[Senate Report 109-105]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 169
109th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session                                                    109-105

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    MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATION BILL, 2006
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                  July 21, 2005.--Ordered to be printed

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        Mrs.  Hutchison,  from the Committee on Appropriations, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 2528]

     The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the 
bill (H.R. 2528) making appropriations for military quality of 
life functions of the Department of Defense, military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for 
other purposes, reports the same to the Senate with an 
amendment, and an amendment to the title, and recommends that 
the bill as amended do pass.
     The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 2674) 
Making appropriations for military quality of life functions of 
the Department of Defense, military construction, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, 
reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass. 
 deg.



Amounts in new budget authority

Total of bill as reported to the Senate................. $82,984,618,000
Amount of 2005 appropriations...........................  76,171,363,000
Amount of 2006 budget estimate considered by House......  79,749,037,000
Amount of 2006 budget estimate by Senate................  81,726,037,000
Amount of House allowance \1\...........................  80,531,818,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
    Amount of 2005 appropriations.......................  +6,813,255,000
    Amount of 2006 budget estimate......................  -5,554,674,000
    Amount of House allowance...........................    -782,781,000

\1\ Excludes $41,251,800,000 to be addressed in another bill.


                            C O N T E N T S

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                                                                   Page
Background:
    Purpose of the Bill..........................................     4
    Comparative Statement........................................     4
    Compliance With Section 308 of the Budget Control Act........     4
    Committee Recommendation.....................................     5
Overview and Summary of the Bill:
    Supporting the Defense Department Through Infrastructure.....     6
    Base Closure and Realignment 2005............................     7
    Family Housing...............................................     8
    Supporting Our Veterans Through Better Healthcare............     8
    Supporting Our Veterans Through Facilities and Research......     9
    Supporting Our Veterans Through Information Technology.......    10
    Responding to the Changing Population of our Veterans........    11
Title I--Military Construction:
    Items of Special Interest....................................    12
    Hearings.....................................................    12
    Central Command..............................................    12
    Military Construction Spending Growth........................    13
    Summary of Committee Recommendations.........................    13
    Barracks Construction........................................    14
    Reprogramming Guidelines.....................................    17
    Real Property Maintenance....................................    17
    Military Construction, Army..................................    18
    Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps.................    19
    Military Construction, Air Force.............................    20
    Military Construction, Defense-wide..........................    22
    Military Construction, Reserve Components....................    23
    Military Construction, Army National Guard...................    24
    Military Construction, Air National Guard....................    26
    Military Construction, Naval Reserve.........................    26
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization...........................    26
    Family Housing Construction, Army............................    27
    Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army...............    28
    Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps...........    29
    Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine 
      Corps......................................................    30
    Family Housing Construction, Air Force.......................    30
    Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force..........    34
    Family Housing Construction, Defense-wide....................    34
    Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide.......    35
    Family Housing Improvement Fund..............................    35
    Base Closure Account 1990....................................    36
    Base Closure Account 2005....................................    37
    Title I--General Provisions..................................    39
Title II--Department of Veterans Affairs.........................    41
    Veterans Benefits Administration.............................    43
        Compensation and Pensions................................    43
        Readjustment Benefits....................................    44
        Veternas Insurance and Indemnities.......................    45
        Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Program Account....    45
        Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account..........    46
        Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account.....    46
    Veterans Health Administration                                   47
        Medical Services.........................................    48
        Medical Administration...................................    54
        Information Technology...................................    56
        Medical Facilities.......................................    57
        Medical and Prosthetic Research..........................    58
        Medical Care Cost Recovery Collections...................    60
    Departmental Administration..................................    60
        General Operating Expenses...............................    61
        National Cemetery Administration.........................    61
        Office of the Inspector General..........................    62
        Construction, Major Projects.............................    62
        Construction, Minor Projects.............................    64
        Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities    65
        Grants for The Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries.    66
    Title II--General Provisions.................................    67
Title III--Related Agencies......................................    69
    American Battle Monuments Commission:
        Salaries and Expenses....................................    69
        Foreign Currency Fluctuations............................    69
    U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Salaries and 
      Expenses...................................................    70
    Department of Defense--Civil: Cemeterial Expenses, Army: 
      Salaries and Expenses......................................    71
    Armed Forces Retirement Home.................................    71
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of 
  the Sen- 
  ate............................................................    72
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 
  of the Senate..................................................    72
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the Senate.....................................................    73
Military construction project listing by location................    74

                               BACKGROUND

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related 
Agencies appropriation bill provides necessary funding for the 
planning, design, construction, alteration, and improvement of 
military facilities worldwide, both for Active and Reserve 
forces. It also finances the cost of military family housing 
and the U.S. share of the NATO Security Investment Program. In 
addition, the bill provides funding to implement base closures 
and realignments authorized by law. The bill provides resources 
to the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans benefits and 
care. The bill also provides funding for U.S. cemeteries and 
battlefield monuments both in the United States and abroad; 
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and Armed Forces 
Retirement Homes.

                         Comparative Statement

    The Committee recommends appropriations totaling 
$82,984,618,000 for fiscal year 2006 military construction, 
family housing, base closure, veterans care and benefits, as 
well as related agencies. The table at the end of the report 
displays the Committee recommendation in comparison with the 
current fiscal year, and the President's fiscal year 2006 
request.

         Compliance With Section 308 of the Budget Control Act

    Section 308(a) of the Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
1974 (Public Law 93-344) requires that the Committee include in 
its report a comparison of its recommendations with levels 
contained in the first concurrent resolution. Appropriate data 
are reflected below:

                                            BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
  PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
                                                     AMENDED
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                                              Budget authority                 Outlays
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Committee     Amount  of     Committee     Amount  of
                                                        allocation \1\      bill     allocation \1\      bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee
 allocations to its subcommittees of amounts in the
 Budget Resolution for 2006: Subcommittee on Military
 Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs and
 Related Agencies:
    Discretionary.....................................         44,382        44,382         42,053    \1\ 41,962
    Mandatory.........................................         36,198        36,198         36,108    \1\ 36,108
Projection of outlays associated with the
 recommendation:
    2006..............................................  ..............  ...........  ..............   \2\ 69,137
    2007..............................................  ..............  ...........  ..............        8,368
    2008..............................................  ..............  ...........  ..............        4,000
    2009..............................................  ..............  ...........  ..............        1,370
    2010 and future years.............................  ..............  ...........  ..............          832
Financial assistance to State and local governments                NA           646             NA           444
 for  2006............................................
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\1\ Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\ Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

NA: Not applicable.

                        Committee Recommendation

    The Committee recommends new fiscal year 2006 
appropriations of $82,984,618,000. This is $7,016,575,000 over 
the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and $1,258,581,000 above the 
budget request. The basis for this recommendation is contained 
in the following ``Overview and summary of the bill,'' and 
under the discussions pertaining to each individual 
appropriation. Complete project detail is provided in the 
tables at the end of the report.
    Title I of the Committee recommendation does not contain 
certain items addressed in the House bill, H.R. 2582. The 
Committee believes that it is more appropriate to fund these 
items as part of the Senate Department of Defense 
Appropriations Bill, 2006, H.R. 2863. For ease of comparison, 
the Committee report sets forth in title I a ``House 
allowance'' as if these items had not been contained in the 
House passed bill.

                    OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL

    The total amount of new budget authority recommended by the 
Committee in this bill for fiscal year 2006 is $82,984,618,000. 
The new budget authority represents an increase of 
$7,016,575,000 over the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and an 
increase of $1,258,581,000 over the President's budget request 
for fiscal year 2006. The amount of discretionary budget 
authority recommended by this Committee, as defined by the 
Budget Act of 1980, is $46,359,000,000.
    This bill makes appropriations for the Department of 
Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and other related 
agencies for fiscal year 2006. It provides for military 
construction, family housing and base realignment and closure 
activities of the Defense Department. In addition, the bill 
includes funds for the operation of medical facilities and 
medical care for the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as 
providing for the benefits and pensions of our Nation's 
veterans. This bill also provides resources for the 
construction and maintenance of cemeteries and monuments, both 
domestically and abroad, that commemorate American servicemen 
and women who have served and died in combat. It also provides 
resources for the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and 
for the Armed Forces Retirement Homes.

        SUPPORTING THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE

    Providing the necessary resources to the Department of 
Defense (the Department) to carry out its mission is a critical 
function of the Federal Government. This task is complicated by 
budgetary constraints and the Nation's changing defensive 
posture necessitated by the September 11, 2001, terrorist 
attacks. With this shift in the defense posture and the Global 
War on Terrorism, a reevaluation of the Nation's defense and 
the means to carry it out is essential. Given this environment, 
the Committee understands the importance of the funding 
provided to support the security of the Nation, in addition to 
the importance of providing the necessary tools to those tasked 
with defending it. The Committee has made a concerted effort to 
provide resources for infrastructure projects that are 
necessary components of the Department's mission.
    While undergoing a shift in posture, the Department has 
also focused a considerable amount of effort analyzing the need 
for improvements to the force structure. The Department is 
modernizing its military services in an effort to equip them 
with the latest technology and to provide for a new construct 
for our forces, both of which require supporting 
infrastructure. The services have determined how to more 
effectively and efficiently structure themselves in order to 
respond to the new threat environment and prepare for future 
threats. Accompanying these broader decisions are fundamental 
issues that must be addressed, such as the placement of 
resources and assets globally, as well as the centralization of 
armament and personnel to achieve our global security goals. 
This effort manifests itself in the types and locations of 
projects for the Department around the world, and the military 
construction appropriation is the nexus.
    The Committee remains watchful and cautions the Department 
to proceed carefully as it assesses its needs in a fluid threat 
environment, while simultaneously conducting a war. Through the 
restructuring of forces and realignment of facilities, the 
Committee is mindful that there are many intricacies which will 
need strict oversight and management by the Department of 
Defense, as these components are interdependent. Given the 
Committee's limited resources, it has focused on those projects 
that fit into the Department's current and projected needs. 
Constructing a supporting infrastructure and restructuring our 
forces takes time and sustained effort under the best of 
circumstances. The Committee is aware that the Department is 
bearing a heavy burden and reminds the Department that a 
consistent and concerted decisionmaking process, and timely 
budgetary resources are the most critical elements to success.

                   BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT 2005

    The Base Closure and Realignment Commission has initiated 
its review of the Defense Department's recommendations of 
installations to be closed or realigned as part of the Base 
Closure and Realignment [BRAC] 2005 process. The fiscal year 
2006 military construction appropriation provides the resources 
not only for the previous BRAC activities, but also the first 
significant resources for the 2005 BRAC round, should it be 
approved by the President and Congress. Though it is a 
significant sum, totaling over $1,500,000,000, in fact, given 
the work required for the 2005 round of BRAC, this is only the 
initial appropriation. Through the BRAC process, the Department 
of Defense must catalogue many acres of land, facilities and 
assets; identify excess property; and begin the clean up and 
disposal of assets determined for closure or realignment. This 
painstaking process is preceded by months and years of detailed 
work requiring permitting actions and the environmental 
remediation of lands, facilities and other Defense Department 
assets. The Committee has provided the Department the resources 
necessary to begin the first stage of work related to the 2005 
BRAC round. The Committee is mindful of the Department's 
mandated 6-year timeline for the 2005 BRAC process and has 
provided resources which are commensurate with this timeline.
    The Committee reminds the Department that, while undergoing 
the BRAC 2005 process, it must pay particular attention to 
coordinating all BRAC-related moves with the return of overseas 
troops during the overseas re-basing initiative. A failure to 
do so would most certainly jeopardize the success of the BRAC 
2005 effort, in addition to creating untenable circumstances 
for returning troops, should there not be sufficient facilities 
to house and support these troops and their families. In 
addition, if the Department fails to plan and secure sufficient 
resources to construct the necessary supporting base 
infrastructure in a timely fashion, this too shall lead to a 
failure of both the BRAC 2005 round and the re-basing effort, 
something which the Committee will not permit. Therefore, the 
Committee looks forward to continuing this joint effort with 
the Department to provide the necessary resources in a timely 
fashion and to streamline the resources and measures to 
maximize the efforts of all concerned to make the 2005 BRAC 
round as successful as its predecessors.

                             FAMILY HOUSING

    At a time of war when those who serve our country are 
called to combat, the Department and the Congress must provide 
the resources to support not only our military but also the 
military family. This is a responsibility the Committee takes 
very seriously because of the sacrifice that service members 
make when joining the military, as it impacts the lives of not 
only the troops but their families. After accounts of 
acquisition and contractor missteps throughout the modern 
history of the Department of Defense, the Committee wants to 
highlight one of the successes of the Federal Government: 
privatization of military family housing. The Committee 
continues to strongly believe in the importance of this program 
for it provides for a quality of life not previously possible 
for both our troops and their families given Federal budget 
constraints.
    The Department is to be commended for utilizing the private 
sector in a manner that improves the daily lives of Department 
personnel, while maximizing limited resources, merely through 
innovative thinking and inventive Federal contracting. The 
Committee believes that this approach has provided benefits 
both in terms of savings and in the quality of life for 
military families. The Committee encourages the Department to 
continue its efforts in this arena. Therefore, the Committee 
has provided the necessary resources requested by the 
Department for family housing appropriations for fiscal year 
2006 and looks forward to the continuing success of this 
program.

           SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS THROUGH BETTER HEALTHCARE

    After decades with a reputation as the healthcare provider 
of last resort for indigent and struggling veterans, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs [VA] has successfully reformed 
its healthcare system to become a provider of world-class care 
for our Nation's veterans. The VA has assembled a first-class 
cadre of healthcare providers, be they doctors, nurses, or 
administrative personnel, who believe in the importance of 
caring for our Nation's veterans. This dedication and 
determination is a large part of the VA's success in healthcare 
delivery. The Committee will continue to place the utmost 
importance on providing the necessary resources to the VA 
personnel who carry out this very important mission.
    The Committee remains frustrated by successive 
administrations' under-budgeting for veterans' healthcare and 
the reliance on the Congress to bridge the gap between what is 
requested to fulfill the Nation's responsibility to veterans 
and what is actually needed. As a result of this cycle, in 
fiscal year 2005, the VA experienced a significant budgetary 
shortfall within the healthcare system half-way through the 
fiscal year; current Committee estimates total over 
$1,000,000,000. It is evident that the same crisis will occur 
in fiscal year 2006 unless Congress provides additional 
resources. The Committee remains very concerned that if these 
trends in under-budgeting and the reliance on budgetary 
gimmicks continue, it will be to the detriment of our veterans 
and will erode all of the remarkable healthcare successes the 
VA has achieved. The Committee and the Congress remain 
steadfast that the VA healthcare system will not be jeopardized 
due to inadequate budgets, particularly at a time when the VA 
is being called upon to care for a new population of veterans: 
those returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi 
Freedom [OEF/OIF]. In addition, veterans already in the system 
are recognizing the quality of care provided by the VA and are 
relying increasingly on the VA for their regular healthcare 
needs.
    A significant factor contributing to the VA's budgetary 
shortfall is the reliance on outdated models that did not take 
into account the thousands of service members returning from 
OEF/OIF. Therefore, the Committee strongly encourages the VA to 
update its models and replace them with costing models that 
account for the new demographic and geographic changes in 
veteran population concentrations that our Nation has 
experienced as a result of the Global War on Terrorism. Though 
this new group of veterans is small, relative to the overall 
veteran population, it is driving a substantial portion of the 
increased costs the VA is experiencing. The Committee strongly 
believes that the administration must budget for these 
lifecycle costs associated with combat actions within the same 
rubric of resources provided to the Department of Defense. 
These costs should not be considered separate from the 
resources requested to carry out the war itself.
    In order to maintain the VA's current healthcare system, 
the Committee believes it is not sufficient to provide the 
minimum amount of resources needed by the VA. By providing the 
Department of Veterans Affairs minimal funding, the Federal 
Government will not be able to maintain the facilities in which 
we have already invested. The VA is at the forefront of 
providing specialized medical care to the Nation's veterans, 
and the Committee remains dedicated to the promise to provide 
care to those who have already given so much to the Nation.
    The Committee is pleased that the VA is turning to 
efficient and innovative ideas such as the mail-in prescription 
drug program. Given the current budgetary constraints, the VA 
will continually be challenged to provide care in a more 
efficient and cost-effective manner.
    The Committee commends the VA for the work that it does and 
the care it provides to our Nation's veteran population. VA 
personnel are the crucial link enabling the Nation to repay our 
veterans for the sacrifices they have made in defending our 
freedom.

        SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS THROUGH FACILITIES AND RESEARCH

    Mental healthcare is rapidly becoming one of the most 
critical needs of our Nation's veterans. Many veterans, 
particularly those returning from Operations Enduring Freedom 
and Iraqi Freedom, are experiencing Post Traumatic Stress 
Disorder [PTSD] at an alarmingly increasing rate. Many 
illnesses and diseases are being categorized as Gulf War 
Illness Syndrome when the medical community cannot definitively 
determine a cause.
    The Committee was very disappointed to see that the 
administration's request for research funds was less than the 
previous fiscal year's request. The areas of mental health, 
PTSD, and the overall Gulf War Illness research are uncovering 
issues that must be confronted, so much so that it is 
imperative research be stepped up to try to find more effective 
treatment as quickly as possible. Nothing is more important to 
the Committee than the health of our veterans, as well as 
providing benefit services to our compensable, service-disabled 
veterans.
    To this end, the Committee has increased the appropriation 
level dedicated to research over and above the administration's 
request. In addition, the Committee has directed the VA to 
establish a center specifically dedicated to Gulf War Illness 
research and to dedicate a medical center as a ``Mental Health 
Center of Excellence'' so that it can concentrate all of the 
best resources and care into a national center that will make 
more rapid advances and will lead our Nation in this field.
    The Committee also encourages the VA to establish 
additional ``Centers of Excellence'' for other medical 
specialties, to concentrate resources and capabilities into 
nationally recognized highly specialized treatment centers.
    The Committee was disappointed to see the administration 
did not request an appropriation for the construction of State 
extended care facilities. The Committee does not agree with the 
``pause'' in the construction grants. Securing these facilities 
for our most needy veterans is a top priority of the Committee 
and as such, the Committee provided funds at the fiscal year 
2005 level.

         SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS THROUGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    The development of Information Technology [IT] systems to 
make the medical care system more efficient is a goal of the VA 
and the Committee. In these times of scarce resources, it is 
even more important to use the taxpayers' funds in the most 
efficient way possible. The Committee is concerned that in its 
present structure, the VA is not doing this. There is not any 
one office with the authority to oversee and manage the entire 
VA technology budget or processes. This fragmentation is 
inefficient and non-productive. Too many Government agencies 
fail in their IT endeavors for this reason alone. The Committee 
will not allow the VA to go down this path, doomed for failure.
    Therefore, the Committee recommendation creates an 
Information Technology account and directs the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to reorganize the Department so that one 
office has the authority to manage the entire IT portfolio for 
the VA. In this scenario, a trained IT project management 
professional will oversee the IT needs of the entire Department 
and ensure that a coordinated and systematic IT effort is the 
most efficient use of these dollars.
    The HealtheVet project is an idea that has the potential to 
revolutionize health care for our veterans, but the VA is not 
in a position at this time to effectively use the funds 
requested for such a massive IT endeavor. The Committee has 
restricted the use of IT funds for this project until such time 
that the VA's IT portfolio management process matures to a 
level that can take on this project with a predictable chance 
of success.

         RESPONDING TO THE CHANGING POPULATION OF OUR VETERANS

    In the current Global War on Terrorism, our Nation has 
mobilized Guard and Reserve forces at a level we have not 
experienced in decades. These forces are joining the regular 
forces on the front lines and are enduring the same injuries 
and trauma. Entire sections of our country have had Guard and 
Reserve forces mobilized at once. As a result, when these units 
are demobilized, they are returning to areas not traditionally 
associated with needing high concentrations of VA medical care. 
Our Nation is committed to providing the best medical care 
possible to our returning veterans. As a result, the VA has to 
contract medical services at a rate that was never predicted, 
and at a cost never before imagined. The VA does not have a 
model to prepare it for this geographic shift in potential 
healthcare needs.
    In response to this increasing need for healthcare in areas 
not anticipated, the Committee directs the VA to reexamine the 
need to consolidate and realign facilities. The Committee 
believes that the VA should take another hard look at the 
healthcare needs of our veterans and the facilities needed to 
deliver these services before making large infrastructure 
changes.

                     TITLE I--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

                       Items of Special Interest

                                HEARINGS

    The Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs held three hearings related to the fiscal year 2006 
Military Construction budget request. On March 8, 2005, the 
subcommittee heard testimony from representatives of the 
Department of Defense (the Department) and the United States 
Navy concerning fiscal year 2006 budget priorities, base 
realignment and closure [BRAC], and the impending restructuring 
of United States military facilities overseas. On March 16, 
2005, the subcommittee held a hearing on the budget requests of 
the United States Army and United States Air Force. On June 28, 
2005, the subcommittee held a hearing for the purpose of 
receiving the report of the Commission on Review of Overseas 
Military Facility Structure of the United States, commonly 
known as the Overseas Basing Commission, at which it received 
testimony from the Overseas Basing Commission and the 
Departments of Defense and State.

                            CENTRAL COMMAND

    Over the past several years, as the United States has 
prosecuted the Global War on Terrorism, there has been a 
substantial increase in the U.S. presence in the Central 
Command [CENTCOM] Area of Responsibility [AOR]. As a part of 
this increased presence, the footprint of U.S. military 
installations in the AOR has subsequently expanded to sustain a 
much greater number of forward-deployed personnel. This rapid 
change in posture has led to a considerable increase in 
military construction in the region and likewise to an 
increased burden on the United States to fund military 
construction in CENTCOM.
    Emerging requirements have been funded largely through 
emergency supplemental spending bills in recent years. However, 
the requirements in CENTCOM have now reached a sufficient level 
of maturity to facilitate a master basing plan for the region. 
Previously, the Committee urged CENTCOM to take this action and 
encourages the continued development of a long-term plan. With 
the progress in its planning, CENTCOM now has context within 
which to implement its military construction projects. As such, 
it should now be able to budget within the regular budget and 
appropriations process, and projects with long-term 
implications should be included in future budget requests to be 
authorized and appropriated in the regular order. For instance, 
in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 
the Global War on Terror, and Tsuanmi Relief, 2005 (Public Law 
109-13), the Air Force requested $75,500,000 for the first 
phase of an aerial port facility at Ali Al Salem Air Base, 
Kuwait. With a total cost of almost $500,000,000 spanning 
several phases of construction, this aerial port is a long-term 
investment of the United States Government rather than an 
emergency requirement. While the Committee fully supports this 
project and the concept behind it, it was not able to fund the 
project as part of an emergency spending bill because the 
project clearly is a major undertaking that will anchor U.S. 
presence in the region for many years. It should be considered 
in the regular order so its part in our military posture can be 
properly understood.
    The Committee urges the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
to consider CENTCOM construction requests, as they evolve, 
within its normal budgeting process as it would consider the 
requests of any other Command. Likewise, as Central Command 
increases its construction activity both in theater and at its 
headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base, FL, it is 
commensurately important that the Command fully develop its 
construction requirements before seeking an appropriation. 
Recognizing the enormous burden borne by CENTCOM and the 
tremendous growth it has undergone in the short period of time 
since September 11, 2001, the Committee believes it is 
important, as CENTCOM transitions to a more sustained budgeting 
approach, to focus on improving budgeting fidelity.

                 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION SPENDING GROWTH

    While the budget of the Department of Defense [DOD] has 
grown dramatically in recent years, the growth of the military 
construction and family housing budget has failed to keep pace, 
persisting as a very small portion of the Department's overall 
budget. In fact, during the period of the most precipitous rise 
in DOD's budget, fiscal years 2002 through 2004, the military 
construction and family housing budget actually declined as a 
percentage of the overall budget. It dropped to roughly 2.5 
percent of the DOD budget until the current request, which, at 
3 percent, is inflated by a substantial addition for expenses 
related to the 2005 round of Base Realignment and Closure.
    The current backlog of unfunded military construction 
requirements will only grow more severe as troops return to the 
United States from installations overseas and are reorganized 
through Army modularity and in BRAC. While the Committee 
supports the transformation ongoing in the Defense Department, 
particularly the return to the United States of troops from 
overseas, a greater commitment to military construction is 
needed. The Department of Defense must make a substantially 
larger investment in its infrastructure in the near term to 
ensure adequate support of the troops, families, and 
communities of which it asks so much.

                  SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The budget request for fiscal year 2006 reflects an 
increase of $1,944,361,000 from the amount enacted in fiscal 
year 2005.
    The Committee recommends $12,116,611,000, equal to the 
fiscal year 2006 budget request.

                         BARRACKS CONSTRUCTION

    The fiscal year 2006 budget request includes $1,132,335,000 
to construct or modernize 38 barracks projects.
    The Committee recommends $1,107,623,000 for 39 barracks 
construction projects in fiscal year 2006, a decrease of 
$24,712,000 from the budget request.

                                                                                 BARRACKS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
                                                                                    [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                                                                                      Budget         Committee
              Location                           Service                        Installation                                  Project title                           request     recommendation
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Alabama............................  Air Force.....................  Maxwell AFB......................  Special Operations Command Lodging Facility.............          14,900          14,900
Alaska.............................  Air Force.....................  Clear AFS........................  Dormitory (100 Rm)......................................          20,000          20,000
Alaska.............................  Army..........................  Fort Wainwright..................  Barracks Complex........................................          33,560          33,560
Arizona............................  Air Force.....................  Luke AFB.........................  Dormitory (144 Rm)......................................          13,000          13,000
California.........................  Air National Guard............  Fresno Yosemite IAP ARS..........  Alert Crew Quarters Facility............................           3,000           3,000
California.........................  Navy..........................  Camp Pendleton...................  BEQ--Headquarters.......................................          19,620          19,620
California.........................  Navy..........................  North Island.....................  BEQ--Shipboard Ashore Privitazation.....................          13,700  ..............
Colorado...........................  Army..........................  Fort Carson......................  Barracks Complex........................................          25,522          25,522
Delaware...........................  Air Force.....................  Dover AFB........................  Dormitory (144 Rm)......................................          13,000          13,000
Florida............................  Air Force.....................  Tyndall AFB......................  Dormitory (120 Rm)......................................           9,000           9,000
Florida............................  Navy..........................  Mayport..........................  BEQ--Homeport Ashore....................................           7,820           7,820
Georgia............................  Army..........................  Fort Stewart.....................  Barracks Complex........................................          37,566          37,566
Hawaii.............................  Army..........................  Schofield Barracks...............  Barracks Complex (Phase 1)..............................          48,000          48,000
Illinois...........................  Navy..........................  Great Lakes......................  Barracks................................................          38,720          38,720
Illinois...........................  Navy..........................  Great Lakes......................  Barracks................................................          33,840          33,840
Kentucky...........................  Army..........................  Fort Campbell....................  Barracks Complex (Increment 2)..........................          24,650          24,650
Kentucky...........................  Army..........................  Fort Campbell....................  Barracks Complex--52nd St...............................          49,575          49,575
Kentucky...........................  Army..........................  Fort Campbell....................  Barracks Complex--Glider Rd.............................          43,000          43,000
Kentucky...........................  Army..........................  Fort Knox........................  Trainee Barracks--Complex 1 (Increment 2)...............          21,000          21,000
Mississippi........................  Air Force.....................  Keesler AFB......................  Student Dormitory (300 Rm)..............................          30,100          30,100
New York...........................  Army..........................  Fort Drum........................  Barracks Complex--10300 Block (Increment 1).............          38,500          38,500
New York...........................  Air Force Reserve.............  Niagara Falls IAP................  Visiting Quarters.......................................           9,200           9,200
North Carolina.....................  Army..........................  Fort Bragg.......................  Barracks Complex--3rd Brigade (Increment 1).............          50,000          50,000
North Carolina.....................  Army..........................  Fort Bragg.......................  Barracks Complex (Increment 1)..........................          35,600          35,600
North Carolina.....................  Army..........................  Fort Bragg.......................  Barracks Complex (Increment 2)..........................          30,611          30,611
North Carolina.....................  Army..........................  Fort Bragg.......................  Barracks Complex--2nd Brigade (Increment 1).............          32,000          32,000
North Carolina.....................  Navy..........................  Camp Lejeune.....................  BEQ--Camp Johnson.......................................          20,340          20,340
Ohio...............................  Air National Guard............  Camp Perry ANG Station...........  Replace Troop Training Quarters.........................  ..............           4,700
Texas..............................  Army..........................  Fort Sam Houston.................  Renovate Barracks Wings And Battalion Command Area......  ..............           7,000
Texas..............................  Air Force.....................  Sheppard AFB.....................  Student Dormitory (300 Rm)..............................          33,000          33,000
Washington.........................  Army..........................  Fort Lewis.......................  Barracks Complex-North Fort.............................          49,949          49,949
Washington.........................  Army..........................  Fort Lewis.......................  Barracks Complex........................................          50,000          50,000
Washington.........................  Navy..........................  Everett..........................  BEQ--Homeport Ashore (Increment 1)......................          49,950          49,950
Germany............................  Army..........................  Grafenwoehr......................  Barracks Complex........................................          40,000          40,000
Germany............................  Army..........................  Vilseck..........................  Barracks Complex (Phase 2)..............................          13,600          13,600
Korea..............................  Air Force.....................  Kunsan AB........................  Dormitory (382 Rm)......................................          44,100          37,388
Korea..............................  Air Force.....................  Osan AB..........................  Dormitory (156 Rm)......................................          21,750          20,750
Korea..............................  Army..........................  Camp Humphreys...................  Barracks Complex........................................          28,000          25,000
Korea..............................  Army..........................  Camp Humphreys...................  Barracks Complex........................................          45,637          38,637
Korea..............................  Army..........................  Camp Humphreys...................  Barracks Complex........................................          40,525          35,525
                                                                                                                                                                 -------------------------------
      Total........................  ..............................  .................................  ........................................................       1,132,335       1,107,623
                                                                                                                                                                 ===============================
      Army Total...................  ..............................  .................................  ........................................................         737,295         729,295
      Navy Total...................  ..............................  .................................  ........................................................         183,990         170,290
      Air Force Total..............  ..............................  .................................  ........................................................         198,850         191,138
      Air National Guard Total.....  ..............................  .................................  ........................................................           3,000           7,700
      Air Force Reserve Total......  ..............................  .................................  ........................................................           9,200           9,200
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                        REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES

    The following guidelines apply for all military 
construction and family housing project reprogrammings. A 
project or account (including the sub-elements of an account) 
which has been specifically reduced by the Congress in acting 
on the budget request is considered to be a congressional 
interest item and as such, a prior approval is required. 
Accordingly, no reprogrammings to an item specifically reduced 
below the threshold by the Congress are permitted.
    The reprogramming criteria that apply to military 
construction projects (25 percent of the funded amount or 
$2,000,000, whichever is less) continue to apply to new housing 
construction projects and to improvements over $2,000,000. To 
provide the individual services the flexibility to proceed with 
construction contracts without disruption or delay, the costs 
associated with environmental hazard remediation such as 
asbestos removal, radon abatement, lead-based paint removal or 
abatement, and any other legislated environmental hazard 
remediation may be excluded, provided that such remediation 
requirements could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of 
the budget submission. This exclusion applies to projects 
authorized in the budget year and also to projects authorized 
in prior years for which construction has not been completed.
    Furthermore, in instances where a prior approval to a 
reprogramming request for a project or account has been 
received from the Committee, the adjusted amount approved 
becomes the new base for any future increase or decrease via 
below-threshold reprogrammings (provided that the project or 
account is not a congressional interest item as defined above).

                       REAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

    The Committee recommends a continuation of the following 
general rules for repairing a facility under ``Operation and 
Maintenance'' account funding:
  --Components of the facility may be repaired by replacement, 
        and such replacement may be up to current standards or 
        code.
  --Interior arrangements and restorations may be included as 
        repair, but additions, new facilities, and functional 
        conversions must be performed as military construction 
        projects.
  --Such projects may be done concurrent with repair projects, 
        as long as the final conjunctively funded project is a 
        complete and usable facility.
  --The appropriate Service Secretary shall submit a 21-day 
        notification prior to carrying out any repair project 
        with an estimated cost in excess of $7,500,000.
    The Department is directed to continue to report on the 
real property maintenance backlog at all installations for 
which there is a requested construction project in future 
budget requests. This information is to be provided on Form 
1390. In addition, for all troop housing requests, the Form 
1391 is to continue to show all real property maintenance 
conducted in the past 2 years and all future requirements for 
unaccompanied housing at that installation.

                      Military Construction, Army

Appropriations, 2005....................................  $1,962,108,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................   1,479,841,000
House allowance.........................................   1,652,552,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,640,641,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The military construction appropriation for the Army 
provides for acquisition, construction, installation, and 
equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
installations, facilities, and real property for the Army. This 
appropriation also provides for facilities required as well as 
funds for infrastructure projects and programs required to 
support bases and installations around the world.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $1,640,641,000 for the Army for 
fiscal year 2006. This amount is $321,467,000 below the fiscal 
year 2005 enacted level and $160,800,000 above the budget 
request. Further detail of the Committee's recommendation is 
provided in the State table at the end of this report.

                            ARMY MODULARITY

    The Army has embarked on an ambitious plan to 
``modularize'' its force in order to more efficiently organize 
itself and thus more effectively fight the Global War on 
Terrorism. While the military construction needed to accompany 
this reorganization will be substantial, the Army military 
construction budget request for fiscal year 2006 is down 16 
percent, at $1,479,841,000 compared to $1,771,285,000 requested 
in fiscal year 2005.
    Modularity is intertwined with two other initiatives 
currently underway that will also significantly impact Army 
installations: the 2005 round of Base Realignment and Closure 
and the return of troops from overseas to installations in the 
United States. These two major troop movements will facilitate 
modularity by allowing modular brigades to be made whole by 
troops who will come from other installations both overseas and 
inside the United States.
    The Army has tried various budgetary approaches to meet the 
immediate needs of its modularity initiative, including its 
request of funds for temporary facilities in the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 
Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109-13). While the 
Committee supported this funding and supports Army modularity, 
it is imperative that the Army begin investing in 
infrastructure to support the permanent stationing of its 
troops. This will require a dramatic increase in the Army 
military construction budget over the near term.
    Barracks, Camp Humphreys, Korea.--Due to a favorable bid 
environment in Korea in recent years, every barracks project 
undertaken by the Army within the past 5 fiscal years at Camp 
Humphreys has resulted in savings from the appropriated amount, 
with an overall average savings of 21 percent, and average 
savings of 28 percent in fiscal year 2004, the most recent year 
in which similar projects were appropriated. The Committee 
anticipates this favorable trend will continue. For this 
reason, the Committee has reduced the appropriation below the 
request for three barracks projects at Camp Humphreys.
    The Committee fully expects contracts for the following 
projects to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2006 as 
practical:
    Biggs Gate, Fort Bliss, TX.--Of the funds provided for 
planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that 
$137,000 be made available for design of this facility and 
urges the Army to include this project in its Future Years 
Defense Plan [FYDP].
    Company Operations Facility, Camp Rudder, Eglin Air Force 
Base, FL.--Of the funds provided for minor construction in this 
account, the Committee directs that $1,500,000 be made 
available for the construction of this facility.
    Dome Housing, Kwajalein Atoll.--In congressional testimony 
this year, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
indicated the budget was on track to eliminate all substandard 
housing worldwide by 2009. It does not appear that Kwajalein 
Atoll is included in this assessment.
    Kwajalein Atoll provides critical support to the Space and 
Missile Defense Command as a missile test and space 
surveillance facility. The facilities on the Atoll are 
subjected to fierce weather conditions and are aging to a point 
where many are uninhabitable. Many of the residents of the 
Atoll live in 1960-era trailers that have fallen victim to the 
harsh environment. The trailers are long past their service 
life, and annual cost to maintain these structures exceeds 
$5,000 per unit. These trailers are no longer cost-effective to 
maintain and are consequently being condemned. The Command 
expects to run out of housing for the residents before 
sufficient replacements can be constructed.
    Of the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in 
this account, the Committee directs that $1,500,000 be made 
available for continued replacement of these 1960-era trailers 
with dome housing consistent with recent housing upgrades.
    Further, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to 
submit a report to the Committee no later than December 1, 
2005, detailing the timeline for the replacement of substandard 
housing on Kwajalein Atoll.
    Heavy Equipment Transport Access Road, Fort Knox, KY.--Of 
the funds provided for minor construction in this account, the 
Committee directs that $1,300,000 be made available for the 
construction of this road.
    Storage Tank Facility, Godman Airfield, Fort Knox, KY.--Of 
the funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this 
account, the Committee directs that $1,200,000 be made 
available for construction of this facility.

              Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps


                     (INCLUDING RECESSION OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2005....................................  $1,180,397,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................   1,029,249,000
House allowance.........................................   1,109,177,000
Committee recommendation (including rescission).........     953,528,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The military construction appropriation for the Navy and 
Marine Corps provides for acquisition, construction, 
installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public 
works, naval installations, facilities, and real property for 
the Navy and the Marine Corps. This appropriation also provides 
for facilities required as well as funds for infrastructure 
projects and programs required to support bases and 
installations around the world.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $953,528,000 for Navy and Marine 
Corps military construction for fiscal year 2006. This amount 
is $226,869,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and 
$75,721,000 below the budget request. Further detail of the 
Committee's recommendation is provided in the State table at 
the end of this report.

                          NAVY BUDGET REQUEST

    Rather than request the full amount needed to execute its 
fiscal year 2006 military construction projects, the Navy 
knowingly and systematically requested smaller appropriations 
for many projects than were necessary to execute them. The 
Committee has acquiesced to the Navy's wishes in this regard, 
providing the Navy with the exact appropriation it requested 
for each funded military construction project.
    The Navy also identified $92,354,000 in savings from past 
military construction appropriations and presumed to reserve 
these previously appropriated funds to obligate against fiscal 
year 2006 military construction projects which were deemed a 
priority solely by the Navy. The Committee is concerned about 
the precedent this would set. While the Committee commends the 
Navy for identifying savings in its program, it is clear that 
decisions regarding the expenditure of funds by the United 
States Government are the responsibility of Congress, not the 
Navy. Moreover, the Navy currently has an avenue to request 
savings be reallocated, a prior approval reprogramming, not by 
knowingly requesting an insufficient budget in attempt to tie 
the hands of Congress in the budget decision process. Thus, the 
Committee recommends rescission of these savings and encourages 
the Navy to request the full amount needed to fund its 
requirements in future years.
    The Committee fully expects a contract for the following 
project to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2006 as 
practical:
    Regional Training Center, Everett Naval Base, WA.--Of the 
funds provided for planning and design in this account, the 
Committee directs that $600,000 be made available for the 
design of this structure.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $844,531,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................   1,069,640,000
House allowance.........................................   1,171,338,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,209,128,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The military construction appropriation for the Air Force 
provides for acquisition, construction, installation, and 
equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force. 
This appropriation also provides for facilities required as 
well as funds for infrastructure projects and programs required 
to support bases and installations around the world.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $1,209,128,000 for the Air Force 
in fiscal year 2006. This amount is $364,597,000 above the 
fiscal year 2005 enacted level and $139,488,000 above the 
budget request. Further detail of the Committee's 
recommendation is provided in the State table at the end of 
this report.
    Dormitories, Kunsan Air Base and Osan Air Base, Korea.--
Much like Army barracks construction in Korea in recent years, 
Air Force dormitory projects undertaken within the past 5 
fiscal years at Kunsan and Osan Air Bases in Korea have 
resulted in significant savings from the appropriated amount. 
The average savings has been 20 percent over that period, 
increasing to 31 percent over the past 2 fiscal years. The 
Committee anticipates this favorable trend will continue. For 
this reason, the Committee has reduced the appropriation below 
the request for one dormitory project at Kunsan Air Base and 
one dormitory project at Osan Air Base.
    The Committee fully expects contracts for the following 
projects to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2006 as 
practical:
    Base Chapel, Eielson Air Force Base, AK.--Of the funds 
provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee 
directs that $1,196,000 be made available for the design of 
this structure.
    Kennel Facility, Hickham Air Force Base, HI.--Of the funds 
provided for minor construction in this account, the Committee 
directs that $1,480,000 be made available for the construction 
of this facility.
    Library & Education Center, Andrews Air Force Base, MD.--Of 
the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the 
Committee directs that $1,188,000 be made available for the 
design of this structure. The Committee also urges the Air 
Force to fund the initial phase of this project in its fiscal 
year 2007 budget request. Completion of this project will avoid 
further delay in providing professional military education to 
deploying Guardsmen and Reservists. Qualifying airmen must 
complete professional military education courses prior to 
deployment to avoid delaying scheduled promotions until their 
return. Professional military education courses are not 
available upon deployment, and, in this environment of 
increased operational tempo, the existing facility lacks 
sufficient space to accommodate seminars needed to provide 
these courses.

                  Military Construction, Defense-wide

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $663,318,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................   1,042,730,000
House allowance.........................................     976,664,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,072,165,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The military construction appropriation for the Department 
of Defense provides for acquisition, construction, 
installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public 
works, military installations, facilities, and real property 
Defense-wide. This appropriation also provides for facilities 
required as well as funds for infrastructure projects and 
programs required to support bases and installations around the 
world.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $1,072,165,000 for projects 
considered within the ``Defense-wide'' account. This amount is 
$408,847,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and 
$29,435,000 above the budget request. Further detail of the 
Committee's recommendation is provided in the State table at 
the end of this report.
    The Committee fully expects contracts for the following 
projects to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2006 as 
possible:
    Integrated Office Building, Joint Systems Manufacturing 
Center, Lima, OH.--Of the funds provided for planning and 
design in this account, the Committee directs that $522,000 be 
made available for the design of this structure.
    Special Operations Forces, Special Boat Team Operations 
Support Facility, Naval Base Coronado, CA.--Of the funds 
provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee 
directs that $990,000 be made available for the design of this 
structure.

                      MEDICAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM

    The fiscal year 2006 budget request includes $223,820,000 
for 12 major construction projects, equal to the Committee 
recommendation.

                                                              MEDICAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                                                               Committee
               Location                         Service               Installation                    Project title                 Budget      recom-
                                                                                                                                    request    mendation
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California............................  Defense-wide...........  Beale AFB.............  Clinic Addition/Alteration.............      18,000      18,000
California............................  Defense-wide...........  NMC San  Diego........  Patient Parking Facility...............      15,000      15,000
Colorado..............................  Defense-wide...........  Peterson AFB..........  Life Skills Support Center.............       1,820       1,820
Maryland..............................  Defense-wide...........  Fort Detrick..........  Joint Medical Logistics Center.........      34,000      34,000
Maryland..............................  Defense-wide...........  USUHS Bethesda........  Academic Program Center Grad School          10,350      10,350
                                                                                          Nursing Addition.
Maryland..............................  Defense-wide...........  Fort Detrick..........  USAMRIID Sterilization Plant...........      21,200      21,200
Mississippi...........................  Defense-wide...........  Keesler AFB...........  Surgery Suite Addition/Alteration......      14,000      14,000
Nevada................................  Defense-wide...........  Nellis AFB............  Bio Environmental Engineering Facility        1,700       1,700
                                                                                          Replacement.
South Carolina........................  Defense-wide...........  Charleston............  Consolidated Medical Clinic............      35,000      35,000
Texas.................................  Defense-wide...........  Lackland AFB..........  Veterinary Medical Facility Replacement      11,000      11,000
Virginia..............................  Defense-wide...........  Fort Belvoir..........  Hospital Replacement (Phase 2).........      57,000      57,000
Bahrain...............................  Defense-wide...........  Bahrain...............  Medical Clinic Addition/Alteration.....       4,750       4,750
                                                                                                                                 -----------------------
      Total...........................  .......................  ......................  .......................................     223,820     223,820
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                        CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION

    The Committee has provided $10,000,000 for the Secretary of 
Defense ``Contingency Construction'' account in accordance with 
the budget request. This account provides funds which may be 
used by the Secretary of Defense for unforeseen facility 
requirements. The Committee believes the funding provided in 
the account is adequate to meet the needs of the Department.
    Renewable Energy Assessment.--On March 14, 2005, the 
Department of Defense submitted to Congress a short- and long-
term strategy to increase DOD's use of renewable energy. The 
Committee originally requested this assessment in the report 
accompanying the fiscal year 2002 Military Construction 
Appropriation Bill in response to severe energy shortages in 
California and heightened national security concerns over the 
vulnerability of conventional fuel supplies and power delivery 
systems. The Defense Department remains the largest electricity 
consumer in the Nation. Steep escalations in the price of oil, 
and continued concerns over the security of the Nation's fuel 
supply sources, transmission lines, and power supply system, 
validate the need for a strategy to increase DOD's ability to 
draw on renewable energy resources. The Committee supports the 
findings of the Renewable Energy Assessment and directs the 
Secretary of Defense to pursue the Implementation Plan included 
in the Assessment, and to report to the Committee no later than 
March 31, 2006, on the steps the Department has taken to 
execute the Implementation Plan.

                 ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM

    The Committee recommends the full budget request of 
$60,000,000 for the Energy Conservation Investment Program 
[ECIP]. The Committee maintains a strong interest in renewable 
energy resources, including wind, solar, and geothermal, and 
commends the services for the awards they have received for 
renewable energy initiatives, including the Presidential Awards 
for Leadership in Federal Energy Management.

               Military Construction, Reserve Components

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $958,441,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................     722,831,000
House allowance.........................................     930,849,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,018,315,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The military construction appropriation for Reserve 
Components provides for acquisition, construction, expansion, 
rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training 
and administration of the Reserve Components. This 
appropriation also provides for facilities required as well as 
funds for infrastructure projects and programs required to 
support bases and installations.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $1,018,315,000 for military 
construction projects for the Guard and Reserve Components. 
This amount is $59,874,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted 
level and $295,484,000 above the budget request. The Committee 
believes funding for the Reserve Components falls woefully 
short of requirements, particularly in the face of the 
extensive demands made on the Guard and Reserve in the current 
war effort. Accordingly, the Committee recommends significant 
increases to Reserve Component funding. Further detail of the 
Committee's recommendation is provided in the State table at 
the end of this report.
    The Committee recommends approval of military construction, 
Reserve Component, as outlined in the following table:

                            RESERVE COMPONENT
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
              Component                Budget  request   recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army National Guard.................      $327,012,000      $467,146,000
Air National Guard..................       165,256,000       279,156,000
Army Reserve........................       106,077,000       136,077,000
Naval Reserve.......................        45,226,000        46,676,000
Air Force Reserve...................        79,260,000        89,260,000
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total.........................       722,831,000     1,018,315,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee has added funding for specific Reserve 
Component planning and design initiatives. The Committee 
recommendation also provides additional funding over the budget 
request for minor construction activities for the Reserve 
Components.
    The Committee fully expects contracts for the following 
projects to be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2006 as 
practical:

               MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

    126th Medevac, Resurface Pavement, Mather Air Force Base, 
CA.--Of the funds provided for minor construction in this 
account, the Committee directs that $1,350,000 be made 
available for this project.
    Antiterrorism/Force Protection Upgrade, Camp Rapid, SD.--Of 
the funds provided for minor construction in this account, the 
Committee directs that $1,498,000 be made available for the 
construction of these upgrades.
    Armory Addition/Alteration, Gassaway, WV.--Of the funds 
provided for minor construction in this account, the Committee 
directs that $1,500,000 be made available for the construction 
of this addition.
    Army Aviation Support Facility Addition/Alteration, New 
Castle, DE.--Of the funds provided for planning and design in 
this account, the Committee directs that $1,080,000 be made 
available for the design of this facility.
    Combined Support Maintenance Shop, Fort Chaffee, AR.--Of 
the funds provided for planning and design in this account, the 
Committee directs that $400,000 be made available for the 
design of this structure.
    Eastern Army Aviation Training Site--Technical Training and 
Aircraft Maintenance Facilty, Fort Indiantown Gap, PA.--Of the 
funds provided for planning and design in this account, the 
Committee directs that $2,900,000 be made available for the 
design of this structure.
    Field Maintenance Shop, Bethel, AK.--Of the funds provided 
for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs 
that $441,000 be made available for the design of this 
structure.
    Joint Forces Headquarters, Salem, OR.--Of the funds 
provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee 
directs that $941,000 be made available for the design of this 
facility.
    Range Improvements, Camp Dawson, WV.--Of the funds provided 
for minor construction in this account, the Committee directs 
that $1,500,000 be made available for the construction of these 
range improvements.
    Readiness Center Addition/Alteration, Kodiak, AK.--Of the 
funds provided for minor construction in this account, the 
Committee directs that $1,500,000 be made available for the 
construction of this facility.
    Readiness Center, Logan County, WV.--Of the funds provided 
for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs 
that $800,000 be made available for the design of this 
facility.
    Readiness Center, Miles City, MT.--Of the funds provided 
for planning and design in this account, the Committee directs 
that $440,000 be made available for the design of this 
structure.
    Readiness Center/Organizational Maintenance Shop, 
Middletown, IA.--Of the funds provided for planning and design 
in this account, the Committee directs that $1,057,000 be made 
available for the design of this structure.
    Regional Training Institute, Camp Dawson, WV.--Of the funds 
provided for planning and design in this account, the Committee 
directs that $2,000,000 be made available for the design of 
these facilities.
    Replace Aircraft Maintenance Hangar and Shops, March Air 
Reserve Base, CA.--Of the funds provided for planning and 
design in this account, the Committee directs that $960,000 be 
made available for the design of these structures.
    Replace Vehicle Maintenance Complex, Fresno Yosemite 
International Airport, CA.--Of the funds provided for planning 
and design in this account, the Committee directs that $340,000 
be made available for the design of this structure.
    Troop Medical Clinic Addition, Camp Shelby, MS.--Of the 
funds provided for unspecified minor construction in this 
account, the Committee directs that $849,000 be made available 
for this project.
    Unit Training and Equipment Site Addition, Camp Grafton, 
ND.--Of the funds provided for planning and design in this 
account, the Committee directs that $197,000 be made available 
for the design of this structure.
    Unit Warm Storage, Camp Denali, AK.--Of the funds provided 
for minor construction in this account, the Committee directs 
that $1,100,000 be made available for the construction of this 
facility.
    Upgrade/Harden Perimeter, Camp Grafton, ND.--Of the funds 
provided for minor construction in this account, the Committee 
directs that $870,000 be made available for the hardening of 
this facility's perimeter.

               MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

    C-5 Beddown, Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport, 
Martinsburg, WV.--The Committee continues to support the timely 
execution of the C-5 beddown and has included an additional 
$17,000,000 for expenses associated with restoration and repair 
of the existing runway. This is an additional requirement which 
was recently identified and does not eliminate the need for 
fully funding the planned fiscal year 2007 C-5 project to 
Upgrade/Extend Runway and Taxiways associated with that 
project.
    Poor Farm Road Land Purchase, Burlington, VT.--Of the funds 
provided for minor construction in this account, the Committee 
directs that $1,500,000 be made available for the purchase of 
this land.

                  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL RESERVE

    Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Facility, Joint Reserve Base, 
Naval Air Station, New Orleans, LA.--Of the funds provided for 
minor construction in this account, the Committee directs that 
$750,000 be made available for the construction of this 
facility.
    Joint Ground Support Equipment Complex, Joint Reserve Base, 
Naval Air Station, Fort Worth, TX.--Of the funds provided for 
planning and design in this account, the Committee directs that 
$300,000 be made available for the design of this structure.

                   North Atlantic Treaty Organization


                      SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $160,800,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................     206,858,000
House allowance.........................................     206,858,000
Committee recommendation................................     206,858,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] appropriation 
provides for the U.S. cost-share of the NATO Security 
Investment Program for the acquisition and construction of 
military facilities and installations (including international 
military headquarters) and for related expenses for the 
collective defense of the NATO Treaty Area.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $206,858,000 for the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] Security Investment Program 
for fiscal year 2006, fully funding the budget request. This 
amount is $46,058,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level.
    The Committee continues the requirement that no funds will 
be used for projects (including planning and design) related to 
the enlargement of NATO and the Partnership for Peace program, 
unless Congress is notified 21 days in advance of the 
obligation of funds. In addition, the Committee's intent is 
that section 121 of the General Provisions of this title shall 
apply to this program.
    The Department of Defense is directed to identify 
separately the level of effort anticipated for NATO enlargement 
and for Partnership for Peace for that fiscal year in future 
budget justifications.
    The Committee continues to direct that none of the funds 
appropriated in this, or any other Act, for the NATO Security 
Investment Program be obligated or expended for missile defense 
studies.

                        FAMILY HOUSING OVERVIEW

    The Committee recommends $4,133,683,000 for family housing 
construction, operations and maintenance, and the Department's 
family housing improvement fund. This amount is $108,486,000 
below the fiscal year 2006 budget request but $59,080,000 above 
the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2005.

                   Family Housing Construction, Army

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $615,099,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................     549,636,000
House allowance.........................................     549,636,000
Committee recommendation................................     549,636,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The family housing appropriation for the Army provides for 
expenses of family housing for construction, including 
acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and 
alteration. This appropriation provides for the financing of 
all costs for construction, improvements and leasing of all 
Army housing. In addition to quality of life enhancements, the 
program contains initiatives to reduce operating costs and 
conserve energy by upgrading or replacing facilities which can 
be made more efficient through relatively modest investments in 
improvements. The Department of Defense is authorized to use 
limited partnerships, make direct and guaranteed loans, and 
convey Department-owned property to stimulate the private 
sector to increase the availability of affordable, quality 
housing for the Army.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $549,636,000 for family housing 
construction, Army, in fiscal year 2006, which is equal to the 
budget request. This amount is $65,463,000 below the fiscal 
year 2005 enacted level.

                              CONSTRUCTION

    The Committee recommends $231,700,000 for new construction, 
as shown below:

                                        ARMY FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                       Committee
           Location                Installation                Project title                Budget      recom-
                                                                                            request    mendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska........................  Fort Richardson..  Family Housing Replacement                 49,000      49,000
                                                    Construction (117 Units).
Alaska........................  Fort Wainwright..  Family Housing Replacement                 49,000      49,000
                                                    Construction (96 Units).
Alaska........................  Fort Wainwright..  Family Housing Replacement                 42,000      42,000
                                                    Construction (84 Units).
Arizona.......................  Fort Huachuca....  Family Housing Replacement                 31,000      31,000
                                                    Construction (131 Units).
Arizona.......................  Yuma.............  Family Housing Replacement                 11,200      11,200
                                                    Construction (35 Units).
Oklahoma......................  Fort Sill........  Family Housing Replacement                 24,000      24,000
                                                    Construction (129 Units).
Virginia......................  Fort Lee.........  Family Housing Replacement                 19,500      19,500
                                                    Construction (96 Units).
Virginia......................  Fort Monroe......  Family Housing Replacement                  6,000       6,000
                                                    Construction (21 Units).
                                                                                         -----------------------
      Total...................  .................  .....................................     231,700     231,700
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS

    The following projects are to be accomplished within the 
amounts provided for construction improvements:

                                         ARMY CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                       Committee
          Location                Installation                  Project title               Budget      recom-
                                                                                            request    mendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona.....................  Fort Huachuca.......  Family Housing Improvements.........       9,000       9,000
California..................  Fort Irwin..........  Family Housing Privatization........      28,000      28,000
Georgia.....................  Fort McPherson......  Family Housing Privatization........      11,000      11,000
Kansas......................  Fort Riley..........  Family Housing Privatization........      67,000      67,000
Kentucky....................  Fort Campbell.......  Family Housing Privatization........      28,000      28,000
New Mexico..................  White Sands.........  Family Housing Privatization........       4,000       4,000
New York....................  U.S. Military         Family Housing Improvements.........       6,700       6,700
                               Academy.
Virginia....................  Fort Lee............  Family Housing Improvements.........      13,600      13,600
Germany.....................  Ansbach.............  Family Housing Improvements.........       9,000       9,000
Germany.....................  Garmisch............  Family Housing Improvements.........       5,000       5,000
Germany.....................  Stuttgart...........  Family Housing Improvements.........      23,000      23,000
Germany.....................  Stuttgart...........  Family Housing Improvements.........      17,500      17,500
Germany.....................  Stuttgart...........  Family Housing Improvements.........       4,700       4,700
Germany.....................  Vilseck.............  Family Housing Improvements.........      11,400      11,400
Germany.....................  Wiesbaden...........  Family Housing Improvements.........      13,800      13,800
Germany.....................  Wiesbaden...........  Family Housing Improvements.........      15,500      15,500
Germany.....................  Wiesbaden...........  Family Housing Improvements.........      20,000      20,000
Germany.....................  Wiesbaden...........  Family Housing Improvements.........      13,200      13,200
                                                                                         -----------------------
      Total.................  ....................  ....................................     300,400     300,400
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

             Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $927,707,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................     812,993,000
House allowance.........................................     803,993,000
Committee recommendation................................     812,993,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation 
for the Army provides for the operation and maintenance of 
family housing. This includes debt payment, leasing, minor 
construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 
premiums of Army family housing.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $812,993,000 for family housing 
operation and maintenance, Army, in fiscal year 2006, which is 
equal to the budget request. This amount is $114,714,000 below 
the fiscal year 2005 enacted level.

           Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $126,806,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................     218,942,000
House allowance.........................................     218,942,000
Committee recommendation................................     218,942,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The family housing appropriation for the Navy and Marine 
Corps provides for expenses of family housing for construction, 
including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, 
extension, and alteration. This appropriation provides for the 
financing of all costs for construction, improvements, and 
leasing of all Navy and Marine Corps housing. In addition to 
quality of life enhancements, the program contains initiatives 
to reduce operating costs and conserve energy by upgrading or 
replacing facilities which can be made more efficient through 
relatively modest investments in improvements. The Department 
of Defense is authorized to use limited partnerships, make 
direct and guaranteed loans, and convey Department-owned 
property to stimulate the private sector to increase the 
availability of affordable, quality housing for the Navy and 
Marine Corps.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $218,942,000 for family housing 
construction, Navy and Marine Corps, in fiscal year 2006, which 
is equal to the budget request. This amount is $92,136,000 
above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level.

                              CONSTRUCTION

    The Committee recommends $40,298,000 for new construction 
of a 126-unit family housing project in Guam.

                       CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS

    The following projects are to be accomplished within the 
amounts provided for construction improvements:

                                                     NAVY AND MARINE CORPS CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                               Committee
                 Location                               Installation                               Project title                    Budget      recom-
                                                                                                                                    request    mendation
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California...............................  Camp Pendleton........................  Family Housing Privatization.................       8,400       8,400
Hawaii...................................  Kaneohe Bay...........................  Family Housing Privatization.................      66,247      66,247
North Carolina...........................  Camp Lejeune/Cherry Point.............  Family Housing Privatization.................      37,680      37,680
Guam.....................................  South Finegayan.......................  Family Housing Improvements..................      25,698      25,698
Guam.....................................  Nimitz Hill...........................  Family Housing Improvements..................         495         495
Guam.....................................  Nimitz Hill and Flag Circle...........  Family Housing Improvements..................       6,243       6,243
Japan....................................  Atsugi................................  Family Housing Improvements..................      24,470      24,470
Japan....................................  Yokosuka..............................  Family Housing Improvements..................       9,411       9,411
                                                                                                                                 -----------------------
      Total..............................  ......................................  .............................................     178,644     178,644
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $705,404,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................     593,660,000
House allowance.........................................     588,660,000
Committee recommendation................................     593,660,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation 
for the Navy and Marine Corps provides for the operation and 
maintenance of family housing. This includes debt payment, 
leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 
and insurance premiums of Navy and Marine Corps family housing.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $593,660,000 for family housing 
operation and maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps, in fiscal 
year 2006, which is equal to the budget request. This amount is 
$111,744,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted level.

                 Family Housing Construction, Air Force

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $801,788,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................   1,251,108,000
House allowance.........................................   1,236,220,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,142,622,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The family housing appropriation for the Air Force provides 
for expenses of family housing for construction, including 
acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and 
alteration. This appropriation provides for the financing of 
all costs for construction, improvements and leasing of all Air 
Force housing. In addition to quality of life enhancements, the 
program contains initiatives to reduce operating costs and 
conserve energy by upgrading or replacing facilities which can 
be made more efficient through relatively modest investments in 
improvements. The Department of Defense is authorized to use 
limited partnerships, make direct and guaranteed loans, and 
convey Department-owned property to stimulate the private 
sector to increase the availability of affordable, quality 
housing for the Air Force.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $1,142,622,000 for family housing 
construction, Air Force, in fiscal year 2006. This amount is 
$340,834,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and 
$108,486,000 below the budget request.
    Family Housing, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, DC.--
The Air Force has taken an especially aggressive approach to 
its family housing program in recent years in attempt to meet 
the DOD-wide goal of having contracts in place to replace all 
substandard family housing in the United States by 2007. 
Because the Air Force was slower than the other services in 
moving to the privatization of family housing, this aggressive 
approach has been necessary. The family housing privatization 
program has been an unqualified success, garnering steadfast 
support from this Committee and drawing the increasing 
allegiance of the Air Force, as it has emerged as the only 
viable approach to achieving the 2007 goal.
    However, the Air Force has not requested budgets to reflect 
this aggressive move to family housing privitazation, choosing 
instead to budget for traditional family housing projects and 
convert these projects to privatization after funds have been 
appropriated, thereby rendering meaningless the original budget 
justification documents submitted to support them. The 
Committee understands that family housing privatization 
projects are complex transactions, but it is evident that the 
Air Force intends to privatize a much greater portion of its 
family housing program than it has indicated in its budget 
submission for several reasons, not least of which is the fact 
that traditional construction of family housing, if executed as 
submitted by the Air Force in its budget request, will not 
result in the elimination of substandard housing by 2007.
    One specific example of this practice is Bolling Air Force 
Base. It has been made clear to the Committee, since before the 
submission of the fiscal year 2006 budget request, that Bolling 
Air Force Base family housing is intended to be privatized at 
no cost to the Government. The Committee does not recommend 
funding for the traditional family housing project requested at 
Bolling Air Force Base, as it will not be needed for this 
purpose.
    Family Housing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.--The Air 
Force's fiscal year 2006 budget request to spend $45,385,000 to 
build family housing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, 
conflicts with the Committee's understanding of prudent 
planning for family housing. Adequate housing for Spangdahlem 
Air Base currently exists in the Air Force inventory at 
Bitburg, Germany, located just over 10 miles from Spangdahlem. 
The Air Force's desire to divest this adequate housing only to 
build more housing is not in keeping with the need to maximize 
the utility of family housing funds.
    Additionally, determinations are not yet final regarding 
the disposition of force structure at Spangdahlem. The status 
of forces may remain unchanged at Spangdahlem, or some of the 
forces may be relocated within the ongoing Integrated Global 
Presence and Basing Strategy [IGPBS] moves of the Department of 
Defense. This determination will have a material effect on the 
size of the population at Spangdahlem and consequently on the 
level of need for family housing. Thus, the Committee does not 
recommend funding for this family housing project until the 
steady-state population of Spangdahlem Air Base can be 
determined and the ability of housing currently in the 
inventory to meet the needs of the population can then be 
confirmed or disproved.

                              CONSTRUCTION

    The Committee recommends $696,405,000 for new construction, 
as shown below:

                                                                              AIR FORCE FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
                                                                                    [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                                                                     Committee
                Location                               Installation                                                Project title                                      Budget          recom-
                                                                                                                                                                      request        mendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska..................................  Eielson AFB...........................  Replace Family Housing (92 Units).............................................          37,650          37,650
Alaska..................................  Eielson AFB...........................  Purchase Build/Lease Housing (300 Units)......................................          18,144          18,144
California..............................  Edwards AFB...........................  Replace Family Housing (226 Units)............................................          59,699          59,699
District of Columbia....................  Bolling AFB...........................  Replace Family Housing (159 Units)............................................          48,711  ..............
Florida.................................  MacDill AFB...........................  Replace Family Housing (Phase 7) (109 Units)..................................          40,982          40,982
Idaho...................................  Mountain Home AFB.....................  Replace Family Housing (Phase 7) (194 Units)..................................          56,467          56,467
Missouri................................  Whiteman AFB..........................  Replace Family Housing (111 Units)............................................          26,917          26,917
Montana.................................  Malmstrom AFB.........................  Replace Family Housing (296 Units)............................................          68,971          68,971
North Carolina..........................  Seymour Johnson AFB...................  Replace Family Housing (Phase 9) (255 Units)..................................          48,868          48,868
North Dakota............................  Grand Forks AFB.......................  Replace Family Housing (Phase J) (300 Units)..................................          86,706          86,706
North Dakota............................  Minot AFB.............................  Replace Family Housing (Phase 12) (223 Units).................................          44,548          44,548
South Carolina..........................  Charleston AFB........................  Replace Family Housing (10 Units).............................................          15,935          15,935
South Dakota............................  Ellsworth AFB.........................  Replace Family Housing (60 Units).............................................          14,383          14,383
Texas...................................  Dyess AFB.............................  Replace Family Housing (Phase 6) (190 Units)..................................          43,016          43,016
Germany.................................  Ramstein AB...........................  Replace Family Housing (101 Units)............................................          62,952          62,952
Germany.................................  Spangdahlem AB........................  Replace Family Housing (79 Units).............................................          45,385  ..............
Turkey..................................  Incirlik AB...........................  Replace Family Housing (100 Units)............................................          22,730          22,730
United Kingdom..........................  Royal Air Force Lakenheath............  Replace Family Housing (107 Units)............................................          48,437          48,437
                                                                                                                                                                 -------------------------------
      Total.............................  ......................................  ..............................................................................         790,501         696,405
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS

    The following projects are to be accomplished within the 
amounts provided for construction improvements:

                                       AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                       Committee
          Location                       Installation                 Project title         Budget      recom-
                                                                                            request    mendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California..................  Los Angeles AFB, Fort MacArthur    Whole House Upgrade....      19,803      19,803
                               Housing Annex.
Colorado....................  Air Force Academy................  Privatize Family             10,082      10,082
                                                                  Housing.
Colorado....................  Peterson AFB.....................  Privatize Family             15,124      15,124
                                                                  Housing.
District of Columbia........  Bolling AFB......................  Improve Family Housing.      11,090  ..........
Florida.....................  MacDill AFB......................  Improve Family Housing.       2,246       2,246
Idaho.......................  Mountain Home AFB................  Improve Family Housing.       4,026       4,026
Kansas......................  McConnell AFB....................  Improve Family Housing.         699         699
Maryland....................  Andrews AFB......................  Improve Family Housing.      28,216      28,216
North Carolina..............  Pope AFB.........................  Improve Family Housing.      16,625      16,625
Tennessee...................  Arnold AFB.......................  Improve Family Housing.       1,930       1,930
Wyoming.....................  F.E. Warren AFB..................  Privatize Family             39,936      39,936
                                                                  Housing.
Germany.....................  Ramstein.........................  Improve Family Housing.       4,519       4,519
Japan.......................  Kadena AB........................  Improve Family Housing.     107,469     107,469
Japan.......................  Misawa AB........................  Improve Family Housing.      58,046      58,046
Japan.......................  Yokota AB........................  Improve Family Housing.      54,913      54,913
Portugal....................  Lajes Field......................  Improve Family Housing.      16,183      16,183
Spain.......................  Moron AB.........................  Improve Family Housing.       7,128       7,128
Turkey......................  Incirlik AB......................  Improve Family Housing.      20,081      20,081
United Kingdom..............  RAF Mildenhall...................  Improve Family Housing.       2,038       2,038
Classified Location.........  Classified.......................  Improve Infrastructure.          49          49
                                                                                         -----------------------
      Total.................  .................................  .......................     420,203     409,113
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $864,784,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................     766,939,000
House allowance.........................................     755,319,000
Committee recommendation................................     766,939,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation 
for the Air Force provides for the operation and maintenance of 
family housing. This includes debt payment, leasing, minor 
construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 
premiums of Air Force family housing.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $766,939,000 for family housing 
operation and maintenance, Air Force, in fiscal year 2006, 
which is equal to the budget request. This amount is 
$97,845,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted level.

               Family Housing Construction, Defense-wide

Appropriations, 2005....................................         $49,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................................
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................................

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The family housing appropriation for Defense-wide provides 
for expenses of family housing for construction, including 
acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and 
alteration. This appropriation provides for the financing of 
all costs for construction, improvements and leasing of housing 
Defense-wide. In addition to quality of life enhancements, the 
program contains initiatives to reduce operating costs and 
conserve energy by upgrading or replacing facilities which can 
be made more efficient through relatively modest investments in 
improvements. The Department of Defense is authorized to use 
limited partnerships, make direct and guaranteed loans, and 
convey Department-owned property to stimulate the private 
sector to increase the availability of affordable, quality 
housing Defense-wide.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The fiscal year 2006 budget request included no request for 
family housing construction, Defense-wide. Therefore, the 
Committee recommends no funding for this account.

         Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide

Appropriations, 2005....................................     $49,575,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................      46,391,000
House allowance.........................................      46,391,000
Committee recommendation................................      46,391,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The family housing operation and maintenance appropriation 
for Defense-wide provides for the operation and maintenance of 
family housing. This includes debt payment, leasing, minor 
construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 
premiums of Defense family housing.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $46,391,000 for family housing 
operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, which is equal to the 
budget request. This amount is $3,184,000 below the fiscal year 
2005 enacted level.

                    Family Housing Improvement Fund

Appropriations, 2005....................................    -$16,609,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................       2,500,000
House allowance.........................................       2,500,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,500,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The family housing improvement appropriation provides for 
the Department of Defense to undertake housing initiatives and 
to provide an alternative means of acquiring and improving 
military family housing and supporting facilities. This account 
provides ``seed'' money for housing privatization initiatives.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $2,500,000 for the Family Housing 
Improvement Fund. This amount is equal to the budget request.

                       Base Closure Account 1990

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $246,166,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................     377,827,000
House allowance.........................................     377,827,000
Committee recommendation................................     377,827,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The base closure appropriation (1990) provides for clean up 
and disposal of property consistent with the four closure 
rounds required by the base closure Acts of 1988 and 1990.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends a total of $377,827,000 for the 
Base Closure Account 1990. This is an amount equal to the 
budget request and an increase of $131,711,000 from the fiscal 
year 2005 enacted level. The Military Departments have assured 
the Committee that this level of funding is adequate to address 
urgent requirements for fiscal year 2006 resulting from prior 
BRAC rounds.
    Since the start of the current process for BRAC, Military 
Construction Appropriations Acts have appropriated a net total 
of $23,203,727,000 for the entire program for fiscal years 1990 
through 2005. The total amount appropriated for BRAC 1990, 
combined with the Committee recommendation for fiscal year 2006 
is $23,581,554,000.
    In appropriating these funds, the Committee continues to 
provide the Department with the flexibility to allocate funds 
by service, by function, and by installation. The following 
table displays the total amount appropriated for each round of 
base closure, including amounts recommended for fiscal year 
2006 for BRAC 1990.

                                            BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990
                           [Total funding, fiscal year 1990 through fiscal year 2006]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Fiscal year 1990                      Fiscal year 2006
                                        through fiscal    Fiscal year 2005      Committee            Total
                                          year 2004           enacted          recommended
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part I..............................     $2,684,577,000            ( \1\ )            ( \1\ )     $2,684,577,000
Part II.............................      4,915,636,000            ( \1\ )            ( \1\ )      4,915,636,000
Part III............................      7,269,267,000            ( \1\ )            ( \1\ )      7,269,267,000
Part IV.............................      8,088,131,000       $246,116,000       $377,827,000      8,712,074,000
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.........................     22,957,611,000        246,116,000        377,827,000     23,581,554,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Not Applicable

    Groundwater Remedy, McClellan Air Force Base, CA.--The 
Committee is concerned with the Air Force's proposed changes to 
the selected groundwater remedy at the former McClellan Air 
Force Base. The Committee views the remedy as adopted by the 
Air Force as a commitment to the community. Any and all changes 
to the remedy should be undertaken with appropriate 
consultation with Federal and State regulatory agencies as well 
as the local community. The Air Force is directed to provide 
quarterly updates to the Committee on its consideration of 
changes to the groundwater remedy at the site, with the first 
such report due by December 31, 2005.
    Lowry Air Force Base, CO.--The Committee is concerned about 
asbestos contamination and remediation at the former Lowry Air 
Force Base, CO. The Committee understands that, in 1993, the 
Base Cleanup Team [BCT], comprising the Air Force, the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of Colorado, 
conducted an environmental baseline study for Lowry Air Force 
Base in order to deem the property suitable for transfer. The 
Committee notes that study did not disclose the presence of 
buried construction waste containing asbestos from a former Air 
Force hospital at the base.
    The buried construction waste containing asbestos from the 
former Lowry hospital was discovered by local residential 
developers in 2002. The Air Force has acknowledged that it was 
responsible for the asbestos-containing construction waste. The 
Committee understands that the Air Force has rejected claims 
submitted by most of the local residential developers for the 
costs they incurred while testing, sampling, and remediating 
the site. The developers are currently considering legal 
action. The Committee urges the Air Force to resolve these 
claims at the earliest possible date.
    The Committee is concerned that the Air Force's refusal to 
pay for the remediation of hazardous waste at Lowry Air Force 
Base may discourage other communities from pursuing 
redevelopment or reuse options for military facilities that are 
closed or realigned as part of the BRAC process. In many cases, 
the closure or realignment of a military facility can create 
significant opportunities for economic and residential growth. 
The Committee encourages the Department of Defense to be 
mindful of the importance of working closely with local 
communities to fully identify hazardous waste before the 
military facility is transferred and to resolve, at the 
earliest possible date, those disputes that arise from the 
remediation of the hazardous waste discovered after the 
facility is transferred.
    Sewer Remediation, McClellan Air Force Base, CA.--The 
Committee supports the Air Force's agreement to program 
$15,100,000 in BRAC funding for sewer remediation at the former 
McClellan Air Force Base. The Committee notes that funds for 
the community's share of the McClellan sewer remediation 
project have been included in the Office of Economic Adjustment 
[OEA] account in the Defense appropriations Acts for fiscal 
years 2004, 2005, and 2006. It is the Committee's intention 
that the OEA funds be used for the purpose for which they were 
appropriated and not used to supplant the BRAC environmental 
remediation funds that the Air Force has already committed to 
the project.

                       Base Closure Account 2005

Appropriations, 2005....................................................
Budget estimate, 2006...................................  $1,880,466,000
House allowance.........................................   1,570,466,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,504,466,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The base realignment and closure appropriation for 2005 
provides for clean up and disposal of property consistent with 
the 2005 closure round required by the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. section 2687 note).

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends a total of $1,504,466,000 for the 
Base Realignment and Closure Account 2005. This amount is 
$376,000,000 below the budget request.
    The Department of Defense requested $1,880,466,000 to begin 
implementation of the 2005 round of Base Closure. The funds 
provided are essential if the Department is to maintain the 
BRAC-mandated 6-year timeline. However, the Appendix 
transmitting the President's budget request noted that 
$376,000,000 of that request would remain unobligated at the 
end of the fiscal year. For this reason, the Committee has 
reduced the recommended appropriation by the same amount.
    This reduction leaves the Department with $1,504,466,000 to 
expend on BRAC implementation for the 2005 round. This remains 
a very sizable portion of the military construction budget of 
the Department of Defense, equaling 13 percent of this title 
and accounting for the vast majority of the increase in the 
military construction budget request from fiscal year 2005 to 
fiscal year 2006. In fact, the military construction budget 
request for fiscal year 2006, not including funds for BRAC, 
actually increased from last year's enacted level by only 2.4 
percent. This illustrates the high premium placed upon military 
construction funds. Given the scarcity of these funds, the 
Committee directs, as included in the General Provisions of 
this title, that no appropriated funds be expended on military 
construction or family housing projects at installations that 
are ultimately designated to be closed or realigned if the 2005 
round of Base Realignment and Closure becomes law. However, if 
it is conclusively shown by the Department that it would be 
less expensive to complete an ongoing project than to cancel 
it, the Committee has provided the Department the authority to 
complete such a project. Additionally, in order to maintain 
appropriate oversight of the money to be expended in BRAC 2005, 
the Committee's recommendation includes a provision requiring 
the Secretary of Defense to submit and receive approval of a 
spending plan for BRAC 2005 before moving to obligate funds in 
this account.
    The Committee is aware of the Department's plan to bring 
over 75,000 troops home to the United States from installations 
overseas, some troops moving due to the BRAC process and others 
moving independent of BRAC. The Committee supports the funding 
of BRAC 2005, if it becomes law. The Committee urges the 
Department of Defense to implement an expedited process of 
obligating and expending BRAC 2005 funds to facilitate the 
timeline for returning troops to the United States, especially 
with respect to the Army, which faces the largest movement of 
personnel.

                      Title I--General Provisions

    Sec. 101. Restricts payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee 
contract for work, except in cases of contracts for 
environmental restoration at base closure sites.
    Sec. 102. Permits use of funds for hire of passenger motor 
vehicles.
    Sec. 103. Permits use of funds for defense access roads.
    Sec. 104. Prohibits construction of new bases inside the 
continental United States for which specific appropriations 
have not been made.
    Sec. 105. Limits the use of funds for purchase of land or 
land easements.
    Sec. 106. Prohibits the use of funds to acquire land, 
prepare a site, or install utilities for any family housing 
except housing for which funds have been made available.
    Sec. 107. Limits the use of minor construction funds to 
transfer or relocate activities among installations.
    Sec. 108. Prohibits the procurement of steel unless 
American producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been 
allowed to compete.
    Sec. 109. Prohibits payments of real property taxes in 
foreign nations.
    Sec. 110. Prohibits construction of new bases overseas 
without prior notification.
    Sec. 111. Establishes a threshold for American preference 
of $500,000 relating to architect and engineering services.
    Sec. 112. Establishes preference for American contractors 
for military construction in the United States territories and 
possessions in the Pacific, and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in 
countries bordering the Arabian Sea.
    Sec. 113. Requires notification of military exercises 
involving construction in excess of $100,000.
    Sec. 114. Limits obligations during the last 2 months of 
the fiscal year.
    Sec. 115. Permits funds appropriated in prior years to be 
available for construction authorized during the current 
session of Congress.
    Sec. 116. Permits the use of expired or lapsed funds to pay 
the cost of supervision for any project being completed with 
lapsed funds.
    Sec. 117. Permits obligation of funds from more than 1 
fiscal year to execute a construction project, provided that 
the total obligation for such project is consistent with the 
total amount appropriated for the project.
    Sec. 118. Directs the Department to report annually on 
actions taken to encourage other nations to assume a greater 
share of the common defense budget.
    Sec. 119. Allows transfer of proceeds from earlier base 
closure accounts to the continuing base closure account (1990, 
parts I-IV).
    Sec. 120. Permits the transfer of funds from Family Housing 
Construction accounts to the DOD Family Housing Improvement 
Fund and from Military Construction accounts to the DOD 
Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund.
    Sec. 121. Restricts the use of funds for the Partnership 
for Peace program.
    Sec. 122. Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify the 
congressional defense committees of all family housing 
privatization solicitations and agreements which contain any 
clause providing consideration for base realignment and 
closure, force reductions and extended deployments.
    Sec. 123. Provides transfer authority to the Homeowners 
Assistance Program.
    Sec. 124. Requires that all acts making appropriations for 
military construction be the sole funding source of all 
operation and maintenance for family housing, including flag 
and general officer quarters, and limits the repair on flag and 
general officer quarters to $35,000 per year without prior 
notification to the congressional defense committees.
    Sec. 125. Limits funds from being transferred from this 
appropriation measure into any new instrumentality without 
authority from an appropriation Act.
    Sec. 126. Prohibits funds appropriated for the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program from 
being obligated or expended for the purpose of missile defense 
studies.
    Sec. 127. Provides authority to expend funds from the 
``Ford Island Improvement'' account.
    Sec. 128. Prohibits the expenditure of funds at 
installations or for projects no longer necessary as a result 
of BRAC 2005, should it become law, and requires the Secretary 
of Defense to submit a prior-approval reprogramming request 
before redirecting such funds.
    Sec. 129. Clarifies the intent of Congress regarding the 
recipients of reports and notifications submitted by the 
Department of Defense.

                TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Appropriations, 2005.................................... $65,838,832,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................  69,454,300,000
House allowance.........................................  68,112,300,000
Committee recommendation................................  70,710,881,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The Veterans Administration [VA] was established as an 
independent agency by Executive Order 5398 of July 21, 1930, in 
accordance with the Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 1016). This 
act authorized the President to consolidate and coordinate 
Federal agencies especially created for or concerned with the 
administration of laws providing benefits to veterans, 
including the Veterans' Bureau, the Bureau of Pensions, and the 
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. On March 15, 
1989, the VA was elevated to Cabinet-level status as the 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
    The VA's mission is to serve America's veterans and their 
families as their principal advocate in ensuring that they 
receive the care, support, and recognition they have earned in 
service to the Nation. The VA's operating units include the 
Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Health 
Administration, National Cemetery Administration, and staff 
support offices.
    The Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA] provides an 
integrated program of non-medical veteran benefits. The VBA 
administers a broad range of benefits to veterans and other 
eligible beneficiaries through 57 regional offices and the 
records processing center in St. Louis, MO. The benefits 
provided include: compensation for service-connected 
disabilities; pensions for wartime, needy, and totally disabled 
veterans; vocational rehabilitation assistance; educational and 
training assistance; home buying assistance; estate protection 
services for veterans under legal disability; information and 
assistance through personalized contacts; and six life 
insurance programs.
    The Veterans Health Administration [VHA] develops, 
maintains, and operates a national healthcare delivery system 
for eligible veterans; carries out a program of education and 
training of healthcare personnel; carries out a program of 
medical research and development; and furnishes health services 
to members of the Armed Forces during periods of war or 
national emergency. A system of 157 hospitals, 944 outpatient 
clinics, 134 nursing homes, and 42 VA domiciliary residential 
rehabilitation treatment programs (formerly called 
``domicilaries'') is maintained to meet the VA's medical 
mission.
    The National Cemetery Administration provides for the 
interment of the remains of eligible deceased servicepersons 
and discharged veterans in any national cemetery with available 
grave space; permanently maintains these graves; marks graves 
of eligible persons in national and private cemeteries; and 
administers the grant program for aid to States in 
establishing, expanding, or improving State veterans' 
cemeteries. The National Cemetery Administration includes 158 
cemeterial installations and activities.
    Other VA offices include the general counsel, inspector 
general, Boards of Contract Appeals and Veterans Appeals, and 
the general administration, which supports the Secretary, 
Deputy Secretary, Under Secretary for Benefits, Under Secretary 
for Health, and the Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $70,710,881,000 for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, including $36,625,618,000 in mandatory 
spending and $34,085,263,000 in discretionary spending. The 
amount provided for discretionary activities represents an 
increase of $3,354,515,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted 
level and $3,233,581,000 above the budget request.
    Improving Medical Care.--The Committee is vitally concerned 
with ensuring our veterans receive the best quality medical 
care possible. Nothing is more important to our veterans than 
our commitment to their healthcare needs. This Committee was 
disappointed that the Department of Veterans Affairs budget 
request would not adequately provide this level of medical care 
without imposing a new fee and an increased co-payment for 
prescription medications. Therefore, the Committee 
recommendation provides more than $1,250,000,000 above the 
budget request, in the areas of medical services, grants to 
States for extended care services, and research to alleviate 
this concern. This level of funding will ensure that our 
veterans will receive the best care, in a more timely manner.
    Personnel Issues.--The Committee is concerned that the 
current operating budget has caused an overall hiring freeze 
and a shortage of nurses at many VA facilities. The recommended 
funding level will be sufficient to address these issues. The 
Committee directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to report 
to the Committees on Appropriations in both Houses of Congress, 
no later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, on the steps 
the Department is taking to remediate these personnel problems.
    The Committee has chosen not to use the administration's 
proposed budget account structure due to the changes already 
made by the Conferees in the fiscal year 2005 appropriations 
Act. The Committee is sensitive to the administrative burden on 
VA staff in implementing such major changes. However, even 
knowing the Committee will stay with the current structure, the 
VA continues to inefficiently keep two sets of budgetary data 
costing an unnecessary expenditure of time and money. The 
Committee will continue to use the current account structure 
and directs the VA to use this current format for all future 
budget submissions.
    The VA has included in its budget submission a proposal to 
realize $590,000,000 in management efficiencies and savings 
without an explanation of how these efficiencies and savings 
will materialize. To compound the problem, the proposed budget 
request is based on these savings and proposed legislation 
dictating new user fees. If these savings do not materialize or 
the new user fees are not enacted, the VA would not be able to 
provide services at the current rate, much less meet the 
demands of our new veterans. Therefore, in future budget 
submissions, the VA should request funding at a level that can 
meet the real needs of our veterans without relying on new fees 
requiring legislation to be enacted or expecting Congress to 
appropriate more than the budget request in order to maintain 
existing service to our veterans.

                    Veterans Benefits Administration

Appropriations, 2005.................................... $35,261,848,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................  36,780,131,000
House allowance.........................................  36,780,131,000
Committee recommendation................................  36,780,131,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA] is responsible 
for the payment of compensation and pension benefits to 
eligible service-connected disabled veterans. This 
administration also provides education benefits and housing 
loan guarantees.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $36,780,131,000 for the Veterans 
Benefits Administration. This amount is composed of 
$33,412,879,000 for Compensation and pensions; $3,214,246,000 
for Readjustment benefits; $45,907,000 for Veterans insurance 
and indemnities; $64,586,000 for Veterans housing benefit 
program fund program account, with -$112,000,000 in Credit 
subsidies and $153,575,000 for Administrative expenses; $53,000 
for the Vocational rehabilitation loans program account and 
$305,000 for Administrative expenses; and $580,000 for the 
Native American veteran housing loan program account.

                       COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2005.................................... $32,607,688,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................  33,412,879,000
House allowance.........................................  33,412,879,000
Committee recommendation................................  33,412,879,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    Compensation is payable to living veterans who have 
suffered impairment of earning power from service-connected 
disabilities. The amount of compensation is based upon the 
impact of disabilities on a veteran's earning capacity. Death 
compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation is 
payable to the surviving spouses and dependents of veterans 
whose deaths occur while on active duty or result from service-
connected disabilities. A clothing allowance may also be 
provided for service-connected veterans who use a prosthetic or 
orthopedic device.
    Pensions are an income security benefit payable to needy 
wartime veterans who are precluded from gainful employment due 
to non-service-connected disabilities which render them 
permanently and totally disabled. Under the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1990, veterans 65 years of age or older 
are no longer considered permanently and totally disabled by 
law and are thus subject to a medical evaluation. Death 
pensions are payable to needy surviving spouses and children of 
deceased wartime veterans. The rate payable for both disability 
and death pensions is determined on the basis of the annual 
income of the veteran or their survivors.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $33,412,879,000 for compensation 
and pensions. This is an increase of $805,191,000 above the 
fiscal year 2005 enacted level and the same as the budget 
request. The amount includes funds for a projected fiscal year 
2006 cost-of-living increase of 2.3 percent for pension 
recipients.
    The appropriation includes $23,491,000 in payments to the 
``General operating expenses'' and ``Medical services'' 
accounts for expenses related to implementing provisions of the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, the Veterans' 
Benefits Act of 1992, the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act 
of 1994, and the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996.
    Annual Benefits Report.--The Annual Benefits Report 
produced by the Veterans Benefits Administration shall continue 
the practice of reporting select veteran data for all VA 
benefit programs by State including, for each State, its 
relative ranking among all of the States for the various 
program measures reported.

                         READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

Appropriations, 2005....................................  $2,556,232,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................   3,214,246,000
House allowance.........................................   3,214,246,000
Committee recommendation................................   3,214,246,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The readjustment benefits appropriation finances the 
education and training of veterans and servicepersons whose 
initial entry on active duty took place on or after July 1, 
1985. These benefits are included in the All-Volunteer Force 
Educational Assistance Program (Montgomery GI bill) authorized 
under 38 U.S.C. section 30. Eligibility to receive this 
assistance began in 1987. Basic benefits are funded through 
appropriations made to the readjustment benefits appropriation 
and transfers from the Department of Defense. This account also 
finances vocational rehabilitation, specially adapted housing 
grants, automobile grants with the associated approved adaptive 
equipment for certain disabled veterans, and educational 
assistance allowances for eligible dependents of those veterans 
who died from service-connected causes or have a total 
permanent service-connected disability, as well as dependents 
of servicepersons who were captured or missing in action.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $3,214,246,000 for readjustment 
benefits. This is an increase of $658,014,000 above the fiscal 
year 2005 enacted level and the same as the budget request.

                   VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

Appropriations, 2005....................................     $44,380,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................      45,907,000
House allowance.........................................      45,907,000
Committee recommendation................................      45,907,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The veterans insurance and indemnities appropriation 
consists of the former appropriations for military and naval 
insurance, applicable to World War I veterans; National Service 
Life Insurance, applicable to certain World War II veterans; 
Servicemen's indemnities, applicable to Korean conflict 
veterans; and veterans mortgage life insurance to individuals 
who have received a grant for specially adapted housing.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $45,907,000 for veterans insurance 
and indemnities. This is an increase of $1,527,000 above the 
fiscal year 2005 enacted level and the same as the budget 
request. The Department estimates there will be 7,385,456 
policies in force in fiscal year 2006 with a value of 
$756,138,000,000.

         VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Program     Administrative
                                              account        expenses
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriations, 2005....................  \1\ $43,784,00    $152,842,000
                                                       0
Budget estimate, 2006...................      64,586,000     153,575,000
House allowance.........................      64,586,000     153,575,000
Committee recommendation................      64,586,000     153,575,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Reflects credit subsidy estimate from last year's report. The new
  estimate for 2005 is -$144,000,000.

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    This appropriation provides for all costs, with the 
exception of the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program 
and the Guaranteed Transitional Housing Loans for Homeless 
Veterans Program, of the VA's direct and guaranteed housing 
loans, as well as the administrative expenses to carry out 
these programs, which may be transferred to and merged with the 
``General operating expenses'' account.
    VA loan guaranties are made to service members, veterans, 
reservists and unremarried surviving spouses for the purchase 
of homes, condominiums, manufactured homes and for refinancing 
loans. VA guarantees part of the total loan, permitting the 
purchaser to obtain a mortgage with a competitive interest 
rate, even without a downpayment, if the lender agrees. The VA 
requires that a downpayment be made for a manufactured home. 
With a VA guaranty, the lender is protected against loss up to 
the amount of the guaranty if the borrower fails to repay the 
loan.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends such sums as may be necessary for 
funding subsidy payments, estimated to total $64,586,000; and 
$153,575,000 for administrative expenses for fiscal year 2006. 
The administrative expenses may be transferred to the ``General 
operating expenses'' account. Bill language limits gross 
obligations for direct loans for specially-adapted housing to 
$500,000.

            VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Program     Administrative
                                              account        expenses
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriations, 2005....................         $47,000        $309,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................          53,000         305,000
House allowance.........................          53,000         305,000
Committee recommendation................          53,000         305,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    This appropriation covers the funding subsidy cost of 
direct loans for vocational rehabilitation of eligible veterans 
and, in addition, it includes administrative expenses necessary 
to carry out the direct loan program. Loans of up to $948.54 
(based on the indexed chapter 31 subsistence allowance rate) 
are available to service-connected disabled veterans enrolled 
in vocational rehabilitation programs, as provided under 38 
U.S.C. chapter 31, when the veteran is temporarily in need of 
additional assistance. Repayment is made in 10 monthly 
installments, without interest, through deductions from future 
payments of compensation, pension, subsistence allowance, 
educational assistance allowance, or retirement pay. Most loans 
are repaid in full in less than 1 year.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $53,000 for program costs and 
$305,000 for administrative expenses for the ``Vocational 
rehabilitation loans program'' account. The administrative 
expenses may be transferred to and merged with the ``General 
operating expenses'' account. Bill language is included 
limiting program direct loans to $4,242,000. It is estimated 
that the VA will make 4,634 loans in fiscal year 2006, with an 
average amount of $926.00.

          NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2005....................................        $566,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................         580,000
House allowance.........................................         580,000
Committee recommendation................................         580,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    This program tests the feasibility of enabling VA to make 
direct home loans to Native American veterans who live on U.S. 
trust lands. It is a pilot program that began in 1993 and 
expires on December 31, 2008. Subsidy amounts necessary to 
support this program were appropriated in fiscal year 1993.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends the budget estimate of $580,000 
for administrative expenses associated with this program. This 
is $14,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and the 
same as the budget request. These funds may be transferred to 
and merged with the ``General operating expenses'' account.

  GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM 
                                ACCOUNT

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    This program was established by Public Law 105-368, the 
Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998. The program is a 
pilot project designed to expand the supply of transitional 
housing for homeless veterans and to guarantee up to 15 loans 
with a maximum aggregate value of $100,000,000. The project 
must enforce sobriety standards and provide a wide range of 
supportive services such as counseling for substance abuse and 
development of job readiness skills.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    All funds authorized for the Guaranteed Transitional 
Housing Loans for Homeless program have been appropriated. 
Therefore, additional appropriations are not required. 
Administrative expenses of the program, limited to $750,000 for 
fiscal year 2006, will be borne by the ``Medical 
administration'' and ``General operating expenses'' accounts.

                     Veterans Health Administration

Appropriations, 2005.................................... $28,188,875,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................  30,180,684,000
House allowance.........................................  28,820,684,000
Committee recommendation................................  31,332,943,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The Department of Veterans Affairs operates the largest 
Federal medical care delivery system in the country, with 157 
hospitals, 42 VA domicilary residential rehabilitation 
treatment programs (formerly called ``domiciliaries''), 134 
nursing homes, and 944 outpatient clinics, which include 
independent, satellite, community-based, and rural outreach 
clinics.
    The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections 
Fund [MCCF] was established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
(Public Law 105-33). In fiscal year 2004, Public Law 108-199 
allowed the Department to deposit first-party and pharmacy co-
payments; third-party insurance payments and enhanced use 
collections; long-term care co-payments; Compensated Work 
Therapy Program collections; Compensation and Pension Living 
Expenses Program collections; and Parking Program fees into the 
MCCF.
    The Parking Program provides funds for the construction, 
alteration, and acquisition (by purchase or lease) of parking 
garages at VA medical facilities authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
section 8109. The Secretary is required under certain 
circumstances to establish and collect fees for the use of such 
garages and parking facilities. Receipts from the parking fees 
are to be deposited into the MCCF and are used for medical 
services activities.
    The Committee has included bill language under the General 
Provisions of this title to allow the Secretary to transfer 
funds between the medical services appropriation, medical 
administration appropriation, and medical facilities 
appropriation after notifying the Committees on Appropriations 
in both Houses of Congress.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $31,332,943,000 for the Veterans 
Health Administration, without collections. This amount is 
composed of $23,308,011,000 for Medical services; 
$2,858,442,000 for Medical administration; $1,456,821,000 for 
Information technology; $3,297,669,000 for Medical facilities; 
and $412,000,000 for Medical and prosthetic research. Medical 
care collections are expected to be $2,170,000,000. Therefore, 
the VHA will have total resources of $31,525,943,000, plus any 
carryover from fiscal year 2005, available in fiscal year 2006.
    Administrative Policy and Legislative Proposals.--The 
Committee is concerned that the VA has underfunded its real 
fiscal needs and proposes to cover the resulting deficit by 
recommending several policy proposals stipulating new fees, co-
payments for on-going and existing services, and restricting 
long-term care in State nursing homes and VA community nursing 
homes. The Committee is not supportive of these new proposals 
which would force hundreds of thousands of needy veterans to 
leave the VA system. To this end, the Committee recommendation 
reflects the real fiscal needs of the VA without charging the 
veteran population to make up the shortfall and has included 
direct appropriations to cover the differences. In future 
budget submissions, the VA should request a funding level that 
adequately represents the real needs of the veterans in the VA 
system without devising new fees. Therefore, the Committee 
directs that the VA not implement any of the new policy 
proposals, as submitted in the budget request, without 
concurrence from the Committees on Appropriations in both 
Houses of Congress.

                            MEDICAL SERVICES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2005.................................... $19,316,995,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................  21,972,141,000
House allowance.........................................  20,995,141,000
Committee recommendation................................  23,308,011,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The ``Medical services'' account provides for medical 
services of eligible veterans and beneficiaries in VA medical 
centers, outpatient clinic facilities, contract hospitals, 
State homes, and outpatient programs on a fee basis. Hospital 
and outpatient care is also provided by the private sector for 
certain dependents and survivors of veterans under the civilian 
health and medical programs for the VA.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $23,308,011,000 for medical 
services, of which $1,977,000,000 shall be designated as 
emergency appropriation. This amount is an increase of 
$3,991,016,000 over the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and 
$1,335,870,000 above the budget request. In addition, the VA 
has the authority to retain co-payments and third-party 
collections, estimated to total $2,170,000,000 in fiscal year 
2006.
    The bill includes requested language in the Compensation, 
Pension, and Burial Benefits appropriation transferring up to 
$13,751,000 for the administrative expenses of implementing 
cost-saving provisions required by the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1990, and the Veterans' Benefits Act of 
1992.
    The Committee has included bill language to make available 
through September 30, 2007, up to $1,500,000,000 of the medical 
services appropriation. This provides flexibility to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs as it continues to implement 
significant program changes.
    The Committee commends the VA for the mental health 
services that it provides to the Nation's veterans and 
encourages the VA to continue to transform its mental health 
delivery system, where appropriate, particularly to address the 
emerging needs of veterans currently serving in combat 
situations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Committee urges the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to work with the 
Secretary of Defense to provide the highest standard of early 
intervention, including mental health programs, as part of its 
seamless transition to assist members of the Armed Forces 
returning from combat.
    In response to the thousands of returning veterans, the VA 
has taken a number of steps to ensure a smooth and seamless 
transition for these veterans from the Department of Defense to 
the VA. For example, the VA has detailed veterans service 
representatives and social workers to military treatment 
facilities, such as Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the 
National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.
    Colorectal Cancer.--The Committee notes the lengthy wait at 
some veterans facilities for those seeking flexible 
sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopies for colorectal cancer screening, 
as well as the fact that millions of veterans have never made 
the decision to be screened. Accordingly, the Committee 
strongly encourages the Department to aggressively pursue new, 
more efficient, non-invasive colorectal cancer screening 
technologies, which improve patient access, are more cost-
effective, and are more clinically effective than older 
methods.
    Intelligent Actuator.--The Committee encourages the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to investigate, and if 
warranted, take advantage of intelligent actuator technology 
for the design and manufacture of lighter and more functional 
prosthetic medical equipment.
    DOD/VA Health Care Sharing.--The bill includes requested 
language for the DOD/VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as 
authorized by section 721 of the fiscal year 2003 National 
Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 107-314) to transfer a 
minimum of $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
any purpose authorized by 38 U.S.C. section 8111. The 
Department of Defense and the VA are required to establish a 
joint incentives program through the creation of a DOD/VA 
Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund. The purpose of the program 
is to identify, provide incentives to, implement, fund, and 
evaluate creative coordination and sharing initiatives at 
facilites, both intra-regionally and nationally. There is a 
minimum contribution of $15,000,000 by each Department each 
year for 4 fiscal years.

                         CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

    This Committee feels the Department of Veterans Affairs 
should consider designating specialized medical treatment 
facilities as ``Centers of Excellence''. Establishing these 
centers would allow the VA to consolidate personnel, training 
and specialized resources. This will ensure the VA utilizes 
these resources in the most efficient manner, while providing 
better service to our Nation's veterans. At a minimum, the VA 
should consider establishing centers in the areas of 
psychiatric care, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, prosthetics, 
and diabetes care. The VA shall submit a report within 6 months 
of enactment to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress on the progress in this area, and any other unique 
areas needing this specialized emphasis.
    Psychiatric Care.--The Committee is concerned that mental 
healthcare is one of the most critical needs of our Nation's 
veterans, particularly those veterans returning from Operations 
Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom [OIF/OEF]. The need is so 
great in this area that it is fast becoming a public health 
crisis. The number of beds/capacity required is increasing at 
unpredicted levels. The Committee is aware that the Waco, Texas 
Medical Center [Waco VAMC] is leading the Nation in this 
specialized endeavor. The Waco VAMC is achieving this success 
due to the dedication and professionalism of the doctors and 
staff at this facility. They are working in close collaboration 
with the research facilities at Baylor University, Texas A&M 
University Medical School, Ft. Hood Army Hospital, and the 
Mental Health Association from the State of Texas to devise new 
and inventive ways to care for this segment of the VA 
population.
    The Waco VAMC is achieving great success in the area of 
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD]. A special PTSD section 
and staff are dedicated to this specific problem. The successes 
in this area warrant increasing the scope of the program, but 
it is being held back due to a hiring freeze. The Committee has 
included funds in this appropriation account to alleviate this 
hurdle.
    In addition, the Waco VAMC is doing research and providing 
state of the art services in the areas of blind/low vision and 
geriatric patients. The doctors and staff in both of these 
programs are to be commended.
    The Committee understands that patients from facilities 
outside of Waco's Veterans Integrated Service Network [VISN] 
are traveling to Waco on their own just to take advantage of 
Waco's programs. The Committee is committed to supporting the 
Waco VAMC, and other such facilities across the country, and 
its role as a nationally renowned leader in psychiatric care. 
Therefore, the Committee directs the VA to place more emphasis 
on psychiatric care of our veterans by designating the Waco 
VAMC as a ``Mental Health Center of Excellence,'' as well as 
several others across the country the Secretary deems 
appropriate, and supporting them as such with the appropriate 
resources.
    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD].--The Committee is 
very concerned that our returning veterans are experiencing 
PTSD at an extremely high rate. In many instances, PTSD does 
not manifest itself until years after our veterans return from 
combat. The Committee is concerned that our veterans are 
reluctant to seek treatment for this disorder and go untreated 
until the disorder reaches a critical state. As a result, the 
facilities are not sufficiently resourced to handle the actual 
and real need. To overcome this hurdle, this Committee requests 
that the VA establish a minimum of three PTSD ``Centers of 
Excellence'' across the country, one of which shall be at the 
San Diego VA Medical Center, and to resource them accordingly. 
In this way, the VA will be better positioned to handle this 
serious health issue.
    The Committee recognizes the accomplishments of the 
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at White 
River Junction VA Medical Center in Vermont, which has 
successfully kept up to date with the latest knowledge about 
the condition and suggested innovative treatment approaches. 
The Committee expects that the new centers of excellence will 
closely cooperate and coordinate with the National Center to 
increase efficiency and avoid redundancy.
    Prosthetics.--The Committee is deeply committed to the care 
of our newest veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The 
VA has already treated over 100,000 returning soldiers, and the 
numbers will continue to grow. Advances in body armor and 
improved combat healthcare are saving more lives on the 
battlefield than ever before. However, this means that more 
soldiers are returning with lost limbs and other very severe 
and lasting injuries. In addition, many returning service 
members also bear less visible, psychological wounds of war. 
The Committee believes that the VA must provide these veterans 
with the best of both modern medicine and integrative holistic 
therapies for rehabilitation, such as those currently being 
employed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Therefore, the VA 
should consider establishing centers for this purpose.
    Diabetes.--This Committee is concerned about the unusually 
high rate of diabetes among our veterans, which far exceeds the 
rate of the rest of the Nation. In addition, there is a 
considerable amount of discussion concerning glucose home 
monitoring equipment and how best to distribute the equipment. 
Therefore, the VA should consider establishing several 
``Centers of Excellence'' for diabetes care to address these 
and other critical quality of life issues.

                           AREAS OF INTEREST

    Joint Research.--The Committee understands that the VA has 
been involved in discussions with the Israeli Ministry of 
Defense regarding a number of research issues including Post 
Traumatic Stress Disorder, virtual reality rehabilitation for 
motor recovery and ambulatory training for veterans with 
prosthetic limbs, and robotic rehabilitation trials for the 
neurologically impaired and for veterans with missing limbs. 
The Committee recognizes Israel's expertise in handling 
veteran's issues due to its requirement that all Israelis serve 
in its military. The Committee is supportive of continued 
discussions regarding the possibility of developing a working 
group composed of Veterans Health Administration, the Israeli 
Ministry of Defense, clinicians, and researchers that would 
guide collaborative research in these areas.
    Mefloquine Use.--The Committee is aware that the VA 
participated in a special meeting of the Department of 
Defense's Armed Forces Epidemiology Board charged with helping 
to plan studies on long-term health effects among OEF and OIF 
veterans from mefloquine. The Committee encourages the VA to 
continue to participate, where appropriate, with the Department 
of Defense on studies regarding the effects of mefloquine use. 
The Committee commends the VA for issuing an Information Letter 
providing information to clinicians who examine and provide 
care to veterans who may have taken mefloquine as a malaria 
prophylaxis while on active duty. The VA's healthcare system is 
likely to be the first line of treatment for service members 
who have returned from active duty and have separated from the 
military. Additionally, the VA will bear much of the cost and 
burden of treatment and rehabilitation for service members with 
mefloquine toxicity. Therefore, the VA should continue to work 
closely with the Department of Defense to ensure that adequate 
notations are included in service member's medical records with 
regard to mefloquine use and adverse side effects prior to 
separation from the military.
    Lung Cancer Screening.--Lung cancer is the second most 
common cancer and the most common cause of cancer-related death 
in both men and women. Not only have recent associations been 
suggested between Gulf War Veterans and exposure to combustible 
agents, it is estimated that 30 percent of the veteran 
population continues to smoke. Lung cancer survival rates are 
49 percent for cases detected when the disease is localized, 
but only 15 percent of lung cancers are discovered that early. 
The Committee directs the VA to submit a report no later than 
March 15, 2006, outlining current preventative screening 
procedures and processes for veterans with elevated risks of 
lung cancer.
    Supportive Housing.--The Committee is aware that the 
Department of Veterans Affairs is currently in discussions 
regarding the establishment of a therapeutic housing program on 
the campus of the VA's Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center in 
North Hills, CA, for homeless veterans with multiple physical 
and mental health issues. It is estimated that 27,000 homeless 
veterans in Los Angeles need housing, medical, and mental 
health services. The Committee is supportive of efforts 
designed at reducing the number of homeless veterans and 
commends the VA for its efforts in these areas.
    Returning Veterans.--The Committee is aware that large 
numbers of returning veterans from OEF and OIF are returning to 
Veterans Integrated Service Network [VISN] 22. There has been 
evidence that suggests that OEF/OIF veterans will have higher 
rates of diagnosable post-combat mental health disorders. The 
Committee is concerned that only a small portion of the 
returning veterans enrolling in the VA system have been 
military transfer admissions and have had prior assessments for 
mental health disorders, leading to large number of walk-ins. 
All returning veterans from OEF/OIF are eligible for care from 
the VA for 2 years upon separating from the military. There is 
concern that areas, such as San Diego, CA, with high 
concentration of existing veterans will begin to see a strain 
on mental health services due to large numbers of walk-ins. To 
alleviate this situation the Committee directs the VA to work 
with the San Diego, CA, Veterans Health Care System to develop 
a Primary Care/Post-Deployment Unit pilot program in San Diego 
and evaluate the need for such a program nationally. The goal 
of the pilot program should be to ease pressure from walk-ins 
and assist with the seamless transition program from the 
Department of Defense to the VA by establishing a unit that 
would provide a comprehensive mental and physical health 
evaluation to returning combat veterans. The Committee 
encourages the VA to establish a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 
clinical team at each VA Medical Center; provide a certified 
family therapist within each Vet Center; and appoint a regional 
PTSD coordinator within each VISN and Readjustment Counseling 
Service region to evaluate programs, promote best practices and 
make resource recommendations.
    Rural Veterans Health Care Initiative.--The Committee 
supports continuation at the current level of support for the 
Rural Health Care Initiative at the White River Junction, VT 
VAMC.
    Psychology Post-Doctoral Training Program.--The Committee 
continues to support the Veterans Health Administration's 
effort to strengthen its Psychology Post-Doctoral Training 
Program. The Committee directs the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to provide a progress report by December 30, 2006, on 
the number of training slots for psychologists and their 
locations, as well as the progress being made in other 
interdisciplinary training programs.
    Medication Therapy Management Program.--In order to promote 
cost savings and improved health outcomes, the Committee 
encourages the VA to consider conducting a demonstration 
project to identify effective Medication Therapy Management 
Program [MTMP] models for veterans with chronic illnesses. The 
Committee urges that this demonstration project include MTMP 
approaches that emphasize evidence-based prescribing, 
prospective medication management, technological innovation and 
outcomes reporting.
    National Medical Quality Improvement Program.--The world-
class care provided to veterans through the VA healthcare 
system sets the standard of clinical performance. One program 
which has contributed to the high reputation for care has been 
the VA National Surgical Quality Improvement Program [NSQIP]. 
The Committee notes and commends the Surgical Service at the 
San Francisco, CA VAMC for recording the best overall NSQIP 
performance in the country. Since the NSQIP's inception in 
1994, the VA has reported consistent improvements in all 
surgery performance measures. Based on the accomplishments of 
the program, and having no comparable private sector program, 
the Committee understands that the American College of Surgeons 
has tested a program to expand the VA NSQIP to non-VA 
institutions. Given the success of VA NSQIP, the Committee 
believes the VA is well suited for the next phase of expansion 
toward a National Medical Quality Improvement Program [NMQIP]. 
With the increasing appreciation of the contribution of errors 
and avoidable complications to post-surgical morbidity and 
mortality in America, the successful execution of such a 
program could have an enormous impact on the cost and quality 
of care in this country. The Committee directs the VA to work 
in coordination with the San Francisco, CA VAMC to develop 
preliminary guidelines and benchmarks for implementing such a 
program and report back to the Committee by March 29, 2006, on 
the feasibility, including costs, of implementing NMQIP 
nationally.
    National Autopsy Registry for Dementia and Other Causes of 
Cognitive Impairment.--The Committee recognizes the importance 
of autopsy-based validation of clinical and laboratory data in 
order to accurately diagnose dementia and other causes of 
cognitive impairment. The Committee understands that the 
Veterans Health Administration [VHA] has recently adopted a 
policy to request permission from the family to perform an 
autopsy on patients who die at a VHA facility. Therefore, the 
Committee encourages the VHA, in collaboration with the West 
Virginia University Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences 
Institute; VHA facilities; and designated Alzheimer's Disease 
Centers, to build a more substantive and proactive clinical 
component around this new policy and to create a central data 
repository for the information.

                         MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005....................................  $4,667,360,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................   4,517,874,000
House allowance.........................................   4,134,874,000
Committee recommendation...............................\1\ 2,858,442,000

\1\ Total does not include $1,456,821,000 for the information technology 
program.
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                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The ``Medical administration'' account provides funds for 
the expenses of management, security, and administration of the 
VA healthcare system. This appropriation provides for costs 
associated with the operation of VA medical centers; other 
facilities; and VHA headquarters; plus the costs of Veterans 
Integrated Service Network [VISN] offices and facility director 
offices; Chief of Staff operations; quality of care oversight; 
legal services; billing and coding activities; and procurement.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $2,858,442,000 for medical 
administration. This amount is $1,808,918,000 below the fiscal 
year 2005 enacted level and $1,659,432,000 below the budget 
request.
    The Committee has included bill language to make available 
through September 30, 2007, up to $250,000,000 of the medical 
administration appropriation. This provides flexibility to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs as it continues to implement 
significant program changes.
    The Committee recommendation does not include 
$1,456,821,000 for the Department's information technology 
program. This funding is provided in a new and separate 
account. However, personnel full time equivalent [FTE] costs 
will remain in the current account.
    Antimicrobial Study.--The Committee encourages the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study at the 
Jackson, MS Veterans Affairs Hospital to build upon existing 
beneficial antimicrobial properties of copper alloys, seeking 
to validate the effectiveness of copper to inactivate dangerous 
microbes in healthcare and other high-risk facilities and to 
reduce the incidence of infection. It is recognized that new 
antimicrobial resistance is a threat to healthcare facilities, 
it increases healthcare costs, and it increases the duration 
and severity of infections acquired in hospital settings and 
communities.
    ImPACT.--The Committee encourages the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to conduct a study at the Veterans Affairs 
Gulf Coast, MS Regional Medical Center to build upon ImPACT, 
which is an existing technology used as a diagnostic tool for 
traumatic brain injury assessment developed by the University 
of Pittsburgh, PA Medical Center. With an increasing and aging 
veteran population, the Veterans Administration healthcare 
system has an urgent need to apply advanced technologies and 
mechanisms to assess the progress of dementia, specifically in 
patients with Alzheimers.
    Third-Party Collections.--The Committee is concerned that 
the VA is only collecting 41 percent (unadjusted for Medicare 
impacts) of the billed amounts from third-party insurance 
companies. The VA's budget submission states the collection 
percentage was 41 percent for fiscal year 2004 and fiscal year 
2005, and the goal for fiscal year 2006 is 41 percent. Even 
though the fiscal year 2005 collections are expected to total 
approximately $1,018,000,000, the VA should be placing greater 
emphasis on collecting more of the amounts legally due the VA. 
Therefore, the VA shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations in both Houses of Congress on the work it is 
doing to increase the collection rate. This report shall be 
delivered no later than January 1, 2006.
    Management Efficiencies.--To offset the overall cost of the 
VA's increased workload and utilization, the VA anticipates 
resource savings associated with management efficiencies. For 
fiscal year 2006, the budget request estimates management 
savings of $590,000,000. However, the budget justification 
provides no detail on how the VA will actually achieve this 
level of savings. The Committee is concerned that if the VA 
does not achieve this level of savings, it will be forced to 
scale back the level of service provided to veterans. 
Therefore, the Department is directed to report to the 
Committee, on a quarterly basis, the amount of savings it is 
realizing and the progress toward achieving $590,000,000 in 
savings. This report shall be due within 30 days of the end of 
each fiscal quarter.
    Per Diem Payments.--The fiscal year 2006 budget request 
proposed to revise the eligibility requirements for receiving 
per diem payments for care in State veterans' homes. This could 
disqualify many of the veterans who currently reside in these 
facilities. By adopting any proposal that restricts per diem 
payments, notably by instituting rules that would make only 
priority level one, two, three, and catastrophically disabled 
level four veterans eligible for per diem payments, the VA 
could be placing State veterans' homes in an untenable 
financial position. Therefore, the Committee does not support 
the VA proposal to alter the current structure for providing 
per diem payments to State veterans' homes for long-term care 
and directs the Secretary to maintain the existing eligibility 
criteria for such payments.

                         INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Appropriations, 2005....................................................
Budget estimate, 2006...................................................
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................  $1,456,821,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The ``Information technology'' account encompasses the 
entire information technology portfolio for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. This includes all automation efforts in all 
administrations. It does not, however, include the VA's 
personnel cost associated with any projects. This cost will 
remain in the accounts they are currently in.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $1,456,821,000 for information 
technology [IT]. This amount is $1,456,821,000 above the fiscal 
year 2005 enacted level and $1,456,821,000 above the budget 
request.
    The Committee is impressed and supportive of the many 
robust IT initiatives undertaken by the VA. However, the 
Committee is concerned that the Department of Veterans Affairs 
is not putting as much attention into a Department-wide 
information technology program as it should for such a large 
budget. The Committee understands that each VA Administration 
will manage its own projects, but there is no one office with 
final budget and programmatic authority overseeing the entire 
Department's IT effort. The Committee is concerned that without 
a single office ultimately responsible for the Department's 
numerous automation efforts, the vast sums appropriated for 
this area might not be obligated in the most efficient manner. 
While all of the proposed VA's IT projects have merit, the 
Committee is not certain that all of the projects are planned 
and organized to a maturity level to efficiently obligate the 
funds requested this year.
    The Committee has included bill language which creates a 
separate account for information technology and separates it 
from the ``Medical administration'' account. This new structure 
will help the Department to better organize the entire IT 
program and more accurately display and report the Department's 
IT efforts. In addition, the Committee directs the Secretary to 
create an office with the authority and responsibility to 
ensure the most effective use of appropriated funds which 
coordinates all IT projects, regardless of which Administration 
is managing the particular project. Furthermore, the Department 
is directed to include this account structure in future budget 
submissions.
    The appropriation for this account shall be for all VA IT 
projects, to include contract and procurement costs for 
associated hardware and software. The VA's FTE costs associated 
with the administration of the projects will remain in their 
current accounts.
    In addition, the Committee directs the Secretary of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the Committees on 
Appropriations in both Houses of Congress an overall milestone 
schedule for each IT project, as well as a monthly status 
report on all IT projects. This report should include, by 
project, the amount of the appropriation received, the 
scheduled completion date, the planned and actual obligations, 
and the amount of unobligated balances.
    HealtheVet.--The Committee lauds the VA for its strategic 
foresight in proposing the HealtheVet initiative. This program 
will greatly enhance the medical care and safety of our 
Nation's veterans. It is imperative that before the VA takes on 
such a massive and far-reaching project, that it takes the time 
to adequately plan, schedule and resource this initiative. 
Doing this before funds are obligated will save the Government 
time and money in the long run. It will also deliver the 
services comprising the HealtheVet program in a more efficient 
manner. The Committee cannot emphasize enough the importance of 
locking in the requirements for this initiative before entering 
into a contractual obligation with an outside firm for project 
development. The Committee reminds the Department to apply 
lessons learned from other Government IT project failures, and 
to cautiously use taxpayer funds in software development and 
project management. The Committee is tremendously supportive of 
this project and looks forward to assisting the VA with this 
important initiative.
    However, because the Department has not satisfied the 
Committee's concerns regarding the use of fiscal year 2005 
funds and because of the Department's confusion over the 
planned use of fiscal year 2006 funds, the Committee has 
included language in the bill capping the HealtheVet project at 
$100,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, and outlining certain 
requirements the Department must meet before any funds may be 
obligated. These restrictions are the first step in the 
creation of a Department-wide office responsible for the entire 
VA's IT effort, and as such the Committee expects the office to 
submit a detailed financial plan for the use of fiscal year 
2006 funds.
    CoreFLS.--The Committee is supportive of the CoreFLS 
program. However, the Committee has not seen any justification 
for doubling the budget from the fiscal year 2005 level. 
Therefore, the Committee has provided $35,000,000 for this 
effort and directs that the VA shall not obligate more than 
this level for this project in fiscal year 2006.

                           MEDICAL FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2005....................................  $3,715,040,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................   3,297,669,000
House allowance.........................................   3,297,669,000
Committee recommendation................................   3,297,669,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The ``Medical facilities'' account provides funds for the 
operation and maintenance of the VA healthcare system's vast 
capital infrastructure. This appropriation provides for costs 
associated with utilities, engineering, capital planning, 
leases, laundry and food services, groundskeeping, 
housekeeping, facility repair, and property disposition and 
acquisition.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $3,297,669,000 for medical 
facilities. This amount is $417,371,000 below the fiscal year 
2005 enacted level and the same as the budget request.
    The Committee has included bill language to make available 
through September 30, 2007, up to $250,000,000 of the medical 
facilities appropriation. This provision provides flexibility 
to the Department as it continues to implement significant 
program changes.

                    MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $402,348,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................     393,000,000
House allowance.........................................     393,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     412,000,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The ``Medical and prosthetic research'' account provides 
funds for medical, rehabilitative, and health services 
research. Medical research supports basic and clinical studies 
that advance knowledge leading to improvements in the 
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and 
disabilities. Rehabilitation research focuses on rehabilitation 
engineering problems in the fields of prosthetics, orthotics, 
adaptive equipment for vehicles, sensory aids and related 
areas. Health services research focuses on improving the 
effectiveness and economy of the delivery of health services.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $412,000,000 for medical and 
prosthetic research. This is $9,652,000 above the fiscal year 
2005 enacted level and $19,000,000 above the budget request. 
The Committee remains highly supportive of this program, and 
recognizes its importance both in improving healthcare services 
to veterans and recruiting and retaining high-quality medical 
professionals in the Veterans Health Administration.
    Gulf War Illness Research.--The Committee is concerned that 
the Veterans Administration is not placing sufficient emphasis 
on Gulf War Illness research. The fiscal year 2006 request for 
medical research is more than $9,000,000 below the fiscal year 
2005 enacted level. This reduction in medical research comes at 
a particularly difficult time for veterans in light of the fact 
that so many are developing serious illnesses that have yet to 
be explained. Unknown illnesses are being categorized broadly 
as ``Gulf War Illness syndrome'' because the Syndrome itself is 
not fully understood and its connection to other illnesses. 
This fact alone should dictate more of an effort to understand 
and develop treatments, not less, as the VA has done, through 
the reduction of the budget. In September 2004, the Research 
Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illness [RAC/GWVI] 
issued a report entitled ``Scientific Progress in Understanding 
Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses.'' In this report, the RAC/GWVI 
published its major findings as follows:
  --A substantial proportion of Gulf War veterans are ill with 
        multi-symptom conditions not explained by wartime 
        stress or psychiatric illness.
  --Treatments that improve the health of veterans with Gulf 
        War illnesses are urgently needed.
  --Important questions concerning the health of children and 
        other family members of Gulf War veterans remain 
        unanswered.
  --Further progress in understanding and treating Gulf War 
        veterans' illnesses require Federal research programs 
        that are properly focused, well managed, and adequately 
        funded.
    The RAC/GWVI includes in this report a recommendation to 
develop a comprehensive Federal research plan to address Gulf 
War veterans' illnesses by adopting a strategic research 
program that identifies and addresses key medical questions. It 
goes on to recommend a minimum funding allocation by the VA of 
``not less than $15,000,000 in each of the next 4 years.''
    Therefore, the Committee directs the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to follow the RAC/GWVI recommendations. To this end, 
the Committee directs the VA to devote at least $15,000,000 
this fiscal year, and in each of the next 4 fiscal years, 
solely to Gulf War Illness research and to reflect this 
direction in future budget submissions.
    Over the last several months, the VA and the RAC/GWVI 
Commission have met to discuss establishing a Gulf War Illness 
Center dedicated solely to the research and the study of Gulf 
War Illnesses. It was agreed that the Center should perform 
several functions including: analysis of VA databases to 
identify potentially effective novel treatments that are being 
used by providers, maintain a collection of anecdotal reports 
about potential treatments and to conduct pilot studies 
furthering Gulf War Illness research. As a result of these 
discussions, it was decided that an expert panel of advisors 
would be convened to help plan the structure of this center. 
Unfortunately, the progress of this group has been slow.
    Therefore, the Committee directs the VA's Office of 
Research and Development to thoroughly evaluate the need to 
establish a research center exclusively devoted to Gulf War 
Illness research and, if warranted, move forward with this 
initiative. This initiative shall, at a minimum, begin with a 
pilot study at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical 
Center, which is presently conducting extensive research on 
Gulf War Illness. The VA shall report to the Committee on the 
results of the evaluation and all proposed follow-on activities 
no later than 30 days following enactment of this Act, and 
every quarter thereafter.
    Prosthetics Research.--The Committee stresses the 
importance of caring for veterans returning from the 
battlefield. Prosthetics research, including the development of 
high-tech and ``smart limb'' technology, can restore the 
quality of life and functional independence for veterans who 
have lost limbs. The Committee directs the VA to place a 
priority on prosthetics in its research agenda, and to report 
to the Committees on Appropriations in both Houses of Congress 
by December 31, 2005, on how the VA will make prosthetics 
research a priority for our returning service members.
    Liver Disease Research.--The Committee is concerned with 
the long-term consequences of hepatitis C infection in 
veterans, including the development of primary liver cancer. 
The Committee is also concerned about the long-term 
consequences of hepatitis C in those with HIV infection. Given 
the unique capabilities of the VA system, the Committee urges 
the VA to consider developing multi-center trials for 
management of primary liver cancer and treatment of HCV/HIV co-
infection.
    Nursing Research.--The Committee is aware of the continuing 
need for nursing research to identify and quantify patient 
outcomes related to nursing care. With the ability to assess, 
administer, and evaluate the effectiveness of healthcare 
delivery from entry into the healthcare system until discharge, 
nurses are uniquely qualified to collect, analyze, and 
interpret data as it relates to safe and efficient patient 
care. The Committee encourages the Department to fund nursing 
research initiatives, specifically those aimed at eliminating 
barriers to care, reducing patient safety hazards, and 
improving efficiency in work environments.

                 MEDICAL CARE COST RECOVERY COLLECTIONS

                      MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND

Appropriations, 2005....................................  $1,985,984,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................   2,170,000,000
House allowance.........................................   2,170,000,000
Committee recommendation................................   2,170,000,000

             MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND--REVENUES APPLIED

Appropriations, 2005.................................... -$1,985,984,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................  -2,170,000,000
House allowance.........................................  -2,170,000,000
Committee recommendation................................  -2,170,000,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The Medical Care Collection Fund [MCCF] was established by 
the Balanced budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33). In fiscal 
year 2004, Public Law 108-199 allowed the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to deposit first-party and pharmacy co-
payments; third-party insurance payments and enhanced use 
collections; long-term care co-payments; Compensated Work 
Therapy Program collections; and Parking Program fees into the 
MCCF. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs has the authority to 
transfer funds between the MCCF and the medical services 
appropriation, medical administration appropriation, and 
medical facilities appropriation.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommendation includes the authority to 
retain co-payments and third-party collections, estimated to 
total $2,170,000,000 in fiscal year 2006.

                      Departmental Administration

Appropriations, 2005....................................  $2,388,109,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................   2,493,485,000
House allowance.........................................   2,511,485,000
Committee recommendation................................   2,597,807,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    This appropriation provides for the administration of 
nonmedical veterans benefits through the Veterans Benefits 
Administration [VBA], the executive direction of the 
Department, several top level supporting offices, the Board of 
Contract Appeals, and the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $2,597,807,000 for Departmental 
Administration. The amount is composed of $1,418,827,000 for 
General operating expenses; $156,447,000 for the National 
Cemetery Administration; $70,174,000 for the Office of 
inspector general; $607,100,000 for Construction, major 
projects; $208,937,000 for Construction, minor projects; 
$104,322,000 for Grants for construction of State extended care 
facilities; and $32,000,000 for Grants for the construction of 
State veterans cemeteries.

                       GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005....................................  $1,314,155,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................   1,418,827,000
House allowance.........................................   1,411,827,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,418,827,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    This appropriation provides for the general operating 
expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $1,418,827,000 for general 
operating expenses. This amount is $104,672,000 above the 
fiscal year 2005 enacted level and equal to the budget request. 
In addition to this appropriation, resources are made available 
for general operating expenses through reimbursements totaling 
$640,266,500 for fiscal year 2006. In addition, $9,740,000 is 
transferred from the Compensation and Pension account for 
administrative cost of implementing cost-saving provisions 
required by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, and 
the Veterans Benefits Act of 1992.
    Diabetes Monitoring Systems.--The Committee is aware of the 
VA's proposal regarding the national standardization of home 
glucose monitoring systems and is concerned about the potential 
impacts of this initiative. Therefore, the Committee directs 
that the VA shall not implement this initiative. Furthermore, 
the Committee directs that the VA provide to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report on the cost 
of replacing the non-standardized equipment while at the same 
time maintaining the existing equipment if the patient chooses 
to keep it.

                    NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $147,734,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................     156,447,000
House allowance.........................................     156,447,000
Committee recommendation................................     156,447,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The National Cemetery Administration was established in 
accordance with the National Cemeteries Act of 1973. It has a 
fourfold mission: to provide for the interment in any national 
cemetery of the remains of eligible deceased servicepersons and 
discharged veterans, together with their spouses and certain 
dependents, and permanently to maintain their graves; to mark 
graves of eligible persons in national and private cemeteries; 
to administer the grant program for aid to States in 
establishing, expanding, or improving State veterans' 
cemeteries; and to administer the Presidential Memorial 
Certificate Program.
    There are a total of 158 cemeterial installations in 39 
States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The 
Committee's recommendation for the National Cemetery 
Administration provides funds for all of these cemeterial 
installations.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $156,447,000 for the National 
Cemetery Administration. This is an increase of $8,713,000 over 
the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and the same as the budget 
request.

                    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2005....................................     $69,153,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................      70,174,000
House allowance.........................................      70,174,000
Committee recommendation................................      70,174,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The Office of Inspector General was established by the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 and is responsible for the audit 
and investigation and inspections of all Department of Veterans 
Affairs programs and operations.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $70,174,000 for the Inspector 
General. This is an increase of $1,021,000 above the fiscal 
year 2005 enacted level and the same as the budget request.

                      CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $455,130,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................     607,100,000
House allowance.........................................     607,100,000
Committee recommendation................................     607,100,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The ``Construction, major projects'' account provides for 
constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the 
facilities (including parking projects) under the jurisdiction 
or for the use of the VA, including planning, architectural and 
engineering services, Capital Asset Realignment Enhanced 
Services [CARES] activities, assessment, and site acquisition 
where the estimated cost of a project is more than the amount 
set forth in 38 U.S.C. section 8104(a)(3)(A). Proceeds realized 
from Enhanced Use Lease activities may be deposited into the 
``Construction, major projects'' and ``Construction, minor 
projects'' accounts.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $607,100,000 
for the construction of major projects. This is $151,970,000 
above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and the same level as 
the budget request.
    The following table compares the Committee recommendation 
with the budget request.

                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
        Location and description           2006 Request   recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Veterans Health Administration [VHA]:
    Cleveland, OH Cleveland-Brecksville          $87,300         $87,300
     Consolidation, Phase 2.............
    Pittsburgh, PA Consolidation of               82,500          82,500
     Campuses, Phase 2..................
    Las Vegas, NV New Medical Facility,          199,000         199,000
     Phase 2............................
    Gainesville, FL Correct Patient               76,400          76,400
     Privacy Deficiencies, Phase 2......
    Anchorage, AK Outpatient Clinic and           63,510          63,510
     Regional Office, Phase 2...........
    Biloxi, MS Consolidation--Mental              17,500          17,500
     Health.............................
    Fayetteville, AR Clinical Addition..           5,800           5,800
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, CARES...................         532,010         532,010
                                         ===============================
Advance planning fund: Various locations          28,290          28,290
Asbestos abatement: Various locations...           5,000           5,000
Claims Analyses: Various locations......           3,000           3,000
Judgment Fund: Various locations........           2,500           2,500
Hazardous Waste: Various locations......           2,000           2,000
Facility Security Fund: Various                   15,000          15,000
 locations..............................
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, Other locations.........          55,790          55,790
                                         -------------------------------
      Total VHA construction, major              587,800         587,800
       projects.........................
                                         ===============================
Less Proceeds and revenues from                  -48,000         -48,000
 Lakeside, IL...........................
                                         -------------------------------
      Total VHA.........................         539,800         539,800
                                         ===============================
Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA]..  ..............  ..............
National Cemetery Administration [NCA]:
 \1\
    Land Acquisition: Bakersfield, CA;            41,000          41,000
     Birmingham, AL; Columbia/
     Greenville, SC; Jacksonville, FL;
     Sarasota County, FL; South East
     Pennsylvania.......................
    Fort Rosecrans Annex at Miramar, CA           19,450          19,450
     Phase I Development................
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, Construction............          60,450          60,450
                                         ===============================
Design Fund: Various locations..........           3,850           3,850
Advance planning fund: Various locations           1,000           1,000
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, Other various locations.           4,850           4,850
                                         -------------------------------
      Total NCA construction, major               65,300          65,300
       projects.........................
                                         ===============================
Staff Offices: Advanced Planning                   2,000           2,000
 Activities at Various locations........
                                         -------------------------------
      Total construction, major projects         607,100        607,100
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ National Cemetery Administration major project requests do not
  include the purchase of pre-placed crypts, which are funded by the
  Compensation and Pensions appropriation.

    Capital Asset Realignment For Enhanced Services [CARES].--
The Committee recommends $607,100,000 for major construction 
projects approved through the CARES program. The Committee's 
recommendation funds the Secretary's list of prioritized 
projects for fiscal year 2006, as identified in the May 20, 
2004 report entitled ``CARES Major Construction Projects Fiscal 
Year 2004-2010.'' The Committee applauds the VA for completing 
its national CARES plan as detailed in its CARES decision 
report, which was released on May 7, 2004, and remains strongly 
committed to funding the Secretary's recommendations.
    CARES Implementation.--The Committee is concerned that the 
original 2004 snapshot of the Department's infrastructure and 
mission requirements for each facility has changed due to the 
large number of veterans returning from Operations Enduring 
Freedom and Iraqi Freedom [OEF/OIF]. The Committee understands 
that the VA is now seeing large concentrations of veterans in 
areas that were not originally anticipated to receive the 
increased workload. These veterans are all eligible for 2 years 
of full medical benefits, and many have special needs. When no 
VA facilities are available, and the VA has to provide for 
contracted services to meet the need, the VA's contract cost 
has dramatically increased.
    The public meetings the VA is now conducting have produced 
unpredictable results. The meetings are raising issues and 
problems that were not identified in the 2004 report. In 
addition, the time-line for concluding the facility review 
process the Secretary endorsed for the 18 locations requiring 
further study, is slipping further into calendar year 2006.
    Therefore, as a result of these issues, it would be prudent 
to carefully and systematically reevaluate the 18 facilities on 
the Secretary's list requiring additional study based on a more 
global situation now facing our Nation's veterans and the 
impact of the returning OEF/OIF veterans. The Committee has 
included bill language prohibiting the VA from using any funds 
to change the current infrastructure, service or mission of the 
18 facilities on this list. The Committee encourages the VA to 
continue studying these locations and submit its 
recommendations to the Congress as part of the CARES 
recommendation in the VA's fiscal year 2007 capital plan.
    The Committee is aware that the CARES Commission's final 
report recommended new Community Based Outpatient Clinics 
[CBOC] in Bellingham, Washington and North Central Washington. 
The Committee is aware of the lack of access to VA primary care 
in Washington State and encourages the VA to move forward with 
establishing these CBOCs.
    Beckley, WV, Nursing Home.--The Committee urges the VA to 
include sufficient funding in its fiscal year 2007 budget 
request for construction of a 120-bed nursing home care unit at 
the Beckley, WV VAMC, consistent with the CARES priority list 
as described in the VA's February 2005 Five-Year Capital Plan 
2005-2010 report.

                      CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $228,933,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................     208,937,000
House allowance.........................................     208,937,000
Committee recommendation................................     208,937,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The ``Construction, minor projects'' account provides for 
constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the 
facilities (including parking) under the jurisdiction or for 
the use of the VA, including planning, CARES activities, 
assessment of needs, architectural and engineering services, 
and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is 
equal to or less than the amount set forth in 38 U.S.C. section 
8104(a)(3)(4). Public Law 106-117, the Veterans Millennium 
Health Care and Benefits Act of 1999, gave the VA the authority 
to make capital contributions from minor construction in 
enhanced-use leases. Proceeds realized from enhanced-use lease 
activities may be deposited into the ``Construction, major 
projects'' and ``Construction, minor projects'' accounts.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $208,937,000 for minor 
construction. This is $19,996,000 below the fiscal year 2005 
enacted level and the same as the budget request.

       GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2005....................................    $104,322,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................................
House allowance.........................................      25,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     104,322,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    This account is used to provide grants to assist States in 
acquiring or constructing State home facilities for furnishing 
domiciliary or nursing home care to veterans, and to expand, 
remodel or alter existing buildings for furnishing domiciliary, 
nursing home, or hospital care to veterans in State homes. The 
grant may not exceed 65 percent of the total cost of the 
project, and grants to any one State may not exceed one-third 
of the amount appropriated in any fiscal year. Public Law 102-
585 granted permanent authority for this program, and Public 
Law 106-117 provided greater specificity in directing VA to 
prescribe regulations for the number of beds for which grant 
assistance may be furnished. This program has been a successful 
partnership between the States and the VA in meeting the long-
term care needs of elderly veterans for decades.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $104,322,000 for grants for the 
construction of State extended care facilities. This is the 
same as the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and $104,322,000 
above the budget request. This program cost-effectively meets 
long-term healthcare needs of veterans.
    The Committee was disappointed that the Department did not 
request any funding for this program, nor did it provide any 
explanation for the action. The Committee believes the VA 
decision to ``suspend'' this program was done solely to reduce 
the budget request and has no substantive merit. Therefore, the 
Committee recommendation includes a funding level that is equal 
to the fiscal year 2005 enacted level. To do any less could 
potentially jeopardize projects currently awaiting funding as 
well as the welfare of deserving veterans.

        GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES

Appropriations, 2005....................................     $31,744,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................      32,000,000
House allowance.........................................      32,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      32,000,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    Public Law 105-368, amended title 38 U.S.C. section 2408, 
established authority to provide aid to States for 
establishment, expansion, and improvement of State veterans 
cemeteries which are operated and permanently maintained by the 
States. This statutory change increased the maximum Federal 
share from 50 percent to 100 percent in order to fund 
construction costs and the initial equipment expenses when the 
cemetery is established. The States remain responsible for 
providing the land and for paying all costs related to the 
operation and maintenance of the State cemeteries, including 
the costs for subsequent equipment purchases.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $32,000,000 for grants for 
construction of State veterans cemeteries. This is $256,000 
above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and the same as the 
budget request.
    Fort Ord, CA.--The Committee is concerned that land located 
at Fort Ord, CA, and set aside for a cemetery is not being used 
for that purpose due to established policies that may not have 
adequately considered situations that exist at Fort Ord. The 
Committee directs the Secretary and the Under Secretary for 
Memorial Affairs to examine the unique situation at Fort Ord 
and report back to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress by December 30, 2005, on what is necessary 
for the Department to make use of this site.
    Homelake, CO.--Homelake is home to one of the oldest State 
veterans cemeteries in the country. The first veteran was 
buried in the Homelake Cemetery in 1891. Veterans from all wars 
beginning with the Civil War and Spanish American Wars through 
the War in Iraq have been buried at Homelake. The Committee 
encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs to evaluate the 
needs for the historic preservation of this cemetery.

                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 201. The Committee includes a provision which outlines 
reprogramming authority and responsibilities for the Veterans 
Benefit Administration.
    Sec. 202. The Committee includes a provision which outlines 
reprogramming authority and responsibilities for the Veterans 
Health Administration.
    Sec. 203. The Committee includes a provision requiring the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit quarterly financial 
reports on the Veterans Health Administration.
    Sec. 204. The Committee includes a provision which defines 
a change in scope for construction projects.
    Sec. 205. The Committee includes a provision which requires 
funds to be deposited into the ``Medical services'' account.
    Sec. 206. The Committee includes a provision which allows 
for the use of fiscal year 2006 funds for prior year 
obligations.
    Sec. 207. The Committee includes a provision which allows 
for the use of fiscal year 2006 funds for prior year 
obligations resulting from the Competitive Equity Banking Act.
    Sec. 208. The Committee includes a provision which allows 
for payments from the National Service Life Insurance fund.
    Sec. 209. The Committee includes a provision which 
continues the Franchise Fund program.
    Sec. 210. The Committee includes a provision which outlines 
use of funds from enhanced-lease proceeds.
    Sec. 211. The Committee includes a provision which provides 
for funds for the Office of Resolution Management and the 
Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication.
    Sec. 212. The Committee includes a provision which sets a 
limit on new leases without congressional approval.
    Sec. 213. The Committee includes a provision which requires 
disclosure of third-party reimbursement information.
    Sec. 214. The Committee includes a provision which outlines 
authorized uses for ``Medical services'' funds.
    Sec. 215. The Committee includes a provision which allows 
for the transfer of funds into the ``Veterans Housing Benefit 
Program Fund Program Account''.
    Sec. 216. The Committee includes a provision which allows 
eligible veterans in the State of Alaska to obtain medical care 
services.
    Sec. 217. The Committee includes a provision which allows 
for the transfer of funds into the construction accounts.
    Sec. 218. The Committee includes a provision which allows 
for the transfer of funds into the construction accounts from 
proceeds and revenues.
    Sec. 219. The Committee includes a provision which allows 
for outreach and marketing to enroll new veterans.
    Sec. 220. The Committee includes a provision which allows 
funds in the Medical Care Collection Fund to be transferred 
into the ``Medical services'' account.
    Sec. 221. The Committee includes a provision making funds 
available for services authorized by 5 U.S.C.

                      TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES

                  AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

                          Program Description

    The American Battle Monuments Commission [ABMC] is 
responsible for the following: the maintenance and construction 
of U.S. monuments and memorials commemorating the achievements 
in battle of our Armed Forces since April 1917 (the date of 
U.S. entry into World War I); the erection of monuments and 
markers by U.S. citizens and organizations in foreign 
countries; and the design, construction, and maintenance of 
permanent military cemetery memorials in foreign countries. The 
Commission maintains 24 military memorial cemeteries and 25 
monuments, memorials, and markers, in 15 countries around the 
world, including three memorials on U.S. soil. It is presently 
charged with erecting an Interpretive Center at the Normandy 
American Cemetery, Normandy, France.

                         Salaries and Expenses

Appropriations, 2005....................................     $40,771,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................      35,250,000
House allowance.........................................      35,750,000
Committee recommendation................................      36,250,000

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $36,250,000 for the Salaries and 
Expenses account. This amount is $4,521,000 below the fiscal 
year 2005 enacted level and $1,000,000 above the budget 
request. Within this amount, the Committee has provided the 
budget request of $3,100,000 to complete the Normandy 
Interpretive Center.

                     Foreign Currency Fluctuations

Appropriations, 2005....................................     $11,904,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................      15,250,000
House allowance.........................................      15,250,000
Committee recommendation................................      15,250,000

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $15,250,000 for the ``Foreign 
Currency Fluctuation'' account. This amount is $3,346,000 above 
the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and equal to the budget 
request. The Committee has provided these funds due to 
unanticipated currency fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and 
the euro to meet the increased operating needs of its sites in 
Europe.

               U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS


                          Program Description

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims was 
established by the Veterans' Judicial Review Act of 1988. The 
Court is an independent judicial tribunal with exclusive 
jurisdiction to review decisions of the Board of Veterans' 
Appeals. It has the authority to decide all relevant questions 
of law; interpret constitutional, statutory, and regulatory 
provisions; and determine the meaning or applicability of the 
terms of an action by the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA]. 
It is authorized to compel action by the VA. It is authorized 
to hold unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful and set aside 
decisions, findings, conclusions, rules and regulations issued 
or adopted by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Board 
of Veterans' Appeals.

                         Salaries and Expenses

Appropriations, 2005....................................     $17,112,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................      18,295,000
House allowance.........................................      18,295,000
Committee recommendation................................      18,795,000

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $18,795,000 for the U.S. Court of 
Appeals for Veterans Claims. This amount is an increase of 
$1,683,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and 
$500,000 above the budget request.
    Electronic Case Management System.--The Committee is 
impressed with the Court's plans to implement an electronic 
case management system. This is an area that can save the Court 
both time and money. The efficiencies gained by moving cases 
electronically through the system will also increase the 
quality and timeliness of the service our veterans receive. 
Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes $500,000 to 
allow the Court to immediately begin this worthwhile project. 
In an effort to take advantage of the technological gains the 
Federal Judiciary has made in this area, the Committee 
recommends the Court work with the Administrative Office of the 
U.S. Courts to purchase and implement a version of their Case 
Management/Electronic Case File [CM/ECF] product. The Court is 
directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations in both 
Houses of Congress on the progress of such a partnership.

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL


                       Cemeterial Expenses, Army


                          Program Description

    The Secretary of the Army is responsible for the 
administration, operation and maintenance of Arlington National 
Cemetery and the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery. 
In addition to its principal function as a national cemetery, 
Arlington is the site of approximately 3,100 nonfuneral 
ceremonies each year and has approximately 4,000,000 visitors 
annually.

                         Salaries and Expenses

Appropriations, 2005....................................     $29,363,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................      28,050,000
House allowance.........................................      29,550,000
Committee recommendation................................      28,550,000

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends $28,550,000 for the ``Ceremonial 
Expenses, Army'' account. This amount is $813,000 below the 
fiscal year 2005 enacted level and $500,000 above the budget 
request.

                      ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

Appropriations, 2005....................................     $61,131,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................      58,281,000
House allowance.........................................      58,281,000
Committee recommendation................................      58,281,000

                          PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The Armed Forces Retirement Home account provides funds to 
operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--
Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home--Gulfport, Mississippi. These two facilities 
provide long term housing and medical care for our Nation's 
needy veterans.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends authority to expend $58,281,000 
from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund to operate and 
maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington, DC, and 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Gulfport, MS. This amount is 
$2,850,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and equal 
to the budget request. Within this appropriation level, the 
Committee has provided $1,248,000 for the Capital Improvement 
Program.

  COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports on 
general appropriations bills identify each Committee amendment 
to the House bill ``which proposes an item of appropriation 
which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing 
law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously 
passed by the Senate during that session.''
Title I--Department of Defense
    Military Construction, Army
    Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
    Military Construction, Air Force
    Military Construction, Defense-wide
    Military Construction, Army National Guard
    Military Construction, Air National Guard
    Military Construction, Army Reserve
    Military Construction, Naval Reserve
    Military Construction, Air Force Reserve
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Security Investment 
Program
    Family Housing Construction, Army
    Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army
    Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
    Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine 
Corps
    Family Housing Construction, Air Force
    Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
    Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide
    Department of Defense, Family Housing Improvement Fund
    Base Realignment and Closure Account, 1990
    Base Realignment and Closure Account, 2005
Title II--Department of Veterans Affairs
    Information Technology

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on July 21, 2005, 
the Committee ordered reported, en bloc S. 1446, an original 
bill making appropriations for the District of Columbia and 
other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2006, and for other purposes, H.R. 2528, making 
appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2006, and for other purposes with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute and an amendment to the title; and H.R.3058, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, 
Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 
and for other purposes, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, provided that the bill be subject to further 
amendment and the bill be consistent with its budget 
allocation, by a recorded vote of 28-0, a quorum being present. 
The vote was as follows:
        Yeas                          Nays
Chairman Cochran
Mr. Stevens
Mr. Specter
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Bond
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Burns
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Craig
Mrs. Hutchison
Mr. DeWine
Mr. Brownback
Mr. Allard
Mr. Byrd
Mr. Inouye
Mr. Leahy
Mr. Harkin
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Reid
Mr. Kohl
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Dorgan
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Johnson
Ms. Landrieu

 COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports 
on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute 
or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or 
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a 
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution 
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof 
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and 
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical 
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the 
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by 
the committee.''
    The Committee bill as recommended contains no such 
provisions.

                                MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT LISTING BY LOCATION
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                           Senate Committee
                                                                                        recommendation compared
                                             Budget         House        Committee           with (+ or -)
        Installation and project            estimate      allowance   recommendation ---------------------------
                                                                                         Budget         House
                                                                                        estimate      allowance
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                 ALABAMA

ARMY:
    ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT: UPGRADE FOR 33   ............        3,150   ..............  ............       -3,150
     THEATER HIGH ALTITUDE AIR DEFENSE
     STORAGE IGLOOS.....................
    FORT RUCKER: SYSTEM TEST AND          ............        9,700   ..............  ............       -9,700
     INTEGRATION LAB/FLIGHT TEST SUPPORT
     FACILITY...........................
    REDSTONE ARSENAL:
        AMMUNITION HANDLING INSTRUCTION   ............        4,700   ..............  ............       -4,700
         FACILITY.......................
        SYSTEMS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING      ............  ............        20,000        +20,000       +20,000
         ANNEX..........................
AIR FORCE: MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE:             14,900        14,900         14,900    ............  ............
 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND LODGING
 FACILITY...............................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: FORT PAYNE:          ............        4,145   ..............  ............       -4,145
 ADDITION/ALTERATION READINESS CENTER...
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: MONTGOMERY REGIONAL         9,100         9,100          9,100    ............  ............
 AIRPORT BASE: REPLACE COMPOSITE
 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING FACILITY.......
NAVAL RESERVE: MOBILE: MARINE CORPS             7,463         7,463          8,163           +700          +700
 RESERVE CENTER.........................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, ALABAMA....................       31,463        53,158         52,163        +20,700          -995

                 ALASKA

ARMY:
    FORT RICHARDSON: RAILHEAD PORT        ............  ............         4,700         +4,700        +4,700
     FACILITY...........................
    FORT WAINWRIGHT:
        BARRACKS COMPLEX................       33,560        33,560         33,560    ............  ............
        INFORMATION SYSTEMS FACILITY....  ............  ............         5,600         +5,600        +5,600
        ROTARY WING LANDING PAD.........  ............  ............         5,500         +5,500        +5,500
AIR FORCE:
    CLEAR AIR FORCE STATION: DORMITORY         20,000        20,000         20,000    ............  ............
     (100 ROOM).........................
    EIELSON AFB: MOBILITY WAREHOUSE.....  ............  ............         5,900         +5,900        +5,900
    ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE:
        C-17 SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT SHOP....          820           820            820    ............  ............
        C-17 MAINTENANCE COMPLEX (PHASE        54,000        54,000         54,000    ............  ............
         I).............................
AIR FORCE RESERVE: ELMENDORF AIR FORCE          3,100         3,100          3,100    ............  ............
 BASE: C-17 CONVERT HANGAR FOR AIR FORCE
 RESERVE COMMAND GROUP HEADQUARTERS.....
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      TOTAL, ALASKA.....................      111,480       111,480        133,180        +21,700       +21,700

                 ARIZONA

ARMY:
    FORT HUACHUCA: EFFLUENT REUSE SYSTEM  ............        5,100   ..............  ............       -5,100
    YUMA PROVING GROUND: SPECIAL          ............  ............         8,100         +8,100        +8,100
     OPERATIONS FREE FALL SIMULATOR.....
NAVY: YUMA: ROTARY WING FUELING APRON...        3,637         3,637          3,637    ............  ............
AIR FORCE:
    DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE: CSAR          8,600         8,600          8,600    ............  ............
     SQUADRON COMPLEX...................
    LUKE AIR FORCE BASE: DORMITORY (144        13,000        13,000         13,000    ............  ............
     ROOM)..............................
DEFENSE-WIDE: YUMA: ROTARY WING HYDRANT         7,300         7,300          7,300    ............  ............
 SYSTEM.................................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: MARANA: FIRE         ............        1,499   ..............  ............       -1,499
 STATION................................
AIR FORCE RESERVE:
    DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE: ALTER         1,500         1,500          1,500    ............  ............
     RESCUE SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY
    LUKE AIR FORCE BASE: 944TH CIVIL      ............        5,900   ..............  ............       -5,900
     ENGINEER SQUADRON FACILITY.........
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      TOTAL, ARIZONA....................       34,037        46,536         42,137         +8,100        -4,399

                ARKANSAS

AIR FORCE:
    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE:
        AIRMEN DINING FACILITY..........  ............        6,400   ..............  ............       -6,400
        PARALLEL TAXIWAY ALL AMERICAN           2,500         2,500          2,500    ............  ............
         LANDING ZONE...................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP ROBINSON:       ............  ............         5,608         +5,608        +5,608
 REGIONAL INSTITUTE TRAINING COMPLEX....
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      TOTAL, ARKANSAS...................        2,500         8,900          8,108         +5,608          -792

               CALIFORNIA

ARMY:
    CONCORD:
        PIER SECURITY UPGRADE...........        8,600         8,600          8,600    ............  ............
        UPGRADE OUTLOAD FACILITIES......        3,250         3,250          3,250    ............  ............
    FORT IRWIN:
        LAND ACQUISITION (PHASE III)....        5,000         5,000          5,000    ............  ............
        MILITARY OPERATIONS URBAN              12,000        12,000         12,000    ............  ............
         TERRAIN (PHASE I)..............
        REPLACE DINING FACILITY.........  ............        4,250   ..............  ............       -4,250
NAVY:
    CAMP PENDLETON:
        ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE                5,160         5,160          5,160    ............  ............
         FACILITY.......................
        BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--           19,620        19,620         19,620    ............  ............
         HEADQUARTERS...................
        FLIGHT LINE SECURITY FENCE......        1,400         1,400          1,400    ............  ............
        RECLAMATION/CONVEYANCE (PHASE I)       25,436        25,436         25,436    ............  ............
    CHINA LAKE: ADVANCED SENSOR LAB.....       19,158        19,158         19,158    ............  ............
    EL CENTRO: APRON AND HANGAR RECAP          18,666        18,666         18,666    ............  ............
     (PHASE II).........................
    LEMOORE: REPLACE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL        8,480         8,480          8,480    ............  ............
     TOWER..............................
    MIRAMAR MARINE CORPS AIR STATION:     ............        5,070   ..............  ............       -5,070
     PROVOST MARSHAL SCREENING FACILITY.
    NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL: GLASGOW    ............        6,500   ..............  ............       -6,500
     HALL ADDITION......................
    NORTH ISLAND: BACHELOR ENLISTED            13,700        13,700   ..............      -13,700       -13,700
     QUARTERS--SHIPBOARD ASHORE.........
    TWENTYNINE PALMS:
        IMPROVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT      ............        3,000   ..............  ............       -3,000
         FACILITY.......................
        MILITARY OPERATIONS ON URBAN      ............       21,000   ..............  ............      -21,000
         TERRAIN FACILITY (PHASE I).....
AIR FORCE:
    BEALE AIR FORCE BASE: GLOBAL HAWK          14,200        14,200         14,200    ............  ............
     TWO BAY MAINTENANCE HANGAR.........
    EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE: MAINBASE           37,000        37,000         37,000    ............  ............
     RUNWAY (PHASE I)...................
    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE:
        AEROSPACE GROUND EQUIPMENT        ............  ............        10,900        +10,900       +10,900
         FACILITY (AGE).................
        AIR MOBILITY OPERATIONS GROUP          19,000        19,000         19,000    ............  ............
         GLOBAL REACH: DEPLOYMENT CENTER
        C-17 ADDITION/ALTERATION LIFE           1,300         1,300          1,300    ............  ............
         SUPPORT........................
        C-17 ADDITION COMPOSITE SHOP....        3,200         3,200          3,200    ............  ............
        C-17 MAINTENANCE TRAINING               8,100         8,100          8,100    ............  ............
         FACILITY.......................
    VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE: FITNESS         16,845        16,845         16,845    ............  ............
     CENTER.............................
DEFENSE-WIDE:
    BEALE AIR FORCE BASE: CLINIC               18,000        18,000         18,000    ............  ............
     ADDITION/ALTERATION................
    CORONA:
        SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES               4,000         4,000          4,000    ............  ............
         APPLIED INSTRUCTION FACILITY...
        SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SEAL         11,000        11,000         11,000    ............  ............
         TEAM OPERATIONS/SUPPORT
         FACILITY.......................
        SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES              13,350        13,350         13,350    ............  ............
         TRAINING SUPPORT FACILITIES....
    DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION DEPOT--TRACY:         33,635        33,635         33,635    ............  ............
     REPLACE GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE..
    MIRAMAR: REPLACE STORAGE AND               23,000        23,000         23,000    ............  ............
     DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM................
    SAN DIEGO: PATIENT PARKING FACILITY.       15,000        15,000         15,000    ............  ............
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
    CAMP ROBERTS: URBAN COMBAT COURSE...  ............  ............         1,500         +1,500        +1,500
    ROSEVILLE: ADDITION/ALTERATION              2,941         2,941          2,941    ............  ............
     READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION
     REDESIGN STUDY)....................
    SAN LUIS OBISPO: DINING FACILITY....  ............  ............         8,599         +8,599        +8,599
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: FRESNO YOSEMITE             3,000         3,000          3,000    ............  ............
 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: AIR SOVEREIGNTY
 ALERT--ALERT CREW QUARTERS FACIL-  ITY.
ARMY RESERVE:
    FORT HUNTER LIGGETT:
        SHOOT HOUSE/AFTER ACTION REVIEW.        1,700         1,700          1,700    ............  ............
        URBAN ASSAULT COURSE............        1,500         1,500          1,500    ............  ............
AIR FORCE RESERVE: TRAVIS AIR FORCE       ............        3,900   ..............  ............       -3,900
 BASE: C-17 WHEEL AND TIRE SHOP.........
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      TOTAL, CALIFORNIA.................      367,241       410,961        374,540         +7,299       -36,421

                COLORADO

ARMY:
    FORT CARSON:
        ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE AIR CONTROL          14,600        14,600         14,600    ............  ............
         GROUP COMPLEX (PHASE I-B)......
        BARRACKS COMPLEX................       25,522        25,522         25,522    ............  ............
        COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE               28,000        28,000         28,000    ............  ............
         TRAINING FACILITY..............
        SHOOT HOUSE.....................        1,250         1,250          1,250    ............  ............
        SHOOT HOUSE (U.S. ARMY SPECIAL          1,250         1,250          1,250    ............  ............
         OPERATIONS COMMAND)............
AIR FORCE:
    BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE:
        ADD/ALTER COMMUNICATIONS COMPLEX       10,600        10,600         10,600    ............  ............
        CONSOLIDATED SERVICES FACILITY..        4,000         4,000          4,000    ............  ............
        LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FACILITY.        5,500         5,500          5,500    ............  ............
    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE:
        76TH SPACE CONTROL FACILITY.....  ............       12,700   ..............  ............      -12,700
        WEST GATE FORCE PROTECTION             12,800        12,800         12,800    ............  ............
         ACCESS.........................
    U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY: UPGRADE            13,000        13,000         13,000    ............  ............
     ACADEMIC FACILITY (PHASE IV-A).....
DEFENSE-WIDE: PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE:          1,820         1,820          1,820    ............  ............
 LIFE SKILLS SUPPORT CENTER.............
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: GREELEY AIR NATIONAL  ............        6,400          6,400         +6,400   ............
 GUARD STATION: SPACE WARNING SQUADRON
 SUPPORT FACILITY.......................
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      TOTAL, COLORADO...................      118,342       137,442        124,742         +6,400       -12,700

               CONNECTICUT

NAVY: SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON: CRANE    ............  ............         4,610         +4,610        +4,610
 MAINTENANCE FACILITY...................
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      TOTAL, CONNECTICUT................  ............  ............         4,610         +4,610        +4,610

                DELAWARE

AIR FORCE:
    DOVER AIR FORCE BASE:
        C-17 ALTER FACILITIES FOR PARTS         1,000         1,000          1,000    ............  ............
         STORAGE........................
        C-17 FLIGHT SIMULATOR FACILITY..        5,000         5,000          5,000    ............  ............
        DORMITORY (144 ROOM)............       13,000        13,000         13,000    ............  ............
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
    NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT ANG BASE:
        ADDITIONS TO RESERVE FORCES       ............  ............         1,500         +1,500        +1,500
         MEDICAL TRAINING FACILITY......
        NEW SECURITY FORCES FACILITY....  ............  ............         1,400         +1,400        +1,400
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      TOTAL, DELAWARE...................       19,000        19,000         21,900         +2,900        +2,900

          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

AIR FORCE:
    BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE:
        CONSTRUCT OPERATIONS FACILITY...       10,400        10,400         10,400    ............  ............
        FORCE PROTECTION MAIN GATE......        4,500         4,500          4,500    ............  ............
DEFENSE-WIDE: BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE:           7,900         7,900          7,900    ............  ............
 PEPCO FEEDER LINE......................
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      TOTAL, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.......       22,800        22,800         22,800    ............  ............

                 FLORIDA

NAVY:
    JACKSONVILLE: HELICOPTER HANGAR            45,179        45,179         45,179    ............  ............
     REPLACEMENT (PHASE I)..............
    MAYPORT:
        BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--            7,820         7,820          7,820    ............  ............
         HOMEPORT ASHORE................
        CONSOLIDATED MAINTENANCE          ............        4,470   ..............  ............       -4,470
         FACILITY.......................
        EXPAND FLIGHT TRAINER...........        2,930         2,930          2,930    ............  ............
    PANAMA CITY: JOINT AQUATIC COMBAT           9,678         9,678          9,678    ............  ............
     DIVER TRAINING.....................
    PENSACOLA: WATER TREATMENT FACILITY         8,710         8,710          8,710    ............  ............
     RECAPITALIZATION...................
    WHITING FIELD NAVAL AIR STATION:      ............  ............         4,670         +4,670        +4,670
     CONTROL TOWER RECAPITALIZATION,
     SOUTH FIELD........................
AIR FORCE:
    CAPE CANAVERAL AIR STATION:           ............  ............         6,200         +6,200        +6,200
     SATELLITE PROCESSING OPERATIONS
     SUPPORT FACILITY...................
    HURLBURT FIELD: WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR          2,540         2,540          2,540    ............  ............
     COURSE FACILITY....................
    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE:
        CENTRAL COMMAND JOINT                  67,000        67,000         67,000    ............  ............
         INTELLIGENCE CENTER............
        SECURITY FORCES FACILITY........       11,200        11,200         11,200    ............  ............
    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE:
        1ST AIR FORCE OPERATIONS CENTER   ............       10,000   ..............  ............      -10,000
         (PHASE II).....................
        DORMITORY (120 ROOM)............        9,000         9,000          9,000    ............  ............
        F/A-22 ADDITION FUELS                   2,500         2,500          2,500    ............  ............
         MAINTENANCE....................
DEFENSE-WIDE:
    EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE: SPECIAL              12,800        12,800         12,800    ............  ............
     OPERATIONS FORCES MOBILITY/AERIAL
     DELIVERY: SUPPORT FACILITY.........
    HURLBURT FIELD: AT/FP MAIN GATE/      ............        6,500   ..............  ............       -6,500
     SOUNDSIDE ACCESS...................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP BLANDING:       ............       20,049   ..............  ............      -20,049
 REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE COMPLEX
 (PHASE II).............................
AIR FORCE RESERVE:
    HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE: VISITING  ............        6,900   ..............  ............       -6,900
     QUARTERS...........................
    PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE: ALTER RESCUE        2,090         2,090          2,090    ............  ............
     SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY.......
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      TOTAL, FLORIDA....................      181,447       229,366        192,317        +10,870       -37,049

                 GEORGIA

ARMY:
    FORT BENNING:
        COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE               20,961        20,961         20,961    ............  ............
         TRAINING FACILITY..............
        INFANTRY PLATOON BATTLE COURSE..        4,300         4,300          4,300    ............  ............
        SHOOT HOUSE.....................        1,250         1,250          1,250    ............  ............
        SHOOT HOUSE (U.S. ARMY SPECIAL          1,700         1,700          1,700    ............  ............
         OPERATIONS COMMAND)............
        SQUAD DEFENSE RANGE.............  ............        2,050   ..............  ............       -2,050
    FORT GILLEM:
        FORENSIC LAB ADDITION...........        3,900         3,900          3,900    ............  ............
        MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE......  ............  ............         4,550         +4,550        +4,550
    FORT STEWART:
        BARRACKS COMPLEX................       37,566        37,566         37,566    ............  ............
        SHOOT HOUSE (U.S. ARMY SPECIAL          1,250         1,250          1,250    ............  ............
         OPERATIONS COMMAND)............
        URBAN ASSAULT COURSE............        1,350         1,350          1,350    ............  ............
        VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP........       17,814        17,814         17,814    ............  ............
NAVY:
    ALBANY MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE:
        COMBAT VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND    ............        4,000          4,000         +4,000   ............
         PRESERVATION FACILITY..........
        SATELLITE FIRE STATION..........  ............        1,840   ..............  ............       -1,840
    KINGS BAY:
        ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLE SUPPORT  ............        3,890   ..............  ............       -3,890
         FACILITY.......................
        UTILITY AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS/          3,000         3,000          3,000    ............  ............
         WATERFRONT SECURITY: EMERGENCY
         GENERATOR......................
AIR FORCE:
    ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE:
        51ST COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS        ............        5,600   ..............  ............       -5,600
         SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY...
        APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM........        2,000         2,000          2,000    ............  ............
DEFENSE-WIDE:
    AUGUSTA: REGIONAL SECURITY                 61,466        61,466         61,466    ............  ............
     OPERATIONS CENTER..................
    FORT STEWART:
        NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL...........       16,629        16,629         16,629    ............  ............
        SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES               10,000        10,000         10,000    ............  ............
         EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE COMPLEX..
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD        7,200         7,200          7,200    ............  ............
 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: REPLACE COMBAT
 READINESS TRAINING CENTER/MEDICAL
 TRAINING COMPLEX.......................
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      TOTAL, GEORGIA....................      190,386       207,766        198,936         +8,550        -8,830

                 HAWAII

ARMY:
    HELEMANO: DRUM ROAD UPGRADE (PHASE         41,000        41,000         41,000    ............  ............
     II)................................
    POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA:
        BATTLE AREA COMPLEX.............       34,000        34,000         34,000    ............  ............
        TACTICAL VEHICLE WASH FACILITY..        9,300         9,300          9,300    ............  ............
        SADDLE ROAD.....................  ............  ............        17,000        +17,000       +17,000
    SCHOFIELD BARRACKS:
        BARRACKS COMPLEX (PHASE I)......       48,000        48,000         48,000    ............  ............
        MODIFIED URBAN ASSAULT COURSE...        5,900         5,900          5,900    ............  ............
        VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITY           24,656        24,656         24,656    ............  ............
         (PHASE II).....................
NAVY:
    KANEOHE BAY: CAMP SMITH FIRE STATION        5,700         5,700          5,700    ............  ............
    PEARL HARBOR: PACIFIC WARFIGHTING          29,700        29,700         29,700    ............  ............
     CENTER.............................
AIR FORCE:
    HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE:
        DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM        5,678         5,678          5,678    ............  ............
         INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON
         OPERATIONS FACILITY............
        UPGRADE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION   ............        7,700          7,700         +7,700   ............
         SYSTEM (PHASE III).............
DEFENSE-WIDE: KUNIA: REGIONAL SECURITY         61,466   ............        61,466    ............      +61,466
 OPERATIONS CENTER REPLACEMENT..........
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: HICKAM AIR FORCE            2,500         2,500          2,500    ............  ............
 BASE: F-15 AIRCRAFT RINSE FACILITY.....
AIR FORCE RESERVE: HICKAM AIR FORCE             6,450         6,450          6,450    ............  ............
 BASE: CONSOLIDATED TRAINING FACILITY...
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      TOTAL, HAWAII.....................      274,350       220,584        299,050        +24,700       +78,466

                  IDAHO

AIR FORCE: MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE:        9,835         9,835          9,835    ............  ............
 BASE OPERATIONS/RADAR APPROACH CONTROL
 FACILITY...............................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: GOWEN FIELD:         ............        8,415          8,415         +8,415   ............
 RAILHEAD (PHASE I).....................
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      TOTAL, IDAHO......................        9,835        18,250         18,250         +8,415   ............

                ILLINOIS

ARMY: ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL: COMBINED FIRE/ ............        7,400          7,400         +7,400   ............
 POLICE STATION.........................
NAVY:
    GREAT LAKES:
        DRILL HALL REPLACEMENT..........       16,610        16,610         16,610    ............  ............
        RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND               38,720        38,720         38,720    ............  ............
         BARRACKS.......................
        RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND               33,840        33,840         33,840    ............  ............
         BARRACKS.......................
        RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND               32,730        32,730         32,730    ............  ............
         INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE (PHASE
         I).............................
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          TOTAL, ILLINOIS...............      121,900       129,300        129,300         +7,400   ............

                 INDIANA

ARMY: CRANE ARMY AMMUNITION ACTIVITY:     ............        5,700   ..............  ............       -5,700
 HIGH PERFORMANCE MAGAZINES (PHASE I)...
NAVY: NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER        ............  ............         8,220         +8,220        +8,220
 CRANE: SPECIAL WEAPONS ENGINEERING
 FACILITY...............................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP ATTERBURY:            2,454         2,454          2,454    ............  ............
 FIRE STATION (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN
 STUDY).................................
AIR FORCE RESERVE: GRISSOM AIR RESERVE          7,000         7,000          7,000    ............  ............
 BASE: RADAR APPROACH CONTROL FACILITY..
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      TOTAL, INDIANA....................        9,454        15,154         17,674         +8,220        +2,520

                  IOWA

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: FORT DODGE:          ............        1,500          1,500         +1,500   ............
 ADDITION/ALTERATION FIELD MAINTENANCE
 SHOP...................................
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      TOTAL, IOWA.......................  ............        1,500          1,500         +1,500   ............

                 KANSAS

ARMY:
    FORT LEAVENWORTH: LEWIS AND CLARK          42,642        42,642         42,642    ............  ............
     INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY (PHASE III).
    FORT RILEY:
        ALERT HOLDING AREA..............  ............  ............         6,300         +6,300        +6,300
        DEPLOYMENT FACILITY RAMP                5,500         5,500          5,500    ............  ............
         EXPANSION......................
        DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT FACILITY.....  ............  ............         4,600         +4,600        +4,600
        DIGITAL MULTIPURPOSE TRAINING          17,500        17,500         17,500    ............  ............
         RANGE..........................
DEFENSE-WIDE: MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE:        15,800        15,800         15,800    ............  ............
 HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM....................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: PITTSBURG:           ............        5,683   ..............  ............       -5,683
 READINESS CENTER.......................
ARMY RESERVE: NEW CENTURY:                      6,376         6,376          6,376    ............  ............
 ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/AREA
 MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY/UNHEATED
 STORAGE (PHASE I)......................
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      TOTAL, KANSAS.....................       87,818        93,501         98,718        +10,900        +5,217

                KENTUCKY

ARMY:
    FORT CAMPBELL:
        AIRFIELD SUPPORT FACILITY.......  ............        3,600   ..............  ............       -3,600
        BARRACKS COMPLEX--52ND ST.......       49,575        49,575         49,575    ............  ............
        BARRACKS COMPLEX--GLIDER RD.....       43,000        43,000         43,000    ............  ............
        BARRACKS COMPLEX (PHASE II).....       24,650        24,650         24,650    ............  ............
        COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE               10,300        10,300         10,300    ............  ............
         TRAINING FACILITY (PHASE II)...
        MAIN GATE ACCESS CONTROL POINT    ............  ............         8,300         +8,300        +8,300
         (GATE 4).......................
        URBAN ASSAULT COURSE............        1,700         1,700          1,700    ............  ............
    FORT KNOX:
        VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITY....  ............  ............         8,200         +8,200        +8,200
        TRAINEE BARRACKS COMPLEX 1             21,000        21,000         21,000    ............  ............
         (PHASE II).....................
DEFENSE-WIDE:
    FORT CAMPBELL:
        SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES               7,800         7,800          7,800    ............  ............
         COMPANY OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY
         FACILITY.......................
        SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES GROUP        30,000        30,000         30,000    ............  ............
         OPERATIONS COMPLEX.............
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: W.H. FORD REGIONAL         9,720         9,720          9,720    ............  ............
 TRAINING CENTER: TRAINING COMPLEX
 (PHASE VI).............................
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      TOTAL, KENTUCKY...................      197,745       201,345        214,245        +16,500       +12,900

                LOUISIANA

ARMY: FORT POLK: COMBINED ARMS                 28,887        28,887         28,887    ............  ............
 COLLECTIVE TRAINING FACILITY...........
AIR FORCE: BARKSDALE AFB: INTEGRATED      ............  ............        10,800        +10,800       +10,800
 OPERATIONS CENTER......................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, LOUISIANA..................       28,887        28,887         39,687        +10,800       +10,800

                  MAINE

NAVY: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD:          ............  ............         8,100         +8,100        +8,100
 ACOUSTIC TEST AND CALIBRATION FACILITY.
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, MAINE......................  ............  ............         8,100         +8,100        +8,100

                MARYLAND

NAVY:
    ANNAPOLIS: WESLEY BROWN FIELD HOUSE        24,930        24,930         24,930    ............  ............
     (PHASE I)..........................
    INDIAN HEAD: JOINT EXPLOSIVE          ............       13,460   ..............  ............      -13,460
     ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT
     CENTER.............................
    PATUXENT RIVER:
        MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT         5,800         5,800          5,800    ............  ............
         TEST FACILITY..................
        PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTER PROGRAMS       40,700        40,700         40,700    ............  ............
         SUPPORT FACILITY (PHASE I).....
DEFENSE-WIDE:
    BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL: ACADEMIC          10,350        10,350         10,350    ............  ............
     PROGRAM CENTER/GRADUATE SCHOOL
     NURSING ADDITION...................
    FORT DETRICK:
        JOINT MEDICAL LOGISTICS CENTER..       34,000        34,000         34,000    ............  ............
        U.S. ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH             21,200        21,200         21,200    ............  ............
         INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS
         DISEASES STERILIZATION PLANT...
    FORT MEADE:
        CLASSIFIED MATERIAL CONVERSION..       12,030        12,030         12,030    ............  ............
        FRIENDSHIP ANNEX COMPLEX               12,009        12,009         12,009    ............  ............
         GENERATOR PLANT................
        SOUTH CAMPUS MAIL FACILITY......        4,010         4,010          4,010    ............  ............
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: DUNDALK ARMORY:      ............  ............         4,912         +4,912        +4,912
 ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP........
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, MARYLAND...................      165,029       178,489        169,941         +4,912        -8,548

              MASSACHUSETTS

AIR FORCE: HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE:             10,000        10,000   ..............      -10,000       -10,000
 FOURTH CLIFF EROSION CONTROL
 STABILIZATION SYSTEM(PHASE I)..........
REPLACE BCE HEAVY REPAIR AND GROUNDS      ............  ............         3,900         +3,900        +3,900
 FACILITY...............................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
    CAMP CURTIS GUILD (READING)                17,136        17,136         17,136    ............  ............
     ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP
     (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY).....
    CAMP EDWARDS: READINESS CENTER (ARMY        2,542         2,542          2,542    ............  ............
     DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY)...........
    WESTFIELD: FIRE STATION (ARMY               2,129         2,129          2,129    ............  ............
     DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY)...........
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: BARNES MUNICIPAL      ............        7,100          7,100         +7,100   ............
 AIRPORT: WEAPONS MAINTENANCE/LOAD CREW
 TRAINING FACILITY......................
AIR FORCE RESERVE: WESTOVER AIR RESERVE         3,000         3,000          3,000    ............  ............
 BASE: MUNITIONS STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE
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      TOTAL, MASSACHUSETTS..............       34,807        41,907         35,807         +1,000        -6,100

                MICHIGAN

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
    CAMP GRAYLING RANGE: MULTI-PURPOSE          1,901         1,901          1,901    ............  ............
     MACHINE GUN RANGE..................
    LANSING: USPFO/READINESS CENTER--     ............  ............        11,800        +11,800       +11,800
     PHASE I............................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
    ALPENA: CRTC SQUADRON OPERATIONS      ............  ............         9,500         +9,500        +9,500
     FACILITY...........................
    W.K. KELLOGG AIRPORT: REPLACE CIVIL   ............        7,400   ..............  ............       -7,400
     ENGINEERING COMPLEX................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, MICHIGAN...................        1,901         9,301         23,201        +21,300       +13,900

                MINNESOTA

AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
    DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: FAA/    ............  ............         6,500         +6,500        +6,500
     AIR NATIONAL GUARD FIRE STATION
     FACILITY...........................
    MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL INTERNATIONAL     ............        8,800   ..............  ............       -8,800
     AIRPORT: COMPOSITE MAINTENANCE
     COMPLEX............................
AIR FORCE RESERVE: MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL    ............        3,000   ..............  ............       -3,000
 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: JOINT USE SMALL
 ARMS RANGE.............................
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      TOTAL, MINNESOTA..................  ............       11,800          6,500         +6,500        -5,300

               MISSISSIPPI

NAVY: NAS MERIDIAN: JET ENGINE TEST CELL  ............  ............        10,450        +10,450       +10,450
AIR FORCE:
    COLUMBUS AFB: MISSION SUPPORT GROUP   ............  ............        10,000        +10,000       +10,000
     COMPLEX............................
    KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE:
        STUDENT DORMITORY (300 ROOM)....       30,100        30,100         30,100    ............  ............
        TECHNICAL TRAINING FACILITY.....       17,400        17,400         17,400    ............  ............
DEFENSE-WIDE: KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE:          14,000        14,000         14,000    ............  ............
 SURGERY SUITE ADDITION/ALTERATION......
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
    CAMP SHELBY:
        COMBINED ARMS AREA WETLANDS             5,263         5,263          5,263    ............  ............
         CROSSINGS (PHASE I)............
        MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE......        3,000         3,000          3,000    ............  ............
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: GULFPORT: REPLACE     ............        3,000          4,500         +4,500        +1,500
 MUNITIONS TRAINING AND STORAGE COMPLEX.
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, MISSISSIPPI................       69,763        72,763         94,713        +24,950       +21,950

                MISSOURI

ARMY: FORT LEONARD WOOD: COUNTERMINE            8,100         8,100          8,100    ............  ............
 TRAINING COMPLEX (PHASE II)............
AIR FORCE: WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE: B-2   ............        5,721   ..............  ............       -5,721
 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS STORAGE.........
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
    FORT LEONARD WOOD: MK 19 RANGE......        1,878         1,878          1,878    ............  ............
    SPRINGFIELD: AVIATION CLASSIFICATION  ............        8,234   ..............  ............       -8,234
     AND REPAIR ACTIVITY DEPOT (PHASE I)
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, MISSOURI...................        9,978        23,933          9,978    ............      -13,955

                 MONTANA

AIR FORCE: MALMSTROM AFB: PHYSICAL        ............  ............        13,500        +13,500       +13,500
 FITNESS CENTER.........................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
    HELENA:
        ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY          5,942         5,942          5,942    ............  ............
         (PHASE II).....................
        ADDITION/ALTERATION READINESS           1,324         1,324          1,324    ............  ............
         CENTER (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN
         STUDY).........................
    TOWNSEND: QUALIFICATION TRAINING      ............        2,558   ..............  ............       -2,558
     RANGE..............................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, MONTANA....................        7,266         9,824         20,766        +13,500       +10,942

                NEBRASKA

AIR FORCE:
    OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE:
        CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER........  ............  ............        12,800        +12,800       +12,800
        CONSTRUCT HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE       30,410        30,410         30,410    ............  ............
         WEATHER AGENCY.................
        REPAIR RUNWAY...................       19,870        19,870         19,870    ............  ............
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
          TOTAL, NEBRASKA...............       50,280        50,280         63,080        +12,800       +12,800

                 NEVADA

AIR FORCE:
    INDIAN SPRINGS:
        PREDATOR MAINTENANCE AND               19,260        19,260         19,260    ............  ............
         LOGISTICS COMPLEX..............
        PREDATOR MUNITIONS COMPLEX......        9,330         9,330          9,330    ............  ............
        PREDATOR OPERATIONS FACILITIES..       23,314        23,314         23,314    ............  ............
        PREDATOR TRAINING FACILITIES....        8,820         8,820          8,820    ............  ............
    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE:
        AIRFIELD RESCUE STATIONS (PHASE   ............        3,741          4,800         +4,800        +1,059
         I).............................
        F/A-22 ADD/ALTER LOW OBSERVABLE         9,330         9,330          9,330    ............  ............
         COMPOSITE FACILITY.............
        F/A-22 ADD/ALTER WEAPONS SCHOOL.       10,240        10,240         10,240    ............  ............
DEFENSE-WIDE: NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE: BIO        1,700         1,700          1,700    ............  ............
 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FACILITY
 REPLACEMENT............................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: RENO-TAHOE            ............  ............        16,800        +16,800       +16,800
 INTERNTIONAL AIRPORT: INTELLIGENCE
 EXPLOITATION FACILITY..................
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      TOTAL, NEVADA.....................       81,994        85,735        103,594        +21,600       +17,859

              NEW HAMPSHIRE

NAVY: PORTSMOUTH: ACOUSTIC TEST AND       ............        8,100   ..............  ............       -8,100
 CALIBRATION FACILITY...................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: NH NATIONAL GUARD    ............  ............        10,498        +10,498       +10,498
 STATE MILITARY RESERVATION: NH NATIONAL
 GUARD JOINT FORCE HEADQUAR-  TERS......
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, NEW HAMPSHIRE..............  ............        8,100         10,498        +10,498        +2,398

               NEW JERSEY

ARMY: PICATINNY ARSENAL: FIRE STATION...  ............        4,450          4,450         +4,450   ............
NAVY: EARLE: PIER COMPLEX REPLACEMENT          54,432        54,432         54,432    ............  ............
 (PHASE III)............................
AIR FORCE: MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE:             13,185        13,185         13,185    ............  ............
 ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.........
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: LAKEHURST:                26,685        26,685         26,685    ............  ............
 CONSOLIDATED LOGISTICS AND TRAINING
 FACILITIES.............................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: ATLANTIC CITY: ARM    ............        1,500   ..............  ............       -1,500
 AND DISARM APRON--END OF RUNWAY 13.....
ARMY RESERVE:
    FORT DIX:
        COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE          ............       12,271   ..............  ............      -12,271
         TRAINING FACILITY..............
        SHOOT HOUSE/AFTER ACTION REVIEW/        1,569         1,569          1,569    ............  ............
         BREACH FACILITY................
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          TOTAL, NEW JERSEY.............       95,871       114,092        100,321         +4,450       -13,771

               NEW MEXICO

AIR FORCE:
    HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE: FIRE         ............  ............        15,000        +15,000       +15,000
     STATION............................
    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE: HC-130P            6,600         6,600          6,600    ............  ............
     SIMULATOR FACILITY.................
DEFENSE-WIDE: CANNON AIR FORCE BASE:           13,200        13,200         13,200    ............  ............
 REPLACE FUEL STORAGE AND LOADING
 FACILITY...............................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, NEW MEXICO.................       19,800        19,800         34,800        +15,000       +15,000

                NEW YORK

ARMY:
    FORT DRUM:
        AIRFIELD VEHICLE SUPPORT          ............        9,700          9,700         +9,700   ............
         FACILITY.......................
        AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT PALLET          1,850         1,850          1,850    ............  ............
         PROCESSING FACILITY............
        BARRACKS COMPLEX 10300 BLOCK           38,500        38,500         38,500    ............  ............
         (PHASE I)......................
        PHYSICAL FITNESS FACILITY.......        6,800         6,800          6,800    ............  ............
    U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY:
        LIBRARY AND LEARNING CENTER            25,470        25,470         25,470    ............  ............
         (PHASE II).....................
        MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE......        4,000         4,000          4,000    ............  ............
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
    KINGSTON: ADDITION/ALTERATION               6,039         6,039          6,039    ............  ............
     READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION
     REDESIGN STUDY)....................
    LATHAM: READINESS CENTER (ARMY              5,580         5,580          5,580    ............  ............
     DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY)...........
    LEEDS: ADDITION/ALTERATION READINESS        3,065         3,065          3,065    ............  ............
     CENTER (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN
     STUDY).............................
    ROCHESTER: ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT           19,944        19,944         19,944    ............  ............
     FACILITY (AVIATION TRANSFORMATION).
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
    HANCOCK FIELD: UPGRADE SQUADRON       ............        5,600   ..............  ............       -5,600
     OPERATIONS FACILITY................
    STEWART INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:             10,200        10,200         10,200    ............  ............
     REPLACE FIRE CRASH/RESCUE STATION..
NAVY RESERVE: ALBANY: JOINT RESERVE            19,970        19,970         19,970    ............  ............
 CENTER.................................
AIR FORCE RESERVE: NIAGARA FALLS                9,200         9,200          9,200    ............  ............
 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: VISITING
 QUARTERS...............................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, NEW YORK...................      150,618       165,918        160,318         +9,700        -5,600

             NORTH CAROLINA

ARMY:
    FORT BRAGG:
        BARRACKS COMPLEX--ADDITION TO     ............       11,400   ..............  ............      -11,400
         3RD BRIGADE....................
        BARRACKS COMPLEX 2ND BRIGADE           32,000        32,000         32,000    ............  ............
         (PHASE I)......................
        BARRACKS COMPLEX (PHASE II).....       30,611        30,611         30,611    ............  ............
        BARRACKS COMPLEX--3RD BRIGADE          50,000        50,000         50,000    ............  ............
         (PHASE I)......................
        BARRACKS COMPLEX--DIVISION             35,600        35,600         35,600    ............  ............
         ARTILLERY (PHASE I)............
        COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITY.....        7,300         7,300          7,300    ............  ............
        COURTHOUSE......................        4,450         4,450          4,450    ............  ............
        URBAN ASSAULT COURSE............        2,100         2,100          2,100    ............  ............
NAVY:
    CAMP LEJEUNE:
        ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE                4,040         4,040          4,040    ............  ............
         FACILITY.......................
        BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS--CAMP       20,340        20,340         20,340    ............  ............
         JOHNSON........................
        MESS HALL--COURTHOUSE BAY.......       11,840        11,840         11,840    ............  ............
        MULTI-PURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE.        5,370         5,370          5,370    ............  ............
    CHERRY POINT MARINE CORPS AIR
     STATION:
        AIR INSTALLATIONS COMPATIBLE USE        1,890         1,890          1,890    ............  ............
         ZONES LAND ACQUISITION.........
        HIGH EXPLOSIVE MAGAZINES........        5,107         5,107          5,107    ............  ............
        ORDNANCE FIELD MAINTENANCE AND    ............        2,000   ..............  ............       -2,000
         OPERATIONS BUILDING............
        V22 GEARBOX REPAIR/TEST FACILITY       15,390        15,390         15,390    ............  ............
        V22 ROTOR BLADE REPAIR FACILITY.        4,760         4,760          4,760    ............  ............
    NEW RIVER:
        AIRCRAFT FIRE AND RESCUE          ............        4,310          4,310         +4,310   ............
         FACILITY.......................
        MAIN GATE SECURITY UPGRADES.....        2,530         2,530          2,530    ............  ............
DEFENSE-WIDE:
    FORT BRAGG:
        NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/JUNIOR           18,075        18,075         18,075    ............  ............
         HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION...........
        RESISTANCE TRAINING COMPLEX             2,569         2,569          2,569    ............  ............
         (JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS
         COMMAND).......................
        SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES               3,700         3,700          3,700    ............  ............
         HEADQUARTERS BUILDING..........
        SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES               8,500         8,500          8,500    ............  ............
         TRAINING FACILITY..............
    SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE:            18,500        18,500         18,500    ............  ............
     REPLACE HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM........
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
    LENOIR: FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP......  ............        5,858          5,858         +5,858   ............
    TARBORO: ADDITION/ALTERATION                1,154         1,154          1,154    ............  ............
     READINESS CENTER (ARMY DIVISION
     REDESIGN STUDY)....................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS           3,400         3,400          3,400    ............  ............
 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: VEHICLE
 MAINTENANCE COMPLEX....................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, NORTH CAROLINA.............      289,226       312,794        299,394        +10,168       -13,400

              NORTH DAKOTA

AIR FORCE: MINOT AIR FORCE BASE:                8,700         8,700          8,700    ............  ............
 SECURITY FORCES VEHICLE ALERT FACILITY.
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
    CAMP GRAFTON: UPGRADE/HARDEN          ............          870   ..............  ............         -870
     PERIMETER..........................
    FRAINE BARRACKS, BISMARCK: WMD CIVIL  ............  ............         3,737         +3,737        +3,737
     SUPPORT TEAM FACILITY..............
    MINOT AIR FORCE BASE: FIELD                10,950        10,950         10,950    ............  ............
     MAINTENANCE SHOP...................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, NORTH DAKOTA...............       19,650        20,520         23,387         +3,737        +2,867

                  OHIO

ARMY: LIMA ARMY MODIFICATION CENTER:      ............       11,600   ..............  ............      -11,600
 JOINT SYSTEMS MANUFACTURING CENTER
 INTEGRATED OFFICE BUILDING.............
AIR FORCE:
    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE:
        ADD/ALTER INTELLIGENCE                 19,670        19,670         19,670    ............  ............
         PRODUCTION COMPLEX.............
        NEW ACADEMIC BUILDING...........  ............       12,950   ..............  ............      -12,950
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
    MANSFIELD LAHM AIRPORT: FIRE STATION        1,293         1,293          1,293    ............  ............
     (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY).....
    NORTH CANTON: ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT         7,923         7,923          7,923    ............  ............
     FACILITY (AVIATION TRANSFORMATION).
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP PERRY ANG        ............  ............         4,700         +4,700        +4,700
 STATION: REPLACE TROOP TRAINING
 QUARTERS...............................
AIR FORCE RESERVE:
    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE:
        C-5 AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS (PHASE           4,400         4,400          4,400    ............  ............
         II)............................
        C-5 ALTER FLIGHT SIMULATOR                800           800            800    ............  ............
         FACILITY.......................
        C-5 ALTER FUEL HYDRANT SYSTEM...        1,600         1,600          1,600    ............  ............
        C-5 ALTER MAINTENANCE SHOPS.....          800           800            800    ............  ............
        C-5 FUEL SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE           10,500        10,500         10,500    ............  ............
         HANGAR.........................
        C-5 SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HANGAR       15,300        15,300         15,300    ............  ............
        C-5 SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY        5,750         5,750          5,750    ............  ............
    YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION:       ............        7,500   ..............  ............       -7,500
     JOINT SERVICE LODGING FACILITY
     (PHASE I)..........................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, OHIO.......................       68,036       100,086         72,736         +4,700       -27,350

                OKLAHOMA

ARMY:
    FORT SILL:
        FIRE STATION....................  ............        3,150   ..............  ............       -3,150
        RAILROAD EQUIPMENT FACILITY.....        2,700         2,700          2,700    ............  ............
    MCALESTER:
        AMMUNITION CONTAINER FACILITY...        5,400         5,400          5,400    ............  ............
        HIGH EXPLOSIVE MAGAZINE           ............        1,100   ..............  ............       -1,100
         INSTALLATION...................
AIR FORCE:
    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE:
        31ST COMBAT COMMUNICATION              11,960        11,960         11,960    ............  ............
         SQUADRON OPERATIONS COMPLEX....
        UPGRADE BUILDING 3001                  20,000        20,000         20,000    ............  ............
         INFRASTRUCTURE (PHASE II)......
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
          TOTAL, OKLAHOMA...............       40,060        44,310         40,060    ............       -4,250

                 OREGON

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: SALEM: WEAPONS OF    ............        2,735   ..............  ............       -2,735
 MASS DESTRUCTION--CIVIL SUPPORT TEAM
 READY BUILDING.........................
NAVAL RESERVE: EUGENE: ARMED FORCES             6,132         6,132          6,132    ............  ............
 RESERVE CENTER.........................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, OREGON.....................        6,132         8,867          6,132    ............       -2,735

              PENNSYLVANIA

ARMY: LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT: AMMUNITION  ............        6,300          6,300         +6,300   ............
 SHIPPING FACILITY......................
NAVY: PHILADELPHIA: MACHINERY NETWORKS    ............        4,780   ..............  ............       -4,780
 DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION FACILITY...
DEFENSE-WIDE: DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION DEPOT        6,500         6,500          6,500    ............  ............
 NEW CUMBERLAND: REPLACE PHYSICAL
 FITNESS FACILITY.......................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
    ERIE:
        FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP (STRYKER         5,136         5,136          5,136    ............  ............
         BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM)...........
        READINESS CENTER (STRYKER              11,008        11,008         11,008    ............  ............
         BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM)...........
    FORT INDIANTOWN GAP:
        BATTALION TRAINING FACILITY            22,190        22,190         22,190    ............  ............
         (PHASE I) (STRYKER BRIGADE
         COMBAT TEAM)...................
        COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE               16,706        16,706         16,706    ............  ............
         TRAINING FACILITY..............
        INFANTRY SQUAD BATTLE COURSE            2,859         2,859          2,859    ............  ............
         (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM)..
        LIVE FIRE SHOOT HOUSE (STRYKER          2,346         2,346          2,346    ............  ............
         BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM)...........
        MISSION SUPPORT TRAINING                4,363         4,363          4,363    ............  ............
         FACILITY.......................
        MK-19 40MM MACHINE GUN                  4,344         4,344          4,344    ............  ............
         QUALIFICATION RANGE (STRYKER
         BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM)...........
        MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE              2,683         2,683          2,683    ............  ............
         UPGRADE (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT
         TEAM)..........................
        MULTI-PURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE         4,202         4,202          4,202    ............  ............
         (STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM)..
        SNIPER RANGE (STRYKER BRIGADE           2,898         2,898          2,898    ............  ............
         COMBAT TEAM)...................
        UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE TRAINING        2,482         2,482          2,482    ............  ............
         FACILITY.......................
        UNIT STORAGE SITE (STRYKER              2,961         2,961          2,961    ............  ............
         BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM)...........
        URBAN ASSAULT COURSE (STRYKER           2,459         2,459          2,459    ............  ............
         BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM)...........
    PHILADELPHIA:
        FIELD MAINTENANCE SHOP (STRYKER         6,207         6,207          6,207    ............  ............
         BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM)...........
        READINESS CENTER (STRYKER              11,925        11,925         11,925    ............  ............
         BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM)...........
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: HARRISBURG            ............        5,000   ..............  ............       -5,000
 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: EXPAND AIRCRAFT
 PARKING APRON AND TAXIWAY..............
ARMY RESERVE:
    BELLEFONTE: ARMY RESERVE CENTER/            8,355         8,355          8,355    ............  ............
     ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/
     UNHEATED STORAGE...................
    ERIE: ARMY RESERVE CENTER/                  9,367         9,367          9,367    ............  ............
     ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/
     UNHEATED STORAGE...................
    JOHNSTOWN: AIRFIELD RUNWAY UPGRADE..  ............       17,780   ..............  ............      -17,780
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      TOTAL, PENNSYLVANIA...............      128,991       162,851        135,291         +6,300       -27,560

              RHODE ISLAND

NAVY:
    NEWPORT:
        COMBAT TRAINING POOL REPLACEMENT  ............        4,870   ..............  ............       -4,870
        REPLACEMENT VEHICLE BRIDGE......  ............  ............        10,620        +10,620       +10,620

             SOUTH CAROLINA

ARMY: FORT JACKSON: URBAN ASSAULT COURSE  ............        1,600   ..............  ............       -1,600
AIR FORCE:
    CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE: ADD/ALTER        2,583         2,583          2,583    ............  ............
     FITNESS CENTER.....................
    SHAW AIR FORCE BASE:
        MUNITIONS FACILITIES............  ............        6,300   ..............  ............       -6,300
        U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AIR FORCES         9,730         9,730          9,730    ............  ............
         COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON
         FACILITY.......................
DEFENSE-WIDE: CHARLESTON: CONSOLIDATED         35,000        35,000         35,000    ............  ............
 MEDICAL CLINIC.........................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: THE CITADEL: SC      ............  ............        10,298        +10,298       +10,298
 NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER........
ARMY RESERVE: GREENVILLE: ARMY RESERVE         15,524        15,524         15,524    ............  ............
 CENTER/ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/
 UNHEATED STORAGE.......................
NAVAL RESERVE: CHARLESTON: MARINE CORPS         6,424         6,424          6,424    ............  ............
 RESERVE CENTER.........................
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      TOTAL, SOUTH CAROLINA.............       69,261        77,161         79,559        +10,298        +2,398

              SOUTH DAKOTA

AIR FORCE: ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE:      ............  ............         8,400         +8,400        +8,400
 MAINTENANCE GROUP HEADQUARTERS FACILITY
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: JOE FOSS FIELD:       ............        5,500   ..............  ............       -5,500
 SECURITY FORCES FACILITY AND
 COMMUNICATIONS UPGRADE.................

                TENNESSEE

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: TENNESSEE ARMY       ............  ............        23,193        +23,193       +23,193
 NATIONAL GUARD HEADQUARTERS: READINESS
 CENTER, PHASE II.......................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
    MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:
        C-5 FUEL CELL MAINTENANCE HANGAR       23,000        23,000         23,000    ............  ............
         AND SHOP.......................
        C-5 MAINTENANCE HANGAR AND SHOPS       39,000        39,000         39,000    ............  ............
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          TOTAL, TENNESSEE..............       62,000        62,000         85,193        +23,193       +23,193

                  TEXAS

ARMY:
    FORT BLISS: VEHICLE BRIDGE..........  ............        5,000   ..............  ............       -5,000
    FORT HOOD:
        BATTALION COMMAND AND CONTROL           6,600         6,600          6,600    ............  ............
         FACILITIES.....................
        FIRE STATION....................        4,100         4,100          4,100    ............  ............
        FIRE STATION (NORTH FORT HOOD)..  ............        4,650   ..............  ............       -4,650
        MULTIPURPOSE SQUAD QUALIFICATION        8,000         8,000          8,000    ............  ............
         COURSE--SCOUT COMPLEX..........
        PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTER.........  ............        6,800   ..............  ............       -6,800
        QUALIFICATION TRAINING RANGE....        6,093         6,093          6,093    ............  ............
        VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP........       21,645        21,645         21,645    ............  ............
    FORT SAM HOUSTON: RENOVATE BARRACKS   ............  ............         7,000         +7,000        +7,000
     WINGS AND BATTALION COMMAND AREA...
NAVY:
    KINGSVILLE:
        AIRFIELD LIGHTING (NAVY                 6,010         6,010          6,010    ............  ............
         AUXILIARY LANDING FIELD ORANGE
         GROVE).........................
        T-10 JET ENGINE TEST CELL.......  ............       10,030   ..............  ............      -10,030
AIR FORCE:
    GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE: CHAPEL     ............        4,300   ..............  ............       -4,300
     CENTER.............................
    LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE: AIRCRAFT     ............        7,900   ..............  ............       -7,900
     MAINTENANCE COMPLEX................
    SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE:
        STUDENT DORMITORY (300 ROOM)....       33,000        33,000         33,000    ............  ............
        T-6 CONTRACTOR OPERATED                 3,000         3,000          3,000    ............  ............
         MAINTENANCE AND BASE SUPPLY
         WAREHOUSE......................
DEFENSE-WIDE: LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE:         11,000        11,000         11,000    ............  ............
 MILITARY WORKING DOG MEDICAL FACILITY
 REPLACEMENT............................
ARMY RESERVE:
    ELLINGTON FIELD: ARMED FORCES         ............  ............        15,000        +15,000       +15,000
     RESERVE AND BATTLE PROJECTION
     CENTER.............................
    GRAND PRAIRIE: ARMY RESERVE CENTER          5,685         5,685          5,685    ............  ............
     (PHASE II).........................
AIR FORCE RESERVE: FORT WORTH: AIRCRAFT   ............        1,750   ..............  ............       -1,750
 GENERATION FACILITY....................
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      TOTAL, TEXAS......................      105,133       145,563        127,133        +22,000       -18,430

                  UTAH

ARMY: DUGWAY PROVING GROUND: MICHAEL           25,000        25,000         25,000    ............  ............
 ARMY AIRFIELD RUNWAY (PHASE II)........
AIR FORCE:
    HILL AIR FORCE BASE:
        ADD TO SOFTWARE SUPPORT FACILITY       19,500        19,500         19,500    ............  ............
        CONSOLIDATE MISSILE STORAGE       ............  ............         9,800         +9,800        +9,800
         FACILITIES.....................
        F/A-22 AIRCRAFT BATTLE DAMAGE           4,600         4,600          4,600    ............  ............
         REPAIR TRAINING................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP WILLIAMS:             3,279         3,279          3,279    ............  ............
 ADDITION/ALTERATION READINESS CENTER
 (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY).........
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      TOTAL, UTAH.......................       52,379        52,379         62,179         +9,800        +9,800

                 VERMONT

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
    CAMP JOHNSON: INFORMATION SYSTEMS     ............  ............         5,617         +5,617        +5,617
     FACILITY...........................
    ETHAN ALLEN: MODIFIED RECORD FIRE           3,000         3,000          3,000    ............  ............
     RANGE..............................
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      TOTAL, VERMONT....................        3,000         3,000          8,617         +5,617        +5,617

                VIRGINIA

ARMY:
    FORT A.P. HILL: MODIFIED RECORD FIRE        2,700         2,700          2,700    ............  ............
     RANGE..............................
    FORT BELVOIR: DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD           5,000         5,000          5,000    ............  ............
     (PHASE I)..........................
    FORT EUSTIS: DEPLOYMENT STAGING AREA  ............  ............         3,100         +3,100        +3,100
    FORT LEE: 49TH QUARTERMASTER GROUP    ............        3,900   ..............  ............       -3,900
     OPERATIONS STORAGE.................
    FORT MYER: CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.       15,200        15,200         15,200    ............  ............
NAVY:
    LITTLE CREEK: REPLACE PIERS AND            36,034        36,034         36,034    ............  ............
     QUAYWALL...........................
    NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER:         ............  ............         9,960         +9,960        +9,960
     ELECTROMAGNETIC RESEARCH AND
     ENGINEERING FACILITY...............
    NORFOLK:
        AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR (MH-       21,565        21,565         21,565    ............  ............
         60S CV)........................
        H60 TRAINER BUILDING............       10,680        10,680         10,680    ............  ............
        PIER 11 REPLACEMENT (PHASE III).       40,200        40,200         40,200    ............  ............
        SHIP REPAIR PIER 3 REPLACEMENT         47,729        47,729         47,729    ............  ............
         (PHASE I)......................
    OCEANA NAVAL AIR STATION: F/A-18           11,680        11,680         11,680    ............  ............
     FACILITY UPGRADES..................
    QUANTICO:
        AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON--WHITE           8,031         8,031          8,031    ............  ............
         SIDE...........................
        AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON--GREEN          11,667        11,667         11,667    ............  ............
         SIDE...........................
        HOCKMUTH HALL ADDITION..........        2,600   ............         4,000         +1,400        +4,000
        RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY SERVICES     ............        4,270   ..............  ............       -4,270
         CENTER.........................
        WHITE SIDE COMPLEX..............       34,730        34,730         34,730    ............  ............
AIR FORCE:
    LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE:
        F/A-22 MUNITIONS STORAGE COMPLEX       20,925        20,925         20,925    ............  ............
        REPAIR PRIMARY PARKING APRON/          17,740        17,740         17,740    ............  ............
         TAXIWAY........................
        REPAIR WEST PARKING APRON/        ............        5,700   ..............  ............       -5,700
         TAXIWAY........................
DEFENSE-WIDE:
    FORT BELVOIR:
        ALTER AIR INTAKES...............        4,500         4,500          4,500    ............  ............
        HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT (PHASE II).       57,000        57,000         57,000    ............  ............
    NORFOLK: REPLACE OIL TANKS..........        6,700         6,700          6,700    ............  ............
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
    FORT BELVOIR: TOTAL ARMY SCHOOL            13,596        13,596         13,596    ............  ............
     SYSTEM COMPLEX (PHASE I)...........
    FORT PICKETT: MILITARY OPERATIONS ON        1,552         1,552          1,552    ............  ............
     URBAN TERRAIN (MOUT) SHOOT HOUSE...
    WINCHESTER: READINESS CENTER........  ............        7,619          7,619         +7,619   ............
NAVAL RESERVE: OCEANA NAVAL AIR STATION:        2,259         2,259          2,259    ............  ............
 C-40 HANGAR............................
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      TOTAL, VIRGINIA...................      372,088       390,977        394,167        +22,079        +3,190

               WASHINGTON

ARMY:
    FORT LEWIS:
        BARRACKS COMPLEX................       50,000        50,000         50,000    ............  ............
        BARRACKS COMPLEX--NORTH FORT....       49,949        49,949         49,949    ............  ............
NAVY:
    BANGOR:
        ENCLOSE MOTOR TRANSFER FACILITY.        2,860         2,860          2,860    ............  ............
        LIMITED AREA PRODUCTION AND            47,095        47,095         47,095    ............  ............
         STORAGE COMPLEX (PHASE II).....
        MISSION SUPPORT FACILITY........       15,780        15,780         15,780    ............  ............
        NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER--    ............        9,430   ..............  ............       -9,430
         CARDEROCK DIVISION DETACHMENT
         CONSOLIDATION (PHASE II).......
        WATERFRONT SECURITY ENCLAVE.....       41,520        41,520         41,520    ............  ............
    EVERETT: BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS        49,950        49,950         49,950    ............  ............
     HOMEPORT ASHORE (PHASE I)..........
    WHIDBEY ISLAND: HIGH PERFORMANCE      ............        4,010   ..............  ............       -4,010
     MAGAZINES..........................
AIR FORCE: FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE:      ............  ............         8,200         +8,200        +8,200
 RESISTANCE TRAINING FACILITY...........
DEFENSE-WIDE:
    FORT LEWIS:
        SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES              30,000        30,000         30,000    ............  ............
         AVIATION BATTALION COMPLEX.....
        SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES EXPAND       18,500        18,500         18,500    ............  ............
         COMPOUND.......................
        SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES               4,800         4,800          4,800    ............  ............
         TRAINING FACILITY (SPECIAL
         WARFARE CENTER AND SCHOOL).....
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP MURRAY:         ............        1,424   ..............  ............       -1,424
 HOMELAND SECURITY MULTI-FUNCTIONAL
 EDUCATION CENTER.......................
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      TOTAL, WASHINGTON.................      310,454       325,318        318,654         +8,200        -6,664

              WEST VIRGINIA

AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
    EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL
     AIRPORT--SHEPHERD FIELD,
     MARTINSBURG:
        C-5 CORROSION CONTROL HANGAR....       23,000        23,000         23,000    ............  ............
        C-5 JET FUEL STORAGE/HYDRANT           20,000        20,000         20,000    ............  ............
         SYSTEM/PARKING APRON...........
        UPGRADE AND EXTEND RUNWAY.......  ............  ............        17,000        +17,000       +17,000
    YEAGER AIRBASE ANG: BRIDGE/GATE       ............  ............         6,500         +6,500        +6,500
     HOUSE/FORCE PROTECTION ENTRY.......
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, WEST VIRGINIA..............       43,000        43,000         66,500        +23,500       +23,500

                WISCONSIN

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CAMP WILLIAMS:             5,357         5,357          5,357    ............  ............
 READINESS CENTER.......................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: GENERAL MITCHELL      ............  ............         7,000         +7,000        +7,000
 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: UPGRADE
 COMPOSITE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT COMPLEX..
ARMY RESERVE:
    FORT MCCOY:
        MODIFIED RECORD FIRE RANGE......        3,038         3,038          3,038    ............  ............
        NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMY       15,405        15,405         15,405    ............  ............
         (PHASE I)......................
        PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER............        5,365         5,365          5,365    ............  ............
        SHOOT HOUSE/AFTER ACTION REVIEW/        1,700         1,700          1,700    ............  ............
         BREACH FACILITY................
    WAUSAU:
        ARMY RESERVE CENTER/                   11,098        11,098         11,098    ............  ............
         ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/
         UNHEATED STORAGE...............
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          TOTAL, WISCONSIN..............       41,963        41,963         48,963         +7,000        +7,000

                 WYOMING

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: CASPER: READINESS          2,802         2,802          2,802    ............  ............
 CENTER (ARMY DIVISION REDESIGN STUDY)..
AIR NATIONAL GUARD: CHEYENNE MUNICIPAL          7,000         7,000          7,000    ............  ............
 AIRPORT: COMPOSITE AIRLIFT SUPPORT
 COMPLEX................................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, WYOMING....................        9,802         9,802          9,802    ............  ............

             BAHRAIN ISLAND

DEFENSE-WIDE: BAHRAIN: MEDICAL CLINIC           4,750         4,750          4,750    ............  ............
 ADDITION/ALTERATION....................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, BAHRAIN ISLAND.............        4,750         4,750          4,750    ............  ............

                 GERMANY

ARMY:
    GRAFENWOEHR:
        BARRACKS COMPLEX................       40,000        40,000         40,000    ............  ............
        BRIGADE COMPLEX--FORWARD SUPPORT       40,681        40,681         40,681    ............  ............
        SHOOT HOUSE.....................        1,800         1,800          1,800    ............  ............
        URBAN ASSAULT COURSE............        1,600         1,600          1,600    ............  ............
    VILSECK: BARRACKS COMPLEX (PHASE II)       13,600        13,600         13,600    ............  ............
AIR FORCE:
    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE:
        AIRFIELD MAINTENANCE COMPOUND...        8,600         8,600          8,600    ............  ............
        MUNITIONS MAINTENANCE FACILITY..        3,050         3,050          3,050    ............  ............
    SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE:
        CONTROL TOWER...................        7,100         7,100          7,100    ............  ............
        LARGE VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION        5,374         5,374          5,374    ............  ............
DEFENSE-WIDE:
    LANDSTUHL: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/MIDDLE         5,572         5,572          5,572    ............  ............
     SCHOOL CLASSROOM ADDITION..........
    VILSECK: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADDITION         2,323         2,323          2,323    ............  ............
     AND RENOVATION.....................
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      TOTAL, GERMANY....................      129,700       129,700        129,700    ............  ............

                 GREECE

DEFENSE-WIDE: SOUDA BAY: REPLACE FUEL           7,089         7,089          7,089    ............  ............
 PIPELINE...............................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, GREECE.....................        7,089         7,089          7,089    ............  ............

                  GUAM

NAVY: ALPHA/BRAVO WHARVES IMPROVEMENTS         25,584        25,584         25,584    ............  ............
 (PHASE I)..............................
AIR FORCE:
    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE:
        AIR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FORWARD        15,000        15,000         15,000    ............  ............
         OPERATING LOCATION MUNITIONS
         STORAGE IGLOOS.................
        REPLACE MILITARY WORKING DOG            3,500         3,500          3,500    ............  ............
         FACILITY.......................
DEFENSE-WIDE: AGANA NAVAL AIR STATION:         40,578        40,578         40,578    ............  ............
 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/MIDDLE SCHOOL
 REPLACEMENT............................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: BARRIGADA: WEAPONS   ............        4,852   ..............  ............       -4,852
 OF MASS DESTRUCTION--CIVIL SUPPORT TEAM
 READY BUILDING.........................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, GUAM.......................       84,662        89,514         84,662    ............       -4,852

                  ITALY

ARMY: PISA: AMMUNITION STORAGE FACILITY.        5,254         5,254          5,254    ............  ............
AIR FORCE:
    AVIANO AIR BASE:
        AIR CONTROL SQUAD WAREHOUSE.....        7,800         7,800          7,800    ............  ............
        CONSOLIDATED SUPPORT CENTER            10,850        10,850         10,850    ............  ............
         FACILITY.......................
        FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER...........        4,010         4,010          4,010    ............  ............
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          TOTAL, ITALY..................       27,914        27,914         27,914    ............  ............

                  KOREA

ARMY:
    CAMP HUMPHREYS:
        BARRACKS COMPLEX................       28,000        28,000         25,000         -3,000        -3,000
        BARRACKS COMPLEX................       45,637        45,637         38,637         -7,000        -7,000
        BARRACKS COMPLEX................       40,525        40,525         35,525         -5,000        -5,000
    YONGPYONG: URBAN ASSAULT COURSE.....        1,450         1,450          1,450    ............  ............
AIR FORCE:
    KUNSAN AIR BASE:
        CONSOLIDATED PERSONNEL                  6,800         6,800          6,800    ............  ............
         PROCESSING THEATER FACILITY....
        DORMITORY (382 ROOM)............       44,100        44,100         37,388         -6,712        -6,712
    OSAN AIR BASE:
        ADD/ALTER SQUADRON OPERATIONS/         18,969        18,969         18,969    ............  ............
         APPLIED METEOROLOGY UNIT
         FACILITY.......................
        DORMITORY (156 ROOM)............       21,750        21,750         20,750         -1,000        -1,000
DEFENSE-WIDE: TAEGU AIR BASE: ELEMENTARY/       8,231         8,231          8,231    ............  ............
 HIGH SCHOOL REPLACEMENT/ADDITION.......
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, KOREA......................      215,462       215,462        192,750        -22,712       -22,712

                KWAJALEIN

DEFENSE-WIDE: KWAJALEIN ATOLL: EMERGENCY        4,901         4,901          4,901    ............  ............
 SERVICES FACILITY, MECK ISLAND.........
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, KWAJALEIN..................        4,901         4,901          4,901    ............  ............

                PORTUGAL

AIR FORCE: LAJES FIELD: FIRE/CRASH             12,000        12,000         12,000    ............  ............
 RESCUE STATION.........................
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      TOTAL, PORTUGAL...................       12,000        12,000         12,000    ............  ............

               PUERTO RICO

ARMY RESERVE: CAMP SANTIAGO: MODIFIED           2,000         2,000          2,000    ............  ............
 RECORD FIRE RANGE......................
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      TOTAL, PUERTO RICO................        2,000         2,000          2,000    ............  ............

                  SPAIN

DEFENSE-WIDE: ROTA: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL           7,963         7,963          7,963    ............  ............
 AND HIGH SCHOOL MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING..
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, SPAIN......................        7,963         7,963          7,963    ............  ............

                 TURKEY

AIR FORCE: INCIRLIK AIR BASE:                   5,780         5,780          5,780    ............  ............
 CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY...
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, TURKEY.....................        5,780         5,780          5,780    ............  ............

             UNITED KINGDOM

AIR FORCE:
    ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL: BASE           13,500        13,500         13,500    ............  ............
     ENGINEER COMPLEX...................
    ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH:
        SMALL DIAMETER BOMB MAINTENANCE         2,625         2,625          2,625    ............  ............
         FACILITY.......................
        SMALL DIAMETER BOMB STORAGE             2,500         2,500          2,500    ............  ............
         IGLOO AND ADDITION.............
DEFENSE-WIDE: MENWITH HILL STATION:            41,697        44,997         41,697    ............       -3,300
 OPERATIONS/TECH BUILDING...............
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, UNITED KINGDOM.............       60,322        63,622         60,322    ............       -3,300

   NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
                 (NATO)

NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM (NSIP).      206,858       206,858        206,858    ............  ............
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY            206,858       206,858        206,858    ............  ............
       ORGANIZATION (NATO)..............

          WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED

ARMY:
    UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS:
        PLANNING AND DESIGN.............      161,393       168,804        191,393        +30,000       +22,589
        UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION..       20,000        20,000         35,000        +15,000       +15,000
        OVERHEAD COVER SYSTEMS..........  ............       50,000   ..............  ............      -50,000
NAVY:
    UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS:
        PLANNING AND DESIGN.............       29,512        36,029         32,524         +3,012        -3,505
        WHARF UPGRADE...................       39,019   ............  ..............      -39,019   ............
        RESCISSON.......................  ............  ............       -92,354        -92,354       -92,354
AIR FORCE:
    UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS:
        PLANNING AND DESIGN.............       79,047        91,733        103,347        +24,300       +11,614
        UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION..       15,000        15,000         20,000         +5,000        +5,000
DEFENSE-WIDE:
    UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS:
        NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE       24,000        24,000         24,000    ............  ............
         AGENCY.........................
        CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION........       10,000         5,000         10,000    ............       +5,000
        ENERGY CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENT        60,000        50,000         60,000    ............      +10,000
         PROGRAM........................
        PLANNING AND DESIGN:
            SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND..       15,575        16,175         20,575         +5,000        +4,400
            PLANNING AND DESIGN.........       26,110        26,110         41,110        +15,000       +15,000
            TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY.       65,000        65,000         71,435         +6,435        +6,435
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
              SUBTOTAL, PLANNING AND          106,685       107,285        133,120        +26,435       +25,835
               DESIGN...................

        UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION:
            SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND..        2,000         2,000          3,000         +1,000        +1,000
            TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY.        3,193         3,193          4,193         +1,000        +1,000
            UNDISTRIBUTED...............        3,000         3,000          3,000    ............  ............
            DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE               1,096         1,096          2,096         +1,000        +1,000
             DEPENDENT EDUCATION........
            NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY....        3,300         3,300          3,300    ............  ............
            THE JOINT STAFF.............        7,543         7,543          7,543    ............  ............
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
              SUBTOTAL, UNSPECIFIED            20,132        20,132         23,132         +3,000        +3,000
               MINOR CONSTRUCTION.......

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
    UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS:
        PLANNING AND DESIGN.............       46,148        54,319         67,128        +20,980       +12,809
        UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION..        7,646         7,646         17,646        +10,000       +10,000
AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
    UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS:
        PLANNING AND DESIGN.............       12,856        23,027         32,856        +20,000        +9,829
        UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION..        5,000         5,000         10,000         +5,000        +5,000
ARMY RESERVE:
    UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS:
        PLANNING AND DESIGN.............       14,416        16,713         29,416        +15,000       +12,703
        UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION..        2,979         2,979          2,979    ............  ............
NAVAL RESERVE:
    UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS:
        PLANNING AND DESIGN.............        2,978         1,746          2,978    ............       +1,232
        UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION..  ............        1,232            750           +750          -482
AIR FORCE RESERVE:
    VARIOUS WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS:
        PLANNING AND DESIGN.............        3,770         6,407         13,770        +10,000        +7,363
        UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION..        4,000         4,000          4,000    ............  ............
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
          TOTAL, WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED..      664,581       711,052        721,685        +57,104       +10,633

          FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY

ALASKA:
    FORT RICHARDSON (117 UNITS).........       49,000        49,000         49,000    ............  ............
    FORT WAINWRIGHT (96 UNITS)..........       49,000        49,000         49,000    ............  ............
    FORT WAINWRIGHT (84 UNITS)..........       42,000        42,000         42,000    ............  ............
ARIZONA:
    FORT HUACHUCA (131 UNITS)...........       31,000        31,000         31,000    ............  ............
    YUMA (35 UNITS).....................       11,200        11,200         11,200    ............  ............
OKLAHOMA: FORT SILL (129 UNITS).........       24,000        24,000         24,000    ............  ............
VIRGINIA:
    FORT LEE (96 UNITS).................       19,500        19,500         19,500    ............  ............
    FORT MONROE (21 UNITS)..............        6,000         6,000          6,000    ............  ............
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS...............      300,400       300,400        300,400    ............  ............
PLANNING AND DESIGN.....................       17,536        17,536         17,536    ............  ............
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION............      549,636       549,636        549,636    ............  ............

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:
    UTILITIES ACCOUNT...................      131,860       131,860        131,860    ............  ............
    SERVICES ACCOUNT....................       28,718        28,718         28,718    ............  ............
    MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT..................       68,188        68,188         68,188    ............  ............
    MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT...............        1,345         1,345          1,345    ............  ............
    FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT.................       39,465        39,465         39,465    ............  ............
    LEASING.............................      213,990       213,990        213,990    ............  ............
    MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY........      309,123       300,123        309,123    ............       +9,000
    PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS.........       20,304        20,304         20,304    ............  ............
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND                 812,993       803,993        812,993    ............       +9,000
       MAINTENANCE......................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY.......    1,362,629     1,353,629      1,362,629    ............       +9,000

  FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

GUAM: GUAM (126 UNITS)..................       40,298        40,298         40,298    ............  ............
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS...............      178,644       178,644        178,644    ............  ............
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION............      218,942       218,942        218,942    ............  ............

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:
    UTILITIES ACCOUNT...................       97,841        97,841         97,841    ............  ............
    FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT.................       20,189        20,189         20,189    ............  ............
    MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT..................       81,924        76,924         81,924    ............       +5,000
    SERVICES ACCOUNT....................       45,421        45,421         45,421    ............  ............
    LEASING.............................      143,790       143,790        143,790    ............  ............
    MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY........      186,511       186,511        186,511    ............  ............
    MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUM..........           56            56             56    ............  ............
    PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS.........       17,928        17,928         17,928    ............  ............
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND                 593,660       588,660        593,660    ............       +5,000
       MAINTENANCE......................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND         812,602       807,602        812,602    ............       +5,000
       MARINE CORPS.....................

        FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FIRCE

ALASKA:
    EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE (92 UNITS)...       37,650        37,650         37,650    ............  ............
    EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE (300 UNITS)..       18,144        18,144         18,144    ............  ............
CALIFORNIA: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE (226        59,699        59,699         59,699    ............  ............
 UNITS).................................
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: BOLLING AIR FORCE        48,711        48,223   ..............      -48,711       -48,223
 BASE (159 UNITS).......................
FLORIDA: MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE (PHASE         40,982        40,982         40,982    ............  ............
 VII) (109 UNITS).......................
IDAHO: MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE            56,467        56,467         56,467    ............  ............
 (PHASE VII) (194 UNITS)................
MISSOURI: WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE (111         26,917        26,917         26,917    ............  ............
 UNITS).................................
MONTANA: MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE (296         68,971        68,971         68,971    ............  ............
 UNITS).................................
NORTH CAROLINA: SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR            48,868        48,868         48,868    ............  ............
 FORCE BASE (PHASE IX) (255 UNITS)......
NORTH DAKOTA:
    GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE (PHASE J)       86,706        86,706         86,706    ............  ............
     (300 UNITS)........................
    MINOT AIR FORCE BASE (PHASE XII)           44,548        44,548         44,548    ............  ............
     (223 UNITS)........................
SOUTH CAROLINA: CHARLESTON AIR FORCE           15,935        15,935         15,935    ............  ............
 BASE (10 UNITS)........................
SOUTH DAKOTA: ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE         14,383        14,383         14,383    ............  ............
 (60 UNITS).............................
TEXAS: DYESS AIR FORCE BASE (PHASE VI)         43,016        43,016         43,016    ............  ............
 (190 UNITS)............................
GERMANY:
    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE (101 UNITS).......       62,952        62,952         62,952    ............  ............
    SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE (79 UNITS).....       45,385        45,385   ..............      -45,385       -45,385
TURKEY: INCIRLIK AIR BASE (100 UNITS)...       22,730        22,730         22,730    ............  ............
UNITED KINGDOM: ROYAL AIR FORCE                48,437        48,437         48,437    ............  ............
 LAKENHEATH (107 UNITS).................
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS...............      420,203       409,103        409,113        -11,090           +10
PLANNING AND DESIGN.....................       40,404        37,104         37,104         -3,300   ............
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION............    1,251,108     1,236,220      1,142,622       -108,486       -93,598

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:
    UTILITIES ACCOUNT...................      116,946       116,946        116,946    ............  ............
    MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT..................       78,090        66,470         78,090    ............      +11,620
    SERVICES ACCOUNT....................       25,740        25,740         25,740    ............  ............
    FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT.................       41,932        41,932         41,932    ............  ............
    MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT...............        2,407         2,407          2,407    ............  ............
    LEASING.............................      154,907       154,907        154,907    ............  ............
    MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY........      310,479       310,479        310,479    ............  ............
    DEBT ACCOUNT........................            1             1              1    ............  ............
    PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS.........       36,437        36,437         36,437    ............  ............
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND                 766,939       755,319        766,939    ............      +11,620
       MAINTENANCE......................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE..    2,018,047     1,991,539      1,909,561       -108,486       -81,978

      FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:
    UTILITIES ACCOUNT (NATIONAL SECURITY            7             7              7    ............  ............
     AGENCY)............................
    FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT (NSA)...........           25            25             25    ............  ............
    LEASING (NSA).......................        9,814         9,814          9,814    ............  ............
    MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY (NSA)..        1,134         1,134          1,134    ............  ............
    FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT (DEFENSE                4,031         4,031          4,031    ............  ............
     INTELLIGENCE AGENCY)...............
    LEASING (DIA).......................       30,130        30,130         30,130    ............  ............
    UTILITIES ACCOUNT (DEFENSE LOGISTICS          427           427            427    ............  ............
     AGENCY)............................
    FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT (DLA)...........           40            40             40    ............  ............
    SERVICES ACCOUNT (DLA)..............           80            80             80    ............  ............
    MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT (DLA)............          299           299            299    ............  ............
    MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY (DLA)..          404           404            404    ............  ............
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-          46,391        46,391         46,391    ............  ............
       WIDE.............................

  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING
            IMPROVEMENT FUND

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING            2,500         2,500          2,500    ............  ............
 IMPROVEMENT FUND.......................

   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE
                 ACCOUNT

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE            377,827       377,827        377,827    ............  ............
 ACCOUNT, 1990..........................
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE          1,880,466     1,570,466      1,504,466       -376,000       -66,000
 ACCOUNT, 2005..........................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE     2,258,293     1,948,293      1,882,293       -376,000       -66,000
       CLOSURE ACCOUNT..................

            GENERAL PROVISION

GENERAL PROVISION (SEC. 122)............       65,000        65,000   ..............      -65,000       -65,000
                                         =======================================================================
      GRAND TOTAL.......................   12,116,611    12,262,392     12,116,611    ............     -145,781
                                         =======================================================================
             RECAPITULATION

ARMY....................................    1,479,841     1,652,552      1,640,641       +160,800       -11,911
    RESCISSION..........................  ............  ............  ..............  ............  ............
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS...................    1,029,249     1,109,177      1,045,882        +16,633       -63,295
    RESCISSION..........................  ............  ............       -92,354        -92,354       -92,354
AIR FORCE...............................    1,069,640     1,171,338      1,209,128       +139,488       +37,790
    RESCISSION..........................  ............  ............  ..............  ............  ............
DEFENSE-WIDE............................    1,042,730       976,664      1,072,165        +29,435       +95,501
    RESCISSION..........................  ............  ............  ..............  ............  ............
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.....................      327,012       410,624        467,146       +140,134       +56,522
AIR NATIONAL GUARD......................      165,256       225,727        279,156       +113,900       +53,429
    RESCISSION..........................  ............  ............  ..............  ............  ............
ARMY RESERVE............................      106,077       138,425        136,077        +30,000        -2,348
NAVAL RESERVE...........................       45,226        45,226         46,676         +1,450        +1,450
AIR FORCE RESERVE.......................       79,260       110,847         89,260        +10,000       -21,587
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION......    5,344,291     5,840,580      5,893,777       +549,486       +53,197

NATO INFRASTRUCTURE.....................      206,858       206,858        206,858    ............  ............
    RESCISSION..........................  ............  ............  ..............  ............  ............
FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY....................    1,362,629     1,353,629      1,362,629    ............       +9,000
    (CONSTRUCTION)......................     (549,636)     (549,636)      (549,636)   ............  ............
        (RESCISSION)....................  ............  ............  ..............  ............  ............
    (OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE).........     (812,993)     (803,993)      (812,993)   ............      (+9,000)
FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS...      812,602       807,602        812,602    ............       +5,000
    (CONSTRUCTION)......................     (218,942)     (218,942)      (218,942)   ............  ............
        (RESCISSION)....................  ............  ............  ..............  ............  ............
    (OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE).........     (593,660)     (588,660)      (593,660)   ............      (+5,000)
FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE...............    2,018,047     1,991,539      1,909,561       -108,486       -81,978
    (CONSTRUCTION)......................   (1,251,108)   (1,236,220)    (1,142,622)     (-108,486)     (-93,598)
        (RESCISSION)....................  ............  ............  ..............  ............  ............
    (OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE).........     (766,939)     (755,319)      (766,939)   ............     (+11,620)
FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE............       46,391        46,391         46,391    ............  ............
    (CONSTRUCTION)......................  ............  ............  ..............  ............  ............
    (OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE).........      (46,391)      (46,391)       (46,391)   ............  ............
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING            2,500         2,500          2,500    ............  ............
 IMPROVEMENT FUND.......................
    RESCISSIONS.........................  ............  ............  ..............  ............  ............
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT....    2,258,293     1,948,293      1,882,293       -376,000       -66,000
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION,   ............  ............  ..............  ............  ............
 DEFENSE-WIDE...........................
GENERAL PROVISION (SEC. 122)............       65,000        65,000   ..............      -65,000       -65,000
                                         =======================================================================
      GRAND TOTAL.......................   12,116,611    12,262,392     12,116,611    ............     -145,781
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                 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006
                                                                                    [In thousands of dollars]
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                               Item                                       2005         Budget estimate   House allowance      Committee    -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                      appropriation                                        recommendation         2005
                                                                                                                                              appropriation    Budget estimate   House allowance
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                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Military construction, Army.......................................        1,981,084         1,479,841         1,652,552         1,640,641          -340,443          +160,800           -11,911
    Rescissions...................................................          -18,976   ................  ................  ................          +18,976   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................................................        1,962,108         1,479,841         1,652,552         1,640,641          -321,467          +160,800           -11,911

Military construction, Navy and Marine Corps......................        1,069,947         1,029,249         1,109,177         1,045,882           -24,065           +16,633           -63,295
    Rescissions...................................................          -24,000   ................  ................          -92,354           -68,354           -92,354           -92,354
    Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108-324).................          138,800   ................  ................  ................         -138,800   ................  ................
    Additional appropriations (Div. J) (Public Law 108-447).......           -4,350   ................  ................  ................           +4,350   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................................................        1,180,397         1,029,249         1,109,177           953,528          -226,869           -75,721          -155,649

Military construction, Air Force..................................          866,331         1,069,640         1,171,338         1,209,128          +342,797          +139,488           +37,790
    Rescission....................................................          -21,800   ................  ................  ................          +21,800   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................................................          844,531         1,069,640         1,171,338         1,209,128          +364,597          +139,488           +37,790

Military construction, Defense-wide...............................          686,055         1,042,730           976,664         1,072,165          +386,110           +29,435           +95,501
    Rescission....................................................          -22,737   ................  ................  ................          +22,737   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................................................          663,318         1,042,730           976,664         1,072,165          +408,847           +29,435           +95,501
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Active components....................................        4,650,354         4,621,460         4,909,731         4,875,462          +225,108          +254,002           -34,269

Military construction, Army National Guard........................          446,748           327,012           410,624           467,146           +20,398          +140,134           +56,522

Military construction, Air National Guard.........................          243,043           165,256           225,727           279,156           +36,113          +113,900           +53,429
    Rescission....................................................           -5,000   ................  ................  ................           +5,000   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................................................          238,043           165,256           225,727           279,156           +41,113          +113,900           +53,429

Military construction, Army Reserve...............................           92,377           106,077           138,425           136,077           +43,700           +30,000            -2,348
    Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108-324).................            8,700   ................  ................  ................           -8,700   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................................................          101,077           106,077           138,425           136,077           +35,000           +30,000            -2,348

Military construction, Naval Reserve..............................           44,246            45,226            45,226            46,676            +2,430            +1,450            +1,450
    Additional appropriations (Div. J) (Public Law 108-447).......            4,350   ................  ................  ................           -4,350   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................................................           48,596            45,226            45,226            46,676            -1,920            +1,450            +1,450

Military construction, Air Force Reserve..........................          123,977            79,260           110,847            89,260           -34,717           +10,000           -21,587
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Reserve components...................................          958,441           722,831           930,849         1,018,315           +59,874          +295,484           +87,466
                                                                   =============================================================================================================================
      Total, Military construction................................        5,608,795         5,344,291         5,840,580         5,893,777          +284,982          +549,486           +53,197
          Appropriations..........................................       (5,553,808)       (5,344,291)       (5,840,580)       (5,986,131)        (+432,323)        (+641,840)        (+145,551)
          Emergency appropriations................................         (147,500)  ................  ................  ................        (-147,500)  ................  ................
          Rescissions.............................................         (-92,513)  ................  ................         (-92,354)            (+159)         (-92,354)         (-92,354)
                                                                   =============================================================================================================================
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program....          165,800           206,858           206,858           206,858           +41,058   ................  ................
    Rescission....................................................           -5,000   ................  ................  ................           +5,000   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................................................          160,800           206,858           206,858           206,858           +46,058   ................  ................

Family housing construction, Army.................................          636,099           549,636           549,636           549,636           -86,463   ................  ................
    Rescission....................................................          -21,000   ................  ................  ................          +21,000   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................................................          615,099           549,636           549,636           549,636           -65,463   ................  ................

Family housing operation and maintenance, Army....................          926,507           812,993           803,993           812,993          -113,514   ................           +9,000
    Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108-324).................            1,200   ................  ................  ................           -1,200   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................................................          927,707           812,993           803,993           812,993          -114,714   ................           +9,000

Family housing construction, Navy and Marine Corps................          139,107           218,942           218,942           218,942           +79,835   ................  ................
    Rescission....................................................          -12,301   ................  ................  ................          +12,301   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................................................          126,806           218,942           218,942           218,942           +92,136   ................  ................

Family housing operation and maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps...          696,304           593,660           588,660           593,660          -102,644   ................           +5,000
    Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108-324).................            9,100   ................  ................  ................           -9,100   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................................................          705,404           593,660           588,660           593,660          -111,744   ................           +5,000

Family housing construction, Air Force............................          846,959         1,251,108         1,236,220         1,142,622          +295,663          -108,486           -93,598
    Rescission....................................................          -45,171   ................  ................  ................          +45,171   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................................................          801,788         1,251,108         1,236,220         1,142,622          +340,834          -108,486           -93,598

Family housing operation and maintenance, Air Force...............          853,384           766,939           755,319           766,939           -86,445   ................          +11,620
    Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108-324).................           11,400   ................  ................  ................          -11,400   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................................................          864,784           766,939           755,319           766,939           -97,845   ................          +11,620

Family housing construction, Defense-wide.........................               49   ................  ................  ................              -49   ................  ................
Family housing operation and maintenance, Defense-wide............           49,575            46,391            46,391            46,391            -3,184   ................  ................

Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund.............            2,500             2,500             2,500             2,500   ................  ................  ................
    Rescission....................................................          -19,109   ................  ................  ................          +19,109   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................................................          -16,609             2,500             2,500             2,500           +19,109   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Family housing.......................................        4,074,603         4,242,169         4,201,661         4,133,683           +59,080          -108,486           -67,978
          Appropriations..........................................       (4,150,484)       (4,242,169)       (4,201,661)       (4,133,683)         (-16,801)        (-108,486)         (-67,978)
          Emergency appropriations................................          (21,700)  ................  ................  ................         (-21,700)  ................  ................
          Rescissions.............................................         (-97,581)  ................  ................  ................         (+97,581)  ................  ................
                                                                   =============================================================================================================================
Chemical demilitarization construction, Defense-wide..............           81,886   ................  ................  ................          -81,886   ................  ................

Department of Defense base closure:
    Department of Defense base closure account, 1990..............          246,116           377,827           377,827           377,827          +131,711   ................  ................
    Department of Defense base closure account, 2005..............  ................        1,880,466         1,570,466         1,504,466        +1,504,466          -376,000           -66,000
    Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108-324).................               50   ................  ................  ................              -50   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Department of Defense base closure...................          246,166         2,258,293         1,948,293         1,882,293        +1,636,127          -376,000           -66,000

General provision (sec. 128)......................................  ................           65,000            65,000   ................  ................          -65,000           -65,000
                                                                   =============================================================================================================================
      Total, title I:
          New budget (obligational) authority.....................       10,172,250        12,116,611        12,262,392        12,116,611        +1,944,361   ................         -145,781
              Appropriations......................................      (10,198,094)      (12,116,611)      (12,262,392)      (12,208,965)      (+2,010,871)         (+92,354)         (-53,427)
              Emergency appropriations............................         (169,250)  ................  ................  ................        (-169,250)  ................  ................
              Rescissions.........................................        (-195,094)  ................  ................         (-92,354)        (+102,740)         (-92,354)         (-92,354)
                                                                   =============================================================================================================================
             TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                 Veterans Benefits Administration

Compensation and pensions.........................................       32,607,688        33,412,879        33,412,879        33,412,879          +805,191   ................  ................
Readjustment benefits.............................................        2,556,232         3,214,246         3,214,246         3,214,246          +658,014   ................  ................
Veterans insurance and indemnities................................           44,380            45,907            45,907            45,907            +1,527   ................  ................
Veterans housing benefit program fund program account (indefinite)           43,784            64,586            64,586            64,586           +20,802   ................  ................
    (Limitation on direct loans)..................................             (500)             (500)             (500)             (500)  ................  ................  ................
    Credit subsidy................................................         -144,000          -112,000          -112,000          -112,000           +32,000   ................  ................
    Administrative expenses.......................................          152,842           153,575           153,575           153,575              +733   ................  ................
Vocational rehabilitation loans program account...................               47                53                53                53                +6   ................  ................
    (Limitation on direct loans)..................................           (4,108)           (4,242)           (4,242)           (4,242)            (+134)  ................  ................
    Administrative expenses.......................................              309               305               305               305                -4   ................  ................
Native American veteran housing loan program account..............              566               580               580               580               +14   ................  ................
    (Limitation on direct loans)..................................          (50,000)          (30,000)          (30,000)          (30,000)         (-20,000)  ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Veterans Benefits Administration.....................       35,261,848        36,780,131        36,780,131        36,780,131        +1,518,283   ................  ................
                                                                   =============================================================================================================================
                  Veterans Health Administration

Medical services..................................................       19,316,995        21,972,141        20,995,141        21,331,011        +2,014,016          -641,130          +335,870
    Emergency appropriations......................................  ................  ................  ................        1,977,000        +1,977,000        +1,977,000        +1,977,000
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Medical Services..................................       19,316,995        21,972,141        20,995,141        23,308,011        +3,991,016        +1,335,870        +2,312,870

    Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108-324).................           38,283   ................  ................  ................          -38,283   ................  ................
Medical administration............................................        4,667,360         4,517,874         4,134,874         2,858,442        -1,808,918        -1,659,432        -1,276,432
    Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108-324).................            1,940   ................  ................  ................           -1,940   ................  ................
Information technology............................................  ................  ................  ................        1,456,821        +1,456,821        +1,456,821        +1,456,821
Medical facilities................................................        3,715,040         3,297,669         3,297,669         3,297,669          -417,371   ................  ................
    Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108-324).................           46,909   ................  ................  ................          -46,909   ................  ................
Medical and prosthetic research...................................          402,348           393,000           393,000           412,000            +9,652           +19,000           +19,000
Medical care cost recovery collections:
    Offsetting collections........................................       -1,985,984        -2,170,000        -2,170,000        -2,170,000          -184,016   ................  ................
    Appropriations (indefinite)...................................        1,985,984         2,170,000         2,170,000         2,170,000          +184,016   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Veterans Health Administration.......................       28,188,875        30,180,684        28,820,684        31,332,943        +3,144,068        +1,152,259        +2,512,259

          Offsetting collections..................................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................
          Total available to VHA..................................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................
                                                                   =============================================================================================================================
                    Departmental Administration

General operating expenses........................................        1,314,155         1,418,827         1,411,827         1,418,827          +104,672   ................           +7,000
    Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108-324).................              545   ................  ................  ................             -545   ................  ................
National Cemetery Administration..................................          147,734           156,447           156,447           156,447            +8,713   ................  ................
    Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108-324).................               50   ................  ................  ................              -50   ................  ................
Office of Inspector General.......................................           69,153            70,174            70,174            70,174            +1,021   ................  ................
Construction, major projects......................................          455,130           607,100           607,100           607,100          +151,970   ................  ................
Construction, minor projects......................................          228,933           208,937           208,937           208,937           -19,996   ................  ................
    Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108-324).................           36,343   ................  ................  ................          -36,343   ................  ................
Grants for construction of State extended care facilities.........          104,322   ................           25,000           104,322   ................         +104,322           +79,322
Grants for the construction of State veterans cemeteries..........           31,744            32,000            32,000            32,000              +256   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Departmental Administration..........................        2,388,109         2,493,485         2,511,485         2,597,807          +209,698          +104,322           +86,322
                                                                   =============================================================================================================================
      Total, title II:
          New budget (obligational) authority.....................       65,838,832        69,454,300        68,112,300        70,710,881        +4,872,049        +1,256,581        +2,598,581
              Appropriations......................................      (65,714,762)      (69,454,300)      (68,112,300)      (68,733,881)      (+3,019,119)        (-720,419)        (+621,581)
          Rescissions.............................................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................
              Emergency appropriations............................         (124,070)  ................  ................       (1,977,000)      (+1,852,930)      (+1,977,000)      (+1,977,000)
          Offsetting collections..................................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................
          (Limitation on direct loans)............................          (54,608)          (34,742)          (34,742)          (34,742)         (-19,866)  ................  ................
                                                                   =============================================================================================================================
Discretionary.....................................................       30,730,748        32,828,682        31,486,682        34,085,263        +3,354,515        +1,256,581        +2,598,581
Mandatory.........................................................       35,108,084        36,625,618        36,625,618        36,625,618        +1,517,534   ................  ................
                                                                   =============================================================================================================================
      Mandatory...................................................      (35,108,084)      (36,625,618)      (36,625,618)      (36,625,618)      (+1,517,534)  ................  ................
      Net discretionary...........................................      (30,730,748)      (32,828,682)      (31,486,682)      (34,085,263)      (+3,354,515)      (+1,256,581)      (+2,598,581)
          Medical care collection fund............................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................

                    TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES

               American Battle Monuments Commission

Salaries and expenses.............................................           40,771            35,250            35,750            36,250            -4,521            +1,000              +500
Foreign currency fluctuations.....................................           11,904            15,250            15,250            15,250            +3,346   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, American Battle Monuments Commission.................           52,675            50,500            51,000            51,500            -1,175            +1,000              +500

             U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Salaries and expenses.............................................           17,112            18,295            18,295            18,795            +1,683              +500              +500

                   Department of Defense--Civil

                     Cemeterial Expenses, Army

Salaries and expenses.............................................           29,363            28,050            29,550            28,550              -813              +500            -1,000

                   Armed Forces Retirement Home

Operation and maintenance.........................................           57,163            57,033            57,033            57,033              -130   ................  ................
Capital program...................................................            3,968             1,248             1,248             1,248            -2,720   ................  ................
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Armed Forces Retirement Home.........................           61,131            58,281            58,281            58,281            -2,850   ................  ................
                                                                   =============================================================================================================================
      Total, title III:
          New budget (obligational) authority.....................          160,281           155,126           157,126           157,126            -3,155            +2,000   ................
                                                                   =============================================================================================================================
      Grand total, all titles:
          New budget (obligational) authority.....................       76,171,363        81,726,037        80,531,818        82,984,618        +6,813,255        +1,258,581        +2,452,800
              Appropriations......................................      (76,073,137)      (81,726,037)      (80,531,818)      (81,099,972)      (+5,026,835)        (-626,065)        (+568,154)
              Emergency appropriations............................         (293,320)  ................  ................       (1,977,000)      (+1,683,680)      (+1,977,000)      (+1,977,000)
              Rescissions.........................................        (-195,094)  ................  ................         (-92,354)        (+102,740)         (-92,354)         (-92,354)
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