
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 2 3 2
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 1 1 10
90.00 Outlays........................... 2 3 2
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This program enables the Department to assist States in
establishing, expanding, or improving State-operated veterans
cemeteries.
Public enterprise funds:
Parking Revolving Fund
For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8109,
[$12,300,000 together with] income from fees collected, to remain
available until expended, which shall be available for all authorized
expenses except operations and maintenance costs, which will be funded
from ``Medical care''. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Operating expenses: Parking leases 2 2
01.01 Capital investment: parking
construction program............ 14
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10.00 Total obligations............... 16 2
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 26 35 34
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 2 15 3
22.22 Unobligated balance transferred
from other accounts............. 7
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 35 50 37
23.95 New obligations................... -16 -2
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 35 34 35
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 12
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 2 3 3
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 2 15 3
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 24 8 9
73.10 New obligations................... 16 2
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -16 -15 -12
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 8 9
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 14 12 9
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 2 3 3
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances...
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 16 15 12
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources..... -2 -3 -3
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 12
90.00 Outlays........................... 14 12 9
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The Parking Revolving Fund provides funding for the construction and
lease of parking facilities at various medical centers. Income from fees
collected will be used for leases.
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23.2 Rental payments to others......... 2 2
32.0 Land and structures............... 14
99.0 Subtotal, reimbursable obligations 16 2
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99.9 Total obligations............... 16 2
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Pershing Hall Revolving Fund
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 1 1 1
23.95 New obligations...................
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 1 1 1
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 1 1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 1 1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays...........................
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The Pershing Hall Revolving Fund was created to operate and manage
Pershing Hall, an asset of the United States, located in Paris, France.
All operating expenses for Pershing Hall are borne by the Revolving Fund
and all receipts generated by the operation of Pershing Hall are
deposited in the Revolving Fund.
To facilitate account restructuring and consolidation, the Pershing
Hall Revolving Fund also reflects budget information for the Nursing
Home Revolving Fund and Grants to the Republic of the Philippines. The
Nursing Home Revolving Fund provides for the construction, alteration,
and acquisition (including site acquisition) of nursing home facilities
and is available only as provided in appropriations acts. The Grants to
the Republic of the Philippines previously provided for the effective
care and treatment of U.S. veterans in the Veterans Memorial Medical
Center (VMMC). However, with the
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suspension of U.S. veteran admission to the VMMC, the continuing
appropriation of U.S. funds to maintain and upgrade the physical plant
at this facility was discontinued.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
General Operating Expenses
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances
therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard
services, and the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas
employee mail; [$827,584,000: Provided, That during fiscal year 1997,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the number of individuals
employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (1) in other than
``career appointee'' positions in the Senior Executive Service shall not
exceed 6, and (2) in schedule C positions shall not exceed 11:]
$846,385,000: Provided [further], That funds under this heading shall
be available to administer the Service Members Occupational Conversion
and Training Act: Provided further, That funds under this heading shall
be available for the conduct of medical examinations requested by the
Veterans Benefits Administration in connection with claims for benefits
under title 38, United States Code. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1997.)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
Veterans benefits:
00.02 Veterans assistance........... 56
00.04 Compensation and Pensions..... 193 233 521
00.05 Education..................... 25 43 69
00.06 Vocational rehabilitation and
counseling.................. 39 47 69
00.07 Support services.............. 227 199
00.08 Information Resources
Management.................. 117 103
00.09 Insurance\1\.................. 1 2 3
00.11 General administration........ 210 201 186
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00.91 Subtotal, direct program\2\... 868 828 848
Reimbursable program:
01.01 Administration of housing
programs...................... 80 134 160
01.02 Administration of insurance
programs\1\................... 32 32 36
01.03 Other........................... 130 105 116
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01.91 Subtotal, reimbursable program 242 271 312
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 1,110 1,099 1,160
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 26
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1,091 1,099 1,160
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring\3\... -7
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 1,110 1,099 1,160
23.95 New obligations................... -1,110 -1,099 -1,160
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance.....
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 847 828 847
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections
(cash)\4\..................... 244 271 313
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 1,091 1,099 1,160
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 125 128 83
73.10 New obligations................... 1,110 1,099 1,160
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1,105 -1,144 -1,158
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -2
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 128 83 85
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 736 745 762
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 125 128 83
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 244 271 313
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances...
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1,105 1,144 1,158
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -244 -271 -313
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 847 828 847
90.00 Outlays........................... 861 873 845
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\1\ The total cost of administering veterans insurance programs is
funded through direct appropriations and reimbursements from the
insurance trust fund.
\2\ The program activity distribution beginning in 1996 reflects the
first phase of an initiative to shift all VBA administrative and support
costs to the five business lines (Compensation and Pensions, Education,
Loan Guaranty, Vocational Rehabilitation and Insurance). The complete
initiative is reflected in the 1998 budget numbers.
\3\ After VA closed and reported its financial data for Fiscal Year
1996, it was determined that reimbursements to the General Operating
Expenses account were overstated by $5.4 million in Fiscal Year 1996. As
a result, the $6.7 million end of year unobligated balance reported as
expiring is overstated. The true lapse of budgetary resources is
approximately $1.3 million. This accounting error will be corrected in
Fiscal Year 1997.
\4\ Due to the $5.4 million in overstated reimbursements explained
in footnote 2, $2.7 million was recorded above the actual spending
authority from collections in FY 1996. This was recorded as over-
collected and unavailable for obligation on the VA's year end financial
reports.
This appropriation provides for the administration of nonmedical
veterans benefits through the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and
the Department's top management direction and administrative support,
including data processing, fiscal, personnel, and legal services.
Veterans benefits.--Determines eligibility and adjudicates all
claims for compensation, pensions, educational assistance, housing loan
assistance, and insurance awards. A summary of VBA's program objectives
and anticipated workload is included in the following paragraphs along
with additional performance information for the compensation and
pensions and loan guaranty programs. The measures for these programs
address performance in the areas of: timeliness and accuracy.
Compensation and pensions.--Provides timely and efficient
processing of claims for veterans and dependents relating to
compensation and pension benefits under the various laws enacted by
Congress.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
1994 actual 1995 actual 1996 actual 1997 1998
projected projected
Compensation and Pension Summary:
Average days to complete claim:
Original compensation....................... 213 161 144 118 106
Original pension............................ 123 98 85 71 71
Original death pension...................... 65 50 45 24 20
Original survivor compensation.............. 111 92 75 66 73
Accuracy rate for:
Original claims............................. N/A N/A 90% 91% 92%
Reopened from disallowance and new
compensation claims....................... N/A N/A 93% 94% 95%
Appeals and hearings........................ N/A N/A 97% 97% 97%
Original and reopened/new pension claims.... N/A N/A 92% 93% 94%
WORKLOAD
[in thousands]...................................1994 actual.1995 actual.1996 actual....1997 .......1998 ...
projected projected
Compensation and Pension:
Original and reopened compensation............ 438 518 497 481 473
Original and reopened pension................. 253 196 172 167 171
Education.--Provides timely and efficient processing of claims
for veterans and dependents relating to education benefits under the
various laws enacted by Congress.
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PERFORMANCE MEASURES
1994 actual 1995 actual 1996 actual 1997 1998
projected projected
Education Summary:
Montgomery GI Bill usage rate *............... 34.1% 34.7% 36.7% 37.3% 41.9%
Payment accuracy.............................. 93.3% 92.8% 94.0% 94.0% 94.0%
Service accuracy.............................. 82.7% 79.7% 82.0% 82.0% 82.5%
Average days to complete...................... 14 15 20 24 33
* Veterans have 10 years to use education benefits. The low usage rate
may reflect a delay in beginning the program.
WORKLOAD
[In thousands]
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Education:
Original claims................... 152 154 161
Adjustments/supplemental claims... 1,061 1,086 1,132
Loan guaranty.--Facilitates the extension of private capital,
on more liberal terms than generally available to nonveterans, to:
assist veterans and servicepersons in obtaining housing credits;
provide grants to aid permanently and totally disabled veterans in
acquiring specially adapted housing; and assist veterans in
retaining their homes during periods of temporary economic
difficulty through intensive supplemental mortgage loan servicing.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
1994 actual 1995 actual 1996 actual 1997 1998
projected projected
Loan Guaranty Summary:
Property inventory level...................... 10,973 9,319 8,624 12,866 13,644
Loan guaranties issued........................ 602,244 263,125 320,776 300,000 280,000
Service to veterans:
Customer satisfaction......................... 93% 94% 96% 93% 92%
Loan processing expectations.................. 83% 87% 85% 87% 85%
Service to lenders:
Lender satisfaction........................... N/A 68% 67% 69% 68%
Foreclosure avoidance through servicing (FATS)
ratio........................................... 33.1 37.3 42.8 39.0 37.0
Cost per loan guaranty issued................... N/A $147 $108 $248 $289
OTHER WORKLOAD
[In thousands]
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Loan guaranty:
Construction and valuation........ 387 359 334
Loan processing................... 847 787 732
Loan service and claims........... 438 462 530
Property management............... 48 53 58
Vocational rehabilitation and counseling.--Provides counseling
and assistance to enable veterans with service-connected
disabilities to achieve maximum independence in daily living and, to
the maximum extent feasible, obtain and maintain suitable
employment.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
1994 actual 1995 actual 1996 actual 1997 1998
projected projected
Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling
Summary:
Percent not participating in or completing an
evaluation.................................. 40% 35% 29% 31% 34%
Rehabilitation effectiveness rate............. 78% 85% 87% 87% 86%
WORKLOAD
[In thousands]
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Vocational rehabilitation and
counseling:
Evaluation and planning........... 54 53 51
Rehabilitation services........... 52 51 47
Employment services status........ 9 9 9
Interrupted status................ 17 17 18
Vocational/educational counseling. 16 16 14
Insurance.--Provides life insurance protection for
servicepersons and veterans. The VA administers five life insurance
programs and supervises three others through contractual agreements
with commercial companies.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
1994 actual 1995 actual 1996 actual 1997 1998
projected projected
Insurance Summary:
Average days to pay disbursements............. 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2
Percentage of disbursements paid accurately... 99.3% 99.1% 99.0% 98.8% 98.8%
WORKLOAD
[In thousands]
1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est.
Insurance:
Policy service actions............ 1,532 1,486 1,429
Collections....................... 3,893 3,716 3,542
Disability claims................. 45 42 39
Insurance awards.................. 538 631 637
General administration.--Contains Department executive direction and
supporting offices, the General Counsel, the Board of Veterans Appeals,
and the Board of Contract Appeals.
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 482 466 444
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 10 7 13
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11.9 Total personnel compensation 492 473 457
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 101 102 95
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 1 15
Travel and transportation of
persons:
21.0 Employee travel............... 7 9 8
21.0 Interagency motor pool
payments.................... 2 2 2
22.0 Transportation of things........ 2 2 2
23.1 Rental payments to GSA.......... 80 82 77
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 8 6 7
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 36 38 34
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 4 5 5
25.2 Other services.................. 72 73 149
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 18 8 8
31.0 Equipment....................... 45 13 3
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 868 828 847
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 242 271 313
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99.9 Total obligations............... 1,110 1,099 1,160
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 11,797 11,088 10,207
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 143 37 61
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears: \1\
2001 Full-time equivalent employment. 3,547 3,245 3,488
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 142 43 36
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\1\ Reflects FTE treated as reimbursements in all years and the
effects of Credit Reform, per P.L. 101-508.
Office of Inspector General
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
[$30,900,000] $31,013,000. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
1997.)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.10 Direct program.................... 31 31 31
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 1 1 1
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10.00 Total obligations............... 32 32 32
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 32 32 32
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 31 31 31
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 32 32 32
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 3 5 3
73.10 New obligations................... 32 32 32
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -30 -35 -32
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 5 3 3
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 26 29 29
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 3 5 2
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 30 35 32
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -1 -1 -1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 31 31 31
90.00 Outlays........................... 29 34 31
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This appropriation provides Department-wide audit, investigation,
and essential inspection and support functions to identify and report
weaknesses and deficiencies in VA programs and operations that create
conditions for existing or potential instances of fraud, waste, and
mismanagement. The audit function plans and conducts internal
programmatic audits of all facets of VA operations. The investigative
function conducts proactive and reactive investigations of improper and
illegal activities involving VA programs, personnel, beneficiaries, and
other third parties. The support function provides normal office
administrative support as well as contract audit services for all
applicable Department contracts, personnel, and information security for
the VA, and legislatively mandated medical care quality assurance review
and oversight.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-
time permanent................ 22 22 22
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 4 5 4
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 2 1 2
23.1 Rental payments to GSA.......... 2 2 2
25.2 Other services.................. 1 1 1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 31 31 31
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 1 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 32 32 32
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 348 332 318
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 17 17 17
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National Cemetery System
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of the
National Cemetery System, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms
or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law;
purchase of [two] three passenger motor vehicles for use in cemeterial
operations; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, [$76,864,000]
$84,183,000. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.10 Direct obligations................ 73 77 84
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10.00 Total obligations............... 73 77 84
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 73 77 84
23.95 New obligations................... -73 -77 -84
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 73 77 84
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 10 12 13
73.10 New obligations................... 73 77 84
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -71 -76 -84
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 12 13 14
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 63 69 76
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 8 7 8
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 71 76 84
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 73 77 84
90.00 Outlays........................... 71 76 84
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PERFORMANCE MEASURES
1994 actual 1995 actual 1996 actual 1997 1998
projected projected
National Cemetery System Summary:
Veteran population served by the existence of
a burial option within a reasonable distance
of place of residence....................... 65.2 65.2 65.4 66.8 69.2
Percentage of survey respondents who rate the
quality of service provided by the national
cemeteries as excellent..................... N/A N/A 81 84 87
Percentage of survey respondents who rate
cemetery appearance as excellent............ N/A N/A 73 75 80
Interments performed:........................... 68,636 70,557 71,786 73,600 76,900
Full-casket................................... 50,354 50,758 51,552 51,700 53,100
In-ground cremain............................. 16,782 16,703 16,720 18,400 20,000
Columbaria niches............................. 1,500 3,096 3,514 3,500 3,800
Requests for interment taken by hub cemeteries
on weekends..................................... 5,528 5,755 5,239 5,650 5,700
Requests for interment taken on weekends that
result in final arrangements in the ensuing week 90.0% 90.0% 92.5% 90.0% 90.0%
Headstone/marker applications processed......... 315,383 301,657 327,284 345,000 351,000
New headstones/markers ordered.................. 300,754 284,786 319,758 326,000 332,000
Occupied graves maintained:..................... 2,039,379 2,091,683 2,147,739 2,199,100 2,255,400
In-ground..................................... 2,020,946 2,070,673 2,123,573 2,173,100 2,226,600
Columbaria niches............................. 18,433 21,010 24,166 26,000 28,800
Developed acres maintained...................... 5,355 5,410 5,630 5,819 6,064
The vision of the National Cemetery System is to provide a lasting
tribute to our Nation's veterans. Its mission is to serve the Nation's
veterans by meeting their final needs with compassion and dignity. There
are four related programs managed by the National Cemetery System
including: to bury eligible veterans and family members in national
cemeteries
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and maintain the graves and their environs as national shrines; to
provide aid to States in establishing, expanding, or improving State
veteran cemeteries; to provide headstones and markers for the graves of
eligible persons in national, State, and private cemeteries; and to
provide certificates to family and friends of deceased veterans,
recognizing the veteran's contribution and service to the Nation.
To facilitate account restructuring and consolidation, the National
Cemetery System also reflects budget information for the National
Cemetery Gift Fund. Through this Trust Fund, the Secretary is authorized
to accept gifts and bequests which are made for the purpose of
beautifying national cemeteries or are determined to be beneficial to
such cemeteries, or are made for the purpose of the operation,
maintenance, or improvement of the National Memorial Cemetery of
Arizona.
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 36 38 40
11.3 Other than full-time permanent.. 6 6 7
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11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 42 44 47
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 11 12 13
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 1 1 1
23.1 Rental payments to GSA............ 1 1 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 4 4 4
25.2 Other services.................... 6 7 8
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 5 5 6
31.0 Equipment......................... 3 3 4
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99.9 Total obligations............... 73 77 84
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 1,287 1,323 1,375
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Intragovernmental funds:
Supply Fund
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Obligations by program activity:
Operating expenses:
Procurement, distribution, and
services program:
00.01 Cost of goods sold............ 418 530 553
00.02 Other......................... 36 41 44
Publication and reproduction
program:
00.03 Cost of goods sold............ 5 8 9
00.04 Other......................... 5 1 2
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00.91 Total operating expenses...... 464 580 608
Capital investment:
01.01 Procurement, distribution, and
services program: Purchase of
equipment..................... 53 3 2
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10.00 Total obligations............... 517 583 610
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 62 58 58
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 513 583 607
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 575 641 665
23.95 New obligations................... -517 -583 -610
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 58 58 55
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 488 583 610
68.10 Change in orders on hand from
Federal sources............... 25 -3
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68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 513 583 607
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 513 583 607
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 40 57 57
72.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 179 204 204
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72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 219 261 261
73.10 New obligations................... 517 583 610
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -474 -583 -610
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
74.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 57 57 59
74.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 204 204 201
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74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 261 261 260
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 513 583 607
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... -39 3
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 474 583 610
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -488 -583 -610
88.95 Change in orders on hand from
Federal sources................. -25 3
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... -14
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Under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 8121, the Supply Fund is
responsible for the operation and maintenance of a supply system for VA.
The Supply Fund is an intragovernmental revolving fund without fiscal
year limitations.
Budget program.--The fund provides financial support for: (1) a
National Acquisition Center or central contracting office; (2) the
maintenance of field station inventories; (3) a service and distribution
center; (4) a publications depot; (5) a service and reclamation program;
(6) a national prosthetics distribution center; and (7) an asset
management service.
Costs for the administration of supply activities at VA field
stations are not financed by the Supply Fund. These costs are charged
directly to applicable appropriations.
Financing.--Costs of supplies, equipment, and services acquired
through the Supply Fund and Supply Fund operating costs are recovered
through reimbursements from the VA appropriations and other Government
agencies receiving goods and services. For 1998, Supply Fund sales are
estimated to reach $560.0 million. Average inventory needed to support
those sales will be $35.0 million.
Operating results.--The Fund operated at a profit of $16.0 million
in 1996. The new total of retained earnings is $50.0 million, which has
been used to finance inventory growth. Operating expense as related to
sales was 11.2 percent.
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 18 20 20
11.5 Other personnel compensation.... 1 1 1
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11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 19 21 21
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 3 4 4
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 2 2 2
22.0 Transportation of things.......... 2 2 2
23.1 Rental payments to GSA............ 2 1 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 1 2 2
24.0 Printing and reproduction......... 5 8 9
25.1 Advisory and assistance services.. 7 7 9
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 257 295 309
31.0 Equipment......................... 218 240 251
99.0 Subtotal, reimbursable obligations 516 582 610
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 517 583 610
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Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment... 378 406 399
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 5 5 5
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Franchise Fund
(including transfer of funds)
[There is hereby established in the Treasury a franchise fund pilot,
as authorized by section 403 of Public Law 103-356, to be available as
provided in such section for expenses and equipment necessary for the
maintenance and operation of such administrative services as the
Secretary determines may be performed more advantageously as central
services: Provided, That any inventories, equipment and other assets
pertaining to the services to be provided by the franchise fund, either
on hand or on order, less the related liabilities or unpaid obligations,
and any appropriations made hereafter for the purpose of providing
capital, shall be used to capitalize the franchise fund: Provided
further, That the franchise fund may be paid in advance from funds
available to the Department and other Federal agencies for which such
centralized services are performed, at rates which will return in full
all expenses of operation, including accrued leave, depreciation of fund
plant and equipment, amortization of automated data processing (ADP)
software and systems (either acquired or donated), and an amount
necessary to maintain a reasonable operating reserve, as determined by
the Secretary: Provided further, That the franchise fund shall provide
services on a competitive basis: Provided further, That an amount not to
exceed four percent of the total annual income to such fund may be
retained in the fund for fiscal year 1997 and each fiscal year
thereafter, to remain available until expended, to be used for the
acquisition of capital equipment and for the improvement and
implementation of Departmental financial management, ADP, and other
support systems: Provided further, That no later than thirty days after
the end of each fiscal year amounts in excess of this reserve limitation
shall be transferred to the Treasury: Provided further, That such
franchise fund pilot shall terminate pursuant to section 403(f) of
Public Law 103-356.] (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 50 64
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 50 64
23.95 New obligations................... -50 -64
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 50 64
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 50 64
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -50 -64
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 50 64
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -50 -64
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays...........................
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The VA was chosen as a pilot Franchise Fund agency under P.L. 103-
356, the Government Management and Reform Act of 1994. Established in FY
1997, administrative services included in the Franchise Fund are
financed on a fee-for-service basis rather than through VA's General
Operating Expenses Appropriation. The VA's Franchise Fund is a revolving
fund used to supply common administrative services on the basis of
services supplied. Service Activities are expected to have net billings
of about $63.5 million and employ 659 people, who were transferred from
their parent organizations.
The Franchise Fund concept is intended to increase competition for
government administrative services resulting in lower costs and higher
quality.
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11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent....................... 21 27
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 3 4
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 2 3
23.1 Rental payments to GSA............ 2 3
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 18 22
25.2 Other services.................... 3 4
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 1 1
99.0 Subtotal, reimbursable obligations 50 64
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99.9 Total obligations............... 50 64
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2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 453 659
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GENERAL FUND RECEIPT ACCOUNTS
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Offsetting receipts from the public:
36-243100 Fees and other charges for
medical services, VA................ 465 437 415
Legislative proposal, not subject to
PAYGO............................. 415
Legislative proposal, subject to
PAYGO............................. -415
36-247300 Contributions from military
personnel, Veteran's Educational
Assistance Act of 1984.............. 148 326 247
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General Fund Offsetting receipts from
the public............................. 613 763 662
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Administrative Provisions
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 101. Any appropriation for [1997] 1998 for ``Compensation and
pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance and
indemnities'' may be transferred to any other of the mentioned
appropriations.
Sec. 102. Appropriations available to the Department of Veterans
Affairs for [1997] 1998 for salaries and expenses shall be available for
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the Department of
Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for ``Construction, major
projects'', ``Construction, minor projects'', and the ``Parking
revolving fund'') shall be available for the purchase of any site for or
toward the construction of any new hospital or home.
Sec. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the Department of
Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or examination
of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing
such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under 5
U.S.C. 7901-7904 or 42 U.S.C. 5141-5204), unless reimbursement of cost
is made to the ``Medical care'' account at such rates as may be fixed by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of Veterans
Affairs for fiscal year [1997] 1998 for [``Compensation and pensions'',]
``Compensation,'' ``Pensions,'' ``Burial Benefits and Miscellaneous
Assistance,'' ``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance and
indemnities'' shall be available for payment of prior year accrued
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obligations required to be recorded by law against the corresponding
prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year [1996] 1997.
Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the Department of
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year [1997] 1998 shall be available to pay
prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations
accounts resulting from title X of the Competitive Equality Banking Act,
Public Law 100-86, except that if such obligations are from trust fund
accounts they shall be payable from ``Compensation and pensions''.
Sec. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal
year [1997] 1998, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the
National Service Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans'
Special Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United States
Government Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse the ``General
operating expenses'' account for the cost of administration of the
insurance programs financed through those accounts: Provided, That
reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated
in an insurance program in fiscal year [1997] 1998, that are available
for dividends in that program after claims have been paid and
actuarially determined reserves have been set aside: Provided further,
That if the cost of administration of an insurance program exceeds the
amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement
shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided
further, That the Secretary shall determine the cost of administration
for fiscal year [1997] 1998, which is properly allocable to the
provision of each insurance program and to the provision of any total
disability income insurance included in such insurance program.
[Sec. 108. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may convey, without
consideration, to the City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama (in this section
referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to a parcel of real property, including any
improvements thereon, in the northwest quarter of section 28, township
21 south, range 9 west, of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, comprising a
portion of the grounds of the Department of Veterans Affairs medical
center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and consisting of approximately 9.42 acres,
more or less.
(b) The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be subject to the
condition that the City use the real property conveyed under that
subsection in perpetuity solely for public park or recreational
purposes.
(c) The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to
be conveyed pursuant to this section shall be determined by a survey
satisfactory to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The cost of such
survey shall be borne by the City.
(d) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may require such additional
terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under this
section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests
of the United States.] (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of this Act
are expendable for travel expenses and no specific limitation has been
placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not exceed
the amounts set forth therefore in the budget estimates submitted for
the appropriations: Provided, That this provision does not apply to
accounts that do not contain an object classification for travel:
Provided further, That this section shall not apply to travel performed
by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal boards of the
Selective Service System; to travel performed directly in connection
with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the Department of
Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in connection with major disasters
or emergencies declared or determined by the President under the
provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act; to travel performed by the Offices of Inspector General
in connection with audits and investigations; or to payments to
interagency motor pools where separately set forth in the budget
schedules: Provided further, That if appropriations in titles I, II, and
III exceed the amounts set forth in budget estimates initially submitted
for such appropriations, the expenditures for travel may correspondingly
exceed the amounts therefore set forth in the estimates in the same
proportion.
Sec. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the administrative
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the
Selective Service System shall be available in the current fiscal year
for purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 5901-5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the
Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the
limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract
or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and
facilities of Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National
Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal
Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal
Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831).
Sec. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 405. No funds appropriated by this Act may be expended--
(1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee of the
United States unless--
(A) such certification is accompanied by, or is part of, a
voucher or abstract which describes the payee or payees and the
items or services for which such expenditure is being made, or
(B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to such
certification, and without such a voucher or abstract, is
specifically authorized by law; and
(2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by the General
Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law from such audit.
Sec. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to any department
or agency may be expended for the transportation of any officer or
employee of such department or agency between his domicile and his place
of employment, with the exception of any officer or employee authorized
such transportation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5 U.S.C. 7905.
Sec. 407. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used for
payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients that do not share in
the cost of conducting research resulting from proposals not
specifically solicited by the Government: Provided, That the extent of
cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of interest of
the grantee or contractor and the Government in the research.
Sec. 408. None of the funds in this Act may be used, directly or
through grants, to pay or to provide reimbursement for payment of the
salary of a consultant (whether retained by the Federal Government or a
grantee) at more than the daily equivalent of the rate paid for level IV
of the Executive Schedule, unless specifically authorized by law.
Sec. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to
pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Nothing herein
affects the authority of the Consumer Product Safety Commission pursuant
to section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 et
seq.).
Sec. 410. Except as otherwise provided under existing law or under
an existing Executive Order issued pursuant to an existing law, the
obligation or expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
contracts for any consulting service shall be limited to contracts which
are (1) a matter of public record and available for public inspection,
and (2) thereafter included in a publicly available list of all
contracts entered into within twenty-four months prior to the date on
which the list is made available to the public and of all contracts on
which performance has not been completed by such date. The list required
by the preceding sentence shall be updated quarterly and shall include a
narrative description of the work to be performed under each such
contract.
Sec. 411. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of any
appropriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or expended by
any executive agency, as referred to in the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), for a contract for
services unless such executive agency (1) has awarded and entered into
such contract in full compliance with such Act and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, and (2) requires any report prepared pursuant to
such contract, including plans, evaluations, studies, analyses and
manuals, and any report prepared by the agency which is substantially
derived from or substantially includes any report
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prepared pursuant to such contract, to contain information concerning
(A) the contract pursuant to which the report was prepared, and (B) the
contractor who prepared the report pursuant to such contract.
Sec. 412. Except as otherwise provided in section 406, none of the
funds provided in this Act to any department or agency shall be
obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other
personal servants to any officer or employee of such department or
agency.
Sec. 413. None of the funds provided in this Act to any department
or agency shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger
automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA estimated miles per
gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon.
Sec. 414. None of the funds appropriated in title I of this Act
shall be used to enter into any new lease of real property if the
estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 unless the Secretary
submits, in writing, a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the
Congress and a period of 30 days has expired following the date on which
the report is received by the Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 415. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--It
is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable,
all equipment and products purchased with funds made available in this
Act should be American-made.
(b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance to, or
entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available
in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent
practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing the
statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
Sec. 416. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to
implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees for indirect costs,
except as published in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-21.
Sec. 417. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year [1997] 1998
pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the
levels appropriated in this Act.
Sec. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to the
Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that
the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal
law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property
rights, or unfunded mandates.
[Sec. 419. Such funds as may be necessary to carry out the orderly
termination of the Office of Consumer Affairs shall be made available
from funds appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services
for fiscal year 1997.]
Sec. [420] 419. Corporations and agencies of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Government
Corporation Control Act, as amended, are hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and
to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Act as may be necessary in
carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for [1997] 1998 for
such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: Provided,
That collections of these corporations and agencies may be used for new
loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly
provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of other
forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts),
except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or
guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage
purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United
States Government.
[Sec. 421. (a) The purpose of this section is to provide for the
special needs of certain children of Vietnam veterans who were born with
the birth defect spina bifida, possibly as the result of the exposure of
one or both parents to herbicides during active service in the Republic
of Vietnam during the Vietnam era, through the provision of health care
and monetary benefits.
(b)(1) Part II of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 17 the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 18--BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS WHO ARE
BORN WITH SPINA BIFIDA
``Sec.
``1801. Definitions.
``1802. Spina bifida conditions covered.
``1803. Health care.
``1804. Vocational training and rehabilitation.
``1805. Monetary allowance.
``1806. Effective date of awards.
``Sec. 1801. Definitions
``For the purposes of this chapter--
``(1) The term `child', with respect to a Vietnam veteran,
means a natural child of the Vietnam veteran, regardless of age or
marital status, who was conceived after the date on which the
veteran first entered the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam
era.
``(2) The term `Vietnam veteran' means a veteran who performed
active military, naval, or air service in the Republic of Vietnam
during the Vietnam era.
``Sec. 1802. Spina bifida conditions covered
``This chapter applies with respect to all forms and manifestations
of spina bifida except spina bifida occulta.
``Sec. 1803. Health care
``(a) In accordance with regulations which the Secretary shall
prescribe, the Secretary shall provide a child of a Vietnam veteran
who is suffering from spina bifida with such health care as the
Secretary determines is needed by the child for the spina bifida or
any disability that is associated with such condition.
``(b) The Secretary may provide health care under this section
directly or by contract or other arrangement with any health care
provider.
``(c) For the purposes of this section--
``(1) The term `health care'--
``(A) means home care, hospital care, nursing home
care, outpatient care, preventive care, habilitative and
rehabilitative care, case management, and respite care; and
``(B) includes--
``(i) the training of appropriate members of a child's
family or household in the care of the child; and
``(ii) the provision of such pharmaceuticals,
supplies, equipment, devices, appliances, assistive
technology, direct transportation costs to and from approved
sources of health care, and other materials as the Secretary
determines necessary.
``(2) The term `health care provider' includes specialized
spina bifida clinics, health care plans, insurers,
organizations, institutions, and any other entity or individual
who furnishes health care that the Secretary determines
authorized under this section.
``(3) The term `home care' means outpatient care,
habilitative and rehabilitative care, preventive health
services, and health-related services furnished to an individual
in the individual's home or other place of residence.
``(4) The term `hospital care' means care and treatment for
a disability furnished to an individual who has been admitted to
a hospital as a patient.
``(5) The term `nursing home care' means care and treatment
for a disability furnished to an individual who has been
admitted to a nursing home as a resident.
``(6) The term `outpatient care' means care and treatment
of a disability, and preventive health services, furnished to an
individual other than hospital care or nursing home care.
``(7) The term `preventive care' means care and treatment
furnished to prevent disability or illness, including periodic
examinations, immunizations, patient health education, and such
other services as the Secretary determines necessary to provide
effective and economical preventive health care.
``(8) The term `habilitative and rehabilitative care' means
such professional, counseling, and guidance services and
treatment programs (other than vocational training under section
1804 of this title) as are necessary to develop, maintain, or
restore, to the maximum extent practicable, the functioning of a
disabled person.
``(9) The term `respite care' means care furnished on an
intermittent basis for a limited period to an individual who
resides primarily in a private residence when such care will
help the individual to continue residing in such private
residence.
``Sec. 1804. Vocational training and rehabilitation
``(a) Pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may
prescribe, the Secretary may provide vocational training under this
section to a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina
bifida if the Secretary determines that the achievement of a
vocational goal by such child is reasonably feasible.
``(b) Any program of vocational training for a child under this
section shall be designed in consultation with the child in order to
meet the child's individual needs and shall be set forth in an
individualized written plan of vocational rehabilitation.
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``(c)(1) A vocational training program for a child under this
section--
``(A) shall consist of such vocationally oriented services
and assistance, including such placement and post-placement
services and personal and work adjustment training, as the
Secretary determines are necessary to enable the child to
prepare for and participate in vocational training or
employment; and
``(B) may include a program of education at an institution
of higher education if the Secretary determines that the program
of education is predominantly vocational in content.
``(2) A vocational training program under this subsection may
not include the provision of any loan or subsistence allowance or
any automobile adaptive equipment.
``(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and subject to
subsection (e)(2), a vocational training program under this section
may not exceed 24 months.
``(2) The Secretary may grant an extension of a vocational
training program for a child under this section for up to 24
additional months if the Secretary determines that the extension is
necessary in order for the child to achieve a vocational goal
identified (before the end of the first 24 months of such program)
in the written plan of vocational rehabilitation formulated for the
child pursuant to subsection (b).
``(e)(1) A child who is pursuing a program of vocational
training under this section and is also eligible for assistance
under a program under chapter 35 of this title may not receive
assistance under both such programs concurrently. The child shall
elect (in such form and manner as the Secretary may prescribe) the
program under which the child is to receive assistance.
``(2) The aggregate period for which a child may receive
assistance under this section and chapter 35 of this title may not
exceed 48 months (or the part-time equivalent thereof).
``Sec. 1805. Monetary allowance
``(a) The Secretary shall pay a monthly allowance under this
chapter to any child of a Vietnam veteran for any disability
resulting from spina bifida suffered by such child.
``(b)(1) The amount of the allowance paid to a child under this
section shall be based on the degree of disability suffered by the
child, as determined in accordance with such schedule for rating
disabilities resulting from spina bifida as the Secretary may
prescribe.
``(2) The Secretary shall, in prescribing the rating schedule
for the purposes of this section, establish three levels of
disability upon which the amount of the allowance provided by this
section shall be based.
``(3) The amounts of the allowance shall be $200 per month for
the lowest level of disability prescribed, $700 per month for the
intermediate level of disability prescribed, and $1,200 per month
for the highest level of disability prescribed. Such amounts are
subject to adjustment under section 5312 of this title.
``(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, receipt by a
child of an allowance under this section shall not impair, infringe,
or otherwise affect the right of the child to receive any other
benefit to which the child may otherwise be entitled under any law
administered by the Secretary, nor shall receipt of such an
allowance impair, infringe, or otherwise affect the right of any
individual to receive any benefit to which the individual is
entitled under any law administered by the Secretary that is based
on the child's relationship to the individual.
``(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the allowance
paid to a child under this section shall not be considered income or
resources in determining eligibility for or the amount of benefits
under any Federal or federally assisted program.
``Sec. 1806. Effective date of awards
``The effective date for an award of benefits under this chapter
shall be fixed in accordance with the facts found, but shall not be
earlier than the date of receipt of application for the benefits.''.
(2) The tables of chapters before part I and at the beginning of
part II of such title are each amended by inserting after the item
referring to chapter 17 the following new item:
``18. Benefits for Children of Vietnam Veterans Who Are Born
With Spina Bifida............................................ 1801''.
(c) Section 5312 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking out ``and the rate of increased
pension'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``, the rate of
increased pension''; and
(B) by inserting after ``on account of children,'' the
following: ``and each rate of monthly allowance paid under
section 1805 of this title,''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking out ``and 1542'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``1542, and 1805''.
(d) This section and the amendments made by this section shall
take effect on January 1, 1997.]
[Sec. 422. (a) Section 1151 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
``(a) Compensation under this chapter and dependency and
indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of this title shall be
awarded for a qualifying additional disability or a qualifying death
of a veteran in the same manner as if such additional disability or
death were service-connected. For purposes of this section, a
disability or death is a qualifying additional disability or
qualifying death if the disability or death was not the result of
the veteran's willful misconduct and--
``(1) the disability or death was caused by hospital care,
medical or surgical treatment, or examination furnished the
veteran under any law administered by the Secretary, either by a
Department employee or in a Department facility as defined in
section 1701(3)(A) of this title, and the proximate cause of the
disability or death was--
``(A) carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill,
error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part
of the Department in furnishing the hospital care, medical
or surgical treatment, or examination; or
``(B) an event not reasonably foreseeable; or ``(2) the
disability or death was proximately caused by the provision
of training and rehabilitation services by the Secretary
(including by a service-provider used by the Secretary for
such purpose under section 3115 of this title) as part of an
approved rehabilitation program under chapter 31 of this
title.''; and
(2) in the second sentence--
(A) by redesignating that sentence as subsection (b);
(B) by striking out ``, aggravation,'' both places it
appears; and
(C) by striking out ``sentence'' and substituting in lieu
thereof ``subsection''.
(b)(1) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect
on October 1, 1996.
(2) Section 1151 of title 38, United States Code (as amended by
subsection (a)), shall govern all administrative and judicial
determinations of eligibility for benefits under such section that
are made with respect to claims filed on or after the effective date
set forth in paragraph (1), including those based on original
applications and applications seeking to reopen, revise, reconsider,
or otherwise readjudicate on any basis claims for benefits under
such section 1151 or any provision of law that is a predecessor of
such section.
(c) Nothwithstanding subsection (b)(1), section 421(d), or any
other provision of this Act, section 421 and this section shall not
take effect until October 1, 1997, unless legislation other than
this Act is enacted to provide for an earlier effective date.]
[Sec. 423. The amount provided in title I for ``Veterans Health
Administration--Medical Care'' is hereby increased by $5,000,000.]
[Sec. 424. FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums.--Section 203(c)(2)(A) of
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(c)(2)(A)) is amended by
inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: ``In the
case of a mortgage for which the mortgagor is a first-time homebuyer who
completes a program of counseling with respect to the responsibilities
and financial management involved in homeownership that is approved by
the Secretary, the premium payment under this subparagraph shall not
exceed 2.0 percent of the amount of the original insured principal
obligation of the mortgage.''.]
[Sec. 425. (a) Authority To Use Amounts Borrowed From Family Members
for Downpayments on FHA-Insured Loans.--Section 203(b)(9) of the
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(9)) is amended by inserting
before the period at the end the following: ``: Provided further, That
for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider as cash or
its equivalent any amounts borrowed from a family member (as such term
is defined in section 201), subject only to the requirements that, in
any case in which the repayment of
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such borrowed amounts is secured by a lien against the property, such
lien shall be subordinate to the mortgage and the sum of the principal
obligation of the mortgage and the obligation secured by such lien may
not exceed 100 percent of the appraised value of the property plus any
initial service charges, appraisal, inspection, and other fees in
connection with the mortgage''. ]
[(b) Definition of Family Member.--Section 201 of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsections:
``(e) The term `family member' means, with respect to a mortgagor
under such section, a child, parent, or grandparent of the mortgagor (or
the mortgagor's spouse). In determining whether any of the relationships
referred to in the preceding sentence exist, a legally adopted son or
daughter of an individual (and a child who is a member of an
individual's household, if placed with such individual by an authorized
placement agency for legal adoption by such individual), and a foster
child of an individual, shall be treated as a child of such individual
by blood.
``(f) The term `child' means, with respect to a mortgagor under
such section, a son, stepson, daughter, or stepdaughter of such
mortgagor.''.]
[Sec. 426. Calculation of Downpayment.--Section 203(b) of the
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(10) Alaska and Hawaii.--
``(A) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this subsection, with respect to a mortgage originated in the
State of Alaska or the State of Hawaii and endorsed for
insurance in fiscal year 1997, involving a principal obligation
not in excess of the sum of--
``(i) the amount of the mortgage insurance premium paid
at the time the mortgage is insured; and
``(ii)(I) in the case of a mortgage for a property with
an appraised value equal to or less than $50,000, 98.75
percent of the appraised value of the property;
``(II) in the case of a mortgage for a property with an
appraised value in excess of $50,000 but not in excess of
$125,000, 97.65 percent of the appraised value of the
property;
``(III) in the case of a mortgage for a property with
an appraised value in excess of $125,000, 97.15 percent of
the appraised value of the property; or
``(IV) notwithstanding subclauses (II) and (III), in
the case of a mortgage for a property with an appraised
value in excess of $50,000 that is located in an area of the
State for which the average closing cost exceeds 2.10
percent of the average, for the State, of the sale price of
properties located in the State for which mortgages have
been executed, 97.75 percent of the appraised value of the
property.
``(B) Average Closing Cost.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term `average closing cost' means, with respect
to a State, the average, for mortgages executed for properties
that are located within the State, of the total amounts (as
determined by the Secretary) of initial service charges,
appraisal, inspection, and other fees (as the Secretary shall
approve) that are paid in connection with such mortgages.''.]
[Sec. 427. Delegation of Single Family Mortgage Insuring Authority
to Direct Endorsement Mortgagees.--Title II of the National Housing Act
(12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
``delegation of insuring authority to direct endorsement mortgagees
``Sec. 256.(a) Authority.--The Secretary may delegate, to one or
more mortgagees approved by the Secretary under the direct endorsement
program, the authority of the Secretary under this Act to insure
mortgages involving property upon which there is located a dwelling
designed principally for occupancy by 1 to 4 families.
``(b) Considerations.--In determining whether to delegate authority
to a mortgagee under this section, the Secretary shall consider the
experience and performance of the mortgagee compared to the default rate
of all insured mortgages in comparable markets, and such other factors
as the Secretary determines appropriate to minimize risk of loss to the
insurance funds under this Act.
``(c) Enforcement of Insurance Requirements.--
``(1) In General.--If the Secretary determines that a mortgage
insured by a mortgagee pursuant to delegation of authority under
this section was not originated in accordance with the requirements
established by the Secretary, and the Secretary pays an insurance
claim with respect to the mortgage within a reasonable period
specified by the Secretary, the Secretary may require the mortgagee
approved under this section to indemnify the Secretary for the loss.
``(2) Fraud or Misrepresentation.--If fraud or
misrepresentation was involved in connection with the origination,
the Secretary may require the mortgagee approved under this section
to indemnify the Secretary for the loss regardless of when an
insurance claim is paid.
``(d) Termination of Mortgagee's Authority.--If a mortgagee to
which the Secretary has made a delegation under this section violates
the requirements and procedures established by the Secretary or the
Secretary determines that other good cause exists, the Secretary may
cancel a delegation of authority under this section to the mortgagee by
giving notice to the mortgagee. Such a cancellation shall be effective
upon receipt of the notice by the mortgagee or at a later date specified
by the Secretary. A decision by the Secretary to cancel a delegation
shall be final and conclusive and shall not be subject to judicial
review.
``(e) Requirements and Procedures.--Before approving a delegation
under this section, the Secretary shall issue regulations establishing
appropriate requirements and procedures, including requirements and
procedures governing the indemnification of the Secretary by the
mortgagee.''.]
Sec. [428] 420. Implementation of Comprehensive Conservation and
Management Plans.--Notwithstanding section 320(g) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)), funds made available pursuant
to authorization under such section for fiscal year [1997] 1998 and
prior fiscal years may be used for implementing comprehensive
conservation and management plans.
[Sec. 429. (a) Plan.--(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
develop a plan for the allocation of health care resources (including
personnel and funds) of the Department of Veterans Affairs among the
health care Networks of the Department so as to ensure that veterans who
have similar economic status and eligibility priority and who are
eligible for medical care have similar access to such care regardless of
the region of the United States in which such veterans reside.
(2) The plan shall--
(A) reflect, to the maximum extent possible, the Veterans
Integrated Service Network developed by the Department to account
for forecasts in expected workload and to ensure fairness to
facilities that provide cost-efficient health care; and
(B) include--
(i) procedures to identify reasons for variations in
operating costs among similar facilities where Network
allocations are based on similar unit costs for similar services
and workload;
(ii) ways to improve the allocation of resources so as to
promote efficient use of resources and provision of quality
health care;
(iii) adjustments to unit costs in subsection (a) to
reflect factors which directly influence the cost of health care
delivery within each Network and where such factors are not
under the control of Network or Department management; and
(iv) include forecasts in expected workload and
consideration of the demand for Veterans Administration health
care that may not be reflected in current workload projections.
(3) The Secretary shall prepare the plan in consultation with the
Under Secretary of Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) Plan Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall set forth--
(1) milestones for achieving the goal referred to in paragraph
(1) of that subsection; and
(2) a means of evaluating the success of the Secretary in
meeting the goal.
(c) Submittal to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress
the plan developed under subsection (a) not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Implementation.--The Secretary shall implement the plan
developed under subsection (a) not later than 60 days after submitting
the plan to Congress under subsection (c), unless within that time the
Secretary notifies Congress that the plan will not be implemented in
that time and includes with the notification an explanation why the plan
will not be implemented in that time.]
[Sec. 430. GAO Audit on Staffing and Contracting.--The Comptroller
General shall audit the operations of the Office of Federal Housing
Enterprise Oversight concerning staff organization, expertise, capacity,
and contracting authority to ensure that the office resources and
contract authority are adequate and that they are being used
appropriately to ensure that the Federal National Mort-
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gage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation are
adequately capitalized and operating safely.]
[Sec. 431. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by this
Act, or any other Act enacted before the date of enactment of this Act,
may be used by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration to relocate aircraft of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration based east of the Mississippi River to the Dryden
Flight Research Center in California for the purpose of the
consolidation of such aircraft.]
[Sec. 432. To Promote and Support Management Reorganization of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.--(a) Short Title.--This
section may be cited as the ``National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act of 1996.''.
(b) Definitions.--For the purpose of this section--
(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and
(2) the term ``employee'' means an employee of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration serving under an appointment
without time limitation, who has been currently employed with NASA
for a continuous period of at least twelve months, except that such
term does not include--
(A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter
83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another
retirement system for employees of the Government;
(B) an employee who is in receipt of a specific notice of
involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable
performance;
(C) an employee who, upon completing an additional period
of service as referred to in section 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the
Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-226;
108 Stat. 111), would qualify for a voluntary separation
incentive payment under section 3 of such Act; or
(D) an employee who has previously received any voluntary
separation incentive payment by the Federal Government under
this Act or any other authority and has not repaid such payment.
(c) Incentive Payment Program.--In order to avoid or minimize the
need for involuntary separations due to a reduction in force,
installation closure, reorganization, transfer of function, or other
similar action affecting the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the Administrator shall establish a program under which
separation pay, subject to the availability of appropriated funds, may
be offered to encourage eligible employees to separate from service
voluntarily (whether by retirement or resignation).
(d) Incentive Payments.--In order to receive a voluntary separation
incentive payment, an employee must separate voluntarily (whether by
retirement or resignation) during the period of time for which the
payment of incentives has been authorized for the employee under the
agency plan. Such separation payments--
(1) shall be paid in a lump sum after the employee's
separation, and
(2) shall be equal to the lesser of--
(A) an amount equal to the amount the employee would be
entitled to receive under section 5595(c) of title 5, United
States Code, if the employee were entitled to payment under such
section; or
(B) an amount that shall not exceed $25,000;
(3) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be included
in the computation, of any other type of Government benefit;
(4) shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining
the amount of any severance pay to which an individual may be
entitled under section 5595 of title 5, United States Code, based on
any other separation;
(5) shall be considered payment for a voluntary separation; and
(6) shall be paid from the appropriations or funds available
for payment of the basic pay of the employee.
(e) Effect of Subsequent Employment With the Government.--
(1) An individual who has received a voluntary separation
incentive payment under this section and accepts any employment with
the Government of the United States within five years after the date
of the separation on which the payment is based shall be required to
repay, prior to the individual's first day of employment, the entire
amount of the incentive payment to NASA.
(2) If the employment under paragraph (1) above is with an
executive agency (as defined by section 105 of title 5, United
States Code), the United States Postal Service, or the Postal Rate
Commission, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may,
at the request of the head of the agency, waive the repayment if the
individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only
qualified applicant available for the position.
(3) If the employment under paragraph (1) above is with an
entity in the legislative branch, the head of the entity or the
appointing official may waive the repayment if the individual
involved possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified
applicant available for the position.
(4) If the employment under paragraph (1) above is with the
judicial branch, the Director of the Administrative Office of the
United States Courts may waive the repayment if the individual
involved possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified
applicant available for the position.
(5) For the purpose of this section, the term ``employment''--
(A) includes employment of any length or under any type of
appointment, but does not include employment that is without
compensation; and
(B) includes employment under a personal services contract.
(f) Effect of Subsequent Disability Retirement.--An employee who
has received an incentive payment is ineligible to receive an annuity
for reasons of disability under applicable regulations, unless the
incentive payment is repaid.
(g) Additional Agency Contributions to the Retirement Fund.--
(1) In addition to any other payments which it is required to
make under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5,
United States Code, NASA shall remit to the Office of Personnel
Management for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the
credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount
equal to 15 percent of the final basic pay of each employee who is
covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5
to whom a voluntary separation incentive has been paid under this
Act.
(2) For the purpose of this section, the term ``final basic
pay'', with respect to an employee, means the total amount of basic
pay which would be payable for a year of service by such employee,
computed using the employee's final rate of basic pay, and, if last
serving on other than a full-time basis, with appropriate adjustment
therefor.
(h) Reduction of Agency Employment Levels.--
(1) Total full-time-equivalent employment in NASA shall be
reduced by one for each separation of an employee who receives a
voluntary separation incentive payment under this Act. The reduction
will be calculated by comparing the agency's full-time-equivalent
employment for the fiscal year in which the voluntary separation
payments are made with the authorized full-time-equivalent
employment for the prior fiscal year.
(2) The Office of Management and Budget shall monitor and take
appropriate action necessary to ensure that the requirements of this
section are met.
(3) The President shall take appropriate action to ensure that
functions involving more than 10 full time equivalent employees are
not converted to contracts by reason of the enactment of this
section, except in cases in which a cost comparison demonstrates
such contracts would be to the advantage of the Government.
(4) The provisions of subsections (1) and (3) of this section
may be waived upon a determination by the President that--
(A) the existence of a state of war or other national
emergency so requires; or
(B) the existence of an extraordinary emergency which
threatens life, health, safety, property, or the environment so
requires.
(i) Reports.--No later than March 31 of each fiscal year, NASA
shall submit to the Office of Personnel Management, who will
subsequently report to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the
Senate and the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House
of Representatives a report which, with respect to the preceding fiscal
year, shall include--
(1) the number of employees who received voluntary separation
incentives;
(2) the average amount of such incentives; and
(3) the average grade or pay level of the employees who
received incentives.
(j) Effective Date.--
(1) The provisions of this section shall take effect on the
date of enactment of this Act.
(2) No voluntary separation incentive under this section may be
paid based on the separation of an employee after September 30,
2000.]
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[Sec. 433. (a) Subject to the concurrence of the Administrator of
the General Services Administration (GSA) and notwithstanding section
707 of Public Law 103-433, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration may convey to the city of Downey, California,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel
of real property, including improvements thereon, consisting of
approximately 60 acres and known as Parcels III, IV, V, and VI of the
NASA Industrial Plant, Downey, California.
(b)(1) Delay in Payment of Consideration.--After the end of the 20-
year period beginning on the date on which the conveyance under
subsection (a) is completed, the City of Downey shall pay to the United
States an amount equal to fair market value of the conveyed property as
of the date of the Federal conveyance.
(2) Effect of Reconveyance by the City.--If the City of Downey
reconveys all or any part of the conveyed property during such 20-year
period, the City shall pay to the United States an amount equal to the
fair market value of the reconveyed property as of the time of the
reconveyance, excluding the value of any improvements made to the
property by the City.
(3) Determination of Fair Market Value.--The Administrator of GSA
shall determine fair market value in accordance with Federal appraisal
standards and procedures.
(4) Treatment of Leases.--The Administrator of GSA may treat a
lease of the property within such 20-year period as a reconveyance if
the Administrator determines that the lease is being used to avoid
application of paragraph (b)(2).
(5) Deposit of Proceeds.--The Administrator of GSA shall deposit
any proceeds received under this subsection in the special account
established pursuant to section 204(h)(2) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2)).
(c) The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to
be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey
satisfactory to the Administrator of GSA. The cost of the survey shall
be borne by the City of Downey, California.
(d) The Administrator of GSA may require such additional terms and
conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the
Administrator of GSA considers appropriate to protect the interests of
the United States.
(e) If the City at any time after the conveyance of the property
under subsection (a) notifies the Administrator of GSA that the City no
longer wishes to retain the property, it may convey the property under
the terms of subsection (b), or, it may revert all right, title, and
interest in and to the property (including any facilities, equipment, or
fixtures conveyed, but excluding the value of any improvements made to
the property by the City) to the United States, and the United States
shall have the right of immediate entry onto the property.] (Departments
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)